Totally studly and macho flyer for the first Tooting Bizarre gig in Croydon, at the Scream Lounge . Vanessa’s excellent Euro-Prog band The K!Nights Of Rad (website/myspace to follow) support.

Weirdly continuing the nautical theme from last year’s flyers, Tooting Bizarre is now in it’s third year (I think) at the The Miller.

Todger launch their new record (see my album artwork below) at the Monto Water Rats on March 3rd. They are giving away a free A3 poster with each ticket, and I made a little web ad for it too:

I followed Todger into the studio, and filmed them recording the new record. Here’s day one:

Todger: Cockumentary DAY ONE

Todger’s third album, and their first full-length album with the full-fat electric line-up is now available. Recorded by our good friend Anthony Chapman, I was struggling to come up with the right cover for this. Something humorous but rocking, evil looking but with a wink. After a number of false starts, I woke up one morning with a vision of this. Luckily I have some instantly game friends, and I thank Mr.W and Miss.P for their assistance.

Inspired in no small way by the recent Francis Bacon exhibit, I was excited to try a tryptic of my own and bring some narrative into the design in a way that I’ve not achieved before. Here is the front cover in context:

The back cover is particularly silly and makes a satisfying job of undermining any initial perceived seriousness in the front cover. The satanic halo I’m particularly pleased with…

I have cut together five clips of Tooting Bizarre bands live in the studio with Anthony Chapman in High Wycombe. My favourite is 50ft Panda, which you can watch here:

50ft Panda - Variations on a Stick

The rest are available to watch on Youtube:

THE DOGHOUSE RILEY BAND: Cheapies | Refrigerator Lover
TODGER: Technological Arm
TOOTING BIZARRE: Old Kent Road