OBJECT OF DREAMS Fashion Art Culture
ISSUE THREE
04\ WE LIKE/WE LOVE 08\ ART ONLY HAS VALUE IF IT TOUCHES PEOPLE//feature 14\ CANDIE PAYNE//fashion 20\ JOSEPHINE HICKS//illustrator 22\ WILL CHARLTON//photographer 23\ EMMA WHITEHURST//artist 24\ WHEN ART MET FASHION//feature 25\ AUTUMN’S FASHION WISHLIST// fashion 30\ IS THERE A PLACE FOR ART IN TODAY’S SOCIETY?//feature 32\ CLASH OF CULTURES//feature 34\ PLEASE THE EARS & PLEASE DON’T//review 36\ MISERY GUTS & PICTURE BOOK// interview 36\ 3345 PARR STREET//review -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------We spent our summer going to festivals, going on holidays, and just having a grand old time around Liverpool. So many people have helped bring this issue together and this is for them. For our beautiful cover shoot Mark McNulty photographed the very amazing singer Candy Payne. And for our main feature we ran around Liverpool Biennial watching strange live shows, got lost in a maze of ribbons and just danced the night away at The Independents bash. See you January, when we celebrate our 1st birthday with a new issue, a party and a very special event.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contributors: Words\Dina Karim, Maggie Matic, John McGovern, Peter Mears, Jack Murray Illustration\ Jo Hicks, Emma Whitehurst Photography\ Andrew Abrahamson, Will Charlton, Mark Mcnulty Fashion\ Louise Dalrymple (stylist), Samantha Gardner (MUA), Helen McGregor (model), Gemma Parry (stylist’s ass.), Candy Payne (model), Emma Whitehurst (stylist’s ass.) Layout\ Louise Dalrymple, Will Charlton, Dina Karim, Peter Mears, Heather McGill Thanks\ Resurrection, Bumper, Liverpool Biennial, The Independents, Emily Howells, Venus in Furs, Raiders Vintage, Steve Taylor Smith, Topshop, Another Media, Pulse modelling agency, Mark McNulty, Candy Payne, Make Art Studios, our family.
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WE LOVE //AMÉE CHRISTIAN - illustrator Amée Christian’s illustrations are an amalgamation of a classic sketching style, bizarre fictional creations and yet all with a minimalistic, modern outcome. Amée’s more-than-meets-the-eye designs are available on tee-shirts at... w w w. m y s o t i . c o m / m y s o t i / d e s i g n e r / ameechristian
//BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN THE PROMISE: THE DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN STORY Out November 16 We are so happy it’s just a few short months away from Christmas because this is what we want for our stocking filler. Bruce Springsteen’s 1978 album Darkness at the Edge of Town is set to get a deluxe reissue containing the two-CD set The Promise and the new documentary and two live DVDs. And because that isn’t enough, a new essay by Springsteen, previously unseen photos, and an 80-page notebook replicating Springsteen’s original notes also included in the deluxe release. We are blinded by the light.
//REBECCA LENNON ‘WE ARE STUCK HERE TOGETHER’ CERI HAND GALLERY, Cotton Street, near Stanley Dock 28 Oct - 28 Nov Her first solo exhibition combines the humorous with the thought provoking. A collection made of old photos bought by weight of the pile in markets and on eBay, a film clip of a man acting out a sleep disorder, art sent to a debt collection agency as an offering for the debt and a family member who swam across Morecambe bay in exchange for a wooden chest of drawers, are brought together in a show perpetually shifting between the personal and inauthentic, humour and something darker.
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//ORELIA MAISIE BRACELET £25 orelia.co.uk
Gold colour plated chunky chain and thread bracelet in soft multi-colours.
//OUT OF NOW: THE LIFEWORKS OF TEHCHING HSIEH BY TEHCHING HSIEH Sometimes, the art can be too abstract, and when that art is produced by one of Contemporary Art’s cult figures it’s best to buy the book after seeing the exhibition. This mammoth of a book follows the five One Year performances Hsieh completed from 1978 to 1986, which includes the year he punched a time clock every hour on the hour. Accompanying the visual retrospective, Tehching Hsieh’s ‘Time Clock Piece’ installation is currently exhibiting at Liverpool FACT & book sold at the shop.
//MUTE COMMUNICATIONS HAITHAM SALEM OCTOPI, Renshaw Street Haitham calls his artwork mute communications after an illustrator, who was his University tutor at the time, used to say his work didn’t communicate to the viewer. But even a dot in the middle of a blank canvas will communicate to someone. Haitham is obsessed with shapes and form, using graphic element and using masking techniques with the contrast of loose techniques with mixed mediums for the background.
//ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA LIVERPOOL PLAYHOUSE ‘Till 13 Nov. There is actually no other reason we want to see this other than Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall will be playing one sultry, doomed anti-hero. Then again, esteemed stage actor Jeffery Kissoon is cast as Antony and renowned actress and director Janet Suzman will be directing a remarkable cast in Shakespeare’s epic tragedy of passion and empire. This is going to be legendary.
//KAT MACONIE CAROLINA Beat the fash pack to these traffic-stoppers from one of the hottest, new shoe designers in town. £210 www.katmaconie.com
//FASHION DESIGNERS’ SKETCHBOOK BY HYWEL DAVIES Garments on the catwalk are juxtaposed with lookbooks, the original research material, and with finished illustrations giving a new perspective on the working methods of leading international designers, from Christian Lacroix to Vivienne Westwood. 5
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WE LOVE //PULSE MODEL AGENCY introduces STUDIO 45 Studio 45 is a new Creative Hair & Make Up Studio based in a city dedicated to head turning looks. The studio is led and managed by Zak Coldicutt, celebrity hair and make-up director. Zak has been working in New York with clients including Mel B, Tracy Chapman, and Eric McCormack. His vast experience includes working on The Grammys and The Tonys, and the biggest red carpet event, The Oscars. Studio 45, on Seymour Street, is one of the first make-up studios in Liverpool to offer airbrush Make-Up. Until recently, airbrush make-up was confined to celebrities and models alike. Ever wondered why celebrities look so good on the red carpet? The answer is airbrush makeup. It is a subtle look which creates a flawless complexion and will guarantee to take the worry away from make-up from streaking, fading or wearing. www.thestudio45.co.uk
//BED - IN AT THE BLUECOAT 62 Days – 62 Occupiers of the Bed 9 Oct – 9 Dec Bed-In at The Bluecoat will pay homage to one of the protests that Lennon and Yoko Ono carried out in 1969 immediately after they were married. Their week long bed-ins for peace, staged first in Amsterdam then in Montreal, were expressions of non-violent protest against war. Each day a bed in the Hub will host a new action by performers, artists and others. www.thebluecoat.org.uk
//FARMAGEDDON Farmer Ted’s Farm Park, Ormskirk 8 Oct - 1 Nov Farmageddon is a truly chilling experience not to be missed, where you should expect the unexpected! Dare yourself to visit the ultimate interactive haunting experience, were you will visit two frighteningly haunted houses, each inhabited by countless bloodcurdling creatures and ghouls.
//NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD THE KAZIMIER, Wolsteholme Square 31 Oct The greatest fancy dress mosh extravanganzer ever.....REBORN. Liverpool Sound City in association with Evol, Meshuggy & Thrashgig present Night Of The Living Dead featuring FUCKED UP (Canada) live plus CHARLIE CHUCK, and live support from SSS, Hot Club de Paris (cover set), Cold Ones, and a late show from Shadow Cabinet plus Happy Endings, Evol & Meshuggy djs at the Kazimier. Saturday, October 30. The Kazimier. £10 from Probe records and Lost Art skateshop. 6
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//ASTRID KIRCHERR - A RETROSPECTIVE University of Liverpool ‘Till 29 January 2011
//LONG NIGHT CELEBRATE LIVERPOOL CULTURE 18 Nov 4pm-late A one-night arts and culture festival in Liverpool; Long Night presents a nocturnal patchwork of over 90 events including exhibitions, music, theatre, walking tours, talks and much more. The Long Night Programme hits the streets from October 25 or request one by sending your name and address to info@culture.org.uk
Astrid Kircherr is best known for her photographs of The Beatles during the early Hamburg days - her photographs capture the innocence and ambition of The Beatles as they took their formative steps to stardom. This exhibition is a rare opportunity to view a remarkable collection of photographs that capture a seminal moment in popular culture and in Liverpool’s history. It features over 70 images covering her career from 1960 until she ultimately abandoned photography in 1967. However, this exhibition is not just about The Beatles. There are shots of The Cavern which capture the energy and excitement that the Fab Four created. In addition, Astrid’s shots of war-damaged Liverpool provide stark contrast to the buzz and excitement of the youth movement.
//FRENCH CONNECTION - feather trilby This trilby will sharpen up any outfit. Everyone keeps talking about the women of Mad Men - we want a Sinatra-esque Mad Man. £30 www.frenchconnection.com
//DANIEL EVANS www.cargocollective.com/danielevans
//at BLACKBURNE HOUSE The Health Place is Hope Street’s first health and wellbeing centre for women. Situated within Blackburne House, it is working to improve the physical, mental, emotional, social and economic wellbeing of all women. It is an exciting place where people can get the nurturing and support they need to make a difference to their health and wellbeing. The health place has undergone major refurbishment and will reopen on November 1 offering a range of fantastic facilities and services including: Health & Fitness classes Life improvement programmes Holistic Therapy Treatments High quality treatment rooms for hire Therapist training Specialist Women's health services Counselling & Life Coaching Spa and pampering days Every Saturday throughout December will be a pamper day, which promises to be fun and relaxing - a real treat and stress buster in the build up to the holiday season (11am -2pm includes a massage, lunch and relaxation, plus tips and treatments for natural skin remedies for only £60). For more information visit www.blackburnehouse.co.uk 0151 709 4356 7
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ART ONLY HAS VALUE IF IT TOUCHES PEOPLE Every two years Autumn in Liverpool turns into a mayhem of artists, installations and theatre as the largest contemporary visual arts event in the UK is welcomed back with open arms. With a bridge built between two buildings on Duke Street, glass bells telling an ancient tale, audio visual fun and radical paintings it will be impossible not to trip over some form of art in the city.
City States - Tactual Rituals Annie Baillargeon //Artist
Tactual Rituals is just one of the exhibitions inside the wider exhibition of City States that looks at Québec City, in its exploration of context-based art. The art actively seeks a reaction, from Carl Bouchard’s and Martin Dufrasne’s investigations into the tensions that lie within twisted behavioural structures and perverse relational dynamics to the minute naked bodies of Annie Baillargeon .
I am fascinated by the intricacy of your images, what do they represent? These pictures are made of a serial on identity from the point of view cultural, social, sexual and spiritual. They are made of little performances in studio and I am the main actress of these performances. Then each picture is reworked by numeric treatment to retransmit different abstract universe which shows by their organizations of constellations. The graphic constructions of each piece presented at the Biennial are inspired by biologic and genetic drawings, making their appearance more organic.
The Liverpool Biennial’s motto is Art That Touches, how are you hoping your Art touches people? I want first that the spectators let themselves transport by the universe proposed, in the meantime thinking about the idea of the body picture. I also want to create by my pictures the same effect of fascination and mystery when we are in front the stranger, which is unknown for us. The pictures take their real significance in a situation of a stranger. I also want to work with poetry to touch people; I realize that the human being has to face his loneliness the rest of his existence. My pictures are ways to get freedom and to think profoundly for each spectator.
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City States is exhibiting at the Contemporary Urban Centre, Greenland Street.
