Monday 28 April 2008

Sunday 27th April: Ponystep Launch

On New Years Eve Richard Mortimer closed the doors to Boombox and has since been devising his new magazine project entitled ponystep.com. Last night M.A.C hosted the launch, in line with its ongoing support of Mortimer's events and crowds that merge music, fashion and makeup. Here is Matthew who had undergone a M.A.C magic wand for the event with other friends of Gareth Pugh who started spinning the night's soundtrack.



Sunday 27 April 2008

Sunday 27th April: 7 Deadly Sins

Vanni was delayed flying in from Milan so unfortuneatly for him but fortuisully for me .......... I joined Anna for the last London performance of "7 Deadly Sins" by The Tiger Lillies. She 1st took me to see them in 2005, so I have had a few years to digest and grow to love thier witty poetic lyrics on themes of beastiality, rape, murder, terminal illness,............. all things we should not laugh at but somehow they manage to reduce you to tears of laughter and extreme cheek ache.

In this new show I was mesmerised by the eerie sounds from the doublebass player transfering his bow over to a musical saw on a few tunes. And equally captivated to watch him conjure and manipulate the atmostphere playing his Theremin. Here you can see Martyn's beautifully decorated green accordion (complete with name inlay), custom-made by Fantini of Italy.

"Cult London 3 piece The Tiger Lillies play a twisted fusion of pre-war Berlin cabaret and avant garde music hall in deranged anarchic gypsy style.. .................................The Trio are fronted by singer Martyn Jacques who trained himself as an opera singer with a castrati style voice of heartbreaking beauty"