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SUMMARY:The Ties That Bind by Sean Cregan ‘unofficial book launch’ at London Anarchist Bookfair 2026
DESCRIPTION:A mash up of film\, book readings & discussion on anti-fascism\, anarchism\, huntsabs\, squatting\, football\, punk rock & rave at the Anarchist book fair in London\, at the Richmix Cinema Bar on the 26th September 11.15am – 12.30.\nWe will have some readings and discussion of Sean’s book and life and the importance of anti-fascism\, hunt-sabbing and Class politics\nhttps://anarchistbookfair.london/programme\n\nLocation: RichMix\, Shoreditch.\nDate: Saturday 26th September\nKO: 11:15am
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/the-ties-that-bind-by-sean-cregan-unofficial-book-launch-at-london-anarchist-bookfair-2026/
LOCATION:Rich Mix\, Rich Mix\, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road\, London\, E1 6LA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Discussion,News,PC Press Events
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SUMMARY:Beezer Until Now: The Journey. Launch Party Ashton Court Mansion
DESCRIPTION:What: Beezer Until Now: The Journey. A Photographic Exhibition.\nWhen: Open to the Public from August 27th to September 10th 2026.\nWhere: Ashton Court Estate\, Long Ashton\, England\n\n\nLaunch Party:\nThursday 3rd of September.\n6.30PM to Midnight.\nDjs on the night:\nKRUST\nSupercharge Sound System\n@pmixx2000 ( Pete D) Si and Stu.\nFree Tickets available on EventBrite\nFrom Thursday August 27th until September 10th\, Ashton Court Mansion is hosting a Retrospective of the life’s work of Bristol born photographer Beezer\, “Until Now: The Journey”.\nAfter showing at The Farsight Gallery in London Tottenham Court Road\, and the currently running Exhibition “ The Music is Black” at The V&A East\, Beezer returns to Bristol where it all started\, kicking off his career as a photographer in the early 80s. \nTaking over three rooms of the Mansion’s ground floor\, the two Lounges\, the Music Room but also the Great Hall\, the exhibition covers iconic shots taken during gigs\, club nights\, political demonstrations\, alongside more candid stills of everyday people going about their life: an amalgamation of significant moments in time from different societal spheres\, blended together through Beezer’s lens\, bearing witness to our Cultural History. \nAs Beezer continues his journey\, relentlessly capturing the extraordinary in the mundane\, new images will be on show for the first time\, gracing the walls of this Grade I listed building\, a most important cultural landmark in its own right. \n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\nTwo worlds colliding. Come together on the evening of Thursday 3rd of September\, from 6.30pm onwards\, for a celebration of Beezer’s body of work\, but also of the Bristol Community of DJs\, Streetwear and Vinyl Records Boutiques Owners\, and Soul Food Providers\, to make it a memorable night for us all.\nBeezer Until Now\, Volume 1\, A Life in Photos: 1982-1986\, in the shape of two books released through PC Press\, the Bristol DIY Publishing House\, will be available to acquire on the night\, including signed copies\, as well as other mementos of the event. \nA special mention to Michele Midwinter and Lottie Kennedy of the Ashton Court Mansion Events for their constant support of our work and by making\, with this exhibition at Ashton Court Mansion\, a reality of a dream. Also\, without the vision Norman Routledge had for Ashton Court Mansion\, none of this would have been possible. This is also\, in a way\, his legacy. \n  \n \nWhat a setting! For my Retrospective in a 700 year old Mansion just over the Suspension Bridge Bristol. Part of the Long Room Ashton Court Mansion.\nSee you all there\, Gonna be a roadblock!\nYou know how we roll..
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/beezer-until-now-the-journey-launch-party-ashton-court-mansion/
LOCATION:Ashton Court Estate Mansion\, Ashton Court Mansion Long Ashton\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS41 9JN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,DJs,Exhibition,News,PC Press Events
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SUMMARY:Adi Newton at KISMIF Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:Adi Newton Joins the International Academic Conference on DIY Cultures\n \nFind Out More Here \nAdi Newton joins KISMIF 2026 in Porto as a keynote speaker.\nKISMIF (“Keep It Simple\, Make It Fast!”) is the international academic conference on DIY cultures\, held at the University of Porto.\n \nOn 8 July\, at Casa da Música (the Rem Koolhaas building)\, Adi will be in public conversation with sociologist Dr Pete Webb (PC Press) — tracing his path from The Future in 1977 and the founding of Clock DVA in 1978 through to today. A rare chance to hear one of the defining figures of industrial and experimental electronics in his own words. \nRizosfera & Armcomm Europe & PC Press at KISMIF 2026 — Adi Newton at Casa da Música\, Porto (PT)\nIt is with great pride that we announce our presence at KISMIF 2026\, the international conference on DIY cultures\, underground scenes and the thinking that runs through them — this year under the banner ‘DIY Cultures\, Global Uncertainty and Critical Imagination’. \nOn 8 July\, opening the conference on its very first day\, Rizosfera–NUKFM and PC Press present: \nAdi Newton (ClockDVA\, The Anti Group) in conversation with Peter Webb (PC-Press) on Life\, Art and Music.\nAnd we do so in a place that is itself a statement: Casa da Música\, designed by Rem Koolhaas and OMA\, inaugurated in 2005 for Porto’s year as European Capital of Culture and awarded the prestigious RIBA prize. A faceted monolith of white concrete that has become an icon of contemporary European architecture\, conceived to host every form of music — from classical to the most experimental electronic work. The perfect setting for a live dialogue with one of the most visionary and radical artists in electronic and industrial culture: almost fifty years of nonconformist sonic research\, from the Sheffield avant-garde to the present day. \nThe event also marks the presentation of Adi Newton: Second Sight\, the book by Paolo Bertoni\, published by PC Press (UK) and Rizosfera–NUKFM (worldwide): the fullest portrait yet of Adi Newton’s journey. \nCasa da Música\, Porto — 8 July 2026 \nRegister Here
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/adi-newton-at-kismif-conference-2026/
LOCATION:Casa da Música\, Av. da Boavista 604-610 Piso 0\,\, Porto\, 4149-071\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:Conference,Discussion,News
