Lisa Spurgin
POP GOES THE WOMBATS?
It’s fair to say that it was a musical collaboration that the indie fraternity weren’t anticipating – Franz Ferdinand signalling a desire to work with Xenomania, the production team behind Girls Aloud, on their upcoming album. What sounds like an initially weird pairing had the potential for some genius indie-pop hybrid which may have well […]
FILM REVIEW: 27 DRESSES
If there’s one thing mainstream American cinema has taught its audiences, it’s to treat the downright implausible as if it were commonplace. Which goes a long way to explaining the first obstacle that has to be bypassed in watching 27 Dresses – how the frankly gorgeous Katherine Heigl could ever be relegated to position of […]
TEXTUALLY TRANSMITTED EMBARRASSMENT
For years we’ve been helpfully informed by health experts about the various dangers posed by mobile phones but now it seems that something a lot less hi-tech and much more mundane is causing chaos amongst the nation’s texters – the humble street lamppost. As unbelievable as it sounds, 6.6 million texting related accidents have occurred […]
STEP BACK IN TIME
Fashion’s a funny thing isn’t it? What the so-called experts deem the ‘in’ thing just seems to loop round in never-ending regurgitated circles until somewhat surprisingly you find that cute dress you’ve been lusting after very closely resembles something your mum wore in a faded photograph. But while the old becomes new (for the 104th […]
RESPECTacles: Liverpool remembers victims of the Holocaust
For many of us they’re simply a necessity, in a lot of instances an annoyance or just a fashion accessory. But thousands of pairs of glasses have been used to astounding effect in an artistic display presented in Liverpool Town Hall. The RESPECTacles exhibition has been regarded by many as the centrepiece of cultural events […]
FRANKLY, A TRUE INSPIRATION
‘ANNE FRANK + YOU’
We all know Anne Frank from the history books but a special exhibition at Liverpool Cathedral is giving the opportunity to gain a unique insight into her short but inspiring life. Anne Frank + You is part of Liverpool’s commemoration of National Holocaust Memorial Day 2008 and nowhere else is the event […]
DRESSING UP THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS
ONE CLASSIC LOOK, THREE ON-TREND OUTFITS
The L.B.D is an essential in any girl’s wardrobe and a classic for any occasion. The question is can it last the twelve days of Christmas?
For Christmas day with the family, a sequinned cardigan adds sparkle without being over the top. For some extra class, a delicate necklace will […]
GIG REVIEW: STEREOPHONICS
The band rocked the M.E.N Arena on the 7th of November
2007 marks Stereophonics’ tenth year in the business, a somewhat remarkable feat considering the nature of today’s indie market, where acts conquer the charts one minute, and fade into obscurity the next.
Thousands of fans packed out the M.E.N arena, and things got off to […]
ALBUM REVIEW: VARIOUS – RADIO 1 ESTABLISHED 1967
Radio 1’s birthday brings some unusual combinations
Maximo Park hitting the high notes of Justin Timberlake? The Kooks unearthing a 90s Europop tune? No, this isn’t some weird musical parallel universe you’ve stumbled across. It’s actually Radio 1’s way of celebrating their 40th birthday, recruiting some of today’s top artists to cover songs from the past […]
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