SIMPLY THE BEST OF 2011

Drunk chalk portrait of Dimity @ Maggotfest.

Highlights:

Feeding fish in the sea, various occasions.
First 2ser graveyard shift w/ Dimity.
Running a successful night w/ Stevie + Never playing the same DJ set ever.
Kate’s birthday aka. Ding Dong Dang SUPERBASS karaoke show down.
Incision exhibition w/ Daryl, Isobel and Sean @ the Papermill Gallery
Jimmy givin’ me his old Wacom tablet, twice.
Movin’ out.

Gigs

HM’s:

Brotox @ lizzen.org, SCA + Jon Hunter @ Chingalings, Difficult Music: Patti Smith night + Fabulous Diamonds @ Oxford Art Factory [supporting Moonduo] + Oren Ambarchi @ The Red Rattler, the now NOW festival opening night.

10 ) Repairs @ Dome Home.
9 ) Gang Gang Dance @ The Opera House.
8 ) Big Freedia @ Goodgod Small Club.
7 ) The Alice Cooper Show @ Dome Home, Tone.
6 ) Dead Farmers @ FBI Social.
5 ) Royal Headache LP Launch w/ Holy Balm + Model Citizen @ Goodgod Small Club.
4 ) Feedtime w/ Useless Children + 3 Toed Sloth @ Sandringham Hotel.
3 ) Andrew WK + Royal Headache @ Oxford Art Factory.
2 ) Total Control LP Launch w/ Naked on the Vague + Holy Balm @ Goodgod Small Club.
1 ) Raw Prawn + Model Citizen every time.

Music

HM’s:

Dead Farmers – ‘Out The Door’ 7″  + Royal Headache – Self Titled + The Singing Skies - ’Routine and War’ + Mark Macguire – ‘A Young Persons Guide to Mark McGuire’ [anthology] + Bob Lind – ‘Since There Were Circles’ [reissue, 2006?]

5 ) Psychic Paramount - ‘II’
4 ) Golden Staph – Self Titled
3 ) Tim Hecker - ‘Rave Death 1972′
2 ) Grouper - ‘A I A’
1 ) Total Control - ‘Henge Beat’

Movies

Tabloid, 2011
Terri, 2011
Samurai Cop, 1989
Stone, 1974
Nostalgia For The Light, 2010

Reading

The Stealer of Souls, Michael Moorcock
The Sexual Outlaw, John Rechy
The Maximortal, Rick Veitch

Nights

Gaylordz
Country Grammar
Dome Home

Wet Bummers:

School.
Tone closing down.
Cosmic + spiritual bullshit.
Chasing round no good chumps who owe/d money.

Aaliyah tribute night @ Taxi Club.
Moonduo @ Oxford Art Factory.
Black Dice @ Oxford Art Factory.
Maggotfest @ The Red Rattler.

Mere Women.
Kirin J Callinan.
The Fighting League.
All My Disco junior bands.

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Thnks fr th mmrs