pecknam blog - adventures in SouthEast London

Summer mashup silliness,  and it’s allowed ‘cus it’s my birthday!

It’s been a while since I’ve joined Lottie Child in climbing adventures on the streets of London, so it’s great to hear she’s planning an outing right here in SE15:

How street savvy are you? You’ve got your A to Z to get from A to B but how happy and safe do you feel on the streets? In today’s cities, we are all too aware of the potential hazards on the street. Perhaps it is time that we learnt how to safely enjoy, rather than endure, the time we spend in public space.

Peckham Street Training is an intergenerational art project, inviting people of all ages to engage creatively with public space and share alternative instructions for exploring the urban environment. Free public tours around Peckham have been developed by families from Peckham in collaboration with artist Lottie Child and net art organisation Furtherfield.org.

On Saturday 20th September at 2pm & 4pm, Peckham Street Training invites the wider public to discover the favourite places of local children and their parents from Gloucester Primary School. Exploring how behaviour can shape the built environment, share in new techniques that will challenge conventional uses of public space and social norms. Defining new territory both on the street and on the internet- Peckham Street Training can be followed online on www.peckhamspace.com/project

There’s also a talk on the 4th September:

Public Talk: Participation and Contemporary Art
4 September 2008 - 7pm-9pm
South London Gallery,65 Peckham Road,London SE5 8UH

Clare Cumberlidge from The General Public Agency will be in conversation with Lottie Child and Furtherfield.org. The talk will include a presentation by the artists and a conversation on the notion of participation in the public realm and contemporary art.

Hey Hey Hey

 Hatsunday is reaching the grand old age of 2 on Sunday.  I know..hasn’t time flown for the little guy..

To honour this occassion there will be a early start for hatsunday this week at around 4pm-5pm,

 So if you have never been to hatsunday before now is the perfect time…bring yourselves, your friends, your hats… 

 After  some quick negotiation Happy hour’s 2-4-1 cocktails this sunday will be back to 2 hours so between 6pm & 8pm just for this!!  so theres a another incentive to come down even if hats weren’t enough for you!!!

HATS all folks

 His Hatness

Now I know these are listed on the Regular Events page, but here’s a reminder.

Free entry, live music, spoken word and friendly crowds - hosted by the indeterminable Mr Hovis. On Tuesday evening get yourself to the Half Moon pub in Herne Hill (great pizza), and on Wednesday drop by the Redstar in Camberwell (2-for-1 cocktails).

If you know of anything fun coming up, do let us know.

Want a strange night out? This is for you.

Big Baba’s Dada Yaga Hut
July 30th 7.30 - 12
£6 advance or free before 9

July 30th sees one of the best live shows in town make its way to Corsica Studios. Part MC, part living art project, Infinite Livez has been causing waves of hilarity, revulsion and exhilaration since he debuted on Big Dada with “Pononee Girl”.

In Swiss electronics/improv duo Stade (plus the incredible vocal stylings of Joy Frempong) he has found his ideal live collaborators. Their two albums only hint at the madness that develops at their live shows, as they build whole new tracks from triggered samples, voices and effects. It’s a little like watching Kool Keith jamming with 70s-era Miles Davis, only wilder. And, for one night only, Inf and Stade will be joined onstage by a Very Special Guest - a regular at all their shows who has finally been persuaded to grab a microphone alongisde them for a one-off, truly unmissable collaboration.

If you’re not excited yet, you should be for it is the one and only Roots Manuva himself!!! . Support on the night will be provided by new Big Dada signing Speech Debelle. The first female MC to get a deal with the veteran label, Speech uses a troubled background as a springboard for fragile, achingly honest rap-narratives of self-loathing, fear and hope. Only too happy to rock the mic, tonight she will present an acoustic set and showcase tracks from her forthcoming album. Throw in DJ business from the one and only Jamie Big Dada and you have a sparkling Big Dada night to remember….

Spike Surplus Scheme Open Day
Sunday 20 July

39b Consort Road, Peckham, SE15 2PR
2pm to 10pm

The Spike Surplus Scheme’s 10th anniversary sees the second of the summer’s monthly open days showcasing the scheme’s activities. Again there will be an outside stage with local bands that rehearse and record on site including Monkey Rush, Kaya, Opaque, Daisy, Excentral Tempest and more t.b.c. Expect home grown healthy food and drink, games for kids short and tall, healing, permaculture demonstrations, puppetry, art and much more on the beautiful site and community garden.

Tel: 020 7252 9733 or 07903 652149
www.spikesurplus.org
www.myspace.com/spikesurplus

Just noticed that as well as I Love Peckham there’s an art festival running this week - Consume Peckham. Lots of things happening in pubs and shop windows, definitely worth a look.

I’ll be away showing silly videos at Camp Bestival, but everyone else should get down (underneath) Festival Pier this weekend for a right old knees up:

Friday 18th. Full moon dance on the SouthBank!!
Absolutely Free!! Live bands and Big Beats!
8pm - 4am

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=18738842969

The Spike is back up in the town hall this week on Wednesday @ 6.30pm (meeting starts at 7).They want us to come up with half a million squids by the end august!!!!!
We’re asking for two years to get ourselves organised. We really need a show of strength at the Council Assembly Meeting if we are to have any chance.

Can you please lend support and be at southwark town hall, peckham road (half way between peckham and camberwell) for 6.30 this wednesday 9th, if you can’t make 6.30 please come as soon as you can. Please pass on to anyone interested. the more the merrier. Kids, pets, etc

Cheers Paul (and the Spike Posse) 07903652149

We saw Nouvelle Vague on South Bank last Sunday, as part of the Coin Street bossa nova festival. They were magical, have an MP3: nouvelle_vague-blue_monday.mp3

Also was pleased to catch Smoke City (who’re now called Zeep) performing Underwater Love. Very apt lyrics for the weather that day!