Welcome to Mixtape No.3. This time, just like last time, we’ll let the art do the walking first rather than clutter the top of the page with words or introductions, there are some thoughts down at the bottom of the page, under the actual art, along with those oh so vital links. Please do scroll…
The latest Cultivate on-line group show, the first of a new Spring season of shows, opens tonight. Once again hosted here on the Organ website, the show features 36 carefully selected artists from all over the land and indeed the globe. We have artists from Manchester, From Yorkshire, Kent, East London, from Northern Ireland, Birmingham,…
. What’s happening here? A rather tasty Organ Thing of The Day today, who knows what’s going on, well besides the fact that Lydia Lunch, with the help of Weasel Walter, has just released outrageously tasty version of the Black Sabbath classic War Pigs. “There’s only one way to rock” said Weaselwhe nasked about it.…
. The classic Ring album, Nervous Recreation, a piece of treasure from way back there, back from when releasing your album on cassette tape was the only real option rather than the fashion statement it is now, has just been re-issued. Originally released back in 1989 (and available back in those early days as one…
Hawkwind have announced a brand-new studio album. “The Future Never Waits follows their critically acclaimed 2021 album Somnia and 2022 double live album We Are Looking In On You. The band’s 35th studio album is an outstanding progression to their varied and celebrated catalogue”. Well that’s what the press release said just now, we’ll hold…
Sad news today, the passing of Tim Quy, Cardiacs beloved percussionist and performer extraordinaire. The news has just been announced on the Cardiacs website via this posting.. “I’m so sorry to inform you, dear friends, that our little soldier, Tim Quy, passed away this morning. Needless to say, it breaks my heart to pass this…
A couple of things, three or maybe four actually, one that we almost missed until the cup draw reminded us, the other, Eyeless Owl, something that’s been getting a bit of attention on the Other Rock Show in recent weeks, oh and Hammers of Misfortune, we haven’t ccauftght up with them in ages… . Eyeless…
. Let the music do the walking, never mind the editorial bit at the top, same thing, different week. Another five slices of music things and however you slice it and of course it was fishy and here comes the introduction that heralds the latest Five Music Things feature thing. Five? There’s something rather compelling…
Mixtape No.3, the third in a series of ongoing online art exhibitions, group shows brought to you by Cultivate. Mixtape No.3 will also be the first in a Spring series of on-line exhibitions from Cultivate. Mixtape no.3 will once again be hosted here on the Organ website, the links between Organ and Cultivate are well…
Really should have said something in celebration of the life and times of Tom Verlaine already. Mr Verlaine doesn’t need anything from us of course, the great man passed away a couple of days ago at the age of 73 and was rightly celebrated in many places far more important that Organ, but it is…
The now and again Five Pieces of Art thing feature again. Well why not (again)? Again and again (and again and again), all this art flowing past on various feeds or wrapped up in press releases or jumping off actual gallery walls or wrapping chips or passing on the side of those Whitechapel white vans.…
. Darren Coffield‘s solo exhibition Black Rain has just opened at Thames-side Studios Gallery. The sho features a group of works which began with the death of Princess Diana in 1997. At the time he was struck by the public expressions of grief, mass hysteria and classical themes echoing through the news channels, as the…
William D. Drake, sometimes we call him Bill, has a new song that’s part of an EP from a collaboration of European artists headed up by Mieko Shimizu, Barbara Morgenstern and Ola Szmidtm the four of them have joined up together to raise money for St Mungo’s homeless charity with their Write To Be EP.…
. Organ Thing of the Day? The Last laugh foundation? House Of All and a Very impressive first taste of the rather legendary Manchester band’s new album, an album that’s due out in April 2023. Are they legendary? Do we need to go one about The Fall here or is it jsut a case of…
Let the music do the walking, never mind the editorial bit at the top, same thing, different week. Another five slices of music things and however you slice it and of course it was fishy and here comes the introduction that heralds the latest Five Music Things thing and whatever the hell the five music…
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