pecknam blog – adventures in SouthEast London

Southside Allstars – Southside

You’ve heard it, now watch it! Ashok‘s brand new video for Lean From The Middle.

The continuous shot concept put into effect on Ashok’s self produced debut music video by Grain media and Freelance artist/director Antonia Lowe.

+ they’re playing an acoustic set tonight at Page 2:

 01 Feb 2008
57 Nunhead Lane, London, SE15 3TR
Cost : ?
Acoustic set with Leo, Sorana and Chris

The new Ashok music video is excellent, can’t wait for them to post it online for all to see! In the meantime here’s a clip from the short set they played last night. (Excuse the bad sound, there wasn’t a desk recording made so it’s straight off my camera).

socpa – the movie is an important new film about the ‘serious organised crime and police act’ which requires notice of any demonstration within 1km of parliament, and allows the police to impose conditions, either before or on the day of the demo.

It’s a really good documentary; shot and edited to a high standard and with enough humour and music to stop it becoming dry. There’s a free/donations screening tomorrow:

friday 11th jan 9pm
synergy centre, 220 farmers road, camberwell, se5 (map)
the film lasts 60 mins followed by q&a up to an hour

Here’s the trailer:

Three tracks from Bogus Gasman at the last ever Stuff & Things. Excuse the video quality, half the lighting rig wasn’t working so I’ve had to brighten these up a lot!

“Lewisham”

Two more if you read on…

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This Friday evening, prepare your walkmen for the return of Mobile Clubbing!

• Location: Tate Modern, Turbine Hall
• Time: 19.01 precisely

ARRIVE AT TATE MODERN AT 18.45
WALK AROUND AND GET IN TO YOUR GROOVE
SMILE AT OTHER MOBILE CLUBBERS
NO DANCING BEFORE 19.01
AT THE INSTANT THE CLOCK STRIKES 19.01
DANCE LIKE YOU’VE NEVER DANCED BEFORE
AND DANCE FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN

A perfect opportunity to check out Doris Salcedo’s crack.

UPDATE: As expected, it was great fun, here’s a quick bit of video and some snaps:

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Queens English played a great set at the Jamm on Monday, here’s a track from their set. I shot this on a Nikon pocket digital camera – technology is getting crazy! It’s only missing a line-input (sound is from a minidisk desk recording). More video to come, and hopefully an MP3 of the full set.

Update: more video added and there’s some photos here:

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Myself and Rachael just cycled back from the Half Moon where Monsieur Hovis is most likely still entertaining the crowd with rolling rhymes and spoken word. Here’s a video of his piece “Saw Her Again” that we shot a while back, add your comments so we know you’re listening.

A lot of you will have seen the graffiti artwork of Scab on the walls, shops and vehicles around SE London. Above is his piece on Rubbish & Nasty’s shopfront in New Cross. He also made this short graphic story, which I’ve animated and set to music:

Artwork and Story: Scab
Animation and Edit: Mike Cupcake
Music: “Funnybones & Lazylegs” by Xploding Plastix

We made this at the bar this evening and then realised that Hat Sundays are one week off being a year old! Birthday fun all round on the 5th August. Be there.