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Otto Muehl //Artist
Will Kwan //Artist
Otto Muehl is controversial to the point of infamous. With a history including co-founding the Viennese Actionism movement, objectifying physical abuse, incarceration for ‘criminal acts against morality’ and his eventual movement to electric painting films, the radical Austrian artist has spent most of his life breaking taboos. In a bid to move beyond easel painting in the 60s he collaborated with Günter Brus, Hermann Nitsch and Rudolf Schwarzkogler and declared the body as art’s playground. A move which would later lead him to found Friedrichshof Commune in 1972, a playground of free sexuality, common property, direct democracy and freedom of self-expression. The commune eventually broke up when Otto was imprisoned for drug offences and what is believed to be sexual abuse of teenage girls while at the commune. Following his release from prison he developed a new collection of provocative art which are now being displayed at Tate Liverpool. His series of recent paintings are of a new technique in which he paints digital photos from actions using a computer tablet and pen and edits the process into films. Using acid colours applied in expressive gestures (so harking back to the techniques used in his early action painting) the paintings are populated by a cartoon-like set of characters.
The Public Realm part of the Biennial is always a personal favourite of Liverpool Biennial as the role between art and viewer is blurred and art hiccups into our lives as we walk to work. Using buildings, alleys and dead space artists flock to the city to put their stamp on our streets, lifting the everyday to a piece of art. As Lorenzo Fusi, Head Curator, said: “The boundaries between the makers and consumers of Art are often blurred. Then it becomes a case of what is being touched, and by whom.”
Otto Muehl is an artist, one of those politically charged, provocative artists continually breaking the barriers of art for new expression.
Public Realm is meant to entice you to look closer at the world around you and question what is Art and who is the viewer?
One of the artists bringing Art to people, whether they asked for it or not, is Hong-Kong born Will Kwan. He has created an installation of 36 banners made from news agency photographs of flag burning protest around the world hanging on the front of the Scandinavian Hotel, next to Liverpool’s Chinese Arch. His convoluted work named the Flame Test is another dichotomy of the Public Realm, the flags resemble the colourfully festive decorations of a national celebration but on a minute scale each flag is in fact on flames. Morbid maybe, but each one is made of many photographs taken of flags actually being burnt at different times in history at different places in the world. The images were sourced from the archives of the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse and other journalistic agencies.
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LORENZO FUSI //CURATOR
Tell me a about The Human Stain? The Human Stain, on Renshaw Street, is the first painting-only show I’ve curated. It represents a return to my cultural tradition and visual roots. To me painting is more “truthful” than photography, when it comes to depict a society and its power structures. They project their frustrations, illusions, idealism, and expectations on the canvas in a much more honest way. I am more interested in what we can unlock by means of a patently partial and carefully designed or artificial composition. The fact that I do not live in Italy anymore helped me; I can now look at paintings again, without feeling the oppression of the past.
What did you look for in the artists you chose for The Human Stain? I was looking for male painters who are not afraid to come to terms with their feminine side or scared of confronting the realm of affect and emotions. Nevertheless, I was fascinated by the art of practitioners whose work does not look visually de-masculinised. The politically-incorrect rudeness or emotive explicitness that emerge from the work of the selected artists’ perfectly encapsulate in my opinion their attempt to deal with the innermost feelings underpinning our relation to the Self and (most importantly) to what constructs and defines it. To me they explicitly comment on the contemporary fears associated to maleness and power (therefore machismo). They also allude to the bond that ties individual freedom to collectiveness and, for extension, politics and society.
Are you a ‘behind the velvet rope’ curator or one where ‘art is only art with human interaction’?
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Without human interaction there is no art. As such, it is not for me to say what art is unless the miracle of its recognition happens in the mind, soul and gut of (at least) few others. I think this Biennial will prove me right!
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MAKE ART STUDIOS/Duke Street //Howard be thy Name
Out of the ashes of a rave den rose Make Art Studios, now hosting numerous creative businesses and acting as multimedia gallery during the Liverpool Biennial. In collaboration with Make Art Studios Howard Be Thy Name, a Liverpool based musical and visual artist launched a mindblowing live multimedia show Project O.R., the first part of a saga. Joining forces with Liverpool-based filmmaker and animator Lee Isserow of Opiate of the People Films, the two have constructed a brain-tingling Wizard of Oz meets Metropolis show. Howard’s project is a combination of practical effects, projections, stop motion, digital animation, filmed and found footage, mixed with an eclectic blend of musical styles. The ease at which he crosses genres and his use of multi-dimensional, mind-spinning effects is in one word: awesome. After launching at the Kazimier, the show was particularly successful and is now available to buy on DVD. The Project O.R. visual album and Howard Be Thy Name audio album are bow available. It features visuals of eight songs from the live show. www.HowardBeThyName.co.uk.
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The Regenerates/Impropriety
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Formed in 2008, Impropriety comprises of professional actors, art students, and enthusiastic and talented amateurs, the troupe creating its own unique style that’s high on impro, low on script. For the Biennial Impropriety is presenting The Regenerates, an epic ten-week run of improvised performances exploring the themes of SQUAT (Social Questioning Using Art Today) Liverpool. The unique series of shows with a regular cast of characters and continuous storyline takes you through the derelict spaces of Pre-Apocalyptic Liverpool. The twists and twirls of the improvised soap opera moves from the confines of The Kazimier to various secret locations in Liverpool with the storyline decided by the nightly audience. The show was inspired by an original concept by writer/ director Daisy Campbell, and based on the format pioneered by the award-winning Die-Nasty players of Edmonton, Alberta. Each night of this experimental theatre is a perfect jumping on point for new audiences as the previous nights episodes are uploaded online and serialised on the troupe’s Twitter feed and Facebook page.. The show continues every Tuesday, til November 23, at The Kazimier, Wolstenholme Square. www.regenerates.wordpress.com
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Tabula Rasa/Biennial Independent
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Historically, theatres were places to come together, to share an experience, a place of telling stories, learning, ritual and emotional cleansing. This was, and still is, an essentially communal activity. ‘Tabula Rasa’ aims to reflect the experience of theatre and to explore its continuous relevance in the digital age. The Unity Theatre is housed in a former synagogue: this piece looks at the parallels between theatre, religious ritual, performance and communion. By creating an installation that is intended for the box office/reception space it’s possible to reach all aspects of the theatre experience – including the passer-by. During this 30th year anniversary the history of the building, including its former uses and ghosts, can be recollected and represented. Jon Barraclough worked in the music, fashion and film industries and was a founder member of the Unknown Studio in London. He went on to become Creative Director at Nonconform a visual communications consultancy in Liverpool and has exhibited drawings, paintings, film and photography in touring group shows and solo shows in the UK, and now runs Jon Barraclough and Company a collaborative and consulting practice based in Liverpool. Alexandra Wolkowicz is a Polish/German photographer and artist with her work explores themes about our relationship with the world and how we share it with each other and other living things. Essentially tactile and documentary, her work springs from her experience with photography, performance, theatre and the creation of unique representations of places, things and histories which move her. She works with still and moving imagery often with the addition of sound. www.wolkowicz.com www.jonbarraclough.co.uk 11
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Kevin Coventry
//Winner of the John Moores Painting Prize The John Moores Painting Prize has a reputation for defining the shifts and trends in one of the most enduring mediums of all, paint. Keith Coventry creates paintings and sculptures which manipulate legacies of Modernism to address conditions of contemporary urban life. Many of the art historical references that Coventry deploys are defined by the Utopian ideals of Modernism, the aim of which was to refashion the world. He plays with these beliefs and shows them to be misplaced, even misconceived, the gulf between belief and reality stimulating a series of troubling undercurrents in work. His paintings and sculptures pit art history - Malevich, Rodchenko, Dufy, Morandi, Sickert, International Modernism, Minimalism and Pop Art - against images of heroism and idealism, and dissolute decadence and aberrant behaviour. The exhibition for JM2010 will run until January 3, 2011, at the Walker Art Gallery.
