Saturday 25 March 2017

Liver & Lights No 55. You've Been Kind Zine !




Liver & Lights No. 55
Bird Radio/Bones & The Aft
You’ve Been Kind Zine!

Dear Cherished and Loyal Subscribers, 

I have this week made a ‘zine celebrating the dwellings  and  dwellers 
of last years most memorable bonesandtheaft/bird radio house tour! 
Printed on fashionable brown paper and bound in recycled brown card, 
it also contains all the poems  and lyrics myself  and Mikey Kirkpatrick (Bird Radio) 
scribbled out between gigs.

Each lyric is a mysterious fable of contemporary England, 
poetic myths illuminated by photographs of our mischief, 
snapped mid-revery by ourselves, our friends and in particular, 
our documenter-in-chief, the Englishman, aka popEstates photography. 

Each copy of the zine contains various handmade elements and will 
be signed by the contributers.
It will be issued in a limited edition of only 100 copies, delivered 
to you noble supporters  on the customary  first come, first served basis. 
Each copy will also contain a copy of, and serve as the packaging for, 
the fabulous recently recorded bonesandtheaft/bird radio collaborative 
audio CD ‘You’ve been kind’, 
information about which and track listings 
are also  contained in the ‘zine.


If you want to reserve a copy please send 
£10.00 plus  £1 p&p to the various points below

(PS. The vinyl version of the album will also contain the ‘zine…
...there are only a few copies left at £15.00 plus £2 p&P)

Spring is here!
Love and Sunshine to you all

John B x


Cheque: by post, payable to Liver& Lights Scriptorium, 
229 Railton Rd, London,  SE24 0LX

Bank Transfer: (email me for details)




Wednesday 15 March 2017

we wanna play in your house again!





We wanna play in your house again!!!


How do you feel about us coming round  to your house and setting up 
our brand new intimate hand painted portable stage set and pa system 
and playing  a gig just for you? 
All you have to do is clear out a room and invite an audience - 
as few or as many
guests as you wish and we will play just for you..........

After passing round the hat, we will sign books and records 
and camp in your garden and drink your wine and in the morning 
after eating your toast we will pack up our hankies on sticks 
and you can come out into the street to wave us on our way!

If you are interested in having us please contact us at the various
points below. It doesn't matter how small your house is….we will adapt to fit!!  
The prospective tour dates are as follows (Dates in brackets already booked-in):



(Friday 21st April.  
Anderson/Cameron. Blackheath)

Saturday 22nd April
Sunday 23rd April


Wed 31st May
Thurs1st June
Friday 2nd June
Saturday 3rd June
(Keano and Chloes Lewes)
Sunday 4th June

Fri 9th June   
(Sat 10th June- Bounds Green N22) 


Sun 11th June 
Railton rd London (Clive and Jill)
Sunday 18th June

Fri 21 July
Sat 22 July
Jon Parrin's St Leonards
Sunday 23rd July




Contact Us: hanksoake@gmail.com


Tuesday 14 March 2017

Book Gig Photos

Big Big thank you to everyone  who came to the launch of my book
on Saturday, for making it a special night and 
being a rapt respectful audience......my apologies for
sweating all over your heads. Here are some fantastic photos taken by
the inimitable Englishman (popEstates), the inestimable Alex Hughes
and the inexhaustible Abigail Tripp...more to come, and films too!

                                                           Copyright Abigail Tripp?


 Alex Hughes took this i think...

                                                        Alex  Hughes took this too...

                                           Arthur Bently and Bird Radio by Alex Hughes?


                                                              copyright popEstates





Abigail T took this



John in One Shoe Mickey  costume drawn by
Chiara Ambrosio

                                                               copyright popEstates

                                                                copyright popEstates

                                                              copyright popEstates

and finally, Abigail Tripp took this I think...  
                                                
  copyright popEstates
Chiara and Mikey smiling...



 copyright popEstates

  copyright popEstates


 copyright popEstates
One Shoe Mickey...