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Adam Ant’s management may have pulled yet another plug on a planned project (see below) but it seems this summer is buzzing with two limited edition collections of early Adam & the Ants demos. Originating from Germany, Bondage Punks contains Chappell Studios demos of Beat My Guest and Deutscher Girls (probably their earliest incarnations) and comes in a wrap-around screen-printed sleeve. Meet the Ants, however, is the clear leader of the two releases. Featuring Jubliee and Decca demos, this UK LP has been lovingly packaged with a spined sleeve and is pressed on an array of coloured vinyl. Although not currently planned for CD release, these two LPs are considered to be the Antmusic For Sexpeople and Ants In Bondage of the noughties – and will no doubt become highly coveted collectors items within the next few years. Especially now the planned Adam & the Ants Demos Boxset has been shelved.
28 May 2008
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New Adam & the Ants T-Shirt Range Launched
Sick of paying extortionate prices for so-called official merchandise from unscrupulous dealers? Look no further than the Camden’s Burning range of early Adam & the Ants tees now available direct from the Ant Lib Shop at dirrty cheap prices for the summer. The few pennies profit from each unit sold will be going towards our latest fan-led project Anthropology: A Social History of Adam & His Antpeople – so dig deep into that holiday fund and get yourself some bondage for the beach! Visit the Ant Lib Shop now!
28 May 2008
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Adam Ant Art Book A White Wash
Fans have once again been made the scapegoat for Essential’s seemingly ongoing lack of understanding of Ant culture. Six months of pitching a luxury book of Adam’s ‘Art’ (or rather, video storyboards and cover designs) with a dedicated blogsite has ultimately resulted an announcement from Adam’s management who have shelved the project due to insufficient interest. Ant Lib of course would have quite happily promoted the project to its 2,500+ membership base if Essential had been arsed to get in touch. Nevertheless, this clears the way for Anthropology which, announced months before Ant Art, looks to be the seldom Adam Ant-related book to be published in 2008. To get involved with our fan-led project, visit www.adamandtheants.org now!
28 May 2008
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Show Goes On For The Wolfmen
Despite more date changes you could wobble a Bird’s Eye Mousse at, mssrs Pirroni and Constantinou will be appearing live at the 333 Motherclub, Old Street, London EC1 this Friday 30 May with their crackin band The Wolfmen. If you’re based out of town, this is the perfect non-school night gig for you and not to be missed! Download the discount flyer from our Adam & the Ants Facebook page and we’ll see you Friday!
28 May 2008
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Jordan @ The NFT
Former Ants manager and chanteuse ‘The Lovely’ Jordan will be featured on the bill of this year’s 22nd London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival at the National Film Theatre, starting Thursday 27 March. Jordan’s Dance will be screened in full on Saturday 29 March as part of a collection of shorts under the banner Because the Body Doesn’t Lie. The seven minute sequence was partly used for Jubilee, featuring Jordan dancing around a bonfire dressed in a tutu while the landscape of England falls into despair. The film’s director, Derek Jarman, is the subject of a special documentary screening on Thursday 3 April, also part of the festival. Fans of Jarman’s work may also like to visit Isaac Julien’s exhibition ‘Derek Jarman’ at the Serpentine Gallery, London, running until Sunday 13 April.
25 March 2008
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“Adam+Ant” Becoming Untrendy?
We’ve had our suspicions for a while, but it would seem Google searches for “Adam Ant” are at an all time low despite peaks around the 2006 publication of Adam’s autobiography Stand & Deliver and last year’s Bloomsbury gig. With healthy stats starting around 2004 (Adam’s 50th birthday year) it would seem search popularity has been waning over the last year or so. The top country for searching “Adam Ant” is the UK, followed by Ireland in second place and then Australia, USA and Sweden respectively. So does this mean contemporary Ant fandom has reached a plateau or we merely don’t search out new pages on our hero anymore? Review the stats at Google Trends for yourself and join the debate at our new Adam & the Ants Facebook page.
25 March 2008
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Spring / Summer 2008 No Response
Ant Lib would like to extend a warm thanks to Marco Pirroni who gave up his evening to be grilled within an inch of his life last week. The results will be featured in an abridged format in the forthcoming edition of our free biannual Antzine No Response. Also included will be our traditional Review of the Year, exclusive print-first Ant Lib 10 event news, plus info on how you can get your name in print with this autumn’s Anthropology. For your FREE copy, Join Ant Lib before Saturday 10 May (those that join after this date will automatically receive the subsequent edition instead).
