Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin have announced the shows they are playing later this year – at Dingwalls in London, on the 27th and 28th November, and at Stourbridge Town Hall on the 4th and 5th December. It is the anniversary of The Ingredients EP, featuring the tracks ‘Aim’, ‘Plug Me In’, ‘Grey Cell Green’ and ‘Terminally Groovy’. We spoke to singer Jonn Penney about the gigs and the EP itself.
Rob Clayton – Lion Farm Estate
30 years on from his first visit Photographer Rob Clayton has returned to the estate that gave him inspiration as a student. The non-descript Black Country high-rise flats could have been anywhere but it was Oldbury that Clayton happened upon in 1990 and it is here that he has returned to revisit its residents.
Beauty is in the street
For many, social media has reached its nadir. The white noise of selfies, self-glamourising lifestyle presentation and comedy cat memes is fast becoming the online equivalent of being trapped in a provincial shopping mall. Hell really is other people – and they’re all on your smartphone.
Northern Soul Portraits
Researcher Sarah Raine and photographer Bethany Kane have come together to present a new exhibition after discovering their shared interest of the Northern Soul scene.