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Southbank Centre is pleased to announce the long awaited line-up for Massive Attack’s Meltdown, Southbank Centre’s largest contemporary music festival. As Artistic Directors of this year’s Meltdown, Massive Attack take over all 21 acres of Southbank Centre - including the riverside, Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall - for nine days of concerts, DJ sets, talks, films and visual art specially chosen by Massive Attack. Massive Attack follow in the mercurial footsteps of previous Meltdown Artistic Directors John Peel, Robert Wyatt, Scott Walker, David Bowie, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Morrissey, Patti Smith and Jarvis Cocker.

WIWP Presents “Now Showing”
Exploring the Lost “Art” of the Film Poster.

COSH Gallery
Soho, London
PV: Thursday 29th May
6.30pm—9.30pm

40+ Creatives were given the task of creating their own interpretation of a Cult, Classic or Obscure film poster from the past, whether it be a literal or abstract solution. The result is Now Showing, an Art exhibition paying homage to more than 70 years of film, through the form of Prints, One Off Screen Prints and Sculptures.

Artists who’s work was on display include: Mr Ian Wright, Hellovon, Non Format, Corey Holms, Grandpeople, Marian Bantjes, Tomer Hanuka, Pure Evil, James Joyce, Michael Gillette and Many More.

For More details please visit:
www.wearitwithpride.com/current.html?#projectscurrent

Contact Darren: darren@wearitwithpride.com

Thanks to the support of: Asahi & Cosh

The Cosh Gallery is located at:

69 Berwick Street
Soho
London
W1F 8SZ

Flickr pool showing the prints

Hello everyone,

Happy 2008! Listen I haven’t posted in months because I’m renovating my lovely house and I’m knee deep in rubble.

More news soon.

Experience the unexpected, unusual and eclectic this June in Jarvis Cocker’s Meltdown festival, where the UK pop icon curates his own eight-day festival across the venues and spaces of Southbank Centre. Armed with a sharp wit, an acid tongue and a talent for capturing the moment with razor sharp lyrics, Jarvis Cocker is one of today’s best-loved rock stars. The festival opens with sets from Motorhead and Melanie and ends with a show from Jarvis himself, taking in performances from The Jesus and Mary Chain, Iggy & The Stooges and many more along the way.

John Barry? Yes please.

The South Bank Centre is illuminated this Christmas with light displays by British artist David Batchelor. Renowned for his transformations of everyday objects, Batchelor lights up the construction materials around the Royal Festival Hall giving new colourful life to pallets and bins and garlands the riverside with low-energy lights in recycled drinks containers.

The installation is on 24 hours a day.

Admission FREE.

Licorice Soul will be celebrating the launch of our new album, Working Man’s Soul, on Monday 11th December 2006 at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, London, UK.

The launch party will feature the Bob Bernard Trio live on stage, Licorice Soul DJs, comedy and many other forgotten Working Men’s Club traditions - watch this space for more details as the big day draws closer! We have only a very limited number of tickets available for this once-only event.

Working Man’s Soul Launch Party Ticket
Monday 11th December 2006, 8pm-12am
Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club
44-46 Pollard Row,
Bethnal Green,
London E2 6NB, UK

Buy Ticket!

No theme for this Turntable Cafe apart from mulled wine and bonhomie. A jazz trio will be playing Vince Guaraldi’s music from the Peanuts Christmas specials, and very special guests will be wheeled out and plied with liquor to dance and sing for our entertainment.

Some really cool events coming up at the Royal Festival Hall this winter.

7:45 pm Purcell Room
Circulus + Chrome Hoof

7:45 pm Purcell Room
Zum - Gypsy Tango Inferno

Only Connect presents the first ever live performances of two cult classic albums Histoire De Melody Nelson and L’Enfant Assassin Des Mouches from 1971 and 1972 respectively. Produced by long-time collaborator of randy iconoclast Serge Gainsbourg, composer/arranger Jean-Claude Vannier’s otherworldly string and choral arrangements are iconic of the era, and the rediscovery by a whole new generation has won him renewed acclaim.

For tonight’s World Premier event, Vannier conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus, a children’s string quintet plus the inimitable musicians Dougie Wright, Big Jim Sullivan, Herbie Flowers and Vic Flick from the original recordings.

Jarvis Cocker, Badly Drawn Boy, The Bad Seeds’ Mick Harvey and The Super Furries’ Gruff Rhys take it in turns to sing Serge for the performance of L’Histoire De Melody Nelson’ and L’Enfant Assassin des Mouches features live sound effects - including ringing bells, ticking clocks, a model helicopter, flies and even a billiards table.

Histoire de Melody Nelson
Words: Serge Gainsbourg
Music: Serge Gainsbourg and Jean Claude Vannier

L’enfant Assassin des Mouches
Music: Jean Claude Vannier
Story: Serge Gainsbourg

Produced by the Barbican in association with Finders Keepers

http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=4655