coming soon:
:{UNPLANNED AFTERNOONS #60}:
:{UA#61: UNPLANNED 5th BIRTHDAY PARTY}:

:{TUESDAY PUB QUIZ @ The Skiddaw, Maida Vale}:
Every Tuesday, 8.30pm

:{WEDNESDAY PUB QUIZ @ The Eagle, Hoxton}:
Every Wednesday, 7.00pm

:{UNPLANNED AFTERNOONS #59}:
www.unplannedafternoons.com
[Unplanned Facebook Group]
ridiculous eclecticism, guaranteed, with Prolix, Spencer & Ruby Rocks, The Cardinal, Simon Nash [StyleFree], Wrapped In Plastic [DJ set], Johnny O, Corey Haim’s Peanut Allergy

SATURDAY 13th MARCH, 3pm-12am
FREE - donations welcome in aid of the
DEC Haiti & Chile Earthquake Appeals:
www.dec.org.uk
@ THE ALWYNE, 83 St. Paul’s Road, Islington, London, N1 2LY
www.thealwynecastleislington.co.uk
[directions and stuff]
nearest tube: Highbury & Islington

:{RSVP}: on Facebook

Very simple this month:

:{HAITI EARTHQUAKE}:
“A devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on January 12th. It was the worst earthquake to hit the country in 200 years. Up to three million people live in the area worst hit by the quake, which centred 10 miles south-west of the densely populated capital Port-Au-Prince. The latest estimates are 230,000 people killed, 300,000 injured and 1.2 million left needing emergency shelter.”

:{CHILE EARTHQUAKE}:
“On Saturday 27 February, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile. The quake occurred under the sea floor, 70 miles north of Conception, the nearest large population centre. The city and surrounding areas are home to nearly 900,000 people. The resulting tsunami caused serious additional damage and loss of life. The Government of Chile has reported that 708 people have been killed and 1.5 million homes damaged.”

:{THE UNPLANNED ALLSTARS}:
As you may know by now, The Unplanned Allstars play the best music in the world, every month and all the money collected goes to charity. We’ve got some old stuff, new stuff and somewhere inbetween stuff. It’s the songs you love and never get to hear, plus new tunes you won’t be able to live without. We’re here to unplan your afternoon and make the world a simpler place.

Good music, with good people, for a good reason and ridiculous eclecticism, guaranteed, since 2005.

:{THE ALWYNE}:
The Alwyne is a charming boozer, only a stones-throw from Highbury & Islington tube and the north end of Upper Street. They’ve got 22 draught beers and ciders, a large wine list and a full menu. And, we’re in safe hands, as the The Alwyne is under the stewardship of long-serving :{UA}: devotee, Rory.

:{UNPLANNED FRIENDS}:
To join the :{Unplanned Afternoons}: mailing list, email:
dj [dot] prolix [at] gmail [dot] com
To join the :{Unplanned Afternoons}: Facestalking group, click this

:{THE SOUND OF THE RAGING HORN}:
A weekly slice of pedigree Pop, guaranteed to send a herd of bison thundering through your underpants at a rate of knots:
GORILLAZ: on melancholy hill [parlophone]
:{listen to the song}:
album: plastic beach
www.gorillaz.com

:{IS LOVING…}:
twitter.com/djprolix
For the last couple of months, I’ve been posting a song I’m loving on Twitter every day and thought I’d share them with you. Like :{The Sound Of The Raging Horn}: the posts always contain a link, so you can listen to the song and, sometimes, it’s a legit FREE download.
:{NB}: you don’t have to register with Twitter to see the posts, just click the links below:

:{Monday 8th - Friday 12th March}:
HERE WE GO MAGIC: collector [secretly canadian/western vinyl]

FIELD MUSIC: let’s write a book [memphis industries]

OWEN PALLETT: keep the dog quiet {simon bookish mix} [domino]

GORILLAZ: on melancholy hill [parlophone]

