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Snakes new LP exposes hard truths

The new Snakes LP, Expo, finds the group entering a darker domain than their debut Colour Polished Dreams. Guest reviewer Anthony Gibbons dares to enter their lair. In Chinese mythology, 2025 is the Year of the Snake. In an interview with the BBC, Dr Xuan Wang, a senior lecturer in Chinese studies at Cardiff University, […]

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Emjaymedia: music to the core

I set up Emjaymedia following the demise of Pinnacle, in 2008, following the banking crash. Out of necessity, I took another job to finance it at the start. I had no idea then whether it could be successful or not. It took a few years to even decide its direction. Much experience to bear when […]

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“It’s not about ego – it’s about eco”

Accessible art is one of Steve Mortimer’s major passions. However, if it isn’t underpinned by a determined commitment to ecological matters, he argues, art becomes meaningless posturing. Eco. Not ego. You can tell he isn’t interested in creating art for art’s sake and he doesn’t care for the mythology that surrounds the whole scene. “I […]