From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V14 #181 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Tuesday, November 23 2010 Volume 14 : Number 181 Today's Subjects: ----------------- RE: [AVALON] Copyright & Contracts? [Andrew Shearer ] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:39:21 +0000 From: Andrew Shearer Subject: RE: [AVALON] Copyright & Contracts? Anyone know what the score is with BF and Virgin? I get the impression that he's no longer signed to them but releases exclusively through them via his own company Dene Jesmond Enterprises. I was intrigued recently in the Guardian piece when he said he owned the copyrights to his music though looking at Olympia he still seems to be signed to EMI Publishing. I haven't had the time to investigate further but I get the impression that there's been a few changes behind the scenes since Frantic not withstanding the frequent changes in management and getting his boys on board. Andrew ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:23:53 -0500 From: chandla911@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] More Ferry Following the Italian lap dance show, Zoe Ball sits in: Bryan Ferry next Saturday http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00w69pn RM ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:00:51 -0500 From: chandla911@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Really good interview with Eno In the Telegraph Nov 22 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/8146424/Brian-Eno - -interview-Lady-Gagas-meat-dress-I-did-it-first.html ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:00:25 -0500 From: chandla911@aol.com Subject: [AVALON] Crunch Festival 2010 November 22 The Crunch Festival 2010 in quaint Hay-on-Wye was not just a diverse collection of performances but a fascinating melee of famous and relatively unknown arts opinionists, all getting a chance to talk about their take on contemporary arts. Bianca Jagger got to argue the importance of art as political tool, especially in the human rights arena in which she now toils, against Raymond Tallis who believes that there is no place in politics for art. Matthew Collings discussed with Julian Spalding whether art that shocks actually does and, if it does, is it still art? But the event that had ticket holders queueing in icy cold outdoors, while extra chairs and benches were carried into the meeting space, was the conversation between Brian Eno and Paul Morley on "Seizing the Means of Production". In the warm, comfortable stable-like atmosphere of the Globe, the fortunates with tickets finally settled down and were witness to a remarkably accessible, rambling chat about what's happening recently (Eno talked at length about the recent Rolex Awards in Lausanne) and how will art develop in the future. Both Eno and Morley who had travelled up by train realised en route that neither of them could remember the talk's title that they had hurriedly come up with and so chose to improv the whole thing. Might sound disappointing to some, Eno didn't talk so much about things he's not mentioned before: he talked again about his devising of the word 'Scenius' to describe a generational scene in which art has a growth spurt, for example. But the air was of a very relaxed Brian Eno (Morley had his usual anxious and grumpy aura that I put down to nerves) who would also talk of the breakdown in civilisation that they'd experienced once they'd tried to change trains at Newport, missed one and then witnessed an 18-year-old girl kicking an old woman lying down, screaming "Bloody get up, Mum, you're drunk and causing a scene". Not a scenius, note; a scene. Paul Morley alleged that Brian Eno was the second British person after Douglas Adams to use the Internet and e-mail; Brian looked askance and Paul Morley said "We can pretend". And Brian Eno proceeded to ask if people would be interested in the history of the Internet. While many of us took the Internet to have military origins, Brian Eno described the Well which preceded the Internet as a discussion group between Grateful Dead fans to exchange bootleg tapes of concerts in which he became actively involved, due to the "spirit" of the community rather than any love of Jerry Garcia or Bob Weir's music. He also said that all accounts were in people's real names and blames the option of anonymity for many of the negative aspects of the current Internet. The hour fair flew by and Brian, having taken a question from Richard Strange, seated among the audience, announced that his need for the loo could not be contained beyond the scheduled end of the talk. And he flew. But whereas on many an occasion, it's been Eno's wont to flee and stay fled, he returned to sign CDs (something he truly hates), meet stalkers and have his picture taken. Sharing a laugh with festival goers of both genders and seeming truly content to be there, Brian Eno must be invited to Hay-on-Wye more often. RM ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:11:21 -0000 From: "Strandski" Subject: Re: [AVALON] RE: avalon-digest V14 #179 > Heading to London for a week. > Any suggestions for best places to go? > Roxy - Metaphors - BF sightings? > > Best > Bruce Possible itenerary from Mr F's 'Perfect Weekend' in this weekend's 'How to spend it' issued with the FT. Doesn't seem to be available online as yet (although the ubiquitous Mr Blahnik is featured in 'The Aeshete' column www.howtospendit.com). Edited highlights ... I normally go out on a Friday night, so on Saturday I wake up quite late in my studio house in Chelsea. I like to stroll through the backstreets, which are very quiet at weekends. A typical route would take me past the Chelsea Physic Garden, over Albert Bridge, through Battersea Park, then back over Chelsea Bridge and up towards Pimlico Road . I might stop for lunch at Olivo in Eccleston Street, where Mauro offers excellent Sardinian food in a very relaxed setting. Then I head for Mount Street - one of the great streets of London - where I visit Rubinacci, a splendid tailor from Naples . and also Anderson & Sheppard . My shirtmaker, Sean O'Flynn, is close by, as is the great bespoke shoemaker, Berluti. Saturday afternoon is an opportunity to visit galleries, such as my friend Simon Lee's and Gagosian. I like to have dinner with friends on Saturday evening in London - Bellamy's in Bruton Palce is a favourite. Then I drive down to Petworth in my Audi A8 [where he drinks in The Welldigger's Arms]... I drive back to London on Sunday evening, usually stopping at Riva restaurant, run be the genial, well-read Andreas Riva. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:32:37 -0000 From: "Strandski" Subject: [AVALON] Andrew Marr interview http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11805587 ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V14 #181 ***************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest