Morning all!
Thank you all for coming to see Richard Dawson and Dope Body so far this
week, two tremendous concerts, I hope you agree! We’re not letting up though as
tonight we have a show at the Montague Arms for Australian jangle merchants RAT
COLUMNS, with H. GRIMACE and ATHENS in support, sounds 100% dreamy!
Then on Saturday afternoon we’re extremely lucky to have MARTIN NEWELL,
known for his spotless solo career alongside his lo-fi escapades with CLEANERS
FROM VENUS, visit London for the first time in decades. Taking place at St
Giles In The Fields, at the end of Denmark Street where Martin used to live, his
‘Golden Afternoon’ will involve a variety of performances on guitar and piano,
accompanied by yarns, poetry, cakes and tea. Looks set to be a very unique experience,
I cannot wait. More words to follow on both of those winning events, along with
a newly announced listing for the illustrious post-punk outfit MAXIMUM JOY
next month, I know! What a party that’ll be!
In other news, this time of a label hue, we’re releasing the debut 7”
from TERRY tomorrow, look out shops! Focusing on their own brand of
misshapen glam pop, Melbourne’s finest have written some extraordinarily catchy
songs, so its with pride that we finally get to share them with the world,
click the photo below to hear a track, you can also find the record for £4 in
our webshop here too: http://upsettherhythm.bigcartel.com/
Thanks for reading!
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RAT COLUMNS
H. GRIMACE
ATHENS
Thursday
17 September
Montague
Arms, 289 Queen's Rd, New Cross Gate, SE14 2PA
7.30pm | £6 |
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/325345
RAT COLUMNS is the project of
Perth native David West, who is also the man behind chic electronic project
Lace Curtain. Over the years he’s also played in Total Control and Rank/Xerox
too. Rat Columns make beautifully sad, subdued jangle punk, packed with kinetic
riffs, woozy synths and rhythms that sound like the landscape rushing by in a
rush of haze. West is a nimble extractor of momentary melodies, an ambient-pop
balladeer, a lover of unashamed shoegaze bliss-outs. After two LPs on Smart Guy
Records and R.I.P. Society Records, this year has seen West release a pair of
sublime 12” EPs on ADAGIO830 and Blackest Ever Black.
http://ratcolumns.tumblr.com/
H. GRIMACE are a dream punk trio from Homerton, London. Last year they released their debut 10”through their own 7 Eye imprint. Opening track ‘Lands of Gold and Green’ is a carefully constructed atmospheric track, typical of the bands mature approach to songwriting. Frontwoman Hannah Gledhill’s voice is showcased on this track her dusky vocals building to an unusual vocal harmony which soars above the subtly interlaced melodies developed during the tracks’ chorus.
https://h-grimace.bandcamp.com/
ATHENS play sparse, sometimes dissonant post-punk. Spiky, tightly wound interlocking guitar parts weave around acerbic vocals, thudding basslines and pounding drums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xp3f-9HZpc
H. GRIMACE are a dream punk trio from Homerton, London. Last year they released their debut 10”through their own 7 Eye imprint. Opening track ‘Lands of Gold and Green’ is a carefully constructed atmospheric track, typical of the bands mature approach to songwriting. Frontwoman Hannah Gledhill’s voice is showcased on this track her dusky vocals building to an unusual vocal harmony which soars above the subtly interlaced melodies developed during the tracks’ chorus.
https://h-grimace.bandcamp.com/
ATHENS play sparse, sometimes dissonant post-punk. Spiky, tightly wound interlocking guitar parts weave around acerbic vocals, thudding basslines and pounding drums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xp3f-9HZpc
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MARTIN NEWELL -
‘THE GOLDEN AFTERNOON’
Three sets of
music, poetry and yarns!
Saturday 19 September
St Giles In The Fields, 60 St Giles High Street, Covent Garden, WC2H
8LG
MARTIN NEWELL is a purveyor of ingenious pop music.
His music is refracted from late 60s rock only shot through with invention from
the rough-and-ready explosion of DIY tape releases in 80s Britain. As a
songwriter, he’s right up there with Syd Barrett and Ray Davies, capturing a
peculiar Englishness that’s very much his own. It is argued that he has never
got the commercial success he deserved, but while this may or may not be true
he continues to make and sell good records with a degree of international
acclaim.
