the last moondog party was
Wednesday the 16th March
moondog loves you easter egg-stravaganza...

at
PURPLE TURTLE, Mornington Crescent

with fantastic and unique live music as usual from Sgt. Buzfuz, Anton Barbeau, The Mink Troubadour Kamikaze Squadron, Emmy The Great and Brody and Quint.

Celebrating the eclectic, the acoustic and the insane... the moondog loves you club is a place for new music, experimental sounds and a generally fun night out with live art, performance, poetry, cartoons, robots, projections, drawing competitions, inflatables and of course scones...imagine a kind of "Later... with Rolf Harris" ... with more than a few surprises...

ANTON BARBEAU: The return to London of Sacramento's leading exponent of esoteric and highly-personalized psychedelic power-pop. With his "mind-bending" stage show, and his auto-neurotic humour, he is quietly yet quickly building a global fan-base. www.antonbarbeau.com

SERGEANT BUZFUZ: beautiful lyrical cynical and eccentric, a band with an eclectic line-up including dulcimer and violins... www.sergeantbuzfuz.com

THE MINK TROUBADOUR KAMIKAZE SQUADRON: five friends who have nothing better to do than sit around all day (sometimes in their underpants) writing silly, funny and extremely catchy songs about everything that comes within their stupid radar... prepare to be amazed... The Mink are about to change your life (and music) forever... www.themink.co.uk

EMMY THE GREAT: words can't describe how great Emmy actually is... so please come along and see for yourself... with bags of talent, humour and intelligence, Emmy is going to be massive... www.emmythegreat.com

and BRODY AND QUINT: it's been too long since we heard the wistful acoustic loveliness of Mark and Rosemary... get there early to catch one of the most special duos around... www.brodyandquint.com

with lots of lovely easter eggs too. It's easter soon you know... so please bring an egg (chocolate or homemade) to give to a stranger or friend!

the past events 16th December

moondog loves you christmas special...
the BIG ONE... at PURPLE TURTLE, Mornington Crescent
with The Mink Troubadour Kamikaze Squadron, Sara Schiralli, J. Starck and Emmy the Great...
and the wonderful Kris Demeanor

other PAST EVENTS...

8th December BLANG!
cool antifolk night at the 12 Bar Club...
with The Broken Family Band, Milk Kan, The Mink Troubadour Kamikaze Squadron,
and Sgt. Buzfuz...
from 8pm and only £5!

10th December KINKI at The Marquee, Leicester Square
where lust and glamour collide with rock and roll...

the ultimate night of fabulous glamorous fun-filled burlesque and debauchery with a Christmas flavour... at the legendary Marquee club in Leicester Square
the sexiest night of rock and roll partying this season...

17th NOVEMBER .... ACTION MEN IS HERE

at St Moritz, 149 Wardour Street, London
with MILK KAN, NATHAN PERSAD, JAGTAR, CHRIS KAHL and more...
a night for real men (with eagle eyes) and demanding women...

imagine a kind of "Later... with Rolf Harris" ... The moondog loves you club is a place for unusual music, experimental sounds and a generally fun night out with cartoons, competitions, prizes, our inflatable robot Rolf and of course scones... There's usually poetry, live art, inflatables, animations, projections, drawing competitions and more than a few surprises... and did I mention there's free SCONES?!

20th October... our HULA-WEEN spook-tacular...
WE HAD TO CHANGE VENUE AT THE LAST MINUTE TO THE PURPLE TURTLE near Mornington Crescent tube in Camden... thanks to all who came...

a Halloween party with a difference... a Hawaiian Luau from Hell... with live music from HUSH THE MANY, SERGE, DAVID CRONENBERG'S WIFE and IAIN DOOTSON, and some SECRET surprise guests too, a night to remember...e a bit of waikiki summer in October... what better way to celebrate Halloween than with some good hawaiian tunes...???

29th September BLANG! cool antifolk night at the 12 Bar Club... with SARA SCHIRALLI, Breadfoot and David Cronenberg's Wife, Sgt. Buzfuz and Jim Flanagan... from 8pm and only £5!

15th September... SEPTEMBER SONGS
our all-girl line-up featured SARA SCHIRALLI, EMALINE DELAPAIX and JOAN COFFEY
at the ST MORITZ club...

