Playing some tunes alongside a varied selection of other people. Taking place at Ramparts, 15-17 Ramparts Street, London E1 2LA. 7pm-2am 7-9PM: -workers from the Enfield factory will speak about the occupation and their ongoing dispute with Ford -screening of the Reel News film and images from the occupation. 9PM-2AM: live music and DJs -Half …
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Film: On/ Off – Mark Stewart from the Pop Group to the Maffia (World Premiere) The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Mark Stewart and Toni Schifer conducted by Mark Fisher, (K-Punk, The Wire). Tues 28th April, 7.30pm Genesis Cinema, 93-95 Mile End road, E1 4UJ, LONDON http://www.genesiscinema.co.uk/ http://www.eastendfilmfestival.com/index.php?/programme/C16/#onoff Gig: Following the screening …
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Audio Poverty » Event. I’ll be talking on “Misadventures in music blogging” at this festival, as well as chairing another talk and DJ-ing alongside Olaf Karnik (who has written a book on soundsystem culture in Germany) at the closing party. I’m very excited at being able to attend – the other participants include Kodwo Eshun, …
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‘Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry – burning down the Ark’ with Henk Targowski Saturday 29th November – 5pm Housmans Bookshop 5 Caledonian Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9DX http://www.housmans.com/ Black Ark photo by Peter Dean Rickards, afflictedyard.com Reggae producer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry is one of modern music’s undisputed legends; his groundbreaking production techniques proving hugely influential to …
Solution Sounds Benefit Session 15 November 2008 Silent Whispers 21-23 Sedgwick Street Homerton E9 11pm – 6am £8.00 An update on the case, via Hackney Solidarity Group Bailiffs abandoned plans to take possession of Spirits shop on Monday (03/11/08) after a rally of local supporters collected on Broadway Market to show their support for one …
Datacide is a magazine which emerged out of the more political techno subcultures in Europe in the 1990s. It has been characterized as a breakcore magazine but its sonic spectrum also covers industrial, speedcore, ragga jungle, dubstep, mash ups etc. But it is the political and cultural aspects which are most interesting for me – they …
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