Tuesday, 1 July 2014

Junebug

This month, Adam set off for another tour of L.A. comedy clubs and there was rumour of a Nerdist podcast which has come to nought as far as I can tell. He did these though and BLOGGED about another podcast:
Mon 2nd Jun - Crash Test at the UCBT in L.A.
Wed 4th Jun – Nerd Meltdown at Meltdown Comics in L.A.
Sat 7th Jun - The Prompter at the Meltdown in L.A. (and the Buxty Birthday, fyi)
Sun 8th Jun - at the Mack Sennett Studio in L.A.





Adam returned to Sheffield Docfest and the lucky sods got his Bowie Special, Cobbler Bob an' all.

Such a wonderful venue. I wish I could have been there.





followed gratifyingly by this



There are some more pictures of the Bowie Special here, here, here and here but don't forget Chris Saltyman's video. This is a review here.




The XL Recordings BUG Special worked so well in London that he took it to both Glasgow and Manchester.  Read more here including Milland Suman's bespoke intro film.

It looks like Edwyn Collins and Marc Riley went along to the Manchester show and Frank Black turned up on screen via Skype/FaceTime at the Glasgow gig. Adam phoned in an interview with RadMac which is preserved forever here.



Adam found the time to add his voice to more Ladybird. Check out the full range including three Chris Judge books.

This month, we discovered that the Adam and Joe Song Wars Vol. 2 is no longer on iTunes. It makes me feel sick to my very core. I fear Dreamboat records went the way of the ferry man.

There were a lot of tweets linking this, though.



Ben Baker made a comedy compilation.



Now here's a really absurd thing. Very rarely, I see someone taunt me with a tweeted picture of their signed copy of the Adam and Joe Book. Don't ask me if all the planets in the idiotholeverse were strangely aligned but out of nowhere, TWO people decided to tweet similar things On The Same Day (I think you know the voice you're supposed to read that in).





On 25th June, Adam tirelessly bended his knees and pulled funny faces for a slew of award-happy winners at the Broadcast Digital Awards. One Two Three ....there are more somewhere.

I got cross about this:



The Metro included Lee Hardcastle's claymation trailer as voiced by Adam.



The only mention of Joe this month was continued chatter relating to Edgar leaving his Ant-Man director's chair cold. Although I was enchanted by this.



Alan Davies rolled out a new show for Dave which included stand-up John Robbins recounting his friend Paul's Bringer of the Spiders story. There were bits of Twitter snorting when this happened but John confirmed it was his mate's story. Actually, Dave are repeating the series and I do recommend you entertain yourself with it. Episode one includes the actual Jon RonSon. I'd quite like to see Adam guesting on series two. No, actually, I'd quite like to see Adam hosting series two. I think he would be very comfortable there and Mr Davies doesn't need to do any more telly.....really.....only a bit?



I'm including this because we need to encourage the young people to watch telly.



and for later on in life, this discovery was made.



I have no idea what this is all about but that looks like one tasty sandwich.



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Sunday, 1 June 2014

Mayte!

I've been looking forward to getting the May missive sorted because it's packed with Buxty picture joy.

Adam's Zavid Bowie Special deservedly won a Radio Academy Award! Blonde radio presenting bookends Annie Nightingale and Edith Bowman tweeted congratulations.



However, he kicked off the month with this delightful picture from the pantry of the Buxton Billet.




Then he went on to upload all the old, beloved XFM Podcasts. The 'Best Of' version has Zac's artwork.




He did a gig for Friends of the Earth....(and another picture here)




He also hosted the Design Week Awards (more pix here, here and here).




The following week, he took Kernel Panic for another twirl around the country. Tickets sold out so quickly in Nottingham that he had to add another show.

He lent his voice to George's Foot in the Door video.



Adam posted this picture in May and I'm hoping it heralds his inclusion in an episode of Gadget Man. It might have just been a light lunch with Graham Linehan, though.



