When Sicily travels to London

Coming soon beautiful island!
In between, we'll meet here:

Sicily
culture and conquest

21 April – 14 August 2016

British Museum

The largest island in the Mediterranean. The home of Mount Etna. A cultural centre of the ancient and medieval world.

Curating Sicily: from Greek temples to Norman palaces

From Greek temples to Norman palaces, discover that there’s more to Sicily than sunshine, beaches and lemons. Exhibition Curators Peter Higgs and Dirk Booms introduce the story of this remarkable island, and highlight some of the key factors that make its history so fascinating.

Discover more about the island of Sicily in our #SicilyExhibition.

Sicily: culture and conquest
21 April – 14 August 2016

Find out more and book tickets: http://www.britishmuseum.org/sicily

Sponsored by Julius Baer.
In collaboration with Regione Siciliana

"My favorite thing is to go where I've never been"

"My favorite thing is to go where I've never been".


Diane Arbus, photographer

"And you've been so busy lately / That you haven't found the time / To open up your mind"

Blur - 'Out of Time' 

Dressing Room 2015 (New World Towers)

"Out Of Time"

Where's the love song?
To set us free
Too many people down
Everything turning the wrong way around
And I don't know what love will be
But if we start dreaming now
Lord knows we'll never leave the clouds

[CHORUS:]
And you've been so busy lately
that you haven't found the time
To open up your mind
And watch the world spinning gently out of time

Feel the sunshine on your face
It's in a computer now
Gone to the future, way out in space

[CHORUS:]
And you've been so busy lately
that you haven't found the time
To open up your mind
And watch the world spinning gently out of time

[CHORUS:]
And you've been so busy lately
that you haven't found the time
To open up your mind
And watch the world spinning gently out of time

Tell me I'm not dreaming but are we out of time?
(We're) out of time

Out of time [x4]

Musicians and politics: post-Brexit quotes and reactions

Glastonbury opened in the middle of this post-Brexit turmoil.
Courageous talents chose to speak out.

Here's my selection. Article by The Independent below.

Please share!!

Damon Albarn

The Blur frontman was seething when he opened the Other Stage on Friday. “I have a heavy heart today,” he said. “Democracy has failed us. Democracy has failed us because it was ill informed and I want you to know that when we all leave here, we can change that decision. It is possible.”

Here is a video extract: 

Jarvis Cocker

The Pulp frontman held up a sign with the URL of the petition for a second EU referendum during his secret DJ set with bandmate Steve Mackey, before encouraging fans to sign it. 

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Glastonbury 2016: What the bands are saying about Brexit at Glastonbury - Adele, Bastille, Damon Albarn and more

James and Foals are also among the acts to address the political elephant in the field

link: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/glastonbury-2016-brexit-eu-adele-bastille-foals-coldplay-damon-albarn-james-a7103016.html

Brexit has sent shockwaves across the United Kingdom, particularly in Scotland and London, where voters overwhelming opting to remain in the European Union. Anger has also been bubbling at Glastonbury, with many bands using the stage as a platform to speak against what they see as a disastrous result.

Festival organisers Michael and Emily Eavis shared a poster saying “In” before Thursday's referendum, with the Glastonbury free press overtly bemoaning the decision the next morning (see below tweet). 

Muse chose to ignore the political elephant in the field during their Friday night headline slot, choosing to let dystopian songs such as “Uprising” make their statement for him, but here's what other acts have had to say about Britain bidding adieu to Europe:

The 1975

Frontman Matt Healy spoke out for the 75% of young people who voted to remain when he said on stage: “I feel like I’ve got a responsiblity to say something. What I feel, what a lot of young people feel, is that there’s a sentiment among older people who have voted in a future that we don’t f**king want. Glastonbury stands for everything our generation wants - compassion, social responsibility, community, loving each other.” 

Bastille

Dan Smith's band had been vocal supporters of Remain, playing an EU referendum gig in favour of Stronger In before Thursday's vote. During their Friday set, the frontman changed the lyrics to hit “Pompeii” from “And the walls kept tumbling down/ In the city that we love” to “And the pound kept tumbling down/On the weekend that we love”.