25 March 2008
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Spotlight on Marco and Chris – updated 25 March 2008
Since their gig last November, The Wolfmen – led by former Ants cohorts Marco Pirroni and Chris Constantinou – have been working on full throttle with further album sessions and another gig under their belt. The Wolfmen’s next gig will be on Thursday 17 April
17 March 2008
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A big nod to everybody who has been in contact so far with regards to our forthcoming fan-led literary adventure, Anthropology. As a further resource for contributions for the book, we have branched out into the world of social networking sites with our new Facebook page. Please do drop by with any memories, photos etc which you would like to submit for print. We will also soon be launching a new microsite to coincide with the book, which will contain further information on how to submit contributions. To help raise money and clear stock for the project we have extended our 10% discount offer on all shop items throughout 2008 (yay!). Collectible items will also be added as they come in. If you have any ideas you would like to submit to our 10th Anniversary plans, do drop us a line at .
17 March 2008
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From the AATA 30 to the Ant Lib 10...
A big THANK YOU to everyone who has been involved in Ant Lib’s 30th Anniversary of Adam & the Ants celebrations this year, both in May and November at our events and for your continued support. As a token of our gratitude, we are offering a 10% discount on all No Response subscriptions and merchandise for the remainder of the year. Plus there’s good news for overseas members as we have reinstated our PayPal online ordering service. All funds received go towards the planned publication of our forthcoming literary celebration of Ant Culture: ANTHROPOLOGY: A Social History of Adam & His Antpeople. For more information on how to get involved in this exciting new fan-led project coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Ant Lib, email now!
14 November 2007
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2002’s memorable short film, Ant Muzak, featuring the Ants making an eventful late night shopping trip, is due for DVD release in January 2008. The short will appear along with three others, all written by one of the UK’s most talented character actors and lifelong Antperson Tim Plester, under the title Blake’s Junction 7. Released by 2|entertain (who are responsible for Doctor Who DVD releases among other BBC tie-ins), the DVD will include the original Ant Muzak trailer and a 9 minute behind-the-scenes featurette which includes footage of Ants bassist Gary Tibbs dancing the Prince Charming down the supermarket aisle!
14 November 2007
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Many believed he would never play a live gig again, but it seems Marco Pirroni, the major player behind the music of Adam Ant, is back with avengence with The Wolfmen, the exciting project fronted by co-Ant musician Chris Constantinou. They play the Islington Academy, London N1 tonight at 9pm. For last minute tickets, click the banner below!
14 November 2007
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Ant Lib All-Dayer tickets now on sale!
Tickets are already selling fast for this year’s main Ant Lib event of the year. Held at two venues across an amazing eleven hours, the Ant Lib All-Dayer features, live bands, big screen video, merchandise stand and disco in the evening. For more information and to order your tickets, click here now!
31 August 2007
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Ant Lib All-Dayer – Main event tickets now on sale!
Ant Talk – Terry Lee Miall interview from the Ant Lib archives
Articles – Dr Mark Griffiths argues why Adam is the King of Sexual Diversity
31 August 2007
Ant Pride Live! – You asked for it, you got it!
A big thank you to everyone who made last year’s Ant Lib Disco our biggest event yet! As promised, we have a Live! event this year, and when better to celebrate 30 years of Antmusic than the date recognised as the Ants’ first public performance – 10 May. Classic Ants, live bands and discounted Ant Lib merchandise all feature at Soho’s legendary Madame JoJo’s. Visit the Ant Pride Live! page for detailed up-to-the-minute information and tickets.
9 March 2007
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The Twenty-Fifth edition of the Ant Liberation Front’s biannual publication No Response is currently hitting the presses. Included is our traditional Review of the Year, our 2006 Biennial Survey results and exclusive interview with electro all-girl trio Client (pictured right at their recent headlining gig at Madame JoJo’s) who launched the 30th Anniversary of Antmusic in style with their cover of Zerox, released as a single in January. For your FREE copy, Join Ant Lib now!
9 March 2007
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