slam – and so she thinks

Kormac ft. Irvine Welsh – Another Screen

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 10:33:42 +0000

Watch this video. On a screen granted. Speech Debelle, Irvine Welsh and Micah P Hinson join Kormac on new album Doorsteps. It’s almost like folk got funky or Jeff Buckley got into beats. Fantastic.

Book Slam, Bethnal Green

admin — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 20:30:17 +0000

We are gathered in York Hall, Bethnal Green, to be ‘KO’d by the power of words’ as the booming voice of compere Doc Brown tells us, the echo resonating around the school gym style room. Filled with tables of chattering people, munching and drinking whilst they soak up the literary genius of performers, the night is centred around a boxing ring. Literally, it’s a slam. Tonight it’s the opportunity of ‘book nerds to meet the boxing hards who used to beat them up’ – and those book nerds come out victorious.

Opener and bull running story teller, Bill Hillman’s set is dense and colourful with words, but less easily eloquent than other speakers, which is not to take anything away from the quality of his prose.

ImALondoner.com » Book Slam, Bethnal Green.

Scriggler: Live

admin — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 16:46:30 +0000

A night of creativity and inspiration for the thinking person
Music and words, stories and songs, poetry and performance all come together at The Harrison Bar, London, on Thursday 18th September for Scriggler: Live.
Celebrating the launch of Scriggler, a hub for words, a magazine, social network, publishing and blogging platform for anyone who wants to read, write and discuss any topic in any style, the evening is one of inspiration and imagination.
Scriggler: Live brings the online offline, this night of music, literature and debate continuing in the ethos of allowing stimulating and creative content to be shared. Featuring the best of both established and new spoken word artists, actors, writers, poets, musicians, the live events will enthral and entertain.
And so we have Sam Berkson, the ‘poet thug’, giving us his take on the issues he sees in London, counter balanced by the sweet and gentle yet no less powerful Jo Brandon. See magical work courtesy of Anna Beecher, hear some work submitted to Scriggler, and listen back as lovely and lilting Hannah Scott plays some acoustic tunes.
Thursday 18th September 2014
7.00pm for 7.30pm start
£5 in advance / £8 on the door
Get tickets in advance from We Got Tickets or Eventbrite, and follow Scriggler and me on twitter for more information.