<![CDATA[Busker Central Blogs Feed]]> http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers en Sat, 18 May 2024 23:34:23 +0000 <![CDATA[Buskin' City uncovers new busking plan]]> http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=184&sid=217a57c64b08fe2a1c3ca0ce0c2e19bb http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=184&sid=217a57c64b08fe2a1c3ca0ce0c2e19bb (SWEDEN) Buskin' City is a unique busking development for Sweden with a soon to be launched website for pro street performers. Every participating city provides a pitch for an artist. It can be a street corner, on a square, or on a main shopping street.
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Bringing culture to unused public space is the main theme. National and International buskers book themselves easily on a city's calendar.

Halmstad, Varberg, Kalmar, Kristianstad, Jonkoping, Landskrona, and Vastervik are among the 7 cities that have signed up with more expected to join the movement. Each city grants a travel refund up to 1500SEK.

With new approximations about busking popping up almost daily, be sure to include this in your book of ideas. See if you can dream up new and interesting approaches to busking like the one above.

For more information,...

[ Continued ]]]> Fri, 04 Mar 2016 02:52:43 +0000 <![CDATA[Banksy and the Rise of Outlaw Art]]> http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=259&sid=217a57c64b08fe2a1c3ca0ce0c2e19bb http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=259&sid=217a57c64b08fe2a1c3ca0ce0c2e19bb (ENGLAND) Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist, and film director. His real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. He has also made good from his collection of "Illegal Art". First displaying work on walls for buskers, the movement has blossomed into an artform unto itself.
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Presenting art in Bristol along with artists like "3D" and "Broken Brain", the movement's attitude can be seen in his film "Exit through the gift shop". Watching some of the films, one can't help but chuckle at the absurdity of Banksy.

Using stencils and computers, Banksy approaches 3D from different perspectives. However, many artworks have been vandalized, painted over, or destroyed.

Banksy's works have dealt with various...

[ Continued ]]]> Tue, 02 Nov 2021 06:12:47 +0000 <![CDATA[BUSKING TURF WARS - A DOCUMENTARY]]> http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=3706&b=178&sid=217a57c64b08fe2a1c3ca0ce0c2e19bb http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=3706&b=178&sid=217a57c64b08fe2a1c3ca0ce0c2e19bb
My name's Steven Lockmoore, I'm a musical busker from Leeds in the north of England.

A trailer for a film a couple of guys made about me and the busking scene in Leeds just went online yesterday. I'd love it if you could take a look and, if you like what you see, share it around with your friends. It's called Busking Turf Wars!

I'd love for the film to be seen around the world, because it shares a topic that is very close to all of our hearts: busking!

Plus, it's really fun to watch!

You can see the trailer over at the film's Facebook page:

www.facebook.com/BuskingTurfWars

I hope you enjoy!

Steven Lockmoore (@busker_steve)]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2015 15:55:03 +0000 <![CDATA[Same old song gets buskers busted]]> http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=52&sid=217a57c64b08fe2a1c3ca0ce0c2e19bb http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=52&sid=217a57c64b08fe2a1c3ca0ce0c2e19bb LONDON | A city in central England says two buskers who plagued a suburb by repeating the same two songs have been banned from performing for two years.
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The Birmingham City Council said the street performers angered residents with late-night and out-of-tune renditions of “Wonderwall” by Oasis and “Faith” by George Michael.

Acoustic guitar player James Ryan, 40, and Andrew Cave, 39, who used garbage can lids to accompany Ryan, were banned from busking by a judge at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court.]]> Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:07:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Old Crow Medicine Show string band has street-corner roots]]> http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=162&sid=217a57c64b08fe2a1c3ca0ce0c2e19bb http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=162&sid=217a57c64b08fe2a1c3ca0ce0c2e19bb With bits and pieces from Bob Dylan, the Old Crow Medicine Show has gathered a following in the contemporary musical landscape.
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A repertoire of songs ended up in a street-corner string band with frontman Ketch Secor leading the way. From a Dylan snippet, the song "Wagon Wheel" attracted the attention of Coldplay and an album was to follow.

Bob Dylan was to lend another lyrical scrap to their next noticable song "Sweet Amarillo" which enabled "the Crows" to officially join the Nashville scene in the hallowed Grand Ole Opry. They also received accolades from the Americana Music Awards as "Trailblazers".

The album "Remedy" topped the iTunes Country Albums chart with an old-time string band template. With "Remedy", the Old Crow Medicine Show has established...

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