An Evening with JOHN SINCLAIR & DJ Fly Agaric XX111 – 14th August 2009, Stourbridge, England
July 22, 2009
Iron Man Records would like to invite you to
An Evening with JOHN SINCLAIR & DJ Fly Agaric XX111.
‘The Angel of Detroit’ Allen Ginsberg,
‘..last of the beatnik warrior poets’ Mick Farren
“Won’t you care for John Sinclair? In the stir for breathing air’ John Lennon
Performance Poet, Scholar, Writer, DJ, Activist, Street Philosopher, Legend
JOHN SINCLAIR, appearing live with Steve ‘Fly’ Agaric, born in Wordsley, residing in Amsterdam
at The Bonded Warehouse, Canal Street, Stourbridge DY8 4LU, England
Friday 14th August 2009. 8pm till 11pm (£5-9).
“Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. Percy Shelly
www.johnsinclair.us
more : info at maybeee.com
John Sinclair (born October 2, 1941 in Flint, Michigan, United States) is a Detroit poet, one-time manager of the band MC5, and leader of the White Panther Party — a militantly anti-racist countercultural group of white Socialists seeking to assist the Black Panthers in the Civil Rights movement — from November 1968 to July 1969.
Sinclair was involved in the reorganization of the Detroit underground newspaper, Fifth Estate, during the paper’s growth in the late 1960s. Fifth Estate continues to publish to this day, making it one of the longest continuously published alternative periodicals in the United States. Sinclair also contributed to the formation of Detroit Artists Workshop Press, which published five issues of Work magazine.
Sinclair managed the hard-edged proto-punk MC5 from 1966 though 1969. Under his guidance the band embraced the counter-culture revolutionary politics of the White Panther Party, founded in answer to the Black Panthers’ call for white people to support their movement. During this period, Sinclair booked the “The Five” as the regular house band at Detroit’s famed Grande Ballroom in what came to be known as the “Kick out the Jams” shows. He was managing the MC5 at the time of their free concert outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The band was the only group to perform before baton-wielding police broke up the massive anti-Vietnam war rally, calling it a riot. Eventually, the MC5 came to find Sinclair’s politics too heavy-handed. He and the band went their separate ways in 1969 but they are still friends and he has spoken at their recent reunion concerts, including Massive Attack’s 2008 Meltdown at London’s South Bank.
After a series of convictions for possession of marijuana, Sinclair was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 1969 after giving two joints of marijuana to an undercover narcotics officer. This sentence sparked the landmark “Free John Now Rally” at Ann Arbor’s Crisler Arena in December 1971. The event brought together a who’s-who of left-wing luminaries, including pop musicians John Lennon (who recorded the song, “John Sinclair” on his Some Time in New York City album), Yoko Ono, David Peel, Stevie Wonder, Phil Ochs and Bob Seger, jazz artists Archie Shepp and Roswell Rudd, and speakers Allen Ginsberg, Abbie Hoffman, Rennie Davis, David Dellinger, Jerry Rubin, and Bobby Seale. Three days after the rally, Sinclair was released from prison when the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the state’s marijuana statutes were unconstitutional. These events inspired the creation of Ann Arbor’s annual pro-legalization Hash Bash rally, which continues to be held as of 2009, and contributed to the drive for decriminalization of marijuana under the Ann Arbor city charter (see Marijuana laws in Ann Arbor, Michigan).
On March 22, 2006, John Sinclair joined The Black Crowes on stage at the Paradiso in Amsterdam, and read his poem “Monk In Orbit” during the instrumental break in the song “Nonfiction”. Two days later, he went back onstage at the Black Crowes show in the Paradiso, reading his poem “Fat Boy” during the long instrumental jam following the Black Crowes’ song, “How Much For Your Wings?”
On Saturday 17 May 2008 John Sinclair performed 3 poems as part of the 100th weekly improvisation online video, with in London.
In 2008, John Sinclair became editor-in-chief on the apolitical anthology series Headpress from the independent publishing house Headpress, a collaboration that continues with It’s All Good: A John Sinclair Reader + CD, and live appearances and events.
On 20 January 2009, to mark Barack Obama’s inauguration as the 44th President of the USA, Sinclair performed a series of his poems accompanied by a live band at Cafe OTO in Dalston, East London.