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SUMMARY:Beezer Exhibition & book signing at Radio King's Cross\, Thursday 14 May\, 6-10pm
DESCRIPTION:RADIO × OURhistory Archives present:\nBEEZER – Until Now: A Life in Photographs 1982-1986\nA powerful snapshot of a generation that reshaped culture.\nExhibition & book signing at:\nRadio King’s Cross\nThursday 14 May\n6 – 10pm\nDJ by @heartofsoul.lewisham \nRSVP: management@radiohairsalon.com \n@ourhistory_2024 \n@beezerphotos
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/beezer-exhibition-book-signing-at-radio-kings-cross-thursday-14-may-6-10pm/
LOCATION:Radio King’s Cross\, Unit 1b\, The Arthouse\, 1 York Wy\,\, London\, N1C 4AS
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Folk Devils & The Wall concert with Q&A at The Water Rats\, Kings Cross
DESCRIPTION:Q&A with a special live concert session of hi-octane post-punk energy from two seminal bands celebrating the launch of the Ian Lowery biography ‘Born To Swing’ by Ian Fawdon.\nA special live concert + celebrating the release of the Ian Lowery biography ‘Born To Swing’ by Ian Fawdon.\nDoors at 6.00pm with a special Q&A at 6.30pm with the author\, band members & special guests.\n\n\nConcert Ticket: £15.00\nConcert Ticket + Book Pre-Order (to be collected on the night): £33.00\n\n\nTickets: wegottickets.com/event/693771
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/folk-devils-the-wall-at-the-water-rats-kings-cross/
LOCATION:The Water Rats\, 328 Gray's Inn Rd\,\, London\, WC1X 8BZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Discussion,live bands,PC Press Events
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SUMMARY:Anarchy and Dance Music Cultures: through the lens of Beezer and Chris
DESCRIPTION:Book launch and discussion of Beezer’s Unit Now: A Life in photographs\, 1982-1986 and Chris Low’s Beyond the Monochrome: Photos and Graphics from the 1980s Underground in conversation with PC-Press.\nJoin us in person for a wild dive into the world where chaos meets beats. Explore how anarchy influences dance music culture with insights from the iconic Beezer and Chris Low. Expect raw stories\, deep vibes\, and a fresh take on the scene that moves us all.\nFollowed by Bristol DJ Afterparty featuring Flynn from Fresh Four and Flynn and Flora\, and a Dub Clash of Statik Sound System with New Brand DJs. \n04/04/26  –  6.30-11pm\nA mere £6.13 entry or your own donation through Eventbrite at the beautiful club\, The Ministry.\nTickets: eventbrite.com/e/anarchy-and-dance-music-culture-through-the-lens-of-beezer-and-chris-low-tickets-1984925212744
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/anarchy-and-dance-music-cultures-through-the-lens-of-beezer-and-chris/
LOCATION:The Ministry\, 79-81 Borough Rd\, London\, SE1 1DN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Discussion,DJs,PC Press Events
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CREATED:20260319T155339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T154426Z
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SUMMARY:Fifty Years in the Wilderness exhibition at Espacio Gallery\, London
DESCRIPTION:Fifty Years in the Wilderness marks Michael Coles’ third solo exhibition at Espacio Gallery. \nThe show celebrates fifty years of life and work in London\, coinciding with the launch of his eponymous book by PC Press. The exhibition traces an independent journey through the fringes of graphic design\, music\, and art\, showcasing everything from 1970s ink drawings to iconic album covers and recent video projections. \n\nPrivate View: Thursday 2 April | 6 pm – 9 pm\nOpening Hours: Daily: 1 pm – 7 pm\nAtmosphere: A graphic voyage of art\, design & stubborn independence\n\n \nOrganized by: Michael Coles\nIn collaboration with: Espacio Gallery London
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/fifty-years-in-the-wilderness-exhibition-at-espacio-gallery-london/
LOCATION:Espacio Gallery\, Espacio Gallery\, 159 Bethnal Green Road\, London\, E2 7DG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Exhibition
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DTSTAMP:20260226T133632Z
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SUMMARY:Making Strange gig at The Croft this Sunday
DESCRIPTION:PC Press founder Pete Webb is providing the low end frequencies with Making Strange this sunday.\nCelebrating securing the future of The Croft on its 25th anniversary!\nFeaturing live music from Grey FLX\, Making Strange and Parkii\, as well as talks from Music Venue Properties and The Croft \n\n6pm doors\n£5 Adv\n\nEntry requirements: 14+\, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/making-strange-gig-at-the-croft-this-sunday/
LOCATION:The Croft\, 117-119 Stokes Croft\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS1 3RW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Making Strange
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DTSTAMP:20260109T003721Z
CREATED:20260108T182551Z
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SUMMARY:Opening Party for Beezer’s Exhibition Until Now part 2 at the Farsight Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Beezer’s exhibition Until Now Part 2\, will be showing for the next week at the Farsight Gallery\, showing other incredible images from the  Alpha book. \nOpening party: Saturday 10th January 6pm-9pm\n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				refocus_ok
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/opening-party-for-beezers-exhibition-until-now-part-2-at-the-farsight-gallery/
LOCATION:Farsight Gallery\, 4 Flitcroft St\, London\, WC2H 8DJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251114T200000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251114T230000
DTSTAMP:20251017T155811Z
CREATED:20250925T220144Z
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SUMMARY:Join Adi Newton in Conversation at The Innside\, Manchester
DESCRIPTION:Don’t miss out on this one!\nWe will be at Louder Than Words with the new publication from Clock DVA – I’ll be in conversation with Adi Newton (Clock DVA\, The Anti Group\, The Future). \nWe will have a book stall with new Clock DVA book plus Cd and Beezer’s Photography book plus books on Killing Joke – Twilight of the Mortals BOOK\, Massive Attack\, Richard Cabut’s Looking For A Kiss and more…… \nFriday 14th November\, 8pm\nThe Innside\, Manchester. \nAll tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/second-sight-project-adi-newton-and-pete-webb-in-conversation-tickets-1659777221349 \n\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Louder Than Words fest\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				The Innside\, Manchester\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Adi Newton\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Clock DVA: Second Sight