SARA SCHIRALLI : a girl and her guitar... delicate but powerful and moving songs from this rising star of acoustic music; EMALINE DELAPAIX: quirky, fiery upbeat folk from Australian singer and her band; and JOAN COFFEY: splendid folk-inspired Irish singer-songwriter...

6th September... NIZLOPI at The Bedford in Balham
NIZLOPI are once more taking to the tremendous stage of The Bedford in Balham for another evening of their own special acoustic mixture of folk and hip-hop... Please, please, please believe me and all those of us who love Nizlopi so much... you have to see these guys in action... with a new album out soon and their first album now available in HMV etc. these guys are doing so well and we're so proud... come and see them in this charming venue before they are too big for us... this time Luke and John are stipulating that they want everyone to dress up as their favourite musician or spiritual leader... this is going to be interesting... and no I'm not going as Nizlopi... There'll be top prizes for the best costumes... Jamie McDonald will be supporting.... The Gig is NIZLOPI @ The Bedford 77 Bedford Hill, Balham, London SW12 9HD... The date is Monday 6th September... Doors open at 7.30pm... £7.00 / £5.00cons... Telephone 0208 6828940... There are no ticket sales in Advance, although you can book a table.

18th August... MISTY'S BIG ADVENTURE and friends
... our favourite nine-piece gonzo-toyshop ska-band from Birmingham honour us with their presence for a fantastic night of musical craziness...with Deletia, Brody and Quint and Blabbermouth

We were honoured to have one of our all time favourite bands playing at the club on Wednesday the 18th of August, the phenomenal MISTY'S BIG ADVENTURE... our favourite nine-piece gonzo-toyshop ska-band from Birmingham played at the ST MORITZ club in Wardour Street for a fantastic night of musical craziness...with Smelly Ball favourites Deletia (their last ever gig!!!), sweet acoustic sound of Brody and Quint and the eccentric satire of Blabbermouth.

8th August... SCONES IN THE PARK 2004!!!!!
our FREE Summer mini-festival in Holland Park with live music, scones, games and prizes...
full line-up included Enzi and Marley, Sara Schiralli, Joan Coffey, Hush the Many, and Brody and Quint

1st August... Antifolk Night at the Buffalo Bar
London's first big anti-folk night gets off the ground in Highbury's Buffalo Bar...
acts included David Cronenberg's Wife, Sgt Buzfuz, Filthy Pedro, Milk Kan, Apricorn Quartet, Spinmaster Plantpot moondog and more. Music kicks off at 6pm. £5 on the door

28th July FLIPRON album launch at FOPP RECORDS Covent Garden more info here>>>>

21st July... moondog loves you club got HOTTER THAN JULY

at ROUGE featuring: DAVID CRONENBERG'S WIFE... a leading light in the UK antifolk scene... with songs full of headless dogs, suicidal husbands and boozed-up madmen, with a dark sense of humour, and touches of Lou Reed, a mixture of twisted acoustic ballads and insane electric pop songs, all delivered in a simple style... and the twisted genius of NATHAN PERSAD... acoustic retro-craziness from this self-styled god of home-made music... think Ben Folds meets Dexy's and Syd Barrett on an episode of The Monkees and you'll be nowhere close to imagining the pleasing sounds of Mr Persad... and AUTOMATIK's dreamy and ethereal electro-pop... as well as a special appearance by that shouty short bloke SPINMASTER PLANTPOT

June 16th... MAGGI, PIERCE & E.J. blew us away at the JUNE BUST OUT at Rouge!!!

Tanks to all who came down to the second MOONDOG LOVES YOU CLUB NIGHT at ROUGE, the JUNE BUST OUT!!!
on June 16th... teaming up with Up All Night Music this is now a regular night for the club at this great new venue with an exceptional line-up of moondog regulars, favourites and rising stars...
featuring: MAGGI, PIERCE AND E.J.... my favourite American band!!!!
Philadelphia based trio Maggi, Pierce And E.J.'s "down-home farm-city junk music" has awed and inspired audiences all over the U.S. and Europe with acoustic guitar, mandolin and dumbek, screamin' Strat, slammin' drums and thunderous bass. It's MPE's lush three-part harmonies that unify their inspired sound. Their infectious melodies and spontaneity create one hell of a live show.ÊWriting as a group, in pairs and individually, their tunes range from acoustic lullabies to raucous party stompers to hypnotic soulscapes. Catch them while they are still touring Europe this Summer!!!!