Julian Oxley wrote a review of the Leeds show.

I told you there would be a lot of lovely pictures this month.



Adam was briefly on The Horne Section which I really ought to put on my nuggets blog since it's gone from the iPlayer now. Can I also recommend Alex Horne Breaks The News from Dave? Thank you.

The month finished up with the first outing of XL Recordings BUG Special at the BFI.



This beautiful evening included a superb on-stage interview with Nick Heyward Felix Buxton.




More pictures from Ben Meadows here and here plus WoznotWoz took this Instagram. Creative Hub reviewed the night.

It doesn't give me any pleasure at all to relate this is the month when Edgar Wright (and therefore Joe Cornish) ceased to work on Ant-Man. I cannot begin to imagine how this has felt for them both. They had worked for so long to bring this to the screen and had been encouraged all the way along the line, until now. If you look back over the various interviews throughout the years, any reference made was always tentative. We may never know if that was because they were always wary that their concept might not eventually be accepted by the Marvelverse but they, especially Edgar, had their feet firmly wedged in the starting blocks and this must have felt like they'd twisted their ankles seconds before the gun went off.

It was a busy month for fan activity too.

A dear Twitter friend was inspired by some frozen weesticks.


and this fantatic compilation was honed by Dan Gale that will do things to your eyes that'll have you reaching for the Revitalift.







Finally, why not pass a few moments looking at Adam's Vines?


Annoyingly, I can't see how to embed with an audio toggle. It's either on (tiny bit irritating after a while) or off (eerily quiet). Soz.
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Thursday, 1 May 2014

Pieces of April

It would seem Adam started the month with this.



Followed by two engagements the next day.



Sarah's interview is here.

and recording an episode of The Horne Section, for which you can find more details in May.



Later in the month and ahead of his West End shows, Adam spoke to Shaun Keaveny. I made a special page.

Time Out have several pictures of Adam with sushi.



Ooow- Adam Buxton and Tim Key in the same pictures....








At the last minute, Adam also joined Claudia O'Doherty for her Friday show after his final Kernel Panic at the Duchess Theatre.

The New Cross and Deptford Festival showed Attack the Block and I believe it was in some way powered by bicycles.

The month sadly ended with this.



...which was the only mention of Joe all month.
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Tuesday, 1 April 2014

The Ideas of March

Adam kicked off the month by joining Marc Riley at the 6Music Festival in Manchester.

I made a nugget page for it with some soundbytes and gathered photos.



Chris Judge's books are being narrated by Adam for ME (no, not me).

Steven Price, who composed the music for Joe's film Attack the Block, won an OSCAR this month for the Gravity soundtrack.

Graham Linehan continues to mention his drama with Adam.

Adam's Bowie documentary was nominated for a Radio Academy Award!



Reports began that Joe Cornish had signed up for directing Section 6 but this project courts a lot of controvasy and litigation.

Adam made his way over the big sea to New York, Austin and L.A. and there was so much interaction that I put it in a little nugpost.



Adam and the BUG team are inspirational!






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Saturday, 1 March 2014

February: The Last Month of Winter, apparently

I shouldn't do this when I'm not inspired. It just looks like turgid list. Embedded tweets give it a fancy edge of confusion though, don't they?

Adam appeared live this month: Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast on the 17th and on to do Kernel Panic for four nights at the Norwich Arts Centre (ok, one was in March).



There's a clip on the BBC4 page.

and then he did a Google Hangout with Metronomy the next day!



I don't know if you knew this, but Adam eats SUSHI, of all things..... Of course you knew. What a joyful picture.





Richard Herring's interview with Adam sold out before I could assure my availability so I didn't get a seat but I was grumpy to learn some were empty.

I know people have a variety of reasons for not letting a theatre know if they're not going to turn up but I'm guessing it's often apathy and the assumption they won't get their money back. When a show is sold out, that's harsh. FORTUNATELY, Richard and the people/person at Go Faster Stripe provide not just audio but also a visual version of the show. You can buy that and the rest of the series HERE.