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/join-adi-newton-in-conversation-friday-14th-november-8pm-the-innside-manchester/
LOCATION:INNSiDE By Meliá Manchester\, 1 First St\,\, Manchester\, M15 4RP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:PC Press Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251021T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251021T220000
DTSTAMP:20251020T234454Z
CREATED:20251017T113156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T234454Z
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SUMMARY:Cancelled -Beezer's Bristol Through the Lens. With Beezer and David Corio - at the M-Shed Bristol
DESCRIPTION:Dear All\, we are really sorry and sad to announce that the M-Shed have cancelled the event on Tuesday 21st due to ‘logistical challenges’.\nThey are rescheduling the event for early 2026.  \nThis is all beyond our control so while extremely unhappy about the decision we are still excited to do this event early next year. M-shed say they are totally supportive of local art and cultural production. Andy Beezer Beese ‘s images of the city from the 1980s to the present day are an invaluable resource for this city’s culture.  \nWe are pleased that Bristol City Council and its museum supports home grown culture and the visual and artistic representations of this great multicultural city.\nAs soon as we have the new date from the M-shed we will be posting it here and on all our social media.  \nAll the best from PC-Press\, Andy Beezer Beese\, Pete Webb and the team. One Love. \nStep into the wild heart of 1980s Bristol\, an era of rebellion\, creativity\, and unforgettable street culture\, through the iconic lens of photographer Beezer.\nBristol Museums are proud to celebrate the launch of Beezer’s legendary documentation of Bristol’s youth\, music\, and protest scenes in his new book\, Until Now. From the explosive days of the St Pauls riots to the electric energy of underground gigs\, Beezer’s camera captured the city’s raw spirit and the faces that shaped a generation.\nWhat to Expect\nTalks & Q&A: Hear from Beezer himself about the stories behind the powerful images – moments of joy\, rage\, and unity that defined a city on the edge of change. Dive into the legacy of 1980s Bristol as David Corio\, Beezer and Pete Webb discuss the DIY ethos of the era\, and the lasting impact of Bristol’s subcultures. \nDJ Alikat: Music producer with Bristol’s 90s-early millennium dub\, punk\, electronic trio Moodubi Sound System. Vocalist and songwriter. Spinning hip-hop\, acid house\, nu skool breaks\, dubstep\, down tempo jazz and dub reggae mashups. Experience the music that fuelled the movement\, from punk and reggae to the birth of the Bristol Sound. \nBar: Grab a drink when you arrive\, or linger with another and your friends after the talk. \nBeezer’s work is more than nostalgia\, it’s a living archive of resistance\, creativity\, and community. His photographs immortalise the people and places that made Bristol a beacon for youth culture and social change. \nDon’t miss this chance to relive the crazy summers and days of rage that shaped a city\, and see how their echoes still resonate today.\n\nEntry: £10 / £7 concs\nTickets: pretix.eu/bristolmuseums/slxgl
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/beezers-bristol-through-the-lens-with-beezer-and-david-corio-at-the-m-shed-bristol/
LOCATION:M Shed\, M Shed\, Princes Wharf\, BRISTOL\, Avon\, BS1 4RN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,PC Press Events
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251013T220000
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SUMMARY:Until Now: A Life In Pictures 1982 - 1986: Book Launch @ The Social
DESCRIPTION:A special book Launch event for ‘Until Now: A Life In Pictures 1982 – 1986 by Beezer’. Featuring images of Ari Up\, Mark Stewart\, Gil Scott Heron\, Pulp\, The WIld Bunch\, Glastonbury Festival\, WOMAD\, Notting Hill Carnival\, Lily Allen\, Andi Oliver and many more. Published by PC-Press in a lavish hardback editions\, also available in paperback these two books (Book Alpha and Book Beta) document the rise of DJ Culture\, street life\, subculture and life in 1980s Britain.\nBeezer will be in discussion with Siân Pattenden plus Ralph Moore will be reading from his book ‘On Tour: A Wild Ride in the Dance Music Press’. Afterwards there is a DJ set from Alex Turnball. \n‘Beezer is an amazing photographer and this collection of images shows that in beautiful detail. But also\, importantly\, he is a historian capturing vital but too often untold moments of our culture\, as they unfold before him.’ Neneh Cherry \n‘It’s just as important when someone behind the camera is actually part of that community. That’s a very\, very\, important thing\, those years (1982 – 1986) were very important in Bristol\, in the wild\, wild West as we call it\, because you need someone on the inside able to capture these great\, great moments. Beezer is that person. Inside Culture.’ Goldie  \n‘Seeing these pictures is like taking a deep dive into the deepest ocean of memories. Beezer has always had a way of being an intrinsic part of everything and at the same time he has always been possessed with an acutely observational forensic eye. Because he is also part of the energy\, his pictures have an intimacy that it is impossible to manufacture. His pictures are our shared truth\, our shared youth\, our shared joy and pain and loss and triumph.’ Andi Oliver \n  \nSIAN PATTENDEN \nSiân Pattenden is a writer and artist. At sixteen she was the youngest playwright at the Edinburgh Fringe festival and has since written for Smash Hits\, NME\, the Face\, Guardian\, Select\, and many many others. She has written and illustrated six children’s books\, which have been short-listed for many awards and has exhibited her artwork all over the UK.  She has a podcast with Pete Paphides and also sings in her band The Sha Sha Shanimals. \n  \nRALPH MOORE \nRalph Moore is an electronic music consultant\, broadcaster and now an author. From 2004-2024\, he was a senior editor at Mixmag\, where he wrote cover features with the likes of Bj÷rk\, Sven Võth and K÷lsch. \nOn Tour is Ralph Moore’s first book for Velocity Press and it mostly covers the golden era of print media’s hardcore focus on club culture\, when he worked as a full-time Editor for Muzik and later Mixmag. \nFor tickets\, visit: https://thesocial.seetickets.com/event/until-now-a-life-in-pictures-1982-1986/the-social/3517202
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/until-now-a-life-in-pictures-1982-1986-book-launch-the-social-october-13-2025/
