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Robert Bound and guests explore what’s new in art, film, books, and media. Expect lively discussions, in-depth interviews, and expert insights.
Latest Episodes
Reviewing London’s Frieze Art Fair
We review some of the highlights from this year’s Frieze Art Fair in London, ask if CMJ’s Music Marathon in New York is still relevant, visit the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival in Bali and there’s a soothing Midori House session from Ireland’s Gavin James.
Discussions with Damien Hirst
Robert Bound is fresh off the plane from Doha to share a big week of gallery openings in Qatar and a meeting with Damien Hirst. We also ask what formats and shows shined strong at this year’s MIPCOM conference, speak to James Brabazon and Sebastian Junger about their new Tim…
Matt Kermode’s Hatchet Job
Mark Kermode drops by to tell us about his new book Hatchet Job, we speak to Jon Baird about how he directed new Irvine Welsh-penned film Filth, and learn about an audio-visual collaboration between trip-hop stars Massive Attack and documentary-maker Adam Curtis. Plus a Midori House session from country-singer Laura…
Our relationship with water
Photographer Edward Burtynsky explains his new project exploring our relationship to water around the world, we get the lowdown on this year’s POP Montréal festival, enjoy a magical session from Julianna Barwick and Robert Bound meets one of his heroes – Robin Hardy, director of cult classic “The Wicker Man”.
Rounding up art from Madrid, Berlin and Stockholm
A round-up of art events in Madrid, Berlin and Stockholm, we meet Qatar’s first rockstar and discuss the merits of the ukulele at the musical launch of a new book. Plus a session from experimental singer Julia Holter.
Sydney’s first high-end art fair
A visit to Sydney Contemporary – the city’s first high-end art fair, Irish artist Fiona Hallinan drops by to tell us about her new project Heterodyne and we find out how Lebanon’s festival scene has faired this year among unrest in the Middle East. Plus a live Midori House Session…
The 100th special
100th show special: Robert Bound meets the director of ‘9.79*’, a new film about the controversial 100-metres final at the 1988 Olympic Games. We also rock up at London’s 100 Club and enjoy a special 100 seconds of sound. Plus a selection of our favourite Midori House sessions, a trip…
Fooling the music industry
Robert Bound speaks to Gavin Bain – half of Silibil’n’Brains, about fooling the music industry, learns comedian Rob Newman’s new theory of evolution and takes a sideways look at the London Olympics with music writer Jude Rogers. Plus a TV art festival in Berlin and a session from singer Joss…
When biographic and fiction collide
Robert Bound meets author John Niven to discuss where biography and fiction collide, we hear from the European TV channels staging a Teletext art festival, take a stroll down The Royal Mile at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and enjoy a session from Australian singer-songwriter Emily Barker.
Tel Aviv’s beachside library
We listen out for a Turkish radio station with a new take on the airwaves, read-up on a beachside library in Tel Aviv and enjoy a session from Scottish electronic band Laki Mera.
