WHEN MATTS MAKE BOOKS
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Tuesday, 21 December 2021
Friday, 12 November 2021
Thursday, 11 November 2021
Not Forgotten
In Memory of
2766529, 6th Bn., Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
who died age 20
on 24 April 1944
Son of Robert Arthur and Catherine Haddock,
of Orrell, Bootle, Lancashire.
Remembered with honour
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
RePost
Friday, 5 November 2021
ART(AD)
Not so magical is FB and Insta deciding that my artblog is spam. Now this could very well have been me posting too many links (though I didn't think there were that many and why don't they tell you how many is too much?) So many questions that of course will never be answered.
Anyway to get to the scribbles either press the pic at the top left of the page or click here
Wednesday, 3 November 2021
Tuesday, 2 November 2021
Chris Heath interview
Flagging up new ep of my podcast.
— Andrew Hankinson (@andrewhankinson) October 30, 2021
Interview with Chris Heath about his books on Pet Shop Boys and Robbie Williams.
They may not be what you think.
Includes discussion of New Journalism. https://t.co/y3qPV34tbP
Mark Stewart's Halloween Special (31/10/21)
Mark Stewart is an artist, vocalist, producer and songwriter from Bristol. As a founding member of The Pop Group, Mark Stewart & The Maffia, Stewart has remained an anarchic and pioneering figure since the punk era, a constant source of discordance amongst the frontiers of post-punk, dub, industrial and electronic music.
In a body of work driven by an explosive form of lyricism and inspired by radical politics, protest movements, theory, philosophy, technology, art and poetry, Stewart has fearlessly cultivated a revelatory collision of ideas, ideals and influences throughout an indisputably ground-breaking and seditious career
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Mark can also be heard on this mix:
BOMBART: GRAHAM DUFF PRESENTS 'THE MISSING HORRORS'A one hour sound collaboration between writer, actor and director Graham Duff and artist/musician Peter Harris including contributions from Cosey Fanni Tutti (Throbbing Gristle), Colin Newman & Graham Lewis (Wire), Saul Adamczewski (Fat White Family), Sheila Ellis, Stephen Thrower, Dorothy Max Prior, Matt Shaw, Malka Spigel, Misha Begley, Jamaican toaster Prince Hammer and trumpet and trombone from David Fullwood and David Andrews. And all the regular BOMBART collaborators Fritz Catlin (23 Skidoo), artist/composer Saron Hughes, Aloha Dead, and vocals from BOMBART partner Mark Stewart (The Pop Group). And most poignantly of all, some of the final recordings from the genius and Harris's long term collaborator Lee "Scratch" Perry (rest in power)
Friday, 29 October 2021
Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Friday, 22 October 2021
Thursday, 21 October 2021
70%
We've officially hit 70% fully vaccinated.
— Dan Andrews (@DanielAndrewsMP) October 20, 2021
Because of everything Victorians have done, tomorrow we can start getting back to the things we love.
Thank you Victoria - I'm so proud. pic.twitter.com/ku3q5KJGWz
HA!
Multiple peer-reviewed studies indicate that our collective move toward computers for communication has generally weakened the hand muscles we use for handwriting, but strengthened those we use to jerk off.
— Marc Masters (@Marcissist) October 20, 2021
Brion Gysin
I do wish I had tho.
So kids! the message from this old man is don't think about it, just DO IT!
Be tHere Mix
Tracklist:
1
Music Is Love - David Crosby
2
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - Elvis Costello
3
Be There - Low
4
Nomadic Revery (All Around) - Bonnie Prince Billy
5
There She Goes - The La's
6
The Straight And Narrow - Spiritualized
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Crazy World - Brinsley Schwarz
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We Shall Live Again - The Felice Brothers
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Valentina - HTRK
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Is This All There Is - Nanci Griffith
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I Can't Black It Out If I Wake Up And Remember - Richmond Fontaine
12
I Won't Slip Up - The Delines
Jesse Rae & The Strange Parcels (+Akabu) - Jacob's Pillow (dubbed in over raw unedited On-U Sound Tour film 1992/3)
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Oh I wish I could get back to Glasgow for this
Saturday, 16 October 2021
The Missing Horrors: Sat Oct 16th 7pm GMT (Radio Alhara)
Including the final recordings the mighty Lee 'Scratch' Perry was working on when he died.
With contributions from Cosey Fanni Tutti, Pop Group maverick Mark Stewart, reggae toaster Prince Hammer, Colin Newman and Graham Lewis of Wire, vocalist Sheila Ellis, members of Fat White Family, Minimal Compact, 23 Skidoo, and many more.
Peter Harris: Bombart mastermind and multi-instrumentalist, has assembled these recordings, to create the wildest 60 minutes of music, singing, chanting and spoken word you're ever likely to hear!
Full line up of contributors:
Saul Adamczewski - keyboards/synths
Dave Andrews - trombone
Misha Begley - electronics
Fritz Catlin - drums/percussion/flute/synth/bowed bass
Thom Driver - mix
Graham Duff - texts/spoken word
Sheila Ellis - vocals
Cosey Fanni Tutti - spoken word
Dave Fullwood - trumpet/cornet/trombone
Prince Hammer - toasting
Peter Harris - musical director/producer
Saron Hughes - piano/synths
Graham Lewis - vocals
Dorothy Max Prior - spoken word
Colin Newman - spoken word
Lee Perry - vocals
Matt Shaw - electronics
Malka Spigel - spoken word
Mark Stewart - vocals
Stephen Thrower - electronics/spoken word
Hazel Turnock - vocals
Here's a preview featuring Lee Perry, Mark Stewart and Fritz Catlin
It's NOT Rocket Science
...and a few hours after posting the above this news broke...probably will not alter the availability on the street at all
Annie, get yer gun!
