Mark E Smith inspires surreal new book
Mark E Smith
The Fall frontman honoured at home town festival
Mark E Smith's lyrics are to be honoured at the Manchester International Festival in the form of a collection of surreal short stories.
The summer event will see the launch of Perverted By Language, a book of literary works which draw inspiration from The Fall’s songs.
Contributors will read excerpts from Perverted By Language on July 1 at The Ritz before the post-punk icons themselves perform a special show for the festival.
“The Fall have a history of creating music in a unique and idiosyncratic way,” says Festival Director Alex Poots.
“This approach has been mirrored with Perverted By Language, with their songs generating a surreal collection of stories.”
For more information on theManchester International Festival go to Manchesterinternationalfestival.com.
The summer event will see the launch of Perverted By Language, a book of literary works which draw inspiration from The Fall’s songs.
Contributors will read excerpts from Perverted By Language on July 1 at The Ritz before the post-punk icons themselves perform a special show for the festival.
“The Fall have a history of creating music in a unique and idiosyncratic way,” says Festival Director Alex Poots.
“This approach has been mirrored with Perverted By Language, with their songs generating a surreal collection of stories.”
For more information on theManchester International Festival go to Manchesterinternationalfestival.com.
The Fall tickets:
- Jul 18, 2009 19:30 at Manchester University, Manchester - Buy from Seetickets
- Oct 02, 2009 19:00 at O2 Academy Leeds, Leeds - Buy from Seetickets
The Fall's Mark E Smith sings from wheelchair and dressing room at gig
Fall : Fall vs 2003
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