and the awesome sarf london duo MILK KAN
"Free-form, stream-of-consciousness blues-rapping with acoustic guitars, lyrical genius of the observational kind. It's mad, but after a day of piling through the Demo Mountain , this is the weirdest, most awkwardly endearing thing on earth right now."
Steve Lamacq

also the beautiful songs of SARA, poetry from PENNY BROADHURST and JUSTIN....
and a special last minute performance by the fabulous MARK SILVERMAN from New Jersey... at least one picture was taken... if it comes out we'll post in online... your drawings from the night coming soon too...

and if you missed our friends NIZLOPI playing with the amazing Joan Coffey at The Bedford in Balham on the 7th of June, do not despair... they will be both back at the moondog loves you club sometime soon... we hope you can make it to one of these gigs...

19th May.... NUTS IN MAY

<<<FLIPRON

With the world's best alt-hawaiian beat combo FLIPRON as our headline act, this was truly a great night...Thanks for coming down to Rouge to help us get the nights off to a good start. Everyone had a brilliant time. the other acts on the night were an eclectic mix of artists including our own attempt at a band Spooky Action At A Distance (Rachel and myself doing some new songs as well as Pressing the Buttons), acoustic loveliness from SARA, the wonderful J. STARCK and the Johhny-Cash-inspired grumblings of IAIN DOOTSON... it was a corker!!!! Photos coming online soon... We need more acts for the next one so if you are a singer, performer, artist or poet please get in touch...

MOONDOG GOES INTO THE STORM
I've done some illustrations for an article in the new online magazine INTO THE STORM...
have a looky here...www.intothestorm.com

MOONDOG IN PRINT....

moondog loves you is already featured in a new book about street art called The Art of Rebellion but there is also a forthcoming publication on urban art called ART DE RUE released in April in France which will include photos of moondog loves you artworks in situ...and will be available at www.artifacts-editions.com The following artists have been selected to be in the book : MAMBO, ALèXONE, SWEZA, FINSTA, BAD FAME INC., MOKER, TABAS, KRSN, YOK, ANDRŽ, KEVIN DRESSER, FAFI + TILT, MOONDOG LOVES YOU, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, INKUNSTRUCTION, STAAK, HNT, EL TONO, NURIA, AKROE, LE PIGEON, SPACE 3, EROSIE, ZIME, INFLUENZA, ANONYMOUS, ESCARgo !, HUMANIFREE, FRAN‚OIS MOREL, EAST ERIC, SHEF, CRE, 123 KLAN, MAYA HAYUK, BORIS HOPPEK, VINNIE RAY, FLYING FORTRESS, XOOOOX, CODY PICKRODT, SUMS, KORALIE, VIAGRAFIK, MISS VAN, PAO, SCOUT, SWOON, EKO, ABOVE, WHEN DOGS FLY, JON BURGERMAN, CALMA, ARNO PIROUD ... also there is a review with pictures in this months KINK magazine... again if anyone has pictures of the tags in interesting places I'd love to see them... I'll be putting more photos online soon...


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NME LOVES MOONDOG
In a recent issue of NME, counting down the top 100 "reasons why 2004 will rock" this very site came in at number 49!!!
I'll scan it when I get time but it includes a pic of a tag, a namecheck for me and a mention of our healthy obsession with scones...
"With a Beano-style Moondog Club to join as well as T-shirts, badges and books now available to buy, 2004 is going to see us saying goodbye to Kitty and hello to Moondog." Thanks to Leonie Cooper for writing these words and to John Parker for bringing it to my attention... Have Nizlopi made it into NME yet?

MOONDOG FOR SALE....

moondog loves you featured in the Anno Domini exhibition FRESH PRODUCE in San Jose, California featuring urban artists and their products... opened on the 5th of December 2003.

