Just had to post this! PORTISHEAD MIXTAPE!

Hej! fran Stockholm where I'm currently hanging out.

Something to cheer you all up if you've been wearing wellies for the past month - this magnificent play list by the those indubitably inspirational and quite amazing Portishead along with ATP.

http://illbeyourmirror.com/mixtape/

It's a free playlist compiled of some of the hugely amazing great and the good who will be playing their (indoor!) weekend festival on the 23rd/24th July this year. If you haven't already got your weekend ticket, there are day tickets left and I would thoroughly recommend getting hold of one. This weekend would blow your mind.

But you should also get a ticket for the Flaming Lips performance of Soft Bullet which will be playing on July 1st. More details here - http://www.atpfestival.com/events/flaminglipsbulletin.php including being supported by Dinosaur Junior and Deerhoof - why would you pass this up people???

If you want to get tickets to both events and also do something charitable, go to the ATP fundraiser for the lovely London Alexandra Palace.

http://www.atpfestival.com/events/ibymportishead/news/1106161606.php

Belle & Sebastian - A New Song

An excellent little video on a 'quite famous' band entering a new phase of existence and music economy after a hiatus following their successful existence in the crumbling old one. Great little piece with Zoey Van Goey, Maple Leaves, Wake the President, Butcher Boy and Remember Remember offering thoughts on the situation of the current Music Industry.

Belle and Sebastian are curating a fantastic second version of the Bowlie Weekender which was the initial 'Music Festival in a Holiday Resort' model that spurred on the amazing ATP festivals to have occured since.

December 10-12th, berths are nearly sold out. So get yer best music appreciating pals together and get in there. It's going to be amazing.

BOWLIE 2 TICKETS HERE

Pavement, Barrowlands

Well tonight was an assortment. In thick humid heat, I sweated and shook from kneeling on wooden boards for an hour and a half as I drew Pavement do their f**king good stuff. For my first time at Barrowlands (yes, this is indeed a shocker of a statement) to be drawing the gig that happened tonight couldn't have been a better baptism.
The crowd were indeed baying for more though. So they better come back soon.

After wanking about in the dressing rooms with the band, spouses and friends, it was about time I went, tho' unfortunately I managed to miss my bus and it was another 40 minutes to wait for a new one. I got a taxi. Seeing my large portfolio and judging by my odd sobrietous nature the driver hazarded a guess that I had just finished work and that I was an artist. I told him 'yes', how astute of him, that I was indeed an artist and specialised in drawing events, in particular music. Tonight I had been drawing Pavement.
He thought I meant I was a sidewalk artist. :)

Drawing postage imminent(now posted), but I have taught a full day at school, visited my Nana in hospital north of Glasgow, and then drawn a gig. I also have Black Heart Procession from Saturday to post (now posted!), while also heading on down to Bristol tomorrow which is 2/3s of the journey to Matt Groening's ATP in Minehead. It's going to be ACE! Stay Tuned!!

Ten Years of ATP, Les Savy Fav and Drawing the Experience...

Is this a judgement or a joke? (Last picture)


Tim on 'keyboard'

Tim in 'repose'


The Drawing that Tim 'touched up'.

Tim in the crowd with the knocked yellow spotlight.

Drawing Les Savy Fav on my phone last night, got my phone hijacked by the main man Tim who proceeded to draw in his own 'savoury' details, then gave me a big bearded sweaty kiss - Took me ages to get his make up off!

After all that excitement decided to head through to Edinburgh for a top class party.