Exhibitions City States
//Contemporary Urban Centre City States is a new collaboration between Novas Scarman Contemporary Urban Centre Liverpool and Liverpool Biennial. The Grade II listed warehouse has been converted into a vibrant cultural and community centre at the heart of the Baltic Triangle.
Bloomberg New Contemporaries //Greenland Street
New Contemporaries dates back to the first exhibition of graduates from Greater London Art Schools in 1949. It gives artists a platform from which to launch their careers.
SQUAT
The Independendents
SQUAT (Social Questioning Using Art Today) examines the issues of regeneration of empty commercial spaces by artistic communities.
The Independents is one of the largest and most exciting contemporary visual arts festivals in the UK, with an exhibition programme that runs in parallel to the Liverpool Biennial. This year the Independents will showcase more than 500 artists in 128 events at 60 venues across Liverpool and surrounding areas. The Independents is an open access contemporary art event that showcases young blood and emerging new talent alongside established international artists, in unusual venues.
//Ropewalks and L1 area
The Cooperative //The Old Paint Renshaw Street
Shop,
A melange of unpredictable happenings in electric, plastic, paint and brain-wave – The Cooperative space is easy to find with its hideous frontage and delightful location. And worth it.
//Various locations
www.independentsbiennial.org
1.Karina Kaikkonen, Fact, 2. Nichols Hlobo, The Bluecoat, 3. Daniel Bozhkov, The Bluecoat, 4. Nicholas Hlobo, 5. Cristina Lucas, Chinatown, 6. Tehching Hsieh, Fact, 7. Lavar Munroe, CUC, 8. Rosa Barba, Renshaw St, 9. Do Ho Su, Duke Street, 10. Carol Rama, The Bluecoat, 11. Phillip Jordan, Binary Cell, 12. Independents Bash, 13. Alfredo Jaar, Renshaw St, 14. Laura Belem, Liverpool Cathedral, 15. Daniel Knorr, Renshaw St, 16. Raymond Pettibon, Wood Street Garage, 17. Sachiko Abe, A Foundation, 18. Aime Mpane, Renshaw St, 19. Zbynek Sedlecky, Renshaw St, 20. Y Z Kami, Renshaw St, 21. James Quinn, The Bluecoat, 22. Edi Hilda, RenshawSt, 23. Bernadette O’Toole, The Bluecoat, 24. Edi Hila, Renshaw St. 12
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TOM DONOHUE//ARTIST Tel: 07950 994 194// E: tdtommy.donohue@gmail.com// Facebook: Tom Donohue Tom Donohue comes from a music loving background which has influenced his creative artwork from an early age. His greatest influences include Caravaggio, Turner and Marvel Comics. From this background he has developed a unique style of graphic pen/indian ink, creations combined with fine pencilwork and colour images full of movement and expression leaving a legacy of realism tinged with fantasy. Tom Donohue is fast becoming a renowned contemporary artist in Liverpool and internationally. He continues to offer affordable, high quality commissioned work. Tom Donohue has a permanent fixture of his widely popular Beatles series at Penny Lane Development Trust, on Penny Lane. Madelainartz Gallery, on Clayton Square, often features his bespoke Beatles series. Current/future exhibitions include: Octopi (Renshaw Street) Optimark (Bold Street) The Gallery (Stanhope Street) Bridge House Arts - Whitstable, Kent www.dot-art.co.uk www.t-shirtsandsuits.ltd.uk Key associates are: Dream High, Brabners Chaffe Street LLP Solicitors, RTS Copy and Print Centre, C.Atkinson/The Gallery, David Parrish. Denise Walker, Partner at Brabners Chaffe Street Solicitors:
“Tom’s John Lennon illustration blew me away - I had to have a print! He has a strong talent and a passion for his work I have now bought more of his prints and commissioned the original Jimmi Hendrix.”
