Laurie Chen
Black Sky Thinking
The Artist Is Absent: Frank Ocean’s Coded Queerness
Underneath the frenzied media hype surrounding the release of his latest album, Frank Ocean remains an enigma. Laurie Chen reads between the lines to find shifting, forever elusive portrayals of queerness from an introverted visionary
Black Sky Thinking
The Artist Is Absent: Frank Ocean’s Coded Queerness
Underneath the frenzied media hype surrounding the release of his latest album, Frank Ocean remains an enigma. Laurie Chen reads between the lines to find shifting, forever elusive portrayals of queerness from an introverted visionary
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Baker's Dozen
Versions 13.0: Shirley Manson’s Favourite Albums
In a satisfyingly forthright Baker's Dozen, Garbage singer Shirley Manson argues for boycotting un-gender-balanced festivals, explores Scottish sonic pride, discovering the finger-banging potential of listening to The Clash and says a life without misery is incomplete. All that plus enthusiastic recollections of music from Nick Cave, Patti Smith, The Stone Roses and more
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Water Of Life: A Liquid Cartography Of Edinburgh In Sound, Words & Images
Rob St John and Tommy Perman have created Water Of Life, a sound and visual art project devoted to the journey of water from the Scottish hills to and through the city of Edinburgh. Nicola Meighan interviews.
