Snake Charmer (Young Galaxy Remix) by CFCF
(The photo is Young Galaxy, not CFCF)
Vancouver’s Young Galaxy have spent the year remixing the hell out of their compatriots – Austra, Grimes, Junior Boys. You can now get the best ones, including a reworking of the very British The Pipettes and the very Swedish The Sounds, together on a free compilation album entitled Versus. They’ll also be releasing a deluxe edition of their Polaris Prize nominated album Shapeshifting on December 13th. Top marks too, for seemingly managing to recruit The Edge for this CFCF track.
30 Nov 2011
Balham bar adds urine-controlled video games to the WC
As usual, this is for boys only. At least Adobe Flash has a future on at least one platform.
Try it yourself at The Exhibit, 12 Balham Station Road SW12 9SG
30 Nov 2011
London agenda for Wednesday 30 November
1. Watch Rik Warren, Guy Hescott and Charlotte Gascoyne as a hapless barbershop trio [Le Cool]
2. Watch tiny murders illustrated by dolls [Run Riot]
3. View a group show by Peter Blake and Peter Kennard as well as young talent like Jack Newling at Your Garden is Looking a Mess Could You Please Tidy it Up [Flavorpill]
4. Watch an an intimate warmup show by the Olivia Tremor Control at BAC [Don’t Panic]
5. Stroll along Columbia Road Market for their first night of Winterval shopping [Time Out]
6. Listen to Charlie Beckett discuss the rise and whatever happened next of Wikileaks [Ian Visits]
7. Browse bullion at Gold Coin Exchange [Tired of London]
London Agenda is Snipe’s daily compilation of what to do in London as suggested by everyone else. Send additions to listings@snipelondon.com
30 Nov 2011
U Got the Power by Swiss Lips
There’s been a glut of really interesting, characteristically unique music emanating from Manchester recently, some of which we’ve featured on these very pages – Silverclub, Burning Buildings. Swiss Lips are no exception. Their website is frustratingly sparse and difficult to use – note to bands, this does not make you appear ‘enigmatic’, it’s merely irritating – so there’s not much I can tell you, apart from the fact they make accomplished, catchy electro-pop with a slight Scandinavian vibe. Judge for yourselves below.
29 Nov 2011
The BNP mayoral candiate wants "a British Britain". He's Uruguayan.
I have no problem with Carlos Cortiglia’s Uruguayan birthplace, nor his Italian and Spanish ancestry.
But come on now. Surely this is self-parody?
This is man whose blog contains the following passage:
Look at the partition of Yugoslavia. What has been the argument about who owns Kosovo? This is bound to happen in Britain, especially because they [immigrants] have been building ghettos that usually have their own language, their own customs and their own values. One day, we might find ourselves having to decide who own Birmingham, Leicester, Manchester, Liverpool and parts of London like Towers Hamlets and Barking and Dagenham or even London as a whole.
The BNP revel in their own hypocrisy:
“So much for ‘xenophobic’!” British National Party chooses Italian for London mayor.”
But the joke only goes so far. Here’s Carlos talking about Marion Thomas, a former BNP admin worker who contributed to a BBC Panorama programme about the party’s finances:
“She allowed herself to be used by the British Broadcasting Corporation and after her spiteful show of hatred, having used the word ‘scum’ to accuse others, she ended up with her reputation in ruins. She spat upwards and her spat covered her own face.”
Ugh. Anyway he’s on the ballot, so you can vote for him if you like.
Carlos Cortiglia – The Tower Hamlets Factor
BNP – Carlos for London! British National Party mayoral candidate announced
London Patriot – Unpaid Nationalists and Paid Traitors
Panorama – BNP: The Fraud Exposed
29 Nov 2011
Outfit
Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, Shoreditch EC2A 3AY
Apparently Liverpool’s Outfit all live in a big house together, like some sort of scouse version of Arthur Lee’s Love. They only formed in January, which makes their snowballing, meteoric rise seem equally scary and enthralling. Still, if you’ve got the talent… Recent single Two Islands/Vehicles, released on the ever dependable, and equally ambitious Double Denim label, has been making all the right noises, garnering praise from Paul ‘New Band of the Day’ Lester at The Guardian. They’re drawing favourable comparisons with the likes of China Crisis, Wild beasts and, don’t snigger, Kaiser Chiefs. Catch them now, as they’ll undoubtedly be appearing at larger, perhaps not pricier, venues next time around.
29 Nov 2011
London agenda for Tuesday 29 November
1. Get the Merseybeat sound at Cargo with Outfit and Red Kite [Le Cool]
2. Raise some much-needed dosh for Wilton’s Music Hall with Adam Ant [Run Riot]
3. Look at the future from the 50s at Horace Panter: Robots, Saints and (Extra) Ordinary People [Flavorpill]
4. Watch a double-bill from two of the world’s greatest documentary filmmakers, Agnès Varda (The Gleaners and I, Cléo de 5 à 7) and Thom Andersen (Los Angeles Pays Itself), and their filmic portraits of L.A.’s urban mural culture, lost signs, and painted histories at Architecture of Film [Don’t Panic]
5. Western civilisation sure had a good run, now say goodbye to it at The End of the West: The Once and Future Europe [Ian Visits]
6. Eat at Dahlak Eritrean Restaurant [Tired of London]
London Agenda is Snipe’s daily compilation of what to do in London as suggested by everyone else. Send additions to listings@snipelondon.com
29 Nov 2011
In today's news from last month, Dalston readies for Starbuck
In today’s news from last month, Dalston readies itself for for a Starbucks in Dalston Square. Next!
28 Nov 2011
January's Tfl fare rises downgraded from "wallet-busting" to "eye-watering"
George Osborne’s Plan A version 2 (Plan B? Not at all, old bean) means that next January’s Tfl fare rises will average 6% rather than 7% for Oyster PAYG, and 7% rather than 8% for Travelcards.
Woopdeedoo. This is still a hefty whack to put it mildly. And as we showed in graph form Mayor Johnson’s record as a fare riser is undeniable.
But what Osborne’s bail out does do is mitigate the effect of Ken Livingstone’s fare deal pledge, which was already shaping up to be a key part of his election campaign.
It still is, and Mayor Johnson is still vulnerable here (again, the chart!) But the fact that there’s been movement to limit the rises, albeit not much, albeit driven by central government, is going to muddy the waters a little. Sometimes in politics a bit of mud is all you need. Ken Livingstone is going to have to work a lot harder to get his message across.
So all in all, Mayor Johnson probably owes Gideon a bottle of Bolly.
Andrew Gilligan – Boris Johnson: Tube, bus and Travelcard fares will go up by less
Snipe – Those Tfl fare rises in handy chart form
Dave Hill – Ken launches ‘underdog’ campaign as Boris provides fares hike comparison
28 Nov 2011
Alan Moore on Time Warner profiting from Guy Fawkes masks
— Alan Moore on Time Warner, the $32 billion corporation that receives a royalty for every Guy Fawkes mask sold, based on David Lloyd art from their 1982 graphic novel V for Vendatta.
28 Nov 2011
Snipe Highlights
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- An interview with Desiree Akhavan
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