Hello Brothers and Sisters,

The Urban Voodoo Machine have been nominated for “Best New Band” in the Classic Rock Magazine's Roll Of Honours Award 2010. (yes, we are not exactly a new band with our 7 years behind us, but all the nominees in this category have released their debut album in the last 12 months)
Six gongs will be handed to acts chosen by YOU at London’s Roundhouse on November 10, hosted by Alice Cooper.



This is a big deal for us as we are a small independant band, releasing our debut album on our own label. Unlike other bands in the category we have no major label backing to push us, just the goodwill and support of all the fans who love our music. So please get voting for us people, and while you're at it do it at your friend's house, do it in your parents' bedroom, do it at an internet cafe. Just do it!!!

Make sure you click through to the end of the categories, even if you don't want to vote on them, to submit your vote (i failed first time and had to go back and do it again)

Here's the link:
http://awards2010.classicrockmagazine.com

Cheers,
Lucifire and the rest of THE URBAN VOODOO MACHINE

next gig is Chillifest, Belfast, 11th and 12th September. I'll be doing a small show with Dave Tusk immediately before hosting the famous chilli pepper eating competition on both days.

http://www.openhousefestival.com/2010/events/chillifest/index.html

The Urban Voodoo Machine , Lady Ane Angel, Lalla Morte, dj Scratchy, Nigel Burch, Vicky Butterfly,, Big Gray & Razor, Anil Desai & Squirell Skin Slippers all hope to see you at the Lexington this Saturday!

A rare night out in London town for me. Have been a bit of a recluse since getting knocked up. As well as all the fine acts on the bill, you also get to see my rather impressive bump.

*********************GYPSY HOTEL********************
" Bourbon Soaked Snake Charmin' Rock'n'Roll Cabaret"
******** JULY 10TH 2010 @ THE LEXINGTON *********


THE URBAN VOODOO MACHINE
– Bourbon-Soaked Gypsy-Blues Bop'n'Stroll!
http://www.myspace.com/theurbanvoodoomachine

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BIG GREY & RAZOR
– Circus Mayhem!

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VICKY BUTTERFLY
– Dreamer, Legend & Princess!
http://www.myspace.com/missvickybutterfly

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ANIL DESAI
– The Stand Up Chameleon!
http://www.www.anildesai.com/

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LADY ANE ANGEL & LALLA MORTE
– Double Hot Stuff - No Fire but Smoke!
http://www.myspace.com/lallamorte
http://www.myspace.com/ladyane

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NIGEL BURCH
-Spit'n'Sawdust Barrom Skiffle!
http://www.myspace.com/nigelburch

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SQUIRREL SKIN SLIPPERS
– Sex, Blues and Bad Beats!
http://www.myspace.com/squirrelskinslippers

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DJ SCRATCHY
- Resident Wax-Spinner!!!
http://scratchysounds.co.uk/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scratchy-Sounds-DJ/108178679689



THE LEXINGTON
96-98 PENTONVILLE ROAD, LONDON, N1 9JB
TEL. 0207 837 5371
TUBE: ANGEL/KINGS CROSS

DOORS 8PM (SHOW STARTS 9PM SHARP!)
DRINKIN' AND DANCIN' NOW TILL 4AM!


COVER £6.66 BEFORE 10pm, £9.99 AFTER!!!

http://www.myspace.com/gypsyhotel
http://www.gypsyhotel.co.uk/

NO UGG BOOTS!!!!

Isn't it beautiful? Our new T-Shirt design was created for our newest, rip-roaring ensemble multimedia extravaganza "One of Our Clowns is Missing" that recently headlined Freerange at Brighton Fringe Festival May 2010 with a sell-out run. If you missed a chance to pick one up at a live show, you can get one right here, right now.

The design is by our wonderfully talented friends at Buena Vista Tattoo Club in Bavaria (www.buenavistatattooclub.de) who specialise in "Realistic Trash Polka" art and tattoos. We love their work so much we knew we needed them to design our next shirt. So here it is, we hope you like it as much as we do. It's what all the best dressed klowns are wearing this season, don'tcha know!



and here is Dave doing his very best "catalogue man" pose.



We also have ladies fit shirts. All shirts are heavyweight, 100% cotton, with a three colour print, designed to be soft and flexible on the shirt and keep any cracking of the print to an absolute minimum.

Some of our sizes have already sold out but we are expecting a new order shortly. We currently have men's shirts L-XXXL. We also have ladies fit shirts XS-XL.

PLEASE NOTE: we will be unable to ship items between 14th and 21st June as we will be out of the country. Any items purchased between these dates will be posted on the 22nd June.

