Issue No.3 May 2009
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Hello again! When I started to shoot my mouth off to everyone about how The Furball was definitely going to go monthly and that it was a core principle of mine that it should be free, I really hadn’t given it as much thought as maybe I should have. It’s turning into a job akin to painting the Forth Bridge, although all we’ll be left with at the end of the year is a massive sleep deficit. Anyway, none of this is any of your concern. You’re probably thinking ‘Blah blah blah, yeah whatever, get on with it’.
Cover phot by Jack Sant at Earth Panoramics
Well, alright. This month we’ve bagged an interview with legendary monster maker, Pete Fowler, we got talking to Jack Sant about his superb images and we have an interview with young hip hop lyricist, Trax. And if that’s not enough then there are some other things as well, but I couldn’t possibly tell you about all of it or it won’t be a surprise, will it?
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It’s what Frome’s been waiting for... www.thefurball.co.uk Contributors and people to thank Barry MacDonald, Andy Morton, Amanda Stone, The Mysterious Mr Rushforth, Will Angeloro, Paul and Henry for Butts Bugle, Duncan Skene, Kate Bielby, Daisy Wellsted and everyone who has said nice things about the magazine. Fresh.
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What’s New In Frome? It might not even be new. Or in Frome.
In the dog house www.thefurball.co.uk The state of the local pavements and alleyways in Frome is becoming a major hazard to anyone brave enough to leave their front door. Message to dog walkers... If your dog decides to lay an egg, it won’t hatch into a lovely puppy. So please start cleaning up after your hounds!
It’s up and running. Don’t dilly dally, go and have a look, NOW! It’s ok, we’ll still be here when you get back. I think the important thing to remember is that everything you read and everything you hear is just a load of stuff coming out of someone elses mind, and 85% of the time it will be complete balderdash, so, bearing that in mind, have a look at the site but try not to take it too seriously, ok? We promise that this will be the last you hear about it. Honest.
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Market on a hill Hip Hip Hoorah! for the organisers of the monthly St Catherine’s Artisan Market. The first one (last month) got mobbed so I reckon this month’s should be a good ‘un also. If you want to pick up some quality goods or just have a coffee and mill around, then the market is the place for you. Personally I think they should get some live music going on as well, but that’s just my opinion. Maybe people don’t want that on a Sunday morning. Anyway, check out the ad on the back cover and we’ll see you there.
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Send us your piccys! For those of you who are planning to head out to one of the many festivals dotted around the country this year, we salute you. It takes remarkable courage to spend a week camping in a muddy field, armed only with a packed lunch, a bottle of super strength cider and a banjo. Life doesn’t get better than this, so why not share your best moments at the Soggy-Badgers-Moondance-Festival by sending your pics to the Furball? We’ll probably print the best ones...Don’t worry, we’ll remind you again next month! Page
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...Furball’s mum said “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”
We’re looking for a proof reader. The hours are terrible, you won’t get paid and there will be little, if any, in the way of praise. Get in touch via the usual channels and we’ll look forward to hearing from you! As more positions for slave labour arise we’ll be sure to keep you posted. What do you mean ‘minimum wage legislation’? See page 18 for details of our staffing shuffle up.
Abanethy’s web site Look at the state of your barnet. Go on, check it out. Tsk. I’m a fine one to talk. The last time I got my haircut my girlfriend reckoned that I looked like Mike Yarwood. She can talk though. She looks like a cross between Grayson Perry and a King Charles spaniel. Anyway, have a look at Abanethy’s new web site at www.abanethys. co.uk then turn to page 7, cut out the voucher and cash it in, giving your head a treat whilst you do so. They’ve only been in Frome 20 years and have just gotten round to embracing the benefits of an online presence, so, please do go and have a look. And then get your hairdo sorted.
Launch Party!
Party people alert! The woefully belated ‘Launch Party’ for this mag has FINALLY been booked! So come on down to the Masonic Hall in Frome, on the 3rd of July. With Furball staff Barry, Matt and Will on the decks. expect to hear all of your favourite ‘80’s pop hits’, and ‘wedding reception classics’. Then be disappointed, as we play a selection of funk, breaks, and jazzy stuff.
Mell’s Daffodil Festival Special Round up
It was sunny. There was morris dancing. lots of people went.
We’ve been wasting time looking at stuff like this... Get on YouTube and Type ‘Six Drummers and one apartment’. Groovy.
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It’s The y r e w e r B t e e r t S 10th Anniversary Bash! Milk It’s been 10 years since Rik Lyall and Nick Bramwell took over the Griffin pub, and created Milk Street, the Brewery of Frome. The last six months has seen much change in the pub, and May Bank Holiday weekend will mark the completion of all the hard work. To celebrate this anniversary, the Griffin is opening its doors to the competition. Just to prove that we really DO produce the finest real ales in the land, we will be inviting all the reputable breweries from the area to bring
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The Thoughts of Chairman Miaow IMPORTANT NOTICE Chairman Miaow is currently imprisoned at the Happy Fur Cattery in Wiveliscombe,Somerset. His oppressor, the Rt Hon Richard Hensworthy the 6th, CON- Parrlywack, has flown to Mauritania for a combined beach holiday/military coup financing meeting with Mr Thatcher. Upon his glorious release, he will return to the Furball staff, unless he is fomenting counter revolution in some banana republic in South America. more from the Chairman next month
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Pete Fowle Interview by Andy Morton
r e P l e t e r F w e o l w w o o l e F F r e t e e P t Pe “I usually answer to monsterist” Pete Fowler is a Cardiff-born artist now living in London. He left the world of commercial design in the mid-90s and embarked on a successful partnership with Welsh band Super Furry Animals, for whom he’s designed record covers, videos, merchandise and 40 foot inflatable bears.
