20-609: The Arts Lab was an alternative arts centre, founded in 1967 by Jim Haynes at 182 Drury Lane , London. Although only active for two years, it was influential in inspiring many similar centres in the UK, continental Europe and Australia, including the expanded Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London, the Milky Way/ Melkweg in Amsterdam (where Jack Henry Moore was one of the founders),
40-684: The Entrepôt in Paris and the Yellow House Artist Collective founded by Martin Sharp in Sydney . The Lab contained a 'soft floor' cinema in the basement designed and run by David Curtis. In the entrance there was a gallery space co-curated by Biddy Peppin (Curtis's partner) and Pamela Zoline . In a separate (but connected) warehouse was the theatre, designed by Jack Henry Moore, who initially co-directed
60-527: The Natural Theatre Company . The Worthing Workshop , an Arts Lab formed in 1968, included Leo Sayer , Brian James of The Damned , Billy Idol and Steamhammer , whose guitarist, Martin Quittenton , went on to co-write Rod Stewart 's UK number one hits " You Wear It Well " and " Maggie May ". Alan Moore , writer of comic books including Watchmen and V for Vendetta , regarded as "one of
80-656: The Never Say Die! Tour (Black Sabbath) and released the single "I'm Sorry, I'm Sorry" / "Delay" in 1978. James then played in Iggy Pop 's solo touring band (1979) and recorded his first two solo singles, "Ain't That a Shame" (1979) and "Why? Why? Why?" (1982), both with Stewart Copeland on drums. He also guested on proto punk forerunners The Saints ' 1982 album, Out in the Jungle . He would later co-found and play in The Lords of
100-517: The Arts Lab in the summer of 1968, writing for the Lab's newsletter, as well as making and screening his own films. The Havering Arts Lab, run by future Stuckism founder Charles Thomson (at the time aged 16) resulted in the headline "Sex Orgy Tale—Group Banned" in the local newspaper. The Bath Arts Workshop which was founded in 1969 by ex Drury Lane workers continues to this day (2014) as parent body for
120-573: The Arts Lab was founded in 2014 on Merseyside . In London, a New Arts Lab (also titled 'Institute for Research in Art and Technology') was founded by a breakaway group of original members and others, including the London Film-Makers' Co-op . Housed between 1969 and 1971 in a short-life factory building in Robert Street, London NW1, it contained a cinema run by David Curtis, theatre and gallery spaces,
140-573: The London Film Makers' Co-op workshop, John Hopkins 's TVX, and a printing workshop run by John Collins. The full-width opening doors at ground floor level enabled J. G. Ballard's Crashed Cars exhibition to be held there. After a 'Day of Counter-Culture' meeting, a new Northampton Arts Lab was formed in 2016. Jim Haynes Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
160-521: The New Church with Stiv Bators . The band recorded three studio albums and one EP, along with several live albums, from 1982 until their break-up in 1989. James reunited with The Damned for two shows at The London Town and Country Club UK ( now renamed O2 Forum Kentish Town ) in June 1988 . Over a decade after his first solo single, he used the time without a band to record his eponymous solo debut album for
180-610: The New Church . He began his musical career playing in several proto-punk bands including London SS and The Subterraneans, in addition to glam rock band Bastard. James moved on to The Damned , writing almost all the material on their first two albums ( Damned Damned Damned and Music for Pleasure ) before leaving at the end of 1977. In the following years James formed the short-lived Tanz Der Youth together with Andy Colqhoun on bass, Hawkwind and Chicken Shack 's Alan Powell on drums and Tony Moore ( previously of Iron Maiden ) on keyboards. They toured with Black Sabbath on
200-520: The New Church touring keyboard player Mark Taylor. In 2013 he revisited the material he played in his Damned years, both live by performing throughout the UK with Damned bandmate Rat Scabies and by re-recording nine Damned songs for his third solo album, Damned If I Do . 2015 saw the release of a new studio album, The Guitar That Dripped Blood , which featured guest appearances from Cheetah Chrome and Adam Becvare. October 2022 saw James reunite with Scabies, Sensible and Vanian for five Damned Shows in
