Clearview Productions will be presenting the Brixton Underground Film Festival from 30th September – 6th October. The pop-up film festival will showcase seven films across seven days at seven different venues, all of which will be announced 24 hours before airing. [...]
September 14, 2012
Melissa Sinclair
Arts News, Festivals, Film & TV, London, UK
Twenty-one-year-old spoken word artist George the Poet provides an amazing delivery with his take on Frank Ocean‘s “Pink Matter.” [...]
September 9, 2012
Melissa Sinclair
Arts News, Books & Poetry
Said to have originated in India around the 7th century, Chess, formerly known as “Chaturanga,” has long been a popular choice for contemporary artists. The Saatchi Gallery’s upcoming exhibition The Art of Chess explores the 21st century take on the classic game with specially-commissioned pieces from artists such as Damien Hirst, Yayoi Kusama, Tracey Emin [...]
September 1, 2012
Melissa Sinclair
Arts News, Exhibitions, London
It was only a few weeks ago that we were telling you about the release of acclaimed poet Dean Atta‘s free EP Love or Money. He received a lot of love for his poetry EP, including a review by MTV, and now it looks like he’s got the money aspect sorted too! [...]
August 24, 2012
Melissa Sinclair
Books & Poetry
If you’re aged 16-25 and an avid theatre goer — or have thought about going but are discouraged by high-priced tickets — then this is for you! The National Theatre is running a free membership scheme for young people, providing a limited number of £5 tickets for every performance shown at the theatre. The scheme, [...]
August 24, 2012
Melissa Sinclair
Theatre
Award-winning poet and acclaimed writer Dean Atta released his new poetry EP Love or Money about a week ago and has already been mentioned by several media sources, including a review by MTV. With all this attention, it’d be easy to forget that this is a poetry EP and not a chart-selling music compilation. [...]
August 8, 2012
Melissa Sinclair
Books & Poetry, Music, Reviews
Terrence Adegbenle‘s collection is currently being displayed at the Bernie Grant Art Centre as part of the “More Than XY” exhibition. Titled “Street’s Disciples,” the collection features some amazing portraits that combine Adegbenle’s oil drawings with his friend Dapo Adeola‘s black-and-white illustrations. Inspired by Adegbenle’s dissertation for his Fine Arts degree and named after Nas‘ [...]
Harry Finn-Conway was sentenced yesterday at Harrow Crown court to 12 months in jail for graffiti tagging several landmarks and properties belonging to London Underground System. The 22-year-old Kensal Rise art student, who is a well-known graffiti artist, was charged with 13 counts of criminal damage to property resulting in repairs costing at least £80,000. [...]
The Library of Congress recently named Natasha Tretheway the 19th U.S. poet laureate. [...]
June 19, 2012
Melissa Sinclair
Arts News, Awards, Books & Poetry, US
Two years after initially being posted on the internet, Erika Mitchell‘s erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey is now the UK’s fastest-selling paperback of all time. [...]
June 18, 2012
Melissa Sinclair
Books & Poetry