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Thursday, 11 November 2010

I used to be good at this malarky. Some things I have collected in the last week or so,



Putting the Merriment in experiment.http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/w023n/

Wallace and Gromit explore the mysteries behind man's fascination with flight.
 I tried uploading but no luck for now.
A little film of me performing which has been featured in my current exhibition in The Holden Gallery Cafe from 2nd-12th November, about struggling with Identity who is the actual author of artwork, and how all art is an extension of the artist. I highlighted flaws in a humourous way, and focused on what makes me different to Edwyn, some work is obviously about Edwyn, others are more, influenced by my own upbringing, all the work has a relevance to each, other, photographs from the exhibition and all the films included will be up on here with the blurb.

I am fortunate to be busy at the moment, I am showing work in Sand Bar, Fuel, The Art Corner, selling some in Afflecks hopefully, all pieces which are connected I like cafe culture, so wanted to do work which would suit these places, so have some drawings which I am showing in all these, sketches I do in pen, which are poetic illustrations of sorts, they all tie together the performance.

Evidence for all these exhibitions and other projects will be here, I am also working on the Logo and Flyers for my Friend Simon's night Grey Lantern, at Gullivers which is turning in to a thriveing new venue.
How ever today was supposed to be my dissertation day, all I did was work on some songs, email some networking oppurtunities, and watch all sorts of nonsence and good stuff some links In this post, I have a little eco streak sometimes, and the hippees eco home on Grand Designs was fancy. 

A talent I behold is one of baking, I can bake amazing cakes, so whilst making cakes today, I listened to all sorts of Led Zeppelin.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW_WLxseq0o
I like the passion and raw power behind what they did, also that you can still hear the blues through it.
Bjork is one of people who I would like to be, a little odd, singing off key sometimes, it doesn't matter some of what she does is perfect, this is perfection for me 

A group of ladies, who absolutely rescued what could have been a tramatic summer of heart Break were Mountain Man, they do the simple, D.I.Y folk, three ladies singing harmonies, really cut back, simplicity, you can hear the fragility and humour in what they do I love them, they have this one song which makes my whole body tremble in awe, I saw them at The Deaf Institute, and then at Green Man Festival, they ended up playing the smallest stage but, were incredible, so honest, just brilliant, this was a sound which underlined a moment in my life were I went, I really think everything is now new again, I will forget, all the heartbreak which will probably help write all the hit singles people love melodrama, and meloncholy Forget all that and just be enthralled by the beauty of simplicity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TIccEXZQ1s

Also in that weekend at Green Man in August I was part of this, 10000 people in joyful unison singing about death. The Flaming Lips really put on a show.


Efterklang are brilliant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_PM6aLAwEw&feature=channel

Taken from Efterklang's video session recorded at VEGA, Copenhagen for 4AD Sessions [ more at http://4ad.com/sessions ], 'I Was Playing Drums' is taken from the outfit's album Magic Chairs, available here: http://bit.ly/dBHIpM. Director: Iain Forsyt


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQszoQJT0Tc

The 1966 Stax-Volt European Tour contains performance footage of the first major multi city tour of America's R&B superstars. Superb performances by Sam & Dave and Otis Redding hypnotized the European kids again opening up new audiences for them and propelling them to stardom. Features Booker




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sshhhh quiet Kevin.http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/vt1xp/

The show looks at flying penguins in Germany, and self-cooling houses in Malawi.

Arcade Fire crowd me in a lift I fall in love a little cry a little tear and make a big out loud ROAR now they have my attention I can let them know how much the suburbs means to me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-5XK-2Ufd4

Arcade Fire play "Neon Bible" and "Wake Up" near Place de La Madeleine in Paris, France Read the whole article and see more videos here: http://www.blogotheque.net/Arcade-Fire,2868 "The creation of Take Away Shows is linked to Arcade Fire. Before the cancellation... of their European Tour, Arcad


 

 

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