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I have opened many doors in my time including some I wished I had never forced or been given the key to. last count I have
moved on average every 13 months, but only ever owned one tent

i now play guitar with carnie jazz molotov pop rehab blues collective Beachy Head Music Club

i make cut and paste folk electronica as truCulentEnigma

i like underground writing propositions, culture clash critiques/celebrations, culture jamming, the stuff in the shadows of popular & unpopular culture, music and sound & expression

past lives include;

designer of mixed media exhibitions, refuse collector, protestor, tour manager, musician, driver, managing an elvis presley impersonator, running and hiring out a PA system, writing PR spiel and artist biographies, photography, creative writing & poetry, sound art installation, interviews, features, reviews, digital art....

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/MY PLACE
MY PLACE
I dont live at the front of this old pub out in the country. I do live round the back, which is where my front door is. Its got a roof and I have a front door key, and a front.. more
/BEDLAM CENTRAL
BEDLAM CENTRAL
Inside of some of the 4 walls and roof we inhabit in a new "village", the Uk`s new term for a housing estate. more
/STEVE AND J9`S FLATETTE
STEVE AND J9`S FLATETTE
In the heart of East London, my good friends Steve and J9 ( by Sept. plus 1 ) live. Deep in George Galloway`s Respect Party`s homelands. Beautiful, hustling, bustling, colourful.. more
/BARN CONVERSION
BARN CONVERSION
This is my bro`s converted barn in Kent, UK, where he lives with his family. I love all the original exposed beams and pointy, triangular upstairs roof. Garden looks great,.. more
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/TUC TUC TAXIS
TUC TUC TAXIS
No muscle on these babies, just enviromentally green, natural LPG run Taxi scooters with a body bolted on. Spotted these being launched on a recent trip to Brighton. They even.. more
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/CHARLES PLYMELL : BENZEDRINE HIGHWAY
CHARLES PLYMELL : BENZEDRINE HIGHWAY
Writer Charles Plymell is a legendary figure. He was involved with a loose gang of experimental writers and outsider artists centered around Wichita, Kansas in post war 1950`s.. more
/HEAVY LOAD/4 WHEEL CITY PLAY NYC
HEAVY LOAD/4 WHEEL CITY PLAY NYC
Well, it took a little longer to get it together, but as I predicted a while ago now, Heavy Load DO get to play NYC; JUNE 18th ..........................................JUNE.. more
/BRIAHIM JONES JOUJOUKA VERY STONED....
BRIAHIM JONES JOUJOUKA VERY STONED....
In the run up to the 40th anniversary celebrations of Rolling Stone Brian Jones recording The Master Musicians of Joujouka, I spoke with Frank Rynne and Ahmed Attar briefly.. more
/ALLAN KAPROW-HAPPENING ALL OVER AGAIN
ALLAN KAPROW-HAPPENING ALL OVER AGAIN
Allan Kaprow was an Un-Artist/Non-Artist whose art spread across the terrain of paintings, assemblage and situationist Happenings, a term which  became rooted in cultural.. more
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/A NATION OF HAPPY SLAPPERS ?
A NATION OF HAPPY SLAPPERS ?
The Cutty Sark was launched in Scotland, on the River Clyde on November 22nd 1869. She was designed to deliver tea from China to the UK and as fast as possible. Back then it.. more
/SKIP TODAY, GONE TOMORROW...
SKIP TODAY, GONE TOMORROW...
I can now announce my exhaustive investigation into the flooring preferences of the major `supermarket` players in the UK, the big boys, the vast profit makers, the ones who.. more
/PATIENCE PATIENTS
PATIENCE PATIENTS
Once upon a time between 1946-1948, during the aftermath of the most devastating world war, the Labour Government in the UK, after much shadow boxing and redrafting, passed.. more
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/NO WAVE 1976-1980
NO WAVE 1976-1980
NO WAVE 1976-1980 organized by Thurston Moore and Byron Coley June 13 – July 10, 2008Opening reception / book party: Friday June 13, 6 - 8 pm KS ART will present.. more
/HOTEL UTAH APRIL 2ND
HOTEL UTAH APRIL 2ND
for the last show on Kat`s usa tour she was pumped up to a full band with Tom Heyman, KT White and Chris Sipe. After 90 minutes rehersal the night before they played a real.. more
/BARFLIES............
BARFLIES............
willy vlautin and paul brainard from richmond fontaine on tour with cp & the mx....live @ the barfly brighton 042008. At the London show willy and cp played a lovely acoustic.. more
/LAKESIDE LOUNGE NYC
LAKESIDE LOUNGE NYC
Kathleen Haskard plays in Alphabet City on March 10. At Eric Amble`s Lakeside Lounge, Avenue B NYC to be precise. It would be a great time to meet up with any of you Brink.. more
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/DOBERMAN FAMILY
DOBERMAN FAMILY
96 Gillespie is pleased to present '7 Tiers', a site specific installation by London's collaborative art group, The Doberman Family. The Doberman Family are Clarissa, Jennifer,.. more
/FUEGO
FUEGO
The fire at my friends Cortijo in Mojacar Campo, Almeria, last week it was cold...................this kept us warm. more
