Comments on: Bug / Flowdan / Ranking / AMS / MS

By: Statik P

Statik P — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:51:01 +0000

Q and A was not bad, MS was witty, critical and as cutting as ever. I look forward to seeing the Maffia again soon – missed the last London show at the Southbank. Lets hope they do some gigs in the UK soon!

By: paul.meme / grievous angel

paul.meme / grievous angel — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:25:02 +0000

Ah, so that was YOU at the front clearly having a VERY good time? Big up!

By: STN

STN — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:08:29 +0000

Ah, right, didn’t stay for the Q+A for some reason. How was it?

I was sat two rows in front of Mark, so got to hear his gleeful cackling at the key moments; this improved the film.

By: Statik P

Statik P — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:59:01 +0000

Yes, you’re right Paul Morley wasn’t in it, it was Simon Reynolds! MS mentioned Paul Morleys name in disgust during the Q and A session. My memory needed stitching back together after a long night out!!

By: STN

STN — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:07:35 +0000

I don’t think Paul Morley was in it, was he?

Simon Reynolds definitely was…

By: Statik P

Statik P — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:52:04 +0000

Stewart has got to be one of the all time under-rated chaos merchants of the world of music. Anyone who hasn’t got the new album `Edit’ (on Crippled Dick Hot Wax) or the Souljazz compilation that came out a couple of years back should get hold of a copy. The film is well worth seeing as it gives a good account of the character of the man and useful background to his development and influences. Mark gave a good performance form the back row whilst watching the film getting agitated at Paul Morley and shouting `post-modern wank’ during that section. As a good Bristol boy I’m obliged to `big it up’ but it is a great film and a useful addition documentaries in this area.

By: jonny mugwump

jonny mugwump — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:58:37 +0000

goddamn it man- i knew you had to be there somewhere.
i was jumping around at the front- sorry to have missed you but that certainly was one almighty Bug set wasn’t it?

By: STN

STN — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:27:25 +0000

yeah, tom’s sister, who i think is quite up on this sort of stuff, was saying how shit the promotion was.

By: John

John — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:34:40 +0000

Aw man – now I’m also pissed off that I missed the Iain Sinclair weekend at the Rio! First I’ve heard of as well!

By: Mister Trippy

Mister Trippy — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:32:13 +0000

“I have to say I was in two minds about coming out on a Tuesday night to an event which hadn’t exactly been promoted to the fullest. But it was worth it.” Glad you had a good time John. And I’m with you on not just this event but the whole of the East End Film Festival 09 – of which it was a part – not being properly promoted. I was otherwise engaged on Tuesday but only knew about Mark Stewart events because you’d blogged them. Today I blogged the screening of The London Perambulator last night at the Whitechapel Gallery, but I only knew about that because the director John Rogers had emailed me about it (at least twice, and I think sent me a Facebook invitation too). I was somewhat miffed to discovered I’d missed an Iain Sinclair weekend at the Rio (and I know Sinclair but he rarely does his own email promotions, and if I’d been doing an event for the Festival I’d have assumed they were more on the case with the promotion, so might not have done one myself). I was also rather upset to discover some of the free events I’d missed, especially the screening of the 1922 silent “Nosferatu” with live music at Spitalfields Market, since that is one of my favourite films of all time! The Rogers screening last night sold out but then he works at Vanity with Russell Brand so they understand something about promotion. With backing from The Arts Council and UK Film Council etc. you’d have thought the East End Film Festival would have been a lot better promoted! Strange!