In conjunction with our Illustrate Donate event at Outlaws Yacht Club we have a silent art auction which will be running until December 5th. Bids close at 11pm on that day and the winners will be announced on the following day. There have been some late donations, which we will add. Also, some photos will … Read More
Just over four years ago we had our first event at Wire. Guests Perseus Traxx and Cottam blew us away and we’re very pleased to welcome him back for another live set at our NYE party. I met Nigel (Perseus Traxx) a while before he came to play for us, at an event we both … Read More
I first found out about Paradise Systems back in June at Wire. It was Sub:Terranea presents 3AM, and Al Bradley was using a pre-amp, which made a significant difference to the sound. Records sounded clearer and richer. I wanted to know more, and Al introduced my to the guy responsible for building it, who was … Read More
Thanks to Nigel Rogers, Darryl Marsden, Al Bradley and everyone who came down to the Schwein & Bad Ornament exhibition launch at Outlaws Yacht Club today. We’ll have prints, postcards and tees available to buy and look at there for the next couple of weeks until the 26th. Really, I should have blogged the launch party, but I have been in the midst … Read More
A couple of years ago, if you were based in Leeds and wanted to hunt for some new tunes, your best options were Discogs, Juno or the train to Manchester. This was a pretty dire state of affairs really, considering that it seems like every other person in Leeds is a DJ. A few years … Read More
We wrote about Skint Store in a (fairly) recent blog post. Like us, they’re committed to getting new artists and designers in Leeds out there and in their own words, their aim is to ‘spread amazing art at reasonable prices for all to afford’. These guys currently have a store in Hyde Park Book Club … Read More
Are you supposed to review your own nights? Perhaps not. We’ve been slightly quiet on this blog due to various commitments (work, studying, life, etc., argh) and we’re getting on the case with it now. The idea is – we think – to promote our own nights BEFORE they happen and to review other peoples’. … Read More
We’ve now got artwork and clothing available to buy from some of our favourite haunts in Hyde Park and Headingley.A couple of weeks ago Skint Store launched their t-shirt aisle in Hyde Park Book Club, with tees designed by various local artists and designers. These include our resident artists Roya Brehl, Josefus Haze and Lee … Read More
We’ve been busying ourselves these past few months, gathering together a range of ridiculously talented hogs & sows to present their wares at our first Schwein & Badornament Market Day at Outlaws Yacht Club (Official). Expect the weird and the wild from the following: Ali Wilson Photography California Sunshine T-Shirts Coco Champignon Couture Ellie … Read More
Schwein & Badornament and Alpaca Edits present a day and night of Disco, Soul and House music in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. 3pm-2am A tasty barbecue will be provided by The 212 Café & Bar (veggie and carnivore options available), so book the afternoon off if you can – or join us in the evening – … Read More