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We’re thrilled to announce that Salena Godden‘s highly-acclaimed ‘LIVEwire‘ album is now being stocked in Rough Trade’s UK stores, and is also on sale via their online store.
‘LIVEwire’ was released in spring 2017, and is available on 2LP gatefold vinyl and Special Edition jewel case CD, as well as in a high-quality zine format.
The album was shortlisted for The Poetry Society’s prestigious Ted Hughes Award, and was given 5* in The iPaper (“a spoken word album that is truly electric”).
We’ve been treated to some live sessions from Kevin P. Gilday & The Glasgow Cross, featuring some stripped-back performances at 4MH Studios in Glasgow.
A trio of videos – ‘An Atheist’s Prayer’, ‘Deep Sea Diver’ and ‘The Vision (Jesus Of Possil)’ – are available to view on our YouTube channel (there’s a dedicated KPG & TGC playlist here) and also on our Facebook page.
Nymphs & Thugs founding owner Matt Abbott spoke to InkPantry’s Claire Faulkner about the label, our artists and the journey so far.
You can read the full interview on their website here.
After Salena Godden‘s ‘Pessimism Is For Lightweights’ release on Rough Trade Books became one of the poetry smash hits of the summer, we couldn’t resist commemorating it by producing a brand new t-shirt.
We’ve collaborated with Rough Trade on the design, and produced them in high quality Fruit Of The Loom t-shirts. They’re available here in S, M, L and XL for £10 plus P+P, and if the ‘My Tits Are More Feminist Than Your Tits’ t-shirts are anything to go by, they’ll sell like hot-cakes…
One of the most electrifying duos on the UK spoken word scene continue to hit the road together, as Toria Garbutt announces some more tour dates with the iconic Bard of Salford himself, Dr John Cooper Clarke.
Toria has been touring with Dr JCC since last spring, and it’s safe to say that she’s been going down a storm with his audiences. You’ll be able to purchase copies of Toria’s debut album ‘Hot Plastic Moon‘, as well as her debut poetry collection ‘The Universe and Me’.
