By the end I was encased in a nice comfortable glow, with the feeling I'd just put the world to rights with a like-minded friend.

We wanted to put on a varied and interactive show that blurred genres and was exciting, engaging and speaks to a diverse audience. People are too busy learning - whilst they're there - and then just want to leave as quickly as possible - once the class is over - not allowing any time to actually chat and make friends. Also, we were concerned that the local spoken word scene lacked a diversity of representation, so Born Lippy routinely stages working class and artists of colour to appeal to a broader audience base.

Putting my own gender to one side momentarily – and I’m not referring to dressing to the left for a change – whilst both candid and reasonably entertaining, Born Lippy is disappointing for being almost entirely anecdotal, i.

In 2010, Pitchfork named it the 31st-best track of the 1990s; [13] in a redux of this list in 2022, they named it the 20th-best. There is an awkward tension, however, when Brand tries to flit between earnest, heartfelt discussion of important topics such as female genital mutilation and the jokes about toothed vaginas that immediately follow. The vocals were recorded in one take; when Hyde lost his place, he would sing the same line repeatedly, creating the line "lager, lager, lager, lager". I’ve often noticed how a lot of mothers – and it’s noticeably the mothers, not fathers or grandparents or helpful siblings. New remixes were commissioned for this release, along with a new video, compiled by Danny Boyle of clips from his film Trainspotting.Ultimately this makes Born Lippy** the printed equivalent of a long soliloquy from Jo, perhaps down the pub.

NUXX" as one of the 90s' most iconic songs, [3] writing that it "mixed sublime synths with a four-to-the-floor freakout, and represented everything that was going on; it was new. I think as we move back towards in-room events, there will be a need for people who can watch via streaming. In one paragraph she is giving out some fairly good advice that would be suitable for my ten-year-old on how to deal with bullies.He said in 2017, "We’ve been playing 'Born Slippy' live for 20 years, and the reaction from the audience is so strong it’s almost overwhelming. I guess that's as it is though; when we're young we always think we know best and Jo doesn't preach and tell people not to but tells us how to live our lives more safely and enjoyably. On a serious side, there is some good advice here for younger women about having the courage of your convictions, staying safe, maintaining friendships and not falling for the body-image mafia's agenda; plus a list of useful helplines, organisations etc at the end. P erformers will include darkly humorous poet Louise Fazackerley, winner of BBC Radio 3 New Voice award, European slam finalist and support artist for Dr.