Thursday (6pm) we'll be heading down to see the unveiling of the new large-scale installation by Nottingham artist Joseph Kelly at the Goldfactory project space in the Egerton artists studios. Joe's been working on it all through January constructing the piece with industrial waste materials. Joe used to be part of the Reactor group and is a great artist.
Joseph Kelly website
Here's the address:
Egerton Studios
4th Floor
Oldknows Factory
St. Anns Hill Road
NG3 4GQ
It's near the junction of Mansfield Road and Huntingdon Street.
You should come, it'll be fun!
Becky
x
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Monday, 28 January 2008
Worst film ever
Morning!
Me and Anders decided a quiet trip to the cinema was in order this weekend and so we set off to watch Sweeney Todd. Luckily I'm not about to spoil it for people who haven't been yet by saying it's the worst film ever. No, that title goes to The Good Night which we went to see when it turned out Sweeney Todd was sold out. We totally just should've cut our losses and gone home. Even half way through that would've been the better option.
It sounded reasonable on the surface, plus Danny DeVito was in it, Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow and Penelope Cruz were in it, it should've been alright. However, it turns out it was both written and directed by Gwyneth's brother, who hasn't before made it further than TV before, and you can totally see why. He's also clearly drafted in all Gwyneth's contacts and friends to try and help him make it in the movie business.
Don't believe the person who gives the review on IMDB... it's really not worth renting. I thought they were bringing it back from the brink at the end when they knocked Martin Freeman down, then they bottled it and just gave him broken legs instead of killing him off. When the only joke which gets a laugh is "I'm going to rape you" (seriously, that was a joke in the film), you know you've just wasted a couple of hours of your life.
Believe Peter Bradshaw instead.
Oh, and a good website for checking films out, if you haven't already seen it, is:
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/good_night/
Hope you have a nice week, and a good Monday!
Becky
x
Me and Anders decided a quiet trip to the cinema was in order this weekend and so we set off to watch Sweeney Todd. Luckily I'm not about to spoil it for people who haven't been yet by saying it's the worst film ever. No, that title goes to The Good Night which we went to see when it turned out Sweeney Todd was sold out. We totally just should've cut our losses and gone home. Even half way through that would've been the better option.
It sounded reasonable on the surface, plus Danny DeVito was in it, Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow and Penelope Cruz were in it, it should've been alright. However, it turns out it was both written and directed by Gwyneth's brother, who hasn't before made it further than TV before, and you can totally see why. He's also clearly drafted in all Gwyneth's contacts and friends to try and help him make it in the movie business.
Don't believe the person who gives the review on IMDB... it's really not worth renting. I thought they were bringing it back from the brink at the end when they knocked Martin Freeman down, then they bottled it and just gave him broken legs instead of killing him off. When the only joke which gets a laugh is "I'm going to rape you" (seriously, that was a joke in the film), you know you've just wasted a couple of hours of your life.
Believe Peter Bradshaw instead.
Oh, and a good website for checking films out, if you haven't already seen it, is:
http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/good_night/
Hope you have a nice week, and a good Monday!
Becky
x
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
February Fun!
Hello!
How are you?
We're looking forward to getting rubbish old January out of the way, because when February rolls around there are lots of treats coming up!
First, we will be delighted to bring you Fists at the Malt Cross on Tues 5th Feb before they head out of town on a mini-tour.
FISTS
Last seen covering Ol' Dirty Bastard at a christmas party, anything goes with this eclectic and inspired bunch. Expect yodelling, Casio keyboards and brilliant, scuffed indie-pop.
Also playing are Matt Geary and Jay Lynsay
We're delighted to say that this will be entirely free (apart from booze and kebabs, which you still have to pay for), to help your wallets catch up after Christmas.
Then, not only will February be bringing the return of Jumpers for Goalposts on the 6th @ the Alley Cafe, but my lovely sister Katie's birthday is on the 7th! That's going to be a busy week...
Hope you're all enjoying tucking up all warm inside while the winds and rain howl outside.
Look forward to seeing you on the 5th!
Love Becky
x
How are you?
We're looking forward to getting rubbish old January out of the way, because when February rolls around there are lots of treats coming up!
First, we will be delighted to bring you Fists at the Malt Cross on Tues 5th Feb before they head out of town on a mini-tour.
FISTS
Last seen covering Ol' Dirty Bastard at a christmas party, anything goes with this eclectic and inspired bunch. Expect yodelling, Casio keyboards and brilliant, scuffed indie-pop.
Also playing are Matt Geary and Jay Lynsay
We're delighted to say that this will be entirely free (apart from booze and kebabs, which you still have to pay for), to help your wallets catch up after Christmas.
Then, not only will February be bringing the return of Jumpers for Goalposts on the 6th @ the Alley Cafe, but my lovely sister Katie's birthday is on the 7th! That's going to be a busy week...
Hope you're all enjoying tucking up all warm inside while the winds and rain howl outside.