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Hat/ Candies’ own Blouse/ Venus In Furs Cullotes/ Venus In Furs
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Dress/ Venus In Furs Shoes/ Candie’s own
Hat/ Candie’s own, own, Shirt/ Reiss @ John Lewis Hat/ Candies Shirt/ Reiss @ John Lewis
Scarf/ Resurrection, Top/ Resurrection, Trousers/ Reiss @ John Lewis Scarf/ Ressurrectioin, Top/ Ressurrection, Trousers/
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Candie’s own, Top/ Venus Furs Hat/ CandiesHat/ own, Dress/ Venus ininFurs
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Coat/ Whistles@ John Lewis, Shirt/ American Apparel, Dress/ American Apparel
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Phothographer/ Mark McNulty Stylist/ Louise Dalrymple Stylist’s Assistant/ Gemma Parry Model/ Candie Payne Location/ Bumper 19
JOSEPHINE HICKS //Illustrator www.jhicks.co.uk
ABOUT JOSEPHINE HICKS Josephine Hicks graduated in 2007 from Fine Arts at John Moores University. Since then, she has devoted all efforts towards honing her drawing skills and building up an original and personal illustration style. Starting with Naive line drawings which have developed into Paper Cuts, Screen Prints and mobiles. Her inspiration for self directed work comes from everyday surroundings and its relationship to the natural world. Reference often taken from old fashioned educational books and folk tales. Her work displays a juxtaposition of the unexpected, playing with repetition, narrative and nostalgia. http://johicks.bigcartel.com/ - Prints available to buy
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In my opinion, anyone can create a superficial aesthetic representation of a place with some pretty environmental portraits and photographs of easily recognizable landmarks and structures. But, in order to really get beneath the veneer of what a city ‘wants’ you to see as an onlooker, you have to go looking for the little snippets and clues left in the areas un-spoiled by “the golden arches” and other big companies.
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WILL CHARLTON //Photographer www.willcharltonphotography.co.uk
EMMA WHITEHURST // Artist Emma Whitehurst is a recent graduate from Liverpool John Moores University, specialising in fine art, illustration and styling. She is influenced by the human form, sexuality and her pet cat - Jester. Emma currently lives in Livepool and enjoys creating art based on the city. You can follow emma’s blog http://bonjourholley.blogspot. com or view her website www.emmawhitehurst.com
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WHEN ART MET FASHION Art and fashion...Fashion and art. A give and take relationship of inspiration and creation. Maggie Matić looks deeper into this complex marriage of the arts and explores its obvious and not-so-obvious offspring. Art and fashion have relied on one another as inspiration for years. As they are both ways in which we can express ourselves, it is only natural that the two are bound to overlap on occasion. When two artistically gifted individuals work together and combine their different mediums, the result is bound to be spectacular. Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dali married the worlds of fashion and art when they created the infamous ‘Lobster Dress’. Schiaparelli brought her simply stunning design style to the table whilst Dali brought his paint brush and added his recognisable lobster design to Schiaparelli’s silk evening dress. The link between art and fashion not only lies in the relationship between artist and designer however, it more often than not lies in their creations. And sometimes inadvertently so. In the same way that creatives can collaborate to create a masterpiece. They can work separately but also similarly to create their own pieces which though individual and innovative, can relate to work from past eras. In the words of fashion journalist, Tim Blanks, designer Gareth Pugh is ‘the latest English enfant terrible’. His unique designs have a modern yet historic finish in that he takes inspiration from medieval armour and royal gowns but strives to put a modern, cutting edge spin on all of his collections. His unique design technique has shot him to fame within the fashion industry and after graduating from Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design in 2003, he was the name on everyone’s lips. His work is famous for its architectural structure, monochrome colour pallet and eerie aesthetic. So, when I took a trip to the Tate gallery Liverpool and came across the work of Russian Sculpture Naum Gabo, my interest in the affinity between fashion and art was sparked and I was inspired to look into it further. The similarities between the work of these two creatives caused me to ask myself “is the link between fashion and art always a conscious decision?”. Gabo was a Russian sculpture who came into his own after the Russian revolution of 1917. He embraced the new scientific technologies in his work giving his sculptures an instantly innovative feel. Not only do these two creatives produce minimalistic, architectural pieces but they also work to accentuate and portray the human body in a contemporary manner. Though Gabo and Pugh are worlds apart in terms of time and place, their work is linked in many different respects by accident. Affiliating them only by the pattern of inspiration and design. The marriage between art and fashion is vast and highly complex, however it will strive as an infrastructure of inspiration for years to come leaving in it’s path many more fantastic creators, and many more marvelous creations. 24
Gabo’s “Head No.2” at Liverpool Tate DLA Piper Series: This is Sculpture. ‘Till Summer 2011
The Revival That Dare Not Speak It’s Name Why is no-one talking about the ‘90s revival? It’s been a running gag amongst my friends for about two years now – and it’s even less funny than the ‘80s revival. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I present to you my evidence of the above named revival. Exhibit a) Plaid shirts. First popularised by NIRVANA et al, circa 1991. Now worn by a brainless Topshop acolytes, usually buttoned up to 11. Exhibit b) Black and White. First popularised by girl-groups (EN VOGUE - circa 1992). Now worn by people who those ignorant of the dangers of horizontal stripes. Exhibit c) One-word bands. First popularised by SUEDE, BLUR, circa 1993. Now used by bands that are self-consciously retro, HURTS. Now, if you’re thinking: “Well, surely this is just a continuation of the ‘80s revival”, then you’d be correct. But what you’ve got to be wondering, most surely, is where will this mayhem end? By John McGovern
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Illustration by Jo Hicks
IS THERE A PLACE FOR ART IN TODAY’S SOCIETY? - Jack Murray When romance revolves around routine, the fundamental attributes of ‘the relationship’ have been lost; tarnished, smudged, nudged and gnawed at. That’s clear, it’s written in the scripture of modern day marriages. This bond between romance and routine can often provide the vital difference between lust and what is hazily described as love. In the same way that people question L.O.V.E and scribble insane ramblings as I have just done, the term ‘ART’ runs around, arms waving with little understanding of what it is, what it represents, when it’s ruined and how it’s ruined. And in the same way as ‘love’ does, ART is constantly questioned as to whether it can exist in a decaying western world. The two; ART and love, have always gone hand in vague hand and together provide the pivot for many a debate across coffee tables and beside decadent fireplaces, the two, as indistinct as they are, exist as pillars of community, even when we’re not aware of it. Leaving Byronisms aside and dropping my basket of gooey, slushy love biscuits at the door, 30
the question of what ART means in modern day Britain has to be probed further. While the general perspective on love is that it will move with the subjective time, a transient force of powerful mystery, ART’S position and importance in today and tomorrow’s world is a little cloudier. In an age of satirical bite and mainstream cynicism every portrait is a cartoon and every landscape an impression. We are the lost generation, a broken Britain, incapable of creating a society of any reasonable size, so much so that we’re ordered to by a toffee-nosed waxwork. How can we, the lost souls of Cool Britannia ever find our ART bones when we’re so wrapped up in withering skin? Easy. We’re already doing it. The detailed artists of old, the type whose hangings will be adorning the doors of Checkers, though still admired by a new generation of inkdippers are unlikely to ever emerge again as the popular force, instead a quirkier, more modern approach to ART has transpired, taking cinema, pop and urban walls with it to a brand new place of artistic freedom.