Mark Linkous RIP [1962-2010]
SPARKLEHORSE: shade and honey [capitol]

THE NEW DORK: Entrepreneur State Of Mind
:{FREE download}:
pantlessknights.com
“Social networks - what dreams are made of”

EDWARD ANATOLEVICH HILL: Trolololo
trololololololololololo.com
www.jehsmith.com/1/2010/02/edward-anatolevich-hill.html
knowyourmeme.com/memes/edward-hill-russian-rickroll

GORKO: Squirrel On A Stick
www.grinchcentral.com/generalstupidity/squirrelonastick.html
“The Squirrel on a Stick is the pinnacle of modern Furry Animal Engineering, the breathtaking new science which is revolutionizing the tool industry. Gorko, a recognized pioneer in this promising new field, has improved upon its popular Roto-Squid design to bring you this remarkable new product”
www.grinchcentral.com/generalstupidity/rotosquid.html

WILLIAM SHATNER: Myouterspace
www.myouterspace.com
www.williamshatner.com
“Welcome Citizens of the Myouterspace United Planets.  The Counsel is now interviewing Industry Credited Producers for Starship Captain Positions. Starship Captains’ and Officers’ responsibilities will be creating an original entertainment project”.

HUNGRY BEAST: Google
:{watch the video}:
hungrybeast.abc.net.au/stories/beast-file-google
wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungry_Beast

BATMAN: Some Days, You Just Can’t Get Rid Of A Bomb
knowyourmeme.com/memes/some-days-you-just-cant-get-rid-of-a-bomb

:{SAD FRIDAY}: the melancholy mistress of Happy Friday
Gloucestershire Cheese-Rolling: CANCELLED
www.cheese-rolling.co.uk
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/8563692.stm
First 6Music, now this - it’s an outrage.

Keep it Unplanned.
Big Tim & Sam Lurrve,
Ian:{prolix}:

:{SAD FRIDAY}: the melancholy mistress of Happy Friday

:{SAVE BBC 6MUSIC}:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/forms/
03700 100 222
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=278123313911
http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/blog/save-6-music

I was very sad to read today that the BBC plans to close 6Music:
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article7041944.ece
“Mark Thompson, the Director-General, will admit that the corporation, which is funded by the £3.6 billion annual licence fee, has become too large and must shrink to give its commercial rivals room to operate.”

If this is true, it feels entirely wrong-headed to me:
1: Dropping 6Music won’t give “commercial rivals room to operate”, as the station’s audience is not a priority for the commercial sector.

2: 6Music has an annual budget of around £6 million which, out of the £3.6 billion garnered from the licence fee, is small change.

3: 6Music’s audience may be small, compared to Radio 1 and 2, but they are 700,000 people who aren’t served elsewhere within the BBC [or beyond].

4: Surely this is part of the BBC’s public service broadcaster remit and tweaking Radio 2’s schedule won’t satisfy 6Music’s listeners [who are license payers too].

5: 6Music does a valuable job of breaking new bands, Florence & The Machine being a good, current example, who then move on to Radio 1, win BRIT Awards, etc.

6: 6Music is probably sounding more cohesive than ever [especially during daytime] and commands listener loyalty that other stations would kill for.

7: Eight years after its launch, wouldn’t the real waste of the license fee be to spend millions of pounds building a station, only to close it down?

If any of this bothers you, please make some noise, whether it’s complaining to Auntie Beeb [details above], using social networking gubbins, or writing something for:
http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/blog/save-6-music

:{THE SOUND OF THE RAGING HORN 2009}:
That Was The Year That Was
52 Slices Of Pedigree Pop with Prolix
FRIDAY 18th DECEMBER, from 6pm
FREE ENTRY

@ THE ALWYNE
83 St. Paul’s Road, Islington, London, N1 2LY – [020] 7359 7351
www.thealwynecastleislington.co.uk
tube: Highbury & Islington
bus: St. Paul’s Road 4, 19, 30, 277, 393; Highbury Corner 43, 236
:{RSVP}: on Facebook

:{52 Slices Of Pedigree Pop, Guaranteed To Send A Herd Of Bison Thundering Through Your Underpants At A Rate Of Knots}:

Every Friday, I cock my ear to the prevailing winds of Pop and wait patiently for the unmistakeable Sound Of The Raging Horn to greet me. And, having compiled and collated all 52 Horns from the past twelve months, this Friday, for one night only, I will play them all for your listening pleasure. Bang after bang, after bang, after bang.

:{HOW TO FIND THE ALWYNE}:

:{UA#58: UNPLANNED CHRISTMAS}:
www.unplannedafternoons.com
[Unplanned Facebook Group]
ridiculous eclecticism, guaranteed, with Prolix, Spencer & Ruby Rocks, Arnold Trubshaw, The Smackmaster Generale, The Cardinal, Simon Nash [StyleFree], Grizli Ohne Lusch

SATURDAY 12th DECEMBER, 3pm-1am
FREE - donations welcome in aid of ActionAid:
www.actionaid.org.uk
PLUS, an exhibition of photos from an ActionAid project in India

@ CORBET PLACE
Ely’s Yard, The Old Truman Brewery, 15 Hanbury Street, off Brick Lane, E1 6QR – [020] 7770 6028
:{HOW TO FIND CORBET PLACE}:
nearest tube: Liverpool Street, Aldgate East

:{RSVP}: on Facebook
and COME EARLY FOR A FREE MINCE PIE

Dear Santa,
We have been very good boys and girls this year, so we’re writing to let you know what we want for our :{Unplanned Christmas}:
We would like to have a big party with all our friends and we would like to play the best music in the world, and jump up and down a lot.  Oh, and one more thing, we would like to say Bo!!ocks to Poverty. This is because we think all humans have equal rights to food, education, security, healthcare and freedom of opinion.  And, we would like to end poverty.  Together.
Big Lurrve,
ActionAid, Prolix and The Unplanned Allstars.

:{Unplanned Afternoons}: is bringing Christmas to Brick Lane.  Based on a guiding principal of ridiculous eclecticism, the Unplanned Allstars will be playing old stuff, new stuff and somewhere inbetween stuff. It’s the songs you love and never get to hear, plus new tunes you won’t be able to live without. The event is taking place from 3pm-1am at the fabulous Corbet Place venue, just off Brick Lane - ten hours of tunes, for you, for free.

:{CORBET PLACE}:
Corbet Place is part of the Old Truman Brewery, next to the red, double-decker bus at the end of Dray Walk and you can find directions here:
:{HOW TO FIND CORBET PLACE}:

:{ACTIONAID IN INDIA}:
[Liz and Tim’s ActionAid Page]
[Unplanned ActionAid Page]
Earlier this year, friends of :{Unplanned Afternoons}: Liz McCord and Tim Houghton volunteered for ActionAid in India.  They worked on a community centre and homeless shelter project in Delhi, which they helped to renovate and improve.  Liz and Tim will be exhibiting photos from their time working with ActionAid and prints, Christmas cards and postcards will be available to buy, with all proceeds going to ActionAid.
[ActionAid is a registered charity, no. 274467].

:{THE UNPLANNED ALLSTARS}:
As you may know by now, we play the best music in the world, every month at :{Unplanned Afternoons}: and all the money collected goes to charity. We’ve got some old stuff, new stuff and somewhere inbetween stuff. It’s the songs you love and never get to hear, plus new tunes you won’t be able to live without. We’re here to unplan your afternoon and make the world a simpler place.

Good music, with good people, for a good reason and ridiculous eclecticism, guaranteed, since 2005.

