Category Archives: Monoplex

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Article Monoplex #5: Straight 8

June 13, 2012

When does an obsolete format reach its peak of coolness? Does the speed at which recently deceased formats come back now mean we are in danger of reviving the technology we currently use as an ironic joke? Is that even possible? If it is, does that mean we will readopt every format that has been rejected? Are you ever gonna buy minidisks again? I don’t think so.

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Article Monoplex #4: the Punk Syndrome

June 8, 2012

Our headline documentary – the Punk Syndrome tells the story of four Finnish punks with learning difficulties and a band: Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät.

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Article Monoplex #3: Grandma Lo-fi: The Basement Tapes of Sigrídur Níelsdóttir

June 6, 2012

Grandma Lo Fi tells the story of one Iceland’s most intriguing artists, an septuagenarian synth pop queen, whose private music has only recently been discovered.

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Article Monoplex #2: Halo Halo Interviewed

June 3, 2012

An interview with Halo Halo, purveyor’s of cacophonus deconstructed indie pop and one of three bands playing in this year’s Article Monoplex.

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Article Monoplex #1: We Are Legion The Story of the Hacktivists

June 1, 2012

Our first post looking at the films being shown at the Article Monoplex as part of this year’s Sheffield Doc Fest. We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists looks at the rise of political activism on the internet.

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The Article Monoplex – June 16

May 31, 2012

For this year’s Doc/Fest we have put together our very own cinema and temporary venue in the most Article of spaces, a former industrial space in the very heart of Sheffield. Kicking off at two in the afternoon on Saturday the sixteenth of June, will be a day and night of the freshest documentaries and new music. The program is huge!