HERE ARE THE LINKS TO BUY SHIRTS. They are all on ebay so if links don't work, just search ebay for "fire tusk pain proof circus" and you're away.

men's large
men's extra large
men's XX large
men's XXX large

ladies' fit extra small
ladies' fit small
ladies' fit medium
ladies' fit large

Lucifire does not currently exist as a solo entity. Lucifire is nostril-deep in Fire Tusk Pain Proof Circus dealings: painting scenery, rehearsing, filming, script writing and making lots of exciting posts on the circus facebook page. I know not everyone here is a fan of my circus. What's wrong with ...you people? It's all the glory of Lucifire (it's my goddamn circus y'know, well mine and The Tusk's) plus the added wonder of extra added freaks, hand picked cream of the crop. Go add us right now on myspace or facebook

http://www.myspace.com/firetuskpainproofcircus
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fire-Tusk-Pain-Proof-Circus/11147216484

I cannot express how excited i am about these Brighton shows. We have such an amazing team and the show is going to be the best yet. Anyone who thinks they know what we do and has only seen our duo shows... forget it. Even those that saw Glastonbury Big Top show last year will have a bucket load of surprises, it's grown exponentially, from an hour long circus cabaret to a big production, multi-media, bells and whistles headline show. Less than 2 weeks to go!

The Fire Tusk Pain Proof Circus Headlines Brighton Fringe Festival
International circus comes to Freerange

This week, The Fire Tusk Pain Proof Circus have confirmed as a headline act for the Brighton Fringe Festival. The circus will present their biggest ever show, One of Our Clowns is Missing at Freerange a unique temporary structure running from 1 – 8 May 2010.

A scorching production of terrifying stunts and grotesque gags One of Our Clowns is Missing draws on the continuum of circus and freak show, creating a richly imagined and horribly plausible parallel universe.

With a cast of human oddities The Fire Tusk Pain Proof Circus combine neo-cabaret, performance art, fetish and burlesque, to create a fragmented, twenty first century, acid soaked, apocalyptic, vision of the future. In 2009, The Fire Tusk Pain Proof Circus headlined Glastonbury Festival’s Circus Big Top with a show that firmly stuck two fingers up at the field’s family friendly tradition and established new links between the Circus Field and Trash City.

One of Our Clowns is Missing stars Lucifire as the whip-cracking Ring Mistress alongside her loyal, snarling monster-pet The Pain Proof Tusk. Big Grey as the Voodoo Master, The Baron as the Dandy Strongman and Fancy Chance (reigning Miss Alternative World) as the Hapless Usherette. Featuring a company of twenty gleefully macabre clowns, playfully dynamite juggling, chainsaw wielding and aerial hair hanging, the show evokes memories of The Pilo Family Circus, a novel by Will Elliott, and Todd Browings’ 1932 film Freaks.

Performances are nightly from 10:00 PM – 12:30 AM, Saturday 1st – Saturday 8th May 2010 at Freerange, St Peter's Church Gardens, London Road, BN1 4GU.

Director of Future Tents, Robin Collings, said:
 
“I am a modern circus addict. I believe that New British Circus is culturally important and is under-rated internationally. Earlier this year I flew out to see Archaos’ new show and it made me think UK circus really rocks! I want to show the world how cutting edge and high quality New British Circus can be. The Fire Tusk Pain Proof Circus are all of these things and I know that audiences are going to be affected by this show. That’s what Freerange is all about.”

Bizarre Magazine, said:

“If you’re after a sophisticated, safe and heart warming performance don’t go and see the Fire Tusk Pain Proof Circus. If, however, you’re in the business for a thrill seeking, blood thirsty, fire breathing, whip cracking, head fuck of a show then go see these guys. Go now! Run!”





http://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/ticketing/listing.aspx?ev=2148&et=20&ed=10959


Freerange is a temporary structure by Future Tents and a brand new site for Brighton Fringe. Future Tents provide stunning versatile structures that enlarge the horizons of the events industry. Future Tents achieve innovation in recreation through their team of engineers, artistic producers and production managers with fifteen years experience of working at high profile events in the UK and abroad.

Brighton Fringe Festival is one of the largest and fastest-growing open access arts festival in the world and the largest in England. It sets out to stimulate, educate and entertain a wide audience by providing a showcase for diverse art forms, enabling the development of both new and established work to attract fresh audiences, press and promoters.

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Notes to Editors:

The Fire Tusk Pain Proof Circus began as a double act when Lucifire and Dave Tusk combined their experience and expertise in performance art, bizarre cabaret and body modification. The circus has grown to a company of over twenty cast and crew, bringing challenging and extreme shows to eager audiences. Touring France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Russia, Japan. Performing at International Tattoo Conventions, Torture Garden worldwide and other global fetish events, Download Festival, Glastonbury Festival, Latitude Festival, Fuji Rock Festival, Carling Weekends Reading and Leeds, Belfast Open House Festival, and Cork Midsummer Festival.

Website: http://firetusk.com/

2 March 2010 @ The Mascotte, Zurich, CH
Speedseekers Exhibition from 7:30pm.
Lucifire Solo Fire Show 9pm.
Suicide Party live on stage 9:15.
Karaoke From Hell 10:30pm.