A day later, on 21 January 2009 he returned to the weekly improvisation to take part in yr3wk32 (the 3rd year, the 32nd week) online video with in London.
On March 12 2009, he performed two pieces – including The Delta Sound – at The Oval Tavern, Croydon; backed by Charles Shaar Murray on guitar and Bill Smith on harmonica.
On April 15 2009 John played a show to launch his new book IT’S ALL GOOD at Filthy Macnasty’s Whiskey Cafe in Islington. Accompanying him were Charles Shaar Murray, Gary Laminn and Buffalo Bill Smith on Harmonica.
Microblog update for 2009-07-22
July 22, 2009
- listened to Scream – fumble, now listening to Scream your choice live series lp. Dave Grohl on drums, amazing band. They became Wool #
- “a â��music mapâ�� of Birmingham. Weâ��re looking to map anything that has a â��placeâ�� & that place in in Brum” http://hub.tm/?ZITNm #
- “we love moseley – blog” http://hub.tm/?ucdyY #
- “The King’s Heathen – blog” http://hub.tm/?APzLM #
- “It’s Grim Up North Brum – blog” http://hub.tm/?QCfMn #
- “Art Brum: Art Events” http://hub.tm/?JMzCc #
- Listening to Crownhate Ruin & realised i’ve stolen a song title & stupidly used it by mistake.that’ll teach me to remove “working titles” #
- “One Foot Skankâ��in in Paradise Reggae, Punk & Ska music event is on the Saturday 1st August â��09″ http://hub.tm/?HgTqR #
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July 22, 2009
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Music Is Ours offers advice on all aspects of the music business.
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Music Is Ours offers advice on all aspects of the music business.
Since singing in a band, running house music clubs and establishing a number of record labels, I have always wanted to help others make their own way in the music industry and try and shed some light on its darker corners, as let’s face it there are quite a few of them. Yes, It is hard to get into and passion and belief are key elements, but it can lead to a very rewarding career.
There are lots of support agencies and other ways to get advice, but what I am offering is first hand practical experience to those, either just looking to establish themselves or to established operators who just need a new pair of eyes to look at their business.
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The Voice of Brum beat. Blog
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News and resources for unsigned musicians
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Dufus will be hitting the road once again in support of the US release of “IN MONSTROUS ATTITUDE,” on ROIR. Here’s what it looks like so far…..
WEST COAST TOUR
Sept. 11 Seattle, WA
Sept. 12 Vancouver, Canada – BLIM
Sept. 13 Vancouver, Canada – The Railway Club
Sept. 14 Olympia, WA
Sept. 15 Portland, OR
Sept. 16 Eugene, OR
Sept. 17 Arcata, CA
Sept. 18 Chico / Sacramento, CA
Sept. 19 Sacramento / Davis
Sept. 20 San Fran / Oakland / Berkeley
Sept. 21 San Fran / Oakland / Berkeley
Sept. 22 Santa Cruz, CA
Sept. 23 Los Angeles, CA
Sept. 24 12 South – Flagstaff, AZ
Sept. 25 Colorado
Sept. 26 Denver, COSept. 27 Dufus 12 Year Anniversary Show – LOCATION TBA
EAST COAST TOUR
October 15 – 31, 2009EUROPEAN TOUR
November / December 2009If you would like to book a show for any of these tours, get in touch with Seth Faergolzia
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Web Music Solutions is a small company providing an affordable and accessbile web presence for musicians, bands and other music businesses.
Run by professional musicians with a track record in designing and maintaining web sites since 2000, Web Music Solutions aim to provide a quick, efficient service that is represents good value and high quality.
Web Music Solutions uses the WordPress system for design and management providing an affordable and classy solution for musicians allowing them ease of access, intuitive systems and a responsive interface with their public.
Contact us today to discuss how you would like Web Music Solutions to assist you in developing and extending your web presence.
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Comprehensive listings for exhibitions in the city of Birmingham, UK
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A blog for North Birmingham. Contact us.
News or new contributors welcome.
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A blog for King's Heath in Birmingham.
Contact us.
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entils, Nima's, humous, "Groovin'", Mungbean, overanalysed, leafy, muesli, hubristic, fauxhemian… Moseley
"A bucket for restless souls ([which] can probably apply to Birmingham as a whole)."
