Karl Smith
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Random Ultra-Violence: Simon Critchley On David Bowie
Prefaced by a short, self-conducted Q&A, we present an extract from author and philosopher Simon Critchley's new book on David Bowie — part personal memoir, part critique — in which we move between Diamond Dogs and Danton's Death, from Nietzsche to the French Revolution
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Random Ultra-Violence: Simon Critchley On David Bowie
Prefaced by a short, self-conducted Q&A, we present an extract from author and philosopher Simon Critchley's new book on David Bowie — part personal memoir, part critique — in which we move between Diamond Dogs and Danton's Death, from Nietzsche to the French Revolution
Books
‘Getting Ready’: A Cuntata By May-Lan Tan & Elizabeth Mikesch
New writing this week is part of an on-going collaboration between authors Elizabeth Mikesch and May-Lan Tan, Planetette, the product of an aggressive approach, vandalising each other's sentences until it's no longer clear who has written what
Books
‘Getting Ready’: A Cuntata By May-Lan Tan & Elizabeth Mikesch
New writing this week is part of an on-going collaboration between authors Elizabeth Mikesch and May-Lan Tan, Planetette, the product of an aggressive approach, vandalising each other's sentences until it's no longer clear who has written what
Books
Midnight Doesn’t Mean Anything: An Interview With Ned Beauman
Karl Smith speaks to the Man Booker long listed author and Granta Best Young Novelist about the difference between crack and classical music, talking with foxes and how his new novel, Glow, is as much a thriller as it is a love letter
Books
Midnight Doesn’t Mean Anything: An Interview With Ned Beauman
Karl Smith speaks to the Man Booker long listed author and Granta Best Young Novelist about the difference between crack and classical music, talking with foxes and how his new novel, Glow, is as much a thriller as it is a love letter
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Getting To The Point: Anthony Fantano’s Favourite Albums
With over two million subscribers to his YouTube channel, Anthony Fantano has caused a revolution in music journalism. In this week's Baker's Dozen he talks Max Pilley through 13 favourite albums, from ODB to MIA, Laurie Anderson and LCD
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“This Band To Live For” Misunderstandings Of British Sea Power
British Sea Power tome Do It For Your Mum is one of the best books about rock and family you'll read. Its author Roy Wilkinson gives an update on the group and their parents, and attempts to put right some of the many misconceptions about the group
