Iman Kakai-Lazell feat. Kirk Brandon - Kirk Brandon - Confessions, Lyrics & Nostalgia

Format: Book

Catalogue No.: MOOCHIN45

Barcode: 5051083181549

Release Date: 5 August 22 

Back in stock: 2 Sept 2022

 This is the next in a series of custom-made books by Persian artist Iman Kakai-Lazell, featuring icons of arts and entertainment in a way never seen before.

 Working closely with each artists, the books feature collages and unreleased photos, manipulated with original lyrics and confessions. Each release is extremely limited and will never be reprinted.

 From the author: “In These Series Of Confessions, Lines And Lyrics Desires Come Through In A Form Of Dreams, Events And More... The Individual Is Able To Express Themselves In A Way They Haven’t Been Able To... And More Importantly For Me To Add My Interpretation To Each Piece... I Hope You Love Reading These As Much As I Have Creating Them... ~ I Present... Kirk Brandon” - Iman Kakai-Lazell

 Kirk Brandon started his music career in 1978 in Clapham, London, with the formation of punk group The Pack, consisting of Brandon, Scottish-born drummer Rab Fae Beith, and Simon and Jon Werner on guitars.

 Brandon then formed post punk / new wave band Theatre of Hate in 1980, recruiting Stan Stammers on bass, Nigel Preston on drums, Billy Duffy on guitar and John ‘Boy’ Lennard on sax. Theatre of Hate disbanded in 1983. Brandon and Stammers were then joined by Lascelles James on saxophone and Chris Bell on drums to form Spear of Destiny. The new band adopted a more melodic and less aggressive sound, distancing themselves from post-punk and moving a little more towards mainstream pop. While continuing to explore the political ideas that he wrote about in Theatre of Hate, Brandon’s lyrics for Spear of Destiny dealt more frequently with the classic pop themes of love and romance.

 In 2003, Brandon did a solo tour as support to The Alarm on their ‘Poppyfields’ tour. In later years he performed in the punk supergroup Dead Men Walking, with an ever-changing line up that has featured Dave Ruffy (The Ruts), Billy Duffy (The Cult), Mike Peters (The Alarm) Captain Sensible (The Damned), Pete Whylie (Wah), Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), Mick Jones & Topper Headon (The Clash), Duff McKagan (Guns & Runs), Lemmy (Motorhead), Mike Scott (The Waterboys), Ian McNabb (The Icicle Works) and Roddy Frame (Aztec Camera), amongst many others.

 Brandon also reformed Spear of Destiny in 2007 and 2008, and he continues to tour with both Spear of Destiny and Theatre of Hate, as well as a revamped Dead Men Walking, plus solo acoustic shows.

 Iman Kakai-Lazell was born in Iran and moved to London. She studied at Chelsea College of Arts, specialising in Public Art. Iman has had many exhibitions in New York and London, with a yearly solo residence at The Baltic in Borough. She now resides in Arnside, Cumbria.

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