Bands confirmed for Chaos 2012, Guernsey

Confirmed so far are:
Godsized
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The Roughneck Rio
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Art Spotting

 Walking around the south bank, dodging protesters and tourists with push-chairs, we spotted Living Architecture's boat on top of the Queen Elizabeth hall at the Southbank Centre. That was enough culture for the day so we went to the Porter house to recover.

Coffee and Cigarettes

This beautiful film includes Tom Waits and Iggy Pop and the classic scene; "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil."

Matthew and The Atlas and Me

In 2010, I was lucky to perform and record with Matthew and The Atlas. I am chuffed to bits to be on a real life vinyl record! - released on Communion records.
Here are some snaps taken my friend Jamie in some dirty out of focus venue in London, during the E.P. launch.

 but listen to the lovely band and Matt's voice here on three free downloads DEADWOOD still grabs me by the balls!

and here is a making of video for "Kingdom of Your Own"

In it you can see Paul and Hugh, with whom I did the horns with on "To The North" EP and Ian Grimble who produced.

Paul Kilbey: Huff-Post/culture

Paul Kilbey reminds me that:

"Next Monday, an event at the Royal College of Music will set three of John Cage's pieces - including Etudes Boreales and Four³/Beach Birds - to new choreography. It's free; that is, there's nothing to stop you going. Or make you go. Either way. Or both."



The reason I'm trying to make this gig is because our mutual friend Katherine Tinker is curator and pianist. Here is the facebook event page.




To get you in the mood, here is Cage's Six Melodies which I have not heard before tonight, whilst reading Paul's article.

Great Food Blog

Dan's Snap Crackling Pop, is worth a look, this weekend. Lots of well tried recipes and interesting anecdotes of this London based Food Blogger. I have been to restaurants on Dan's recommendation and trust his judgement entirely, the best one being the Dim Sum place.

Video Piece from Falmouth

The New Chaos Website is up and Running

So The Chaos site is up, I’ll be checking that out for updates of who is playing this year. I'm getting excited, me! They also have a dedicated Peace Tent page.

The Oomphalapompatronium

Wow! This is going on the Christmas list.

New Mbira Academy Launched

Based in Dartington College, Devon, the Mhararano Mbira Academy will run courses in the mbira, an African instrument consisting of metal keys mounted on a wooden soundboard.
The new academy, headed by the Zimbabwean mbira player Chartwell Dutiro, will run one-off workshops as well as short practical and theoretical courses, and intensive residential courses. The aims of the academy go beyond instrumental tuition, and stretch to wider-reaching musical and social ambitions — ‘mhararano’ means ‘cross-roads’ in Shona, a language spoken in parts of Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique. Among the stated aims of the new academy are ‘supporting our planet and all life on it’, ‘practising honesty and ritual’ and ‘finding non-traditional ways of measuring outcomes’.
The next residential course is titled the ‘Zimbabwe in Devon Camp’, and takes place on 26 June to 2 July 2012.