Jonny Cragg on Beans on Toast
Photo: http://www.thetwentytwos.com/
Q: Jonny, my local British pub does not sell beans on toast. I’m downright indignant about this. Do you have any advice?
A: You need BRITISH BEANS, none o that US pork bbq bs. One can augment with a smear of Marmite on top of hot buttered toast and maybe some grated cheddar on the top of the beans. Me I’m all old school; i serve the beans on the side and butter toast. That way you preserve the integrity and crispness of the bread to the last mouthful as you fork the beans onto the toast, bit by bit. A tip for the beans is to slow cook them on the lowest heat in a shallow pan, don’t even let ‘em come to the boil or they’ll disintegrate. My personal favourite brand is Crosse and Blackwell but HP or Heinz (sky Blue can) are just fine.
Jonny x
SPACEHOG New gig!
Spacehog asked me to post their new gig info, so here it is! The band is reuniting again in NY soon to finish recording the new record, so it’s possible they’ll be adding more east coast dates. From the Myspace profile:
3/26 Teanuck, NJ @Mexicali Live
advance tickets:
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1279185
Keep Hoggin’. xoxo
A look back…Jonny Cragg Interview 1996
As we all look forward to new Spacehog music, here is a peek at the past. It’s 1996 and Nickel City Scene is interviewing Jonny Cragg at Melody Fair during the 1996 EDGEfest concert. Enjoy!
Benefit for Brandaid with Gift Horse – Thursday, March 4 – Bootleg Theatre, Los Angeles
Gift Horse Project is a group of rotating musicians and visual artists, with one of these musicians being none other than Antony Langdon.
Proceeds from this upcoming show will be used to support Haitian relief efforts.
Gift Horse’s current line-up is:
Rain Phoenix (Paper Cranes)
Luke Rathborne
Antony Langdon (Spacehog)
Angela McClusky (Wild Colonials)
Mark McAdam
Camila Grey (Uh Huh Her)
Norm Block
Kirk Hellie
Tickets can be purchased online here
http://www.inticketing.com/events/76595/Benefit-for-BRANDAID-w-GIFT-HORSE-feat-Rain-Phoenix-Luke-Rathborne-Antony-Langdon–More
for $10
Or pay $15 at the door
Bootleg Theatre (21+ only)
2220 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
(Across from Brooklyn Bagel – free parking behind Praise Christian Church)
So there you go….buy a ticket, hear some great music, help support Haitian relief efforts, plus free parking! What more could you want? If I’m reading this right on InTicket, a tree is planted for every ticket sold to this event. How cool is all that?
More information on Brandaid and Gift Horse Project:
Gift Horse Project is a group of rotating musicians and visual artists. Conceived of by artists, to help artists in crisis. This show, in cooperation with Creative Visions Foundation, is to benefit BRANDAID.
BRANDAID foundation is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to help artisans from developing countries. Effective immediately proceeds from all BRANDAID project sales will be used to support Haitian relief efforts.
Contributor Magazine/Q & A Les freres Langdon
Have you ever longed to know the candy of choice of your favorite Langdon brother? Favorite car? Favorite year?
Whether the questions ever crossed your thoughts or not, they fortunately were on the mind of Contributor Magazine editor Sophie Caby who posed all three questions to Antony, Royston, and Christian in a recent interview. Three simple questions to three talkative musicians, resulting in eight lengthy and amusing answers (plus one answered as only a father could).
All this, and new photographs to boot, can be found here:
http://www.contributormagazine.com/344.php
You’ll find a place to leave a comment after the interview. Don’t be shy! Rumor has it, that your comments are appreciated!
