We have an exhibition running at Urbis from July 23rd to Sept 20th 2009

More details here:

http://www.urbis.org.uk/page.asp?id=3351

Saturday 4 JULY. 10.00- 4.00am £5

Brenda Vs Bollox part II

After turning hoards of people away last time we have found a suitably large, ramshackled dive, Club Blink under Affleck Palace. It’s a one off, as Blink will be transformed into an Elbow Rooms style pool hall in August. The overall aim is to create a series of ‘one-off events, big sounds, memorable nights out, in a temporary space with a rough-round-the-edges charm’.


with dj's and lots of the other til late...

doors at 10pm

Club Brenda's website

BLINK club, Tibb Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester M1 1JG

Club Brenda is an exotic monthly soiree blending performance art, new bands and general debauchery.

This month we have live on stage

Razor sharp art-poppers Plugs

Plugs is the brainchild of Morgan Quaintance of Does It Offend You, Yeah? fame and fellow band members Boomer and Dave.

Past releases “That Number” and “Imaginary Friend” have been greeted with accolades across the radio waves (‘Hottest Record in the World on Zane Lowe’, single of the week on 6 Music and Radio 2) and with love pouring everywhere from NME to MTV, to various corners of the blogosphere.

http://www.myspace.com/plugsmusic

Dj's Jayne Compton and Debbie Jump

Saturday March 28th
The Deaf Institute
Grosvenor Street, Manchester. 10 pm til late
http://www.thedeafinstitute.co.uk/

Saturday Feb 28

This month we have live on stage

Magic Arm (full band show)
Bootsy Bootsy EP launch
he's a singer-songwriter, but one in the sonically-adventurous vein once epitomised by Beck

with support from The 1,2,3,4s who have been turning heads across the country with their blend of "symphonic pop"

http://www.myspace.com/magicarm

http://www.myspace.com/the1234snoise

with dj's and lots of the other til late...

doors at 9.30pm - get there early as we are limiting the capacity so there's plenty of room for dancing.


The Deaf Institute
135 Grosvenor Street
Manchester M1 7HE

Tel: 0161 276 9350
http://www.thedeafinstitute.co.uk/

Magic Arm - Bootsy Bootsy Reviews

http://www.independent.co.uk/

http://www.nme.com/

http://www.clashmusic.com/

In the late 90s, The Divine David took the queer, "anti-gay" and performance scene by storm with a series of notorious shows in gay pubs and clubs. He built up a huge following of the "curious, converted and catatonically drunk" as he trod a path between incitement and abject danger. Part "end of the pier" song and dance showman, part experimental performer, his shows were famously unpredictable - when he wasn’t sharing his shocking opinions (describing the gay scene as "the biggest suicide cult in history"), he was pole-dancing, performing showbiz numbers, painting live murals or performing striptease by removing his own skin.

Following two Channel 4 series, appearances in Velvet Goldmine and Nathan Barley and finding himself on the brink of mainstream success, he took the shock decision to retire, stating that "the world needs another gurning celebrity like it needs a whole in the head". In reality, his rock’n’roll lifestyle and dangerous performance style had taken a toll on his mental health and well-being. His final farewell performance was The Divine David On Ice - an extraordinary ice-skating spectacular at Streatham Ice Rink in summer 2000.

David Hoyle made his ’comeback’ from 2006 performing S.O.S, at the Sydney Opera House, Magazine @ Duckie and For all the wrong reasons @ The Contact theatre.

He is a true cult hero and we welcome him back to Brenda for the first time in Eight years!!!

He will be hosting the show and doing live painting, which will feature in the Brenda Book, published this spring.

"Quite the scariest, funniest, smartest, truest, noblest thing you can see"
The Guardian

"A Genius" Time Out

the ting ting are record of the day on popjustice

catch them at brenda at sounds from the other city and at the switchflicker record launch at the mill on sat 9th june with magic arm




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eat too many and you will die!

Play Attack of the brussels sprouts

Lily Allen has gone on a big (and deserved) rant against the NME. She has lambasted the rag for their treatment of her and supposed drug use, and not only that, Allen's ire has been provoked by the magazine's apparent sexism. Anyway, over to Lily.