LOCATION:The Social\, The Social\, 5 Little Portland St\, London\, W1W 7JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Beezer book launch\, In conversation and book signing - Rough Trade Bristol
DESCRIPTION:Legendary Bristol Photographer Beezer discusses his new pair of books ‘Until Now: A Life in Photographs 1982 – 1986 Book Alpha’ AND ‘Until Now: A Life in Photographs 1982 – 1986 Book Beta’ and his photography in conversation with Paul McGann (With Nail and I\, Monocled Mutineer\, Doctor Who) and Annie McGann (Save Bristol Nightlife) who are featured in the books\, having  known Beezer since the 1980s.\nHosted by Pete Webb of PC-Press\, who are publishing the books. After the talk\, Tessa Pollitt of The Slits will play a DJ set\, finishing at 7pm.\nTickets for this event also include a physical copy of the book to be collected from Rough Trade Bristol on the day of the event. \nYou can buy either book or both in either paperback or hardback for the event. \nThere will be a signing by Beezer straight after the talk. \nTickets:\nhttps://dice.fm/event/3old6l-beezer-in-conversation-signing-12th-oct-rough-trade-bristol-bristol-tickets \nFollow the event on Facebook:\n facebook.com/events/1447905249653401 \nAccessibility:\nRough Trade is wheelchair accessible with step free access.\nFor information about accessible tickets\, free PA/Carer tickets and other accessibility requests please go to dice.fm/help/accessibility. \nPlease note: This event will take place in the cafe. \n 
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/beezer-book-launch-in-conversation-and-book-signing/
LOCATION:Rough Trade\, Bristol\, 3 New Bridewell. Nelson Street\, BRISTOL\, Avon\, BS1 2QD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:News,PC Press Events
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SUMMARY:Bristol launch event for the release of the new Mark Stewart album: The Fateful Symmetry
DESCRIPTION:We are extremely honoured to announce Mark’s new solo album ‘The Fateful Symmetry’\, a vital masterwork completed early 2023\, released via Mute Records on 11 July 2025.\nTestifying to his prolific\, unrelenting ingenuity\, and signifying one of his most intimate\, empowering statements\, ‘The Fateful Symmetry’ is a “a love letter to life”: a fierce and beautiful manifesto for a better world.\nIn conjunction with the release of Mark’s album\, two events (London & Bristol) have been announced.\nBoth events will exhibit Mark & Peter Harris Music & Art collaborative BombArt series\, described by Stewart as “an embassy for the imagination”. The events will also feature unseen art pieces and archival material\, as well as previously unseen photos by legendary Bristol photographer Andy Beezer Beese and more. \n\n\nBRISTOL:\nWeekender at:\nRockaway Park\,\nEastcourt Rd\,\nTemple Cloud\nBristol BS39 5BU \nFrom: 25 – 27 July. \nArtists taking part: Milo Johnson [aka DJ Nature]\, Smith & Mighty\, Pinch\, Janine Rainforth of Maximum Joy\, and Tessa Pollitt of The Slits\, with more to be confirmed. \nThe event will be on a donation basis\, with proceeds going to Help Bristol’s Homeless Charity\, whose flagship project converts shipping containers to secure accommodation for those sleeping rough. More information on the event. \nPre-Order ‘The Fateful Symmetry’: https://mute.ffm.to/mark-stewart-tfs \n\n“When you look outside the prescribed consumer world\, you’re suddenly floating in something you don’t understand. Everything you were taught is wrong. You realise the whole political system is an illusion\, it’s a scam. It’s this whole sort of Matrix thing. And suddenly you feel like one of those space walkers\, floating in this black universe. But then\, you find some rainbow dust.”\nMark Stewart\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHear the first single ‘Memory of You’ here:​ https://youtu.be/R2JYVCAXKzA\n\nPre-Order THE FATEFUL SYMMETRY on limited edition red vinyl\, CD and digital : https://mute.ffm.to/mark-stewart-tfs\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\nPhoto: Chiara Meattelli & Dominic Lee\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“This is a true original demonstrating his complex individuality to the end.” 4/5\nThe Artsdesk: https://theartsdesk.com/…/album-mark-stewart-fateful…\n\n\n\n\n“As commnanding as he ever was as frontman of The Pop Group”\nTHE WIRE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The Fateful Symmetry finds this political / music-making radical at his most approachable and reflective” 4/5 MOJO\n\n\n\nFollow the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markstewartmusic 
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/bristol-launch-event-for-the-release-of-the-new-mark-stewart-album-the-fateful-symmetry/
LOCATION:Rockaway Park\, Eastcourt Rd\, Temple Cloud\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS39 5BU\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:News
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SUMMARY:London launch event for the release of the new Mark Stewart album: The Fateful Symmetry
DESCRIPTION:We are extremely honoured to announce Mark’s new solo album ‘The Fateful Symmetry’\, a vital masterwork completed early 2023\, released via Mute Records on 11 July 2025.\nTestifying to his prolific\, unrelenting ingenuity\, and signifying one of his most intimate\, empowering statements\, ‘The Fateful Symmetry’ is a “a love letter to life”: a fierce and beautiful manifesto for a better world.\nIn conjunction with the release of Mark’s album\, two events (London & Bristol) have been announced.\nBoth events will exhibit Mark & Peter Harris Music & Art collaborative BombArt series\, described by Stewart as “an embassy for the imagination”. The events will also feature unseen art pieces and archival material\, as well as previously unseen photos by legendary Bristol photographer Andy Beezer Beese and more. \n\n\nLONDON:\nExhibition & Music at:\nFarsight Gallery\,\n4 Flitcroft Street\nWC2H 8DJ \nFrom: 16 -18 July (16 July from 6-9pm\, 17 – 18 July from 12-6pm – free entry). \nSpecial performances: from Gareth Sager and Rastu & Om Shanti \nSign up for tickets for the Private View on 16 July: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/…/taste-is-a-form-of… \nhttps://markstewartlondonexhibition.eventbrite.co.uk/ \nPre-Order ‘The Fateful Symmetry’: https://mute.ffm.to/mark-stewart-tfs \n\n“When you look outside the prescribed consumer world\, you’re suddenly floating in something you don’t understand. Everything you were taught is wrong. You realise the whole political system is an illusion\, it’s a scam. It’s this whole sort of Matrix thing. And suddenly you feel like one of those space walkers\, floating in this black universe. But then\, you find some rainbow dust.”\nMark Stewart\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHear the first single ‘Memory of You’ here:​ https://youtu.be/R2JYVCAXKzA\n\nPre-Order THE FATEFUL SYMMETRY on limited edition red vinyl\, CD and digital : https://mute.ffm.to/mark-stewart-tfs\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\nPhoto: Chiara Meattelli & Dominic Lee\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“This is a true original demonstrating his complex individuality to the end.” 4/5\nThe Artsdesk: https://theartsdesk.com/…/album-mark-stewart-fateful…\n\n\n\n\n“As commnanding as he ever was as frontman of The Pop Group”\nTHE WIRE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The Fateful Symmetry finds this political / music-making radical at his most approachable and reflective” 4/5 MOJO\n\n\n\nFollow the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markstewartmusic 
