Ann Wilson Synesthetic Poetry Collection

Reviewed by Mollie Baxter A paper pig suspended in flight My origami is quite shite… Many will know Barrow-based Ann Wilson from her time as South Cumbria Poet Laureate in 2006, or from her work with performance poetry organisation Apples and Snakes. She performs as compere, stand-up comedian, poet and, sometimes, ukulele player, possessing a [...]

LAST MAN STANDING — Improv XPress at The Grand Theatre

Last man Standing began with a remarkable cast of thirteen performers, plus at the helm David Ash as usual.  Some were very experienced, others in their first significant show.   Having seen various members of the troupe in other combinations lately I notice and admire how well they work together as improvisers.   Cues and subtle aids [...]

The Body Collective Exhibition at QSand Morecambe

Reviewed by Kev McVeigh, Photos and thoughts from Wes Martin. Mona House is tucked away at the heart of Morecambe, on Deansgate behind The Bradford Arms, between Queen Street and Poulton Square.  Thousands of people walk past it daily without realising it is home to QSand Artists collective.  This week (until Thursday 30th July) its [...]

‘You seen Bez lately’?

A review of “Manchester 89-92″, Photographic exhibition by Richard Davis. The Bookroom, Lancaster. Runs until sat 22nd august. by wes martin Have you been to the Bookroom lately?, well you’ll be pleased to hear that some of your favourite agitators, outcasts, misfits and general geniuses from the erstwhile ‘madchester’ scene are loitering therein. Photographer Richard [...]

Lancaster Spotlight July – A non-review

Who is writing this month’s Spotlight Review? You are. That’s right, we’re completely subverting the review concept and using the ultra-zeitgeisty medium of crowdsourcing. This is democracy, people and, more importantly, it allows me to keep my weekend family commitments. So have a look at the clips, make up your own mind whether these writers [...]

Lunecy Review-Site update

Hi all, Just a heads up, this site will be having a little makeover shortly. There’s shouldn’t be any disruption or loss of archive postings,  just a new look. So, yeah, keep visiting, commenting, writing, suggesting, all that kind of stuff and we’ll see you soon. wes

Flax non-fiction submissions

Sarah Hymas (Litfest/Flax) asked us recently if we could post up a notice to all readers of The Lunecy Review regarding submissions for nonfiction for the next Flax anthology (Flax019) – targeting bloggers particularly. Anyone interested in submitting pieces? Or do you know anyone who would be interested in doing so? If you are, then [...]

Ponies – Ponies 2

Written by Reza Mills Follow-up albums are never an easy prospect; you just have to take a glance through history to see the scattered corpses of artists who have failed to live up to their initial promise. The Violent Femmes, The Stone Roses and Guns ‘N’ Roses (Especially if like me you’ve had the misfortune [...]

Rockitt 88 – The Real Deal

Written by Reza Mills I was doing a shift at Lancaster Library one afternoon when I got talking to Rockitt 88 bass player Andrew ‘Ash’ Montgomery. He reminded me that we had chatted previously at Morecambe Library about music and his band. He then returned some 10 minutes later to bring me a copy of [...]

Album Launch: How’s my Pop + Ivan Campo + Homemade Lemonade

The Gregson Centre – 03/07/09 Written by Sid Schiff How’s my Pop know how to throw a party. Celebrating the release of their album ‘On the Hop’ at the Gregson, upon entering the hall, the audience were greeted by what resembled a travelling Americana fete, the normal stage lovingly transformed into a colourful diorama of [...]