“9 1/2 Psychedelic Meditations” Ltd. Ed. Vinyl Coming Soon

“9 1/2 Psychedelic Meditations On British Wrestling Of The 1970′s and Early 80′s” by LUKE HAINES on LIMITED EDITION VINYL LP

Strictly limited to 500 only copies, each vinyl LP will also include a compact disc of all tracks (label: www.fantasticplasticrecords.com)
This item will be available exclusively for RECORD STORE DAY 2012 on 21st April.
For a list of participating stores please check here http://www.recordstoreday.co.uk/participating-stores.aspx

Outsider Art – New Site

The new place for Haines paintings, alongside outsider artist Sian Superman, is here. Keep an eye out for new paintings – Enoch Powell Space Poet and Kent Walton already posted.

Live News

16th March – ‘Boys will be boys and girls will be girls’ Southend On Sea. Luke Haines is chatting about stuff with Zoe Howe. It should be good. It’s Southend and it’s Friday night. Tickets and information here.

30th March – Southbank. London. 30th March. ‘The Life And Times Of Adrian Street’ With Jeremy Deller. Part of Jeremy Dellers’ Hayward retrospective and Luke Haines is a guest along with Simon Garfield and… live from Florida via satellite (skype) Adrian Street. Luke Haines will play a couple of wrestling related songs and chat. Buy tickets here.

21st April – Preston Continental Club – Solo show, playing all the ‘Psychedelic Meditations…’ album and more, chatting, reading from books. Go here for details.

24th April – Lexington London – Luke Haines will play ‘Nine and a half Psychedelic Meditations on British Wrestling of the 1970s and early ’80s’ in full….and beyond. There will be free ‘food’ provided as well as free hallucinogenics. Far. Fucking. Out. There will also be extremely limited ‘Psych Meditations…’ vinyl to purchase. Tickets on sale via ticketweb.

Original Grapple Calendar Artwork For Sale

10 of the 12 paintings featured in the Luke Haines 1978 Grapple Calendar – from the album 91/2 Psych Meditations… – will be available to buy as of tomorrow Friday 25th November from here. Two different paintings will go on sale each day.

Nine and a half Psychedelic Meditations… i-Tunes and CD album release date

Nine and a half Psychedelic Meditations… digital release date 9th October.
CD release date 7th November.

Coming Soon…

Nine and a Half Psychedelic Meditations on British Wrestling of the 1970s and early ’80s

The North Sea Scrolls

The North Sea Scrolls – an evening of revelations from Luke Haines, Cathal Coughlan and Andrew Mueller. Edinburgh festival, August 22, 23. Click here for more information.

Post Everything Art for sale

Limited edition paintings of the Post Everything book jacket by Sian Superman are now on sale for a short time only. Click here for details.

New Book and London Show – QEH July 13th 2011

Click here for Southbank tickets link.

‘OUTSIDER MUSIC’ LIVE

‘OUTSIDER MUSIC’ LIVE AT THE HOXTON PONY, LONDON. JAN 19th 2011. (ONLY PERFORMANCE)

This will be the only live outing for ‘Outsider Music.’ Luke Haines plays everything – Stylophones, tape recorders, bird whistles etc. the whole shebang.

Tickets available here.

Also, Haines News on Twitter – vital getting up/going to bed updates here.