'Ruled by Passion, Destroyed by Lust': The Asphodells
Last Spring, Andrew Weatherall released the aptly-named Masterpiece, a 3CD, near-to-five-hour mix of such range and addictive gungo-ho turntable joy it rekindled the dormant house music fanatic in me....
View ArticleThe Interview
Like exquisitely evil Japanese inquisitors who tortured their victims in a beautiful zen garden, my interrogators allowed me a moment of sensory delight. Bracing myself against the grey steel shelving...
View ArticleAndrew Weatherall is Our Inaugural Artist in Residence
Faber Social is thrilled to announce celebrated DJ, producer, collaborator and bastion of the underground Andrew Weatherall as its inaugural Artist in Residence. Faber Social, the publishing and events...
View ArticleAndrew Weatherall in the Archive
In the first of a series of interviews in the Faber archive, Andrew Weatherall talks about creativity and his latest project The Asphodells. Read Andrew Weatherall’s short story about being filmed in...
View ArticleThe Chairman in Lino
As his tenure as Artist in Residence hits full steam, Andrew Weatherall has produced this striking ‘Self Portrait’ Linocut. Watch the first of our series of interviews with Andrew Weatherall ‘In The...
View ArticleKim Fowley, Lord of Garbage
Kim Fowley once looked into the eyes of my muse and wife to be, Lady Elizabeth Jane Walker, pointed to me and offered up a prediction. ‘You will bear that man’s child within the next five years.’ He...
View ArticleAndrew Weatherall in the Archive (Part 2)
In this second interview with our Artist-in-Residence, Andrew Weatherall talks in the Archive about ‘the slightly sleazy, fruity side of Sir John Betjeman’. This is the second in our series of...
View ArticleMusic’s Not For Everyone – Weatherall’s Mix Tape
I have been an admirer of the work of Ian F. Svenonius ever since meeting him and his first band, The Nation Of Ulysses *, in a Memphis recording studio in 1992. His latest group is called Chain And...
View ArticleFaber Give DBC Pierre, Michael Smith & Andrew Weatherall the Special Treatment
Faber & Faber are to publish new books by DBC Pierre and Michael Smith as special editions, fusing literary talent with art, film – and music from DJ Andrew Weatherall. Faber are delighted to...
View ArticleFaber Social presents Unreal City with Andrew Weatherall, Michael Smith and...
For October’s Faber Social, co-hosted with Heavenly Recordings, we invite you to an evening celebrating the UNREAL CITY that is London. Michael Smith and Andrew Weatherall perform from their new...
View ArticleSo Farr So Good
A few weeks ago I attended Farr Festival – a small dance-music event in the middle of a forest in Hertfordshire. It started a few years back as a private party, and has grown quickly to become one of...
View ArticleCultural Highlights: 2013
2013 is drawing to a close and what a year it’s been. We’ve asked some of our authors, staff and friends to give us a rundown of their cultural highlights of the year. Happy Christmas from everyone in...
View ArticleAndrew Weatherall at The House of St Barnabus
The House of St. Barnabas and Faber Social, in association with Festival No.6, are proud to present ANDREW WEATHERALL’S SOCIAL on Saturday 29 March 2014. Part of The House of St Barnabas’ ongoing...
View ArticleAndrew Weatherall’s Mixtape
To get us in the mood for his Faber Social at the House of St Barnabus on the 29th March, Andrew Weatherall has put together a glorious mixtape entitled STONE BOAT SATURDAY (PSYCHE NO. 6). For your...
View ArticleAndrew Weatherall’s Social – Programme Details
With a little under two weeks to go we’re excited to reveal more details about Andrew Weatherall’s Social, presented with The House of St. Barnabas and Festival Number 6. The day will be based around...
View ArticleThe Deep Hum (at the Heart of It All)
Michael Smith was not an attendee of R. D. Laing’s ‘Anti-University of London’, situated in Hoxton’s Rivington Street in 1968. He did not buy Post-New Romantic kecks from Willie Brown’s Post-New...
View ArticleArtist in Residence Handover
Next weekend at House of St Barnabus in Soho we will celebrate Andrew Weatherall’s year as our inaugural Artist in Residence with an afternoon and evening of literary conversation and music curated by...
View ArticleAndrew Weatherall Photo Gallery
A selection of photos from our day of culture at the House of St. Barnabus, curated by the Faber Social’ former Artist-in-Residence, Andrew Weatherall. Thanks to everyone who came down and made it such...
View ArticleExclusive Weatherall & Cope Vinyl plus competition!
June 2014 sees the release of Julian Cope’s debut novel One Three One: A Time-travelling Gnostic Hooligan Road Novel. The novel features multiple bands and artists from the 1980s who in the course of...
View ArticleFaber Social Presents Julian Cope
On Monday June 23 Faber Social are proud to present Julian Cope at The Tabernacle in support of his debut novel One Three One: A Time-Shifting Gnostic Hooligan Road Novel. Julian will be reading from...
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