If you really don't think that Richard and Adam are worth the price of four cans of Aldi beer, and audio edit is available.



Finally, Adam did something extraordinary this month. In preparation for his visit to L.A., he wrote a letter to Marc Maron and exposed it to the intervwebs.

You'll also notice mention of gigs in that blogpost. With any luck, they'll be some news of Cornballs.
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Saturday, 1 February 2014

January, sick and tired, you've been hanging on me.

The joy of blogging tools means this post looks like it was published much, much earlier than July, doesn't it?

I never really even finished the December post so it's going to be OK to put this here, isn't it?





Eggheads had an Adam and Joe question on their New Year's Eve show too.

Adam put this wonderful Lego animation from Chris Salt on his YT channel. He commissioned it for his live Bowie shows along with one from the Layzell Brothers. The latter has yet to be noticed on the internet, I fear.



Edgar posted a picture of Joe on Walt's bench.

Attack the Block's composer, Steven Price was nominated for a Bafta, Golden Globe and Oscar this month for his work on Gravity.

Joe's name was included in a rumour about He-Man.

Edgar posted another picture of Joe. He looks like cheeky schoolboy on the first day of term.



Less so in this one.

Kristen made this cushion inspired by the wonderful Baaddad.




Adam was on Eight out of Ten Cats Does Countdown and he made this song.






and he trended....




Adam joined Graham Linehan for Chain Reaction and it seems to be on the iPlayer still.

Jim Field's book has been enhanced by Adam's voice.


OI FROG! Book Trailer from Jim Field on Vimeo.

This Podbean episode includes Adam too.

This turned up for no apparent reason but what the hey.



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Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Decemberized

The month started with the last BUG shows to be hosted by Adam for a little while. We await news of what he's finding to fill his time now that he doesn't have to trawl through endless YouTube comments however, a tweeted question about an eggcorn gave rise to a ripple of excitement in my silly noggin.

Adam recorded an episode of Danny Baker's BBC4 show. You can find more details here, such as they are.

Joe finally detached himself from the Star Trek III, apparently.

There are other waffle links from September, October and November.

That'll be it unless I feel moved to do a round-up of the year in a couple of weeks but there are a couple of bits of trivia:

Frankie Boyle discovered Taffin and the ICA actually screened it theatrically. I'd love to know what the audience count was for that one. 

FILM HULK DUN A BOOK.

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Saturday, 30 November 2013

Nomovember

Not for the want of trying but I failed to grow a substantial moustache this month and shall hasten to return all sponsership monies received post haste.

Adam hosted the YouTube Awards from Abbey Road. The whole evening was live-streamed and there's plenty of evidence at the AdamAndJoe.com fansite.

Film4 finally scheduled Attack the Block to air on the night the action was set (bonfire night). I'm still waiting for a theatrical venue to have to guts and foresight to do the same.

Attack the Block's scorer, Steven Price has made a beautiful, award worthy job for the Gravity soundtrack (and also The World's End, out on DVD & Blu-ray NOW!).

Gemma Davison met Adam and Cyriak at the Bradford Animation Festival.

There was a lot of chatter this month about Cornballs being cajouled into directing Star Trek III, having turned it down in May. Mr Pegg's word is in the film here and JJ Abrams approves of the notion but Joe's still not attached.

Way too many people moaned about Jack Whitehall pinching Adam's Baaaddad idea. The first ep was fun. It has it's moments and it's more than fifteen years since Nigel first made his appearance on the Adam and Joe Show. I think we're ready to survive a different format by now with out a twissy-fit. Who watches BBC3 anyway? (I do).

Adam did the voice on the trailer for next year's Loco Comedy Film Festival.

Yet another tea time quiz show featured Adam and Joe in one of their questions so I gathered a few together here.

Adam had sushi with Black Francis.



