No longer can nostalgia form an outline or premonition fill in the blanks, ART now exists in the here and now, in the absolute moment. The changing of social networking backgrounds, the creation of avatars, street art and album covers should be the paintings that the 22nd century should look to for remnants of our artistic heritage. Televisions sets, mobile phones, apps and haircuts are our versions of the Mona Lisa and wonderfully, they all look happier to be involved. In the same way that love will always be the focus of novels and literature, modern ART will always be the subject of snide snobbery and high-horsed ha-ha’s. Fortunately, when the questions about graffiti or computer generation are thrown at us by suited men, we don’t have to answer, we just have to sit back in our spherical seats and flick the V’s, get our friends to take a photo and plaster it round town. That is a statement. That is ART. And I have a sneaky suspicion that if Di Vinci was around today, he’d be doing the exact same, as soon as he’d finished his graffiti that is.
Immediately I was struck by the soft light and smoke of the room. There where canvas’ painted and unpainted piled up on the floor, paintings on the walls.
ENCOUNTER WITH AN ARTIST - Peter Mears As I got further and further away from the centre of Liverpool, finding myself down back alleys surrounded by old derelict warehouses, I double checked the address scribbled on an envelope in Starbucks. The address matched the one written on an old wooden door in white gloss paint. There was a telecom, which looked most likely broken; I clicked on the button with Albert written next to it under a little piece of Perspex. There was no answer only my belief that there weren’t many Albert’s odd enough to live here except this one. Taking a step back I peered up to see a light on behind a window. Ringing the telecom again I waited ready to start launching gravel at the window when a voice shouted from the speaker. “Yo!” “Hello Albert?” “Yep” he barked. “Who is this?” “Harriet!” I replied “We spoke just before!” “Ohh…one minute.” He answered the door topless wearing a pair of blue jeans turned up all 50’s like and specs of blue paint on his left shoulder. He was rather skinny but tall with wavy brown hair and desperately needing a shave. Taking a bow he invited me in, in his now typical dramatic fashion. “Pardon the lack of lights” I followed him up a flight of tight stairs until he stopped and pushed open a door.
“No lecky yet,” he pointed out before picking up a brush dipping it in water and then tightly rubbing it with his thumb. “Sit down,” nodding to an old ripped horribly 70’s chair, “would you like some coffee”, pointing to a camping stove with a pan and a jar of Nescafe. “Please,” I said though not paying to much attention, captivated by the drama of the room, cliché it was indeed but so fitting to the imagination with its wooden floors and arty filth everywhere. I turned to him now hovering around the stove. “I take it your working on something?” Jumping up in a flutter he looked at me before darting over to an old sofa and removing a great big canvas. Turning it around with a grin, it immediately startled somewhat. It was a naked woman in a modern slightly fancy restaurant among others going about their business of eating. The people in the fore and background where unaware of the nude middle-aged slightly flabby woman pigging away at some oysters. “It goes in a gallery next month” “It’s rather good,” I replied, don’t get me wrong, I’m no expert on paintings but this was decent. “Anything else?” I asked not meaning to sound to dismissive. Placing the painting against another wall he jumped to the other side of the room tripping somewhat over a random draw before catching himself and disappearing behind a corner. Out came another, I could just make out that it was unfinished and contained a boat, unfortunately the water on the stove began to require immediate attention and he put down the picture to tend to the now bubbling pot. Sitting down to coffee we chattered briefly about the gallery until he put on a blue shirt and coat, walked over to a sink and splashed his hair. “I’m off out now to ply my clients with a few drink, it feeds their habit for buying art it would seem.” Blowing out the candles he ushered me down the stairs and to the door whereby we shook hands and off I went. He actually ran off down the road.
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CLASH CLASH Clash of OF CULTURES CULTURES OF Cultures WORDS: PETER MEARS PHOTOGRAPHY: WILL CHARLTON
“When I came here it was work or die.” SALAH - COMMUITY LEADER
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Many Somali refugees came to England Fleeing the violence and terror of the civil war. Joining friends and relatives in communities mainly based at Britain’s biggest ports. Many chose Liverpool, home to one of the oldest Somali communities, with a history stretching as far back as the 19th century. The influx of refugees in the 1990’s brought a generation who came without knowledge of Great Britain. Desperate to leave a war torn part of the world in fear of their lives, arriving without homes or jobs. Expanding the community naturally adding pressure, leading to an almost lost generation. Centred on Granby Street and Lodge Lane in the Toxteth area, with its mosque, Somali run businesses and community centres, the area is home to the Liverpool Somali Community Centre and the Somali Muslim Women’s Community Education Group. Here classes in English language are taught. It is home to Traditional Somali Women’s dance sessions. A festive, vibrant and colourful part of traditional Somali heritage welcoming women from all walks of live to get involved, a part of the culture the women of the centre are eager to keep alive. The traditional elements of the Somali culture are generally left to the older generation who are trying to specifically influence young men to stick to their heritage. The young men, many refugees from the war, alienated by the situation, tend to rebel. This has lead to frustration between the older and younger generations. The difference in the older and younger generation is summed up quite symbolically by traditions such as music and dance. Strengthening of tradition is very important to the community as a whole. Speaking to Zak Hassan a young Liverpool poet, he emotionally said: “My heritage and Liverpool is important to me - I know my heritage but I feel like this is home”. Of Somali culture he expressed the extent of
the capabilities of the Somali people from a cultural perspective “Poetry and music in Somali culture isn’t something to be feared, it’s something to be revered”. Zak came to England as a child and has recently graduated from University with a degree in English. He has performed his work at St George’s hall and hopes to further perform to the wider public. Music and poetry is an important factor of Liverpool Somali culture. The youth, abandoning the more traditional Somali sound have opted for a western hip-hop tone symbolic of the integration of the younger generation. Traditional Somali music and poetry still does exist, with a unique sound, different to anything else from any other African community. Try typing ‘traditional Somali music’ into sites such as YouTube and you’ll be pleasantly surprised…it’s different, interesting and surprisingly catchy. With young, up and coming artists entering the popular mainstream musical world, such as the American based Somali rapper ‘K9’, the younger community are beginning to feel more integrated and represented. The extent of their cultural potential is beginning to develop. A lack of facilities to promote contemporary,
youthful Somali expression is an issue, and finding a compromise between the more conservative, older generation and the youth is paramount.
