The Great Escape Brighton.

We played the Great Escape in Brighton on Saturday. I had so much fun that I didn't even mind having to miss Adam and Joe and Doctor Who to do it.

The version of Modern Art we played got so long an improvised that we had to drop 2 other songs off the setlist. One day soon I'm sure we are going to end up playing Modern Art for 1hr45min I apologize in advance.

It was a lot of fun and nice and busy. Due to the nature of the festival though the venue threw us out IMMEDIATELY after we played so they could put on a club called 'Back To 1985'. I decided not to stay for that.

Because we were ejected from the building though. I neglected to sell my Postcard for Brighton. So if you want to buy it email me at

eddie.argos.resource@gmail.com

It is a painting across two postcard sized canvases. I fill in the 'back of the postcard' canvas with what happened and address it to you and then pop it in an enevelope with the other half of the painting and send it you.

It costs £40 (I'll pay for the postage and I'll use real stamps too not homemade ones)

I write about why I make postcards HERE

Art Brut Week.

Hey Art Brut week at the Lexington is Monday 30th of May till Friday June the 3rd.

Here are some of the bands who are playing with us.

Monday 30th

The Lovely Eggs plus The Orphans. Tickets HERE

Tuesday 31st

An AMAZING band we're not allowed to announce and Keith TOTP And His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All Star Backing Band buy Tickets HERE

Wednesday 1st

Ezra Furman And The Harpoons and Winter Olympics buy Tickets HERE

Thursday 2nd

Baddies SOLD OUT

Friday 3rd

Bearsuit SOLD OUT

And we'll obviously be playing an entirely different set each night.

See you there XX

Brilliant! Tragic! The Comic Book.

I don't think it's a secret that I'm a massive fan of comic books. So for Art Brut's new album Brilliant! Tragic! we decided we would compile a comic book version of Brilliant! Tragic! to release at the same time. It has lots of my favourite artist's contributing to it.

In alphabetical order

Akira The Don

Bryan Lee O'Malley

Hope Larson

Jamie Mckelvie

Jamie S Rich

Jeffery Brown

Jeff Lemire

Jeffery Lewis

Let's Be Friends Again

Marc Ellerby

Mr Solo

Sian Superman

Patrick McQuade

I've seen most of it and it looks AMAZING. I'm still over the moon and incredibly flattered that these artists took time out to work on it. I cant wait to hold the print copy in my hands.

Now this is where you come in. I always loved reading the letters column in comics. Booster Gold's was called The Gold Exchange and I used to read it before I read the story to help build the anticipation. I could never write into The Gold Exchange though as I was buying the comics second hand five years later. You can however write into the Brilliant! Tragic! comic with any question you have and we will endeavor to answer the best ones.

Barnaby Fudge will be in charge of answering the questions so address them to him at

delightfullyfudge@gmail.com

or in the comments section below (I know that he reads my blog)

Biff! Bang! Hangover!

I wrote a new Pow! To The People it is about the Top Shelf comic Liar's Kiss. I liked it.

You can read what I wrote about it HERE.

FUCK ROCK LET'S CHART.

The Art Goblins album. It is a tape that actually plays and a painting. It is a compilation album more about which is written HERE

Each tape is numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity (also numbered) and signed by me.

The name Fuck Rock Let's Chart is intentionally ironic. Painted cassette tapes are unfortunately not chart eligible.

Each tape is £25 including postage and packaging to anywhere in the world.

Also very limited offer. If you want a copy of the album and a green glow in the dark Art Goblin's 7"record (spilt single with Billy Ruffian). That will be £30 (inc P&P) and you can email me at eddie.argos.resource@gmail.com

The Art Goblins. Album Release.

There is a new Art Brut album out soon you can pre-order it HERE

It leaked a little while ago and I kind of wish it hadn't. Surely part of the fun of getting a new album is in the anticipation in waiting for the release. Maybe that's just me though living in the past.

Anyhow it got me thinking about how albums aren't really physical releases anymore just songs floating in the ether. And although the Art Brut album is definitely getting a physical release both Vinyl and CD which again you can pre-order HERE. I thought it might be nice to turn the concept on its head and have a definite physical album you probably shouldn't really listen too.

So I have made an Art Goblin's compilation album.

It has seventeen borderline listenable Art Goblins songs on it.

The track listing is.

1) Anti-Gravity.
2) Disco
3) Fuck The MSP (Acoustic Party Mix)
4) The Young Own The Town
5) Disco (Original)
6) TheseAnimalMenswear
7) Nicky's Song
8) While Me Keyboard Guitar Gently Weeps
9) This Is French New Wave
10) Popst*r
11) Moving To LA
12) Johnny Dean
13) Debbie Loves Joey
14) Direct Hit
15) Charity Shop
16) Skin Flick
17) Fuck The MSP (The Welsh Elephant)

14,15,16 are actually demos of Future And The Boy songs (an Art Goblins side project). Any of the songs with the same titles as Art Brut songs are inferior earlier Art Goblin versions. Some of the lyrics maybe the same though. Track 17 is by my favourite Verwood based indie band The Welsh Elephant. Art Goblins just cover it so please direct your hate filled letters written in purple pen to them not me.

The Album is called 'Fuck Rock Let's Chart! The Art Goblins 1997-2007' and is made of acrylic paint and a cassette tape. All the tapes play. Although that doesn't necessarily mean you should play them.

Each tape is numbered and comes with a typed and numbered certificate of ownership which includes the tracklisting, a little bit about the band, including a list of all the members and recording details and is authenticated with my signature.

Each tape is £25 including postage and packaging to anywhere in the world.

There is no free download or any of that. Just the tape and the songs on it.

I'll be putting them in my shop tomorrow, but for now email me at

eddie.argos.resource@gmail.com if you would like to buy one.

The Art Goblins recorded from a CD straight on to a tape and then covered in paint. Is exactly the way these songs were supposed to be heard. Enjoy.

Indie Disco/ White Noise.

I am an expert of the Indie Disco. Let me tell you why.

My touring with Art Brut has taken me all over the world. Unfortunately I am often too busy or hungover to do any sightseeing. For example I have never been to The Statue of Liberty in New York, The Capitoline museums in Rome or The Jane Austen Center in Bath. I have been to Indie Disco's in all of these exotic places though.

When I am on tour I sometimes end up at an Indie Disco five or six times a week.I have learnt from each and every Indie Disco I have been too. If I was to go on Mastermind my specialist subject would be The Indie Disco.

Here are some Indie Disco facts

90 per cent of all Indie Discos are called London's Calling.

The remaining 10 per cent are all called Panic.

Indie Discos don't play enough Helen Love.

That is just the tip of the iceberg of my Indie Disco knowledge.

I am utilizing my Indie Disco expertise with Dyan Valdes from The Blood Arm (who has a very similar set of skills) this Saturday the 2nd of April at White Noise at White Trash in Berlin see you there.

I'm also hosting Rock And Roll Bingo at White Trash tomorrow. For my friends 8 Legs/Great White Shark. Unfortunately my knowledge of Bingo is not as vast as my knowledge of The Indie Disco but I'm a fast learner and you should come to that too.