"Dexys put Moseley in it's place on "Don't Stand Me Down", dontcha? He was right then, he's still right."
This'd be a blog for Moseley, Birmingham, UK, then. Contact us.
News or new contributors welcome.
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We’re looking to map anything; bands, singers, musicians, promoters, managers, venues, record shops, music shops, hangouts, anything that has a “place” and that place in in Brum (or nearby).
There are lots of reasons for doing it, mainly that it’s great to have a record of such stuff — we could use it as the basis of research, art, or displays or, well tons of stuff.
But there’s something special I want to do with it (’tis a secret) , and I want to be able to do it before the end of the month. June is, as we’ve been going on about, Birmingham Music Month — and it would be great to have a load of this done come July.
So, we’ve created a Google map, and started to add stuff to it — and we’d like you to help as much as you can.
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We're primarily a punk zine based outta Newbury in the UK. Bands, we wanna review your stuff, so do send it in! Contact us now to get a copy or get involved!
UK it's £1.50 post paid or £1 at gigs. Europe and USA drop us a line and we'll discuss and stuff.
To order in Europe – please send £3.00 per issue via Paypal.
To order in Australia/USA – please send £4.00 per issue via PaypalBands who wanna get reviewed drop us a line and send us a CD, we don't do MP3's though.
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We are a group of old music heads banding together in Manchester to form the company BandsOnTour www.bandsontour.me.uk.
We rent out studios, hire Splitter buses and have session artists, electricians, lighting and sound guys on staff. We aim to be a holistic service to the heart of the Northern music movements
Call: Simon (07809649662)
Dufus – West Coast USA tour dates 2009
July 21, 2009
Dufus will be hitting the road once again in support of the US release of “IN MONSTROUS ATTITUDE,” on ROIR. Here’s what it looks like so far…..
WEST COAST TOUR
Sept. 11 Seattle, WA
Sept. 12 Vancouver, Canada – BLIM
Sept. 13 Vancouver, Canada – The Railway Club
Sept. 14 Olympia, WA
Sept. 15 Portland, OR
Sept. 16 Eugene, OR
Sept. 17 Arcata, CA
Sept. 18 Chico / Sacramento, CA
Sept. 19 Sacramento / Davis
Sept. 20 San Fran / Oakland / Berkeley
Sept. 21 San Fran / Oakland / Berkeley
Sept. 22 Santa Cruz, CA
Sept. 23 Los Angeles, CA
Sept. 24 12 South – Flagstaff, AZ
Sept. 25 Colorado
Sept. 26 Denver, CO
Sept. 27 Dufus 12 Year Anniversary Show – LOCATION TBA
EAST COAST TOUR
October 15 – 31, 2009
EUROPEAN TOUR
November / December 2009
If you would like to book a show for any of these tours, get in touch with Seth Faergolzia
Quankmeyer [at] hotmail.com
Nightingales and Christy and Emily tour dates July onwards 2009
July 21, 2009
JULY
1 – DIE KASSETTE, LEIPZIG, DE – CHRISTY & EMILY
22 – WAGENHALLEN, STUTTGART, DE – CHRISTY & EMILY
24 -KRADHALLE, ULM, DE – CHRISTY & EMILY
25 – PUCH OPEN AIR FESTIVAL, 40km North of MUNICH, DE – THE NIGHTINGALES + others
26 – HIRSCHEN, BUCHLOE, DE – CHRISTY & EMILY
27 – LAAB, MUNICH, DE – CHRISTY & EMILY
AUGUST
1 – RHIZ, VIENNA, AT – CHRISTY & EMILY
3 – KLUB V JELENI, PRAGUE, CZ – CHRISTY & EMILY
4 – MADAME CLAUDE, BERLIN, DE – CHRISTY & EMILY
7-9 – KLANGBAD FESTIVAL, SCHEER, DE – THE NIGHTINGALES + CHRISTY & EMILY + TILL BY TURNING + many others
13 – POP CLUB at BABALU, MUNCHEN, DE – THE NIGHTINGALES
14 – SPIELBODEN, DORNBIRN, AT – CHRISTY & EMILY
15 – DAS BETT, FRANFURT AM MAIN, DE – THE NIGHTINGALES
21 – BADESAISON KULTIFEST, FURTH, DE – THE NIGHTINGALES + CHRISTY & EMILY + others
THE NIGHTINGALES new album INSULT TO INJURY out now on Klangbad (KLANGBAD40)
CHRISTY & EMILY new album SUPERSTITION out soon on Big Print (ETC6)
www.thenightingales.org.uk
www.christyandemily.com
Ratface – “Enough Ratface” out now on BUMTAPES
July 21, 2009
”Bristols Ratface returns again to Bumtapes, this time with the amazing mini album ‘Enough Ratface’ clocking in at just over 30 mins, its packed full of his own personal style of beats n’ lyrics that just keep getting better with each new release..”
