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Managing Meta Physical Material
Unravelling the speaking out of the story has confounded her. And while trying to be in the place of systematic telling, still more unfolds to be told. It’s been so epic, so huge, mystical, the truly mysterious implemented through momentary enactment of daily, diligent, detailed practical matter minutia, with the mere mundane manifesting collateral complexities of compound cosmological treatise necessitating continual decoding. Infinite realities, multiple value systems, manifold philosophical frameworks, personal to eternal mythography correlations demanding repeated re-defining in constant, massive brainwork. To walk universal, eternal in incessant putting together of the very factual, the genuinely actual, the really happened, and then consistently be faced with persistent incredulity – it’s intolerable. Few are imbued with sufficient perspicacity to conceive enough possibility – it does all just sit in the realm of unbelievable juxtaposed to the world ordinary where there’s a humanity, non-receptive, linear, uni-dimensional, ensconced in foregone, mind manipulated, stipulation; and words. Words, words, words, divergent, deviating, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, where, were she solely an immersing of self soulfulness, the fractalling molecular of texture in texture of texture would beam a she all one with one, cohesive, synchronised, flow component as joy, inner and outer indivisibility operating neutral delight. Thus has been gained her entrance eligibility to Acerbica, a vast, desolate space of resonant wisdom, multi-sense, supreme sensibility, redolent order, cogent beauty and staple grandeur. Conscious that other dwellers must reside there, inhabitants send out coherent frequencies receptive to greeting that may locate substantial meeting.
24 things to do when starting out as a live band
As someone who has been running a small weekly music club (max capacity 100) for the past four years I thought i’d list some tips for young bands who are looking for gigs and starting off on the circuit. It’s an incredibly hard job getting started and even harder to sustain, taking a lot of graft, will power and perseverence. Much of what I’ve listed here is the thankless work that noone wants to do, wants to avoid, wants someone else to do for them. However, with no manager, agent, company a small band simply has to do it for themselves, get it done. For this reason I thought I’d make a list in the small hope that it may help somone, somewhere, just a little, in getting out there and giving it a go. It is by no means comprehensive so if anyone has anything to add please post it in the comments section at the bottom of this post. So to start: I think that’s about it. It’s a start. I’ll probably come back to it. Hope it helps and as I said if you have any tips send them on
By the way the weekly club I run is The Roundy Room Sessions, Cork, Ireland. It’s on every Thursday from 9pm. Good mixture of music, good vibe and going strong. I also programme music for festivals, The Trash Culture Revue through mutantspace.ie and various outdoor events throughout the year
Album reviews; Edith Piaf, Freebass, Eleanor McEvoy
EDITH PIAF: At Carnegie Hall 1957 ( Future Noise ) Here is a cd for fans of Edith Piaf, the legend that was. For the First time on CD, this release includes extensive biographical notes and track-by-track commentary by Spencer Leigh, acclaimed BBC radio presenter and journalist. Unusually for concert recordings, it features Piaf speaking and singing in English on occasion. There is a memorable photograph of Edith Piaf performing at Carnegie Hall in January 1957. She is a tiny figure, not five foot tall and perhaps seven stone, wearing a simple, dark dress on a vast stage and we can see hundreds of people intently watching her.
5 Things Hannah Rose – Farrington keeps going back to
Eggs Benedict
A dish that consists of an English muffin, cut in half, topped with bacon, poached eggs and hollandaise sauce. I believe it to be an American dish, although there are arguments from the French that they created it. However, France is a country that has a baguette with no butter on its for breakfast, America is the home of eggs sunny side up; sounds much more likely right? This luxurious meal cannot only be eaten at breakfast, but for lunch and dinner too! My love of Eggs Benedict has sent me on a search for the best places to get it, as it’s not a meal one should make for oneself – it must be enjoyed in relaxation. As a result, I keep going back to 4 restaurants to get my fix listed below in no particular order:
Aesthetics, maps of the imagination and the art object
Six Years: The Dematerialization of the Art Object from 1966 to 1972 by LR Lippard This work documents the network of ideas that has been labelled conceptual art. Including texts by and taped discussions among and with the artists involved, the book is arranged as an annotated chronology.
