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Independents Day: The Rise And Rise Of Independent Music
July fourth has always been renowned for its huge fireworks displays and overexcited Americans celebrating their independent status from their British Counterparts. From 2008, the British music industry is planning on celebrating the day for an altogether different reason: Independent music. Read
By: Samantha Gilmartin | 10/06/2008 | Music
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Digital Ash In A Digital Urn: Does The Digital Age Mean The Death Sentence For Live Theatre?
Since the BBC announced that over 7.2 million users have logged on to its iplayer service in only its first two months and the relentless rise of 'less than legal' content streamers sky-rockets, we may ask ourselves: does the dawn of the digital age mean the death sentence for live theatre? Read
By: Samantha Gilmartin | 09/06/2008 | Art
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What Happened To Dance Music?
Dance music is presumed by many to be dead. Not so quick. Dance music actually morphed and led to the revolution that created the best sounds of this century. Read
By: Samantha Gilmartin | 09/06/2008 | Music
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Smaller Brain From Smoking Too Much?
Recent reports suggest that heavy cannabis consumption can lead to certain areas of the brain shrinking. Reopening the debate of the dangers of smoking cannabis and the effects on the human body. Read
By: Samantha Gilmartin | 08/06/2008 | Health
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Phone Lines Are Now Closed: Giving the Viewer What They Want Or Repackaging What They Have?
In the last five years the stream of phone-in talent shows on television has tripled into a raging torrent. Are these programmes a new way of giving the viewer what they want, or just a new way of repackaging what they've got? Read
By: Samantha Gilmartin | 04/06/2008 | Television
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Rising Theatre Audiences - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
Barely a day goes by without either Andrew Lloyd Webber or Cameron Mackintosh announcing further proof that their recent string of television shows have bumped up theatre audience figures all over the country. In the wake of inflation and the credit crunch however, we may have to ask: just how long will our love affair with the West End last? Read
By: Samantha Gilmartin | 03/06/2008 | Art