The NEW RECORD by Ratface called ‘ENOUGH RATFACE’ is out on BUMTAPES
http://www.myspace.com/bumtaperecordings
UK. £4.50 EU. £5.00 World £6.00 ……………….
ITS AVAILABLE THROUGH PAYPAL AT THE BUMTAPES SITE AND MYSPACE PAGE myspace.com/ratfacemuzak
Microblog update for 2009-07-21
July 21, 2009
- “25 Incredible TED Talks for Educators” http://hub.tm/?zofPV #
- U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq Will Stabilize the Country http://is.gd/1DMGG (via @dangerousmeme) in reply to dangerousmeme #
- UK Music Industry Up 5% Overall… http://digg.com/u194pp (via @thedailyswarm) in reply to thedailyswarm #
- Cameron ‘would evict Birmingham peace campaigner’ Brian Haw http://bit.ly/Dje2M (via @birminghampost) in reply to birminghampost #
- 65 regeneration projects denied funding after AWM budget cuts http://snurl.com/nl57j (via @birminghampost) in reply to birminghampost #
- This week’s Podcast is live! http://bit.ly/ZJO6q (via @Metal_Hammer) in reply to Metal_Hammer #
- An Iranian Perspective: What you need to know about Iran so that you can filter out the noise http://bit.ly/QrcPx (via @disinfo) in reply to disinfo #
- Regeneration chief Clive Dutton quits Birmingham for London http://snurl.com/nl8ew (via @birminghampost) in reply to birminghampost #
- Listening to meat puppets – forbidden places #
- “The Raghua Dixit Project – Birmingham, 26th July 2009″ http://hub.tm/?ICcUi #
- listening to Schoolly D – Saturday night. don’t think i’ve played this record for about 18 years. i’ve been a bit busy you know. #
- “Black Country Music Network – Wolverhampton, 3pm on Wednesday 29th July” http://hub.tm/?jPYWG #
- “Black Country Music Network – BCMN flyer July 2009″ http://hub.tm/?wnOML #
- “Trail Of Carrot Bombs Across Sweden” http://hub.tm/?NeaUB #
- So Music is all ok is it? Rave gets busted. Big time. http://bit.ly/31FNdh #
- footage which appears to show police officer punching suspect in Nottingham city centre 3 times. http://bit.ly/I6LTX #
- What sort of a song title is boom boom pow? I can’t believe I just had to sit through another black eyed peas song. How do they do it? #
- Well, according to the email some spammer sent to me using my email address, I’ve just been fired. Nevermind, I didn’t like the job anyway. #
- “PEACE NEWS SUMMER CAMP â�� STILL TIME TO BOOK! 23-27 July, Oxfordshire http://www.peacenewscamp.info” http://hub.tm/?DLjMp #
- “BandsOnTour – Splitter Bus and Van Hire UK ” http://hub.tm/?bwTph #
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July 21, 2009
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John Sinclair (born October 2, 1941 in Flint, Michigan, United States) is a Detroit poet, one-time manager of the band MC5, and leader of the White Panther Party — a militantly anti-racist countercultural group of white Socialists seeking to assist the Black Panthers in the Civil Rights movement — from November 1968 to July 1969.
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A non-profit dedicated to bringing "Ideas Worth Sharing" to the world, TED offers some of the best and brightest sharing their perspectives on technology, entertainment, and design. Many of those who speak at TED discuss topics relevant to education. The following talks include thoughts on creativity, play, technology, the future of entire countries through their children, projects to nurture learning in at-risk students, and much more. Educators from all backgrounds will find something of value from these incredible TED talks.
