Dec 8, 2017
V/A “Giraffe in Flames” (LP. Aaz rcds. 1984) [GB]
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V/A “Giraffe in Flames” (LP. Aaz rcds. 1984) [GB]
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Popshot Magazine sent me a poem to create an illustration for. To reflect the meaning of the poem, without wanting to use any visuals actually mentioned in the piece, I settled on the idea of drawing an old writing desk. This was where I wanted to imply that the poem had been written, but with the old objects faded and being taken over by new objects belonging to the grandchild of the writer. Published in the 'Futures' issue, March 30, 2017.
Inevitable, by Nick Toczek
And when my metered years have petered out Extend brief grief to these my bitter bones
This frame on which so long my shape was hung Around loud beating heart and breathing lung
When living hands have taken up the tools To neatly notch the letters of my name
And my cold corpse has called in old and young By gathering all those it was among
Around a carapace freed now from thought Prepared and brought by no one known to me
And chosen words have flown from every tongue Till echoes fade from phrases said and sung
And then when cars have hurried comers home And movement – slowed for me – resumes its pace
My ashes may be stored or poured and flung But thrive, you left alive to whom I clung. Instagram: @vectorthatfox
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Dragon in computer games. Places bearing dragon names. Dragon used as skin tattoo. Ship to carry Viking crew. Sleeping now, but when it wakes, starts up storms and makes earthquakes. Dragon drawn on early maps. Gardens where the dragon snaps. Ponds controlled by dragonflies. Dragon donning human guise. Serpent circling the globe. Dragon on a Chinese robe. Dragon flown as paper kite. Effigy in tribal rite. Dragon as a kids' cartoon. Origin of word 'dragoon'. Dragon that the hero slew. Biggest thing that ever flew. Dragon landing on your roof. You still saying: 'Bring me proof!'
Wool City Rocker (issue #6) YEAR: 1980 CREATED BY: Nick Toczek and various contributors LOCATION: Bradford SIZE: A4 WHAT'S INSIDE.... As well as pumping out multiple issues of Wool City Rocker ("West Yorkshire's Rockscene Monthly") and promoting gigs in and around Bradford, Nick Toczek was also the singer in a band called Ulterior Motives and did a lot of solo performances as a ranting poet back in the 1980s (I still have his "Britanarchist Demo" cassette from 1983). He subsequently became a best-selling writer, most notably of poetry for children. Wool City Rocker was always packed with info about bands, records, tapes and gigs and tried to cover the independent music scene in West Yorkshire as comprehensively as it possibly could, as well as carrying ads for local events, record shops, venues and recording studios. Issue #6 was the second to include a "Band Aid" section, offering practical help and advice to new groups. Nick's highly subjective West Yorkshire Top 20 includes the magnificent "Where Were You?" by The Mekons and "Getting Nowhere Fast" by Girls At Our Best!.... One of the albums reviewed is a compilation called "Hicks From The Sticks" (which is also featured in the first issue of Death Or Glory fanzine). The album was the brainchild of music journalist Nigel Burnham and was later reissued under the title "Future Shock". It contains one track each by sixteen bands from the north of England, two of which are also featured in this issue of WCR: Ada Wilson's Keeping Dark and Stranger Than Fiction (both from Wakefield). Nick also reviews a few indie tapes, among which is a seemingly untitled selection of five early tracks by Soft Cell. It's probably worth a fortune now.... Ex-fanzine writer Sandy Robertson's unenthusiastic comments about "Gangsters" by The Specials are reprinted from music paper Sounds with a mixture of disdain and disbelief ("how wrong can one man be?!"), although Wool City Rocker also got something wrong - the B side of "Gangsters" was actually an eponymous instrumental track by The Selecter and not "The Prince" by Madness as stated. Nick also includes a letter from Johnny Waller, another ex-fanzine writer, who was now the manager of Another Pretty Face (one of the bands that Mike Scott was in prior to achieving commercial success with The Waterboys) whose story is well documented in issue #4 of Rough Justice fanzine.... Although Nick was concerned about the lack of fanzine action in West Yorkshire at the time - noting on page 13 that Damaged Goods "has been silent for some months now" and wondering "is WCR the only mag left in W.Yorks?" - the back cover is an almost unbelievably exhaustive West Yorkshire gig guide for May 1980, which shows that there was plenty of live music going on in the region. The zine also contains some wacky cartoons.... Click on the title above to see scans of all the zine's pages.... my box of 1980s fanzines flickr