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  "description": "The Face has closed its doors (again), so Emma Wilkes celebrates print media via the medium of Trainspotting... plus new Lambrini Girls. Ye's return, and saved venues",
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    "Iconic British culture magazine THE FACE to cease operations · News ⟋ RAA final run of covers will be released in the coming weeks.Resident AdvisorMichael Lawson",
    "profoundly antisemitic comments",
    "more than",
    "once",
    "took out an advert in the Wall Street Journal",
    "The Guardian",
    "DiScuss Kanye in this DiS thread",
    "has also condemned the booking",
    "Kanye West’s ex-assistant in hiding after filing sexual assault claims, lawyer saysThe rapper, now known as Ye, has denied all her claims and says they are “fantasy fiction”.BBC News",
    "Kanye West Ordered to Pay $76K in Legal Fees After Judge Rejects “Frivolous” Dismissal Attempt | Law CommentaryA California judge has ordered Kanye West to pay more than $76,000 in legal fees to a former employee after ruling that his early attempt to throw out her lawsuit was frivolous. The decision marks another setback for the musician, who faces allegations of antisemitism, sexual harassment, and retaliation from…Read More »Camila Curcio",
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  "textContent": "Choose print. Choose analogue - not the aesthetic, not the conspicuous consumption, but the genuinely analogue. Switch off, relax and absorb what’s in front of you. No Wi-Fi connection required.\n\nChoose print. Choose human creation. Reject the slop served on a platter by the screen in favour of received wisdom.\n\nChoose print. Choose mind expansion. Plant the seeds of a new specialist subject.\n\nChoose print. Choose brain training. Steal back your attention span inch by inch and then take a mile. Build it article by article. Print is cheaper than selling your intelligence and buying it back.\n\nChoose print. Choose slow. Resist the undercurrent of rolling news and drink in your information like it’s piping hot. Feel calm.\n\nChoose print. Choose the experience. The flap of pages, the smell of freshly cut paper, the gloss, the tactile slipping of the cover between your hands.\n\nChoose print. Choose the in-between moments. Waiting rooms, the rambling train journey, the extended loo break. (We all do it).\n\nChoose print. Choose creativity. Slip a few pounds into the purse of a few writerly someones with ‘unrealistic dreams’. Stop those dreams from drying up in a world that doesn’t want them to survive.\n\nChoose print. Choose human connection. Shapeshift into the mind of somebody else. Digest their experiences. Bond with a stranger. Watch your empathy stretch.\n\nBuy a magazine. Choose print.\n\nIconic British culture magazine THE FACE to cease operations · News ⟋ RAA final run of covers will be released in the coming weeks.Resident AdvisorMichael Lawson\n\n## Track of the Week\n'Cult of Celebrity' by Lambrini Girls\n\nAt some point or another, someone was going to unleash their fury about the nauseating contents of the Epstein files in song. And who better than Lambrini Girls? In their first new single since their brilliant debut album _Who Let The Dogs Out?,_ they're holding a dagger to the throats of the one per cent, dripping with sarcasm as they unpack the Faustian bargain the regulars on Epstein island made. Amid the mockery, there's icy moments of truth: \"_They can be as young as you want, just don't get caught_.\" And, as ever, their riff-work beautifully toes the line between catchy and spiky. Listen and rage.\n\n## We need to talk about Ye\n\nAnyone else feel queasy when Ye's live return across three nights of Wireless Festival in London was announced? The controversial rapper hasn't performed on UK shores for over a decade, and in that time, his behaviour and cultural status have changed rapidly.\n\nIn the last few years, Ye has zigzagged from making profoundly antisemitic comments - even releasing merch branded with swastikas more than once - to atoning and seemingly swinging back the other way just as quickly. Though, last we heard, he took out an advert in the Wall Street Journal to more formally apologise and admit he \"lost touch with reality\", citing a bipolar disorder type 1 diagnosis and a “four-month-long manic episode of psychotic, paranoid and impulsive behaviour that destroyed [his] life\".\n\nRegardless of this, and of how connected his mental health and spates of hatred could be, the damage has already been done. Ye has suffered few consequences for his actions and now gets the biggest platform he's had in years in the UK. As the Jewish Leadership Council's statement to The Guardian outlines, it's also taking place in a particularly volatile time when it comes to antisemitism. There might even be the potential for disaster - if he even makes it into the country.