‘The Golden Afternoon’ promises a glorious spell of autumnal dazzle spent in the company of the inestimable Martin Newell (of Cleaners From Venus, Brotherhood Of Lizards, Stray Trolleys, Plod), featuring two sets of music on guitar and piano, poetry, tales about Denmark Street (where Martin lived for some time in the 80s when working in Tin Pan Alley), as well as ample tea vs cake provisions. This is an extremely rare occurrence as ‘The Golden Afternoon’ has never visited London before and Martin’s musical performances in London over the last few decades can be counted on one hand.
Martin started his career in music aged 19 when he joined an Essex glam-rock band called The Mighty Plod as a singer and gigged in rough clubs, pubs and colleges for the next two years. In his early twenties he joined a hard rock/prog band from Ipswich called Gypp and gigged in the UK as well as touring northern Germany several times. In 1979, he won his first record contract and shortly afterwards his first single ‘Young Jobless / Sylvie In Toytown’ was released, first on an indie label and then with Liberty Records. In the 1980s he formed the anarchic and wonderfully offbeat Cleaners From Venus, who after much defiance of music biz convention, signed to a London record company and began making proper records which were well reviewed and well-received. He began co-writing songs with Captain Sensible in 1986, a relationship which endures to some extent to this day. In 1989 he and his friend Nelson, now of New Model Army formed The Brotherhood of Lizards, were signed to make an album and proceeded to promote it, touring the record by bicycle. This led to many TV appearances and some notoriety and amusement in the media. In 1993, with XTC's Andy Partridge in the producer's chair Martin made what was to become his most successful album ‘The Greatest Living Englishman’.
Now in his mid-50s, with an abiding suspicion of commercial convention and arts authorities he remains in north Essex, where he continues to write poems, songs and books at a rate which sometimes surprises even the people who know him. His Selected Poems which came out in 2008 was given an enthusiastic and detailed foreword by Professor Germaine Greer. ‘This Little Ziggy’ his rock memoir is due to be re-published at time of writing. As poet-in-residence for The Sunday Express he writes a weekly pop-poem for the newspaper as well as occasional features for them. He is also a columnist for The East Anglian Daily Times for whom he writes a page The Joy of Essex each week.
After a thorough retrospective of Martin’s work with Cleaners From Venus, Captured Tracks have recently released a ‘best of’ his more recent work entitled ‘Teatime Assortment’. Martin has also re-recorded his classic song ‘Denmark Street’ in honour of this one -off show, holding a very central place in Martin’s heart, being where most of the Cleaners albums were breathed into life. Come see the ‘Wild Man of Wivenhoe’ wade through his waking memories of the West End, this will prove very special indeed!
http://www.martinnewell.co.uk/
‘The Golden Afternoon’ promises a glorious spell of autumnal dazzle spent in the company of the inestimable Martin Newell (of Cleaners From Venus, Brotherhood Of Lizards, Stray Trolleys, Plod), featuring two sets of music on guitar and piano, poetry, tales about Denmark Street (where Martin lived for some time in the 80s when working in Tin Pan Alley), as well as ample tea vs cake provisions. This is an extremely rare occurrence as ‘The Golden Afternoon’ has never visited London before and Martin’s musical performances in London over the last few decades can be counted on one hand.
Martin started his career in music aged 19 when he joined an Essex glam-rock band called The Mighty Plod as a singer and gigged in rough clubs, pubs and colleges for the next two years. In his early twenties he joined a hard rock/prog band from Ipswich called Gypp and gigged in the UK as well as touring northern Germany several times. In 1979, he won his first record contract and shortly afterwards his first single ‘Young Jobless / Sylvie In Toytown’ was released, first on an indie label and then with Liberty Records. In the 1980s he formed the anarchic and wonderfully offbeat Cleaners From Venus, who after much defiance of music biz convention, signed to a London record company and began making proper records which were well reviewed and well-received. He began co-writing songs with Captain Sensible in 1986, a relationship which endures to some extent to this day. In 1989 he and his friend Nelson, now of New Model Army formed The Brotherhood of Lizards, were signed to make an album and proceeded to promote it, touring the record by bicycle. This led to many TV appearances and some notoriety and amusement in the media. In 1993, with XTC's Andy Partridge in the producer's chair Martin made what was to become his most successful album ‘The Greatest Living Englishman’.
