The 4th installment of Floodit is happening on Wednesday 10th March and features:

Live Music from two of Thrill Jockey's finest:

PONTIAK
Pontiak is made up of three brothers from the Blue Ridge farm country of Virginia, Van (guitar, lead vocals), Lain (drums, vocals) and Jennings Carney (bass, organ, vocals). Their music is swaggering guitar rock that treads the line between Lungfish and Crazy Horse - yes, they really are that good! Their broad song structures allow ample room for three-part vocals, drums, organ and stellar slide and lead guitar to stretch and captivate. Julian Cope described them as, “straddling a wide sonic rift valley, with references that stretch from the southern latitudes of Spain’s Viaje A800 to the northern majesty of Black Sabbath and Harvey Milk via the Doors.”The adjectives often used to describe their music could also easily describe the musicians. Raised on a farm, the brothers are distinctly rural in their close ties and understanding of the land and our relation to it. When touring they often skip the comfort of the motel bed for the delight of camping under the stars. Live they are loud, make that very very loud, pushing the PA as they push their amps. There is a swing to Lain’s drum playing and often in Jennings’ bass rhythms that can be felt and almost seen. One merely needs to stand back to watch the crowd weave in unison, lost in their ocean of sound. Although they formed in Baltimore, it was not long before they returned to the farm country of their youth. There they built their studio, and on their subsequent Thrill Jockey albums, by combining disparate elements that alone ring familiar, have pioneered a sound that is entirely their own.

WHITE HILLS
Hailing from Brooklyn, White Hills were originally formed to help bring space rock into the 21st century. Straddling the chasm between Hawkwind and Mudhoney, White Hills craft psychedelic swirls of feedback, bottom heavy bass riffs and soaring guitar solos that take listeners on journeys into the farthest reaches of the mind.

THE CULT OF DOM KELLER
Dom Keller sound like they've fallen from the back of Ken Kesey's legendary LSD loaded magic bus, down 'n' dirty slabs of fried freak beat are sumptuously decoded within a swamp infested heavy beatnik chassis, part acid laced shade wearing psyche and part heavy stoner goo, a wasted baby laced with hazy 60's sourced keys and looping gridlocked riffs of mind expanding proportions; a bludgeoned blues bastardisation spewed out by a tranced out Brian Jonestown Massacre amid an impenetrably squalling sonic wall feedback fisticuffs with a volatile 13th Floor Elevators.

Live Art From:
Waste
Martha Glazzard
Jennie Webber
Billy

Wednesday 10th March 8pm - midnight
£4.50 adv from HERE

Design for Boom Bears Spring/Summer 2010 clothing rang

Tommy Hilfiger announces the launch of two limited-edition t-shirts for its Spring/Summer 2010 Hilfiger Denim collection. Collaborating exclusively with Wasteyourself—a U.K. based design studio—Hilfiger Denim has commissioned two original artworks for the men and women limited-edition t-shirts. The t-shirts are available in Tommy Hilfiger retail and wholesale stores across Europe in January 2010.

Inspired by iconic American imagery. The t-shirt for men features the design studio’s interpretation of iconic America, and uses Uncle Sam—a national personification of the United States—in its design. Their artwork comically combines imagery of the all-American figure that is Uncle Same with illustrations of Apple Pie and Hot Dogs to produce unique graphics that match Hilfiger Denim’s edgy looks. For women, the t-shirt features the infamous American eagle, equally designed in a quirky and eclectic fashion. Both artworks for men and women are printed on white t-shirts and come with complementary bags, designed in a Calico plain-woven cotton fabric.

Custom Droplet for the Crazy Label & Jam Factory vinyl toy launch in Bristol

The Anyforty Limited edition tee range has now hit the shops and are available direct at the anyforty shop. The tees have been lovingly hand screened by the talented white duck in limited edition of 50 and include designs by

• Waste

• Jam Factory

• McFaul

• Niark 1

• iLK & Gorey.

Our good friend Makinov came out with us to shoot a short of us attempted some track stands and what nots :-) 

This month we've got two floodit events happening. So get your pencil and diary to the ready:

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Thursday 24th September -

We've joined forces with our friends Studio Output to bring together a special event for the London design festival. We're taking over the whole of The Queen of Hoxton in Shoreditc.

The event will start on the roof terrace for a BBQ and live screen printing of work from the participating artists.

As the sun sets the action moves downstairs to the basement bar where there will be talks and installations by a number of different creatives. Talks and showcases will come from the likes of:

• Studio Output
• Merlin Nation
• Richard Paul
• Waste
• Bryony Birkbeck

Plus more to be confirmed nearer the event.

The evening will finish off with bands and DJs until the early hours.

Check http://www.meetup.com/gluglondon for more information and to register for the event.

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Saturday 26th September

We're back in Nottingham with a whole different line up organised. It will be held at The Art Organisation from 8pm. We have advanced tickets on sale here that come with a limited edition silkscreen while stocks last. Full event details below:

Live Screen Printing from:

• JULIE WEST

• N4T4

• PHILTH

• BILLY

• ONE TEN ELEVEN

• SUBISM

• WASTE

• I DRESS MYSELF

• CHRIS BALDWIN

"£5 A PULL" Bring your own garments to customise with any of the artists work for just £5.00 per print.

Live Music from:

PART CHIMP

Back in Nottingham for the first time in over two years, in support of their new album, "Thriller". My Bloody Valentine and Dinosaur Jr play loud but their tunes have never really had the heaviness to match their mammoth volume. Part Chimp, however, match their cacophonous sound levels with the weightiest rock imaginable. Their records are released by Rock Action Records (founded and maintained by Scottish post-rock band Mogwai).

SOUVARIS

Souvaris are a 5 piece rock band from Nottingham, UK, comprising of two guitarists, bass, synths and drums. Now nine years old, the band has spent the best part of a decade building their reputation as one of the UK’s most inventive and versatile acts. This autumn will see a new split release with Bordeaux’s excellent art-rockers Sincabeza on Gringo Records. Having played countless shows with bands ranging from Do Make Say Think to Polar Bear, The Shipping News to Thee More Shallows, Fly Pan Am to old friends Explosions in the Sky, Souvaris deliver a live show that is as entertaining as it is subtle, as direct as it is layered.

BAD GUYS

BAD GUYS played their first gig at ATP curated by The Melvins and Mike Patton. Neither knew BAD GUYS were gonna play but they did it anyway. You ever seen someone crowdsurf in a living room? BAD GUYS have. You ever seen Jared from The Melvins force his way through your window to get to your gig? BAD GUYS have. You ever trashed a place so bad it needs to be rebuilt from scratch? BAD GUYS have.

GUILTY PARENTS

Punk trio knocking out snarling garage punk which'll make your nuts swing taking in influences like Die Kreuzen, Make-Up, The Mummies and the Bad Form.

EXTNDDNTWRK

Special guest DJ

KEEP CHECKING BACK

On April 10th 2009 the Recoat Gallery in Glasgow hosted Xynthetic’s first group show north of the border. Four members of the collective traveled from Bristol to Glasgow to meet up with Klingatron to attend the show. Including artwork from Jam Factory, Waste, Pone, Klingatron, China Mike, Richt, 45RPM, Sums, Mr Jago, Wheatfree and Makinov. This film follows the journey from the south to the north and the opening night of the show.