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Karin Park blows the venue in Hoxton London – twice!

Karin Park has been impressing us with her live shows ever since her London album launch where, despite a sudden power cut, the Swedish electro ice queen performed, unfazed by the unexpected glitch.

The new album Highwire Poetry also won Karin more brownie points — listening to the album on loop, it was clear that it was only a matter of time before UK audiences discovered the Swedish sensation. Live shows at London’s Shacklewell Arms and Manchester’s Castle convinced us further that Karin was an icon in the making.

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BO NINGEN say FREE PUSSY RIOT

Next up in our ARTISTS SAY FREE PUSSY RIOT photo campaign is London-based Japanese band BO NINGEN AKA Taigen, Yuki, Kohei and Mon-chan. We took this shot in the beer garden late night just after they played a full set as a full band inside a tiny upstairs room of a pub in Manchester! Smallest room we have ever seen a band perform in. The room next door was the bathroom, occupied by the night’s DJs. Radical…

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ARTISTS SAY FREE PUSSY RIOT Photo Campaign – KATHLEEN HANNA

Here at SHATTERJAPAN, we are launching today a new photo campaign called ARTISTS SAY FREE PUSSY RIOT. We give all the musicians and artists we come across a chance to voice their thoughts and feelings about the imprisonment of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova (“Nadya”), Yekaterina Samutsevich (“Katya”) and Maria Alyokhina (“Masha”) of Russian group Pussy Riot. We will post all the photos we receive one by one, right here on SHATTERJAPAN’s dedicated PUSSY RIOT blog.

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FREE PUSSY RIOT LONDON CONCERT 9 Sept

This Sunday 9 September, the UK will see a Free Pussy Riot benefit concert take place in central London. Events kick off at 530pm at the Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen with a DJ set from Zoetrope, with main proceedings beginning shortly after 6pm.

LINE-UP: Zoetrope (DJ), Lisa Gornick (Speaker), Vuvuvultures (DJ), Kerry McCarthy MP (Speaker), SKINNY GIRL DIET (live), Night Works (DJ), Pratibha Parmar (Speaker), NEUROTIC MASS MOVEMENT (live), Novella (DJ), GAGGLE (live), Esben And The Witch (DJ), PEGGY SUE (live), New Young Pony Club (DJ), Karin Park (DJ)    * See FB events page for set times

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PATTI SMITH brings her love to Manchester and to Pussy Riot

Walking past the long box office queue outside Manchester’s Academy, one woman is shouting, “I LOVE Patti – Hurry up, will ya!?” The touts are out in force, because this is one hot gig and on-the-door sales are moving fast. There’s a curious energy in the air – that of enigma and history, indescribable yet palpable. Edging my way to the front side of stage, all gazes are on the glowing ear-to-ear smile and twinkling eyes of the one and only Patti Smith, who looks like she wouldn’t dream of being anywhere else on the planet. We suddenly find ourselves in the Patti Smith living room, leaving our cares at the door. We have a 2-hour set before us, no support, just pure Patti and her phenomenal band. Continue reading PATTI SMITH brings her love to Manchester and to Pussy Riot