A spoken word short story by Willy Vlautin, frontman of the band Richmond Fontaine, and author of the novels Lean on Pete, Northline and The Motel Life. 

The story features characters from Lean on Pete, and music by Richmond Fontaine. 

A Motorcycle for a Horse by Willy Vlautin

Berto listens to an ear movie about a late-nite paranormal talk radio guest who tells of near death adventures through mind-altering astral realms populated by a gallery of colorful spirits. 

*HEADPHONES RECOMMENDED*

Cast (@ refers to twitter)

Blauergeist @blauer_geist
Brendan @luso_brendan
Ford @fordlikethecar
Jack Mason @lotus__point
Zach Langley Chi Chi @asukahomo
Charls Carroll @goodcharls
NeedsSalt @StilNotHavin_It
Effina Carroll @effinacarroll
Thaddeus Russell @ThaddeusRussell
Amanda Milius @AmandaMilius
Anthony Sisco 
Erick Hayden 
Andrew Ruse
James Bivens
Andrew Dalton

11 - HEREAFTER MAN - A GHOST JAIL STORY

Sun Dogs

This month's episode features two London based artists – singer-songwriter Rob Hollamby and writer Rose Edwards – working around the theme of "Dreams." 

Episode 3 – Dreams

Huck - Vocals, acoustic guitar.
Jamie Cooper - Electric guitar.
Seb Reynolds - Keys, FX.
Billy Quarterman - Bass guitar.
Greig Stewart - Drums, percussion.

Engineered by Martin Newton/recorded by Jamie Morris live at The Old Fire Station, Oxford, 12 June 2014. Mixed and mastered by Jimmy Hetherington at PCE Audio, Oxford, Fall 2015. Design/illustration by Joe Wilkins.

Alexander the Great: a Folk Operetta was a co-production between Sebastian Reynolds and The Cambridge Junction as part of the PRSF development scheme New Music Plus...UK.

(c) 2015 Operetta Records / PinDrop Productions

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ALEXANDER

I was a bored little boy
With the night and the day in his eyes.
I told myself I’d seen it all.
But all that I saw, I was shown—
I’m as blind as a bat on my own.
I long to hear some echoed call.

Dull dusk of the soul…
Dawn of the dead as a dodo…

So put Dionysus to rest,
Let Apollo be put to the test
Under a tragicomic pall,
And we’ll find his fatal flaw.

Low to New Mexico’s ground,
Where the ghost of a crow may be bound,
I’ll take what’s left of Johnny’s love
And raise a new idol in dust.
Something tells me my god will be just.
Is that a lightning bolt above
Or a crooked eagle claw?

Dull dusk of the soul…
Dawn of the dead as a dodo…
With a baby in its craw.

Alexander

Sophie Collins reads her poem 'Who Is Mary Sue?' from her debut collection of the same name, published by Faber in February 2018.

Who Is Mary Sue? read by Sophie Collins

The Epstein
‘Calling Out Your Name’ 
- Download single
Released 10th June 2013 via Zawinul/PIAS

Available to download from The Epstein bandcamp with Oli Steadman (Stornoway) remix:

www.theepstein.bandcamp.com


"The Epstein play in another league: a vast, desert-like land of the soul.” 
- Rolling Stone (Editors Choice)

“Album of the week” – Huw Stephens, Radio 1

"The Epstein’s sound is cinematic, captivating and immersive. With intrinsically woven vocals and warm melodies that swoop and soar.” 
- Music Week

“As engaging as Calexico and as endearing as The Broken Family Band.” 
- Q

Calling Out Your Name is the new single from Oxford based alt-pop outfit The Epstein, taken from their forthcoming second album Murmurations.

The Epstein began life a few years ago when singer/songwriter Olly Wills started playing open mic nights with guitarist Jon Berry in the back rooms of pubs in Oxford and London.  Gradually developing into a full, country-edged band, The Epstein’s debut album Last Of The Charanguistas won them the ‘Editors Choice’ accolade in Rolling Stone as well as Huw Stephens’ ‘Album of the Week’ on Radio 1, leading them to Glastonbury, various other prime festival slots and a much wider audience.

Since then they have grown impressively, evolving through their modest Americana roots into a more ambitious, adventurous proposition, incorporating ambient electronica, Morricone-style orchestral backdrops and sweeping widescreen blues.  Recorded over 14 months in London, Oxford and Bremen, Murmurations is a departure from the raw, live sound of their previous release and captures the band at their most majestic.  As lead singer Olly Wills states:

“We weren’t looking to catch the live performance, which is what we obsessed over in previous recordings.  We wanted this to be the style of us in the studio with the time and thought that go into the process.  We wanted this to be grand, wide-ranging, epic and cinematic in scope.”

The first single I Held You Once, with its distinctive vibe of West-Coast folk-rock wrapped in a Spector-like wall of sound, was a live favourite for some time.  Its follow-up, Calling Out Your Name, continues to showcase their newfound widescreen sound.  Beginning with a sweet, humble vocal line set to chiming, harmonious guitars, the song swells with gorgeous strings and a building tom beat before finally bursting into a joyous crescendo of sparkling melody.

The download single comes backed with an exclusive remix by Oli Steadman of fellow Oxford pop pioneers Stornoway, who takes the original track through a series of gloriously skewed detours.  Bubbling keys, cut-up Kid A vocals and a pounding kick drum and bass make way for increasingly dizzying rhythms with skittering drums and diseased android effects.  Amazingly, the remix is made entirely from the original recorded audio with no synths or samples, the additional rhythms fashioned from the band’s multi-tracked vocals.  

For all press + radio enquiries, contact Seb at Pindrop Publicity seb@pindroppublicity.com / 07932635856


THE EPSTEIN - Calling Out Your Name

Humphrey 'Huck' Astley plays 'A Sufi from Dixie' and 'Xander' from his forthcoming concept album and stage show 'Alexander the Great: a Folk Operetta', at London Poetry Systems on 16.02.2013. The work is, in Huck's own words, 'A queer runaway myth of two young friends and their fall from grace in Dixie.' http://facebook.com/alexandertheoperetta

Huck live at London Poetry Systems

Huck - vocals, acoustic and bass guitar.
Jamie Cooper - electric guitar.
Tommy Longfellow - drums.

Engineered by Martin Newton; mixed and mastered by Jimmy Hetherington in Oxford, UK. Design/illustration by Joe Wilkins.

(c) 2013 Operetta Records/PinDrop Productions 

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1. ALEX

I was a bored little boy growing up in the Country, where paintwork flaked and Bluewood resin bled, surrounded by Beauty, but the grass was always greener in my head.

I had a book for a toy, Jesus walking on water, but I always liked the scary stories best, with God like a father who put His frightened children to the test.

Momma never got to call my name, but Poppa says she guides him all the same. He’s gonna drive a righteous path through half of Texas, and if my Daddy’s going places, I’m going too.

I make the same steady oath at a school in the City, but I never had to raise my voice before. I pledge to the Fifty and learn the history of the Civil War.

Something in my gut ain’t staying down, but Poppa says it’s poisonous, this town. He’s certain of much more than Death and Taxes, and if my Daddy says it’s right, it must be true.

It was the mud of my growth at the feet of the Century.

Alex

HUCK

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