So, Pete, do you consider yourself an artist, illustrator, designer, sculptor, all-round renaissance man or none of the above? I usually answer to monsterist – it’s an allencompassing term for everything I do. I work with an array of materials and mediums that work best with certain ideas and projects. Sometimes I feel like Wurzel Gummidge with his many heads so it’s nice to have one head that fits all – and that’s the monsterist one (50% straw, 25% bubblegum, 25% tinsel). How did you get started and what were your influences – artistic or otherwise? Art was something that I thought I was OK at at school and my time at art school opened my mind to things perhaps not on the curriculum: music,
psychedelia, skateboarding, friends, comics and slacking. These were all very formative things for my artwork and outlook and they set out my stall with a love for the DIY ethic, underground and overground (wombling free).
Pop art and comics were a big influence. Artists such as Jim Woodring, Chris Ware, Dan Clowes, Chester Brown, Peter Blake. Plus 2000 AD and cinema, particularly B movies, horror, sci-fi and trash underground. I guess I saw freaks, obsessives and outsiders creating and thought I could have a go myself. Music has always been a big influence on my work. I’m kind of more interested in sound than vision recently and look to that sense for inspiration for the visual. I think the two are very closely related.
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You’re probably best known for your Super Furry Animals stuff, the Monsterism toys and – more recently – your Mighty Boosh figures. But you’ve done all manner of things from illustrating building interiors to designing street wear. Feel free to talk about some of your favourites.
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Picking up from my previous answer I would have to say one of my favourite projects is the ongoing collaboration with SFA as I feel it’s very natural to create visuals for music. I’m a fan of the band’s music and click with a lot of their own musical influences myself so it’s amazing to work with a band that are pushing music on their own
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terms and being totally true to themselves creatively. It makes me up the ante with my own contributions to their work. Realising a kid’s dream I recently appeared on Blue Peter creating a ‘Monsterized’ portrait of Andy the presenter as part of the promotion of a group art show I’m in doing at Idea Generation in London called Monsters Inked. I got a presenter’s badge! You’ve also put together a couple of compilation CDs of weird and wonderful psychedelic sounds – both old and new – to soundtrack life on Monsterism “Dance o Death” Island and you regularly broadcast DJ sets from your blog. Music is obviously a huge part of your life and a great inspiration. Music, where do I begin? The CD compilations I’ve released were an amazing thing to do in terms of selecting tracks for the Heavenly comp [The Sounds Of Monsterism Island] and commissioning new music from contemporary artists for my CD on Lo [A Psychedelic Guide To Monsterism Island, left]. I was so lucky to get such wonderful music and artists on board for my second CD – it’s like a dream project. Sound and music have always interested me as an artist, from DJing, podcasting, hunting down records and chatting drunkenly about music, it’s always meant a lot to me. Friendships that have lasted through time have formed through music and I think we all sometimes forget how important and magical it is in our lives. Each of us experiencing it in a different way, it’s a never ending source of wonder and affirmation of life and the senses. Are there any plans to bring your Monsterism animations to TV or DVD? (The pilot – voiced by Steve Coogan and Julia Davis – is a treat. Look it up on Youtube.) Thanks! I’m in the early stages of creating a kids TV
show for a big broadcaster though it’s one step at a time at the moment. Things move slowly in the entertainment world in my experience so far. I’ve a few other ideas for shows, including the Monsterism test on Youtube that I’d like to explore but right now we’re going for the whacked out kids show idea! I loved The Muppet Show and Sesame Street as a kid and I love the idea of a mad cartoon that we can bung out for the kids (and their parents!). And finally, what exciting plans are presently on the horizon for Pete Fowler? I’ve got an art show at All Tomorrow’s Parties festival in Minehead from May 8th to 10th. I’m going to have some exclusive lino prints for that show that will be for sale alongside paintings and drawings. Also working on a show with Keiichi Tanaami in Japan in May that will continue the collaboration we started on the SFA LP. On the musical side, JT (Lo) and myself will be DJing at Camp Bestival and Bestival this year as Monsters At Work and we both look forward to a spot of sun. There are also plans to release some music digitally and on cassette this year through an esoteric micro label MAW conspire to form. Some of Pete’s Monsterism toys and other items can be found at Iksentrik, 10 Stony Street, Frome. He also provides illustrations for the Frome/Londonbased retro-modern music magazine Shindig! More about that in a future Furball.
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love the idea of a mad cartoon that we can bung out for the kids (and their parents!).”
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OLGA LEHMANN & THE CORSHAM UNDERGROUND MURALS words by Mandie Stone In 2004 in a charity shop in Essex I bought an oil painting of a ‘hippie girl’ called Miranda signed by the artist ‘Olga Lehmann’. I’ve since undertaken a journey of discovery from overground Essex to underground Wessex to gradually unravel the story of the artist.
Olga Lehmann came from a talented family. Her sister Monica Pidgeon was once hailed ‘Queen of Architecture’ and at the age of 92 runs a video based website ‘Pidgeon Digital ‘ which celebrates prominent architects of the 20th Century.