Look forward to seeing you on the 5th!
Love Becky
x
Saturday, 5 January 2008
Beating the January blues...
Bugger!
I typed out a cracking little post of all the brilliant things I'd looked at online to cheer myself up today. Then it just disappeared, damn damn damn!
Oh well, here's a quick list - without all the unfortunate jokes...
1) Hype Machine - I've been checking out loads of great new music. Current favourites include Battles, Pedro, and Euros Childs' new stuff.
2) My dear friend Abi pointed me in the direction of Zoe Irvine's Magnetic Migration Music. Zoe finds bits of tape in the street and sticks them together for exhibitionsl, installations and the like.
3) Amy Lee Harris wonderful knitted creations (available at the delightful Kathleen & Lily's shop) led me to find One Good Bumblebee, a wonderland of cute and kitschy creations.
All of which leads to an afternoon of twee, indie entertainment.
Happy New Year everyone!
x anders
I typed out a cracking little post of all the brilliant things I'd looked at online to cheer myself up today. Then it just disappeared, damn damn damn!
Oh well, here's a quick list - without all the unfortunate jokes...
1) Hype Machine - I've been checking out loads of great new music. Current favourites include Battles, Pedro, and Euros Childs' new stuff.
2) My dear friend Abi pointed me in the direction of Zoe Irvine's Magnetic Migration Music. Zoe finds bits of tape in the street and sticks them together for exhibitionsl, installations and the like.
3) Amy Lee Harris wonderful knitted creations (available at the delightful Kathleen & Lily's shop) led me to find One Good Bumblebee, a wonderland of cute and kitschy creations.
All of which leads to an afternoon of twee, indie entertainment.
Happy New Year everyone!
x anders
Tuesday, 18 December 2007
Christmas Xtravaganza Photos!
You can see photos of Saturday night's do here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/supernight/sets/72157603487587016/
Enjoy!
Becky
x
http://www.flickr.com/photos/supernight/sets/72157603487587016/
Enjoy!
Becky
x
Monday, 17 December 2007
Guest Post from Tom @ NotInNottingham... He's all wrong!
SUPERNIGHT / NOT IN NOTTINGHAM CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA
Is anyone feeling as rough as I am? That has to be my favourite christmas party ever and I'm still smiling about it now, even anders from supernight is smiling despite all the dancing leaving him with severe calf problems. I think I'm going to use this post to try and piece together my memories of the night and if any of them are inaccurate then please correct me:
Joey Chickenskin: Joey kicked the evening off in fine style with a brand new song about christmas in nottingham, he seems ever so friendly and only convention stopped me from bursting on stage to hug him. I set off a party popper at the wrong time.
Ashley and the Askins: Ash made a joke about speedboats before playing 'Fairytale of New York'. Someone in the crowd yelled 'too soon', that was funny. Despite the askins being absent and ash having to impersonate a woman I was touched.
Xmas Jazz Corner With Me... Chris Barrett: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh. That's what I shouted cos that's what you do when Jazz is on. I've now got a ladyboy voice as a result. Chris played a few times but I can't remember which bands he was inbetween or which songs were christmas ones and which were just normal jazz.
Twenty Year Hurricane: I made a heart out of mine and Anders off of Supernight's fingers and showed it to the lead singer Nick. I only like him as a friend really. This was their first gig and they did a little st nick and we all decided they should play for people more often.
Spaceships Are Cool: la la la la la la la. I learned that Santa gets around by using friendship and kindness. The christmas cheer was definitely getting to a peak. Rob was poorly but you couldn't tell.
Yunioshi: It's getting blurry now but they had beards on and did a Run DMC song that rhymed eggnog and something else. It was brilliant. Later on I danced with them but I'll get to that later.
Petebox: He wasn't supposed to play but was filled with christmas cheer so we told him to get up there and do his stuff. He did a beatbox version of 'Jingle Bells' and we all danced. I shouted stupid things like brrrrrrap whilst waving a glowstick. I'm an idiot
Me DJing: I hope you enjoyed the records I was playing... I know I played lots of rock and roll and The Waitresses 'Christmas Wrapping,' I definitely saw plenty of you dancing so thanks.
Polymath: Polymath were definitely as into the spirit of the night as anyone else thanks to several sambucas. They brought a haunting element to the show and Anders from supernight made a face at me whilst mouthing 'these guys are bloody brilliant,' or something. He also suggested that they'd blown his face off in a good way.
Nuclear Family: were they on next? Is any of this in order? They definitely did the nights best version of driving home for christmas.
Fists: I love Fists... They did something about big baby jesus and were as ramshackley brilliant as ever. It's all very blurry at this point. I stopped drinking pints and moved on to whiskey and coke hurrah!
Not in Nottingham Vs Annual Gift Man: like Live Aid if it was in a garage and didn't actually help anyone at all. Not sure who was on stage but if you were then thankyou... I smashed up a £1.50 keyboard right at the end of the song... I'm an idiot. There was a girl dressed as a reindeer
The Supernight Crew: were bloody marvellous, Bex made the place look lovely, James sorted all the bands out and Anders compered like a man possessed (despite me hindering him).