Damon Albarn

The Blur frontman was seething when he opened the Other Stage on Friday. “I have a heavy heart today,” he said. “Democracy has failed us. Democracy has failed us because it was ill informed and I want you to know that when we all leave here, we can change that decision. It is possible.”

Foals

Frontman Yannis Philippakis reacted to news of the Brexit vote by wearing a t-shirt with slogan reading “Abuse of power comes of no surprise” for the duration of Foals' Pyramid Stage set.

Jarvis Cocker

The Pulp frontman held up a sign with the URL of the petition for a second EU referendum during his secret DJ set with bandmate Steve Mackey, before encouraging fans to sign it. 

Adele

"It’s a bit weird the stuff that’s going on at the moment for all of us," the singer commented during her set. "And we need to look after each other. Happy Pride everybody, as well." 

When asking fans where they'd come from, several members of the crowd started booing when certain places were mentioned, such as Coventry and Stoke-on-Trent. The singer quickly retorted, "I’ll have no f*cking booing at my show. After what went on the other day, are you mad?"

Coldplay close the festival on Sunday. This article will be updated to include any further Brexit comments. 

Music gives consolation and meaning to everything

Listening to Cleveland Watkiss, jazzman and singer born in 1959 in Hackney (London):

Cleveland Watkiss - Improv 1-Torch Of Freedom

Live at Tonhalle- Subject Beautiful. Cleveland Watkiss

See more here: http://www.clevelandwatkiss.net/#!about

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Also soon in London, New York, Oslo:

Classic Album Sundays presents Massive Attack – Mezzanine

For our July event we’ll be listening to Massive Attack’s third studio album Mezzanine. 

Eerie atmospherics, fuzz-tone guitars, and a wealth of effects create a sonic pallet that was a 

breath a fresh air upon it’s release in the late 90s.

Join us for one of our listening sessions around the world and immerse yourself back into the 

beauty of Massive Attack!

London

Sunday July 3rd  4 – 7pm

Brilliant Corners, 470 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4AE

Tickets: £10 online here and £12 on the door if available

Presenter: Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy

New York City

Sunday, July 17th, 4 – 7 pm

Good Room 98 Meserole, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Tickets: $8 online soon / $10 on the door

Presenters: Paul Raffaele & Barbie Bertisch (Love Injection Magazine)

Oslo

Sunday, July 3rd, 6 to 9 pm

Venue: Cafè Mono

Tickets: NOK100 in the door or in advance here, Students/Seniors half price.

Presenters: Kent Horne with author Susanne Christensen.

Aftershock

Can you feel the aftershock? I can feel it from Paris.
Oh dear, my week in England won't be boring...
Uncertainty and rebellion are now following the referendum results.

Scotland want to opt out the Kingdom. Northern Ireland is sitting between a rock and a hard place. And does anyone understand why Wales voted to 'Leave'? I certainly don't...

As in Brussels, EU officials call for a quick British exit, in England, pro-Leave campaigners are already giving up on their promises.

Meanwhile, a petition calling for a second referendum is breaking records. Could the Parliament consider it?

See more below.

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25 minutes ago

#Uk #Brexit #consequences “@GdnPolitics: In Northern Ireland, dissident Republicans seize moment to fight partition http://d.gu.com/LfSM7p ”

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Musicians are getting involved too: 

Thom YorkeVerified account‏@thomyorke

this just in > old UK turkeys vote for Christmas and then get very confused ...

If Thom signed it....

Thom Yorke urges fans to sign record-breaking Brexit petition

Thom Yorke is backing calls for a second referendum on Britain’s place within the European Union after citizens voted for a Brexit in one of the most contentious…

WWW.INDEPENDENT.CO.UK

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke leads calls for second EU referendum 

Yorke shared a petition for a second referendum already signed more than 1.3 million times

Thom Yorke is backing calls for a second referendum on Britain’s place within the European Union after citizens voted for a Brexitin one of the most contentious votes in recent decades. 