He also hosted the British Arrows (advertising industry award show).


The month wound down with Adam presenting the first of three BUG 40s at the BFI.


His special guest was the adorable Ian Pons Jewell . A young man called Steve Quinn was in the audience. Imagine how he must have felt when this popped up.

These were the last BUGs he'll preside over for a while as he's taking a break to concentrate on some stuff "of his own", as it were. I'm hoping a Christmas adblogpost might reveal a few more details but he's certainly worked very hard this year. He insists (well, mentioned in a tweet to Roo) that he won't be away for long.



Trivia: I could be wrong but I don't think Adam donned his lovely spectacles at this BUG which makes me wonder if he's been messing with lasers or sutin.
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Thursday, 31 October 2013

Oktoberfest

Adam kicked off the month with four gigs for "Comedy Central Live" in Stockholm and Gottenburg but there was precious little evidence of it.

Joe shunted over to L.A. for who knows how long.

@Monastico exhibited her felted artwork of Adam and Joe.

Adam got jiggy with the Brighton audience.

Edgar & Joe were tightening up the Ant-man script and there were casting rumours of Paul Rudd and Joseph Gordon Levett. On the 24th, Edgar tweeted a picture of Joe. Thedgar.



Sarah Anne blogged about Adam's first live show in Glasgow and then BUG went to Bergen.

Ian Greaves found this very early sound file featuring Adam with Tracey MacLeod in 2000.


At the end of the month, Lou Reed passed away a tad too soon but after a rockin' good life so thoughts turned to the sexy rock tortoise.
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Monday, 30 September 2013

Try to remember that kind of September

September started with this from Irv.




The ad with Adam's Friends jingle jongle took another season of airings.

Buzzfeed brought us twenty two reasons to love Adam Buxton, which was a master feat of restraint.

This amused me:


Adam continued to take his sell-out Edinburgh show, Kernel Panic across the country and a slew of interviews followed him from The British Comedy Guide, Emma McAlpine for Spoonfed & Sonya Barber for Time Out with more links below after his Union Chapel gig.

Jarvis Cocker played Joe's Meatballs song on his Sunday Service and Joe resigned his post from the role of directing Royden Lepp's Rust.

Joe gave a maserclass at the National Film and Television School which was chaired by the lovely and talented Corin Hardy. Even Screen International covered it. Corin blogged about hat theft.

Kernel Panic found it's way to the beautiful Union Chapel. Steve Bennett  reviewed it for Chortle and Joe was spotted in the audience/bar.  This gig also caught the attention of Evening Standard's Bruce Dessau and more people tweeted pictures.

Despite the fact that Hot Fuzz airs almost every other day, it still trends on Twitter.

On the 21st of the month, Attack the Block's Alex Esmail chatted to Framed Focus Screen Talkers about his role.

And finally, apropos of nothing much, watch this.


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Saturday, 17 August 2013

Proper Summer

If you're not being paid to blog, you'd be completely nutzoid to spend time bent over one when there's proper summer-style weather to enjoy. I'll grant you that it's a bit overcast today but this has been my stance on the virtual lack of blogg-edness.

In my defense, I did stir myself for a couple of hastily barked missives on my nugget blog but it's a far cry from a regular catch-up about Adam and Joe.

All this preamble is an apology for the stodgy pudding which must surely follow as I catch up from March. Eat until you're full and leave the rest in a tidy lump at the side.

In the interests of transparency, I might as well say most of this will be about Adam because Joe is.......he just is (but only just). I did hear some reports that he was making a model of Le Centre Pompidou out of les stick du lolly but they're thus far unfounded.

As well as continuing his Best of BUG touring & regular dates at the BFI and Norwich Playhouse, Adam has been expanding his reach by developing his own stand-up show, wearing even more body hair than nature gave him in support of Kevin Eldon's tv show and also interviewing terrifying actors.

