1981 - flyer - Birmingham Odeon Gang of Four played with Pere Ubu and Delta 5 / Bow Wow Wow also played. Lovely photo of Annabella

 

Phoebe New York - street art - found in Brick Lane London

 First saw Phoebe's work in New York along Bleeker Street, and one wet and rainy day I found that they slid off the lamppost quite easily and came home with me.  I went to an exhibition of her work on the Lower East Side to learn that the artist's name is Libby Schoettle.  You can see more of her work on Libby's website

This one was found during Lockdown -- i would go to Brick Lane to get a bagel since it was open 24 hours - and I missed New York. I wandered around and there was Phoebe! 

Wayne Kramer with Pere Ubu. RIP Wayne Kramer

Wayne Kramer has passed peacefully. 

How amazing that he got sober, married his beloved Margaret, started a family and did so much for the American wing of Jail Giutar Doors (Billy Bragg does similar in the UK). 

He played with my beloved Pere Ubu, and it was recorded. 

https://pereubu.bandcamp.com/album/mubuc5-pere-ubu-featuring-wayne-kramer?fbclid=IwAR2ccgfqJejIlZ8mwH_CDFm-gNWY5C4ugYs6f_Ezbe2ZRxT3qiSPOZncBGc 

 

Recorded at the Knitting Factory September 13 1998

Richard Lloyd from Television -- talking about his rock and roll life

 

It's 5am. i am warm in bed on this February Monday. I'm listening to him and suddenly remembered going to see Television and being in the bar upstairs afterwards and he was there. I asked him to sign my ticket and he did. So long ago ... he has a great book and a lot of this interview is in the book. 

 At around 7mins he hears The Voice that tells him "you need to play a melody instrument." He puts the drumsticks down.  But i wont spoil it. Here's the book -

Patti Smith ON FIRE in Chicago - and even ice cubes couldnt put her fire out.

Happy Birthday to Marianne Faithfull - thanking you for that time at Meltdown.

 Seen here at Somerset House at Chris Stein's Book Launch talking to Debbie Harry.

and there was that time when I saw her sing at Meltdown Festival, Southbank.

Marianne Faithfull... She walked out on stage. We applauded. She got emotional, then we got emotional... every song perfect for her. Started with Broken English, Tower of Song (Cohen), she did Tears go by (almost 50 years later). A John Prine Song, a Randy Newman song... she lit a cigarette. Bill Frissel was a master one man back up band. Ended with Tom Waits' song Strange Weather: Everyone's the same, all over the world, talking about the weather.

 It was a little cloudy on the way there. 

The sun came through.

Just after we drove past Highbury it bucketed down.

I saw a National Treasure.

When Yoko Ono chose the stella cast for MELTDOWN FESTIVAL 27 June 2013 London Southbank.  

Set list 

Broken English

The Stations (Glitter Twins) 

Tower of Song (Leonard Cohen)  

Why Did We have to Part

She

Rich Kid Blues (Terry Reid) 

Vagabond Ways

As Tears Go By

Crazy Love

I'll Keep It With Mine (Bob Dylan)

In Germany before the War  (Randy Newman)

Working Class Hero (John Lennon)

The Ballad of Lucy Jordan (Shel Silverstein) 

Strange Weather (Tom Waits)

 

The Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Hal Kemp)

 

 

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