So after a bit of a break we’re back with issue two of our literary blog/journal (blournal?) thisisyourz.wordpress.com, again featuring our collective of writers from the UK and US with a little bit Europe thrown into the mix for good measure. This time around the theme was “journey”. The UK’s Hope William and Bruno Diaz…
So here we are then, This is Yourz #1, the first “issue” of the TIY literary blog featuring a collective of writers from the UK and the US. As a quick perusal will reveal, there’s poetry from Bruno Diaz, Richard Watkins and Binky Hyde, short stories from Magen Mintz and Hope William, and non-fiction from…
Full of vintage inspiration and contemporary styling, these three new songs by The London Fields can turn a trip down the pub into a glam night out and make a chilled afternoon in the park seem simply sizzling. They go perfectly with killer heels for that big evening event, or wear with strappy flats during…
When this old world starts getting me down… Sad to say this was the last This is Yours shindig for a wee while. With that in mind we called on the talented people who’ve been part of our gigs over the last couple of years and asked them to come down and do a turn. This…
As usual the This is Yours team pulled together a superlative night for the last MYEWK for a little bit. Members of There’s More of Us Than There Are of You were first up with their new math rock influenced riffin’ and pickin’ combo, Far Our Horns. They were followed by MYEWK power-pop mainstays The…
Another weekend afternoon on the roofs of Hackney kicked off with the sloppy, hungover, power pop of The London Fields. Swansea Recreation Centre popped up on the bill with an impressive selection of jagged, dreamy melodies and some pretty natty threads. Headliners? Comet Sands and their massive psychade rock hooks. Plus CS frontman, Jack, smashed…
In an attempt to help UK pop heart throbs Blue achieve Eurovision glory, we arranged this night for everyone to focus their cosmic energy on the face of Lee Ryan and send out positive vibes to the lads in Dusseldorf. There were debut sets from Rising Comet and Comet Sands – both of whom were…
The Swell Bros, DJs Andy and Bruno, have been blamed by old skool Hackney locals for ruining The Dolphin with their funk and soul night Swell, turning the pub from a sleepy lock-in boozer to a late night destination for the likes of Kimberley Stewart. Please forgive them their sins, though, and instead click here…
These photos belie how much of an amazing night this was. Reviewed by various people who came as “Good stuff x”, “A night you should be proud of”, and “Fun”. There were fine sets from Bob Karper, Johnny du Toit, Louise Golbey, The London Fields and The No Sorrows. Plus the added highlight of yacht…
Richard Watkins is a very talented sketcher of drawings and scribbler of words. Blown away by his performance poetry, The London Fields snapped his hand off to be part of Take it and Run, a project where other creative types reinterpreted Richard’s work. They came up with this little ditty, which they then performed down…
Oh, the deep midwinter of 2011′s been cold hasn’t it? In an attempt to warm things up a bit, Jonny Mac’s other band, Morviscous, who live and record behind Hackney Town Hall, brought their post-rock, jazz fusion, mathcore, call it what you will, and their woolen Mexican masks, to Bruno’s kitchen. There are too many…
This All Hallows’ Eve fancy dress seemed to be the order of the day as The No Sorrows, Simon Tulloch (dressed as Papa Lazaroo), and The London Fields tricked and treated in the kitchen. Some of outfits weren’t for the faint-hearted, and The No Sorrows’ cover of this really was quite good.
We were hoping for some Indian summer sunshine the third time we took some music to Netil Market. This time, though, it wasn’t just The London Fields on the bill, but an afternoon of incestuously interconnected musicians with sets from Simon Tulloch, Johnny du Toit, Louise Golbey, The London Fields and Rescue Cat – or Whisky Cat…
We marked the end of summer 2010 by holding a MYEWK up on Bruno’s roof, with friends and neighbours dropping in to entertain the crowds. Performer Bob Karper gave us a turn with a song about the crush a bisexual vicar’s wife had on his Mom and there was country folk twang from Simon Tulloch. Demian…
One Sunday, the Golbler did a turn up on the roof. By the Golbler we mean Louise Golbey, a frighteningly talented soul jazz singer who has had her music played on Radio 1, BBC 1Xtra and BBC 6, and has graced the BBC Introducing Stage at Glastonbury. She’s also a friend of ours and blew…
