On Thursday 30th March there will be a private view of 'Male, Pale and Stale' at The Front Room Gallery, 10 Bellevue Rd, Ramsgate, CT11 8LB Don't miss the opportunity of enjoying drawings, ceramics and paintings from 6 of the best artists whoever drew breath.
Image above: 'The Bell' by Des Hughes ( Iron and Resin. 50cm x 4cm x 43cm)
Image Above: 'The Secretary Bird' by Harry Pye (Acrylic on canvas, 65x90cm)
The Lexington is an award winning London boozer that's 5 minutes walk from Angel tube. On 12/03/23 I went there and had a blast watching watching Glen Matlock, Katie Puckrik, Clem Burke, Kevin Armstrong, Luis Correia, Florence Sabeva, and Steve Norman celebrate the 45th anniversary of Iggy Pop's classic album 'Lust For Life.' It was their last show the band had previoulsy played the same set at various venues including the legendary 100 Club, The Cavern in Liverpool, The Colchester Arts Centre, Exchange in Bristol, and Wheelan's in Dublin. Several members of the band have collaborated with Iggy Pop in the past. Kevin Armstrong was Pop's musical director and also collaborated with Bowie a great deal. I knew the musicians would be more than good but I was kind of unsure if Katie Puckrik (who I only knew as the very likeable host of 90s TV hits like The Word and The Sunday Show) would be able to sing such amazing and much loved songs as 'Success' and 'Turn Blue.' Halfway through the run Clem Burke (who has played drums with Blondie, The Eurythmics, Nancy Sinatra, Joan Jet and many others tweeted: "Katie is fantastic and it’s just occurred to me she has joined the ranks of the other brilliant women I’ve been fortunate to play with: Debbie, Annie, Nancy, Wanda, The Go Go’s, & Joan!" And I feel I must say I thought Puckrick's performance couldn't have been better. She genuinely was fantastic and brilliant. To paraphrase the fantastic Mr Osterberg the show at The Lexington left everyone wanting to blast off on success, hop like a frog and do the twist. You can watch Clem Burke and Katie Puckrik discussing the project on London Live: HERE You can watch the band doing their version of The Passanger live in Ireland: HERE You can watch them doing Pretty Vacant in Essex : HERE My photos from the night are blurry and bad but I quite like them...
Willkay & West Contemporary proudly presents a group show featuring 20 of the world's leading and emerging artists. It's going to be well attended so I reccomend you RSVP : info@west-contemorary.com
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Key members of one of the best bands of the 1960s are reuniting to celebrate their double Jubilee. You will be able to see singers Paul Jones and Mike D’Abo plus the group's original guitarist Tom McGuinness play all the great hits such as Pretty Flamingo.
In January 1964 Manfred Mann were asked to compose the theme tune for the ITV pop show "Ready Steady Go" and they came up with "54321" which reached number 5 in the UK charts. "Doo Wah Diddy" was an even bigger hit, it knocked "Hard Days Night" off the Number one spot and sold over 650,000 copies in Britain alone. After conquering America in '65 The Mandreds became the first band to tour the Soviet Union. Many of their most loved hits such as "With God On Our Side", "If You've Gotta Go, Go Now" and "Quinn The Eskimo" were Bob Dylan. After attending a Manfreds concert Bob Dylan describes the group as "really groovy" and let it be known he approved of all their cover versions.
In the late 60s Paul Jones left the band to becomea star of stage and screen for 10 years he appeared in everything from Hair to Cats to The Beggar's Opera but eventually he returned to his R&B roots. With so many great songs in the Manfred Mann repertoire a great night out is guarenteed.