Since my last proper update, Adam has added the full episodes of his BUG TV show to his YouTube Channel. Several people have helpfully made playlists for all eight eps. Here is Dominic's link. For reasons beyond his control, some episodes are too copyright-laden to be viewed on anything sexier than a laptop. You'll just have to make some time when you get home.

Joe has kept out of the public eye but has been spotted on a couple of red-carpets and made two public appearances just last week. Imagine!

It has now occurred to me to invoke the full might of simple internet technology and divide this huge catch-up into more manageable nuggets by pretending that I posted them at monthly intervals. I know I'll not fool any regulars but just think how much it'll impress a newbie.

So if you're really interested, scroll down to the April update and read forward from there.

Other things that happened this summer was that many, many people sent Adam tweetpics of a Coca Cola bottle with "Stephen" on it and twice that number told him, and continue to tell him that Taffin is on Netflix. What a joyous season it has been.




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Friday, 16 August 2013

Augustly

Adam took Kernel Panic to Edinburgh where it pretty much sold out (to the extent that the naughty venue owners sold seats with a view so restricted, it wasn't actually a view, much to Adam's great dismay, frustration and personal distress). An act wishing to perform at The Fringe have their venue allocated to them without choice and it would seem, with scant consideration to the format in which it will be presented.

Southerners have a chance to see this show at The Union Chapel in September and he's also taking it to Belfast in one of the Irish parts of the country, then to Brighton in October. Adam is keen that anyone attending should read this notice on his blog.

He's still taking BUG all around the country and over the last few months has reprised his Ninja Tunes, Warp Records and Fat Boy Slim specials.  He's even done a couple of seminars which were so well received, I did a little green pop of envy. He made a live jingle jongle, for goodness sake.

While Adam was in Edinburgh, he did a couple of lovely podcasts.

Here's James Walker's interview.



then Peacock and Gamble did one too. Click on 8th August link here.

Simon Pegg cranked up the Ant-Man rumour mill for a bit of a laugh.

The Film4 Summer Screen series included The Great Teen Debate in it's Behind the Screen talks. Joe Cornish sat on the panel to discuss favourite moments.


Joe also attended the Shuffle Film Festival, introducing two screenings of Attack the Block and giving a short Q and A.  Watch Danny Boyle talking about the festival below and read more about the festival here.


If you're really interested, the event list I try to keep can be scrolled back into the past, so you can see what you've missed.

You may chose to believe this is totally unrelated, but Steven Price's score for  Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg's "The World's End" is available in tangible form.  Edgar blogged details here. He also composed the music for Joe's "Attack the Block".

Me Books continue to pump away at Adam's vocal chords. I believe The Brave Beast is a new addition.
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Monday, 12 August 2013

Joe Cornish Introduces Attack the Block this Wednesday

I know. I know. You don't get the tiniest whiff of his long shanks for months and then he pops up twice in one week. 


If you missed the chance to catch Joe's contribution to Ultra Culture's Great Teen Movie Debate on Saturday you can take solace in another couple of opportunities on Wednesday. You'll have to make the effort to get all the way to E3 but it'll be worth it. It's super easy on the buses and tube.

Danny Boyle has curated the Shuffle Festival. That's a clever word meaning he did the choosing and he chose Attack the Block as one of a very diverse selection of films.


They're showing them in and around the disused psychiatric hospital at St Clement's in Mile End Road, E3 4LH.

The full programme is here and you're going to kick yourself when you see what you've missed already.

This Wednesday, 14th August 2013, Attack the Block will be shown indoors at 7:00pm for the weather-phobes. If you've got a laissez-faire attitude and your plastic, pocket poncho handy, you could opt for the 8:30pm outdoor screening. Joe will introduce both of them.

There's an intrepid sense of make-do-and-mend about St Clement's. The indoor screening will have church hall style chairs, bean bags and benches. They'll be a few of those outdoors too plus a couple of pews and lots of lovely red deck chairs, so you can pretend you're Rhys Ifans while you're watching.

