Author: Dave
Legends of Circumstance – Resonance FM
Gareth Brookes, Legend of Circumstance, comic artist and Alternative Press organiser interviewed us for his radio programme ‘Alternative Press Half Hour’ on London’s community arts radio station, Resonance FM. You can listen to Resonance here and find and archive of the shows here Tues 18th May 10.30pm: Jimi Gherkin interviews Poet and Zine creator Jesseca…
Lovecraft
Empty Book Anxiety
As an artist it has been the tradition for me to keep sketchpads. It started at school with red and yellow A4 Daler Rowney pads which I filled with pencil drawings and acrylic paintings of Aunty Evie, Uncle Jimmy, apples, oranges, shoes and the occasional dining room chair. I enjoyed drawing and painting in these…
Things Learned from Cars and Roads
Here’s a draft of the final story I wrote for the creative writing class I’ve been attending at Birkbeck University. I’m learning more and more, but still inventing the plot as I go along, so later down the line the beginning of the story starts to feel irrelevant. This means I probably should do some…
Network – Ned Beatty tells it like it is
Mikey Georgeson – Tragicosmic
Mikey Georgeson, painter, performer and all round good egg, has an exhibition opening at Sartorial Contemporary Art in London and has asked me to write a short piece about the show. Given that Mikey’s paintings are quite slippery customers, created ‘up to but not beyond the point of understanding’, the task was an interesting one.…
Legends of Circumstance – Pete Lloyd and the Mushroom Band
Many thanks to Pete for this startling performance, it was perfect for the show. In an ideal world this would have been filmed by a pro with a HD camcorder on a tripod. We used a point and shoot digital camera held by a man on a window ledge who needed the toilet.
Legends of Circumstance – Mr Solo
Was Southampton ready? Only time will tell… A million thanks to Mr Solo for donning his cat suit and performing during the private view.
Legends of Circumstance – BUY OUR STUFF
The accompying zine to Legends of Circumstance is now available to buy right here. Just to remind you: It’s strictly imited to 200 copied, each hand numbered with a screen printed cover. Inside there are 40 pages with art work by all of the artists. There’s also writing in the form of ‘The Choked Passages…