the main news is that we are finished with our new issue, chickfactor 16,
at last. click here
to read it all. sorry there is no print issue this
time. there may be a small print run and there will be info here on how to
obtain copies. or there may not be. we are sorry about this (but hey, we
are giving it to you for free dude). there are many reasons why we aren't
distributing it in the normal way.
in other news chickfactor recently hosted its fabulous annual party at
bush hall in london. this time it was called 'mon gala papillons' (the
name of one of our favorite lartigue photographs) and it featured
television personalities, pipas, stevie jackson, mascott, and amy linton
solo on friday, dec 10; and jens lekman, bridget st john, stuart moxham
with louis philippe, bill wells trio, and stephanie says on saturday, dec
11. most of those in attendance seemed to agree that it was a damn good
time. for us it was very exciting because 1. the TVPs had not played in 8
years and it was a shocker they even showed up. 2. pipas played their new
rap song and made the indie kids wiggle. 3. stevie crooned his way into
our hearts with a proper solo gig. 4. mascott played in london for the
first time and dazzled the crowd. 5. amy linton proved that her aislers
set material comes across beautifully on her own. 6. stephanie winter
(stephanie says) has made a fantastic new album on grimsey records. 7. we
had never seen bill wells trio before and it was really lovely. 8. bridget
st john has finally matched her legendary status with a compelling live
show. 9. stuart m should really get out and play more shows cause his
stuff is tops. 10. jens lekman, wow, mr lekman, we love you.
click here for photos of mon gala papillons.
click here to read a fine preview from timeout london.
enchanté records are working on a couple of new multi-artist albums for
2005. keep an eye here for more news.
until next time...
