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Friday, 10 October 2008 22:06

Unplugboy

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Unplugboy Recorded at Bluecoat Arts Centre 15 June 2001

unplugboy is really Daniel Weaver. He is a Manchester based composer / performer and used to organise a night called aLECTRO_eCOUSTIC. Look at www.danielweaver.co.uk

Track length 18.02

Daniel Weaver (cello, electronics)

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Thursday, 06 November 2008 02:03

Corringham & Thomas

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Corringham & Thomas Recorded 04 October 2002 at Bluecoat Arts Centre as part of the Frakture Festival

This was a duo that played in our 2002 festival. Avery skittish duo would be a good way to describe them. It seemed no sound they made lasted longer than, or even as long, as a second. Music on the move you might say. Look at http://hometown.aol.co.uk/vivdc/

Track length 4.56

Viv Corringham (Voice), Pat Thomas (keyboard, samples)

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Wednesday, 05 November 2008 01:59

Bohman Brothers (2003) Recorded at Bluecoat Arts Centre

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The Bohman Brothers are a London based duo that used to run the Bonnington Centre in Vauxhall. They are non-instrument based players whose performances are often wonderfully funny. Looking at http://www.xs4all.nl/~lukas/pagina/bohmans.htm will give you more extensive and better information than I could. Adam

Track Length 5.10

Adam Bohman (toys and other things), Jonathon Bohman (assorted stuff)

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Wednesday, 22 October 2008 22:56

Bergmark & Morton

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Bergmark & Morton

Johannes Bergmark is a Swedish musician based in Poland whilst Phil Morton is based in Toxteth. J. Bergmark sometimes lies in a coffin and growls. Here though, he has made a table with all kinds of objects on it, which are amplified. Phil Morton likes to find objects and then find sounds from these found objects. Go and look at www.bergmark.org/

Track length 27.04

Johannes Bergmark (homemade amplified instruments) & Phil Morton (accidents and treatments)

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Friday, 10 October 2008 22:45

Mick Beck recorded at Bluecoat Arts Centre at the Frakture Festival

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Mick Beck (04 October 2002) Recorded at Bluecoat Arts Centre at the Frakture Festival.

Mick Beck is a Sheffield based saxophonist and bassooner of staggering power and virtuosity. So far, I think he is the only improvising bassoon player on Frakture’s list. He also runs Discus Records. Go look at http://efi.group.shef.ac.uk/mbeck.html

Track length 14.29

Mick Beck (bassoon)

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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 22:07

Arc (2000) recorded at Bluecoat Arts Centre

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Arc (2000) recorded at Bluecoat Arts Centre

This was on of the first Frakture gigs I attended. It’s funny as it’s, for me, one of the best examples of the recording not being able to capture of intensity of what was happening in the room of the night. That’s not to say I don’t like the recording, its that for me, it bears very little relation to what I heard/felt on the night. Though, in actuality, this happens a lot. The musicians were predominantly based around London – and regular visitors to Liverpool in numerous different groupings. Adam.

Go and look at www.marksanders.me.uk/, efi.group.shef.ac.uk/mthomas.html

Track Length 17.51

Simon Fell (double bass) Mark Sanders (drums) Pat Thomas (electronics/piano) John Bissett (guitar)

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Saturday, 04 October 2008 21:55

Amere3 (2002) Recorded at Bluecoat Arts Centre

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Amere3 (2002) Recorded at Bluecoat Arts Centre

This was recorded during the 2002 Frakture Festival Phil Hargreaves was one of the founders of Frakture, and is a player of mostly sax, and flute and cello. And he composed too. Rob Dainton’s drumming is nothing short of exhilarating and engrossing whilst Simon Fell is rightly one of the most appeared visiting musicians at Frakture, and a great double bass player who now appears too infrequently because he lives in France.

Look at http://www.whi-music.co.uk/ and www.brucesfingers.co.uk/info/biog.html and http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=182195915 who really should have made himself a Myspace page with music.

Track Length 10.18

Phil Hargreaves (sax / flute) Rob Dainton (drums) Simon Fell (double bass)

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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 00:00

Literalism interview with Clifford Sayer

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The Gallery Liverpool in Stanhope Street is where Ian met Clifford Sayer where he has been in residence, listen to the interview.

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Monday, 30 November 2009 23:11

Make do and mend

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HAVE YOURSELF A THRIFTY LITTLE CHRISTMAS AT THE BLUECOAT

“Make do and mend this Christmas,” says Landbaby owner Claire Bates as she launches new workshops teaching people how to create hand-made gifts and decorations.

Interview with Claire Bates in her Landbaby shop at the Bluecoat this late Thursday evening

about 'make do and mend', 'thrifty christmas', 'corsage workshops' and other crafty stuff.

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Friday, 20 November 2009 22:21

Ann Bukantas talks about David Hockney

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Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy

Ian caught up with Ann Bukantas as this famous picture was unveiled at the Walker Art Gallery earlier in the week.

David Hockne y’s famous painting Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy which is on loan until late January 2010. This painting was short-listed for the title of ‘Greatest Painting in Britain’ in a 2005 poll launched by the BBC’s Today programme.

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Tuesday, 03 November 2009 23:40

Interview with Dudley Edwards as he opens his show at 3345 Parr Street

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Halifax born Dudley Edwards was in Liverpool last week to open his exhibtion at 3345 on Parr Street, He gave up his time to discuss the inspiration for his work - fair grounds as these were the only places you could hear rock and roll at a suitable volume and the swining sixities where there were only 40-50 people at the core. Plus his first sale to renowned photographer David Bailey.

Halifax born Dudley Edwards was in Liverpool last week to open his exhibtion at 3345 on Parr Street. He gave up his time to discuss the inspiration for his work "fair grounds" as these were the only places you could hear Rock'n Roll at a suitably high volume. Plus his first sale to renowned photographer David Bailey.

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Sunday, 01 November 2009 22:30

Al and Al discuss the latest exhibition at Edge Hill Station

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xxx Ian Jackson from artinliverpool.com caught up with Al and Al at the opening of the exhibition to discuss the ideas behind XXX: Get off at Edge Hill

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Thursday, 29 October 2009 21:27

Laura MacCulloch, curator of British Art at NML talks about the exhibition at the Walker - The Rise of Women Artists

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'The sense of sight' Annie Louisa Swynnerton Works by some of history’s most celebrated women artists are featured in a compelling new exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery.