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Review: Topophobia at The Bluecoat

Review: Topophobia at The Bluecoat

A fascinating tour around the fear of place – Bluecoat’s Topophobia exhibition is disorienting, but its unflinching glare will draw you in.


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Crowdsourcing: culturepool turns five

Crowdsourcing: culturepool turns five

Discovering together beats witnessing alone. But there’s more to a shared cultural experience than Richard and Judy’s bookclub you know. David Lloyd chats to the city’s brightest five year old, culturepool…


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Above and Beyond: Above The Beaten Track

Above and Beyond: Above The Beaten Track

Bring on the weekend – it’s time to celebrate the real musical talent in the city. As Above The Beaten Track resoundingly proves, there’s much, much more to August Bank Holiday than trance and tribute bands. David Lloyd chats to the team.


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AND…Now For Something Completely Different

AND…Now For Something Completely Different

Expect the unexpected. The AND Festival returns to shake up the city next month. David Lloyd explores an out of body experience, and a role playing game with a twist…


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Moving Images

Moving Images

SevenStreets talks to Mark McNulty about his music videos, and new exhibition. ‘It’s nice to have a bit longer than 125th of a second to get the story across,’ he says.


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Crisis At The Bluecoat

Crisis At The Bluecoat

It’s dark days down School Lane, with the axe about to fall on the Bluecoat’s programme of performance and literature events. In the first of a two-part exclusive, David Lloyd looks at the reasons for and against this scene-changing proposal.


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For The Journey

For The Journey

SevenStreets loves a good map. Well, we would, wouldn’t we? So we’re excited to see Stephen Walter, the artist behind one of the most curious and complex maps of our city, heading to the city for a master-class. Set your co-ordinates for the Bluecoat…


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Don’t Look Now

Don’t Look Now

Look 11 encourages us all to look at photography afresh – but with his new Bluecoat exhibition, and app, Liverpool photographer Pete Carr forces us to take another look at the photographer, too.


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We Heart Samizdat

We Heart Samizdat

In this city, all it takes is one passionate person to make a hell of a big noise, and keep the rest of us happy. Step forward Andrew Ellis, aka Samizdat promotions. In new music, we trust him.


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Urban Fabric

Urban Fabric

If, like us, you like to start the new year with a new skill, reveal the inner material girl within at this intriguing day workshop at the ever wonderful Bluecoat Display Centre…


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Review: Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows

Review: Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows

— Vinny Lawrenson-Woods takes a look at the director's latest goth pomp romp, starring Johnny Depp.

Notable & noticed
04 May 2012

Joe Anderson is Liverpool mayor

— Joe Anderson's mayoral victory rounds off a great night for Labour in Liverpool - and a disastrous one for the Liberal...

01 May 2012

Who are you backing for Liverpool mayor?

— Tell us who'll get your vote on Thursday in Liverpool's mayoral elections - and...

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