We are the University – An invitation to autonomous education
The university is under pressure to adapt. Existing degrees and departments are considered less relevant, less valuable, in a competitive economy. At the same time the role of the university is considered greater than ever as innovation, research and technology are presented as the engines of economic growth. We can see this ‘adaptation’ happening through the prioritisation of research outputs over teaching, the subordination of this research to pre-determined ends set by state and corporate agencies and in the limitation of spaces for participative learning such as tutorials. The questions of role and relevance are at the heart of how the university is represented by its spokespeople. These questions amount to a struggle over knowledge and its proper place, knowledge and its proper function. But in these struggles there is an absence: the students on which the university ultimately depends.
Rethinking the politics of Social Centres
Over the next three issues of themutation.com we will be presenting interviews with activists from three social centres from the Barcelona area and Madrid: El Ateneu Candela in Terressa, Exit in Barcelona and Centro Social Seco in Madrid. All three, in different ways, are concerned with reworking the politics of autonomous social centres. What’s most remarkable about these projects is their ability to recognise the exhaustion of the classic forms of radical organising while insisting that the urgency of transforming capitalism is as clear as ever. How do we create new forms of resistance, of organisation and of intervention that can deliver social change in today’s world? This is the question several social centres across Spain have been asking over the last decade or so, and have been answering through a series of political experiments. They’ve sought to explore the potentials of social centres, not just as a resource for movements or as an alternative cultural space, but as a key weapon in combating advanced capitalism. They wanted to reinvent the social centre for the 21st century.
A comforting Butter Bean Soup
Have you ever wondered what the famous cooks of the world eat at home? Do they really spend hours every day preparing food on the lines of their recipes or, like you and me, do they sometimes snuggle down happily to a boiled egg and toast? Now, let us be honest. I am an unrepentant foodie and I suspect I spend more time than most deciding what I am going to eat, shopping for the ingredients and then preparing the dish of choice. I am eternally combing magazines and newspapers for new recipes, even though my kitchen shelves groan under the weight of cookery books of all descriptions. When travelling abroad, there is nothing I like more than visiting the local shops and supermarkets on the hunt for new and interesting ingredients and, when the humour is on me, I can happily spend hours in the kitchen preparing food. As I have told you before, I live alone. That would present particular problems in determining what to eat, were it not for the freezer. When so moved, I cook large quantities of whatever and pack it into small, plastic containers before storing them in serried ranks in the drawers of my upright freezer. I also always have items like fresh vegetables, steaks, chops or fish fillets to hand. Indeed, my eldest son has been known to say that I am in eternal readiness to withstand a prolonged siege! Be that as it may, the biggest decision of my day centres on the choice of food for the evening meal. In making that all-important decision, I exclude all instant or processed food.
It is not that I am disdainful of such fare; it is simply the case – and I often feel disgruntled about this – that I have never found a fast or pre-prepared product that I actually liked. Thus, the option facing me is either to cook some meat or fish from the fridge or freezer together with a starch and vegetables or, to consume one of my own frozen meals. However, very occasionally, I simply do not feel like cooking and then, if I am also not particularly hungry, I eat nothing at all. This is what I call my favourite supper and I jest not. If you cook for yourself every day, it is strangely liberating simply to forego all food and pass an evening without it. Apart from giving you an extra hour or so – remember there is a fallout in the form of no wash up – a mini-fast also gives one’s digestive system a rest and purges the body a little for twelve hours or so. This must be to one’s good. Do try it sometime. You will find it works.