Anti-Brexit momentum is steadily growing and a petition calling for changes to voting regulations that would trigger a second vote has been signed more than one million times since Friday morning. 

Yorke joined the chorus of voices demanding a second vote by sharing the petition and a blog post entitled “The EU Referendum: Turkeys have voted for Christmas”.

He posted the petition in a second tweet. 

Parliament will now consider the petition for a debate. All parliamentary petitions are reviewed after garnering 100,000 votes or more. 

The parliamentary petition is calling for the implementation of a rule that if a vote either way is less than 60 per cent in a referendum with a turnout of less than 70 per cent another referendum should be held. The EU referendum saw a turnout of 72 per cent. Fifty two per cent voted to leave.

David Cameron has said he will leave his successor to trigger Article 50 after he officially steps down in October. Once triggered, Britain will start a two-year path towards leaving the EU. 

On Saturday, Nicola Sturgeon said the option of a second Scottish referendum will be on the table after Article 50 has been activated. 

The Scottish First Minster said Scotland being pulled out of the EU against its will was “democratically unacceptable”. All 32 areas of Scotland voted to stay as a member of the EU. 

Ms Sturgeon said the Scottish government would begin “immediate discussions” with EU institutions and other member states to “explore possible options to protect Scotland's place in the EU”.

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From Bristol to Paris

So Bristolians, Paris is in an appalling state right now, under a state of emergency and blocked by strikes and stupid reform debates, but we can sort this out and an influx of Bristolians would only do us good.


Come here! 

In my hood, there are lots of African cantines and cloth shops, almost a St Pauls feel. Many gig venues and theatres, bookstores and great bars. 


We'll rebuild a new local republic. 


La Commune for all!

If governments' agreement fail us again, we'll organise "political" weddings!!  I always said the only good reason to get married is to prevent someone you love to be chased out of a country...

 This must be a wake-up call for real Europhiles. Let's unite differently. Reform the EU, yes, but also build bridges between places that think alike.

'Eurochild'

Massive attack - Eurochild (1994)

"Eurochild"

[3D]

Sitting in my day care, the art is decopainted
Blessed by the drink
Upon the corner's where we've seen it
Chased by the plane it
Haunted by the medium
Too high to flow toward to break the tedium
Glow from my tv set was blue like neon
Activated the remote I put the BBC on
I've seen this city somewhere
I'm looking out for no-one
Pallor in my eye it get blue like neon

[Tricky]

Hell is round the corner where i shelter
Isms and schisms we're living on a skelter
If you believe i'll deceive then common sense says shall you receive
Let me take you down the corridors of my life
And when you walk, do you walk to your preference
No need to answer till i take further evidence
I seem to need a reference to get residence
A reference to your preference to say i'm a good neighbour
I trudge so judge me for my labour
I walk in a bar and immediately I sense danger
You look at me, girl, as if i was some kind of a
A total stranger

[3D]

Hysterical, ecstatical no matter, call me stags(?)
Hard to get a drink or a girl to relax
Upon phono, no go zone i go through
Aching awaits just to relocate you
Kill us with your fist 
Now baby mix it with me
You see me function better when i get approximately
High by my technical flyby
I function better with the sun in my eyes
So goodbye

[Tricky]

Take a second of me you beckon i'll be
And when you're sad i'll mourn
And when you tear i'm torn
Take a second of me
Take a second of me
I stand firm for our soil
I lick a rock off foil
So reduce me, seduce me
Dress me up in Stussy.
Show me and i'll stick em
Will you be my victim
Take a second of me

[3D]

Mad over you, mad over me, an analogy
Baby tagging up up all of my stationary
Sitting in my daycare, media dego painted
Colliding with the jam
Until the drink got dated
Window indigo when they go boom
I run inside my room
No sense you can trust me
Climb on my sofa
Roll in a daydream
Spliff make daddy go sleep-a-trip dream

From failure to failure

As a French citizen, a member of a very pro-European generation, loving Italy and Belgium, working for a German radio, who lived in London two years, working for the BBC and just spent 18 months mostly in West England, I'm obviously beyond disappointment and sadness. 

