Things I have heard with my ears
Margaret Salmon, Mm & Sacred Paws @ The Tramway
Live score for Margaret’s Salmon’s Mm by Sacred Paws was exciting! Mm showing Berwick Speedway lads transforming from ordinary to adonis-y over a day, reduced to 30 minutes here. Sacred Paws caused dancing and warm feelings of admiration, made even cosier by the presence of favs. L and L.
Read MoreSue Tompkins – Country Grammar
… while over the road it was like stepping back to 2004, to experience Sue’s incredible delivery of heart-jerking banalities. In a good way I mean. And Luke Fowler made a film of it.
Read MoreOresteia: This Restless House @ the Citz
Now this is more like it. Four and a half hours of angst and bloody violence. Some of row B didn’t know where to look. Utterly jaw-dropping, kinda unbelievable was the energy of this thing. Actors must be off their trollies at times, it seems impossible to climb down from this level of commitment and…
Read Moreimomus
Here are various Momus links, mostly sleeping… imomus Click Opera Early LPs to listen to and sigh are here.
Read MoreTwilight City, 1989
Made for Channel 4, Black Audio Film Collective’s Twilight City is the absolute, no question, stand-out work at the CCA’s The Sky is Falling show. Get along, get comfy and watch it all… Trailers for three other Black Audio Film Collective works here.
Read MoreBerlin Report
Ably assisted by the students of University of Cumbria Institute of the Arts, I saw some things in Berlin. A man walking a pig, for instance. I also saw a lot of art ‘n’ that. One post only, as you’ll be familiar with the itinerary… Along with the big work by big lads, the Hamburger…
Read MoreTony Bevan & Richard Youngs
Had my brain fried by Bevan and surprise (to me) guest Youngs yesterday at t’Hairdresser’s. Heard some noises I’ve never heard before. Ears actually flapped at one point – I was at 180 degrees to sax hole, I’m sure that’s the technical term. And now I think you can buy disposable, mic-ed up kazoos. Who…
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