Frieze, sucker: things to do tonight
If you’re in London, have a squint the first day of the Frieze art fair, whose treats include everything from Rembrandt to Gerhard Richter. Here’s Sky Sherwin with the fullest of lowdowns.
If you’re in Lancaster (lovely place), you should take in Imitating The Dog’s stage adaptation of Hemingway’s A Farewell To Arms. (And if you’re not, you can make do with Dr James Fox reading a bit of the book on his Bright Lights Brilliant Minds series.)
Everyone else, there’s always the old idiot box, which tonight offers up Waterloo Road, Higgs Boson, The Job Lot and the admirably bonkers Sleepy Hollow. Here’s Guide chap Luke Holland on why you should be watching the latter (because the Headless Horseman has a machine gun is the answer, I think.)
Don't look at your phone, do eat grapes: the So So Glos' dos and don'ts of gig going
Brooklyn DIY punk veterans The So So Glos are currently touring these shores along with The Hold Steady. Rather brilliantly the band founded a live venue with Titus Andronicus, and as such, we thought they’d be the perfect people to ask about gig going etiquette. Here’s singer Alex Levine’s dos and don’ts of gig going, and well, just life in general, really.
Don’t
1. Don’t come to a So So Glos show staring at your phone. The dim light that illuminates your face is very unflattering and you look much better when you’re dancing, kicking and screaming.
2. Don’t “be a cynic looking for another gimmick.” Jeffrey Lewis said that, I think.
3. Don’t believe the hype. Brooklyn is just a place where people live and not a brand to sell coffee, beer or anything. There’s something happening in every corner of the globe and new things going on everywhere. Brooklyn is just another place on the map. A beautiful place, but not the only place. Sorry about that.
Do
1. Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll. Be safe, considerate and responsible though. After all, the 60s are over...
2. Find something to do that helps you tune out all the bullshit. And try to do it well. It can be anything. I know a boy who’s really good at throwing grapes up in the air and catching them in his mouth.
3. Do what you want to, whenever you want to. Do you!
The So So Glos tour the UK until October 28th. Click here for a full rundown of dates.
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Clickbait or clickgreat? Jam City returns
Hypnotic house chap Jam City returns with a new album next year, and has shared the first track off it. In order to hear Unhappy though, you’ll have to click past about a million pop-up ads, part of a very smart piece of post-modern promo art for the track on his website. Or, alternatively, you could swerve that and just listen to the Soundcloud link below:
We had a chat with the Jamster back in 2012 for our Harangue The DJ feature. Some very cool tunes he picked, too. Miles cooler than Netsky’s, anyway.
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Huzzah! Doll And Em to return
Hey, Gwilym here, with good news for fans of well-observed cringe comedy: Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells’s Hollywood satire Doll And Em is returning for a second series. For my money it’s one of the overlooked telly gems of the year, and also - along with the very good Detectorists and Rev - is part of a current vogue for gentle, understated, but still very watchable British comedies. Here’s the first scene of episode one as a sort of TV equivalent of those little try before you buy stalls at supermarkets where, if you’re smart, you can actually get a square meal (albeit a square meal of cocktail sausages and biscuit crumbs):
And here’s Mortimer writing for the Observer magazine about how she mined her real-life friendship with Wells to create the series. And here’s Mortimer talking about her bones on 30 Rock, which I’ve chucked in here because I’ve been struggling to find a way to finish this post, to be honest:
When Scott Walker meets R-Patz
Actor-turned-director Brady Corbet - AKA Alan Tracey in the Thunderbirds film - is pulling together an impressive looking cast for his flick about fascism The Childhood Of A Leader.
Tim Roth has signed up, Stacy Martin is also on board but the biggest name is Robert Pattinson. For avant garde music fans the most important news is that Scott Walker has recorded the soundtrack. It’s an intriguing prospect as R-Patz could be dealing with the brown shirts while the sound of a butchered pig being punched rings out in the background.
WWE is taking over real life
The ability to blend WWE commentary with football action reached its peak in the World Cup, when Jim Ross’s OTT outbursts were cut with Germany’s 7-1 demolition of Brazil.
Now WWE is back with an amazing splice of people stacking it (usually on to their heads) and perennial WWE heel Randy Orton performing his finisher, the RKO. Yes, it’s dumb but BY GOD it’s funny.
BET Hip Hop Awards fallout
The best thing about the BET are the awards names and the freestyle sessions (AKA cyphers). This year Drake, Kendrick and DJ Mustard dominated. Drizzy walked away four titles, while Kendrick and Mustard won two awards each. In terms of stupid award names the Made You Look Award went to Nicki Minaj, probably just for that Anaconda video or for her beef with Iggy Azalea who also won the coveted, if slightly concerning, Who Blew Up Award. Here’s a run down of the biggest awards and tracks:
Best Club Banger: Future - Move That Dope
Best Video: Drake - Worst Behaviour
Impact Track: Common featuring Vince Staples - Kingdom
Track Of The Year: YG - My Nigga
Verse Of The Year: Kendrick Lamar - Control
Cypher wise, Nah Right have a great little run down of people pretending to spit from the dome.
Links from America
Trying to catch up with what’s going on over the pond can be tough. Sometimes you need a handy little conduit that cuts through the cultural chaff and gets straight to the sweet wheat. Here’s our rundown of the best over-night goings on:
The Foo Fighters play Letterman with Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart
It’s not really very good is it?
Brad Pitt claimed to have owned a gun since he was six
Some people forget that Pitt grew up in good old Springfield Missouri where in his own words: “There’s a rite of passage where I grew up of inheriting your ancestors’ weapons.” Yeah. That seems reasonable. So when did you get your hand on a gun? When you were 21 or something, right? “I got my grandfather’s shotgun when I was in kindergarten.” Oh.
Taylor Swift is going to cause a traffic jam when she performs on Jimmy Kimmel
Following in the footsteps of Justin Timberlake and Paul McCartney, Hollywood Boulevard is going to be closed so Swift can perform on Kimmel Live, which seems fair enough.
Chris Rock and Prince are going to appear on Saturday Night Live
— 3RDEYEGIRL (@3RDEYEGIRL) October 14, 2014
Seth Rogen confronted the person who cancelled Freaks & Geeks
Last night I was in a room with the dude who cancelled Freaks and Geeks. And yes, I did totally call him out on it.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) October 12, 2014
Glad someone had the chance.
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Morning all
Now, considering a colleague just told me that it’s too early for a Fox’s Butter Crinkle this track might be the aural equivalent of that sugary, chewy delight. Mykki Blanco takes a step towards Death Grips with Moshin In The Front - it’s bloody brutal. WAKEY WAKEY!
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