More on Damien Hirst, Jail Guitar Doors for Canada?
Just a quick follow up from yesterday as a few people had emailed me to ask more about the Damien Hirst / Joe Strummer history,connection and
Damien Hirst (and a cow)
relationship. I thought I’d so some additional scouring to see what promotional activity went hand in hand with the current auction that I covered yesterday and it seems Damien has been doing the rounds with the UK press and giving some really informative interviews about his art, the charity and his relationship with Joe(not the tabloids) so rather than reinvent the wheel and explain more about their past and Hirst’ current place in the Art world – it’s better for me to link out to these interviews. Incidentally, I’m waiting to learn what the Strummer piece covered yesterday raised at the auction. Lots of good information and some Strummer tidbits are included therein so have a quick look at the links below.
Interview with the Guardian – Nov 14
A great interview in The Times – Nov 13 (much Joe commentary including this beneath)
“I think Joe taught me the most fundamental things, such as that who you are and what you represent are equally important”
Interview with the Independent Nov 13
Also tonight – more Jail Guitar Doors news from Billy Bragg as the Bard of Barking interviews with metronews.ca and explains that the US chapter may also be getting some competition from Canada. Good old Billy can always be counted on to further a cause and take it global. I’ve actually got some unconfirmed rumours that you can expect to see Mick Jones and Billy Bragg together stateside in the Spring, more on that as I get confirmation.
Finally – use your social media skills and help promote the fact that Carbon Silicon are giving away their new album via their official site. If you twitter – send a tweet, if you use facebook – make an update with the link. It’s a great way to share their music with your existing connections and it takes a few seconds. I’ll be back with part 2 of the track-by-track review of the album tomorrow.
Tim
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Hi Everyone,
In recent months I’ve prided myself on keeping abreast of all things happening in London at least. Blimey, I even persuaded Mick Jones to sit down with me on Friday night to take a photograph with the webcam on my laptop whilst simultaneously having Tony James doing an online webcast for the launch of “The Carbon Bubble”…..Ask Tim nicely and he may post it here somewhere.
I was there at the Rock’n'Roll Public Library and bunked into this summer’s Strummerville gig literally hanging onto Mick guitar strap whilst waving my cameras saying….”I’m with ‘im”…
So how, HOW is it possible, HOW did it come to pass that I COMPLETELY missed the utterly brilliant “The Sandinista Project” ? I’m sitting with a HUGE smile on my face at some of the wonderful covers here. I received it as a present this morning and Michelle, blimey how happy I am…..They are familiar friends dressed in new clothes and I’m sitting here with a huge Cheshire Cat grin (I’m from Chester originally so that’s OK) like the first time I heard The Indigo Girls covering “Clampdown”…..Excellent !
If you haven’t heard it yet. PLEASE GET A COPY ASAP !!!
Pete, London.
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Pete,
Yeah I remember that – and they had a free download day on Joe’s Birthday again (I think). It’s worthy of a post and a review as a lot of effort went into it.!
Tim