...there is still secrecy around the exact locations of murals and how many of them actually remain. Olga was born in Chile in 1912, the eldest of three children. She died in Saffron Walden, Essex in 2001 aged 89. She married poet Carl Richard Huson and they had one son Paul Huson, who was co-screenwriter of 1980s TV series ‘The Colbys’. He writes books on herbalism, tarot and witchcraft and lives in Los Angeles with his partner William Bast, the film producer and script writer who happened to live with James Dean in the 1950s and wrote the book “Surviving James Dean’. In 1929 Olga Lehmann won a scholarship to Slade School of Art in London, studying under Professor Henry Tonks and Vladimir Polunin. She spent most of her life as a jobbing artist, illustrating covers for the Radio Times as well as designing film sets and costumes for many successful movies. Tom Thumb (1958) received an Academy award for its special effects. She also worked in the art department for movies such as Around the World in Eighty Days (1956). Lehmann also worked in television production, receiving an Emmy nominations for her costume designs for The Man in the Iron Mask (1977). She didn’t receive much public recognition as she wasn’t always credited for her work. Page 10
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During the Second World War in 1943, Olga was commissioned by the Bristol Aircraft Company to go 150ft underground into their Spring Quarry factory at Corsham to paint murals on canteen walls. Owner Sir Reginald Verdon Smith believed this would brighten things up and boost the morale of factory workers who were producing Centaurus engines for Brabazon and Hawker Tempest war planes. Fellow artist Gilbert Wood joined Olga and together they painted floor to ceiling size scenes in 8 different canteen areas. Themes included the circus, pre-historic monsters, sports, sailors, mermaids and Alice in Wonderland. Aircraft engine production gradually finished and the factory closed in April 1945. During the 1950s the vast underground area, with over 60 miles of roads was redeveloped as a bomb and radiation proof Cold War bunker code named ‘Burlington’ to protect the Government, providing a base for the country to be re-started should there be a nuclear war. The Ministry of Defence are now selling off the land for private development. One of these businesses is Corsham Media Centre, a
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multi- million pound film and TV industry ‘media factory’ described as a movie making alternative to London with film stages, rehearsal studios, sound stages, state-of-theart workshops and a special private 20 acre area for large scale production of special effects and street scenes. The RAF still use some of the underground areas, as do the Royal Navy. Most of Spring Quarry is now decommissioned by
the MoD but there is still secrecy around the exact locations of murals and how many of them actually remain. The site is not accessible to the public and it remains to be seen what the future holds with regard to the preservation of surviving murals. AS
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Bangles Buskers Corner
How long have you been juggling? About 5 and a half years. How many clubs can you keep in the air at any one time? 4 clubs, but I’m starting to flash 5, but I can’t really say I can do it yet. What about balls? I can keep 6 in the air, but 7 I can flash which is basically chucking them up but not catching them very well. We see you in Cheap St, but do you get involved with the festivals? I went to floodrise last year (Sunrise) but got flooded out. Obviously. We also
went to the White Horse festival in Westbury. The crew was really nice there. Do you work with a group or on your own? On my own, just me and my girlfriend and we sometimes hook up with others at festivals.
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Thanks Bangles for your time. Now for The Furball feature related rib tickler. Are you ready? Q: How do you kill a circus? A: Go for the juggler. Thank you and good night.
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Perhaps the most expressive of all string instruments is the cello. It can bring joy or make you weep, suggesting just about any emotion you can mention. One of the most promising young cellists around, Jessica Hayes, (a “future first” performer with the London Philharmonic Orchestra) is about to make her Frome debut, at Rook Lane Chapel. Jessica plays a fantastic 250 year old cello that has been specially loaned to her because she shows such promise.
Well blow me down with a feather! I can’t tell you the adrenalin rush I get when I discover a set of cuff fasteners, like these, and find them in such fantasticly great condition. It really gets the blood pumping. If my konowledge is correct, these lovely, lovely specimens were made around the late 1980’s and probably would have originally been attached to a classic gentleman’s cotton shirt. They rarely appear on the market in a pair and harldy touched as well. I got these off ebay for 68p. I know! A real bargain!
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In a very unconventional pairing, multi-award-winning Jessica is teaming up with the sensational classical Polish accordionist, Rafal Luc, who , at just 21, is already a prize-winner at competitions all over Europe. Intrigued? This is an instrumental combination that just has to be heard. This is probably the only opportunity Frome audiences will ever get. The Royal Academy of Music, where both Jessica and Rafal are furthering their studies, believes in them and, indeed thinks Rafal is already the most virtuoisic accordionist ever to emerge from a British music school. What can be done with cello and accordion? Piaf’s Paris? Forget it!. Try instead steamy, sexy, sultry tango, originating from the brothels of Argentina, reinvented by Astor Piazzolla for modern times….The only limitation is the imagination. In addition, Jessica and Rafal will present a mixed and varied programme. Experience the thrill of ‘something completely different’, step outside your selfimposed musical boundaries, try something new! Tickets are £8 (16 and under - £5) available on the door from 4.45pm on Sunday May 17th for this tea-time concert which starts at 5.30. Refreshments in the café beforehand are included.
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WCPF at Rook Lane Chapel (see Sat 2nd)
Monday 4th
Boy Le Monti 3pm Milk Street Brewery’s 10th Anniversary Beer Festival. Doors open at 1pm. Nunney Acoustic Cafe – Featuring Three Corners Nunney Village Hall 2.00 – 5.00. Adults £3 Children Free info@nunneyacousticcafe.org
Sunday 3rd St Catherine’s Artisan Market! 10 - 2
Mick Taylor’s All Star Band at The Cheese & Grain 8pm £15 adv/£17 door . Western Counties Photographic Federation – This exhibition represents the best in photography from WCPF members across the West country 10:00am – 4:00pm Free at Rook Lane Chapel Emma & the Accafellas then Skarper Milk Street Brewery’s 10th Anniversary Beer Festival. Doors open at 1pm.
