Alex picks a show Mike's had on the brain for ages - the '70s crime drama Quarry. With an antihero whose story spans the Mekong to the Mississippi, Alex gets in behind to make some bold claims of quality.
Rachael talked to Bianca Rocca and Toya Webb about their show 'Working Title', on at the George Fraser Gallery. Theo was in studio and played some Korean experimental music from the Bulgasari community. He also played some commentry from John Waters, the director of Multiple Maniacs.
Music can be a pretty unifying force, especially for the geographically isolated. Kiran talks to Mikey about music critic David Keenan's first novel, This Is Memorial Device, which evokes this idea while portraying a fictional post-punk band in '70s-'80s small town Scotland.
The Fancy New Band showcase is back, and one of the acts, Ballot Box, is in the studio for a chat about the gig. Check out the info for the showcase here. Whakarongo mai nei!
This week Sam takes a look at the second album from Canadian alternative group Arcade Fire "Neon Bible." Released in 2007, "Neon Bible" was considered their commercial breakthrough and remains one of Arcade Fire's most popular albums and the best albums of the 2000s.
For Stage Direction this week, Alice Canton speaks to Ravi and Jayshri Ratnam about Tiffin Box on at Basement Theatre from the 8th-12th October. You can get tickets here.
Suri brings us Box Hill by Adam Mars-Jones, the romance novel that you must read this Spring. After taking out the 2019 Fitzcarraldo Editions Novel Prize, this is definitely one to add to your reading list.
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