Dancing: At the end of the night Anders and Bex spun some real party tunes and we all had a good dance. I remember Sadie from not in nottingham doing the best dance moves I've ever seen, I can't remember what they were, and I remember Yunioshi were partying like a band should party.
So that was pretty much it. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. We couldn't believe how many of you turned out and would love to thank all of you. Sorry we didn't bring enough mince pies to go round.
Also big thanks to Tim Smith from Fourmost Films and Tom Chaffe from Via Vaudeville! Who put on the visuals, massive thanks to all the bands and to everyone who bought the not in nottingham xmas album. We made enough to buy the sound desk we needed and so we can carry on podcasting next year.
On Sunday I was sick.
Happy Christmas one and all
Tom and the Not in Nottingham team
p.s. The christmas podcast is available now at http://www.notinnottingham.com/
p.p.s. check back in the next few days for photos
Is anyone feeling as rough as I am? That has to be my favourite christmas party ever and I'm still smiling about it now, even anders from supernight is smiling despite all the dancing leaving him with severe calf problems. I think I'm going to use this post to try and piece together my memories of the night and if any of them are inaccurate then please correct me:
Joey Chickenskin: Joey kicked the evening off in fine style with a brand new song about christmas in nottingham, he seems ever so friendly and only convention stopped me from bursting on stage to hug him. I set off a party popper at the wrong time.
Ashley and the Askins: Ash made a joke about speedboats before playing 'Fairytale of New York'. Someone in the crowd yelled 'too soon', that was funny. Despite the askins being absent and ash having to impersonate a woman I was touched.
Xmas Jazz Corner With Me... Chris Barrett: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh. That's what I shouted cos that's what you do when Jazz is on. I've now got a ladyboy voice as a result. Chris played a few times but I can't remember which bands he was inbetween or which songs were christmas ones and which were just normal jazz.
Twenty Year Hurricane: I made a heart out of mine and Anders off of Supernight's fingers and showed it to the lead singer Nick. I only like him as a friend really. This was their first gig and they did a little st nick and we all decided they should play for people more often.
Spaceships Are Cool: la la la la la la la. I learned that Santa gets around by using friendship and kindness. The christmas cheer was definitely getting to a peak. Rob was poorly but you couldn't tell.
Yunioshi: It's getting blurry now but they had beards on and did a Run DMC song that rhymed eggnog and something else. It was brilliant. Later on I danced with them but I'll get to that later.
Petebox: He wasn't supposed to play but was filled with christmas cheer so we told him to get up there and do his stuff. He did a beatbox version of 'Jingle Bells' and we all danced. I shouted stupid things like brrrrrrap whilst waving a glowstick. I'm an idiot
Me DJing: I hope you enjoyed the records I was playing... I know I played lots of rock and roll and The Waitresses 'Christmas Wrapping,' I definitely saw plenty of you dancing so thanks.
Polymath: Polymath were definitely as into the spirit of the night as anyone else thanks to several sambucas. They brought a haunting element to the show and Anders from supernight made a face at me whilst mouthing 'these guys are bloody brilliant,' or something. He also suggested that they'd blown his face off in a good way.
Nuclear Family: were they on next? Is any of this in order? They definitely did the nights best version of driving home for christmas.
Fists: I love Fists... They did something about big baby jesus and were as ramshackley brilliant as ever. It's all very blurry at this point. I stopped drinking pints and moved on to whiskey and coke hurrah!
Not in Nottingham Vs Annual Gift Man: like Live Aid if it was in a garage and didn't actually help anyone at all. Not sure who was on stage but if you were then thankyou... I smashed up a £1.50 keyboard right at the end of the song... I'm an idiot. There was a girl dressed as a reindeer
The Supernight Crew: were bloody marvellous, Bex made the place look lovely, James sorted all the bands out and Anders compered like a man possessed (despite me hindering him).
Dancing: At the end of the night Anders and Bex spun some real party tunes and we all had a good dance. I remember Sadie from not in nottingham doing the best dance moves I've ever seen, I can't remember what they were, and I remember Yunioshi were partying like a band should party.
So that was pretty much it. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. We couldn't believe how many of you turned out and would love to thank all of you. Sorry we didn't bring enough mince pies to go round.
Also big thanks to Tim Smith from Fourmost Films and Tom Chaffe from Via Vaudeville! Who put on the visuals, massive thanks to all the bands and to everyone who bought the not in nottingham xmas album. We made enough to buy the sound desk we needed and so we can carry on podcasting next year.
On Sunday I was sick.
Happy Christmas one and all
Tom and the Not in Nottingham team
p.s. The christmas podcast is available now at http://www.notinnottingham.com/
p.p.s. check back in the next few days for photos
Friday, 14 December 2007
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