/MESSY MESA`S DE BRIGHTON
MESSY MESA`S DE BRIGHTON
Got a mite obsessed with the table and its contents on a recent trip to Signor Pallett`s residence last week. A table each day keeps the madness away..................... Any.. more
/MAKE YOUR MIND UP TIME
MAKE YOUR MIND UP TIME
A smorgasbord for your thoughtful delectation, consideration and rumination. Whats The Story, Morning Glory ? more
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/DRUGLESS IN SF & NYC
DRUGLESS IN SF & NYC
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/ARMPIT ORPHAN IN MEMPHIS
ARMPIT ORPHAN IN MEMPHIS
22nd Feb 02.50am beachy head music club new tracks sound zoppity fellas.....the view of the mississippi haunts my dreams, in a cool way mind you....love from memphisjandek.. more
/BANKSY`S FASHIONISTA`S
BANKSY`S FASHIONISTA`S
Before the paint had a chance to dry, be shat on by an animal or puked on these fashionistas grabbed the opportunity for a Sunday morning dressing up session in Bethnal Green,.. more
/XXXX SALTY SEA SEX
XXXX SALTY SEA SEX
Oh man, it gets me everytime..................... more
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/SEMEN DOLLARS
SEMEN DOLLARS
The sky is often roaring with weird planes making vapour trails that spell out the meaning of war, a justification for taking in the waifs and strays, and turning them.. more
/YO YES!
YO YES!
Skip claustrophobia, now basking, sharp,Gliding in silvery whisps, Deft touch, of rapture untapped,A midnight car chase, a flick of the wrist, Jumpstarted to the touch of shadow.. more
/WHERE DOES POETRY GO ON THE BRINK ?
WHERE DOES POETRY GO ON THE BRINK ?
Here, maybe ? Leaf for One How many shades of green are there? If you stop and look, concentrate and count Can you still focus? � And if you smell, what then? Is.. more
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/EXPENSES PAID FUCKING BULLSHIT
EXPENSES PAID FUCKING BULLSHIT
I attended a meeting with a Local Government Officer last week, in a town unknown to me. It was both interesting and upon reflection, a scary reminder of the way in which we.. more
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/GLENN TODD ON THE PLYMELL VORTEX
GLENN TODD ON THE PLYMELL VORTEX
After we had wrapped the interview Charley said he had something we could maybe use as a postscript. A piece written by a long standing friend of Charley`s, writer, poet &.. more
/BRIAN JONES 40TH ANNIVERSARY IN JOUJOUKA
BRIAN JONES 40TH ANNIVERSARY IN JOUJOUKA
Brian Jones 40th Anniversary in JoujoukaA once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience a day and night in Joujouka as guests of the Master Musicians of Jououka and their families.. more
/"TAKE IT TO THE GOURD", SHE SAID....
"TAKE IT TO THE GOURD", SHE SAID....
.......so I closed my eyes and hung on for dear life SNAP to living by a corner shop in town, having a Citroen 2CV and a white Renault van with seats in the back. You and.. more
/RICH KID HORSESHIT @ THE CHELSEA HOTEL MANHATTAN?
RICH KID HORSESHIT @ THE CHELSEA HOTEL MANHATTAN?
Stable Door Shut For Removal of Rich Kid Horseshit Board member "Ms. Krauss, the chief executive of KBL Healthcare Ventures, said a full evaluation of the hotel would.. more
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/100 FLIES IN AN AIRPLANE
100 FLIES IN AN AIRPLANE
"Plymell has as much in depth to say about death as Hemingway did and a lot more to say about in terms of the present generation stillborn into a world that can offer.. more
/IN MY OWN TIME - THE BLB
IN MY OWN TIME - THE BLB
Ripped and wrenched from the mini disc recordings of their first fractured rehersal, The Big Laundry Bill serve up some tortured blues mayhem in 1m 30 sex............precious,.. more
/RAINTREE - BIG TUNA
RAINTREE - BIG TUNA
Taken from the rare Slackjaw ep, Raintree was the result of a 4 trk and 4 people. Two blokes did the music, Helen Page wrote the lyrics and last, but not least, the honey voiced.. more
/BBACKWASH PLAY MELTDOWN
BBACKWASH PLAY MELTDOWN
Recorded as part of the rare, deleted CD; Bbackwash-Live In A Room, interestingly if you lined up the bands collective medical prescription slips from that time, 2000, you.. more
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/CHARLES STUART INTERVIEW -  PART ONE /RANCID CHEESE MILK. CLAREMONT ROAD EARLY MEMORIES /SEMEN DOLLARS /RAF & O - HAS THE AIR GONE WALKING? /THE CHARLES STUART INTERVIEW PART 2
/MANS HEAD NEARLY EXPLODES............ /DOORSTEP DOLLY - PART 1 /1987 TOUR ENDS..... /A LITTLE MORE SONIC PLEASE........ /ICICLE, BICYCLE, TESTING
/ITCHY MIND, CURIOUS FEET - SONNY SMITH /TRAFFIC STARTS TO HUM.... /DANNY AND DUSTY /SUR-REALITY, BRINDLE AND A SPIT AT THE TRAIN /BARN CONVERSION
/"TAKE IT TO THE GOURD", SHE SAID.... /GLENN TODD ON THE PLYMELL VORTEX /THE LONDON LUMINAIRE GIGS /JIM WHITE........ 3-D CHESS WITH DR. SEUSS /STONE COLD HARMONY IN THE FRIDGE
/REDEMPTION SONG-SALEWICZ ON STRUMMER /CHARLES PLYMELL : BENZEDRINE HIGHWAY /XXXX SALTY SEA SEX /100 FLIES IN AN AIRPLANE /BRAIN - HEBDEN AND REID
/FOR CHAOS GET GLASS DARKLY /JIMI VOLCANO TRAUMATIZE /CONTEXTS OF PARADIGM /HEAVY LOAD GIG AGAIN /ROAD TRIP OR BUSK................

