Weaponized

METAPHYSICS AND MECHANICS IN THE NUDE, WITH SEX AND DRUGS!

   

The Sparky Show read by author Xanadu Xero in an exploding dossier of words and photography of a doomed and perfect relationship, retrofitted with psilocybin. A report from the trenches of love post culture, mid-life, reminiscent in its gonzo style and ‘take no prisoners’ attitude to Hunter S. Thompson. Not your average empty-nest Beverly Hills Mom.

Published By WEAPONIZED

Soundtrack by Choronzon.

Weaponized is brought to you by FoolishPeople. John Harrigan is writer, dramatic catalyst and performer alongside Lucy Allin and the rest of the FoolishPeople cast. Atmosphere, electronic voice phenomena and the occasional character sketch are provided by P. Emerson Williams. The scope of the Weaponized ranges from darkly humorous vignettes to claustrophobic occult horror. From monologues to full on audio theatre.

FoolishPeople have produced work in prestigious cultural venues such as the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, Arcola Theatre and the Horse Hospital, historical buildings like the Galleries of Justice in Nottingham, internationally to America and Amsterdam and worked for clients such as the BBC. The FoolishPeople core collective features artists from England, Czech Republic, Sweden & America, and they also collaborate with many artists worldwide who specialise in a broad range of media.

Listen to or download show @alterati.com

Virtual Factory recently Interviewed Weaponized Author Xanadu Xero. The full interview is now online…

Xanadu my Hero, Buying Bewilderment First there was the cult song and now the high-priestess of underground art emerges from the afterglow of self-annihilation with The Sparky Show.

Xanadu! Welcome to London! What do you make of our version of the city that goes to bed at 10 pm?



My dreams of “Swinging London” are dashed, but that might be the reason artists are so much more accomplished and interesting here.

On the 12th November, FoolishPeople will host an evening in celebration of the official launch of the Weaponized Imprint and publication of The Sparky Show at The Horse Hospital in Bloomsbury, London.

The Weaponized imprint extends the immersive art of FoolishPeople into the realm of publishing. Our mission is to seek out and disseminate experimental forms of fiction, prose and art which offer new ways to experience stories and myth.

The Sparky Show written by Xanadu Xero in an exploding dossier of words and photography of a doomed and perfect relationship, retrofitted with psilocybin. A report from the trenches of love post culture, mid-life, reminiscent in its gonzo style and ‘take no prisoners’ attitude to Hunter S. Thompson. Not your average empty-nest Beverly Hills Mom. The Sparky Show is one of the first titles published by Weaponized, featuring raw and uncensored archival photography by the author, with stunning art and design by P. Emerson Williams.

The evening of celebration will include:

An exhibition of artworks from Weaponized artists and authors Xanadu Xero, P. Emerson Williams and Richard Webb.

Special live performances by FoolishPeople from John Harrigan’s Dead Language, published by Weaponized in September 2010.

A panel discussion on Bizzaro, cult and experimental fiction with the Weaponized Authors, hosted by John Harrigan.

Live music, in a rare European performance by P. Emerson Williams. More people listen to the sounds of P. Emerson Williams every day than realize it. A visionary artist and an illustrator, his work takes projects spanning physical and digital media, genres and modes of performance to strange realms.

Xanadu Xero, P. Emerson Williams and Richard Webb will be guests at the Weaponized launch and available to sign copies of their books.

Friday 12th November 8:00pm – 12:00pm

The Horse Hospital Colonnade,
Bloomsbury London,
WC1N 1JD
Free Entry – Book Tickets by emailing tickets(at)weaponized.net
weaponized.net

For all those folks in LA, you can now pick up a copy of The Sparky Show from our LA stockist, the wonderful Hennessey + Ingalls Art + Architecture Bookstore.

Santa Monica Store: Hennessey + Ingalls
Art + Architecture Bookstore
214 Wilshire Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Mon-Sun: 10:00am - 8:00pm
Phone: 310-458-9074 
Fax: 310-394-2928

NOW OPEN!
Hollywood Store:

Hennessey + Ingalls
Art + Architecture Bookstore
Space 15 Twenty
1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Suite 8 
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Mon-Fri: 11:00am - 8:00pm
Sat & Sun: 10:00am - 8:00pm
Phone: 323-466-1256 
Fax: 323-466-1362

The Weaponized Store opens today with the launch of the deluxe editions of Dead Language, Cirxus and Forum.

Each book in its deluxe form comes in a uniquely configured edition, signed and numbered with extras such as T-Shirts, original scores and limited edition original artwork.

The Weaponized store also offers Dead Language Art Slogan T-Shirts and downloads and CD’s of the original scores to FoolishPeople productions by P. Emerson Williams.

In the coming weeks and months we’ll be launching deluxe editions of The Sparky Show by Xanadu Xero and Harmony Hill by Brian Shaughnessy along with the standard editions and ebooks of our core titles.

Keep an eye on Weaponized.net, we’ll be posting original writing and art along with interviews with Weaponized authors Richard Webb, Brian Shaughnessy and Xanadu Xero.

Oh and the amazing photography of the Dead Language T-Shirts is by non-other than Xanadu Xero.