"I probably shouldn't be writing this, but I have to get it off my chest. I am not a big fan of the NME, as they sold me down the river when I last talked to them, I did and interview and made a sarcastic joke using the word "gak" which is slang for cocaine. They glorified my joke and used it out of context, then their public relations dept, contacted the tabloids in a shameful attempt to sell more copies. And, I have ever since been known as "Lily Allen, Pint sized potty mouth popstar who once admitted she would celebrate her no 1 single by taking cocaine!" Thanks NME. Now, I have read many articles in the NME, where male band members freely admit to, or associate themselves with the taking of drugs, and I havent seen many of them ending up in the tabloids. Take Klaxons for example, and the ongoing MDMA references. " MDMAZING " I believe was the title of a recent article (how responsible!) The only reason I can think of, for recieving such a different form of treatment is because I am a woman.

I did recieve a written apology from Conor Mcnicholas (the editor) but i vowed never to work with the NME agian. As I thought, if there was one publication I could trust and be frank with, it would be the theirs. Anyway, I was aproached by them again, with regards to the "Cool List Issue 2006", five women had made it into the top 10 and, subsequently we (the women) were asked to pose for photos to be the main feature for the cover. As I said before, I vowed not to work with them again, but as the context was so important ie; a a strong female presence in music . I thought i might aswell put aside my differences and do it.

Now i don't care for "the cool list ", and I said this to them in the interview, which is probably why they didn't print it . I don't really think the NME are in any position to tell us who is cool and who isn't, personally I don't think a bunch of people sitting in an office drinking tea, inventing musical genres, and watching Nathan Barley DVD's are leading any kind of cool brigade, do you? But i did find it interesting that they wanted to put five women on the cover, and wanted to name 2006, our year. I went to get a copy yesterday, and this is what we (the women) got. Another fucking MUSE cover. I like Muse, infact, Black Holes and Revelations, is one of my favourite albums of this year. But the NME have covered them so much this year already. Now usually you might expect a call, just out of courtousy telling us we had been pulled off the cover, but we recieved nothing. This is Conors (the editors) comments on this issue; He has obviusly put out some press release, stating how supportive the NME is to women in music

Conor McNicholas, the editor of NME, said he was pleased that the Cool List was full of women who had brought "new energy" to the music world. "This year's Cool List is a testament to the raft of hugely talented women who have taken hold of the music scene in 2006," he said. "From Beth to Lily to Karen, they've brought new energy to a scene dominated by men. They're also living proof that you can still rock a crowd when you're wearing stilettos."

I mean how fucking patronising "you can still rock a crowd wearing stilletos" Is that all we are,stilleto wearing people, is that all he could say, that we brought a "new energy" to the music scene . Don't make me sick, we've always been here you arrogant prick, this was your chance to actually show you meant it. And instead you put Muse on the cover. Cause you thought that your readers might not buy a magazine with an overweight lesbian and a not particularly attractive looking me on the front. Wankers. You should take your heads out of you New Rave arses, and actually think about your responsibilities to youth culture and to women in general. Oh and by the way, theres not enough RAVE in New Rave.

as you may know, brenda's favourite group THE ORGAN have split up!!

we always went to great lengths to make sure they enjoyed their stay in manchester and my pool partner and friend of many years ditched brenda for katie sketch after we took them out after their last manchester gig.

Here's the evidence


if you want a free ticket spot the mancuian (brummie) and get free entry to brenda

CLUB BRENDA XMAS DO


Saturday 16th December



Two floors of performance, mayhem and choice dancefloor shakers under one broken roof, Islington Mill. Salford:


In the Basement

Xmas Fingajam with Parkertron, Sneaky, Rikky X and Veba dish out the dirt on 2 turntables, a drum machine and a bass! Dustout your knickers on the dancefloor in the Basement! Ouch! with a live performance from Tracey Elizabeth



Upstairs

KATH MCDERMOT & PHILLIPPA DANCEFLOOR are reunited to rock the dancefloor.


Tarot readings by Misty and custard pie throwing by DREAMBOMB



What a stocking filler!


Five quid.



More info & directions
www.switchflicker.co.uk



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