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/launch-events-in-london-and-bristol-for-the-release-of-the-new-mark-stewart-album-the-fateful-symmetry/
LOCATION:Farsight Gallery\, 4 Flitcroft St\, London\, WC2H 8DJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:News
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SUMMARY:PAULINE BLACK: A 2 TONE STORY Plus Q and A with Pauline in conversation with Pete Webb of PC-Press
DESCRIPTION:Doc’n’Roll Film Festival Presents:\nPauline Black\, lead singer of 2-Tone hit band The Selecter\, tells her extraordinary life story in the same frank manner that helped shape her as an iconic\, era-defining female musician.\nPauline had a difficult upbringing and joining the 2-Tone music movement in 1979 was the perfect catalyst; enabling her to explore and express all sides of herself.\nLooking back at her own ground-breaking experience in this feature documentary\, Pauline traces how her legacy came about and how it is relevant to the world today\, especially where society pushes the boundaries of gender\, politics\, race and identity. \nPauline\, of mixed Nigerian and Jewish heritage\, was adopted into a white family in Essex in the 50’s. Her upbringing was defined by casual racism from within her own family. Pauline went on to find her own identity in the Coventry 2-Tone music scene and The Selecter was a reflection of working-class life in Thatcher’s Britain\, their music as social reportage and with an ethos of anti-racism and anti-sexism.\nThis is a cinematic and visceral documentary mixing intimate actuality\, archive and interviews and a storming soundtrack. \nContributors include Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson\, Don Letts\, Skin\, Damon Albarn\, Rhoda Dakar\, Lynval Golding\, Mykaell Riley\, Sonia Boyce and Jools Holland. \nVanessa Lobon\nDirector & Co-Founder:\nDoc’n Roll FF\nDoc’n Roll TV\nwww.docnrollfestival.com \n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\nhttps://youtu.be/cbE_8IXYm00?si=FNeKVMIb93842ONF \nhttps://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/the-cube/tue-19-nov-pauline-black-a-2-tone-story-film-and-q-a-117282#e117282 \n 
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/pauline-black-a-2-tone-story-plus-q-and-a-with-pauline-in-conversation-with-pete-webb-of-pc-press/
LOCATION:Cube Cinema\, Dove St S\, Avon\, Bristol BS2 8JD\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS2 8JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:News,PC Press Events
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SUMMARY:KISMIF Conference 2024: Living on the Edge
DESCRIPTION:PC-Press Presents: A series of discussions about its recent publications ‘Looking For A Kiss’ the post-punk beat novel and the Vague Fanzines 1979 – 1984 books\, plus a new collaboration with and discussion of the book ‘Naked Punk‘ from the Rizofera and Obsolete Capitalism Collective and Matthew Worley discussing his new fanzines book ‘Zerox Machine‘ From Reaktion Books\nWe’ll have as a key speakers Richard Cabut\, Letizia Rustichelli\, Paolo Davoli.\n  \n\nRichard Cabut\nRichard Cabut’s journalism has featured in the Guardian\, the Daily Telegraph\, NME (pen name Richard North)\, ZigZag\, The Big Issue\, Time Out\, Offbeat magazine\, the Independent\, Artists & Illustrators magazine\, thefirstpost\, London Arts Board/Arts Council England\, Siren magazine\, etc. He was a Features Writer with the BBC for several years. He co-edited/-contributed to the anthology Punk is Dead: Modernity Killed Every Night (Zer0 Books\, October 2017)\, and was also a contributor to Ripped\, Torn and Cut – Pop\, Politics and Punks Fanzines From 1976 (Manchester University Press\, 2018) and Growing Up With Punk (Nice Time\, 2018). He will be talking about his post-punk beat novel Looking For A Kiss. \n  \n\nLetizia Rustichelli\nLetizia Rustichelli is an independent researcher at Rizosfera and Obsolete Capitalism collective. She will be presenting her book “Naked Punk”. \n  \n\nPaolo Davoli\nPaolo Davoli\, is an independent researcher at Rizosfera and Obsolete Capitalism collective. He will be presenting his book “Naked Punk”. \n  \n\nPeter Webb\nAlso speaking at the conference is PC-Press owner and creative director Pete Webb:\nPeter Webb is a writer\, lecturer and musician who specializes in research into popular and contemporary music\, subcultures\, politics and social theory. He is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of England\, Bristol. Webb previously worked within an independent record label from 1990 – 2002 as an artist and tour manager\, the physical theatre companies Blast Theory and Intimate Strangers and the film company Parallax Pictures. He is the Owner and Creative Director of the publishing company PC-Press – which has published books about Test Dept\, Killing Joke and Massive Attack. He is currently making music with a project called New Brand. \nKeynote lecture:\nFrom Lunatic Fringe to world-wide Massive – The Bristol Sound\, its development and anti-racism
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/kismif-conference-2024-living-on-the-edge/
LOCATION:Municipal Theater Rivoli\, R. do Bonjardim 143\, Porto\, 4000-440\, Portugal
CATEGORIES:PC Press Events
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SUMMARY:POST PUNK SALON -With Dorothy Max Prior and Richard Cabut in conversation with Pete Webb (PC-Press)
DESCRIPTION:With Dorothy Max Prior and Richard Cabut\n‘69 Exhibition Road’ meets ‘Looking for a Kiss’!\nHosted by Pete Webb (PC-Press) \nMusic:\nMikey Georgeson (David Devant & His Spirit Wife)\nAnd post-punk disco \nAt Sean McLusky’s new gallery space:\n4 Flitcroft St\, London\, WC2 (far end of Denmark St).\nNearest tube: Tottenham Court Road. \nDate to be confirmed\nFree Entrance:\nPLEASE EMAIL info@pc-press.co.uk to be put on the Free Entrance list so we know you are coming.