Such a regretful, fearful, short-sighted decision... So much wasted. I'm heartbroken. My heart goes to British musicians first. You are the soul of you country.

I'm heartbroken. I was planning to move to England soon, to one of the most pro-European cities of England. What could it mean now?

Here is the statement that summarises at best what's to come: 


“This is the first day of a Britain that is smaller in the world, more detached, more isolationist, more English. The immediate political repercussion is that British Prime Minister David Cameron will have to go. We can soon expect calls for another Scottish independence referendum. Beyond that, the effects of Brexit will burn more slowly. It may be five years before the UK agrees a new trading arrangement with the EU. Ironically, that means more negotiations with EU member states than ever before.”

—Thomas de Waal, expert on European Affairs, Carnegie Centre

UK vote to leave the European Union...

A sad, sad Friday morning.

EU referendum: BBC forecasts UK vote to leave

The UK has voted by 52% to 48% to leave the European Union after 43 years in an historic referendum, a BBC forecast suggests.

London and Scotland voted strongly to stay in the EU but the remain vote has been undermined by poor results in the north of England.

Voters in Wales and the English shires have backed Brexit in large numbers.

The pound fell to its lowest level against the dollar since 1985 as the markets reacted to the results.

• Follow the latest developments on our live page
• Results in full
• Labour 'must change' after EU campaign

Referendum turnout was higher than at last year's general election.

Labour's Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the Bank of England may have to intervene to shore up the pound, which lost 3% within moments of the first result showing a strong result for Leave in Sunderland and fell as much as 6.5% against the euro.

'Independence day'

UKIP leader Nigel Farage - who has campaigned for the past 20 years for Britain to leave the EU - told supporters "this will be a victory for ordinary people, for decent people".

Mr Farage - who predicted a Remain win at the start of the night after polls suggested that would happen - said Thursday, 23 June would "go down in history as our independence day".

He called on Prime Minister David Cameron, who called the referendum but campaigned passionately for a Remain vote, to quit "immediately".

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A Labour source said: "If we vote to leave, Cameron should seriously consider his position."

But pro-Leave Conservatives including Boris Johnson and Michael Gove have signed a letter to Mr Cameron urging him to stay on whatever the result.

Labour former Europe Minister Keith Vaz told the BBC the British people had voted with their "emotions" and rejected the advice of experts who had warned about the economic impact of leaving the EU.

He added: "It will be catastrophic for our country, for the rest of Europe and for the rest of the world."

Exit process

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that the EU vote "makes clear that the people of Scotland see their future as part of the European Union" after all 32 local authority areas returned majorities for Remain.

Britain would be the first country to leave the EU since its formation - but a leave vote will not immediately mean Britain ceases to be a member of the 28-nation bloc.

That process could take a minimum of two years, with Leave campaigners suggesting during the referendum campaign that it should not be completed until 2020 - the date of the next scheduled general election.

The prime minister will have to decide when to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which would give the UK two years to negotiate its withdrawal.

Once Article 50 has been triggered a country can not rejoin without the consent of all member states.

Mr Cameron has previously said he would trigger Article 50 as soon as possible after a leave vote but Boris Johnson and Michael Gove who led the campaign to get Britain out of the EU have said he should not rush into it.

But they also said they want to make immediate changes before the UK actually leaves the EU, such as curbing the power of EU judges and limiting the free movement of workers, potentially in breach the UK's treaty obligations. 

The government will also have to negotiate its future trading relationship with the EU and fix trade deals with non-EU countries. 

In Whitehall and Westminster, there will now begin the massive task of unstitching the UK from more than 40 years of EU law, deciding which directives and regulations to keep, amend or ditch.

The Leave campaign argued during a bitter four-month referendum campaign that the only way Britain could "take back control" of its own affairs would be to leave the EU.

Leave dismissed warnings from economists and international bodies about the economic impact of Brexit as "scaremongering" by a self-serving elite.