:{UNPLANNED FRIENDS}:
To join the :{Unplanned Afternoons}: mailing list, email:
dj [dot] prolix [at] gmail [dot] com
To join the :{Unplanned Afternoons}: Facestalking group, click this

:{HOW TO FIND CORBET PLACE}:

:{UNPLANNED AFTERNOONS #54}:
www.unplannedafternoons.com
[Unplanned Facebook Group]
ridiculous eclecticism, guaranteed, with Prolix, Spencer & Ruby Rocks, The Smackmaster Generale, Arnold Trubshaw, Gato Cousin and
GINGER TOM lite [LIVE]

SATURDAY 22nd AUGUST, 1-11pm
FREE - donations welcome in aid of
Centrepoint’s 40th Anniversary:
www.centrepoint.org.uk
@ CORBET PLACE
Ely’s Yard, The Old Truman Brewery, 15 Hanbury Street, off Brick Lane, E1 6QR – [020] 7770 6028
:{HOW TO FIND CORBET PLACE}:
nearest tube: Liverpool Street, Aldgate East

:{RSVP}: on Facebook

At :{Unplanned Afternoons}: we play the best music in the world, every month and all the money collected goes to charity. We’ve got some old stuff, new stuff and somewhere inbetween stuff. It’s the songs you love and never get to hear, plus new tunes you won’t be able to live without. We’re here to unplan your afternoon and make the world a simpler place.

Good music, with good people, for a good reason and ridiculous eclecticism, guaranteed, since 2005.

This month :{Unplanned Afternoons}: is throwing a special, summer party to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of homeless charity, Centrepoint.  This will be one of the biggest :{Unplanned Afternoons}: in our four-year history and, consequently, we’ve secured the fabulous Corbet Place venue off Brick Lane. We’ve got a great line-up of eclectic :{UA}: DJs and special guest, GINGER TOM, playing live.

:{GINGER TOM}:
www.myspace.com/gingertomband
twitter.com/gingertomrock
[Ginger Tom Facebook Group]
A rock and roll fireball roaring out of North London, Ginger Tom sound like a no-holds barred fistfight between The B52s and Buzzcocks, refereed by Jarvis. Singer, bassist and good time girl, George Tom used to be in The Schla La Las. In 2008 she heard a rumour that boys could play too and gathered about her a crack team of men. Imagine. Leo Tom, who in his Black Madonnas days played with Queens Of The Stone Age, isn’t afraid to put his guitar where his mouth is. Michael Tom channels Tommy Iommi every time he picks up his axe and Thom Tom’s drumming hero is Sleater-Kinney’s Janet Weiss. ’Mazing. Expect crunchy hooks, barbed lyrics and bloody-hell good licks, and gird yourself up for a riot on the dance floor. These cats are cool.

“Ginger Tom rip a new rock a***hole. The singer’s dirty laugh of a voice the perfect accompaniment.”
SoundsXP.com
“My favourite act was the band on at the end, who are called Ginger Tom. The lead singer is an adorable redhead called George a-go-go. Annaspiv and I agreed that we would definitely like to spit-roast her.”
amuchmoreexotic.livejournal.com

:{UNPLANNED AFTERNOONS TOP 10}:
1. SHARAM feat. KID CUDI: she came along [ultra]
2. FLORENCE & THE MACHINE: rabbit heart (raise it up) [moshi moshi/island]
3. CHAIRLIFT: evident utensil {sinden mix} [kanine/columbia]
4. GOSSIP: skankin in the way of control {dj shopdog bootleg} [nice up!]
5. MAHALA RAÏ BANDA: mahalageasca {bucovina dub} [crammed discs]
6. ALEX METRIC: head straight [marine parade]
7. LINDA LYNDELL: what a man [volt]
8. FILTHY DUKES feat. TOMMY SPARKS: messages [fiction/polydor]
9. HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE: ballicki bone [honest jon’s]
10. CRYSTAL FIGHTERS: xtatic truth [kitsuné]

