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The writer and critic’s memoir, Constructing a Nervous System, was described as ‘astounding and rhapsodic’ by judges

The newly formatted prize will, for the first time, name winners in fiction, nonfiction and poetry and the shortlist includes writers from across the world

Authors and Observer critics choose the books they will be giving as gifts this year – and the one they’d like to find in their own stocking

Anonymous testimonies collected from people across the UK create a snapshot of dreams and frustrations, pain and joy

Voices from people around Britain are woven together in a brilliant, uncategorisable book – part oral history, part found poetry

Eden Tizard , May 10th, 2021 08:04 Philip K. Dicks massive influence on underground rock is well documented but less has been said when it comes to hip hop. Eden Tizard looks, in particular at El Ps Fantastic Damage and The Cold Vein by Cannibal Ox We’re inside Definitive Jux, lit by the glare of a boxy TV set. On screen, PS2 men move with shat-pants, C-3PO agility, indulging in consequence-free carnage with a flamethrower. “Oh, you didn’t know the apocalypse was here? You didn’t reali...

Big Dada Recordings Announces Relaunch It will now be "a label run by Black, POC & Minority Ethnic Ninja Tune staff members for Black, POC & Minority Ethnic artists" Published Jan 25, 2021 Storied independent record label Big Dada Recordings has announced plans to relaunch as "a label run by Black, POC & Minority Ethnic people for Black, POC & Minority Ethnic artists." "Working to amplify Black and racialised artists voices, Big Dada looks to shift the narrative around this music, bypassing st...

Big Dada’s new logo CREDIT: Big Dada Pioneering hip-hop label Big Dada will relaunch as a label run by and for Black, POC and Minority Ethnic staff and artists, it has been announced. The label was originally founded by hip-hop journalist Will Ashon in 1997. Ashon left the company in 2014. Advertisement A press release announcing the relaunch said the label wanted to “continue championing new artists across the musical spectrum whilst continuing to tip its hat to the foundations that buil...

Big Dada is set to relaunch focussed around a new team. The label falls under the Ninja Tune umbrella, and was founded by Will Ashon in 1997. Renowned as a rap stable, Big Dada have claimed two Mercury prize wins, with Ashon departing in 2014. Now Big Dada will relaunch, re-shaped around a POC team. In a statement, the label commented: Big Dada is relaunched as a label run by Black, POC & Minority Ethnic people for Black, POC & Minority Ethnic artists* A team of like minded individuals working...