In December 2011, Ed Renshaw, the son of British clothes designer Margaret Howell, committed suicide following a long bout of depression. Ed was a gifted musician. He was 30. Ed, who had been playing guitar since the age of ten had a rare talent for the instrument, equally fluent in classical, jazz and other styles he had achieved international recognition and had a bright future ahead of him. Despite the mentoring and support he received from the music business, family and friends, Ed suffered from a lack of self-esteem. Set up in memory of Renshaw by his family and friends in 2012, the Ed Renshaw Award aims to help young musicians…
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Ed Renshaw Music Award
In December 2011, Ed Renshaw, the son of British clothes designer Margaret Howell, committed suicide following a long bout of depression. ‘Sad to report the death of guitarist Ed Renshaw, a guitarist able to play in a broad range of contexts from work in Alec Dankworth's Spanish Accents band and with Tony Coe, to classical repertoire and flamenco. His work abroad had taken him to Vienna, working with Peter Herbert and Franz Koglmann, and to the Loelner Philharomnie. Sandy Burnett writes: "he was a supremely talented jazz and classical guitarist. He was young - born in 1981 - and had been suffering from depression’ - London Jazz News Ed was an…
Ed Renshaw Music Award – The Albany, London. Steve Howe, Transglobal Underground feat. Natacha Atlas, Riot Jazz Brass Band, and Omar Puente
Peter Conway Management and the Albany in association with Youth Music present "Evenings for Ed" Wednesday 31 October - Saturday 3 November 2018. Featuring Steve Howe (solo), Transglobal Underground featuring Natacha Atlas, Riot Jazz Brass Band and Omar Puente. Set-up in memory of Renshaw by his family and friends in 2012, the Ed Renshaw Music Award is intended to help young musicians, aged 16 – 25, in South East London to achieve their potential. Receiving the Ed Renshaw Music Award not only helps young musicians fund their career plans with cash prizes for between £1,000 and £3,000 for the award-winners, but also provides mentoring and industry support from Peter Conway Management,…
National Children’s Remembrance Concert, Genting Arena, Birmingham, November 3rd 2018 to mark the 100th anniversary of the ending of the first World War.
More than 2500 children will be performing in the first ever National Children’s Remembrance Concert at the Genting Arena in Birmingham on November 3rd 2018 to mark the 100th anniversary of the ending of the first World War. Children from across the country will perform music, song and drama to commemorate and remember the tens of millions of civilians and combatants from across the world who died in that war including an estimated 540,000 children. The concert will pay homage to the role and sacrifices by women and non-combatants and the many millions of animals that were killed in the conflict including nearly eight million horses and mules. Large screens will…
Dr Marshmallow Cubicle – Tour Dates June 2018 – A post bloomsday celebration of James Joyce and Finnegans Wake in Amsterdam.
A Conversation with John Sinclair and Cary Loren – Saturday, March 31st 2018 at MSU Erickson Kiva (Erickson Hall, 620 Farm Lane)
Join John Sinclair and Cary Loren as they discuss the 1964 formation of the Detroit Artists’ Workshop, providing a unique glimpse into this revolutionary artistic moment. In the years between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Walk to Freedom down Woodward Ave. in July of 1963 and the Detroit Uprising of 1967, a dedicated group of artists led by John Sinclair banded together to make a difference in their community. Artifacts provided by Cary Loren, including photographs by Leni Sinclair and writing by John Sinclair are currently featured in the MSU Broad exhibition, Detroit Artists’ Workshop, on view through May 13, curated by Cary Loren with MSU Broad Associate Curator Steven L.…
What was the last record you bought on Vinyl, and when was that?
