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Hello all,Lots of Billy Childish related stuff for you this week starting with a very special gig -
The Beat Happening Sessions presents…
BILLY CHILDISH & THE MBE LIVE SET AND INTERVIEW+ THE RUBBISHMEN
+ THE SHE SET DJS
Monday 13th April, Proud Gallery, The Horse Hospital, Chalk Farm Rd Camden, London NW1 8AH
Hot on the heels of the Beat Happening Bash, which in 2009 saw the likes of Micachu & the Shapes, Chrome Hoof, Screaming Tea Party, Art Brut, Capitol K, Goldielocks and Bearsuit performing or spinning tracks at their monthly events at the Camden Monarch, comes the Beat Happening Sessions. Following the event’s successful launch, which saw Pete and the Pirates take to the stage for an acoustic set and live interview, The Beat Happening is proud to present the latest instalment in the shape of a true British cultural icon, in the shape of wildly prolific painter, poet and garage rock musician, Billy Childish.
The concept is simple: the band performs a live set, and then the writers of Beat Happening magazine interview the band on stage. Following the interview is a live audience q & a. What makes your favourite band tick? What inspires their lyrics? What do they prefer, jam or marmalade? Ask them yourself at the Beat Happening Sessions. The added twist is that the interview will then be published in the subsequent issue of Beat Happening magazine, one of London’s most reputable new music magazines, which in the past year has seen its pages adorned by the likes of Nick Cave, Mars Volta, Battles, Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols.
The night’s headliners are Billy Childish & The Musicians of the British Empire. Billy Childish is one of those rare things: a legend worthy of the title. Having published over forty anthologies of poetry, and founded the stuckist art movement, he has proven to be an inspiration to many luminaries of art and music; Kurt Cobain, Beck and even Kylie Minogue have cited him as an influence, and Jack White famously scrawled Billy’s name on his arms when performing with the White Stripes on Top of the Pops. With a countless number of releases, with various different bands (including Thee Headcoats, Thee Milkshakes and The Buff Medways), he has firmly established himself as one of the most important British artists of recent times. His latest band, the Musicians Of The British Empire, typifies his usual DIY garage rock approach. The band will be performing, following a live on-stage interview, and audience Q & A with Billy and the band.
Support comes from ‘Victorian punk revivalists’ The Rubbishmen. With a decidedly lo-fi ethic, heavy emphasis on tweed, and ramshackle songs about nights on the gin in the members clubs of Soho, you can expect laughs and musical incompetence galore. Rounding off the bill are East London’s favourite DJs, The She Set, who will be spinning an array of obscure garage rock, doo-wop and 60’s R n’ B numbers throughout the night.
Tickets are £8 and available from
www.beathappening.co.ukNB. To partake in the audience Q & A, you MUST first email your question, to info@beathappening.co.uk. You must mark the subject as BILLY CHILDISH Q&A, and also give your name and ticket booking reference in the email.
Doors: 7.30pm
Tickets: £8adv
+18 only
www.myspace.com/themusiciansofthebritishempirewww.myspace.com/therubbishmenwww.myspace.com/theshesetThe "Thatcher's Children" album is still available through our online shop. Click on the artwork below to order.
[image 3 300x300]Other upcoming MBE gigs:-
April 3rd - Dirty Water Club, London
April 13 - The Proud Gallery, London
April 30 - 4AD Diksmuide, Belgium
May 1st - Patronaat, Haarlem, Holland
May 2nd - Rhythm & Blues Night, Groningen, Holland
May 3rd - Rotown, Rotterdam
May 23rd - Festaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
May 30th - Barden's Boudoir, Stoke Newington, London
June 1st - Billy reading at Bishopsgate Institutue
June 5th - Dirty Water Club, London
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The Chatham Singers - Juju Claudius LP/CD (March 30th) + BBC 6Music SessionAlso The Chatham Singers 2nd album is released on the 30th March. You can pre-order yourself a copy by clicking on the artwork below.
[image 2 300x300]The Chatham Singers are also in session on the Tom Robinson show on BBC6 Music a week on Friday (March 27th)
The band will be playing a rare live appearance in Germany to promote the album:-
May 24th - Monarch Club, Berlin, Germany
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Buff Medways - 1914 / Steady The Buffs DownloadsWe're re-issuing these 2 Buff Medways albums on download only. Originally released on Graham Coxon's Transcopic label. Click on the artwork to download.
[image 4 300x300][image 5 300x300]Cheers m'dears!
Ian & Duncan
www.DAMAGEDGOODS.co.uk