Hello all.
I’m thrilled to announce I’ll be playing The Borderline for a one-off show on Saturday 9th June in support of JIM BOB.
For those of you who might not be acquainted with JIM BOB’s work, he was one half of the amazing band CARTER: THE UNSTOPPABLE SEX MACHINE, who from the late 80′s throughout the 90′s provided a gritty and lyrically mind-bending account of life in South London, as well leaking the contents of their surreal minds onto record after record.
Never showing any sign of stopping, post CARTER USM, Jim Bob released a succession of albums as both a solo artist and in the band Jim’s Super Stereo-world, not to mention penning short stories and novels.
CARTER USM hold a special place in my heart, for many moons ago, I was handed a crudely copied cassette by my babysitter – Led Zeppelin on one side, CARTER USM on the other. Led Zeppelin was closer to home for me, and but then that’s probably why the analogue beats, trash guitars, samples and spitting local english tones of JIM BOB and FRUIT-BAT blew my world wide open. A new bedroom obsession had began.
Naturally it’s very exciting to have been asked to support JIM BOB at this London show, which celebrates the release of his new novel ‘Driving Jarvis Ham’ (released May 10th, published by Harper Collins). Word is he’ll be performing everybody’s favourite CARTER USM and JIM BOB songs and also reading (out loud) from the new novel.
This will be my first gig of 2012, and truth be told I don’t have many plans to do any others at the moment, as painting and other musical distractions are keeping me busy, so I’d really love you to come along to this – it’s gonna be cracking night of punk poetry and gritty folk rioting that’s not to be missed.
Head over here to GET YOUR TICKETS.
Lupen Crook.
xxx
Hey. Hope your New Year has gotten off to the start you all wished for.
Outward silence from me whilst indulging – recording and mixing – finding rooms, peeling back distractions whilst delving into the night lives of North London. ‘Tis a period of shadowy experimentation, the results of which will be with you at some point soon(ish).
If you already haven’t, here’s the material that I released last year, still available as download and physical -
Much thanks for all your support during 2011. Top of this post is one of my latest paintings ‘Festival Of Light’ which is currently being exhibited in Rochester’s Nucleus Art Shop, alongside some other pieces of mine and a whole host of other artists work. Worth a trip in you’re in the Kent area, if not head over to www.brokenarts.co.uk to see my work – new stuff to be uploaded soon.
Lastly, though I’d share some photographs taken by Ian Rook, who’s worked with a whole host of interesting artists in the past – and is official photographer to Buzzcocks. I met Ian in Hull late last year, and before my gig we took a trip out into the old town. Many thanks to him for allowing use of these photos. Here’s a few from that shoot ….
… and whilst on the subject of photographers, you’ll notice a few changes around the site, one of which is the back ground – a live shot taken by Phil Dillon last year at The Slaughtered Lamb in London. Many thanks to him for letting me have use of it.
So … until next time, keep well and in touch.
Crook.
xxx
Been a busy few months, playing and painting and general crookedness, during which the pages of these days have turned over to welcome Winter. Strangely I feel glad for the dark light, am ready to bed down in a nest of noise, hibernation and total focus on new material.
However, before I shut my eyes to the world, there is still a fair bit still going on …
A Free Downloadable Album is now available to coincide with the LIVE TRANSMISSION event, my last Medway performance of the year. Over 3 days, a fine selection of Medway’s best bands will grace the beautiful stage at Royal Function Rooms. I’m very pleased to be playing alongside The Flowing, Stuart Turner and The Flat Earth Society and The Singing Loins, on Sunday 27th – that’s next weekend, a line-up not to be missed!
ARTROCKER have been showing their support and run a piece on the album and gig, so if you want to find out more and get the free download album, head over HERE.
Over to Broken Arts, and following the SCHISM exhibition at Bardens Boudoir last month, my first solo exhibition is now also up and running in Medway … 16 pieces, including many previously unseen, are hanging at the Deaf Cat Gallery in Rochester. The Gallery Cafe is open from 10am – 5pm everyday, and the exhibition runs until Sunday 27th – where then I’ll be hot-footing it over play Royal Function Rooms.
If any of you can, I’d love you to come along and check my work out. Seeing these Broken Artworks in the flesh is how they are meant to be seen, and I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback.
xxx
Crook.