Would you enjoy becoming an Iron Man Records Patron? Do you like listening to music on Vinyl? Would you feel happy supporting the cause and contributing to the next release on Vinyl? Do you want to Immanentize the Eschaton? Are you a risk taker? To be honest, I have NO idea what questions to ask or how much to ask for. What would you be able to give? It's probably none of my business. Iron Man Records needs more Patrons and you're exactly the sort of person. You're even reading this stuff. We all spend money on nonsense. This is not nonsense. I would like to invite you to become a…
Seth Faergolzia of Dufus: Loop Paintings and European Tour 2018
Seth Faergolzia will be making his yearly round of Europe this Winter (Jan/Feb 2018) with his new album "Loop Paintings", this time with a different sort of concert. Jan 5 Bugjar (Sendoff Show!) - Rochester, NY Jan 17 East Side Tavern - Dublin, Ireland Jan 19 Black Box - Belfast, Northern Ireland Jan 20 House show - Galway, Ireland Jan 21 Waggon - Offenbach, Germany Jan 22 Benderhof - Kaiserslautern, Germany Jan 24 TiG7 - Mannheim, Germany Jan 25 House Konzert - Bochum, Germany Jan 26 House konzert - Kamen, Germany Jan 27 Haldern Pop Bar - Haldern, Germany Jan 28 Private Show - Cologne, Germany Jan 30 Die Wohngemeinschaft…
Ritual Mass Burn – 23rd October 2017, The Cockpit, London. 7pm. FREE
Burn Your Money - The Cockpit, London, NW8 8EH. October 23rd 2017 Ritual Mass Burn..... Experience the pure primal intensity of Sacrifice at the World's only annual Mass Money Burning Ritual Produced and presented by The Order of the Sacred Immolation Hosted by The Cockpit The second annual Ritual Mass Money Burning is FREE to attend. NO TICKET NEEDED. JUST TURN UP AT 7.00PM for 7.30PM START. The Service will last about an hour and will consist of scriptural readings and sermons from some very special guests. The Ritual itself will be conducted by an Iron Man Records Patron. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BURN IF YOU ATTEND. But we recommend…
Malignant Tumour, The Nerks, Police Bastard, 1000 SCARS, The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham, Wed, 27th Sept, 2017
Malignant Tumour, The Nerks, Police Bastard, and 1000 SCARS at Castle & Falcon, Birmingham Wed 27th September 2017. £8 on the door. www.punksalive.co.uk
Police Bastard + Hexed at The Black Bull, Gateshead, Friday, 22nd September. £5
Police Bastard + Hexed play at The Black Bull, Gateshead Friday 22nd September £5 Police Bastard - Confined (VINYL) A big Thank You to all of you who have ordered the VINYL or have contributed as Iron Man Records Patrons. Here's a Video you may have missed..... If you would like to buy Police Bastard - Confined on VINYL try the Iron Man Shop here If you would like to become an Iron Man Records Patron go here This record is possibly the best record the band have released to date and there are only 500 copies pressed on Vinyl..... so get one while you can.
Burn Your Money – Ritual Mass Burn: October 23rd 2017 at The Cockpit, London, NW8 8EH
Ritual Mass Burn: The Cockpit, London, NW8 8EH. October 23rd, 2017. "The Total Burn compels you. The future reaches toward your out-stretched arms. Here and now, when you gather to make sacrifice, people think you immoral or insane. But soon you will be hailed as the prophets of a new age and your actions will be proclaimed as righteous and sane. In the meantime, let our thoughts be contact." Jonathan Harris will be your Master of Ceremonies, he is also known as "The Money Burning Guy" Jon is an Iron Man Records Patron, he is the one in the picture above holding the staff. Jon is also a dangerous lunatic. Understand…
Cosmic Trigger 4th – 27th May 2017
The Play by Daisy Eris Campbell. Adapted from Robert Anton Wilson’s seminal autobiography Cosmic Trigger: The Final Secret of The Illuminati. See it at The Cockpit - Gateforth St, Marylebone, London NW8 8EH. BUY TICKETS HERE “Robert Anton Wilson’s 'Illuminatus!' had a profound effect on me and the Cosmic Trigger Play will no doubt do the same for a whole new generation.” Alan Moore, writer/author of V for Vendetta, Watchmen and Jerusalem Turn On. Tune In. Find The Others In 1976 maverick playwright and director Ken Campbell staged Robert Anton Wilson’s, Illuminatus! - a nine-hour stage play that helped launch the careers of Jim Broadbent and Bill Nighy. It also led…
Police Bastard – Confined: Death, doom, despair and TERRIFYING NOISE… discussed.
Here's part of an interview With 2 members of Police Bastard conducted by Robin Valk who spends his time writing about Music, Musicians, Music Business and Radio in the UK's West Midlands. Robin: As a bumbling young rock DJ, I covered the decline of progressive and hard rock throughout the 70s. Pub-rock rose and fell, global forces like Springsteen and Fleetwood Mac emerged, and Birmingham moved from Monsters of Metal to cross-cultural mixes, (UB40, Apache Indian, the Beat, Ruby Turner). Oh, and let’s not forget the New Romantics. On second thought, let’s. By the end of the decade, Punk Rock emerged, to be rapidly commoditised as product and fashion trend (Generation…
Police Bastard – Confined (VINYL) is available from Iron Man Records now
Police Bastard - Confined (VINYL) has arrived after many months of waiting. A big Thank You to all of you who have pre-ordered the VINYL or have contributed as Iron Man Records Patrons. I would like to acknowledge the ongoing insanity of the following and their kind financial support for this madness: Suzy Tweddle, Deborah Ritchie, Scott Roe, Margaret Calleja, Thomas Rathgeber, Dan, Lee Parsfield, Chris Scales, Muir Mathewson, Michael Howe, Jonathan Harris, Dave Barnard, Bill Fadden, Mike Burgess, Joachim Palm, Lyle Bignon, Thomas Burke, Ben Cartlidge, Matt Grimes, Toby Conyers, Chris, Andy Cavendish, Steve Wyatt, Andrew Dubber, Frank Knoblich, Vaughan Roberts, Ian Robertson, Marcus H, Seth Faergolzia, Ricky Lee, Kathryn…
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