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/post-punk-salon-with-dorothy-max-prior-and-richard-cabut-in-conversation-with-pete-webb-pc-press/
LOCATION:Farsight Collective\, 4 Flitcroft Street\, London\, London\, WC2H 8DJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:News,PC Press Events
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SUMMARY:Too Much Too Young: The Two Tone Story: Music\, Culture and Anti-Racism
DESCRIPTION:Film\, talks and discussion at the Cube Microplex\, Bristol.\nAuthor of Too Much\, Too Young: The 2 Tone Story discusses his book and the wider questions of music\, culture and anti-racism in conversation with Bristol Poet and educator at Cargo; Lawrence Hoo and Publisher\, Sociologist and Musician\, Pete Webb of PC-Press and UWE.\nBefore the discussion there will be a film showing of the BBC Arena programme on 2 Tone called Rudies Come Back.\nThursday 14th March – 7 – 11pm.\n£5 entry in advance.\nTICKETS:  https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/…/thu-14-mar-music…\nThis event is sponsored by PC-Press and Sociology at University of the West of England. \n  \n \nToo Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Records Story\nDaniel Rachel\nWhite Rabbit publish the definitive guide to the legendary 2 Tone Records written by the bestselling British author Daniel Rachel. Titled Too Much Too Young The 2 Tone Records Story : Rude Boys\, Racism and the Soundtrack of a Generation\, the book maps out the journey of one of the UK’s most influential record labels that became a movement that shook up the nation with its rebellious spirit\, fighting against the injustices in society and took the fight against the right wing extremism in the country. \nIn 1979\, 2 Tone exploded into the national consciousness as records by The Specials\, The Selecter\, Madness\, The Beat\, and The Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was black and white: a multi-racial force of British and Caribbean island musicians singing about social issues\, racism\, class and gender struggles. \nThe music of 2 Tone was exuberant: white youth learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae; and crossed with a punk attitude to create an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry\, masterminded by a middle-class art student raised in the church. Jerry Dammers had a vision of an English Motown. \nBorrowing £700\, the label’s first record featured ‘Gangsters’ by The Specials’ backed by an instrumental track by the\, as yet\, unformed\, Selecter. Within two months the single was at number six in the national charts. Dammers signed Madness\, The Beat and The Bodysnatchers as a glut of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However\, soon infighting amongst the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to an inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. \nStill under the auspices of Jerry Dammers\, 2 Tone entered in a new phase. Perhaps not as commercially successful as its 1979-1981 incarnation the label nevertheless continued to thrive for a further four years releasing a string of fresh signings and a stunning end-piece finale in ‘(Free) Nelson Mandela’. \nTold in three parts\, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief\, bright burning moment\, shaped British culture. \n  \nAuthor\, Daniel Rachel\, said: “As a child\, 2 Tone defined the way I saw the world. I was seduced by the off-beat rhythms\, the cool looking clothes and most importantly the social and political lyrics. 2 Tone taught me about black and white unity\, it gave a voice to the pointlessness of street violence\, and it provided an understanding and awareness of the horror of rape and apartheid. That you could dance\, look good and be educated by a record was incredible. This music and these bands have printed an indelible mark on my life. To write the story of 2 Tone is one of profound personal pride. But more so\, to honour one of the greatest periods in modern popular culture. 2 Tone at its heart was a movement of great songwriters\, musicians and songs – We danced and sang\, and the music played in a de boomtown!” \nPublisher\, Lee Brackstone said: “The music and the aesthetic of 2 Tone set the dial for the prevailing mood of the counterculture in the 1980s\, and we’re still feeling the aftershocks of the extraordinary achievements of the label four decades later. Through exhaustive interviews with the major artists and those associated with the label and deep research\, award-winning writer Daniel Rachel brings the story of 2 Tone to life: the joy of a uniquely creative moment which arguably did more than any other to challenge racism and class prejudice in Britain\, and in the process enlightened a whole generation of fans and created a catalogue of unparalleled quality. Essential reading.” \n  \nBirmingham-born Daniel Rachel is a former musician-turned-award-winning and bestselling author whose previous works include: Isle of Noises: Conversations with Great British Songwriters (a Guardian and NME Book of the Year)\, Walls Come Tumbling Down: the music & politics of Rock Against Racism\, 2 Tone and Red Wedge (winner of the Penderyn Music Book prize)\, Don’t Look Back in Anger: the Rise & Fall of Cool Britannia (An Evening Standard and Metro Book of the Year)\, The Lost Album of The Beatles: What if the Beatles hadn’t Split Up? (Guardian Book of the Day and Amazon No. 1 Bestseller)\, One For The Road (The Life & Lyrics of Simon Fowler & Ocean Colour Scene) Oasis: Knebworth: Two Nights That Will Live Forever (with Jill Furmanovsky – A Sunday Times Bestseller)\, When Ziggy Played the Marquee by Terry O’Neill (editor) and co-writer of Ranking Roger’s autobiography I Just Can’t Stop It: My Life in The Beat (a Vive Le Rock Book of the Year). In 2021\, Daniel was a guest curator of 2 Tone Lives & Legacies exhibition as part of Coventry Cultural City 2021 and curated the anniversary edition of the Selecter’s debut album Too Much Pressure. \n  \nLawrence Hoo is an award-winning published poet and Co-Founder of CARGO Movement based in Bristol. After a youth spent in and out of the care system\, Lawrence developed an uncompromising poetic voice\, and a calling for working with people from disadvantaged backgrounds\, whose experiences he had lived himself.\n\nThrough his work Lawrence has engaged with people of all ages in Bristol’s schools and communities as well as nationally and internationally through the United Nations Habitat programme\, the YMCA\, BBC\, Watershed\, Inner City Tales\, Hoostory and CARGO Movement to mention just a few. \nFrom poetry\, education\, campaigning to public speaking Lawrence’s work challenges\, inspires\, and offers solutions for change. \n  \nDr. Peter Webb is a writer\, lecturer\, publisher and musician who specializes in research into popular and contemporary music\, subcultures\, politics\, social theory and his concept of ‘milieu cultures’. He is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the UWE\, Bristol.