If you were to pitch up earlier, you could check out the variety of food and drink. There are performance pieces and video installations in one of the derelict buildings. I recommend the work of Susan Aldworth who's exhibiting two films that feel like a blend of early David Wilson & early Cyriak with a touch of The Drowned Man thrown in.

Danny Boyle really loved Joe's film.

There's a map of the area here. It's tiny but BIG.

I'm not sure what will be happening during the week but today there were bands, happy brains, bubbles & bingo.......but not just any bingo....it was 'Car Boot Disco Bingo' -  a description which could not be more efficient.

I realise it sounds awful but it's very popular and everyone taking part looked fit to burst with joy.

Keep your eyes open because apart from spotting a Joe Cornish
  
........you might also notice an amenable Danny Boyle.

















If you're thinking 'cor, that looks really leafy and green', 
there are even patches of wild flowers.

 

......and if you didn't believe me, here are Bubbles, a Brain plan of happy thoughts and a Band fronted by Lionel.
 
   


 You might also find a princess on a Bike........


....some Boots.....(well, mainly shoes)


.....and a mind Boggling maze of memories and wood.


.....and sorry....I'll do a proper blog update soonish. (I may not)
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Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Jewelry - Julyery - whatever

There was great excitement towards the end of June when Jonny Greenwood tweeted a picture of Adam in a field of rape or mustard or sutin, heralding the news that Adam would contribute to the first of three programmes Colin was doing in Jarvis's 6Music slot.

Adam put the show on his Soundcloud in two parts. It's a joyful bit of ear nice.





There's some more about Here 2013....um....here and a review of BUG from Bristol.

Time Out reckon Adam chose his top five videos for them but I can only see one there.

Sally Grosart made this wonderful poster for Adam's BUG tour.
 

Popcorn Taxi have posted a transcript of the telephone Q and A Joe Cornish did with them a couple of years ago for Attack the Block. Even after all this time, people are still podding about the film.

I stumbled across this pleasing little nubbin again and I thought I'd share it.

This defies everything that is sensible.



but that's not all this guy does



You know Mike Shinks, the best that Fran can get? Well, Fran approved of Mike enough to make a lovely son and here he is with Adam (photographed at the recent Manchester BUG shows). While I'm about it, look at a gorgeous snap taken at Latitude.



Finally, here are some familiar lyrics but the fun is in the circular translations and wonky Japanese spelling.
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Sunday, 30 June 2013

Junery Buffoonery

Once again, I'm retro-posting this in August but fooling everyone that I did it in June.

Total Film posted a lovely picture of Joe Cornish attending the World War Z premiere (as did Tanya). Adam was refused an invite due to the CK business*.

Theo Bosenquet has written a piece about Luke Treadaway (Brewis from Attack the Block) and the charity event he organised to help Autism charities. It was a really cool evening with some fantastic contributors.

Franz Drameh from Attack the Block was named as one of Screen International's 2013 UK Stars of Tomorrow.


Tim Butcher talked to Adam in a pod, like a pea.



Somebody :rolleyes: has put Adam's section of Celebrity Mastermind on YouTube.



Anthony Rubio has tatooed up his arm ATB-style!

Adam has finally put their Women's Hour radio play on his Soundcloud.




The PayPal Etail Awards invited Adam to present on the gong night.


Ben Steers took a sneaky picture of Adam at Here2013 as he composed a jingle "Wednesday Shag", before his very eyes.  It's Nice That have more pictures here.

You can check back on all the Buxty gigs you missed over at Hobbsy's fansite.

* I made that up.
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Friday, 31 May 2013

Mayish Update

Once again, I wrote this in August but I reserve the right to be as timey wimey as I ruddy, well please.

Adam popped up in The Skinny this month and there are some pictures from Belfast in this gallery. The Observer carried an interview, the Manchester Evening News had this, The List this and Marielle Osmont wrote this.