Saturday 2nd
Peatbog Faeries –Cheese & Grain May Day Faerie Party with prizes for the best dressed faerie Doors 8pm £14 adv/£16 door Slippery Fish kick the festivities off at 8pm at the Milk Street Brewery’s 10th Anniversary Beer Festival. Ohead continues the tunes at 10pm The Griffin
Friday 1st Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Ros Ford, Perspectives, Gallery Two, Black Swan Arts 10am – 5pm Free WCPF at Rook Lane Chapel (see Sat 2nd) Tuesday 12thHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Ros Ford, Perspectives, Gallery Two, Black Swan Arts 10am – 5pm Free WCPF at Rook Lane Chapel (see Sat 2nd) Wednesday 13thHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Ros Ford, Perspectives, Gallery Two, Black Swan Arts 10am – 5pm Free Eddi Reader – The Cheese & Grain Former Fairground Attraction singer now recognised as an accomplished folk & popular music performer/writer Doors 8pm £18.50 adv Leonardo’s Bicycle at The Olive Tree WCPF at Rook Lane Chapel (see Sat 2nd) Poetry cafe at the Garden Cafe 7pm Thursday 14thHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Ros Ford, Perspectives, Gallery Two, Black Swan Arts 10am – 5pm Free Andy McKee & Johnny Dickinson – The Cheese & Grain Two remarkable artists with guest Tony McManus. Doors 8pm £13 adv/£10 students
Music Quiz with Mark J & Chemical Steve Kick off at 8pm The Griffin Wednesday 20thHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Ros Ford, Perspectives, Gallery Two, Black Swan Arts 10am – 5pm Free Chuck McQuillen and Gypie Mayo at The Olive Tree Garden Cafe“Acoustic Garden” Open Mic Night Doors open 7.30 pm Thursday 21stHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Ros Ford, Perspectives, Gallery Two, Black Swan Arts 10am – 5pm Free Friday 22ndHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Ros Ford, Perspectives, Gallery Two, Black Swan Arts 10am – 5pm Free Madlocks Dubwise The Griffin Saturday 23rdHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Out and About Drawing with Ros Ford. Please see www.blackswan.org.uk for more details. 10am – 4pm £35/£30 concession The Strawbs – The Cheese & Grain The band plug in for a night of tight harmonies & wonderful instrumentals Doors 8pm £13 adv/£15 door
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Nikki & Simon @ Sausage Sunday The Griffin WCPF at Rook Lane Chapel (see Sat 2nd) Teatime Concert 2: Rafal Luc & Jessica Hayes Doors open 4:45pm, Performance 5:30pm Series ticket (3 concerts) - £18/10 under 21. £10 on the door (not in advance) Rook Lane Chapel Monday 18thHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Ros Ford, Perspectives, Gallery Two, Black Swan Arts 10am – 5pm Free Tuesday 19thHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Ros Ford, Perspectives, Gallery Two, Black Swan Arts 10am – 5pm Free
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WCPF at Rook Lane Chapel (see Sat 2nd) Friday 15thHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Ros Ford, Perspectives, Gallery Two, Black Swan Arts 10am – 5pm Free Food & Film Night The Cheese & Grain In collaboration with Reel People: Vicky Christina Barcelona (tbc) and a good helping of paella! Doors 6.45pm £11.00 inc food WCPF at Rook Lane Chapel (see Sat 2nd) Saturday 16thHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Ros Ford, Perspectives, Gallery Two, Black Swan Arts 10am – 5pm Free Livewire AC/DC – The Cheese & Grain Hugely popular tribute playing songs from every phase of ACDC’s career. Doors 8pm £13 adv/£15 door WCPF at Rook Lane Chapel (see Sat 2nd)
Alternative pop songstress Erinn Williams From 1pm, free entrance. The Griffin
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Open Mic Session @ Sausage Sunday1pm, free entrance. The Griffin Monday 25thHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Tuesday 26thHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Melanie –The Cheese & Grain Special charity performance by the legendary superstar, in aid of SCOPE Doors 8pm £16 adv/£20 door Wednesday 27thHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Medusa Seducers at The Olive Tree Thursday 28thHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Friday 29thHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free The Rhythmites – The Cheese & Grain Welcome return from this popular & grooving reggae band. Support from Wolftown Doors 8pm £10 adv/£12 door Saturday 30thHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free The Great Pretender – The Cheese & Grain A tribute to Queen & Freddie Mercury that has filled concert halls around the UK. Door 8pm £10 ad/£12 door Madapple’s Reggae Reggae Summer BBQ from 7pm. The Griffin
Sunday 24th
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Milk Street Brewery is 10 years old! Lots going on over the Bank Holiday, so come on everybody, let’s sing!
Stuart O’Conner @ Sausage Sunday BBQ from 1pm, families welcome. The Griffin Monday 11thHillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters,
Sunday 10th
Rhythm for Life –The Cheese & Grain Information & music event for Frome’s young people 5-10pm free WCPF at Rook Lane Chapel (see Sat 2nd) Saturday 9th Hillu Liebelt, Delicate Matters, Gallery One, Black Swan Arts10am – 5pm Free Ros Ford, Perspectives, Gallery Two, Black Swan Arts 10am – 5pm Free Perfect Alibi – The Cheese & Grain Brilliant tribute to Pink Floyd with lasers, projections and pyros. Doors 8pm £15 adv WCPF at Rook Lane Chapel (see Sat 2nd)
Friday 8th
Chemical Steve’s Vinyl Mix For a mid-week medley of mixed up music, head to the Griffin for Chemical Steve’s classic records night. WCPF at Rook Lane Chapel (see Sat 2nd)
Thursday 7th
Loose String Band WCPF at Rook Lane Chapel (see Sat 2nd) Garden Cafe“Acoustic Garden” Open Mic Night Doors open 7.30 pm Music Starts at 8 pm. Admission £2.00 per person (money raised goes to the Wessex Multiple Sclerosis Centre)
Wednesday 6th
Music Quiz with Annie and Steve The ever-popular Griffin music quiz. £1 to enter. Kick off is at 8.30pm WCPF at Rook Lane Chapel (see Sat 2nd)
Tuesday 5th
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The Furball would like to offer our sincere thanks and appreciation to our long serving distribution team, Beyoncé (below left) and Keanu, who retired this month after 25 years faithful service. After assuring them that they were irreplaceable, we’re now immediately looking for their replacements. So if you’re up to the task of delivering a box of magazines for us, then get in touch for details. Just don’t ask us for money.
