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Omar KholeifAbout Omar Kholeif Omar Kholeif is a UK-based writer, and film programmer. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, PopMatters, Film International, The Pink News Whats On Stage, Scope, and The Advocate, to name but a few. His dramatic writing has been produced professionally for the stage, and his short films have been developed through the UK Film Council. Omar is a graduate of the University of Glasgow (Film & Television Studies and Politics) & Screen Academy Scotland, and is an Inspire candidate at the Royal College of Art, London and FACT (The Foundation For Art and Creative Technology), Liverpool. He is also a contributor to Document (http://www.docfilmfest.org.uk), the only UK documentary film festival, with a human rights focus, based at the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) in Glasgow, Scotland. To find out more, or to contact the author, please visit http://www.everythingok.co.uk Features
From CD to MP3: The Degradation of Music CuratingSo much of our musical landscape has changed. Rarely do I invite someone over to listen to an album over coffee, rarely do I make a mix CD for a friend, and what used to be an exciting outing to an independent music store has increasingly become a distant memory, as these autonomous ventures continue to fold [20 October 2009] Reviews
Laura Nyro: Mother’s SpiritualExamining the re-release of Nyro's overlooked Mother's Spiritual reveals that there is still much to appreciate. [13 November 2009] 
People Eating People: People Eating PeopleMeet Nouela Johnston: a new female voice in contemporary music. [29 October 2009] BlogsSound Affects: Discover: Isosceles… [22 September 2009]Sound Affects: Troubled Times by Holcombe Waller [16 September 2009]Sound Affects: Paper Planes: Doris Day (Single) [15 September 2009]Sound Affects: Hole: Pretty on the Inside [2 September 2009]Channel Surfing: Revisiting ‘Sex and the City’ [24 August 2009]Short Ends and Leader: This ‘Fish Tank’ Is a Harsh Place [10 August 2009]Sound Affects: Zach Galifianakis Sings About Love [6 August 2009]Short Ends and Leader: You, The Living [30 July 2009]Sound Affects: Gaga for Fame [28 July 2009]Sound Affects: Fiona Apple: Tidal [27 July 2009]Channel Surfing: Art Portraiture and Photography in Six Feet Under [24 July 2009]Sound Affects: Grace Around the World [22 July 2009]Short Ends and Leader: Abbas Kiarostami’s ‘Shirin’ [21 July 2009]Short Ends and Leader: PREVIEW: Lars von Trier’s ‘Antichrist’ [17 July 2009]Sound Affects: Patti Smith: Peace and Noise [15 July 2009] |
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