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Rattling the Cage is a community archive of documents, textiles, photography and film used in the ‘Save Omar’ campaign, which has been curated by Louise Purbrick. It demonstrates the power of improvisation.
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Is there a straight man/funny man dynamic between you and James Corden?
Yes, although there’s a certain dynamic set up. I don’t quite know how to put it really as I don’t quite know what it is, but I think I’m funny in a different ways to James’s funny.
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The revival in pre-beat music can be heard everywhere it seems, even in darkest, deepest Devon, which in places evokes a land that time forgot. Which is no bad thing, as Devon’s The Rumble Strips have proved over the last couple of years with their indie rock’n’roll hybrid. There are hints of it in the haircuts and dress sense; a sort of less preening version of American Grafitti. Much more rough ’n’ ready these boys, as befits their rural roots (it’s really the domain of urbanites to over wax and ween; likewise you wont find any ‘orange’ victims in the countryside either)…
So, The Rumble Strips, a name that evokes drag strips, racing cars and softball teams… “I was playing i-spy with my brother, and his question was something beginning with R. Rumble Strips are those strips (bumps) on the side of the road, that separate the road from the hard shoulder…” Well, goddam! I never knew that, and thank lead singer Charlie for bringing me up to speed on that one. I subsequently learn that this is an American term, used on ‘highways’; again, befitting a rural English band who are plainly in love with the sound of early rock ’n’ roll and the American Dream. “Yes, I’m totally into early rock ’n’ roll,” says Charlie, “like early doo-wop.” (note the emphasis on ‘early’, a sign of a true fan). He namechecks acts such as Billy Ward & The Dominoes and Dion & The Belmonts. Bill Ward’s band contained both Clyde McPhatter (who went on to form The Drifters) and Jackie Wilson.
Which brings us to those comparisons with Kevin Rowland of Dexy’s Midnight Runners, and who had a big hit with their homage to Jackie Wilson. “Yeah, I met him once for an NME interview, where we interviewed each other. We both said we didn’t sound like each other. And they never ran the interview!”
The new Rumble Strips material has been produced by uber-producer Mark Ronson, and Waller says expect a much more grand, less rattly sound.
The Rumble Strips, Tuesday 24 March, Komedia
Double Vision is a brand new live art, dance and discussion evening with influential anarchic performer Liz Aggiss and internationally acclaimed choreographer Charlotte Vincent. A female double act with a combined age of 96, Double Vision explores the relationship between director and performer, between conceptual complexity and physical simplicity, between seriousness and humour. A kind of female Morecambe and Wise doing a bit of self-penned Beckett.
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Our new programme for thelatest.tv sees Juice FM presenter Guy Lloyd investigate all manner of things. He starts off with chart-topping band The Hoosiers who were mega-successful a couple of years ago, were dropped by their major label and have become fashionably independent. Their chart-topping album cost £1 million to record, their new album £100 and we reckon it's just as good. We have exclusive footage of this new record. Guy does crazy-golfing with them, checks out their sound-check and witnesses the fans' adoration of the band at Audio in Brighton. In future shows Guy will be doing waxing, Dot Cotton, air guitar and needs your suggestions for more crazy things (or people) to do. Send to bill@thelatest.co.uk
AOH Special: It’s Festival time in Brighton & Hove, which means the Artists Open Houses have opened their doors for another year! Maps of all the trails can be picked up across the city. We love nothing better than browsing and buying arts and crafts, and there is so much going on throughout May that we’ve made it easier by bringing the Artists Open Houses to you! We have 11 special programmes, featuring artists in their own houses. So here’s your chance to go ‘through the keyhole’ so to speak as we visit the artists in their own environment.
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