Thinkhouse Clubbing Documentary to Feature at V&A Dundee Exhibition
May 7, 2021
‘Clubbing is Culture,’ a mini-documentary that was created by Thinkouse in collaboration with No More Hotels (featuring projection visuals from Algorithm), has been selected to feature in ‘Night Fever: Designing Club Culture,’ a new exhibition at the prestigious V&A Dundee, Scotland’s iconic international design museum.
The documentary features the voices of five prominent cultural commentators discussing the importance of Irish club culture, and as part of this exhibition a special Director’s Cut will debut as part of ‘Tay Late: And the Beat Goes On’, a night of talks, film, experimental performances, DJ sets and dancing, celebrating the resilience and cultural value of night clubs and clubbing. The event takes place this Friday, 7th May 2021.
Beattie Statue Fundraiser at Gainsborough Labour Club
Tuesday, 23rd Apr 2019 11:31
Gainsborough Labour Club is holding a Kevin Beattie Memorial Fundraiser hosted by Mark Murphy on Friday 10th May with all cash raised going to The Beat Goes On, the campaign for a statue of the Blues legend.
There will be a live singer, disco, raffle and auction at the event with tickets costing £5 for adults and £1 for children available at the club, where Beattie was a regular for many years, or by phone via 07810 480622 or 07903 887853.
Led by the
Ipswich Star in conjunction with BBC Radio Suffolk and
The current target is £110,000, although it is hoped that figure will be reduced as the campaign progresses, with £49,000 already having been raised.
Osman to Host Escape to Victory Screenings to Raise Funds for Beattie Statue
Tuesday, 23rd Apr 2019 12:12
Russell Osman will be hosting screenings of
Escape to Victory on June 12th and 13th at Greshams to raise funds for The Beat Goes On, the campaign for a statue of Blues legend Kevin Beattie, who was Michael Caine’s body double in the 1981 John Huston-directed film.
Osman, who played prisoner of war Doug Clure, will be joined by other members of the cast, including John Wark, who was cast as POW Arthur Hayes, and Laurie Sivell, who was German keeper Schmidt, to recall tales from the making of the film.
Imagine if the players donated a weeks wages as way of apology for their performances this season? We could have a gold plated Kevin! Yeah right, that s going to happen.
PhilTWTD added 09:01 - Feb 7
Re comments saying it will take years/most money will come in at the start, there haven t been any significant fundraising events up to now with a number planned, including some aimed at the corporate supporter, in the months to come.
SamWhiteUK added 09:18 - Feb 7
And to those saying ask the players, how much do you realistically think each of them will donate to sort it in a few minutes ? A few GRAND? Come on
Christian Eede
, January 22nd, 2021 03:01
The Belgian synthpop trio s back catalogue will first be highlighted with compilation This Is Telex
Mute is embarking on a series of reissues of classic works by Telex.
The series gets underway in April with the release of
This Is Telex, a 14-track retrospective compilation highlighting a number of the Belgian trio s singles, from 1978 debut Twist À Saint Tropez through to their final album, 2006 s
How Do You Dance? Tracks on the compilation have been newly mixed and remastered from the original tapes by band members Dan Lacksman and Michel Moers.
Also featured are two recently discovered and unreleased tracks by the trio – their take on The Beatles Dear Prudence and Sonny & Cher s The Beat Goes On – as well as their writing collaboration with Sparks and cover of the Sparks hit The Number One Song In Heaven . You can watch a new video for one of their biggest hits, 1979 s Moskow Diskow , which is also included on