Microblog update for 2009-07-20
July 20, 2009
- Back in England, killing joke dropped at heathrow for flight to Helsinki. Good people and great band. Back to moving space with vehicle next #
- Belgium Punk and come as a Scarecrow! tommorrow night @ The Actress & Bishop http://twitpic.com/akorq (via @BrumPunks) in reply to BrumPunks #
- No Fat People Allowed http://tr.im/rv9D via @memachel (via @dangerousmeme) in reply to dangerousmeme #
- Listening to sepultura CDs I copied off Simon. Can’t believe how many years it’s taken me to give their work a proper listen. All good #
- Scarecrows and Belgians Rotunda & Meathook at The Actress and Bishop http://twitpic.com/akorq (via @BrumPunks) in reply to BrumPunks #
- Ska flavored Punk with the Cracked Actors @ The Adam & Eve Tonight http://tinyurl.com/m6zykm (via @BrumPunks) in reply to BrumPunks #
- Do you suffer from Information Overload Syndrome – IOS? http://bit.ly/LBBig (via @disinfo) in reply to disinfo #
- “Faust – The Land of Ukko & Rauni (2xCD) New” http://hub.tm/?NqpXB #
- “Amebix – No Sanctuary (Vinyl) NEW” http://hub.tm/?mgleY #
- “Melvins – Hostile Ambient Takeover (CD 2002)” http://hub.tm/?JOARP #
- “Police Bastard 2009 T-Shirt (Mens Large Size,Black,New)” http://bit.ly/YxG1x #
- Listening to Black train Jack – you’re not alone. I saw them years back supporting Sick of it all #
- No Means No – Wrong (CD 2004) new http://bit.ly/YxG1x #
- “In addition to running Iron Man Records, I also do a lot of work as a Driver / Tour Manager.” http://hub.tm/?BeSFB #
- RT @artistshouse: I think at this point if you’re still using MySpace to share your music, you look like you don’t know what you’re doing. #
- Listening to Hoover – the lurid traversal of route 7 #
- “Paul Readman’s Podcast. Give it a listen!” http://hub.tm/?GDKEV #
- “He was Britan’s most wanted man;linked with MI6, IRA & the Mafia He spent 7 years in Americas toughest penitentiary” http://hub.tm/?uPRXP #
- here is the “Howard Marks and P.A.I.N – Grow More Weed” Video http://bit.ly/ITQ7D – Stop the war on Drugs, please retweet #
- “Howard Marks and P.A.I.N – Grow More Weed” Video http://bit.ly/ITQ7D Stop the war on Drugs, please retweet #legalize #marijuana #pot #weed #
- Stop the war on Drugs #legalize #marijuana #pot #weed “P.A.I.N & Howard Marks: Let Me Grow More Weed CD” http://hub.tm/?Hkpzq #
- Christians Turn Pagan with Tree Idolatry http://snipr.com/mimjp (via @dangerousmeme) in reply to dangerousmeme #
- As British confectionary goes; Rowntrees Fruit pastilles are some of the best. Chewits too. (via @CharlesWBrown) in reply to CharlesWBrown #
- http://twitpic.com/ax9b3 – Check this pic of a rainbow in B13. best one I’ve seen in yonks (via @AndyRobertsBHAM) in reply to AndyRobertsBHAM #
- What am I doing again? Oh yes, watch “deadman” and stay off the Internet. I remember now. Hello? #
- For those who missed it on Friday: first peek at Brum’s home grown hip hop movie http://bit.ly/OGSFX (via @birminghampost) in reply to birminghampost #
- Music industry revenues up 4.7%. Piracy? What piracy? http://tr.im/t85z (via @neil_raygun) in reply to neil_raygun #
- Supersonic Festival timetables now up on our site
http://www.capsule.org.uk/blog/ Pls RT (via @supersonicfest) in reply to supersonicfest # - Visit http://www.sostenuto.org.uk/ to discover our work on Routes To Music and Black Country Music Network – supporting local music industry #
- Black Country Music Network is a free opportunity to meet music industry and share knowledge 3-5pm Wed 29 July Bingley Centre, Wlvrhmptn #
- Routes To Music a project introducing unemployed to careers in music begins Wed 29th July in Wolverhampton http://sostenuto.org.uk for info #
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July 20, 2009
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Kate is in the final rush of this tour and has just a couple more dates to fill…. For anything, questions, pictures, infos related with the tour please get in touch asap. Kate at 12monthsofsummer.co.uk
KAV is releasing his “Mr Nice EP” in the UK on the 21st September. A Free Download single from the EP featuring Howard Marks will be released via a National Newspaper & London label ’This Feeling’ at the end of August.
