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Jonny Greenwood of The Smile, Self Esteem on music industry report, Artes Mundi prize winner

Jonny Greenwood on The Smile's new album, Wall of Eyes. Artes Mundi Prize winner - from Bougainvillle, an island nation in the South West Pacific. David Almond novel on stage.

The Smile is a trio comprising Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner. That Yorke and Greenwood are members of Radiohead assures keen interest the band. Nick Ahad talks to Jonny Greenwood about Wall of Eyes, The Smile鈥檚 second album. After many years Greenwood still enjoys making music with Yorke, and drummer Tom Skinner adds to the excitement.

The winner of this year鈥檚 Artes Mundi prize, the UK鈥檚 leading international contemporary art prize is Taloi Havinian, an artist from the Autonomous Region of Bougainvillle 鈥 an island nation in the South West Pacific. Havinian joins Front Row to discuss her work which has been described as a 鈥渧isual composition of the experiences of Bougainvilleans with colonialism, mining, resistance, and land and water protection, from the 1960s to the present day.鈥

Sexism and misogyny are rife in the music industry, a boys club where sexual harassment and abuse are common, according to a Government report. The musician Self Esteem has her say.

A report from the rugged, mythical coast just outside of Newcastle, the location which inspired David Almond鈥檚 A Song For Ella Grey, an award-winning novel being adapted for stage by Zoe Cooper and directed by Pilot Theatre鈥檚 Esther Richardson.

Presenter: Nick Ahad
Producer: Ekene Akalawu

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  • Tue 30 Jan 2024 19:15

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