Read Issue 37 here Art and Soul magazine is an independent Peterborough magazine encouraging the arts, literature, music and theatre within the Peterborough area and beyond.
MIGHTY BOOSH'S NOEL FIELDING & DAVE BROWN to debut their new act The Doctor and the Pencil at MACMILLAN'S BRICK LANE TAKEOVER!
East London's Brick Lane will welcome over 30 acts and 2000 music lovers on Thursday 13 August as Macmillan's Brick Lane Takeover kicks off at 12 noon, to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Latest additions to the line up include mysterious Mighty Boosh DJ project The Doctor and The Pencil, whose institution released this statement:
''Two inmates of ours, Inmate No. 231 'The Doctor' & Inmate No. 232 'The Pencil' are very much looking forward to their evenings release to The Macmillan Brick Lane Take Over for DJ and music therapy. Please return them back to The Sunnyvale Institution for the Criminally Insane once they are done''
The Doctor & The Pencil
Other additions, playing to help raise £30,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support, include electro hip hop duo Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip, synthpop Londoner's Filthy Dukes (DJ set), Indie pop rock Scots The Xcerts, Punk 'n' roll Watford rockers Blackhole, alternative riff-heavy indie from 12 Dirty Bullets, gruff punk rock from Spy Catcher and alternative psychedelic folk from Magic & Fur. Providing the post punk jagged anthems will be The Dead Formats, expect wonderful honest songs from singer/songwriter Dave House and there will also be some Irish tinged folk from Lillis (John Lillis) with more acts yet TBA.
Kicking off at 12 noon, the event boasts 12 hours of exceptional music entertainment from an eclectic mix of some of the best indie, electro, folk and punk rock bands around. One wristband (£20) will give fans access to live music from a host of established acts, in 7 of East London's finest venues - 93 Feet East, Vibe Bar, Cafe 1001, Hoxton Bar + Kitchen, Old Blue Last, Cargo and Macbeth.
The video for Popular Workshop's single, 'Reptilians' has reached the semi-final stages of the 'Live Action' category in the 2009 Adobe Design Achievement Awards.
The Adobe® Design Achievement Awards celebrate student achievement reflecting the powerful convergence of technology and the creative arts. The competition, which showcases individual and group projects created with industry-leading Adobe creative software, honors the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers and computer artists from the world's top institutions of higher education.
'Reptilians' was entered by Kristina Hofmann of both the Royal College of Art, and Koja+K.
'Reptilians' is taken from Popular Workshop's debut album, 'We're Alive And We're Not Alone', which was recorded with Steve Albini, and released in October 2008.
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