Which reminds me, I must make some videos to promote moi. Meanwhile, Libran Arcatiste Duncan Fallowell (or Lad F, as I may start to call him) has posted this self-advertisement on YouTube for his upcoming Platinum Peepshow - described in his Wikipedia entry as "a second collection of profiles and commentaries...on the subject of art, fashion and entertainment."
The Peepshow vid washes the brain with images galore pertinent to Lad F's slebby career encounters and cultural interests. Gilbert & George, Lulu (I think), Bowie, royalty, bloody-nosed Jay Kay and all sorts of other whatsname detrital meme resonances. Warhol would have loved it - especially the monotonous electronic drum beat.
I really do think it's time BBC4 commissioned a special fly-on-the-wall portrait of Duncan - of two hours duration at least! It would have to involve some sort of journey - Brecqhou perhaps or a return to Gozo (actually, Venice would be perfection - a major assault on brochure dreams by a jealous lover, Lad F himself). In his youthful dotage, DF finally has proper, grown-up recognition (having won the prestigious, literary PEN/Ackerley Prize last year for How to Disappear: A Memoir for Misfits - now out in paperback, Kindle and other formats) and his worldly drawl would snap up new fans in an instant.
Anyway, watch the video - it's just a minute or two long.
11 comments:
What's a detrital meme?
What's Studio Bloody? Doesn't come up on google
I do not know, nor have I ever known, 'Studio Bloody'.
What was Lad F's first collection then?
I saw your tweet to BBC Four. Here's hoping!
Perhaps Fallowell could become CONTROLLER of BBC4 - it needs panache!!!!!
Like the music
Will Peepshow include Duncan's early Speccie stuff?
Presumably that's Studio Bloody in the front frame. I want to go there
Amazing this blog continues. It's like the demon in The Exorcist.
I love those shoes with the red stockings
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