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

Thursday, 30 January 2014

Julianna Barwick: Six reasons to love Brooklyn's finest

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Brooklyn-based soundscape artist Julianna Barwick has been enchanting listeners with her abstract sound for four years. ShadowPlay takes a l...
Monday, 20 January 2014

Desert Isolation Discs: Betty in the Sky

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Over at our sister site Desert Isolation Discs I've been lucky enough to host renowned podcaster Betty Thesky as she selects her favour...
Tuesday, 31 December 2013

Desert Isolation Discs: Alex Lawson

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Over at our sister site Desert Isolation Discs I've been indulging in the rather enjoyable vanity project of picking my favourite tunes ...
Saturday, 16 November 2013

Soul Jazz founder Stuart Baker and critic Jon Savage on the rise and fall of punk

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Stuart Baker, Alexis Petridis and Jon Savage (l-r) If there's one thing old punks like discussing - it's when punk began and whe...
Sunday, 3 November 2013

In focus: French graffiti artist Miss Van

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Miss Van originally moved from canvas to the walls of her home town of Toulouse to "boycott" the conventional art world, but she i...
Saturday, 12 October 2013

Blog: A day with Shane Meadows

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It's not often I get ill and even more rare that I'm able to sit still for very long. However, a heavy cold laid me up today and...
Monday, 16 September 2013

Interview: Mischief with Allo Darlin' inspires new Wave Pictures record

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A tour with indie pop stars Allo Darlin' has inspired The Wave Pictures' new album City Forgiveness. ShadowPlay caught up with fro...
Sunday, 8 September 2013

Could tapes follow vinyl and make a comeback after Cassette Store Day?

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If the crunch of a TDK FE90 gets your hair standing on end then the first International Cassette Store Day was a treat. The celebration of ...
Tuesday, 3 September 2013

Egon Schiele's work - ShadowPlay's top picks

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Austrian painter Egon Schiele's work has consistently drawn me to the icy stares and twisted body shapes of his portraits. Mentored by ...
Monday, 26 August 2013

Notting Hill Carnival 2013 in photos

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The annual explosion of colour that is Notting Hill Carnival was no less spectacular this year as collections of London's diverse commu...
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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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