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Listen To This
LISTEN TO THIS: A CELEBRATION OF POPULAR MUSIC
Metal are delighted to present a series of events centred on the importance of popular music to the formation of people's identities and sense of place, developed and presented by author Daryl Easlea and academic Andrew Branch.
Taking place in Chalkwell Hall, Southend on Sea, Listen To This will place a specific focus on the local in relation to national and international popular culture. Special guests will be in attendance at each event to discuss their work and, in some cases, perform.
Listen To This will reflect on past era-defining moments in popular music and culture with a local South-East Essex perspective. The evenings will culminate in a concert at Village Green 2012.
This Must Be The Place: Music, Social Spaces And Ways Forward For Southend’s Music Scenes.
Friday 24 February 2012
7.30pm – 10pm
Dr Feelgood: The Esplanade, January 1973
Junk Club formed at Royal Hotel 2002
Special guests: musician Wilko Johnson; musician, producer and writer Will Birch, and academic, journalist, cultural historian, Dr Andrew Calcutt. More guests TBA.
Boys Will Be Boys And Girls Will Be Girls: Popular Music And Gender.
Friday 16 March 2012
7.30pm – 10pm
David Bowie at Eastwoodbury Lane, August 1970
Blur, Cliffs Pavilion, June 2009
Special guest: local author, musician, music critic and Slits biographer, Zoe Howe. More guests TBA.
Tribalism And Difference: Subcultures And Scenes.
Friday 20 April 2012
7.30pm – 10pm
The Who at Kingsway, Hadleigh, Jan 1967
Depeche Mode: Crocs June 1981
Special guest: Dean Chalkley, renowned photographer and director of the recently released Northern Soul film homage, Young Souls. More guests TBA.
Everybody Dance: Music, Meaning And The Body.
Thursday 17 May 2012
7.30pm – 10pm
Jackie Wilson at Zero 6, 1972
Chris Hill first plays at The Goldmine 1973
Special guests: internationally acclaimed sociologist and musician, Professor Les Back; hugely influential soul DJ and music promoter, Chris Hill, and journalist, music critic and percussionist par excellence, Snowboy.
Listen To This in concert at Village Green
Saturday 30 June 2012
Timings and venue at Village Green to be confirmed.
Tickets cost £5.00 and can be booked online here, by telephone on 01702 470700 or by calling in at Chalkwell Hall.
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Metal Liverpool held our third Victorian Christmas at Edge Hill last Saturday 10th December. The day was a huge success and included performances from Formby Brass band, Platform Youth Theatre and The Suitcase Ensemble
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas.
Liverpool Art Prize 2012- Shortlist Announced
Local artists Alan Dunn, James Tomo, Robyn Woolston and The Drawing Paper’s Jon Barraclough and Mike Carney have been revealed as the shortlist for the 2012 Liverpool Art Prize, when it returns for its 5th successive year in 2012.
All four will exhibit their work at Metal, Liverpool, from Fri 27 April – Sat 9 June 2012
Coming up at Metal Liverpool
Metal Liverpool has the following events coming up before Christmas. . .
Next Wednesday 7th December 6-8pm we will be joined by artists Bob Moyler and Ailie Rutherford who will present a visual journey of their recent work, investigating the myth of the Leshy in Pocitelj and Sarajevo, Bosnia. Free with food and refreshments.
On Thursday 8th December 5:30 for 6pm join us for the launch of the book THE FREEMANS FAMILY STORE, Four generations of retailing on Liverpool's Wavertree Road. The book was written by Hazel Freeman from the Freeman family who have contributed to The Edge Hill Archive and published by Capsica - who are based at Metal, Edge Hill Station.
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And Finally. . . on Saturday 10th December 12-4pm we will be holding our annual Victorian Christmas event. Join us for food and drink, mulled wine, Santa, Childrens Crafts, Face Painting, Stalls, Fancy Dress and more. The day also includes performances from a Brass Band and Platform Youth Theatre. The perfect event to get you in the festive mood.
* The Edge Hill Archive exhibition is open until Friday 16th December Tues - Sat 10-12 or by appointment *
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SHOWFLAT - Launch of Publication
Last Thursday, 24 November, Metal have launched a new, limited edition publication, SHOWFLAT, to celebrate the culmination of a unique, year-long project with seven Southend artists who each created and installed an exhibition in their home and opened up for public viewing.
Each book is hand-finished, numbered and signed by all participating artists - Amy Frampton, Simon Fowler, Laura Keeble, Nastassja, Sophia and Kristina Simensky and Heidi Wigmore.
The book costs £12 and can be purchased by contacting Metal on
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or 01702 470700.
Many thanks to Barefoot Wines for their support for the launch evening. SHOWFLAT was made possible thanks to the support of Arts Council England and Southend-on-Sea Borough Council.
Songs from the Railway - Folk at Metal
Join us at Metal Liverpool THIS THURSDAY 17th November at 7:30pm for an evening of railway inspired folk songs and some nice hearty food.
This event is to coincide with the launch of the Edge Hill Archive project.
There will be music from Alun Parry, Molly's Boys and The Good Intentions.
£3 tickets available HERE
Edge Hill Archive Launches
Metal launches the online Edge Hill Archive today - a two year, Heritage Lottery Funded project that has collected a mix of historical and personal photographs, facts, stories and information about Edge Hill Station. The Station is Metal's home in Liverpool and the oldest passenger railway station in the world.
To browse the website, please click here or visit www.edgehillstation.co.uk
On exhibition at the station is a wide range of memorabilia, films and books all relating to Edge Hill and its wider context in the history of the railways. There is also an exhibition of work by visual artist, James Quin, who has been resident with Metal for a year taking inspiration from the station and its unique atmosphere.
If you missed todays launch, the archive will be open for viewing Tues - Sat 10am - 12noon until 16 December or by prior appointment outside of those hours.
Food Swap 30 October
On 30th October, another Food Swap event took place at Chalkwell Park. It was organised by Ian Hurd who believes that giving people a platform to exchange their homemade prooduce and taking money out of the process can initiate some interesting dialogues.
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