“We have to try to hold on to our traditions and culture”
ZAMZAM ALI - SOMALI WOMAN’S CENTRE
“I know my heritage, but I feel like this is home”
Rebellion is still a key part of the youth movement, now though, being expressed in the arts, an opportunity has arisen for something quite new and characteristically Somali, positively influencing not just Liverpool but mainstream culture.
ZACK HASSAN - YOUTH POET
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Please the ears & Please don’t
Preview//FRICTION at 3345 Parr Street Nov 4 Will Sergeant, guitarist of Echo and the Bunnymen and original Liverpudlian post-punk-rocker presents his psychedelic infused DJ set at Friction, at 3345 Parr Street - one of Liverpool’s hidden gems. The evening also sees exclusive performances from some of the best retro pop groups in the city - and on the next installment - Thursday 4th November, residents the Wicked Whispers will support, with a dark and seductive scouse filtered manifestation of 1960’s West Coast sounds. Also on the bill is acoustic country/blues artist Tahsa Fenn, and soulful 60s inspired songstress Eva Petersen, former lead singer of The Little Flames. £Free Entry
Wicked Whispers
Demo//RAGZ/Adore him An ethereal and poetic beauty, that is Ragz Nordset. Long time performer of the Liverpool music scene, she is the Norwegian who has been compared to Joni Mitchell. I have seen Ragz live many times, always captured by her essence her demo Adore Him shows that with time Ragz only gets better and more poetic. The melodic guitar lines of ‘Real This’ brought back memories of the quiet comtemplation of an Autumn evening, sitting by the window letting the emotions sweep over as you stare into the darkness of twilight. Her voice an instrument of haunting emotion. I am captivated by ‘Run’, the almost gypsy-ish sweeps of the guitar, the folklore of a song. The brilliant recording of her live performance demonstrates her commanding presence over a room, and her sustained appeal as Liverpool’s enchanting songstress. Ragz will be touring in October.
Preview//‘The Butterfly’s Ball & The Grasshopper’s Feast’ - a west coast 60’s psychadelic spectacular Static Gallery, Liverpool Nov 27 The night will feature performances from The Wicked Whispers, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, El Toro and Eva Petersen as well as a full visual light show from Howard Be Thy Name. With special guest DJ Will Sergeant from Echo and the Bunnymen and Radio Merseyside’s own Dave Monks acting as guest Compare, this is a night you will not want to miss.
Tickets £8 Available Probe Records www.electonerecords.co.uk
LIVERPOOL MUSIC WEEK Oct 29 - Nov
Review//MELLOWTONE at the Shipping Forecast In the subterranean setting of the Shipping Forecast, Mellowtone and Canadian Blast joined forces to present a great evening of live music from both sides of the Atlantic. Jon Janes (The Mountains and the Trees) kicked off proceedings, with a set of folky numbers, accompanied by guitar building up sonic layers with the aid of his loop pedal. Karima Franics was next on stage, and her arresting vocal caught the attention of all who heard. Keeping up the crowd silencing vocal delivery, Liverpool-based Ragz was next on stage, and didn’t disappoint - the audience hanging on every word. Finishing the evening were the Wilderness of Manitoba - a Canadian five-pice, whose wonderful vocal harmonies and experimental instrumentation brought the evening to a warming close. www.myspace.com/mellowtonenight
One of the headline acts for this year’s Liverpool Music Week, is one of the world’s most iconic electro acts LEFTFIELD who close the 2010 festival at Liverpool University. After a series of outstanding summer festival performances Neil Barnes returns with a new live show. The band who trailblazed their unique sound in the early 90’s and took John Lydon back to the top of the charts, are back after over a decade. Leftfield’s debut album ‘Leftfism’ was voted ‘one of the greatest albums of all time’ by Q Magazine, and their follow up album ‘Rhythm & Stealth’ went to Number 1 spawning the techno anthem ‘Phat Planet’. DAN LE SAC VS SCROOBIUS PIP, since their Liverpool debut at Liverpool Music Week 2007, have gone on to become one of the best known names in revolutionary new music. On the back of a blistering festival run and their second critically acclaimed album, ‘Le Sac v Pip’ will take on their biggest Liverpool show yet at o2 Academy on November 3.
Profile//STEPHANIE FINEGAN/folk, acoustic The songstress and poet Stephanie Finegan’s giant voice erupts and the world stops to listen, some greater being talking, it wakes you up and makes you think. She’s a one woman musical army who has travelled around Europe to bring flavour to her music. Through her intricately crafted folk songs her haunting melodies and the lyrics of someone channelling Dylan Thomas and Kate Bush. She is both tiny and epic, taking a twist to folk with her Welsh wit and rich imagery creating a fine performance. www.myspace.com/stephaniefinegan
Editor’s note Even though this is the Please the ears & Please don’t section, the music has been just that good there was no space for bad reviews.
