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News, reviews, thoughts and views from the world of London-based fanzine ShadowPlay and beyond.

Thursday, 27 April 2017

Portugal: Lisbon's graffiti and street art guide

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The Portuguese capital has long held a reputation for eye-catching street art. The city is awash with tags and paste ups thanks to its endl...
Sunday, 17 January 2016

Desert Isolation Discs: Ninja Tune champion James Heather

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Another great guest on my podcast Desert Isolation Discs this month in James Heather.  Whether it's tinkling the ivories or tapp...
Tuesday, 29 December 2015

Desert Isolation Discs: Radio queen Ruth Barnes

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I've been busy over on my other blog, Desert Isolation Discs , in which I quiz my guests on their favourite tunes. My latest interview...
Thursday, 24 September 2015

Photos: The street art of Valencia

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On a sojourn to Valencia this week I was struck by how prolific and inventive the southeastern Spanish city's street art scene is. An al...
Monday, 25 May 2015

Snapshot: New York's Adult Mom

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As Adult Mom prepare for their debut album to begin telling tales of lipstick marks and Meg Ryan to the world, we take a look and listen.  ...
Tuesday, 14 April 2015

Serial podcast: Which cases should Sarah Koenig investigate next?

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Serial is back. Well, almost.   Love this artwork from Serial's creators A very welcome email drops into the ShadowPlay inbox decl...
Sunday, 8 February 2015

Desert Isolation Discs: Music critic and musician Everett True

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Jerry Thackray, or rather his pen name Everett True, is a name synonymous with quality music journalism and rock'n'roll spirit. The ...
Saturday, 15 November 2014

Serial: Could the crime podcast solve the case for radio's future?

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Serial host Sarah Koenig Ambridge’s cockerels could soon be shrieking their final crow, with former Home Secretary David Blunkett, sayin...
Saturday, 8 November 2014

Buck 65 at the 100 Club: The chirpiest heartbreak you ever did see

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I'll keep this short and sweet as Buck 65's place as ShadowPlay's All Time Favourite Artist is well documented and firmly assure...
Sunday, 19 October 2014

A breathy Scotsman is better than any melody

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Arab Strap's Love Detective pleasantly re-emerged in my head from the blue this week, but is paranoia an underused musical emotion? A ...
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The ShadowPlay and 89th Minute blogs are about using passion and humour to cover music, culture and football. Alex Lawson is a London-based journalist who likes photocopying weird pictures, tapes and his beloved Sheffield Wednesday. By day, Alex writes for the Evening Standard and Independent. Twitter - @alexshadowplay/ @mralexlawson Contact: shadowplayfanzine@hotmail.com Podcast - http://shadowplayboys.podbean.com
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