New Categories
Posted On: 10/12/2006 @ 4:00 am
good to see some new categories on their way...................titles up, work is progressing !! Nice one Brink men and women

Clear Truth
Posted On: 8/25/2006 @ 3:29 pm
Got sent this link from a friend I met on the recent Anti- War Demo in London; Clear, succinct and essential reading I thought I was duty bound to share; http://www.counterpunch.org/chomsky08162006.html

Britishness Classes Anyone?
Posted On: 5/16/2006 @ 8:17 am
Britishness Classes Heard on the radio today that Blair’s government are seriously considering adding ` Britishness` to be taught on the school curriculum. This appears to be a direct governmental..

School Car Parking Technique
Posted On: 4/20/2006 @ 6:30 am
Why oh why is it everytime ( about once every 2 months) I drop of Ruby at school, the car park there resembles a driving test zone for huge off-road 37 litre engined trucks driven by mainly women who clearly..

Posted on 7/3/2008 @ 1:55 pm under the topic HEAVY LOAD/4 WHEEL CITY PLAY NYC
its a powerful film isnt it..........praise the `load....if I had told Si (vox) 10 years ago he would be going to play a gig in NYC AND have a movie made about the band, he would have told me is was fucking..

Posted on 7/2/2008 @ 1:33 pm under the topic WHY THE 1ST AMENDMENT SHOULD NOT INCLUDE CHUCK PRO
You have my complete and utterly discreet empathy sir. That Quaker lunatic sounds familiar....How did you stop yourself from not getting out your Daddy`s old flamethrower on Tree Top Trodd? I guess you..

Posted on 7/2/2008 @ 1:17 pm under the topic PEACE INTHE MIDEAST:BOLD BUT GUARANTEED TO AID ALL
Yes Guy. Marches i have been on in London all made use of the symbolic power of the shoes of the dead and extra-specially the little boots and foot warmers of innocent babies and children....

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