ArtWorks Interview byBarry MacDonald
Jane Morrison “It’s really about recycling, and making new things out of the old things that I’ve found.” Frome has a proud history in the world of textiles and printing. So with this in mind we headed over to see local designer Jane Morrison, at her stand alone desk in the corner of the fantastic Love Arts shop, on Catherine Hill. We think Jane represents the new wave of exciting designers in our town, so we thought it was time to have a quick chat about her work. Where might people have seen your work? I sell at art markets throughout the southwest and recently took part in the first artisan market on Catherine Hill.
Jane with dress
What sort of materials do you use? It’s either vintage or stuff that I’ve printed myself, anything else I use is completely natural, for example the childrens dresses are lined with 100% cotton. I use vintage and retro fabrics and lots of recycled ribbon, buttons and papers for embellishment. It’s really about recycling, and making new things out of the old things that I’ve found. Do you do commissions? Yes, I do a lot of commissions, particularly in the Frome area, I make soft furnishings, handbags, corsages and cute vintage girls dresses to order.
Mind of it’s own, apparently
What designers inspire you? Designers that inspire me include Marimekko fabrics, Christian Lacroix’s haute couture collections, Prada accessories and the vibe of the Tatty Devine
studio/shop in Brick Lane. Do you mainly use the sewing machine, or do you hand sew your work? It’s roughly 50/50 really, I use the machine for a lot of the main work, but I think hand sewing gives the piece a really nice finish. I dont like just using my sewing machine to make pieces and will do a bit of embellishment by hand here and there. Tell us a bit about your sewing machine? I love it, it’s got a mind of it’s own though!! (laughs), I’ve had it for about 3 years and it was a gift. So what’s it like to work in Love Arts? This shop is a treasure trove and there is something for everybody, and as Mandie (Love Arts proprieter) has an amazing collection of clothing and trinkets its hard to leave the shop empty handed. Mandie is a great advocate for recycling and reworking garments and we share a similar design ethos. She is also very keen to support local artists, Love Arts sells a lot of work by The Furball Page 19
ArtWorks Interview by Barry MacDonald other local designers. So if there are other artists in town looking for somewhere to get their work noticed, they really should come in to the store. I come here to work three days a week and there is always stuff that I see that I hadn’t noticed. It’s an inspirational place. So what else do we have to look forward to? Loads! Over the next few weeks we’ll be customising clothing, shoes and making personalised bunting, there will be more childrens clothing for spring/ summer and of course it’ll all be completely affordable! Last question, your brand is called ‘Come on Eileen designs’, are you a secret Dexy’s Midnight Runners fan? Nope! The dungarees with nothing underneath put me off! Eileen is actually my middle name, my Dad really liked the song!!!! Jane’s work area. We like.
Jane Morrison born in 1983 in Northampton Come On Eileen Designs Love Arts, Catherine Hill, Frome Education: Textile design at Winchester College of Art, and specialized in printing textiles. Page 20
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This month we catch up with Earth Panoramics, aka Jack, to chat about his unique take on the world of photography. In this digital age of hyper-production, Earth Panoramics have an analogue ethos that we think really holds its own. Some of you may have seen some of his excellent work exhibited in La Strada, and the Black Swan gallery last year.
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Interview by Barry MacDonald
Earth Panoramics
“I have used a variation of equipment over the years but my favourite is the Miranda solo panorama, purchased for £2 in a charity shop.”
View To Sherrington - UK (South West)
B: A lot of people will be really surprised to hear about the kit you use, so can you tell us a bit about your camera? I have used a variety of equipment over the years but my favourite is the Miranda solo panorama, purchased for £2 in a charity shop. I retained it because I was surprised at the quality of the lens and the depth of colour and clarity of the shots. The images have been mistaken for Hasselblad XPAN in the past. B: Have you ever thought about upgrading?
I try not to, I have finally bought a digital camera but it is not as much fun. As I progressed with the Miranda solo I became more and more attached to the end result and began to see my photography skills taking shape. Also the stress of getting that wow factor image was distracting me from taking photos and understanding the tool I was using. I had only to worry about loading film, winding it on and the composition, not aperture shutter speed, film speed, lighting tripod and all the other paraphernalia which comes with photography.
Shanghai - China
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Earth Panoramics Continued
Canal Village - China
B: Have there been times when carrying basic gear has been an advantage?
B: Do you think the lo-tech approach is a great way for new comers to get involved?
All the time, as the photos I take are part of things I do - I rarely go out specifically to take shots. Country walks, holidays, honeymoon, work etc. Also having lived in St. Pauls in Bristol and snapping away in the Bronx, New York and other assorted dodgy spots around the world the £2 Miranda solo attracts no attention, but does on the other hand have sentimental value as they are not made any more. I even throw it about in festival mud and it still works as it did from new.