\nHe previously worked in the music industry 1990 – 2002 as an artist and tour manager with Statik Sound System and Cup of Tea Records and theatre groups Intimate Strangers and Blast Theory film director Maxim Ford. \nHe is the Owner and Creative Director of PC-Press\, publishing books on Test Dept\, Killing Joke\, Massive Attack a post punk novel\, Vague Fanzines and the NSK State Reserve. His current music project is New Brand. \n\nTICKETS – https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/…/thu-14-mar-music…\n\n  \n  \nPress reaction to ‘Too Much Too Young: The 2 Tone Story’:\n\nA TIMES / SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR\nAN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR\nA RESIDENT MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR\nA LOUDER THAN WAR BOOK OF THE YEAR\nA BLITZED BOOK OF THE YEAR\nAURAIST CHOICE: BEST WRITTEN NON-FICTION\nPENDERYN MUSIC PRIZE LONGLIST 2024\n\n  \nA brilliant book…nothing is left out of this definitive book\nWIRE \nA disputatious\, colourful & rife with contradictions\nUNCUT \nSuperb…Rachel writes with the undimmed passion and enthusiasm of the teenage tonic-suited rude boy\nVIVE LE ROCK \nAn exceptional portrait of Britain at a crucial time\nIRISH TIMES \nAn essential read…fasten your seat belts\, rudies’\nMOJO \nA must-read for anyone interested in 2 Tone\, ska or British music history\nLOUDER THAN WAR \nA brilliant\, insightful book & nothing short of definitive\nRECORD COLLECTOR \nAn incredible white-knuckle ride told with real love\, style and attention to detail\nDO THE DOG \nThe ideal match of author and subject\nJON SAVAGE \nThe definitive telling of the 2 Tone story\nJOHN HARRIS \nAn incredible and detailed account of a massive watershed moment in British culture\nGURINDER CHADHA \nA comprehensive\, cautionary but nonetheless celebratory saga of the 2 Tone label\nPAULINE BLACK \nJust as achingly evocative as the music it was written to celebrate… a scintillating read\nPETE PAPHIDES \nThe definitive account of one of Britain’s finest youth movements\nSUGGS
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/too-much-too-young-the-two-tone-story-music-culture-and-anti-racism/
LOCATION:Cube Cinema\, Dove St S\, Avon\, Bristol BS2 8JD\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS2 8JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:News,PC Press Events
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SUMMARY:London Horse Hospital: FIAT Book Discussion with Charles Lewis and David K
DESCRIPTION:FIAT: All money is ours by NSK State Reserve\nPublished by PC-Press\nCome and hear authors Charles Lewis and David K outline the project and discuss the book that gets us thinking about the nature and purpose of money and currency in a State in Time with Pete Webb of PC-Press.\n‘Top book of 2023 and the oddest book of the year’ according to Ian Parker of the Anti Capitalist Resistance Website. \nHorse Hospital: Colonnade\, Bloomsbury\, WC1N 1JD\nNearest Tube: Russell Square Piccadilly Line – £10 Advance \nTicket link: We Got Tickets \n  \nLET IT BE DONE – THERE SHALL BE LIGHT\n \nRead more about the Book \n  \n 
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/london-horse-hospital-fiat-book-discussion-with-charles-lewis-and-david-k/
LOCATION:London Horse Hospital\, Colonnade\, Bloomsbury\, London\, London\, WC1N 1JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:News,PC Press Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240220T200000
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SUMMARY:Bristol Cube Microplex - Film and talk - NSK and Laibach: How an Art collective/Band set up a virtual state and their own currency
DESCRIPTION:Ticket Link: Head First Bristol\nNeue Slowenische Kunst\, A Global State in Time – with FIAT: All money is ours! Film and talk.\nWhat happens when an Art Collective and music group; NSK and Laibach\, create a virtual state with no borders\, and they issue passports and develop their own currency. Come and See the story of Laibach’s trip to Sarajevo during the Yugoslavian war where they issued passports to their Global State in Time\, in the Film: NSK STATE IN TIME \nAND the story of the development of a physical currency for the Global State as told by the authors – Charles Lewis and David K\, of the new book ‘FIAT: All money is ours’ by NSK State Reserve and published by Bristol based radical publisher PC-Press. \nWe are very proud to announce the launch of the book FIAT by NSK State Reserve – An art project about money\, currency\, what we will accept as an exchange medium and the idea of a global currency for a global state. \nCharles Lewis a member of NSK State and the Reserve discusses the book\, the art project and the concept of money and the use of relevant symbolism in the overprinting of old bank notes to create a global currency for a global virtual state! Confused? Came and join the discussion and see NSK State in Action\, plus videos about NSK and NSK state. \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm5H0vuEk9o \n \n  \nNSK STATE – new publication FIAT\nWhen citizens of a virtual art-state took it upon themselves to create a new currency\, they chose a radically different direction than the blockchain coins currently in vogue. By appropriating not only the physical materials but also the functional aspects of the existing financial apparatus\, the principals of the NSK State Reserve extended the retro-avantgarde toolkit of the NSK State to bring the financial industry and its history into frame. This book reprints the notes and bonds created by The Reserve\, recounts key events from the history of this institution\, and offers direct insight into their process and principles. \nThis book showcases and discusses the idea of currency\, money\, art and what denotes a currency that we are happy to exchange and value. Each Hardback comes with a printed banknote with NSK artwork and an NSK Bond again printed with NSK FIAT artwork. The Paperback comes with the banknote. Each piece of currency is an artwork in itself and a former currency note or bond. \n174 pages on Art paper available in Hardback or Paperback \n\nHardback £25\nPaperback £20\n\nBuy the book here \n\nWhat is the NSK State?\nThe NSK State is a virtual global state. It is conceived as a utopian formation without physical territory and is not identified with any existing national State. It is inherently transnational and describes itself as “THE FIRST GLOBAL STATE OF THE UNIVERSE”. It issues passports to anyone prepared to identify with its founding principles\, and citizenship is open to all\, regardless of national\, sexual\, religious or other status. \n\nWhat is Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK)?\nNeue Slowenische Kunst was founded as a multi-disciplinary artistic collective in Ljubljana in 1984 as socialist Yugoslavia began to fracture. By the end of that decade\, the NSK groups had gained a reputation across Western Europe\, America and Japan. NSK’s works and actions have commented on many of the political events of the last two decades. NSK is now widely acknowledged to have played a vital role in the political and cultural history of Slovenia and former Yugoslavia\, even being credited with playing a role in the pluralisation of society and culture in 1980s Slovenia. \n\nWho created the NSK State?\nThe NSK State was created in 1992 by the groups comprising the Slovene arts collective Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK). These included Laibach\, IRWIN\, Noordung\, New Collectivism and the Department of Pure and Applied Philosophy. \nHere are two great and explanatory reviews: \n\nhttps://anticapitalistresistance.org/top-2023-books-fiat…/\nhttps://outsideleft.com/main.php?updateID=2886\n\n  \nNSK State website:\nhttps://nskstate.com/article/fiat-all-money-ours/ \n  \n 