As well as this coverage, KAV & Howard will be available to do Press & Radio interviews.
“An Evening With Howard Marks & KAV (ex Happy Mondays). Howard Marks & KAV DJ Sets… PLUS…KAV & his Brand New ‘Dirty Rock N’ Roll’/ Psychedelic/ Project – Full LIVE Set”
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He was Britan's most wanted man; linked with MI6, the IRA and the Mafia
He has spent seven years in Americas toughest penitentiaryWelcome to the official website of Howard Marks; you'll like him
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In addition to running Iron Man Records, I also do a lot of work as a Driver / Tour Manager.
Most of my work is based around Driving and or Tour Management in the Music Industry but I have also worked with the Theatre and Film Industry.
I have played in all sorts of bands myself over the years, I’ve organised 1000’s of gigs as i used to put on regular shows in Birmingham, I’ve set up tours, managed bands, put together press kits, pr and promotion strategies, worked out online strategies for artists big and small, i run a record label, and i’ve dealt with all sorts of madness along the way so I have an understanding of most problems, pressures and issues that performers and their crew may face. I’ve taken a lot of people to a lot of gigs from living rooms, small venues, squats, warehouses, TV and Radio Stations to major music venues and festivals of all shapes and sizes.
BOOKING NOW – An Evening With Howard Marks & KAV – DJ & Live Sets
July 19, 2009
Kate is in the final rush of this tour and has just a couple more dates to fill…. For anything, questions, pictures, infos related with the tour please get in touch asap. Kate at 12monthsofsummer.co.uk
KAV is releasing his “Mr Nice EP” in the UK on the 21st September. A Free Download single from the EP featuring Howard Marks will be released via a National Newspaper & London label ’This Feeling’ at the end of August.
As well as this coverage, KAV & Howard will be available to do Press & Radio interviews.
“An Evening With Howard Marks & KAV (ex Happy Mondays). Howard Marks & KAV DJ Sets… PLUS…
KAV & his Brand New ‘Dirty Rock N’ Roll’/ Psychedelic/ Project - Full LIVE Set”
DATES
August 22nd – Available
August 23rd - London – This Feeling @ Parker Macmillan
September 3rd – Available
September 4th - Galway – Club Cuba
September 5th – Dublin – Eammon Dorans
September 6th – Available
September 7th – Available
September 8th - Available
September 9th – Available
September 17th – Manchester – Invention @ Moho (tbc.)
September 18th – Liverpool – Magnet
September 19th - Available
September 20th – Nottingham – Maze Club
September 21st – Southend – Mayhem Club
September 22nd – Plymouth – White Rabbit
September 23rd – Leicester / Available
Howard Marks
www.howardmarks.name
Former Drug Smuggler, Author & British Legend. During the mid 1980s, Howard Marks had forty-three aliases, eighty-nine phone lines, and twenty five companies trading throughout the world. His autobiography takes him from his South Wales childhood and Oxford University education through his life dealing marijuana and the enormous mythology that accrued around what the tabloids called “the English Toff Drugs King of the World”. The epitome of British niceness, the nicest international criminal you could hope to meet. Howard is now a well-known Author & regularly tours internationally. In 2000 Howard recorded a song with London based punk band P.A.I.N called “Let Me Grow More Weed.” Howard writes for The Observer, Time Out & The Times, and has appeared on numerous TV Shows discussing his life & views, from Richard & Judy to the 11. O clock Show, to BBC’s Panorama. He is extremely active amongst the UK debating forum circuit, including Oxford & Cambridge Universities, to Government advisory panels.
First published in 1996, Mr Nice has sold over 780,000 copies in the UK alone, and still remains an international bestseller.
