Bastardgeist unveils new tracks; announces three London dates
Chicago based drone-pop maestro Bastardgeist has released an AA-side single in advance of his UK tour, starting tomorrow. Both songs are evocative, hypnotic stanzas of twinkling electronica, full of melody and warmth.
If you can’t make tomorrow’s Wheelbarrow show, which is part of a stellar lineup also featuring Bleeding Heart Narrative and Fireworks Night, you’ll have a few more chances to catch Bastardgeist live – dates below.
Bastardgeist – Shift/Winter Fog by brainlove
November
17 – Wheelbarrow, London (w/ Bleeding Heart Narrative & Fireworks Night)
18 – House Show (email for details), London (w/ Mat Riviere, Tall Stories & Ethical Debating Society)
23 – Windmill, London (w/ A Classic Education)
24 – Gaztemaniak, San Sebastian, Spain, (w/ Napoleon IIIrd)
25 – Jericho Tavern, Oxford (w/ Bleeding Heart Narrative, Mat Riviere)
26 – Cube, Bristol (w/ Bleeding Heart Narrative, Mat Riviere)
16 Nov 2011
Jobs: What's Hackney doing that Newham isn't?
London’s unemployment rate has hit 10%, after rounding, according to figures released this morning by the ONS. Londonlovesbusiness delved behind the upward trend last month:
The high level of unemployment in London is driven to a significant extent by specific areas, such as Newham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney,” explains Dr Paul Sissons, a research fellow at the Institute of Unemployment Studies. “There are certain groups in the UK and London population who are disproportionately out of work – parents with low qualifications, ethnic minorities – and those groups are particularly concentrated in these boroughs.”
But a look at the figures doesn’t quite back this up, at least where Hackney is concerned. The latest borough by borough breakdown I can get hold of takes us up to March this year. Here’s how it looks for two of the supposedly poorer boroughs, Newham and Hackney.
Two things to say: firstly that Newham’s employment rate of 53.7% is shocking. That it might be even lower were it not a recipient of so much Olympic cash is a dismal thought.
Secondly, Hackney’s reputation is in need of adjustment. These figures show it to have an employment rate higher than Westminster, Islington, Southwark, and Hammersmith and Fulham, among others. So, some questions. Is this gentrification in action? Is there an underclass missing out on the relative prosperity the borough is currently enjoying (viz riots)? Or is it time to take Hackney off the watch list and focus some of the media and political attention elsewhere?
16 Nov 2011
Boils: they erupt on unhealthy skin
Mayor Johnson agrees with a heckler’s analogy for the Occupy LSX protesters. Boils are caused by bacterial infection of the hair follicles. They are particularly common in both the obese and the malnourished. [METAPHOR ALERT] When a society has large concentrations of both, you might say they are inevitable.
16 Nov 2011
Reviewed: I went to the Hackney Death Café
Let’s get the most important half of the review in first: the cake at the death café is delicious.
Now for the death.
16 Nov 2011
From the files of the Londonist for November
In the print edition of Snipe, our friends at the Londonist share some of their best Londony stories with us. Here’s what was up for November.
Heron Spotting In The City of London (see photo above)
Is This London’s Lewdest Window? (see photo below)
16 Nov 2011
London agenda for Wednesday 16 November
1. Listen to Charlie Tuesday Gates as she doodles the art of stuffing dead animals at Doodle Bar [Le Cool]
2. Hear the editors of The Quietus DJ at Corisca Studios [Run Riot]
3. Love the dreamy vocals of Lana Del Rey at Scala [Flavorpill]
4. Play musical bingo with Jess Indeedy [Don’t Panic]
5. Examine the work of a posh Ikea at Terence Conran: The Way We Live Now [Time Out]
6. Verify the feasibility of flight by dragons and fairies [Ian Visits]
7. Drink by the fire at Egerton House [Tired of London]
7. Get out of the bedroom and get down to New Cross for Babe Rainbow [Chuck & Amil]
London Agenda is Snipe’s daily compilation of what to do in London as suggested by everyone else. Send additions to listings@snipelondon.com
16 Nov 2011
First trailer for the Iron Lady
WIth the guns and the explosions, this looks like the rom-com action hit for 2012.
15 Nov 2011
City AM - chronicle of the apocalypse
Do you ever pick up a Metro on the way to work and flick impatiently to the showbusiness pages, only to fling it disgustedly to the floor as you realise that you’ve actually picked up City AM and you’re reading an interview with an iron futures trader?
This happened to me this morning. But then I got bored, picked up the paper and gave it a whirl. Big mistake. Here are a few of the headlines.
Merkel: Euro crisis worst since WW11
UK set for a decade of deleveraging
US stocks dented by Europe worries
Industry declines in the Eurozone while Portugal falls even deeper into recession
Insurers see disaster costs mount in 2011
OH GOD OH GOD MAKE IT STOP PLEASE MAKE IT STOP.
Future historians take note: the decline and fall of our civilisation was chronicled here.
15 Nov 2011
London agenda for Tuesday 15 November
1. Go see the cute and retro sound of Cults at XOYO [Le Cool]
2. Join the Robin Collective in rescuing the concept of ‘lunch’ from the lethargic jaws of mediocrity at CAMP [Run Riot]
3. Help Mark Thomas write The Manifesto [Flavorpill]
4. Watch some fashion films at A Shaded View of Fashion [Don’t Panic]
5. Go exploit millions of people with The East India Company [Ian Visits]
6. Eat in a railway carriage [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
15 Nov 2011
Tell Me Why by D/Wolves
We first told you about San Diego’s D/Wolves, fronted by Joel ‘Kynan’ Williams, back in March. They’ve just released an excellent new EP via their Bandcamp page, entitled Stop Pretending. Taken from that is the future alt-pop classic below. This is a band with talent and confidence to burn, expertly honing their songwriting skills with every release. Hopefully they’ll be gracing these shores in the not too distant future.
14 Nov 2011
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