Definitely, many young people can’t afford all the hyped equipment let alone printing and framing costs plus the commission the gallery takes. Earth Panoramics has shown me a cheaper way to get involved and produce photographs which are good enough to exhibit; I have easily covered the costs of the developing over the last 10 years with the sales I have made. Throwing money at things doesn’t guarantee they will work (for example Planet Earth’s monetary system). As a dad of twins I will be interested in showing the girls
Justicia Social - Peru
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Sky Tree - Maiden Bradley
Lords Hill - UK (South West)
these cameras when they are old enough to hold them and take photos because this style of photography is about having fun.
info@earthpanoramics.org http://www.earthpanoramics.org
Cusco Heaven - Peru
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Just because we own the latest in smartphone technology here at Furball HQ that doesn’t mean we know how they work. Consequently, Matt our editor managed to lose the only recording of the brief but informative chat with Lucy and Duncan. So we’re going to have a crack at remembering what was said using our bare minds. Our apologies if we get it wrong, but I don’t think it matters that much as I’m sure you’ll agree, they both look pretty dapper, and are thouroughly decent folk, to boot. I’m sure they’d understand. Lucy was looking good in her vintage mac that she’d had since she was about sixteen - and therefore couldn’t remember where it’d had come from - and her Jimmy Choos. She said that she got a deal on those, so I’m assuming she picked them up in the sale rather than got them off the back of a lorry. Her rather stylish bag was from Mulberr y. ..according to Barry’s memory. Lucy, if we’re wrong about any of this you can get in touch and we’ll print a big lovely sorry bit next month. Page 24
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Lucy
Duncan
Fashion Tips with Kanye Westcountry
Duncan had the weekend relaxed look nailed down wearing a lightweight pinstripe blazer all the way from Banana Republic in LA. When I asked about his shirt he said, ‘It’s a Farhi’. I tnought he said ‘ It’s safari’. but our fashion expert Barry put me straight. He knows about these things. Duncan’s top style tip, which we think is pretty sound is, ‘gents, get yourself a good quality shirt and a blazer.’ The Furball might just take his advice, because at the moment the best way to describe my style is ‘Skater scarecrow’ which is starting to wear a bit thin. It might be time for a Furball makeover. we’ll keep you posted. A big thanks to Lucy and Duncan for stopping to talk to us and we hope they had a good day mooching round Frome.
out and about
The Furball decided to go and check out ‘Soul Commotion’ who were playing live at the fantastic ‘Lock Up’ night at the Wheatsheaves.While we were there we thought we’d ask you lot what you thought, so the simple question is...
What do you think of the band? Tipper & Nadine
Soul Commotion
Mims
Badger
Good at what they do, but typical wedding fodder.
Donna & Luke
Brilliant. (Double thumbs up)
Beth & Alice Yeah.
Mr Perrett & Mr Pang
Brilliant!
Bloody good
Dominic, Antony, Grant Lee, Ian, Lauren & Mike
Not my cup of tea, but they are really good.
David
Matthew & Scott
It’s the juke box, isn’t it?
Oli Tipper
A great end to a perfect day The vocalists are on form. Really good. Nice to see a decent horn section
Becca, Charlotte & Donna
Hayley
Bruno
A really good energy
Nostalgic. My mum used to sing in the band.
‘Soultastic’
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Classic album review
“I’ve given up on vinyl. It’s more costly than crack.” Will Angeloro talks us through another classic.
I’ve given up on vinyl. It’s more costly than crack. I just spent a ridiculous sum on an original pressing of Blue Monday(Sorry Bernard, I don’t think that EBAYER is going to send you a cut). I also spent much too much on the last New Mastersounds album and a Chuck D solo from 1995. Yet I still come across classics in the bargain bins or the charity
hick town( basically anything other than NY or LA) is electrifying. They say the first Velvet Underground LP only sold 1000 copies, but everyone who bought it started a band(Eno?). the same with the Ramones….. A track by track of this, or any Ramones album is useless. It needs to be experienced as a whole, in one quick, amphetamine fuelled
shops (If Barry Breaks hasn’t beat me too it). I picked up a great Otis Redding comp for 50P at the Cheese and Grain a few weeks ago. But IM GIVING UP…. As soon I find an original, “20 Jazz Funk Greats” from Throbbing Gristle on vinyl. Or a Liquid Liquid 12” of Cavern on the 99 Label. Here’s some crack that spins at 33 and third… The Ramones – Road to Ruin Lets face it folks of the British sort, punk is an american institution. Well, not really. PUNK IS NEW YORK…. Let me re phrase that PUNK = NYC. I get British punk. The Clash are my second favorite band of all time,the Pistols, Gen X, The Damned, etc and on ad infinitum. But it all started in New York, and it ended there as well when Johnny Thunders left us quiet. Road to Ruin. Definitely not as good as the 1st album, or Rocket to Russia. But this was the one that (sort of ) crossed over. I wanna be Sedated still gets played in the afternoon on corporate rock radio in the US. Say what you will, but the effect of hearing the Ramones for the first time , especially if you live in a small
listen.28 minutes of pop perfection. I for one understood the link between punk and all that went before after absorbing this particular LP. Maybe it was the cover of Needles and Pins, maybe it was because it sounded like Eddie Cochran on speed. But the natural progression of rock and roll, real pure rock and roll, seemed clear.. In a way holy. And I mean it. When a faith is birthed, prophets and saints add to the collective richness of the history as the years roll on. The Ramones stamped a great big exclamation mark on rock and roll 20 years after its birth. And look around you… Its still here. Right here in Frome. I hear it every week in local bands plugging away on the 1st chords they learned. Are they playing Buddy holly? Not a chance. Are they playing the Ramones? Probably not. Are they playing Some modern incarnation of the beast like Green Day(not too modern anymore old man)? Most likely. And there they are. Stuck in the middle with us. The torso of rock. Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee and Marky I just want to have something to do… Don’t we all? Baby we do. WA
Lets face it folks of the British sort. PUNK IS AN AMERICAN INSTITUTION.