“The adoption of Marks as a counter-cultural hero has meant that he is often invited to DJ, but his status allows for the occasional lapse into old-fashioned music. “If I do play the Shangri-Las in the middle of a techno set, I can get away with it,” he concludes. “They just think I’m stoned.” The Guardian 2003
What you can expect to hear from Howards DJ Set? Rock n Roll/ Indie/ Dub/ Techno/ Anything goes. A ‘Back to Mine’ Set!
“A Maverick Phenomenon…. Marks is the Guv’nor!” – The Sunday Times
“A Folk legend…. Marks has huge charisma. He sounds like Richard Burton & looks like a Rolling Stone” – The Daily Mail
KAV released his limited edition Debut EP ‘Blaggers N’ Liars’ in April 2008 on London imprint ‘This Feeling’ with Rave Reviews from the UK & International press, followed by the Double-A-Side single ‘Soul Kid’/‘Rock Chick’ in October, which received fantastic radio support.
KAV is also former guitarist & songwriter from Happy Mondays, the band he helped reform for his London club-night – turned festival Getloaded / Getloaded In The Park in 2004.
KAV & his band spent the early part of 2009 in the studio in Los Angeles, finishing their Debut Album “Rise Of The Clowns” with producer Josh Ostrander (from LA Band Eastern Conference Champions). KAV is now planning his Debut North American release for October 2009. In the UK, the band will be releasing a brand new EP, ‘The Mr Nice EP’ at the end of September. One of the EP tracks is in collaboration with British legend & author ‘Howard Marks’, AKA ‘Mr Nice’, and will be released as a limited edition free download via a national newspaper at the end of August.
What you can expect to hear from KAV’s DJ Set: Indie/ Electro/ Rock N’ Roll/ Psychedelic / Northen Soul
What you can expect to hear from KAV’s LIVE Set: Dirty Rock N’ Roll, with Big Catchy Choruses: – www.myspace.com/kavsonic
“This Blagger is A Latterday Jagger”
The Guardian
“KAV is one of those one in a million Artists that just exudes talent”
Kerrang! Radio
What’s going on 2009-07-18
July 18, 2009
- thinking about the business of promoting unthinking (via @DomBoyd) #
- Greetings from dour festival Belgium 2009.I’ve upset kitchen by pouring a cafetiere of coffee into a small plastic cup and flooded the area #
- Ok so the wifi here is as good as the shower facilities. Black bin liners stretched over metal fencing plus cold water by hosepipe #
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What’s going on 2009-07-17
July 17, 2009
- “â��Routes To Musicâ�� – an introduction to the music industry – July 29th 2009″ http://hub.tm/?zAyRF #
- ‘Routes To Music’ – an introduction to the music industry – July 29th 2009 http://post.ly/1KTI #
- On way to musoplex now #
- At Musoplex,Simon is an unresolvable triangle of pain,it’s London next then find the van game followed by try to sleep then killing joke 9am #
- http://www.myspace.com/pulledapartbyhorses fucking heavy man (via @AndyRobertsBHAM) in reply to AndyRobertsBHAM #
- Leaving Birmingham on way to London by way of m1 #
- Been listening to rhythm pigs – choke on this but now it’s melvins and lustmord – pigs of the roman empire. Loud #
- Michael Jackson’s Hair On Fire During Pepsi Commercial: The Actual Footage http://bit.ly/XHz6U (via @disinfo) in reply to disinfo #
- The world only goes round by misunderstanding. ~Charles Baudelaire #quote (via @dangerousmeme) in reply to dangerousmeme #
- Houston, We Have A Problem: Original Moonwalk Footage Erased http://bit.ly/x6yE9 (via @disinfo) in reply to disinfo #
- Belgium Punksters the Undertakers + 3 freebie @ Actress Sunday http://twitpic.com/akorq (via @BrumPunks) in reply to BrumPunks #
- Collecting killing joke and then off to Dover, Calais then Lille in France. Dour festival later tonight #
- Waiting for the others, looks like youth and Paul are the only ones that could get out of bed but I may be wrong….we’ll see #
- On the way to Dover now, all good, youth telling mad stories as usual #
- Sat at Dover just waiting to get on the boat #
- I read @unsignedguide: is the tide turning for the music biz?http://tinyurl.com/nmf88t (via @probone) in reply to probone #
- How sure are you of what you know? (via @dangerousmeme) in reply to dangerousmeme #
- It’s the wait for ferry while yellow jacket car movearounders argue over which lane next game now #
- It’s busy as hell at Dover today, all boats full at moment, holiday hell in effect, plan your journey time to include wait. It’s the weather #
- Excuse of the day- sorry the ferry is late departing today but this is due to a variety of delays. the windy weather is due to lots of wind #
- Vegan Prisoners Benefit gig @ The Wagon Tonight (with Vittles!) … http://twitpic.com/aiuk2 (via @BrumPunks) in reply to BrumPunks #
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July 17, 2009
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PEACE NEWS SUMMER CAMP – STILL TIME TO BOOK! 23-27 July, Oxfordshire
A reminder that we are a week away from The First-Ever (so far as we know) Peace News Summer Camp – book now to make sure of delicious food from Veggies of Nottingham (£8 per day).
