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Shock Club #008 (Manchester Special)
John Cooper Clarke & Shock DJs
Crawdaddy, Friday 16 May 2008. 11.30pm
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Shock are delighted to announce the return to Dublin of 'The Bard Of Salford'! known more commonly as John Cooper Clarke for a unique night of music and poetry.
John Cooper Clarke (born January 25, 1949) is often described as a punk
poet, having initially achieved recognition in the late 1970s. His
recorded output has mainly centred around musical backing from The
Invisible Girls, which featured Martin Hannett, Pete Shelley, Bill Nelson, Paul Burgess and Steve Hopkins.
Clarke opened for such acts as the Sex Pistols, The Fall, Joy Division, Buzzcocks & Elvis Costello his recording of "Evidently Chickentown" from his album Snap, Crackle & Bop was also featured in the closing scene of the The Sopranos. A live performance of the same poem appears in the film Control with
Clarke portraying himself in a re-creation of a 1977 concert where he
supported Joy Division, despite having aged 30 years since the events
depicted in the movie.
He is one of the most influential and original lyricists of our time
who's work connects beyond that of traditional poetry and with new
material on the way surely its not too long before John Cooper Clarke's
work is appreciated by a new generation.
On the decks will be the Shock DJs, digging deep into the
post punk past from Manchester and beyond beforehand, and will be
playing before and after John's performance.
Advance tickets eu15 from Ticketmaster, City Discs & Road Records
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SHOCK CLUB 8:
John Cooper Clarke (Spoken Word/Poetry performance)
Shock DJs (Post-Punk Set Before/Hacienda Acid House Set After)
John Cooper Clarke (born January 25, 1949) is an English performance poet from Salford, Greater Manchester. Clarke is often described as a punk poet, having initially achieved recognition in the late 1970s during the flourishing punk movement. His recorded output has mainly centred around musical backing from The Invisible Girls, which featured Martin Hannett, Pete Shelley, Bill Nelson, Paul Burgess and Steve Hopkins.
Clarke has opened for such acts as the Sex Pistols, The Fall, Joy Division, Buzzcocks and Elvis Costello and his set was, and still is on occasion, characterized by lively, rapid-fire renditions of his poems, which were usually performed a cappella. Clarke enjoyed some chart success in the UK with the single Gimmix! Play Loud and subsequent album Snap, Crackle & Bop.
He usually refers to himself on stage as "Johnny Clarke, the name behind the hairstyle". Having released a handful of records into the early 1980s, Clarke performed his live act less frequently and spent much of that decade battling a heroin addiction (and making an incongruous appearance in two UK commercial for Sugar Puffs in 1988, taking second billing to the Honey Monster). More recently, Clarke has turned some of his stage act away from an emphasis on performance poetry and towards more of a stand-up-oriented affair, but poetry is still very much a key part of his performance.
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UPCOMING SHOCKS:
Mouse On Mars - Friday 25 April, Button Factory
Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip - Wednesday 7 May, Button Factory
Optimo DJs - Saturday 24 May
In Flagranti - Friday 30 May
The Notwist - Saturday 7 June, Button Factory
Ewan Pearson - Saturday 27 June, Kennedys
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Also:
Dan Le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip, Button Factory, This Wednesday 7.30pm
Shock V Bodytonic with Optimo DJs, Saturday 24 May, Crawdaddy, 11.30pm
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