The role of the reviewer
The role of the reviewerAssessment by Denis Joe April 2012 Having become a regular reviewer for the Manchester Salon website, it has struck me that any work or phenomena can stimulate debate; and it is...
View ArticleRecovery Communities
Recovery CommunitiesOpinion by Denis Joe April 2012For most of my life I have had a problem with booze, and if I was generous about anything, it was about sharing that problem with friends and...
View ArticlePermits to Busk in Liverpool will choke city life
Liverpool busking permits will choke city lifeOpinion by Denis Joe June 2012 For centuries, street entertainers have been an informal part of public life, but thanks to the ever-officious Liverpool...
View ArticleA kick up the Arts
A kick up the ArtsOpinion by Denis Joe August 2012In January this year, West End theatre ticket sales broke box office records, and the most recent Turner prize exhibition, held this year at the Baltic...
View ArticleOiling the wheels of opera
Oiling the wheels of operaby Denis Joe March 2013 During the interval at the premiere of David Pountney’s Lulu, for Welsh National Opera, much of the talk amongst the opera goers, was not about the...
View ArticleSuicide is NOT Painless
Suicide is NOT PainlessA personal perspective by Denis Joe March 2013 The man who kills a man, kills a man. The man who kills himself, kills all men. As far as he is concerned he wipes out the world....
View ArticlePoetry and Music
Poetry and MusicWaxing lyrical by Denis Joe August 2013 Recently I heard a work by a friend of mine. It is a soundscape made up of a selection of poems of mine, read by someone who reads them much...
View ArticleWinning is more than taking part
Winning is more than taking partStriving for excellence by Denis Joe August 2013 Back in June of this year, Israeli pianist Boris Giltburg won the prestigious International Queen Elisabeth...
View ArticleCyclists: Saints or Sinners?
Cyclists: Saints or Sinners? Opinion piece by Denis Joe April 2014 Since moving to Liverpool about 7 years ago there are two things that I have come to loathe: football and cyclists. As a kid one of...
View ArticleArt for our sake by Denis Joe
Art for our sake Opinion piece by Denis Joe March 2016 The purpose of art is manifold these days. Visit a gallery and you are encouraged to interact with works. Artists, particularly Installation...
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