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Test Centre announces release of Chris Petit’s album ‘Museum of Loneliness’.

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Today marks the release of Chris Petit’s album ‘Museum of Loneliness’.

Available in an edition of 600 vinyl copies, the LP features specially-recorded readings by Chris from his novels ‘Robinson’, ‘The Hard Shoulder’ and ‘The Passenger’, as well as from his recent project ‘The Museum of Loneliness’. Combined with soundtrack material and field recordings, these raw [...]

Chatsworth Road toilets turned store, in Clapton

With the Chatsworth Road toilets back under community control, we used last weekend to clear the rubbish that squatters had left behind. Hackney Council organised a special free collection, though much was recycled, with local entrepreneurs even carting away the metal sheets and abandoned washing machine.

From this Sunday (17th Feb), Olivia’s Closet will take up residence [...]

Test Centre announces the release of Chris Petit’s new album ‘Museum of Loneliness’

Test Centre is pleased to announce the release of Chris Petit’s new album ‘Museum of Loneliness’.  The 12″ LP is composed of specially-recorded readings from Chris’s novels ‘Robinson’ (1993), ‘The Hard Shoulder’ (2001) and ‘The Passenger’ (2006), and from his recent project The Museum of Loneliness. Backed by field recordings and soundtracks from his films [...]

Millennium London by Nicoletta Vallorani [new book]

 

“This is another book on London, but also about other cities whose features are alluded to and implied in the current notion of metropolis. It tries to be at the same time theoretically grounded in cultural and literary studies and pragmatically connected to a specific city at  a very specific, and troubled, time.

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YOU WIN, new book by Akinabooks

Published by Akinabooks, YOU WIN is an allegoric story through the images of this summer Olympics. It tells of a marathon without rules where opponents use every necessary mean to defeat opponents, while mesmerized spectators try their best to catch every little bit of action.

YOU WIN! is a journey through flags and merchandise, soldiers and [...]