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Category Archives: Popkiss

(Belated) Popkiss Launch Party, 11th June 2017

Sarah Records Posted on April 26, 2017 by MattApril 26, 2017

Posted on 26th April, 2017

As you may know, Michael couldn’t make it to England for the original launch of Popkiss at Rough Trade… but now, a year-and-a-half later, there’s finally going to be a proper launch party, this time with bands playing and – hurrah! – Michael himself in attendance. You can buy tickets and find out more details here, but the gist is:

THE BETTER-LATE-THAN-NEVER POPKISS LAUNCH PARTY (PART TWO)
Rob Sekula (14 Iced Bears) + Paul Stewart (Blueboy) + Harvey Williams
and a Q&A with Michael White, hosted by Alexis Petridis

Sunday 11th June, 2017 5:30pm
Admission: £5.00

The Lexington
96-98 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9JB

Note the early start! But that also means it should be finished by around nine-ish, if you’re worried about Sunday trains. And there’ll be copies of the book for sale, guest DJs, all that sort of thing…

Posted in 14 Iced Bears, Another Sunny Day, Blueboy, Harvey Williams, Popkiss | Tagged 14 Iced Bears, Another Sunny Day, Blueboy, Harvey Williams, Popkiss

These were our lives

Sarah Records Posted on December 2, 2015 by MattDecember 3, 2015

Posted on 2nd December, 2015

The DVD of My Secret World has, I’ve just discovered, now sold out. Which is both good news and bad news, depending on who you are. Lucy is contemplating making some more in the New Year – albeit in a more basic version, without the postcards and whatnot – but will only do so if she thinks there’s a big enough demand. So, if you’re one of those people who didn’t get your act together last month, it probably makes sense to drop her a line and register your interest. You can do that here. If, on the other hand, you can’t imagine why anyone would want to watch it twice, or you have some unwelcome relatives staying and think that playing it repeatedly over the space of a weekend might make the antipathy mutual, you can STREAM it: it costs £4 for 48 hours, or the exact opposite of a NCP car park in central London.

Those of a more bookish bent should take note that stocks of Popkiss seem to be running low too, though again we have fingers crossed for a reprint. In the meantime, Bloomsbury are having a Christmas sale till 13th December, meaning you can get it for £10.19. Plus p&p, unless you’re ordering other stuff too (check out their 33 1/3 series – someone’s written a whole book about OK Computer… why would anyone do that?). Also, from 7th December, you’ll be able to buy eBook versions for £10.79 – again, that’s a sale price, but you can pre-order.

There And Back Again LaneAnd finally… if you’re slightly distrusting of the cool, even-handed, non-partisan and thoroughly objective approach to the label’s history taken by both book and film and would prefer something a bit more prejudiced, blinkered and skewed, then you might like to know that we’ve just uploaded the text from There And Back Again Lane (SARAH 100). It’s a 22-page 8MB pdf and you can find it here.

Posted in My Secret World, Popkiss

Popkiss: out now!

Sarah Records Posted on November 19, 2015 by MattNovember 19, 2015

Posted on 19th November, 2015

PopkissJust a quick reminder that today is the official publication date for Popkiss, Michael White’s lovely new book about Sarah. So any shop should now be able to order it for you – if they’ve not already got it in stock, of course! Any bookshop I mean, obviously. Don’t go making a fool of yourself in Halfords. More details, if you need them, are on the Popkiss page.

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Book & DVD launch: Rough Trade East

Sarah Records Posted on September 28, 2015 by MattNovember 6, 2015

Posted on 5th November, 2015

A final reminder that tonight, Thursday 5th November, sees the launch of both Popkiss, Michael White’s fabulous book about Sarah, and also the DVD of My Secret World, Lucy Dawkins’ equally fabulous film about the label, which has extra minutes and postcards and other bits and bobs. We’ll be there (as will Lucy) doing a Q&A and taking questions from the floor or, if the drugs have worn off, from anyone who’s sitting or standing on it. And, just to clarify, you can just turn up – you don’t need to have pre-booked. Just don’t be late.

POPKISS and MY SECRET WORLD: JOINT LAUNCH
with Q&A with Lucy Dawkins and ourselves

Rough Trade East
Old Truman Brewery,
91 Brick Lane
London, E1 6QL
Thursday, 5th November, 7pm – 9pm

To find out more, go to the Rough Trade listing.

Posted in My Secret World, Popkiss

My Secret World DVD & Popkiss: Rough Trade launch

Sarah Records Posted on September 26, 2015 by MattNovember 6, 2015

Posted on 26th October, 2015

My Secret World DVDAs previously mentioned, Michael White’s wonderful Popkiss is being launched at Rough Trade East on 5th November. Just to add to the excitement, though, this event will now also see the launch of the DVD of My Secret World. There’ll be a Q&A/chat with our good selves and My Secret World director Lucy Dawkins, and I think we’ll be showing a bit of the film too.

So, that’s:

POPKISS and MY SECRET WORLD: JOINT LAUNCH
with film clips and Q&A with Lucy Dawkins and ourselves

Rough Trade East
Old Truman Brewery,
91 Brick Lane
London, E1 6QL
Thursday, 5th November, 7pm – 9pm

To find out more, go to the Rough Trade listing.

Posted in My Secret World, Popkiss

Popkiss: Vancouver and London launches

Sarah Records Posted on September 25, 2015 by MattNovember 6, 2015

Posted on 19th October, 2015

If you’re Canadian, then you might like to know that Popkiss will be launched in Michael’s hometown of Vancouver on Saturday, 21st November. The event will run from 4pm to 6pm, Upstairs at Campagnolo (1020 Main Street), and will feature a Q&A with Andrea Warner of CBC Music and Rose Melberg playing some of her favourite songs from the Sarah catalogue, hopefully including Let’s Build A Dyson Sphere by the Golden Dawn, but almost certainly not. You might also like to know that ice hockey isn’t a real sport, but this probably isn’t the place.

More info here.

And just quickly on the London launch, we can now confirm that Alexis Petridis will be chairing the Q&A discussion at ROUGH TRADE EAST on 5th November.

Posted in Popkiss

Popkiss book launch at Rough Trade

Sarah Records Posted on September 24, 2015 by MattNovember 6, 2015

Posted on 7th October, 2015

PopkissNovember 5th is, of course, traditionally the day on which, as soon as it gets dark, people in Britain gather in groups in order to “ooh!” and “aah!” at the extraordinary sights, noises and smells being created in front of their amazed eyes. And this year looks like being no exception as, on that very day, Popkiss, Michael White’s wonderful new book about Sarah Records, will be launched with an event at Rough Trade East. You can find out more details in Rough Trade’s own listing, but the gist is that copies of the book will be on sale two weeks ahead of the official publication date and there’ll be some sort of talk/discussion/game-of-charades/rustic-dance involving Michael, us, Lucy Dawkins (who made My Secret World) and chair Alexis Petridis. To guarantee a place you can pre-order copies online and then there’ll be a wristband. I know, wristbands. Get us.

So, just to write that out all more neatly:

POPKISS BOOK LAUNCH
with film clips and Q&A with Michael, Lucy Dawkins and ourselves (chair: Alexis Petridis)

Rough Trade East
Old Truman Brewery,
91 Brick Lane
London, E1 6QL
Thursday, 5th November, 7pm – 9pm

No sparklers.

Posted in Popkiss | Tagged Popkiss

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