Lorna Milburn, the photographer whose fantastic image we used for the disc image on our album just posted some corking words of praise about us on her blog:

http://lornamilburnphotography01.wordpress.com/

The Ear: Liver & Lights No 49

 

Here it is the number one, the first  born, hot off the press Liver & Lights No 49, THE EAR, bones & the aft's debut album, hand-made in an initial edition of only 200 and containing the following oft heard, seldom heard and never heard tracks:

    

1. Brixton

2. Bromley South

3. Kings X

4. Penge

5. Stale Biscuits

6.The People

7.Mendwing Bird

8.The Son

9. Skellington Bones

10. Hank

and a whole book with all the lyrics and 

some  illusttrations and explanations

and some rubber stampings 

and a new and updated highly perusable Family Tree.

If you want to order one

before the official Launch Party on May 4th,

there are some left  but not many and

they are £10.00 plus £2.00 postage:

payable by Paypal to: hanksoake @gmail.com

or cheque  payable to: 

Liver & Lights

at

229 Railton Rd,

London

SE24 0LX

Freedom Bookshop Whitechapel

Bones & The Aft  

(well, me and Ian as Lord Biscuit is unavoidably detained overeas ) are doing a benefit gig for the recently Firebombed Freedom Bookshop in Whitechapel at The Horse Hospital, Collonade, London WC2, this Friday starting 7pm.

Also performing are: Steve Bereford, Capital K, and some others....also Nervous Stephen and Zeel as dj's and there'll be a bookstall selling stuff to raise funds for the shop and you are requested to bring unwanted books records zines etc to donate to the sale.....see you all there! Love JB xxx

https://www.facebook.com/events/274596786005307/

We are playing a special benefit concert (Me and Ian only as Biscuit is in Dubai..) for the recently firebombed Freedom Bookshop at The Horse Hospital, Collonade WC2 (Near the  British Museum.. )  Starts 7 pm - other confirmed acts include Steve Berseford and Capitol K plus Nervous Stephen and  Zeel as  Djs...there'll be a bookstall too obviously...

                                          Photo by Lorna Milburn

The Ear:

bones & the aft.

And Now!!!… bones & the aft have made their first full length record containing for audio posterity most of the numbers that have become Live Favourites over the last two years of memorable performances.. 

The first 200 only will be contained in a lovely handmade package containing the audio cd, professionally made to play on even the most ancient of Compact Disc Equipment, and a Beautiful Reading and Picture Book, containing Explanations Most Especially Configured for  the Esteemed  and Loyal Subscribers.

It will also contain a fold-out Family Tree depicting how connected we are to the wide, wide world…

Like with all the Liver and Lights productions, you The People fund its construction and for so doing your name will be lovingly inscribed in the book.

We need your cash!   Please subscribe now!  Love and music in return!

Its only £10.00 per copy plus £2.00 postage

Paypal to hanksoake@gmail.com

Or send a cheque made out to Liver and Lights, at  229 Railton Rd, London, SE24 0LX

PS. If you order more than one copy postage is free.......

Bones Gigs...

Hi Bones Followers, these are some trousers worn by me photographed by the lovely Abul Ahmed who I owe a slap up dinner too...and now the gig news..

In stripped down form (Lord Biscuit unavoidably detained  in foreign parts) we are performing at The Horse Hospital, Camden on Friday 15th March 8 til late, in a benefit gig for the Freedom Bookshop in Whitechapel which was  firebombed by fascists a couple of weeks ago. Also performing is Leafcutter John and various others plus Nervous Stephen  spinning discs etc....They've asked me to say if youve any books you were thinking of sending to the charity bring them along instead on the night to sell for the cause.

Also Stop Press!!!

The debut album The Ear: Bones & The Aft is nearly ready and will be launched on May 4th at The Tulse Hill Hotel, Norwood Rd, London....get it in the diary now!!!!

We are playing Saturday 25th of May in Brighton at Phoenix Arts....with local band Hamilton Yarns...as part of a big Artist Book exhibition in the gallery....

More gigs news to come soon....

Fantastic review of the Road Movie books by Jon Lander of Book Art Bookshop, 17 Pitfield St N1 (You can buy them there too......)

www.bookartbookblog.com/2012/12/english-road-movies.html?m=1