Jordi Fornies: paintings
Spanish artist Jordi Fornies enjoys exploring colour interaction and shape. The objective of his work is storytelling, from the...
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ONE HAND CLAPPING
Since Feeling is First
Original sketch by J K Rowling A Confession I could lie. I could tell you that my favourite book is War and Peace or Ulysses, but I...
Track of the Week
DakhaBrakha is a Ukrainian folk quartet which combines the musical styles of several ethnic groups. It was a winner of the Sergey...
Gary Giddins on Bing Crosby
There was a time, not so long ago, when it was truthfully said that no hour of the day or night, year after year, passed without the...
Igor Kozlovsky and Marina Sharapova: paintings
Artists Igor Kozlovsky and Marina Sharapova studied at the Mukhina Academy of Art and Design in Saint Petersburg and work together as a...
Since Feeling is First: Jennifer A. McGowan
Are you there, gods? It’s me, Jennifer. (Apologies to Judy Blume) The first book I remember owning, for myself, was a poetry anthology...
Greil Marcus on The Beatles
In early 1964 a friend called people up and asked them if they wanted to hear the new Beatles album, With the Beatles. It had come out in...
Charles Shaar Murray on Moondog
Here is Steve Shepherd and Charles Shaar Murray's radio documentary on legendary New York street musician Louis Hardin, AKA Moondog.
Since Feeling is First: Ben Morgan
Other people From time to time in my old life, I found people exhausting and just wanted to avoid them. Can you imagine?! I now see how...
Olga Michi: "Vulnerable"
We first saw these tremendous photographs in The Vagabond Imperative, a magazine which is always guaranteed to provide you with...
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Despite critical acclaim as a performer, T-Bone Burnett is best-known as a multi-Grammy-winning record producer and Oscar winner. He has...
Vladimir Karnachev: paintings
Vladimir Karnachev (born in 1953 in Rustavi, Georgia) paints in oil on canvas, and sometimes on paper. He is equally comfortable in all...
Since Feeling is First: Lilian Pizzichini
Writers, artists and musicians talk about the things that have inspired them. When I was growing up, books took me to a world where I...
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We love Laura Marling. We're going to stick our neck out and say that this is her best album. The track above is definitely her best track.
Since Feeling is First: Alan Humm
The above is a quote from E.E. Cummings. It's the title of what will become a regular feature in One Hand Clapping: writers, artists and...
Steve Shepherd: photographs
Steve Shepherd writes poems and takes photographs. He used to make radio programmes, mostly jazz.
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The Free Design was an American vocal group, whose music has been described as both "sunshine pop" and "baroque pop". Though they did not...
John Cooney: Shadow-Line
Here is a piece by John Cooney called "Shadow-Line". John was born in Manchester and has written music for a wide array of ensembles and...
Hego: paintings
Hego (Heinz Goevert) is a German visual artist. His work explores the aesthetics of decay and the emergence of something new, often...
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When describing the music of The Dells, their baritone Chuck Barksdale said that they practised "fish harmony": "Fish go everywhere, and...
Brandon Robshaw: English Usage #20
Leyton and Leytonstone Always nice when a mystery is cleared up. Actually in this case it wasn't exactly a mystery, just something I...
Mandy Williams: Sea Level
Mandy Williams work with photography, video and sound to expand traditional representations of landscape. Most of her projects continue...
Tracks of the Week
Here is another playlist by Billy Bragg. Thanks to Billy for allowing us to host them. Billy Bragg is an English singer-songwriter and...
Track of the Week
How many of you remember The Company of Cowards? Not enough of you, we'd wager. When we can finally collate all of the written testimony,...
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