We are delighted to be playing the Hootananny in Brixton on Saturday 8th August and would very much like to invite you and your fellow chums to come down. The evening is a fantastic sounding mix of Ska, Roots, Reggae, World and Rock music and Time Out called it ‘The best night out south of the river’.  We shall be on around 10pm and the entry is a cheap at half the price three pounds sterling. Here is a link to help you with directions and see the other great acts who shall also be performing on the night:  how to get there

Before that, you might also want to have a peak at a recent performance and interview we did for the wonderful internet TV Show, the 411 Show – a project which champions and promotes good unsigned and truly independent British music. We’d like to say a massive thank you to all the guys at The 411 Show.

Check out The Penny Black Remedy Live Session on The 411 Show

And finally, we are deeply excited to announce that we shall soon be filming a video for ‘You Have Wasted Your Life, Now Please Stop Wasting Your Money‘.  The director and producer of the video have a come up with a very grande and unique concept for the video, which shall involve not one, not two, not three*, but an unfeasible amount of video cameras**.  They have asked us to ask any of you who own a manual focus video camera if you would like to get involved by allowing them to use your camera for the shoot.  So if you think you’d be interested in getting involved and getting your name on the credits of our new video, please contact us here.  The video shoot shall take place on Sat 22nd and Sun 23rd August. We shall arrange a pick up and return time which suits you.  And please note that all camera’s shall be marked with easy peelable tape with your name on it to ensure it’s returned to the correct owner and very importantly, your camera shall be fully covered by their insurance.

Hopefully we’ll see/hear from you very soon indeed***.

Big, big love and fruit filled jugs of a traditionally english, fairly low alcohol, sangria like beverege with a brown bap stuffed with mustard and a slice of, only recently discovered, but phenomenally scrumptious seitan on the side

Keith

et al @ The Penny Black Remedy

* I considered carrying on in this way until reaching the total, but realised this may have made this message a tad longer than absolutely necessary, ultimately making reading it a fairly daunting prospect at first glance.  Which, as you all know, is something I try extremely hard to avoid.

** The actual total number of camera’s required is 38.  Hence the above note.  I’m nothing if not pragmatic.  And before writing in, I realise that 38 isn’t actually an unfeasible number.  Unless we only get 37 camera’s, which would throw things into a state of inequilibrium and create a gap in the space time continuum, Like in Back To The Future.  And believe me, Flux Capacitors are not easy to come by in North London.

*** I realise that I normally mention bells of varying dimensions at this point.  But I have just had a sudden realisation that more often than not, shameless repetition can lead to mild contempt. So this shall be the last time I mention bells of any kind.  Unless we get invited to play the annual Alexander Graham Bell Appreciation Society Ball, where I believe it’s expected.