"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." - Marilyn Monroe
Well, balloons mainly...
but i do enjoy,
duke special, arcade fire, birdeatsbaby, antony and the johnsons, the dresden dolls, amanda palmer, tom lehrer, danny elfman, patrick wolf, cotton candy cabaret, devotchka, fiona apple, regina spektor, horrorpops, killers, sigur ros, tori amos, nick cave and the bad seeds, marilyn manson, thomas truax, the strange death of liberal england, tiger lillies, gogol bordello, the cure, oingo boingo, jack off jill, scarling, alkaline trio, wednesday 13, murderdolls
however, enough of that!
come, view and purchase my gypsy goods...
£7 + p&p
PHYSICAL COPY BEING TAKEN OFFLINE WHILE TOURING - CAN STILL BE BOUGHT FROM THE VARIOUS DOWNLOAD STORES BELOW! AND CAN BE BOUGHT AT THE VARIOUS TOUR DATES!
'Showtunes For The Recently Deceased' can also be purchased from the following digital download stores (click on the pictures, to be linked to the page)
The Bible Of The Waltzing Cynic
'The musical equivalent of schizophrenia'
This can be downloaded for free, with an optional donate button
from:
www.misterjoeblack.com
"Here's ROAR talent that'll really GROW(L) on you" - Bizarre Magazine
"Theatrical, funny and never afraid to cross the boundaries of good taste" - Matt Merritt, callupontheauthor.com
"I like him" - Martyn Jacques, The Tiger Lillies
"Fantastic" - Duke Special
"Like making a conference call to Bedlam lunatic asylum; It's like you're conducting a pleasant-yet-bonkers chit chat with several people" - Bizarre Magazine
"Brilliant songwriter Mr Black has the kind of voice only decades of wickedness can produce. You have been warned!" - scene-out.com
"A Kafkaesque romp through a Tim Burton styled world of nightmarishly grotesque characters" - James Malach, The Ministry Of Burlesque
"An accordion-playing lovechild of Danny Elfman and a gin-addled courtesan" - Beatrix Von Bourbon
"Not to be missed" - Time Out London
"Like a twisted dream or a frightening reality Joe Black is going to warp your minds and caress even the blackest heart" - Devolution Magazine
"Inimitable" - Abigail Eales, The Hong Kong Gardeners Club
"Both harrowing AND arousing!" - Will Preston, Pure FM
"Quite frankly, he's brilliant" - RANT Magazine
"Nasty delicious dark cabaret" - Sxip Shirey, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus
"Fine audio experimentation, my good man. To accordions and victory!" - Dr Steel
"Makes me want to burn down an orphanage, drink whiskey and stow away on a pirate ship, bravo." - Curtis RX, Creature Feature
''The darkly delicious side of the pink moon!" - Linda Robertson, Author of 'What Rhymes With Bastard?'
The neo-vaudevillian, the real life Disney villain,
the gin-addled courtesan, the anti-christ of cabaret and the one and only waltzing cynic...
Eccentric to international stages, Joe Black takes to shows in an almost cartoon-esque musical assault,
sweeping the audience through deathly showtunes, stomping polkas and heart wrenching ballads.
Though seemingly unable to fit into any particular category, Joe Black has shared a stage with many notable names from different stretches of performance,
notable musical acts such as Amy Winehouse, Gary Numan, My Bloody Valentine, St Vincent, Noah And The Whale, Hadouken, The Strange Death Of Liberal England, Abney Park and Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
and notable performance art, cabaret and burlesque performers such as Empress Stah, Dusty Limits, Vivid Angel, Ivy Paige, Beatrix Von Bourbon, Vicky Butterfly, Frank Sanazi, Scottee, Des O'Connor and many more.
With a huge array of events, such as Torture Garden, Bestival, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and so many more under his belt,
and having made several television and video appearances, including an interview on BBC television regarding offensive and risque music (naturally) and appearing in numerous music videos, including 'Angelou' by UK art rockers 'The Strange Death Of Liberal England'
Mister Joe Black... armed with an accordion, a piano, and a voice with force like no other.
Is ready to give you a show, that years of therapy couldn't even help you forget.
We're very concerned...
Dear Reader,
my voice was obtained by living on a diet of dust and tangerines.
the accordion, from a drunken polka player on a deserted island.
the piano, won from a game of black jack with the devil himself.
the stamping, comes from my knees mainly....
So ready your gramophones, adorn your best feathered hat and pin your scarf.
We are the waltzing cynics. And we do as we do.
It must be insisted, that you, do as you do as well.
Let no being, alive or dead tell you that you cannot live, love and learn,
or that you cannot be happy as you are, because that is a lie.
Whoever you are, whatever you are, wherever you are and however you are...
stay beautiful.
Yours sincerely
Mister Joe Black
PS - Sometimes people contact me. I always wonder why... but if you should feel a need to contact me, like some people do, sometimes, at various point of the day, and at various points in my life.
To perhaps question me on playing your event,
or maybe an interview,
or maybe to ask why i once straddled the queen on a carousel.
I don't mind what you ask.
as long as its not about bees... all non bee related questions can be put to....
joe@misterjoeblack.com
bee related questions, can go to hell.
Child Catcher - Music Video.
The 'I Don't Like You Very Much' Song - Music Video
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Time To Pick Your Poison: Heaven in High Heels or Hell on Earth.
Welcome to the darkest summer in the history of Birmingham burlesque, and the culprit behind this black summer? None other than Gehenna of the Silk Stocking Striptease Show. However, never fear, bringing the light to the event will be Angel LaVey of the Silk Stocking Striptease Show. Whether you want something, light and comical or dark and deviant, the 9th Silk Stocking Striptease Show will have something for you. Pick your poison, light or dark, we have it all and we guarantee to satisfy your cravings.
The Silk Stocking Striptease Show Nine will be taking place on the 8th of August 2009 at The Flapper Pub. Tickets will cost you £7.50 in advance from www.birminghamburlesque.com and will be on sale until midday on the 8th of August. You will be able to buy tickets on the door at £9 each, subject to availability. The doors to the show open at 7:30pm and the show will begin at 8:30pm.
The Silk Stocking Striptease Show is sponsored by WWW.SMELLYOURMUM.COM offensive slogan t-shirts
Hey here! Thanks so much for the add! Never stop making that wonderful music, EVER!!! Or I'll....Well, I probably won't do much, but it would make me sad!
Right you. I am going away pretty much on the day you get back from touring :( BUT put me on the guestlist for your show on 31st July and I'll be there to give you the biggest, sloppiest, wettest, HUG in the world!
Thanks for accepting my add. I think your music's brilliant! Once I understood the lyrics (you see I'm deaf as a post) I was all over the place(with the giggling) :D
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