March 08
Friday, March 21, 2008
Good evening, we are The Fall. Still the white crap that talks back. Their relentless assault on ephemera and pretence rolls on. We need Mark E Smith more than ever, especially in a world where Boris Johnson is almost to be taken seriously and Hilary Clinton may yet get to the White House despite her unforgivable dress sense. 
These guys are good, and they do live shows for free in Barcelona parks. They are hugely talented and the stuff they do is rich and current. They just turn up and paint over last weeks masterpiece, and create a new one in an afternoon.
So why can't they get a grant and go to art school instead of wasting their lives on the street?
Well, they probably will. They are young, driven and dedicated (those spray cans cost money), and their talent should be allowed to blossom. At art school they will be able to throw all that pointless representational stuff in the trash can, learn to talk post-modernist bollocks so they can pass exams, and write theses that develop pointless abstract ideas into pointless dead ends. Then they'll be able to get proper jobs as ticket attendants or bus drivers. And become old and cynical. Like me.
It's a great free show though, if you can stand the tension. Just watch out for the mild-mannered individuals hanging about on the park benches behind...they may be keen to engage you in conversation.
So why can't they get a grant and go to art school instead of wasting their lives on the street?
Well, they probably will. They are young, driven and dedicated (those spray cans cost money), and their talent should be allowed to blossom. At art school they will be able to throw all that pointless representational stuff in the trash can, learn to talk post-modernist bollocks so they can pass exams, and write theses that develop pointless abstract ideas into pointless dead ends. Then they'll be able to get proper jobs as ticket attendants or bus drivers. And become old and cynical. Like me.
It's a great free show though, if you can stand the tension. Just watch out for the mild-mannered individuals hanging about on the park benches behind...they may be keen to engage you in conversation.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
The Fall + I, LUDICROUS - it's a lo-fi-fest
Godlike genius Mark E. Smith has requested that I, Ludicrous support The Fall on the their forthcoming UK tour. I, Ludicrous will be playing with the mighty Fall starting on:
4 March - The Robin, Bilston, near Wolverhampton. 01902 401211
Godlike genius Mark E. Smith has requested that I, Ludicrous support The Fall on the their forthcoming UK tour. I, Ludicrous will be playing with the mighty Fall starting on:
4 March - The Robin, Bilston, near Wolverhampton. 01902 401211
Friday, February 29, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Sunday, December 09, 2007
And darkness was upon the deep...
Really it's grim up north in December, and it's raining so much I'm thinking of building an ark, just in case. This is the first time since 2004 that I've had to put up with it, having been in either Thailand or Laos the last 2 Decembers. Back in 2004, I had just been to Jordan for 3 weeks the preceding November, but December was grim and in January 2005 I gave in and went to the Red Sea for some diving.
A scheme is brewing along the same lines...after all you have to keep your oar in. the PADI rescue diver course might just be the antidote needed...
Really it's grim up north in December, and it's raining so much I'm thinking of building an ark, just in case. This is the first time since 2004 that I've had to put up with it, having been in either Thailand or Laos the last 2 Decembers. Back in 2004, I had just been to Jordan for 3 weeks the preceding November, but December was grim and in January 2005 I gave in and went to the Red Sea for some diving.
A scheme is brewing along the same lines...after all you have to keep your oar in. the PADI rescue diver course might just be the antidote needed...
Friday, October 26, 2007
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