A Night of Variety, Burlesque and Twisted Cabaret starring:

The Spectacular Curiosities of Lucifire and Dr Tusk,
reigning Miss Alternative World, Fancy Chance,
and your sharp-tongued hostess Miss Astrid Von Voomer

Swing, Soul and Rock n Roll from DJ Marmotta Rammler and Sheikh Uranus

It's a TINY venue so be sure to get there early to secure a spot. This will be unlike anything we've brought to Zurich before. It's all up-close and personal this time, with some brilliant friends. Am really excited about it and looking forward to starting a riot. Come and be a part of it.

Here's what they say "auf deutsch"

"Starring the spectacular curiosities of LUCIFIRE & DR. TUSK, MISS ASTRID VON VOOMER and the reining Miss Alternative World FANCY CHANCE

Feat. DJs Marmotta Rammler & Sheik Uranus
The Heat is On and brings out the Beast. Nur dass diese Burlesque Bestie 4 Köpfe hat und eine explosive Show bietet, wie es das Pauli noch nie gesehen hat. Lucifire und Dave Tusk vom Pain Proof Circus geben uns die Ehre und haben dazu noch zwei Gäste im Schlepptau die zum ersten mal in Zürich auf der Showbühne stehen. Miss Astrid Von Voomer, New York?s best gehütetes Burlesque Geheimnis und die amtierende Miss Alternative World Fancy Chance aus London, UK.
Wow, was für ein Programm! Dies allein wäre ja schon abendfüllend, aber dann sind da ja noch die Jungs von The Heat, die für viel Swing, Soul und Rock?n?Roll sorgen werden.
So put on your fancy pants and don?t miss Miss Fancy Chance and her friends!

http://www.firetusk.com/
http://www.lucifire.com/
http://fancychance.wordpress.com/
http://www.myspace.com/veeness"

I am far away in Switzerland so will not be able to go see this incredible show. However, I strongly urge any and all that can make it, to go see book your tickets now for The Crack. I can vouch for many of the acts and Miss Behave has impeccable taste. How often does this show come to Leicester (answer: never before, so what you waiting for?)

Prepare to be amazed and entertained with an absolutely stellar cast of comic geniuses and variety virtuosos. Celebrating all that is funny, diverse and truly original in live comic entertainment.




A sell out smash at the E4 Comedy festival on Londons Southbank and the climax to the Bulmers Comedy festival, Dublin.



Acts include Nina Conti, Henning Wehn, Miss Behave, Woody Bop Muddy, Paul Morocco to name a few.



5,6,7th Feb - Leicester Comedy Festival
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=151662608643
http://www.stillmisbehaving.com
http://www.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/show.php?event_id=1488&showdate=2010-02-05&venue=354

Remember those gorgeous shots i've been posting up recently by Matilda Temperley? Well she's taking pics next week for upcoming Circus photo exhibition at The Roundhouse this spring.

she's great to work with and while i was a teeny bit reluctant to share her around, i owe it to her to pass this on. give her a go and i'm sure you'll be glad you did.

see her note attached below.

Hey guys,
Hope you are well. Just wanted to say that I am having an open studio
for circus performers and dancers the week starting the 6th of feb.
The new studio is AMAZING its completely white and clean and airy and
warm with huge make up desks etc. Anyway I was wondering if you could
put the word out to any performers that you think maybe interested in
coming and having their pictures taken as part of the Circus
exhibition. All will get copies etc. Anyway I will basically be in
there all week with make up artists, stylists, different performers
etc etc and hope it will be a busy bustling and fun week. I imagine
you guys are away already but would love it if you could spread the
word
love T x

www.matildatemperley.com

just received this from the guys at http://www.americanthemovie.com

of course, you may not like bill hicks at all and want to vote for other folks but....

Priority mission here...

Channel 4 are running their 100 Greatest Standups vote again. Back in 2006, they ran this vote
and Bill came 6th...maybe we can do better this time.

"The vote will be open until 23:59 on the 29th of January 2010 (that’s tomorrow!). You can vote as many times as you like,
and you can select up to 10 comedians per submission."

I think you can vote for Bill 10 times should you wish so please vote right now and email everyone you know this link!

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-100-greatest-stand-ups/articles/greatest-stand-ups-of-all-time

Sorry we didn’t get this to you earlier, we found out about it late – please post to your Facebook, Twitter and blogs!

Matt

"I have something to say, it's better to burn out than to fade away" "In the end... there can be only one!"

Hoping to see y'all at Last Days of Decadence tomorrow night. been working hard on a new show for it. http://ping.fm/DHgUz

No-one cld fail to be moved by Haiti's plight. My friend did something constructive: awesome fundraiser this Sun. Pls check it http://ping.fm/q1zdz