:{CENTREPOINT}:
Centrepoint give homeless young people a future
www.centrepoint.org.uk
Centrepoint is a charity that provides emergency accommodation, support, information and training for homeless young people. It was founded in 1969 by Ken Leech, vicar of St Anne’s, Soho. Concerned about the number of young people sleeping rough in the West End of London, he and a group of local volunteers opened up the basement of St Anne’s Church, Soho, as a temporary night shelter. As we celebrate our 40th anniversary in 2009, Centrepoint looks very different to how it did then. We now have 33 services across London and in the North East of England. We provide far more than just a bed for the 825 young people with whom we work each day. Through our award-winning support and development approach we help them with their personal, social, learning and work needs and give them somewhere safe that they can call home.

:{UNPLANNED FRIENDS}:
To join the :{Unplanned Afternoons}: mailing list, email:
dj [dot] prolix [at] gmail [dot] com
To join the :{Unplanned Afternoons}: Facestalking group, click this

:{HOW TO FIND CORBET PLACE}:

:{UA#53: UNPLANNED JULY – Part Deux}:
www.unplannedafternoons.com
[Unplanned Facebook Group]
ridiculous eclecticism, guaranteed, with Prolix, Spencer & Ruby Rocks and Arnold Trubshaw

SATURDAY 25th JULY, 2pm-12am
FREE - donations welcome in aid of charity
@ THE ALWYNE
83 St. Paul’s Road, Islington, London, N1 2LY – [020] 7359 7351
www.thealwynecastleislington.co.uk
tube: Highbury & Islington
bus: St. Paul’s Road 4, 19, 30, 277, 393; Highbury Corner 43, 236

:{RSVP}: on Facebook

:{It’s Warmer Where You’re Waiting, It Feels More Like July}:

Aaah, glorious July, you are on average the warmest month in most of the Northern hemisphere. As such, :{Unplanned Afternoons}: is making a virtue of the dog days of summer by bookending the Gregorian Calendar’s splendid seventh month with shindigs on the first and last Saturdays.

You don’t need me to tell you that July was previously called Quintilis, as it was the fifth month of the ancient Roman calendar, but renamed to commemorate Julius Caesar’s birthday. And, being July junkies, I’m sure you’re already buffing up your red ruby birthstones in readiness.

So, join us on Saturday 25th as we celebrate the 206th day of the year, not to mention Constitution Day in Puerto Rico and the feast of apostle, Saint James the Greater [son of Zebedee and Salome].

And, whilst we’re at it, let’s remember Bob Dylan plugging in for the first time at the Newport Folk Festival on this day in 1965, and raise a glass to birthday boys, Thurston Moore out of Sonic Youth; Japanese wrestler, Kenzo Suzuki; and South African cricketer with a funny name, Monde Zondeki.

And, the fun doesn’t end there – we’ve also got an exciting new venue to shout about. The Alwyne is a charming boozer, only a stones-throw from Highbury & Islington tube and the north end of Upper Street. John Kettley has guaranteed glorious sunshine, so we should be outside in the beer garden but, if the weather does turn smelly, we can play inside The Alwyne’s conservatory.

They’ve also got 22 draught beers and ciders, a large wine list and a full menu, plus there’s an all-day barbecue and an outside bar. And, we’re in safe hands, as the The Alwyne is now under the stewardship of long-serving :{UA}: devotee, Rory.

:{July, July, July, It Never Seemed So Strange}:

As you may know by now, The Unplanned Allstars play the best music in the world, every month and all the money collected goes to charity. We’ve got some old stuff, new stuff and somewhere inbetween stuff. It’s the songs you love and never get to hear, plus new tunes you won’t be able to live without. We’re here to unplan your afternoon and make the world a simpler place.

Good music, with good people, for a good reason and ridiculous eclecticism, guaranteed, since 2005.

:{UNPLANNED FRIENDS}:
To join the :{Unplanned Afternoons}: mailing list, email:
dj [dot] prolix [at] gmail [dot] com
To join the :{Unplanned Afternoons}: Facestalking group, click this