The latest show at the Biscuit Factory in Newcastle brings together a number of artists who are examining the gentle unfolding of the sunniest of all seasons. I’ve fallen head over heels for many of the pieces currently showing at this magnificent sho…

As they bid adieu to their 40 year career, wacky experimental rock outfit Butthole Surfers have taken a final left turn by releasing After The Astronaut - a 1997 album shelved by Capitol Records due to being “unsellable”. It’s a woozy, disorienting listen…

This breezy slice of autofiction—which has echoes of works by authors such as Rachel Cusk—sees a writer shacking up in Paris. He’s in a part of the city far removed from the picture-postcard version beloved of ‘Emily in Paris’ or Woody Allen’s ‘Midnight i…