COMMAND PERFORMANCE – JULY 9, 2004
THE ARTHUR MAILING LIST BULLETIN No. 0005
“Text beyond the presses.”
(((1))) ARTHUR COLUMNIST AND ‘BREAKING OPEN THE HEAD’ AUTHOR DANIEL PINCHBECK ON NATIONAL RADIO THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, JULY 10.
“Here and Now” columnist Daniel Pinchbeck will be the guest on “Coast-to-Coast AM,” the nationally syndicated live talk-radio show, hosted this Saturday night, July 10, by Art Bell. Daniel will be discussing “the cultural history of psychedelic use and shamanism, and his personal explorations, ranging from transcendent to terrifying.”
Info here, including stations and broadcast times:
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/shows/2004/07/10.html
(((2))) A BASTET UPDATE JUST FOR YOU.
Bastet is Arthur’s CD imprint. Here’s the latest on our releases:
a. ‘The Golden Apples of the Sun” CD (Bast0001), a 20-track contempoweirdfolk compilation lovingly created by Devendra Banhart, is now SOLD OUT!!! We are hoping to do a second printing but it might take us a little while to line it up.
b. The SUNN O))) live CD (Bast0002) is still sold out. There will not be a second printing.
c. The “Million Tongues Festival” CD (Bast 0003) is out August 1, 2004 and available now for pre-order ($12/14/17) from
http://www.arthurmag.com/store/bastet_cds.php
We’re only making 1,000 of these babies, so don’t dawdle if you want one. You know what happened to the others — they’re SOLD OUT!!!! Okay, so this CD features previously unreleased tracks by 20 underground psychedelicish rock artists, assembled, sequenced and art-designed by the legendary PLASTIC CRIMEWAVE. The lineup: Kawabata Makoto (Acid Mothers Temple) with Kinski, Matt Valentine and Erika Elder Medicine Show, Plastic Crimewave Sound, P.G. Six, Espers, Michael Yonkers and the Mumbles, LSD March, Fur Saxa, Josephine Foster and the Supposed, Spires That in the Sunset Rise, Inner Throne, The Civilized Age, Simon Finn, Jutok Kaneko/Shimura Koji/ Takuya Nishimura, Nisennenmondai, Frankie Delmane, Nick Castro, Taurpis Tula, M.V. Carbon and Panicsville.
What is this Million Tongues festival, you ask? Why it’s…
(((4))) FIVE NIGHTS IN CHICAGO THAT COULD BE BENEFICIAL TO YOUR WELL-BEING.
This August 4-8 at the Empty Bottle in Chicago, Arthur Magazine and Galactic Zoo Dossier Productions present::
*****”MILLION TONGUES FESTIVAL”****
$60 for 5-show Pass; or $15/show — general admission — Sorry! 21 & Over Only.
Info and tickets at http://emptybottle.musictoday.com/EmptyBottle/calendar.aspx
This gala fest will be packed to the gills with stimuli–the second stage, films, odd costumed performers, label reps, lights, freaks, and a real festival vibe. The fest is curated by PLASTIC CRIMEWAVE and will feature, on two stages, over five nights, the following artists from around the world: Six Organs of Admittance, Espers, Josephine Foster and the Supposed, LSD March, Mick Farren (Deviants), Michael Yonkers, Simon Finn, Charalambides, Kawabata Makoto (Acid Mothers Temple) w/Kinski, Matt Valentine (Tower Recordings), PG Six, Fur Saxa, Paul Flaherty/Chris Corsano/Matt Heyner, Born Heller, Taurpis Tula, Spires That in the Sunset Rise, The Cherry Blossoms, Nissenenmondai, Jutok Kaneko, By Lightning to the Womb, The Civilized Age, Panicsville, Born Heller, Goldblood, Inner Throne, Monostripe, Tom Carter, Frankie Delmane, Nick Castro, Farms, MV Carbon, Lichens, Davenport and the Plastic Crimeawave Sound.
Info and tickets at
http://emptybottle.musictoday.com/EmptyBottle/calendar.aspx
(((5))) THE RUMORS ARE TRUE.
The new issue of Arthur is out now. Kim Gordon of the still-wondrous rock band Sonic Youth is our cover star and the subject of a big interview by Oliver Hall. Then there’s new artwork by John Lurie, a visit to a convention of Aleister Crowley acolytes with a lovely new full-page art piece by John Coulthart, Daniel Pinchbeck talking some deep talk on the Kali Yuga, James Parker on raving and Daniel Chamberin on the plight of the secret Deadhead. And Kristine McKenna on an artist you’ve never heard of who built giant sculptures from refuse in the Joshua Tree desert. And comics too, and C & D on their own page, and reviews by Paul Cullum and Byron Coley & Thurston Moore, and a recipe from the Reigning Sound, and a letter from Robert Wyatt and and and and….
More info here:
So long, it’s good to know ya,
The Arthur Surprise Peace Attack Squad
July 9, 2004
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