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29/01/2010

Here are a few things to help


with the recent  passing of JD Salinger: 

firstly you can read all of his stories (even those which are uncollected) HERE (thanks to Jess Higgins for the tip-off) and tributes and ruminations on the great man and his legacy from AM HOMES and DAVE EGGERS.
secondly you can get excited about this poster and the amazing show that it was made to publicise. Thanks to Lucy Jones for this ray of light:

Thirdly there is this video, which gives rise to smiles for about a million reasons:

Fourthly is the news that MUSEUMS  number one is almost ready and is looking absolutely beautiful. Basically it consists of a giant (11 1/2" x 11 1/2 ") art book, 3 screen-printed posters, an exclusive new 30+ page comic by David Bailey  and a compilation tape that we made with some of our favourite bands in the whole world---- NISENNENMONDAI, LA LA VASQUEZ, PIECE WAR, GIRLS NAMES, SAD HORSE, TY SEGALL, VERONICA FALLS, YELLOW FEVER, FORMER BULLIES, IRMA VEP, SIC ALPS, ROLLIN HUNT, ASSASSINS 88, BEACHNIKS, GOLDEN GRRLS, READING RAINBOW, TIGHTSUCKS, WAITERS, PICASTRO and SILK FLOWERS. It is a serious and fun document detailing the music we care about. It will be C.O.A.T -005. We've been working on it for so long and we cannot wait to share it with the world. We are honoured and privileged to be able to make this and for it to accompany such a sweet and radical publication. Pre-sale and Launch Party/Exhibition details forthcoming.
C.O.A.T-006 will be the new NEIL BURRELL album  'YOU HAVE REACHED...OUTER SPACE' which offers a heavier and more twisted psychedelia than anything else around. Much more forthcoming, wish we could disclose it all now but that's enough for one day.
To play us out Tom Settle at Manchester Zap at islington mill- Thanks to Barry Dean for capturing this rare and special performance of a deep and heavy improvisation that would perfectly serve as a requiem for JD:

26/01/2010

Waiters tapes hit phase two



We're onto Laetitia's batch of mini-masterpieces- 5 paintings with collage cut into 25 different tape covers before being hand- stamped. If you were to order the WAITERS tape 'HATERS' now, it is one of these that you shall receive. Do not snooze, these will not stick around for long. Also all orders shipped in the next few days will come with one of these for free. 

Its a cd with one song from each of our first four releases, all of which are still available by clicking one of the images to the right-----> Former Bullies  'Greetings' is very nearly sold out. Later in the week we will be able to announce the next few releases scheduled as well as one more 'last-ever' gig.

07/01/2010

Here is the 2009th year of our lord in list form



Laetitia's List (in no particular order):
  • Silk Flowers gig at the corner
  • Secret Life Of Us seasons 2-4
  • Lucy's Caramel and Macadamia Cheesecake
  • Frederik the Cat
  • Nisennenmondai at Islington Mill
  • Chain & the Gang record
  • Richard Serra sculptures 
  • Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti at the Deaf Institute
  • Former Bullies at Islington Mill 
  • The Sopranos box set
  • Times New Viking record
  • Good Grief shop!
  • Irma Vep
  • Perry's Tomato Gravy
  •  the film 'Mutual Appreciation' 
  • Waiters at the Corner
  • Single Ladies by Beyonce
  • Beyonce Live in Los Angeles
  • Decades by Joy Division
  • Ceylon Tea
  • Mad Men series 2
  • The Films of the Maysles Brothers
  • Sonia Delaunay Paintings
  • White Ribbon by Michael Haneke
  • Pintxos- Ham on bread- Basque-style
  • Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
  • Raymond Pettibon Book


Perry's Lists:
LIVE things
  • Young At Heart Chorus at RNCM
  • Marina Abramovich Presents... At Whitworth Art Gallery
  • Nisennenmondai at Islington Mill
  • Silk Flowers at the Corner
  • Mika Miko(R.I.P) at Manchester Academy
  • Times New Viking and Haunted Graffiti at Urbis
Books (not necessarily new, but studied and loved)
  • Jack Survives by Jerry Moriarty (buenaventura press)
  • Dogwalker by Arthur Bradford (Knopf) Thanks to Matthias  for the recommendation
  • Running Dog, Players, End Zone by Don DeLillo (Knopf)
  • 60 Stories by Donald Barthelme
  • The Stories of John Cheever (the big red book)
  • Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
  •  In The Sweet Bye & Bye by Margaret Kilgallen (red cat)

12"s and 7"s -  not in order
  • Christmas Island - '19' (captured tracks)
  • Dum Dum Girls - 'Dum Dum Girls' (captured tracks)
  • Magic Kids - 'Hey Boy' (goner)
  • YellowFever - 'Culver City' (hugpatch)
  • Oh Sees/ Ty Segall - 'Maria Stacks/ the Drag' (castleface)
  • Girls At Dawn - S/T (horizontal action)
  • The Beets -'Don't Fit In My Head' (captured tracks)


LP's
-  not in order
  • Simon Joyner - 'Out Into The Snow' (team love)
  • Chain & the Gang - 'Down With Liberty...Up With Chains' (K)
  • Ty Segall - 'Lemons' (goner)
  • Oh Sees - 'Dog Poison' (captured tracks)
  • Mika Miko- 'We Be Xuxa' (post present medium)
  • Finally Punk - 'Casual Goths' (germs of youth)
  • Nisennenmondai - 'Fan' (bijin)
  • Sic Alps - 'A Long Way Around To A Shortcut' (drag city re-ish)
  • Cass Mccombs - 'Catacombs' (domino)
  • Silk Flowers -'As Above So Below' (captured tracks)
  • Anni Rossi - 'Rockwell' (4AD)
  • Times New Viking - 'Born Again Revisited' (matador)
  • The Fresh & Onlys - 'The Fresh & Onlys' (castleface)
  • Box Elders - 'Alice & Friends' (goner)
  • Neil Burrell - 'You Have Reached... Outer Space' (self-released, re-ish pending)
  • Former Bullies - 'Greetings' (comfortable on a tightrope)
  • Irma Vep - 'Dylans Birthday Present' volumes 1 and 2 (volume 1 on comfortable on a tightrope, volume 2 available as free download)
  • Mount Eerie - 'Wind's Poem' (PW Elverum and Sun /Tomlab)
Films (not necessarily new)
  • Antichrist by Lars von Trier
  • White Ribbon and Funny Games (USA) by Michael Haneke
  • I for India
  • Billy The Kid
  • Sisters In Law
  • Beautiful Losers
  • Paradise Lost
2009 you were too kind, 2010 pleased to meet you.Treat us nice.