

The Role of Arts in the Ongoing HS2 Protests
HS2, the transport industries biggest project yet. How is the promise of integrating the arts concealing a deeper threat, and how are protesters using art to fight against destruction? by Kitty Atherton | 06 December 2020 H2O Protest Poster In 2015 a projected £52 billion was the estimated cost for the High Speed Two project, connecting London to Birmingham. Latest figures estimate the project has cost over double this prediction. With costs ever rising, it is likely to becom

It’s Black Country out there
On Black Country, New Road’s blend of Post-Rock, Free Jazz, Klezmer and Art-Pop by Harry Carlson | 06 December 2020 (Left to right) Georgia, Tyler, Charlie, May, Lewis, Luke & Isaac Last month saw Black Country, New Road release their third single Science Fair –six more minutes of the band’s sharp instrumentals and vocalist, Isaac Wood’s spoken-word that accompanies each track, filled with sprawling blank-verse and tales of maladjustment. Science Fair seems to encapsulate all