Next Saturday at Coburg RSL - your first chance to see the new folk stylings of Simon Strong and Sonke Rickertsen when we open for the Vonnyguts & Ramifications - wot a feast of diverse entertainment! Something for everybody*! Come and see us coz it took us ages to think up that name. #melbourne
Cheers A.C.! Biggest hit was probably our copyright cleared cover of 'Insignificance' by the Mekons!
Woohoo! After six months of trying we downloaded the footage from #AsphaltBooks in Melbourne! Sonke helped me out with some old folk tunes. 50 mins of intoxicated nonsense! Cheers to Paul Elliott for filming and Armani for hosting and everyone who showed up! #booksky
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Denizen of the Dead is still the world's greatest & only anti-gentrification horror anthology. You can order it here (& on many other platforms): www.alibris.co.uk/booksearch?m...
Simon Strong & his Henchmen (Sönke Rickertsen & Chris Hughes) spielen Lieder von Pink Stainless Tail's "The Skys a Soft Target" und Schlager von "Der Bastardizer Poliert eine Kackwurst" - Eintritt gegen Spende (€8-15) - mit David Hull
#berlin #music #ekranoplansgroup #pinkstainlesstail
Tomorrow! Funty stories, blue jokes and folk tunes!
#booksky #melbourne #spokenword #thebastardizer #asphaltbooks
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Simon Strong is Sheffield's leading experimental novelist - author of super-funty gorefest "The Bastardizer Polishes a Turd" - He'll be launching his first live spoken word CD "Being Bastardized - Live in Sheffield". 🍻 🎸 💨 💥 #booksky #melbourne #spokenword #thebastardizer #asphaltbooks
My first live spoken word disc recorded at KIBAM in Sheffield last year. Stories, jokes and songs from THE BASTARDIZER POLISHES A TURD. Notes by Dr Gonzo... Launch THIS FRIDAY in Melbourne!
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#booksky #experimentalnovels #sheffield #melbourne #spokenword
Simon Strong is Sheffield's leading experimental novelist - author of super-funty gorefest "The Bastardizer Polishes a Turd" - He'll be launching his first live spoken word CD "Being Bastardized - Live in Sheffield". 🍻 🎸 💨 💥 #booksky #melbourne #spokenword #thebastardizer #asphaltbooks
Here's a sneak preview of the prototype of THE BASTARDIZER GETS THERE FIRST! It's a combination of snakes and ladders, trivial pursuit and the Tarot. First copies will ship with the NO SLEEP 'TIL BASTARDIZERSMITH Remix LP in March 2025. More info! thebastardizer.com
Frenzee, those bright young punks from Greece are doin a show with Ekranoplans!!! Fun for all the family!!! Dress: asbestos... #melbourne #punk #music #esplanadehotel #espy #ekranoplansgroup #frenzee
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 2, 1949 Dr. Norbert Wiener Mass. Institute of Technology Cambridge, Nass. My dear Dr. Wiener: The publication of your book on Cybernetics has caused the editorial staff which is in charge of the revision of the Dewey Decimal Classification considerable difficulty. We are in the position of being asked by sincere inquirers as to how to classify the book and by less sincere people who like to confront supposedly expert classifiers with problems which they are quite certain are beyond our capabilities. Quite frankly, cybernetics is. We have read and reread reviews and explanations of the content of your book and have even tried to understand the book itself, only to become more uncertain as to what field it falls into. I am appealing to you as the one person who should be able to tell us. Possibly you already know that the Dewey Decimal Classification attempts to assign a number to the subject content of books. Generally speaking, a book can only be assigned one number and consequently we cannot take care of the many aspects that certain works cover. The problem must be simplified and consequently, is your book such as to place it in psychology? Does it belong in the field of electronic computation devices or does it belong in mathematics? If we were not somewhat desperate about this particular problem, I should hesitate to bother you with it. Cordially yours, Esther P. Potter Director
A frustrated letter from the Library of Congress asking Norbert Weiner what section of a library his book is supposed to be in (1949).
My publisher @pmpress.bsky.social & @pmpressuk.bsky.social are having an end of year sale. All their books 50% off with the code GIFT. A chance to pick up not just my newest, REVOLUTION IN 35MM, but all the PM Press titles I have worked on, & so many other great books.
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Thanks so much! Fascinating. I first played with ELIZA in the 1970s and it sparked my interest in computer-assisted writing. So pleased to see this kind of research. best of luck!
that cosmic cubbyhole box is a revelation! a true work of art!
Shop's now open for the December releases!
Also, price slashed on Dead Cosmonauts LP!
doitthissenrecords.bandcamp.com/merch
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Manipulation, influence, deception. Edited by Sofia Ruediger and Daria Dayter. Cambridge University Press
I love that we got to choose the cover this time!
Our edited book “Manipulation, influence, deception” should be out any day now. I have a 20% discount code if anyone is interested 🙃
Best co-author @sofiaruediger.bsky.social 🥂
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This looks fascinating just from the contents page! Will defo be checking it out. All the very best of luck with it.
I'm crowdfunding to complete KNOW ME - a portrait of Sarawak's remote places told through 8mm & video footage shot over 40 yrs apart. Your support covers studio costs to record narration, mix audio, artwork & distro. All AU donations are tax-deductible. No amount too small :)
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Here I am at Kelham Island Books and Music in Sheffield a few months back explaining how reggae music kick-started hip-hop culture in the US and invented sampling. KIBAM is ideal for all yr Xmas shopping needs. Please support this fine business!!
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My music/spoken word release Problematic Memorials Parts 1, 2 & 3 by Stewart Home Vs Jiz - it's a collaboration with Jiz on hua hua is still available. Bandcamp link here: stewarthome666.bandcamp.com/album/proble...
Cheers! T.J. Harris on Johnston St, Carlton... He was a ham radio enthusiast too... I took my dad to visit his shop when he visited in 2004 and they got on like a house on fire! the shop is long gone now of course... (ps I fucking hate guns and wont even pick up a toy one nowadays)
There's some lovely footage of bygone #Melbourne in this fab 1997 footage by David Cox for our #pubndub anthem. I am doing some William Burroughs cosplay and coincidentally it was filmed at the very time the old beatnik died. So it goes... #ekranoplansgroup
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Me with GUY N SMITH at the pulp and paperback fayre, london, 1993. thats a first of 'werewolf by moonlight' i'm clutching. guy had just signed it for me. Vale! and belated happy birthday! #guynsmith #newenglishlibrary
My first novel Pure Mania (1989) has been reissued by Leamington Books. There is a paperback and limited edition hardback. There are some details here: Hardback leamingtonbooks.com/pure-mania
Blimey, you wait years to attend a turntable-based sound installation and then two turn up on the same night in the same city. Luckily, the event timings and a less than 10-minute travel time between venues means that both are do-able! Hurrah!
I'm very grateful for your life too mate. Please do keep on chooglin - one love
my pals just used samples from the audiobook of my novel over their groovy backing... Comes with an elaborate board game with tarot cards and a bonus CD of instrumental versions. Massive thanks to all involved!