Finally in the review department, longtime fan, Sean Murricane not only wrote a lovely blog but got a personal thank you from Adam.



Ealing council announced a comedy festival in Walpole Park and Adam's doing a Big Tent version of BUG there with the help of the lovely people at Nomad Cinema.

Some of the Best of BUGs around the country have been daubing the hands of visitors with Adam's face.



The Prince Charles Cinema double billed Attack the Block with Critters for a couple of evenings in May.

There was a tiny bit more mention of Ant-Man (for which Joe has penned the script with Edgar Wright) in a Marvel update.



At the end of the month, Adam was asked to host a discussion at the Regent Street Applestore with Michael Shannon as he was in town to promote The Iceman.

As with everything he does, Adam immersed himself into thorough research and worked hard to present his own brand of interview. He even made some pictures which, for one reason and another, didn't see the light of day until he showed them to a small crowd at his early Kernel Panic previews.

Adam had the sense that the interview wasn't going well. You'll find it on iTunes in Zodcast form, so you can decide but there were several people who took the time to tweet their delight.




You may remember that back in November, Adam introduced The Man Who Fell To Earth as his Screen Epiphany at the BFI. Finally, in May a small clip of the introduction was put on the website.

Someone's put a load of stüffe on the internet.
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Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Aprilish Update

As I'm writing this in August (you'll have to read here to find out why) the Bowie Is exhibition has been and gone from these shores but Adam's 6Music Bowie Special aired in April and was a wonderful treat, soon followed by a BUG Special during the Bowie Weekend held at the V and A.  Those lucky few who marched up to demand free entrance were treated to over an hour of delicious waffle from Adam on his most beloved topic including two beautifully rendered video versions of the imagined conversations first aired on 6Music.

Intimate 6Music friend, Chris Assault with a Deadly Weapon Saltyman Salt made a Lego version of Bowie's re-inventing discussion with Angie and The Layzell Brothers visually realised the exchange between Bowie, Visconti and Eno. These videos will not be available online until the current format of Kernel Panic has ended as they're best viewed up big.

Sally Grosart has also made a Bowie Paper Person.

Adam's performances at the regular BUG shows are so thoroughly enjoyed but by their nature, require a structure based primarily upon showing the recent output of talented music director types from far and wide.  By building material for his own show, Adam can lark around like a ridiculous ponce, showing the things he really enjoys and inserting more of his own work, in the tireless manner that he brings to anything to which he contributes.  The result of this is Kernel Panic.

This new strand to his repertoire is being managed and marketed by the delicious people at The Invisible Dot and as an aside, I cannot recommend their venue(s) more highly. The tiny room in King's Cross is particularly good fun in the hot weather - if your idea of fun is being deprived of oxygen and melting into a pool of sweat.  It's all worth it though. This Spring and early Summer we have been spoiled by the chance to see warm-up performances from some of the UK's most celebrated comedians, including Adam's Work In Progress. 

Adam has also joined Peter Serafinowicz to add his voice to Lego City Undercover, if you have a game machine. Did I mention that last month at all?

Adam popped up in a couple of episodes of It's Kevin. Look at the clip, why don't you?

Michael Towers made this 1" homage to the Fist In Chips waffle.



This rather lovely tweet popped up in April too.


It's always fun when someone takes a snap of Adam's desktop folder.


It's not quite all about Adam this month.

Luke Treadaway, who played Brewis in Attack the Block, deservedly won this year's Best Actor Olivier Award for his portrayal of Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.

Elizabeth Donnelly reminisces about the last time Wright, Pegg and Frost hit the roads of Americas (with Joe too).

Edgar Wright held and introduced his Screen Epiphany at the BFI, a clip of which is here. His buddy and sometime writing partner, J M Cornish folded his long shanks into a chair at the NFT1 to watch too.


Speaking of Ant-Man (as I was, obliquely), you can read a Marvel-based update here.

Tyler Stout has made some wonderful limited edition posters for Attack the Block.

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