A daily image
Friend to the Republic, Beachcomber, is embroiled in a project of taking a photo a day for the coming year. Here’s an offering from somewhere in Exeter.
January 7th, 2008
Posts filed under 'Arts'
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posted by Cptn
If you’ve been directed here by the legendary Tom Robinson from his fabulous BBC 6 Music show ‘Introducing‘, then kick off your shoes and stay a while. If not, heck, do the same. Either way, listen to this week’s show on 6 Music, and vote for Arthur Walker. ‘A winning line in angular Pixies pop’, indeed…
January 6th, 2008
Arthur Walker on the air
Posted by Cptn
Those rapscallions who collectivey (and sometimes individually) go by the name of Arthur Walker got in touch yesterday to say the Arthur Walker track ‘I Am A Skull And I Am Evil’ is on the playlist for tonight’s Introducing show on BBC Radio 6.
Arthur Walker explained to the PRSD: ‘The show is geared towards playing “the best new music in cyberspace” (that’s a quote, not a big headed claim!) and it goes out between midnight and 2am on Saturday night/Sunday morning.
‘So please listen! if you’re not out hammered drunk that is, and show your support for Arthur.
‘The show will also be available for one week on BBC’s online “listen again” service.’
So listen up and listen again, and just to remind you, they are also featured in one of our downloads on the downloads page (check out number 24 of the Melting Pot).
January 5th, 2008
Souped up
posted by Cptn
Favourites for their story-telling exploits, Stone Soup return with its Twisted Tales series tonight (Wednesday, January 2) at The Forescue, Mutley Plain, Plymouth.
And you don’t just have to listen to stories, you can tell your own – there’s an open platform for budding storytellers, poets and acoustic musicians. It’s a perfect opportunity to break out of the Christmas mire and start the year as you mean to go on.
It’s £3 in, the doors open at 7.30pm and the entertainers strut their stuff from 8pm. No naive ears, please - over 16s only.
January 2nd, 2008
You say you want a resolution
posted by Cptn
We were going to publish all our plans for 2008 (more daily updates, more from the erratic newsletter – sign up on the right – more on and , and generally more collaboration and investigations), but instead these words from the fabulous Weaver Twins seemed more appropriate.
January 1st, 2008
Weaver Twins video
Music and movie making abound, and when the two combine we become really happy. That’s why we had a smile on our collectivised faces when D+CFilm plonked up the latest words and pictures from the spookily astounding Weaver Twins song Ugly Children. Click on the link to see them in action, and tune in as often as in humanly for more of the same.
December 30th, 2007
Christmas hit
Posted by Cptn
If you’re still feeling full of Christmas cheer then you’ve got a few more days to check out the ‘musical disasterpiece’ that was the Chrimbo collaboration between Supenik and Le Chat Noir.
But be quick, this tune will only stay up on the until New Year’s Day. And you never know, you might also find the rockin’ soundtrack to your New Year’s Eve.
December 29th, 2007
Coke has ‘it’
Posted by Cptn
We all know that Coke sorted out the colour scheme for Santa all those years ago – St Nic traditionally prefering green garb, till the fat man sold out. But what else has this world-wide fizzy drink company been up to? There’s a clue in this short animation from citizens of the republic Jimmy and Simon Cauty. This film has been used as part of Mark Thomas‘ touring show.
December 23rd, 2007
Toxic Waste Monkeys win
Posted by Cptn
We are great fans of the hard working, hard rocking Toxic Waste Monkeys, and it comes as no surprise to us that they funked their way to the front in the latest Battle of the (U18) Bands at the Plymouth Hub.
These guys of monkey magic were runners up last time the warbling warfare ensued and runners up this time round were Start Me Up.
For more of the TWMs, check out the podcast from the Melting Pot Live Sessions when yours’ trulies were out and about picking up the best sounds from around the republic.
And if you want to see Start Me Up in video action, stay tooned, ’cause any day now we’re going to be showing their Funkensteign [sic] video, which was premiered at the View From Here, the film festival co-organised by PRSD’s pardners in crime D+CFilm.
Standard Podcast [35:49m]: December 21st, 2007
‘Bloodbath’ for the arts
Posted by Cptn
The Arts Council has been throwing its weight around throughout the country– the word ‘bloodbath‘ has been used. Odd considering its above inflation settlement from the government.
Let’s just hope the other cuts are better managed than that at the Northcott.
With a little digging maybe the Arts Council will discover the low audiences over recent months were due to the theatre’s redevelopment.
And how would they know about other changes we’ve made when we’ve had no contact with them since spring, asks the Northcott.
Artistic excellence aside, someone over there at the AC should take responsibility for the £2.1 million misdirection of funds if the theatre closes.
Check out the Save the Northcott campaign. And read the original article and comments.
December 17th, 2007
