pecknam blog - adventures in SouthEast London

Sit-hop crew Queens English have released their album, ‘EQ‘, go get it!

You saw some exclusive live video here a while back, now we treat you to a full MP3 of their set at Brixton Jamm:

queens_english_live_24-09-07_brixton.mp3

Critical Mass is a monthly gathering on 2/3/4/more wheels that happens all over the world. There’s a new meet for SE London - fix those punctures and hit the road.

First Friday of every month meet 6.30pm outside Peckham Library

Grab a PDF flyer for the ride here

This just in on the txt-vine:

King Solo-Mon meets Abenaki this Saturday 9pm-4am at Redstar, Camberwell.
£2/free with flyer, more DJs TBC.

A welcome alternative to the usual religious chatter on Rye Lane!

Southside Allstars - Southside

“people doing strange things with electricity”

dorkbotlondon will be at area10, Peckham, SE15 5JT
this wednesday 18th June from 7pm

map: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=SE15+5JT

Area10 is the white warehouse type building behind Peckham Library.

Join us and enjoy Julie Freeman talking more about her perversion
for dog’s ears (now realised as the ICA commissioned
http://www.dogsears.net), The People Speak presenting Peckham TV
( http://www.peckhamspace.com/projects/peckhamtv ) a live envisioning of Peckham’s future, Moritz Waldemeyer talking about a recent project
( http://www.waldemeyer.com/ ) and Mike Blow talking about his musical park benches ( http://www.evolutionaryart.co.uk/ ).

Plus! News about the burningdork dorkbot camp, and opendorks (if you
have a ~ 7 minute presentation about something dorky, let us know on the
night).

See you there!

Dorkbot London webpage

Yes… it’s now the 10th year of Spike Summer Open Days and again we’ll be showcasing Spike activities. Fun for all kids tall and short.. outside stage with live music from The Pinstickers, Excentral Tempest and Daisy in their new bands, Nouvelle Croix, Rub, Gravy Train, local DJs and more, food, healing, art, a cob oven demonstration with our permaculture specialist and much more. Come and check out the beautiful efforts in the community garden. Come check it :)

Sunday 15 June from 2pm
39b Consort Road, Peckham
Website / Myspace

For more information, please contact:
Paul Kelly  -  0790 365 2149  -  info@spikesurplus.org

Also please sign the petition to keep the Spike open, as sadly Southwark Council are trying to sell off the property.

Peckham TV
www.peckhamspace.com
FREE EVENT - COME HAVE YOUR SAY ON WHAT AN ADVERT FOR PECKHAM SHOULD LOOK LIKE

Artists Harold Offeh and The People Speak invite you to reimagine the identity of Peckham. Peckham TV is a collaborative project launching Peckham Space’s artistic programme. Help create a positive advert for Peckham to be screened locally and online. The event on Peckham Square will feature a live broadcast and open mic session to capture your suggestions for the future vision of the area, climaxing in a unique game show-style voting finale. Everyone is welcome to come to this public event and contribute to the creation of this an innovative digital art work.

Peckham TV: Public Event

Saturday 21 June 2008, 4-8pm
Peckham Square, Peckham Road, London SE15 8RS
020 7514 2299/ info@peckhamspace.com

Needleandthread presents… {yet another series of} dirty great big nights out.. @ JAMM bar, 261 Brixton road..
{nearest tube : oval / brixton}
{buses: 159,N59,333,133,N3}
running 8pm-5am, 5 pounds all night..

friday june 6th will be our last big event for the summer, at Brixton JAMM (261 Brixton Road, sw9 6lh).. its festival season, and the fields are calling us! so on that note, we have live bands;
Stig Noise Sound System ~ 6-piece liverpudlian noise core..
Nouvelle Croix ~ gypsy swing masters.. get up and djan-go..
Hooverville ~ putting the cleaning implement into vaudeville..
Bonsai Big Band ~ serious groovery, funk, fusion, and hiphop classics..
Daisy & Archie ~ beautifully layered soulful lyricism..
Fat Tuesday ~ lung busting acoustic anthems..
Teknology ~ mc = mechanical construct..
DJs..
Martin Sage ~ broken noise, with musical interludes..
Mr Hovis ~ the bakers dozing..
visuals by itistv, and alcotraz..

Room two; Short Circoid..
Rootsix (Concrete Plastic / Ai records) ~ slick slices of melancholic detroit..
The Third Man (Ai records) ~ tough chunks of techno grit..
Patscan (Concrete Plastic) ~ angular slabs of electro clunk..
Uncle Smutfist (Short Circus) ~ a salty spray of breifcase beats..
Jones Deviation (Short Circus) ~ a thing for wax, just whats lacked..

also featuring a goliath frogggery, some wheely bin action on the patio, and some more tealeaf shenaniganery..

remember to check out myspace.com/needleandthreaddotorg

facebook group ~ needleandthread

or www.needleandthread.org

true, its fairly dear, but if you like your reggae, its a must.. some of these artists are legends!

Music and Vision
present
The 1st UK Reggae Heritage Awards
to be held on the 28th June 2008
at the Coronet Theatre
26 - 28 New Kent Road
Elephant and Castle
London SE1 6tj
Doors open at 9pm
Tickets 25 pounds advance + bf and 35 pounds + on door

The Reggae Heritage Awards event is in honour of cultural UK based artists, ambassadors and sound system owners, that have been representing reggae music for over 25 years but have received very little or no recognition for their works in the main UK music industry.

with

- Afrikan Simba
- AJ Franklin
- Barry Biggs
- BB Seaton
- Caroll Thompson
- Daddy Ernie
- Dennis Alcapone
- Dr Lez Lyrix Henry
- Earl Vassell
- Levi Roots
- Owen Gray
- Ricky Ranking
- Roger Robin
- Sir Loydie Coxsone
- Sista Levi
- Stargate Family
- Sylvia Tella
- Tippa Irie
- Vivian Jones
- Winston Francis
- Winston Reedy

Supporting Artists: Candy Silk - El Fata - Hayereyah - Keisha - King Atarney - Lacey - Magda Sinit - Maria Taylor - Negus I - Subajah - Veereal

3 live bands: Borderline - BUC - Ruffcut

Ticket outlets: www.ticketweb.com

Music & Vision 075 0733 5811 - Everybodies Music 020 8802 0146 - Blacka Dread record store 020 7274 5095 - Dub Vendor 020 7223 3757 - 020 8969 3375 - Hawkeye Records shop 020 8961 0866 - Supertone record store 020 7737 7761

This event will run annually, apologies to those who did not make this years nominations. If you require further information please contact Fluximus & Veereal on

Tel: 075 0733 5811 or visit www.rhawards.com - www.myspace.com/rhawards www.youtube.com/rhawards email: www.rha_awards@yahoo..com