Now in his mid-50s, with an abiding suspicion of commercial convention and arts authorities he remains in north Essex, where he continues to write poems, songs and books at a rate which sometimes surprises even the people who know him. His Selected Poems which came out in 2008 was given an enthusiastic and detailed foreword by Professor Germaine Greer. ‘This Little Ziggy’ his rock memoir is due to be re-published at time of writing. As poet-in-residence for The Sunday Express he writes a weekly pop-poem for the newspaper as well as occasional features for them. He is also a columnist for The East Anglian Daily Times for whom he writes a page The Joy of Essex each week.
After a thorough retrospective of Martin’s work with Cleaners From Venus, Captured Tracks have recently released a ‘best of’ his more recent work entitled ‘Teatime Assortment’. Martin has also re-recorded his classic song ‘Denmark Street’ in honour of this one -off show, holding a very central place in Martin’s heart, being where most of the Cleaners albums were breathed into life. Come see the ‘Wild Man of Wivenhoe’ wade through his waking memories of the West End, this will prove very special indeed!
http://www.martinnewell.co.uk/
Your support is
always appreciated, looking forward to seeing you soon!
UPSET THE RHYTHM
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UPSET THE RHYTHM /////
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UPCOMING SHOWS \\\\\
RAT COLUMNS
H. GRIMACE
ATHENS
Thursday
17 September
Montague
Arms, 289 Queen's Rd, New Cross Gate, SE14 2PA
7.30pm | £6 |
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/325345
MARTIN NEWELL -
‘THE GOLDEN AFTERNOON’
Three sets of
music, poetry and yarns!
Saturday 19 September
St Giles In The Fields, 60 St Giles High Street, Covent Garden, WC2H
8LG
PC WORSHIP
HOUSEWIVES
TAR POOLING
Thursday
24 September
DIY
Space For London, Unit 1, 96-101 Ormside St, South Bermondsey, SE15 1TF
8pm
| £5 Members & Guests | Tickets on the door, become a member of DIYSFL
here: http://diyspaceforlondon.org/
TROPICAL TRASH
PERSPEX FLESH
APOSTILLE
Friday
25 September
DIY
Space For London, Unit 1, 96-101 Ormside St, South Bermondsey, SE15 1TF
8pm
| £5 Members & Guests | Tickets on the door, become a member of DIYSFL
here: http://diyspaceforlondon.org/
TO LIVE AND SHAVE IN LA
CASUAL SECT
CLAIRE
Sunday 27 September
In collaboration with Café OTO, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL
8pm | £10 | http://tinyurl.com/q26dany
Sunday 27 September
In collaboration with Café OTO, 22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, E8 3DL
8pm | £10 | http://tinyurl.com/q26dany
MATANA ROBERTS
‘Coin
Coin Chapter Three’
ERIC CHENAUX
Tuesday 6 October
OSLO, 1a Amhurst
Road, Hackney Central, E8 1LL
AARON DILLOWAY
SISSY SPACEK
SISSY SPACEK
MOOR MOTHER GODDESS
Tuesday 13 October
Café OTO, 22 Ashwin
Street, Dalston, E8 3DL
8pm | £10 | http://tinyurl.com/nuz7eot
THE SPACE LADY
MELTING HEARTS
Wednesday 14 October
The Old Baths, 80 Eastway, Hackney Wick, London, E9 5JH
NORMIL
HAWAIIANS
Saturday 24 October
The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd, Angel, N1 9JB
MAXIMUM JOY
JD TWITCH (OPTIMO / DJ Set)
BULLION (DJ Set)
Tuesday
27 October
The
Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Rd, Angel, N1 9JB
7.30pm
| £12 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/333706
PROTOMARTYR
WITCHING WAVES
TENSE MEN
Monday 2 November
The Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Rd, Dalston, E8 3AS
7.30pm | £8 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/331014
WITCHING WAVES
TENSE MEN
Monday 2 November
The Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Rd, Dalston, E8 3AS
7.30pm | £8 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/331014
SHANNON AND THE CLAMS
THE CREEPING IVIES
Wednesday
11 November
OSLO, 1a Amhurst
Road, Hackney Central, E8 1LL
MIKAL CRONIN
Tuesday
17 November
Scala,
275 Pentonville Road, King´s Cross, London, N1 9NL
CALVIN JOHNSON
Wednesday 18 November
The Tin Tabernacle, 12-16 Cambridge Avenue, Kilburn, NW6 5BA
7pm | £10 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/330306
Wednesday 18 November
The Tin Tabernacle, 12-16 Cambridge Avenue, Kilburn, NW6 5BA
7pm | £10 | http://www.wegottickets.com/event/330306
