2012 5/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat @birdeatsbaby, @maryepworth, #popuppeople and More Besides

1) Birdeatsbaby – Incitatus Brighton based dark cabaret outfit Birdeatsbaby have just released this BRILLIANT new video, and like the last video for “Feast Of Hammers” it’s deliciously spooky. And makes me scared of bands… “Feast Of Hammers” – the album – is released on February 20th and I’m supporting them at their London launch...

“Little Battles” vBlog Episode 1 Online Now! Brighton, Birdeatsbaby, BBC 6 Music and Singing To Seabirds

The first in my brand new video blog series to celebrate my new album coming out on April 9th, woohoo! The album launch extravaganza will be at the Half Moon in Herne Hill, London SE24 on Wednesday 11th April with tickets available very soon. “In This Boat” will be released on February 14th as digital...

2012 4/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat Grace Petrie, Brighton and Musical Broccoli

Click to see the rest of this week’s photos 1) Grace Petrie A wonderfully inspiring songwriter and performer I met at last weekend’s Midwinter Picnic 4. She makes music that really gets you in the gut, and her rousing lyrics are still echoing around my head a week on. I should have heard of her...

2012 3/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat Gil Scott Heron, Martin Luther King & Handcrafted Chocolate

Click to see the rest of this week’s photos 1) “The Last Holiday : A Memoir” by Gil Scott Heron I’m so thankful to a friend for introducing me to the wonderful work of Gil Scott Heron a number of years before he sadly died, and though I’ve only just started reading this newly published...

“Slow Puncture” On BBC Introducing – Listen Again + Tickets For Feb Shows With @hiband & @birdeatsbaby

Get the song here on a pay-what-you-can basis… I was very excited and pleased to receive an email from the Tom Robinson show last week informing me that “Slow Puncture” would be played on the show early on Monday morning (today), as a result of being selected from songs uploaded to the BBC Introducing Uploader....

2012 2/52 – Five Things I Liked This Week – Feat Chris T-T, Arctic Hooping & Bike Doctor

Click to see the rest of this week’s photos 1) Chris T-T – “Binker” – the video! I don’t know how I missed this on Twitter last week but I only just stumbled across this gorgeous film. Chris’ 2011 Edinburgh Festival show “Disobedience: Chris T-T Sings A.A. Milne” was one of the musical highlights of...

Category: Video

“In This Boat” – Live Video Of New Song + Brilliant Weekend at The Hospital Club + Malcfest

Massive thanks to @mosaiclawns for capturing this performance of “In This Boat” at my Hospital Club gig on Saturday night. I think my nautical dress fit the theme… Big thanks also to Tom Lillywhite for asking me to play and to everyone who came along to watch, I had a...

Getting Hoopy, Loopy & Sociable at the #hsgardenparty

A few months ago Rich Huxley and Ben Denison asked me to get involved with a John Popham filmed a little hooping tutorial with a lovely demo from Jooles – make sure you check out the other videos on his YouTube account for more of a flavour of the day....

I’m Recording A New Album… [ #smwalbum2 ]

…and I haven’t blogged about it much. Weird! The main reason of course is because I have a loyal gang of Pledgers who have kindly pre-ordered the new record along with buying all sorts of other goodies via my Pledge Music project page. This page stays open until November 1st...

“Slow Puncture” On Musikvideomittwoch at Kweens.de

Posted 07 Jul 2011 in Music,Press,She Makes War,Video
German translation welcome! Read the full post...

“Slow Puncture” Featured On Londonist

Posted 06 Jul 2011 in Music,Press,She Makes War,Video
“Former Londonist contributor Laura Kidd (AKA She Makes War) has just released this new music video shot entirely on the streets of Shoreditch. Those who know the neighbourhood will have precisely four minutes of fun spotting the arty gimmickry and graffiti with which the area is associated. Even the Greenpeace...

“Slow Puncture” Featured In “Independents Day” – A Blog Post by Rich Huxley

Posted 05 Jul 2011 in Music,Press,She Makes War,Video
“In addition to having a load of smart stuff to say about the music industries, Laura also does great stuff with cameras… and music. This weekend she’s been combining both for her track Slow Puncture. Treacle heavy, grinding and listing like a waterlogged ship, Slow Puncture is a favourite of...

“Slow Puncture” Video + Microsite

To celebrate my debut album “Disarm”‘s national re-release and entry in to the Mercury Music Prize I bring you the brand new promo video for “Slow Puncture”. Join me on a two-wheeled treasure hunt through East London celebrating the vibrant street art around Old Street, Brick Lane and Great Eastern...