Helen McCookerybook

Papa Was A Rolling Pin.

Friday, June 29, 2012

Brittletwist

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I have posted a new track on reverbnation.com/helenmccookerybook It's one of the seven ages of women, from Voxpop Puella
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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Gigs this Weekend

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Tomorrow I am supporting Martin at the bijou Eyre Chapel in 'leaning spire' Chesterfield. It is a lovely little venue and the gig as...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Redandpurpleladiestable at the V&A

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Aren't they great?
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Martin, Stageit.com, Tonight 8 p.m.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Yoko Ono, The Serpentine Gallery

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It is a short walk from Hyde Park Corner, through a fabulously scented rose garden (nose-to-the-rose experience only marred by a fat and con...
Sunday, June 24, 2012

Barbaraville Badges

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Hot off the press, or the badge machine anyway- will be on sale at gigs this weekend. A quid each, or nine for a tenner (supermarket valu...
Saturday, June 23, 2012

Energy

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Where did it come from? Up at 7.30, cleaned kitchen windows inside and out, vacuumed front room and stairs, hung new net curtain instead of ...
Friday, June 22, 2012

Bright Yellow Jacket

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Relegated to the depths of the cupboard after reflecting unkindly onto my face in a photograph two years ago, the Bright Yellow Jacket has s...

Punky Times: Delving

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I have spent the morning with Gina, who is making a documentary about The Raincoats. She has some absolutely riveting footage, and I have p...
Thursday, June 21, 2012

'CSEs Were Easier Than 'O' Levels'

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I can't believe the guff this Government comes out with, and I actually heard a senior member of staff at my last University perpetuate ...
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First Part of Gonzo Blog Interview

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I had a chat to a very genial gentleman yesterday afternoon and part of the interview appears here: maybe it was because it was a teatime in...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Birds and Humans

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As I sat with Laura in the billiards room working on her song with her, we heard a cackling sound from outside the window. There, on the sto...
Monday, June 18, 2012

The Songwriting Weekend

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The Songwriting Weekend at the Friar's Carse had the biggest ever turnout this year, which looked pretty terrifying on Friday night, but...
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Thursday, June 14, 2012

The Leveson Enquiry

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I remain riveted by the Leveson Enquiry, and wish I could just watch it all day, instead of just the snippets that I catch on the news. Wha...
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More About Punk

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Tune in to Vivien Goldman's Radio Show this weekend, after watching Punk Britannia Part Three. And then read my book The Lost Women of...
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Helen McCookerybook
Music at http://helenmccookerybook.bandcamp.com I can't decide what I want to be. I thought I was an illustrator, and then I turned into a musician by accident. Along the way I've wanted to be a fireman and HGV driver and it's getting too late now! I can't stop writing songs, and if I did, I'd not be able to stop drawing pictures. I wish I could play piano, trumpet and accordion. . I nearly bought a motorbike (BSA Bantam), but spent the money on a bass amplifier instead and joined Joby and the Hooligans in 1977. They morphed into The Chefs, and then I formed Helen and the Horns. I can't resist going into charity shops and buying clothes which I often take back the next day. I've written two books: 'The Lost Women of Rock Music: Female Musicians of the Punk Era', and 'She's At The Controls: Sound Engineering, Production and Gender Ventriloquism in the 21st Century' under the name Helen Reddington, which are available to buy from https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/shes-at-the-controls/ (and will be in your local library) I eat Magnum Classics all summer long, and mini-poppadums all winter. In spring and autumn, I don't eat anything.
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