The camp features:
War News – Iraq Afghanistan Pakistan Iran; Local anti-arms trade campaigning; Worker’s control; Trident replacement; whole camp debates on 2003 and Where Next For The Anti-War Movement; Civil liberties and freedom to protest; peace education; ‘Does Nonviolence Protect The State?’ debate; calm interventions for resistance; Anti-Militarist Network/NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Edinburgh; tripods, lock-ons and climbing workshops; short Chomsky’s Politics course; libertarian education and home ed resistance; Using the System – how activists can utilise the planning, legal and parliamentary systems; Islamophobia and the “war on terror”; and more
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‘Routes To Music’ is an informal introduction to the music industry for all those interested in increasing their potential, gaining knowledge and looking to get more involved in the many areas of the music industry.
Starting in July across the Black Country, unemployed people* can access free workshops and networking sessions focusing on numerous parts of the music industry.
If you want to look at how to develop your potential and gain con?dence through working in one of the many areas of the music business, then please come along to our introductory workshop:
PEACE NEWS SUMMER CAMP – 23-27th July, Oxfordshire
July 16, 2009
PEACE NEWS SUMMER CAMP – STILL TIME TO BOOK! 23-27 July, Oxfordshire http://www.peacenewscamp.info
A reminder that we are a week away from The First-Ever (so far as we know) Peace News Summer Camp – book now to make sure of delicious food from Veggies of Nottingham (£8 per day).
The camp features:
War News – Iraq Afghanistan Pakistan Iran; Local anti-arms trade campaigning; Worker’s control; Trident replacement; whole camp debates on 2003 and Where Next For The Anti-War Movement; Civil liberties and freedom to protest; peace education; ‘Does Nonviolence Protect The State?’ debate; calm interventions for resistance; Anti-Militarist Network/NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Edinburgh; tripods, lock-ons and climbing workshops; short Chomsky’s Politics course; libertarian education and home ed resistance; Using the System – how activists can utilise the planning, legal and parliamentary systems; Islamophobia and the “war on terror”; a poetry night for Adrian Mitchell; drawing sessions; Faith-based resistance; Nonviolence, armed self-defence and participatory democracy: lessons from the Black freedom struggle, and much much more.
There will be a kids’ area with child-friendly food at child-friendly times and plenty of evening entertainment and relaxation.
The camp is on an organic farm in Watchfield, Oxfordshire, site of the last Free Festival and the first Big Green Gathering.
It costs £15-£50 for the whole camp depending on income. Under-14s free.
Transport from Swindon station is available.
More info about the camp including detailed programme and practicalities: http://www.peacenewscamp.info
The Camp will be located in a lovely field belonging to farmer Adam Twine at Westmill Farm, Watchfield. The farm is on the B4508. It is about 5 miles outside of Faringdon and about 8 miles from Swindon.
Entrance to the camp costs £15-£50 depending on income. For under 14 year olds the camp is free. The camp is organised on a small budget by a group of volunteers – we are relying on the entrance contributions to break even so please give what you can afford.
The cost per day of 3 meals will be £8 for adults.
You can pay online at http://www.peacenewscamp.info. Please send cheques (made out to ‘Peace News’) with your name and address to Peace News, 5 Caledonian Rd, London N1 9DY. If you prefer to book by phone with a credit card, please ring the Peace News office on 020 7278 3344. Office hours Monday-Friday (except Wednesdays).
Online bookings can be made here: http://peacenews.info/webshop/index.php?category=16#product
