heimwehmeier records back in business

things were a little rough recently at heimwehmeier records this blog has learned but we are pleased to announce that the infamous bootlegger from linden/hanover is back in business and has just released "out of order", which is gracing our boombox already. and while we are not nearly as much in love with the lemonheads as con has been for the last years we always look forward to new outlets of his eclectic taste and robert forster was a real discovery. nice choice of surrounding artwork also, and we very much liked the accompanying postcard showing an interesting wooden model of the sculpture above, 'hangover' by andreas von weizaecker, who sadly died last year. check some of his work out here.



nice little number of course from london's famous "madame jojo's"

the art of accidents

full house at the goldsmiths ug shows where nobody else but our lovely vicky was the centre of attention with a new range of powerful paintings



















showing in three different places - goldsmiths, brockley open studios, and tealeaf arts - couldn't faze her



















in fact we thought she looked more relaxed than ever which may well be down to the fact that almost everybody wanted to buy these georgeos paintings - including us!









also good to see some of the usual suspects in the crowd





















and to know that even matt is still standing...

well done! congratulations!!!

Say what you like...

say what you like (and we have our fair share in the mocking) but as london prepares for the big summer exodus the city is actually getting prettier by the minute




 







it's a bit like christmas, when the only
crowded roads are the m 4 to heathrow and various other 'out' roads, while the city centre belongs to a few brave and patient souls













and just by doing the unthinkable thing: driving into the city at rush hour in under an hour for every two miles

 





you feel quite smug and not left behind at all...

(click on pics to enlarge)

what's up with: katrin and lyes

if anybody was too worried that katrin and lyes would have a tough life after they traded places and moved to the hard working community of frankfurt's banking district - fear not!

these clever kids have a good eye for the nicer things and the pics clearly show that they are sailing through life...














which is just as well as they are surely missing a lot of things about london, the noise, the traffic, the pollution, the wacko people on the streets, the exorbitant prices for everything, the whole razzamataz

well, that justifies some compensation, folks, a new flat, a boat...













and just take one look at the latest arrival in their family!

life is mean!

as if we hadn't been penalised enough over the years with all the slavery work we were forced to do at our previous workplace, goldsmiths college, but - life is mean! - yesterday we weren't even allowed to buy tickets for tonight's hyper event over there - blur in concert!

students only, we were told, no staff, former or not, no members of the public, no visitors, it was students only, and no, we were not allowed to enrol quickly into 'abstract mathematics' on the spot either

shame...

soundcheck pic from twitter: http://twitter.com/goldsmiths_su

recently in hyde park...

funny place - feels like i've been here
before...
don't i recognize that tree?
leon? which town are we in?? where does my sister live?








mmmhhhh, dunno, cornel, aunti anette lives in that funny place, wozit called?


very well, leon, let me think! it starts with an l - luxemburg... ljubeljana ... ha! lummerland! we are in lummerland, leon!









fine with me, conny. but your lummer-landish is very good indeed!

scary beast

a scary beast flew over our dinner table tonight in the garden just as we had finished a late supper with a nice spanish omelette and ice tea. scared the cats and scared us even more, this beautiful staghorn beetle the size of a fist tumbling into the summer night, clearly showing off his stags.