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/bristol-cube-microplex-nsk-and-laibach-how-an-art-collective-band-set-up-a-virtual-state-and-their-own-currency-film-and-talk/
LOCATION:Cube Cinema\, Dove St S\, Avon\, Bristol BS2 8JD\, Bristol\, Bristol\, BS2 8JD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:News,PC Press Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20190322T130000
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SUMMARY:'Massive Attack: Out of the Comfort Zone' Book Launch Author Melissa Chemam In-conversation with Annie McGann + Book signing + Queen Bee DJ set
DESCRIPTION:Author Melissa Chemam and Queen Bee will be in-store at Rough Trade Bristol for a very special ‘Massive Attack: Out Of The Comfort Zone’ Book Launch.\nIn association with Bristol Festival of Ideas\, the afternoon will begin with a Massive Attack inspired DJ set\, followed by an in-conversation with the author and Annie McGann\, and a book signing\, celebrating the release of ‘Massive Attack: Out Of The Comfort Zone’\, published 4th March.\n\n\n1.00pm Doors open\n2.00pm Queen Bee DJ set\n2.30pm Introduction + In-conversation with Annie McGann + Audience Questions\n3.30pm Book signing + Queen Bee DJ set\n4.30pm Finish\n\nVisit the Rough Trade website to pre-order the book and ticket here: https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/events/rough-trade-bristol-massive-attack-out-of-the-comfort-zone-book-launch  \n\nMelissa Chemam’s book Massive Attack: Out of the Comfort Zone is an in-depth analysis of Massive Attack\, tracing the group’s story from the inner-city cultural melting pot that Bristol was in the 1970s and 1980s. \n\n\nThis underground scene was influenced by a musical mix of punk\, reggae\, soul\, funk and later hip-hop. This led to the formation of various crews including the Wild Bunch who formed the nucleus of Massive Attack. \n\n\nThe book charts their rise out of communities of working- and middle-class kids from British families alongside Jamaican\, Irish\, Italian and Asian immigrants. Chemam retells this musical hybridity expertly through interviews with key Bristol musicians and scene stalwarts such as Mark Stewart of the Pop Group and the Maffia\, Jabulani Ngozi of Black Roots\, graffiti artist Inkie\, Ray Mighty of Smith and Mighty\, Tricky\, close collaborators of Massive such as Neil Davidge and others\, Martina Topley-Bird and members of Portishead\, Lupine Howl and Alpha. \n\n\nCentral to this book is the unfolding story of Massive Attack\, their art\, politics\, reflections on their own identity\, and the development of their astounding music\, loved all over the world. The work of the group’s creative driver Robert Del Naja is a key component of Chemam’s analysis\, written through many discussions conducted by the author in Bristol and further\, as well as through research into documentary sources. She details the making of their groundbreaking album Blue Lines\, as well as the impact of their followings records\, including Mezzanine. Key to the story are also the band’s unique collaborations\, with Horace Andy\, Shara Nelson\, Tracey Thorn\, Madonna\, Elizabeth Fraser\, Sinéad O’Connor\, Mos Def\, Damon Albarn\, Young Fathers\, Adam Curtis\, Banksy and many more. \n\nMelissa Chemam\n\nMelissa Chemam is a French journalist and author\, who has worked for France 24\, the BBC World Service and Radio France Internationale\, many magazines\, as well as for the filmmaker Raoul Peck. Since 2003\, she has been based in Prague\, Paris\, Miami\, London\, Nairobi and Bangui\, travelling to more than 40 countries.
URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/massive-attack-out-of-the-comfort-zone-book-launch-author-melissa-chemam-in-conversation-with-annie-mcgann-book-signing-queen-bee-dj-set/
LOCATION:Rough Trade\, Bristol\, 3 New Bridewell. Nelson Street\, BRISTOL\, Avon\, BS1 2QD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:News,PC Press Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150423T183000
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SUMMARY:23rd April\, Ritzy Cinema\, Brixton\, London - book launch and film screening
DESCRIPTION:Marking 30 years since the 1984-5 miners’ strike\, DS30 is a political collage of sound and image. The film was originally commissioned as part of the ‘Extraction’ themed AV Festival in March 2014 and was set within the monumental structural lines of Dunston Staiths built on the River Tyne in 1893 to ship coal from the Durham coalfields to the world. Featuring footage of mining communities and industry along the River Tyne and of the wider mining community together with footage and sounds from Test Dept’s own archive related to the strike\, DS30 reflects on the group’s nationwide Fuel to Fight Tour in support of the miners\, during which they collaborated with local activists and mining communities. These included Kent miner Alan Sutcliffe\, who performed as writer and guest vocalist on live and recorded material and the South Wales Striking Miners’ Choir\, with whom they recorded the album ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’ to raise money for the Miners’ Hardship Fund. \nThis screening of DS30 is accompanied by a selection of archive material of the group on film and video which will be followed by a Q & A with founding members Graham Cunnington\, Angus Farquhar and Paul Jamrozy. \nThis event also celebrates the release of the book ‘Total State Machine’\, a major historical document and visual representation of Test Dept\, published by PC-Press. There will be a launch event following the screening. \nTest Dept formed in the decaying docklands of South London in late 1981. The group made raw\, visceral music out of re-purposed scrap metal and machinery scavenged from industrial waste-ground and derelict factories; a percussive sound with a political edge performed live against monumental slide and film projections in recently abandoned industrial spaces. Drilling\, pounding\, grinding\, metal bashing – a Constructivist/Futurist-inspired soundtrack to the death throes of industrial Britain. \nwww.testdept.org.uk
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URL:https://pc-press.co.uk/event/23rd-april-ritzy-cinema-brixton-london-book-launch-and-film-screening/
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