So important for musicians of all flavours, it does need to be said, and this says it it a good way.


Article in Dying Scene by Jan Quixote, from the band The Shell Corporation.
 

13 Common Sense Guidelines for Playing In A (Punk) Band

Psilopsyb at Chaos Festival, Guernsey

Here is another taste of what's to come in the Peace Tent at this years Chaos Festival...Psilopsyb!

Chaos Festival Poster

Here is the latest poster from Greenman MCC for the Chaos Festival, here in Guernsey on the 13th till 15th of July. As I understand it, the headliner bands are still being negotiated, but we are promised an announcement will be made soon.

The organisers added,  "In addition to the dozens of bands, the field full of bikes and the biggest beer tent in Guernsey, we have at least six different food vendors supplying a great variation of food, a load of stalls selling all kinds of clothing, jewellery and other stuff plus some local bike related traders showing their wares. There is no facility for cash back on site, so stock your wallets and purses before coming down for the weekend of your life! Couple of reminders. Chaos is not a BYO event and under 18s must leave the site by midnight each day."

The Harrison Ensemble at the Round House, London

I highly recommend attending the The Harrison Ensemble performance at the Round House. I attended their performance of Cage in Motion a few months back and it were bloney marvellous. It showcased John Cage's relationship with dance, in particular his collaboration with his partner choreographer Merce Cunningham. The show I watched, had fantastic performances of Cages work with dance inspired by Cunningham, video sections of the two men taking and new works written by YBCs!


Round House Page


3rd of June - go to the Round House!

Psilopsyb coming to Guernsey

Coming down from Leeds just to play The Peace Tent at Chaos 2012, Psilopsyb! Find out more about the man and his music here on the facebooks

 

The Last Drones

Here is an old friend Matt Read, now the guitarist in The Last Drones. Their own music can be found here on Soundcloud.
You can check out their Myspace too.

Another Guernsey DJ in Competition for Glade Set

Guernsey's Alex Psymons has launched his bid to DJ at this years Glade Festival. Playing under the name EqUiLibRriuM you can listen to his mix here:

Alex's Mix on Mixcloud

Guernsey DJ in Glade Competition

Better known for flirting with BBC Radio Guernsey's JKT during Chaos festival interviews, Guernsey's Psylobster has entered Glade Festival's search for this years acts. Promoting both Glade and Mixcloud, the hosting site sponsoring it, the competition has provided a load of interesting stuff to listen to.
Give this mix a listen to first though, even though I was unable to sneak any trombone into the mix.
Psylobster's Mix on Mixcloud

and here he is in 2006

Ai Wei Wei still being harassed by Chinese Government

Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

Ai Wei Wei is still being harassed by Chinese Government. Since May last year, when the artist was disappeared, I have been following his story with interest. His is a story that I will not be able to use to find some understanding of a seemingly brutal government in a country I know little about.

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Just a Minute?

Just a Minute is one of my favorite radio shows. It has been around for thousands of years and is hosted by the suspiciously young Nicolas Parsons. One of the best exponents of the game is Paul Merton. Currently there are 5 episodes  of the show, filmed for television hosted on the BBC's  iplayer service.