Further hip hop & electronic beats will come in the form of improvisation sensation BEARDYMAN. Having won the UK beatboxing championships twice in a row, winning best MC at the Breakspoll awards, will make his LMW debut on the opening night of this year’s festival at the Stanley Theatre on October 29. Two other acts to play shows at the Stanley Theatre are HADOUKEN and K’NAAN. A huge favourite in the city, dance-rock-ravers Hadouken will follow on from their second album ‘For the Masses’, and make their LMW debut on the October 30. Somali poet & rapper K’naan will make his much anticipated city debut following his huge summer hit Waving Flag, (the official song of the 2010 World Cup) and is touring his new groundbreaking album Troubador, hitting Liverpool on Saturday 13th November. www.liverpoolmusicweek.co.uk Liverpool Music Week began in 2003 and over 35
Misery Guts
This unique four-piece gently strum your imagination to their heart warming tales of love, loss and hardship. Misery Guts draw you in with their rich melodic folk sounds, sending you round the campfire to times once passed. With echoes of Simon & Garfunkel to James Taylor their quirky folk sound is not to be missed. Tell us a little more about Misery Guts please. It’s been a long development from a bedroom project of mine. At the time I was in an indie type band with Leon and Pete, we were the guitars, when that finished I decided to see if Misery Guts was something I could do live so got Pete and Leon involved. About a year later and many auditions later Martyn came in on drums. I guess the biggest high was the Kazimier in May with Cherry Ghost, it couldn’t have gone better. And lows, I’m happy to say there haven’t really been any.
How would you describe your music? I hate this question, though I should have an answer for it. We’re kind of folkie, acoustic. Very dynamic in terms of highs and lows, some times subtle some times very dramatic.
You’ve recently had well received shows at the Kazimier, the Above the Beaten Track festival, and the Mathew Street Fringe, what else are you guys up to at the moment? We’ve recorded some new material which is being mixed at the moment so all the work surrounding that is in full flow. Artwork, video, photies, promo campaign, stuff like that. And 36
we’re in the process of arranging a gig for Liverpool Music Week. Hoping to get a really good line up. Bands like Dead Cities, Big House and one or two others.
What do you want your music to say to those who listen?
It’s got to be enough for me that people like the tunes really. I always put a lot of effort into making the songs say something but for most people they’re really not going to look that deeply or even try to decipher the lyrics.
what are your inspirations?
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Musically I’m influenced by 1960’s folk revivalists like Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick, Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention. Also, all the great singer-songwriters of the 70’s, Paul Simon, Neil Young, John Martyn that list is almost endless. I also get a lot of my ideas for songs from books. There’s only so many songs you can write about your own existence before you start writing the same old thing over and over so it’s good to get ideas from outside. Old science fiction is my favourite; Philip K Dick and Kurt Vonnegut top the list by a mile.
Misery Guts will be back touring next year. To buy a limited edition CD copy of their amazing new EP “More Human Than Human” go to myspace.com/miserygutsmusic
Picture Book
With their electro pop sound and ethereal voice Picture Book rocked Mathew Street Festival and have now been snapped up by Seymour Stein and Richard Gotterher. The two men who set up Sire Records and signed worldwide artists like The Ramones, Talking Heads, Blondie, The Cure and of course Madonna. mental – I called home to say goodbye I was dead sick. Tell me about your music? Dario: Our music is very danceorientated, and it’s mainly because we love to throw a party,” explained band member Aya. When we are onstage we want other people to feel the same.
What’s your sound like? Dario: We’re looking for that new sound and next beat to get into. Greta: We write about life, they’re from moments in nature. We love the art of the show we use projections and it’s nice to bring a party, if you can throw flashy images it helps create an atmosphere and people go crazy. Ashley: We always give 110 per cent. We prefer to play small venues, the big spaces feel empty even when they’re packed.
Picture Book will be at the Shipping Forecast on October 31 myspace.com/ picturebookofficial
What’s the future for Picture Book? Ashley: Next we will be playing festivals and releasing an album. We love word of mouth hype and we want people to go away and say holy shit we want to see more.
How did Picture Book come about? Ashley: We were always creating something, when we met something clicked there’s no heroes everything is so boring we have such large egoes we want to make big music. We want to bring the music everyone loves dance music the beatles invented dance - we love the art of pop. I lived in Birmingham but it has so little in it there’s nothing but a fancy Selfridges. Dario: In Mathew Street festival people were going crazy, at first people were confused by our music but people really got it at the festival, when we played the previous year at Alma we took out all the dance and left the ambient which wasn’t right for our music. Greta: I did a lot of folk before that’s my influence, I didn’t sing before Picture Book. So, how did you meet? Dario: I wrote this beat and I asked her to sing it was the first single strangers. I had written all these beats but it was called the greta project we drove to Copenhagen to get her Ashley (laughs): Yeah the ferry was
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3345 Parr Street
The Doves enjoying Ian Cook’s meal
After watching some great bands in the cool surroundings of 3345 Parr Street, we were delighted to be invite down to taste the divine delights of their, yes, cool kitchen. Not content with the boasting of talent frontof-house they now have Ian Cook, TV’s Come Dine With Me Liverpool champion, in charge of the kitchen using organic and locally-sourced products for the well-sized menu. I think it’s testament to how well the new restaurant is already doing for when we got to 3345 at 6 it had already ran out of half the items on the menu. Choosing a soup as a starter, the fresh tomato with goats cheese croutons was a delight, the wholesome scents of a good soup perfect for a winter’s evening. Never having tasted mushroom soup before my partner in crime enjoyed every last drop. Although recommended the Jerk Chicken with Jallof Rice and curry sauce, which my partner had and truly enjoyed, I had the Homemade Lasagna made with Pork, Beef, Carrots Butternut Squash and spices - more out of curiosity on how you can have butternut squash in an Italian dish. Now, I’m a mean lasagne cook, my home cooked lasagne is just the right consistency of sauce to beef, but after this outing I will definitely be using butternut squash in the future. However nothing compared to the desert, by this time so full we could barely manage to lift our spoons to dip into the Tiramisu and the Meringue Roulade, needless to say we ate every last angelic crumb. A little bit of heaven in three courses. - Come early to taste this wonderful menu of heart warming goodness with its delightful soundscape. www.3345parrst.com
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More club than pub, perfect for those ready to go out on the raz. Next to the LJMU student union it’s near enough for those after lecture drinks on the way to a rave in town.
It’s great sports screen is a big draw for the Smithdown crowd, but the quiz is the real delight don’t expect to win though with that many clever toffs around. A great local for those hungover Sunday afternoons.
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