Mark Stewart

A behind-the-scenes look at the shooting of the official video for 'A Very British Coup' courtesy of the inimitable Kayvon Zahedi (KayvonTV)

'A Very British Coup' is a collaboration featuring Jah Wobble, Martin 'Youth' Glover, Mark Stewart, Keith Levene & Richard Dudanski (with contributions from the dearly missed producer / DJ Andrew Weatherall)

Watch the behind the scenes footage in full above.

Watch the official 'A Very British Coup' video HERE

'A Very British Coup' US CD edition available HERE

'Calling all Freaks & Mutant Muthas'

Mark appeared on BBC Radio 6 Music for the recent Mothers Day Special on Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone, selecting & discussing a song dedicated to his mum.

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'Adventure starts here...the joke's On-U'

Mark Stewart & The Maffia will perform live for the first time in over a decade as part of On-U Sound's 40th anniversary celebrations.

Mark Stewart & The Maffia will play the On-U Sound anniversary gig at The Forum in Kentish Town on the 7th of November 2020, joining fellow On-U acts and associates African Head Charge, Creation Rebel, Little Roy, Horace Andy, Little Axe and Tackhead.

Mark is currently at work on a new album which is set to coincide with the On-U Sound 40th anniversary celebrations.

Tickets available in a couple of weeks. Keep up to date HERE.

Read the news piece in Ransom Note

The new video for Jah Wobble's 'A Very British Coup' featuring Mark Stewart, Martin 'Youth' Glover, Richard Dudanski & Keith Levene, a 'post-punk supergroup', alongside an interview with Mark Stewart discussing cut-ups, chance procedures, working with Levene & more.

In honour of the US CD edition release out now on 80 Proof Media

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'Throwing Curveballs At The Moon'

Mark Stewart appeared on the Stereo Embers Magazine podcast recently to discuss 'UFO's, having tea with Sun Ra, The Sex Pistols, and how music bridged the racial divide in his town in the late 70s as well as why he likes to hang out with oddballs, the avant-garde New York scene and a fight he once had with Allen Ginsberg.'

'Blood Money (Slow Thief)' is also Stereo Embers Track of The Day

Mark Stewart kicks off 2020 in the form of a collaboration with the Italian collective Obsolete Capitalism.

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Two Tracks / Variations by Mark Stewart
Paradise Underground 03’47
FSD (Full Spectrum Dominance) 04'05

Special Edition of 100 numbered copies out on Rizosfera
Italian Edition / 50 Copies - 27 January 2020
English Edition / 50 Copies - 2nd March 2020

12" Vinyl includes 16-page colour booklet printed on twill paper with Andrea Chiesi's wonderful illustrations.

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Mark Stewart will be appearing alongside Stuart Swezey (director), Chris Bohn (Wire) & Jack Sargeant (underground film writer) for the London premiere + Q&A of Desolation Center

'The previously untold story of a series of Reagan-era guerrilla music & art performance happenings in Southern California that are recognised to have paved the way for Burning Man, Lollapalooza, and Coachella, collective experiences that have become crucial parts of alternative culture in the 21st century. The feature documentary splices interviews and rare performance footage of Sonic Youth, Minutemen, Swans, Einsturzende Neubaten...'

Saturday 16th November, 5pm Curzon Soho, Doc'n Roll Film Festival

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SOPH.co.ltd. presents 'What Is The Wild Bunch'

A documentary movie starring none other than Mark Stewart alongside the likes of Goldie, Daddy G, Milo, 3D and all the usual suspects

Mark discusses the enabling power of punk and working with Nellee Hooper amongst other things

Destiny on the Radio!

At the controls for Worldwide FM celebrating the 40th anniversary reissue of 'Y', playing personal favourites and influences.

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An experimental film for The Pop Group’s 1978 track 'Blood Money (Slow Thief)' by Mark Stewart, Peter Harris & Llyr Williams

'Blood Money (Slow Thief)' is taken from 'Alien Blood', an additional album included in the deluxe limited edition box sets released on November 1st as part of the 40th anniversary reissue of The Pop Group's debut album 'Y'

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'The obstacle is the way'

Mark Stewart on John Cage's '4.33' for a Vice feature in the wake of the release of the Mute compilation STUMM433, which features renowned Mute affiliates covering the famous piece.

Mark's reflections are included alongside the likes of Lee Ranaldo, A Certain Ratio & Carter Tutti Void and many more.

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VINYL PORN

Four 12 inches of piping hot wax!

Music: 'Thief of Fire' from 'Y'

The remastered 'Y' / 'Alien Blood' / 'Y Live' / 'She is Beyond Good & Evil'
Out November 1st on Mute Records

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