ORGAN THING: Pere Ubu’s new album, Trouble On Big Beat Street, and the heart ain’t nothing but a pump and my kidneys are loving this, it was never going to be easy and who wants it to be but then again it is, it is very very easy and it flows and…

Pere Ubu – Trouble On Big Beat Street (Cherry Red) – A new Pere Ubu album, it isn’t out until late May but hey, it just landed here and the first listen is always the best listen, second dime or indeed time around you kind of know, first time you really don’t (dime was a…

ORGAN: Five music things – Tape Runs Out and another track taken from the upcoming album, Sao Paulo’s Firefriend, Newski are from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, more Moreish Idols, Friendship Commanders, Monte Mai and…

. Never mind the editorial bit at the top or what we said yesterday, exact same thing today. Another five slices of music things and however you slice it and of course it was the price of fish and here comes the introduction that heralds the latest Five Music Things feature thing. Five? There’s something…

ORGAN THING: Australian piano player Josh Cohen announces debut album Weird Time Signature and released a new single Reminiscence…

There’s something rather warm and inviting about the texture of this first rather fine piece of music Josh Cohen’s new album, something organic, something delightful, reflective, there’s a glow to the simplicity, the restriant… Today, Australian composer and pianist Josh Cohen has announced that he will release his debut album Weird Time Signature on June 2nd…

ORGAN: Five Recommended Art Things – Polly Apfelbaum’s boots at Frith Street Gallery, Jessie Stevenson at Sapling, Nabil Anani at Kristin Hjellegjerde, Richard Prince at Sadie Coles, Angela Heisch at Pippy Houldsworth and…

Never mind that, that was then, this, once again is about this week and next and cake and yes, the annoying frustration of or with so much of it so far this year, getting past that art school BS floating in the river right now, a lot of hype, some rather aloof attitudes, galleries and…

MELIKE

ORGAN THING: Following on from yesterday’s opening of Melike’s solo exhibition, the Turkish artist has been collaborating with musician Periklis Tsoukalas…

Following on from yesterday’s opening of Melike’s solo exhibition as well as her answering of the Thirteen Questions, the Turkish artist has been collaboating with musician Periklis Tsoukalas. Sound and music is a big part of Melike’s practice as an artist, it is there in the movement of her marks. We have here two videos…