10th December!!! MOONDOG LOVES YOU CLUB CHRISTMAS SPECIAL....
WITH DJ SENZA TEMPO AND FRIENDS....
at BAR KICK in Shoreditch..... MAP HERE>>>>

Hey!!! The latest on the christmas bash is as follows... on December 10th we will have our Christmas party downstairs at BAR KICK, 127 Shoreditch High St, London E1 6JE there will be the astounding sounds of DJ Senza Tempo and others, plus some surprise guests, performance artists, competitions, raffle, prizes, drawing, cartoons, inflatables and the usual craziness... this event will be FREE and will start at around 7pm til late... more details and flyer soon...
This is our last big event before Christmas so let's have a wing-ding...lots of love Lloyd

in the new year the moondog loves you club will be presenting a regular moondog club somewhere in London with great new bands including misty's big adventure, FLIPRON, DELETIA and of course NIZLOPI... as well as some very big names to be confirmed...more later...

NIZLOPI played at
the Synergy Project at SEOne club (near London Bridge) on SATURDAY 15th NOVEMBER...
a mini-music festival featuring psy-trance, dance rituals, art installations and such...
review to follow ..... http://www.thesynergyproject.org

THURSDAY 27th NOVEMBER
NIZLOPI played an amzing set at The Bedford in Balham...
a FREE gig with lots of other artists and a great venue... Tony Moore has been putting on these free nights for years now, where people actually come to listen to the music rather than talk over it...and the atmosphere as usual was amazing...

FRIDAY 28th NOVEMBER
The last SMELLY BALL at the Arts Cafe featured live music from moondog fave's DELETIA and THOMAS TRUAX, a Thanksgiving Day re-enactment(??) as well as the usual raffle, robots and nonsense...amazing night although a few people failed to show up... including OSYMYSO (the bastard!)

HALLOWEEN PARTY with NIZLOPI and guests on 27th OCTOBER!!!

we had a wicked Halloween party at Tea Rooms des Artistes in Clapham. Thanks to all who turned out for this and especially those who dressed up or made decorations...it was lots o' fun... if anyone has photos please send us some as I was too busy to take any myself...I'll put up a page with your drawings from Halloween soon...I'm also planning another event for December which will feature new bands...

the moondog loves you club HALLOWEEN bash was at Tea Rooms des Artistes, 697 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 3JF on MONDAY 27th OCTOBER 2003 from 7pm 'til MIDNIGHT with live music from NIZLOPI, Emaline Delapaix and some special guests, games, live art, inflatables, DJs, prizes for best costume, etc... photos coming when i get them...

VIDEO FOOTAGE FROM THE FIRST CLUB NIGHT ONLINE NOW!!!
- check out the video clip from the night here>>>>

THE SMELLY BALL WAS A SCARY BALL! on Friday 31st October,
FLIPRON (a moondog favourite) were performing as well as DELETIA and number of other strange and wonderful acts...
photos here...

keep watching the scones!!!!

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SCONES IN THE PARK...a moondog mini-festival
Thanks to those of you who came along to the picnic on the 17th and had a lovely time... Nizlopi were on top form, as were Emaline Delapaix, Dan, Violet and the other performers who included Magic Baby (Chris Kirkland and Sharon Lewis) who performed a few sweet songs... hopefully this isn't the last moondog will see of the Magic Baby... We ate too many scones and generally chilled out in Holland Park with peacocks and rabbits... There are some pictures drawn on the day here>>>> and more are coming soon....

THE HUNT IS ON FOR THE STOLEN HULK...
A priceless inflatable Hulk was among the only thing stolen from the moondog club night at bod on the 28th of July... the hunt is on for the criminal genius who surely plotted the theft for weeks from a mountain lair... we have been sifting through the evidence... mainly carrier bags full of crayons, sweets, cardboard tags and half-eaten scones, and have come up with some intriguing clues. Click here... to see witness sketches of known suspects... and here to see some photos from the night of curious and suspicious individuals who were loitering in the crowded basement bar of bod and participated in dubious activities such as drawing, dancing, drinking and consuming vast quantities of scones... if anyone has photos of the evening we would like to see them to add to our investigation... we will soon be presenting photos and video footage on the site so the public at large can witness the events that unfolded... in the meantime if you have any information leading to the whereabouts of the missing Hulk we'd like to hear from you... you could be in line for a community action trust reward (or 3 months community service)... keep 'em peeled...

MOONDOG CLUB NIGHT TAKES OFF!!!!
Thanks to everyone who came to the first club night and helped make it a success... everyone had a great time and the music and scones were wonderful... and we were selling the new moondog t-shirts!! I didn't get to do all the stuff I wanted... or show all my cartoons, but there's always the next one...

more photos from the moondog loves you club here>>>>