COOL COOL SUMMER

Greetings! I have not had very much time at all to consider what to put into this months blog, usually I have an idea of what I would like to say or at least how I feel about the Camden Calling project at any given time. This month has been somewhat of a whirlwind and I am left for once it seems pretty speechless.

I like the idea of this section of the blog to be an insight into what it is like to run this project rather than a sort of newsletter blurb of what is going on and coming up, we have a newsletter and a twitter and a facebook and all those awful things. I like the idea that this is excuse the pun, my space where I can think and reflect on the work that I am doing. That I can look back on over time, with fondness, hindsight and some embarassment perhaps as one would the diary kept of an earnest teenager, yes I had one of those too.

However this month has been totally mental, no other word to describe I am afraid, so please or offend I will say it again, has been mental mate, totally bloody mental. So this entry is just gonna be a rundown of what has happened and what we have coming up.

LOCKED IN TRANSIT - The video project is on it's feet and steaming ahead like a runaway train. We have one video about to go into production already and will be shooting one about every six weeks until we have five new music videos inspired by the life journeys of vulnerable people. At this point I should say a massive thanks to MTV who came in to see us at Endell St and delivered a fantastic workshop.

LOCKED ON RADIO - SEE SEE this title is with a link, the blog pages are now live and we will be loading one show per month via soundcloud for your delight. The blog also includes everything you may want to know about this project plus news, views, extended interviews and other mumbo jumbo. We would like to to give as many of you the opportunity to contribute to LOCKED ON as possible, so please give it a look, start to follow and contribute to a rather unique podcast show.

CAMDEN CALLING DOCUMENTARY - Alan Dekay Jonny and myself will be going up to Sheffield for Doc/Fest on the 10th June where Anna Edwards Storyville short film will be screened for the first time.

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN THE MARKET - Thanks to a little bit of help from our friends at Strummerville Camden Calling will be opening a merchandise stall one day per week in Camden Lock Market selling a range of our t-s an hoodies. We hope to kick off later in June

We also have more gigs to add to our calendar with a new bank holiday Sunday residency at Camden Rock. We launch this Sunday and you can check this out by visiting the gig page.

So as you can see a manic month and very little time to do any of that hippy dippy reflective shit, so until next month adios.