220-570: The New Rose label in 1990. It featured long-time collaborators Malcolm Mortimore on drums and Alan Lee Shaw on bass. From 1992 to 1996, James then played guitar with the Brussels-based band the Dripping Lips. In 1992 he was invited by Scottish vocalist Robbie Kelman to co-write the soundtrack for the film Abracadabra , directed by Harry Cleven. The subsequent soundtrack album, produced by Kelman,
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#1732859582385240-496: The Racket with MC5 's Wayne Kramer (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass), Stewart Copeland and Clem Burke (drums) as Racketeers. Following that, James, together with Dave Tregunna, reformed The Lords of the New Church in 2002–2003 with vocalist Adam Becvare. The lineup recorded the ten-song unreleased CD Hang On and toured Europe in spring of that year. When this incarnation of the Lords
260-479: The activities there. Both the cinema and theatre were constructed by David Jeffrey, whose partner, Philippa James, was closely involved in the Lab's day-to-day running. Upstairs, the space in front initially housed a film workshop put together by Malcolm Le Grice and students from St. Martin's School of Art and the London School of Film Technique , and subsequently a restaurant run by Susan Miles . Haynes lived in
280-949: The autumn of 1969. On 18 December 1968 the Alchemical Wedding benefit for the Arts Lab and BIT alternative information centre took place at the Royal Albert Hall , and following it, on 25–26 January 1969, the Arts Lab Conference in Cambridge emphasized the strength of the Arts Lab movement, listing 50 such centres across the whole country, including the Birmingham Arts Lab , Brighton Combination and centres in Exeter , Farnham , Guildford , Huddersfield , Loughborough , Manchester , Southampton , Bath and Swindon . Yoko Ono and John Lennon 's first joint artwork Build Around
300-503: The back above the storage and dressing rooms. A number of other people lived in various corners of the building, and the all-night cinema was often seen as a cheap crash-pad. Such amenities made it perfect for live events and " happenings ", and helped establish it as a centre of the London counterculture. One of the most significant features of the Arts Lab was that it encouraged similar establishments to create other independent centres, many of which outlived Haynes' original, which closed in
320-410: The details below. Request from 172.68.168.151 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 387602919 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:53:02 GMT Brian James (guitarist) Brian James (born Brian Robertson , 18 February 1955) is an English punk rock guitarist , who is best known for being a founding member of The Damned as well as of The Lords of
340-638: The most important British writers of the last fifty years". was involved with many activities, including poetry, in the Northampton Arts Lab. An Arts Lab Newsletter was produced by Nicholas Albery of BIT in 1968 and updated in various editions of Bitman in later years. The first multi-day free festival in the UK, the Cambridge Free Festival, was organised by the Cambridge Arts Lab in 1969. An intentional community inspired by
360-619: Was exhibited at the Drury Lane Arts Lab in May 1968. David Bowie , who used to rehearse (and perform mime) at the Drury Lane Arts Lab, co-founded a Beckenham Arts Lab, which organised a one-day free festival , but was disillusioned by the lack of interest of other performers/artists taking an active role in the continuation of the centre. Dave Cousins of The Strawbs organized the Hounslow Arts Lab. Wheeler Winston Dixon worked at
380-493: Was over and done, Brian formed another solo outfit: The Brian James Gang . With Brian James on vocals and guitar, the remaining rhythm section of Dave Tregunna (bass) and Steve Murray (drums), the band was completed by Austen Gayton as additional guitarist. Within a year they released the Single New Rose 2006 and a self-titled full length album. In 2012 he released a solo acoustic album Chateau Brian with former Lords of
400-519: Was released in Benelux by EMI/INDISC. The band was composed by Robbie Kelman on vocals, James on guitar, Alan Lee Shaw on bass and Paul Zahl (ex- Flamin' Groovies ) on drums. Kelman brought in his friend and record producer Jimmy Miller to helm their second album, Ready to Crack . Shaw had moved on to play guitar in The Damned , and Nico Mansy replaced him on bass. In 2001 James recorded the album Mad for
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