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Politics
Will is a big old potty mouth, so if you don’t like reading swear words, skip this.
A Beginners Guide
By The Rt Hon William Angeloro MP
Hundreds of miles of newspaper column has been dedicated to the “apathetic citizen” at the last general election. You may know one or two of these lazy sods. You may have heard yourself whisper, “Oh Why bother, they’re both horrible. And what the hell is a lib dem?”. Figures were bandied around, by the people who’s job it is to compile these figures, pertaining to the “decline in active political participation”, to quote political scientist and visiting professor of Apathetics at Piles University. “Why is this happening?”, I imagine you asking yourself, in a mild state of patriotic/civic duty induced righteous indignation. Why are the young so disconnected to the very machinations that control their lives? It is with this brooding question in mind, that I offer you a beginners guide to politics. A primer, if you will, to the petrol mower of civilization .
Democracy
Democracy was single handedly invented in 1776 in what is now known as the United States of America. The founding fathers, with direct intervention from Jesus, laid the foundations of the greatest, most bad ass,1/2 pound burger consuming, SUV driving, nation the world (age 6000 years) had ever seen. It was SO damn awesome, (“Like Sparta on Viagra” was the term Aristotle used for the preamble of the Declaration of the Stupendous) , that it quickly handed the British Empire its hat, TWICE, and established proportional representation for ALL people, provided you were white and male, but isn’t that ALWAYS the case. Simple things, like 2 elected law making houses, a supreme judicial court, and a king...I mean president... None of these things had EVER existed before the first americans thought them up. Impressive you say? Well think about THIS.... Benjamin Franklin co wrote the US constitution whilst at the same time, inventing electricity, building the first microwave oven, juggling 12 cats, and bedding various female members of the french court of Louis XXXXVIII.... Where was King George while this was happening? Spending his time peeing blue liquid into a bucket, and guaranteeing the royal DNA stayed VERY close to home. Very close indeed.
Mystic Matt
The french tried the same thing a few years later, but Napoleon’s ill-advised “Laws of Empire”, the 1800 page guidebook for the newly conquered mainland Europe, guaranteed a sticky end for “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Pain au Chocolat”.. France limped into the 20th century with a vague, pastry based democracy that wasn’t nearly as bitchin as its allies across the pond...... (USELESS BIT OF INFO ALERT... Next time you visit the US congress, stop in the canteen for a plate of “Freedom Fries”,or some “Freedom bread”, maybe give Hillary Clinton a “Freedom Kiss”..... This is how much alleged french democracy means to the US) SO... Thoroughly humiliated by its trouncing in two wars, Great Britain pressed on with its Obsessive Compulsive need to NOT LEARN ANYTHING and set about strengthening its EMPIRE. And we all know how that ended. With food rationing, the welfare state, and destruction of TWO Death Stars by a bunch of teenagers. Which brings us to, what Lord Pennywhistle, 3rd Duke of Blandshire, 16th Earl of Chowmein, disgustingly referred to in 1967 as, “The fucking hippy age”.
Britain Today
There are thousands of political parties in Britain today. Choosing a party that best suits you can be a difficult and daunting task. On the next page there is a short list of the major political parties, what they generally stand for, what sort of temperament party members tend to have, and what music you need to listen to to be an active member. >>
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Politics - A Beginners Guide Continued
Party
Who they are and what they’re about General Stance
Temperament
Fave Band
The Conservatives - Tories
Free market, social responsibility. & a new post code for BoJo’s hair.
Calm. Deadly calm.
Wagner, The Smiths
Labour
NHS good, Iraq bad, Class C drugs good, Sarkozy bad
Calm. Clinton Calm
Oasis, Blur, Wurzels
Liberal Democrats
Not sure, but didn’t support Iraq war,and not afraid of a few pints
Friendly,in a boozy way
Billy Bragg, Pulp, Anything with a fiddle
Monster Raving Loony Party
Lord Sutch isn’t dead, he’s sleeping under Cerne Abbas
Mascara and meth amphetamines
Dukes of Stratosphere, Billy Connoly
Green Party
Wind is our friend, Saudi Arabia is a load of toss. Recycle please
Serious. This is serious, man
Seize the Day, Chumbawumba
BNP
We’re not the national front. Love us...Please
Football Hooligans in Suits
Skrewdriver, Wagner
National Front
We’re not the BNP, repatriate all foreigners (especially that Will guy)
Football Hooligans in nazi garb
Some crappy racist punk band from Sheffield
UKIP
The European Union was mentioned in The Revelation of John. 666
Paranoid, perma tan
Anything British,preferably ENGLISH
SNP
FREEEEEEEEEEDOMMMMMMMMMMMM
Firey. Most likely ginger
The Proclaimers, Jesus and Mary Chain
Re-Flex party
The Politics of Dancing
Chirpy,Quirky,New Romantic
Best of the 80s compilation CD
So you’ve picked a party... now what?
Most people of a certain intelligence quota would agree that information is the single deadliest weapon. I have no idea why I wrote that or what it has to do with anything. I suppose, maybe, Im thinking about reading. You know, history, newspapers, anything that could give you a wider context for your newly politicized mantra. This is a scary concept. I’m aware of that. And I have a sneaking suspicion that actively reading and caring about what you allegedly believe in, is the single biggest put off for young people . There’s simply too much to do, what with exams, drugs, finding a mate/boff buddy, car insurance, student loans, Pop Idol, Big Brother (Not Orwell, Davina) etc etc etc. So what to do? Here’s some advice on being “political” without doing to much of that boring “Thinking” stuff.
