MAY calendar out now - HRH SIR PRINCE CHARLES
Hello paper punks - a new month, three bank holidays, ol' sausage fingers getting coronated (is that the word?) and there's still lots of Loud Noises to consider. The May calendar zine is out now - in Patreon supporters' letterboxes, out and about (at Books Peckham, World of Echo, Crypt of the Wizard, WASTE, Waiting Room SE8 and more) and you can download a PDF on the website too. The extra bank holiday is looking particularly busy, whether it's the MOT rave on the big day to BIB supported by a cast of thousands on Monday 8th, cor blimey. And of course, there's First Timers at the end of the month - the festival where every band plays their first set and has given us bands like Big Joanie, Primetime, Charmpit, Breakup Haircut and many more...
On the back, I've given that side over to Sister Midnight, who are in the thick of getting a new venue readied for opening, we can hope, at the end of the year in the centre of Catford, just south of Lewisham. Always a pleasure hosting, playing and going to gigs in their shop in Deptford before the pandemic and can't wait to see what their plans are for the new spot, so have a look on their website, become a shareholder and see how you can get involved.
What else is happening: as my alter ego as one half of Repetitive Strain I'm co-hosting Pink Pound & Vaiapraia at Matchstick Piehouse on Friday, and Alternative Strategies #3 will be going to press this month, so hold tight for more info there. Mainly just to enjoy this acceptable temperature and not get too burnt - so far I have successed in one of these...
Take care, keep rockin' in the free world, get to the gig - - B P / A S