\n\n“It is deeply irresponsible for Wireless festival to be headlining Kanye West. The UK Jewish community is facing record levels of antisemitism, including a terrorist attack in Manchester, the attack on ambulances in Golders Green and foiled plots which would have killed many more,\" they said.\n\nDiScuss Kanye in this DiS thread\n\n“West has repeatedly used his platform to spread antisemitism and pro-Nazi messaging. His most recent apology must be considered in the context that he went on to sell swastika T-shirts and release a song called Heil Hitler after apologising previously. Any venue or festival should reconsider before providing their platform to Kanye West to spread his antisemitism.”\n\nLondon Mayor Sadiq Khan has also condemned the booking. \"“We are clear that the past comments and actions of this artist are offensive and wrong, and are simply not reflective of London’s values,\" he said.\n\nThen again, hardly anyone seems to be discussing this legal case, which was due to goto court back in January...\n\nKanye West’s ex-assistant in hiding after filing sexual assault claims, lawyer saysThe rapper, now known as Ye, has denied all her claims and says they are “fantasy fiction”.BBC NewsKanye West Ordered to Pay $76K in Legal Fees After Judge Rejects “Frivolous” Dismissal Attempt | Law CommentaryA California judge has ordered Kanye West to pay more than $76,000 in legal fees to a former employee after ruling that his early attempt to throw out her lawsuit was frivolous. The decision marks another setback for the musician, who faces allegations of antisemitism, sexual harassment, and retaliation from…Read More »Camila Curcio\n\n## Moth Club - 1, unaffordable housing developments - 0\n\nLondon gig-goers will know what a special spot MOTH Club is, with its gold lame backdrop, sharp eye for new talent and quirky school disco-like club nights. Despite facing threats from proposals to build flats adjacent to the venue, the venue's been given a giant shot of hope after one of these proposals was rejected by Hackney Council. \n\nThe flats' proximity to MOTH Club was one of the main reasons the proposal was rejected, especially since the proposal “fails to demonstrate that the new residential use would not result in unreasonable restrictions being placed on the [venue]”. The proposed development also didn't provide enough affordable housing and was too inaccessible for disabled residents and the site also had “a strong possibility of containing remains of archaeological importance”.\n\nThis is brilliant news, and by far the right decision by Hackney Council. Still, as Moth Club pointed out in their official statement, they're not out of the woods yet. There's still one more pending proposal for flats near them that they're waiting on, and as such, your support is still as urgent as ever.\n\n## Sean's on the Music Venue Trust's podcast\n\nMuch like bees, we rather like cross-pollination. Sean had a get-together with the Music Venue Trust's Toni for a brilliant deep-dive into the role of independent music media in shaping grassroots culture on their podcast, The Last Safe Space. (You might also notice that their sponsor, Fightback Lager, is also a sponsor of Bulletproof, the new independent music festival taking place in London who we are media partners with).\n\n## Sheffield comes together to save The Lughole\n\nThe Lughole in Neepsend, Sheffield has ended up at crisis point over a business rates bill they've been trying to contest. In fact, the situation reached fever pitch when bailiffs stormed into the community-owned venue mid-gig to demand an immediate payment or risk equipment being seized.\n\nThe Lughole opened in 2022 in what used to be a joinery and workshop and as such had to have the purpose of their building reclassified to a music and events space for business rates purposes. The decision was backdated to November 2020, making four years of business rates payable at once, even for years before the venue had opened and the building was being renovated. An attempt to challenge the decision was unsuccessful.\n\nRepaying the debt gutted the venue of their cash reserves, but a crowdfunding campaign ended up proving wildly successful. They hit their target within four hours and have now surpassed it, with the extra money now going \"towards much needed repairs and updates to the venue including essential PA upgrades\".\n\n\"Their community stepped up, acted fast, and made sure a vital venue could keep its doors open,\" remarked the Music Venue Trust.\n\n* * *\n\np.s. for anyone wondering why there was no DiS podcast this week, Sean is unwell and it may be another week off next week. You can catch up with clips from our recent episodes on the Drowned in Sound YouTube channel.\n\nSubscribe to DiS Podcast",
  "title": "CHOOSE PRINT",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-03T10:40:47.015Z"
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