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July 2009

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INTERVIEWS

Fightstar
Laura Anderson braves the Jagermeister Metal night at Leeds Rios -
"I think people should stop stealing music off the Internet for a start because then the bands could actually make a living. And then the bands could actually afford to put on shows.”

MUSIC and LIFE:
Zen guru Alan Watts interpreted by kings of the random obscenity;
Trey Parker and Matt Stone!

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THEATRE

Product Medea 4.0 @ The Cock Tavern Theatre, London
2nd-20th June 2009

The Cock Tavern hosts a modern twist on the classic Medea, written by Slovenian playwright Sasa Rakef.

SPORT AND PHOTO JOURNALISM

A Fan's Eye View of the Beautiful Game

"When a goal goes in - hot steaming gold runs through your veins - you become invincible for as long as the feeling lasts". This set of photographs focuses on the fans not the players - giving a fan's eye view of Scunthorpe United's 2-1 away win against Millwall on January 31st 2009. The photos in this collection show how fans express a range of emotions from frustration to nail biting tension, from victorious displays of dominance to apathy.

Or visit : The Future of Football ** Three Asses on a Shirt ** Hillsborough - Ten Years On ** Championes! Manchester United's 1999 European champions victory ** Football, Glory and Tears: England's 5-1 victory over Germany

TRAVEL

Things to do in Paris, France

Paris is a rustic city, where the pace of life is meandering, slowed down so that Parisians can take time to enjoy the finer things in life. You know red wine, cheese and the like. Wrap up warm if you're planning to go during the winter months. Paris is an overcast, wet and most of all cold city. But dont let the chill put you off - the quality of life in Paris resonates with any culture vulture - giving them a Ready Break glow which acts as an effective antidote to subzero temperatures.

Or visit: Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily ** Bilbao ** Leuven and Brussels ** Barcelona ** Taiwan ** Israel ** Bosnia ** Eastern Europe ** USA ** Toronto ** Gijon

LONDON STREET ART

Shoreditch Street Art, London

It would be wonderful to think that the artists who ply their work on the streets might act as an inspiration, so that the mindless scrawl that you might find in places like Tottenham, will one day be replaced by urban masterpieces. But that would be to ignore the political economy which underpins this work. The guys who produce this stuff are educated, linked in, global, skilled up artists. Their work might be street, and not all of them might be loaded, but they are part of the scene. So let’s not over romanticise this. This isn’t the working classes getting streetwise and looking for a way to make life better for everyone. Whilst much of the work is iconoclastic and challenging, this open air art gallery is a playground for middle class adults.

SOCIAL SPACES

Peckham Library

At the beginning of the 1990s it was decided that Peckham was a dump that needed a bit of regeneration. A budget of 265 million pounds and a seven year programme was created to regenerate the area in which the library now stands.

SOCIAL COMMENT

The Charm Offensive - The Art of Bullying

A guy much bigger than you, comes up to you, intimidating you, working at a subconscious level, his body language and posture tells you I am in control, I am in charge, and just you wait and see what this body will do to yours if you object, and yet he is all smiles and happiness, happy comments, and your natural sense of intimidated self, you feel that it would perhaps be in your best interests, or at least you hope it would be in your best interests to submit to his emotional demands.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Autumn Hits Hyde Park 2007

Hey there, take a minute out and smell the roses:

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