New work in from The 1985 collective!

Just thought we would let you know we have just recieved in some new work from The 1985 Collective in the form of the rather detailed Birds In Paradise print above by Lindsey Brown! This is adding to a bunch of lovely goodies we already have in store from them, such as this hilarious ruler set and sausage dog cushion designed by Martin Baillie! The sausage dog also comes in scarlet red which is exclusive to The Red Door Gallery!

Underground Music to check out!!

If you don't have plans already to go down, it's definately worth venturing out to the Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh on Tuesday night for some seriously special underground music from The Doozer, Long Distance Runner and Shareholder. The Red Door are especially fans of the Long Distance Runner, which is a four piece led by the talented Edinburgh based Wee Rogue (also worth checking out on myspace). Although, those of you already fans of the Rogue shouldn't expect his usual meloncholy tales of war over Faheyesgue guitar, the Long Distance Runner find influences in Neil Young circa 1990's, Slint and The Replacements amoungst other cult post rock groups. Definately worth going down to check out some rare performances from some of  Britain's best kept secrets!

A gallery that will blow your socks off!

For those of you who are fans of taxidermy and all things creepy crawlie, this place will be heavenly! This beautiful 170 year old gallery has everything from your usual framed butterflies all the way to Giraffes and Zebras too! If you are ever in the the Rue du Bac, area of Paris not far from the Louvre, you have to have a wee look in Deyrolle, even if only for an ogle! This is not the only shop like this either, there is another similar to this on Boulevard Saint Germain which is even more approachable and affordable, and the tremendously friendly shop owner is amazing (including his big grey moustache) and will give you a wee giggle and a story while you browse!

@LiveFromTheLQ

 We were lending an ear to Live From The Latain Quarter on Fresh Air FM this morning and we were just tickled by their tribute to St Patrick's day from the hillerious Father Ted that we thought we'd pass it on.  Happy St Patrick's Day!

Are you the next Vagabond gal or guy?

Fancy the career change of a lifetime? Well here's your chance if you got a spare bob or two (or thousand!) - Vagabond Van online store and 1952 Airstream Boutique is for SALE! Brainchild of Lucie Galt, Vagabond Van brings 'eco-chic', ethical fashion all the way from Africa to the UK and has toured many of the UK's biggest festivals. Now I did say it was a one-off opportunity, so if you fancy a punt there's an Ebay auction with more details found online at: www.vagabondvan.com/. Happy bidding!

Only 3 followers till 1,000!

Almost time to cleabrate, for now, here's some PES cake!

Western Spagetti by PES

Frankly this is such an inspirational piece of stopframe animation it should speak for itself, hungry for more?  Seconds soon...http://eatpes.com/

Count down to 1000 followers on twitter!

Oh yes!  We are nearly at that bench mark 1,000 twitter followers!  Are you curious to see what happens?  How we celebrate?  Well, so are we!  Rats, probably not supposed to admit that.  We do have some events to look forward to - now we know your out there we wanna make this a little more fun.
Infact, we are all set to lunch of our first lil competition, with the nimble fingered Miso Funky. Whose gonna be number 1000?  Can hardly wait!

Fancy making you own shop?

Alice Melvin's beautifully illustrated and designed Alice's Emporium Make Your Own Shop Kit is available for £13 and accompanies her equally beautiful children's book The High Street - £10, by TATE publishing. Easy to assemble the kit includes everything you need to make your own cardboard shop including furniture, stock and even your own characters! Suitable for ages 5+, adults and children alike!

Sunday, Take Two...

We have Issue 9 of 'Oh Comely' now in stock - a £4 magazine, perfect for a lazy sunday with a cuppa and some tunes on the radio.. here's one that popped up on Red Door's playlist today, from one of my favourite female singers, oh yes the fabulous Nina Simone..

Storytelling and magic combine in Astrid Jaekel's papercut illustrations for the children's book series the Crow Girl and the Crow Girl Rises. Simply stunning in real life these magical books are available to buy from Barrrington Stoke publishers. See a wide range of Astrid's inticate papercuts here at Red Door too!