Step 1 - Get angry about headlines. The important thing is to identify a newspaper that suits your par-
ticular political leanings. Conservatives like the Daily Mail. You BNP/National Front people can use the Sun. Labour and Lib Dems can choose either the Guardian or the independent. There are host of smaller papers for you hippy types. Try the Daily Worker, or some anarchist rag out of bristol or Brixton, or some other place starting with B. REMEMBER, JUST READ THE HEADLINES. Dont BUY the paper, that will require actually READING it, unless its the Sun..There are tits on page 3.
Step 2 - Drink a few pints, then rehash the headlines in an earnest and convincing way. You’ll find that
people will listen to you. They may even look to you for advice. Have a meeting. Make sure you provide punch and pie.
Step 3 - Every few years, VOTE. Now this is the hard part. You need to be registered. Its a small price to pay for choosing your overlords based on fluff and filler.
Remember, to be political, is to appear political. Enjoy your liberty, while it lasts. WA This piece was brought to you by the Furball Fact Team. Going that little bit further to find the truth.
Trax Artist Profile
The Furball caught up with Trax - possibly the nicest hip-hop artist in this part of Somerset. We asked him some things.
Who are you?
Freedom of Speech by Trax is due out in June. www.myspace.com/traxstevepreston
I am Trax and I am a hip hop artist.
What is it you do?
Basically I write lyrics and produce beats and do the whole thing.
Who are your musical influences? I’ve thought about this for ages. Personally, there wasn’t one artist I looked at and thought right I want to be him. It was myself - It was just what was going on in my life that influenced me to do it. But in terms of artists nowadays, it is definitely TI, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross who are my influences.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?
Somewhere in America, great big house, pool, recording studio, the lot… Seriously, I’m hoping I will have a deal of some kind. I just want to get my music out there basically.
When’s the album due out?
I’ve planned it for two months’ time, so sometime in the summer. I’m just going to get it around to as many people as I can and get it out there.
Do you have a name for the album yet? Freedom of Speech.
Good name! OK, the big question…If you had a time machine and a one way ticket, where would you go? I’d definitely go to the future…without a doubt. I’m just do intrigued to see what’s going to happen. I just want to see if there’ll be space ships flying around – all that mad stuff.
How far would you go?
Maybe a good 200 – 300 years. I reckon there’ll be dinosaurs and all sorts of mad things back. It’ll be crazy.
Trax, that’s all I want to ask you for now. Thanks for spending time with the Furball. Thank you very much.
Sven Libaek
Obscure treasures and forgotten funk curios
Inner Space is the long lost score to Ron & Val Taylor’s 1973 documentary television series, chronicling the rich oceanic life around the coast of Australia. This is easily one of my favourite records, but it’s not the romping funk workout you would expect. Originally released by Festival Records, it’s a mesmeric opus of Brazilian exotica style jazz, with a remarkable depth that fits with the underwater theme. The delicate interplay of vibes, flutes, and harps, punctuated by a meandering bass line, work like a sequence of short bewitching movements that breezes into your conscience. It’s like listening to a hazy daydream, if such a thing is possible!?! In 2004 five tracks from this soundtrack mysteriously reappeared in Wes Anderson’s film The Life Aquatic, starring Bill Murray- a quirky homage to the genre of undersea documentaries from the period. I guess when it comes to ‘fathoming’ out a score for a deep sea movie, Libaek was ‘10,000 leagues’ ahead of his Page 30
contemporaries! (Insert tumbleweed here) Sven Libaek was born in Norway in 1938, an acclaimed actor and musician in his native land. During his time as a member of the band The Windjammers, Sven had concluded a world tour in Australia in 1960 when he decided to split from the group, and return there with his wife to live. Libaek, is joined here by Australian library legends John Sangster, Don Burrows, Derek Fairbrass and Col Nolan, each of wholm bring a groovy element to the production. How ironic that it’s a Norwegian-born musician composing a gentle Brazilian arrangement, that’s been lauded in his adopted country as a perfect example of Australiana! Releasing over 30 albums, including the similarly magestic Solar Flares among others. He can still be found lecturing regularly at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney. Not bad for a guy in his 70’s, take note kids. Inner Space has long been on the want lists of crate diggers, and can
Sven looking v. sharp indeed
actually be found once or twice a year on ebay for around $400, if you only look for originals. Pennywise collectors in the know snapped up the 500 vinyl copies recently re-issued by oz-label ‘Votary records’, featuring the iconic ‘Great White shark cover’ in all it’s glory. I bought two of them. One for play, and one to treasure. These have also become highly prized items in their own
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right now, but CD copies are still currently available- head over to discogs.com and grab one! And while we’re at it, good news just in from James@Votary, Solar Flares will also be re-released within the next few months on vinyl. Yaaaay!!!! You’ll need that too. Barry MacDonald
Track list A1Main Title Theme (0:47) A2Inner Space (3:55) A3Music For Eels (2:26) A4Sounds Of The Deep (4:03) A5Islands Of Birds (2:23) A6Nocturnal Lullaby (2:06) A7Danger Reef (3:14) A8Seasnakes (2:12) B1Thatcherie (3:04) B2Turtlemusic (3:10) B3Dark World (4:35) B4Crown Of Thorns (1:33) B5Midget Monsters (1:18) B6Beche De Mer (1:24) B7Attacking Sharks (3:34) B8Inner Space (4:34)
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