Thanks NorryAnnie, get yer gun!
— Lost Glasgow (@LostGlasgow) October 15, 2021
When famous American sharpshooter Annie Oakley visited Glasgow with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, in 1891, she had a special, tartan outfit made, and was photographed wearing it, at the Watson & Wilson Studios, in Jamaica Street. pic.twitter.com/dgJxakdgWq
Friday, 15 October 2021
Scribbling stories
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Other recent marks on paper
Time To Die/Bladerunner
Maybe Tomorrow
Time Is An Illusion
She Is Still Around
Love Is The Key
The Skidoo scribbles I posted the other day will be winging their way over to Fritz in the UK early next week (the best place for them and they will be happy beside the sea) and when mutual friend Bill liked the post on FB I thought I'd make a scribble for him too utilising the name 994 Engineers that he worked under back in the day.
I was just thinking then that it really is so good that we are all still alive and in contact with each other
Finally a wee notebook to collect the red scribbles that I make.
I made the RED logo using a chopstick that I turned into a nib and red food dye as the ink.
Hey I'm poor and it's cheap
I cut out the design on one of those colour cards that you pick up in Paint outlets. It was a bugger to cut out esp without fresh sharp scalpel blades and the red overlay is more to stop it coming off the cover due to the rubbish but cheap glue I use
(Memo to self: must get some fixative spray)
Now you will get what I give you! I didn't mind doing this one tho for my friend Anthony. He wanted that inspirational quote from Lennon about life & making plans.
I nodded and kept my mouth shut.
Also I didn't mention The Great Windex Disaster Of 2021 did I? 
Monday, 11 October 2021
Rip Rig & Panic - Storm The Reality Asylum
Video by the wonderful Panni Bharti who also did the artwork for The Woodentops
Sunday, 10 October 2021
Saturday, 9 October 2021
Can Live Archive #2 Coming Early December
The 2nd in the new series of Can (@SpoonRecords) live album releases, Can Live in Brighton 1975, will be released on 03.12.21 on ltd ed 3x gold vinyl & 2x CD, both in a gatefold sleeve with booklet.
— Mute (@MuteUK) October 6, 2021
💿 Pre-order & listen to an excerpt here: https://t.co/rtVJG6vczv pic.twitter.com/lHInMRTRrV
Thursday, 7 October 2021
Cool
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DD NEWS....
— Drew Mulholland (@mulhollandrew) October 6, 2021
Delia once very kindly send me ideas for a graphic score she has worked on but abandoned in the 60's. I have 5 ltd ed A4 art prints for sale. DM for dedetails. fhttps://hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2019/05/17/delia-derbyshire-drew-mulholland-and-three-antennas-in-a-quarry/ pic.twitter.com/cJhkZ4Elr4
Morrissey (1979)
My friend Neil’s Auntie Susan just dug out these previously unseen photos of being out on the town with Morrissey. Fabulous. 1979. #Morrissey #MozArmy pic.twitter.com/mSqMbR0IsI
— Dave Haslam (@Mr_Dave_Haslam) October 6, 2021
Searching
Sad news from @DexysOfficial this morning that Anthony O’Shaughnessy, the boy pictured on the cover of Searching For The Young Soul Rebels, has died. Here’s a 2010 news report featuring him and Kevin Rowland discussing the photo, which was taken in 1971https://t.co/60facGqq7H pic.twitter.com/lw9a4J6IyB
— Birmingham 81 (@Birmingham_81) October 7, 2021
Upcoming On-U Sound releases
MASSIVE ON U READY?!
Things are wrapping up in the On-U Sound Records studio! The long awaited Horace Andy album will be released in 2022 and is titled "Midnight Rocker". Just as "Rainford" was accompanied by "Heavy Rain", this new Horace Andy album will have a Dub follower as well, most likely named "Sleepy Dub Session". And if you can read between the (blue) lines you might get an idea of what is yet hidden behind the veil
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Also on the line to be released around the same time is Pay It All Back vol.8! I will go into the details about this album later in another topic, but for what I have heard from it so far I am thrilled!
But there is more!
The amazing new African Head Charge album is as good as finished and the new Tack>>Head is well on it's way as too!
Peter Gabriel's Real World records will release the also (very) long awaited "Dub No Frontiers".
Dub Syndicate ft. Ital Horns is also ready and waiting for a release date.
New albums from Jeb Loy Nichols and Creation Rebel are still being worked on and for what I heard of it you won't be disappointed!
On the next Dub Distraction show (by yours truly) you can hear some of the to-be-released stuff already. That is Friday 29 October from 18:00 CET (17:00 UK time) https://radiopatapoe.nl/
Also keep on checking out the Monthly ON.U Sound Sunday Roast from David Asher who's shows always has sneak previews, unreleased rarities, odd mixes and more!
SOMETHING NICE IS GONNA HAPPEN TO YOUR EARS
Via Ernesto
Monday, 4 October 2021
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