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Billy Childish Society

Thee Friends of Wild Billy Childish

About Me

*For more info or to buy Billys' art, books or records, visit:*www.theaquariumonline.co.uk*www.Urbanfoxpress.com* *www.hangmanbooks.com* *www.billychildish.com* *www.damagedgoods.co.uk/billychildish* *www.dollyheadbooks.com*..Paintings Of A Backwater Visionary'; a selection of Billys art, early photos and a great bio is about £16 from Amazon.Legendary AUTHOR/POET/MUSICIAN/ARTIST, previously of The Buff Medways and many other bands (see ..music' section) currently singer/guitarist in BILLY CHILDISH & THE MUSICIANS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE featuring Wolf on drums and Julie on bass (you can find them here on My Space).- The above photo of Billy and Nurse Julie is courtesy of Urban Fox Press.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Fans of Billy Childish, people curious about his work who want to learn more, bands, writers, poets and artists in a similar style to Billy

Music:

Billy Childish's latest musical incarnation is:Previous musical ventures of Billy have been: The Buff Medways and The Chatham Singers, the latter two pictured below. Billy has also been in various other bands including Thee Milkshakes, Thee Mighty Ceasars and Thee Headcoats. visit www.damagedgoods.co.uk for more information on all bands. Latest Release from Damaged Goods, ..My First Billy Childish Album':Billy is also a member of The Chatham Singers:* One of Billys former bands Thee Headcoats:* Another of Billys former bands, the legendary The Milkshakes:* Nurse Julie of The Musicians Of The British Empire and The Chatham Singers is also in The Buffets:

Movies:

..Billy Childish Is Dead' by director Graham Bendel and made by Cherry Red Films (www.cherryred.co.uk) Documentary featuring interviews with Billy, live concert footage, and an exploration of all Billys artistic and musical creation. Available from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com for about £13.

Books:

Billy has written many books of poetry and 3 novels. Most of these are available from www.hangmanbooks.com as well as Amazon etc. One of Billys latest books, and my personal favourite is:*A recent anthology of Billys poetry, his most popular on Amazon:*The comical and surreal adventures of William Loveday, I love this book:*..Paintings of a Backwater Visionary', a book with a wide selection of Billys art, lots of early photos of him in his studio, and loads of great biographical info. Get this from www.theaquariumonline.co.uk, or visit the gallery at 10, Woburn Place, London, close to Euston Station: *An autobiographial novel, loved by a lot of other fans that I've spoken to:*..Knite Of The Sad Face', available in limited edition from www.hangmanbooks.com:New book of Woodcuts, ..Thoughts Of A Hangman - Woodcuts By Billy Hamper AKA Billy Childish':

Heroes:

At the very least, I believe Billy is a fan of Vincent Van Gogh and Kurt Schwitters.

My Blog

Upcoming Billy Childish performances, 2008 so far

  * July 5th, Freek Fest, El Puerto De Santa Maria, Billy Childish & The MBE's.(please check their website, link to their page is near top if my comments section, i think Billy and the MBE's ...
Posted by Billy Childish Society on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:05:00 PST

Pinhole Photography Workshops by David Wise, London

Pinhole Photography Workshops, by David Wise, will be held in Central London throughout Summer, starting July 26th. For more information, visit www.urbanfoxpress.co.uk Or email: [email protected]...
Posted by Billy Childish Society on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:01:00 PST

Classic BC novel now more widely available

Now re-printed and more widely available and apparently a Billy Childish classic, I got my copy from The Aquarium Gallery in London (www.theaquariumonline.co.uk,The Aquarium,63 Farringdon Road, Lond...
Posted by Billy Childish Society on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:15:00 PST

Interview with Billy from HeyOk Magazine

..> I just found this interview with Billy on the site www.heyokmagazine.com by John LeKay:    LeKay:  Can you please tell me about your name and your yoga practice and h...
Posted by Billy Childish Society on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:53:00 PST

Latest work by `Chatham Girl' Zara Carpenter

'Reflections Of A Dancing Bear' "The eagerly awaited second book from best selling Medway author Zara Carpenter, whose first book, 'Chatham Girl', sold out inside 3 days on publication in 2005. The fr...
Posted by Billy Childish Society on Tue, 22 May 2007 10:51:00 PST

Billy and other Medway poets+artists and WOLF!!!!

I am an ignorant so-and-so and I didn't know there was published poetry available by Wolf Howard (of Buff Medways, Chatham Singers and Musicians Of the British Empire)....... but after browsing the Ur...
Posted by Billy Childish Society on Sun, 20 May 2007 09:47:00 PST

Musicians Of The British Empire - latest release!

   www.damagedgoods.co.uk BILLY CHILDISH & THE MUSICIANS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE 'PUNK ROCK AT THE BRITISH LEGION HALL' LP & DIGIPAK CDBILLY CHILDISH & THE MUSICIANS OF THE BRITISH...
Posted by Billy Childish Society on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 10:33:00 PST

Billy Childish ephemera for sale (and other cool stuff)

  Dollyhead Books - specialists in Billy Childish-related books, records and ephemera  (and lots more interesting stuff) Visit the on-line Ebay shop: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/DollyheadBooks ...
Posted by Billy Childish Society on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:39:00 PST

`Thoughts Of A Hangman' Book Of Woodcuts

Published on Dec 7th 2006. `Thoughts Of A Hangman; Woodcuts By Billy Hamper AKA Billy Childish' Avaialble from www.amazon.co.uk or www.theaquariumonline.co.uk   SynopsisThis work talks about the...
Posted by Billy Childish Society on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:54:00 PST

Upcoming Billy Childish U.K activities and latest release

Oct 10th - Damaged Goods release `My First Billy Childish Album'. 18 tracks spanning Billys long and un-ending career. Ultra-Cool cover design by talented competition winner Christina Wozniak.  ...
Posted by Billy Childish Society on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:51:00 PST