Roger Pollam
The atmosphere suited his mood, sombre. He sat alone sipping his unsweetened black coffee, staring out in to the desolate street. The dancing leaves seemed to be the only life. The rain drops becoming attracted to the window pane, and he had forgotten his umbrella. “Never mind” he whispered to himself, it’s not as though it could ruin his mood. He ordered another coffee, he had become a regular in this restaurant and the staff would always greet him with a smile. This made him feel wanted, but he would never strike up a conversation with the staff. He would just sit and sip his cold black unsweetened coffee, staring out in to the windy desolate world. One time during the early hours of a Sunday morning Roger awoke. He sat up babbling something, something about the end of humanity. And he was soaked to the skin with sweat. He went to the bathroom and dried himself off with a towel. Parking himself on the toilet seat resting his head in his hands, Roger began to wonder .He began to wonder, first of all how could he tell anybody? Secondly, if he somehow managed to string together a complete sentence, whom should he tell? “Maybe the staff at my favorite restaurant” he thought. But Roger had his doubts about those people, he didn’t truly know those people. And was certain, that when he left, they would make fun of him.
The Grunts
“Its great to get this finally done and out there’ says front man Liam ‘we have so many new tunes demoed just waiting to record the next album”.
“It’s an exciting time and we are looking forward to the tour in September”.
After 5 years indie band The Grunts from Cork have finally finished their debut album titled ‘Reflections in my mirror shades’
Formed in 2005 The band has previously released 3 EPs.
Every Strange Trip in 2008, Crawl right back 2009 and more recently Party Weirdo in Jan 2010. The band; Liam O Shea, Vocals and Lead Guitar, Audrey Barrett, Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals and James Spillane Drums.
The album of 11 songs includes 6 brand new tracks and some of the main EP releases re-mastered.
The album was recorded at BPM, Studios, Douglas Cork by Finny Corcoran of Belsonic Sound fame through Jan to July and while some mastering was done initially by Stan from Super Stanley 800 the band decided to go for full re mastering with Richard Dowling of Wav Mastering in Limerick who has previously done work with. The Frank and Walters, Director, Sinead O Connor, Matchbox Twenty and Foo Fighters EP
The band takes its influences from early U2 , Echo and the Bunnymen , The Cure , Throwing muses and Blue in Heaven.
Liam and James are originally Highfield Ave , College road , while Audrey hails from Blarney Street.
The Grunts have had their previous EP’s played on Ashley , Colm and Dave Mac on Ref FM, Neil Prenderville and Michael Carr on 96 FM, Alison Curtis and Dave Couse Today FM, Alan Jacques Limerick 95 FM and on Dublin’s Phantom FM Icon Show, recently Mike at XFM in London have all played the EP’s.
The album is available in all good record stores and on download. Play loud and Enjoy
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projects + events listings
THE GLOR SESSIONS at The International bar, Dublin, every Monday night @ 8.30pm
HARRY BIRD + THE RUBBER WELLIES, Thursday 9th September @ 9pm at The Roundy, Cork. Tickets: €5
MUTANT MEMBER EXPERIMENTALIST needs help editing film footage. If you can help go to Forum>workandplay
CORK MUSICIANS wanted for research project. See forum>billboard for more info
OPEN MIC @ the Slate every Wednesday night. See forum>billboard for more info
MUTANT MEMBER PHILIP, a film director, needs you for a feature film in Cork. Go to our billboard for more info
MUTANT MEMBER looking for camera person who might be interested in working with me on a regular basis on scomedy shorts. See Forum>Billboard for more info
MALTA WORKSHOP in the creative arts of video and music as a method of learning. In Malta from September 2010. Funding available. For more info go to our forum>billboard
AMNESTY IRELAND are looking to bring their message to the streets of Cork go to forum>billboard for more info
STITCHLILY is looking for people interested in collaborating with her in creating a unique, marquee/temporary space, for running workshops and projects at festivals. for more info go to Work and Play forum
HORSE is looking for an internship/work experience in a design studio. Willing to work for free in exchange for 1 - 2 days of work. Well versed in Adobe CS4 (indesign,photoshop,illustrator), Dreamweaver, Digital and Film photography. For more info go to Forum>Workandplay
CORCADORCA are establishing a directory of all theatre PROFESSIONALs in every field ie, set designers, composers, writers, production assistance etc. Send your C.V to info@corcadorca.com
RHONA would like to make/be involved in: films, plays, music videos, or other productions involving, zombies,grotesque fantasy, heavy, dark, filthy period work involving pre-Medieval societies. For more info go to FORUM>MUTANT COLLABORATION
