Corsica Studios presents a special musical-visual performance featuring Lydia Lunch, James Johnston and Ian White in celebration of the launch of Lydia’s new book The Gun is Loaded forthcoming from Black Dog Publishing London UK. The Gun is Loaded is the first volume of its kind to document Lydia’s visual art. Spanning nearly two decades of work within its 250 pages, it includes images from her portrait series of street urchins in New Orleans; her investigations into the haunted ruins of Pennsylvania and West Virginia; her intimate portraits of murderous lovers and her most recent self-portraits and photomontages. Infused with her apocalyptic vision of America’s spiritual collapse and the brooding sexuality which has marked much of her work, The Gun is Loaded is rich in visuals and text, demonstrating Lydia’s continued presence at the autopsy of American society and the forefront of its vital underground culture.

To mark the release of this landmark work, Lydia will present material from her new cd - The Ghost of Spain, a psychoambient musical journey through the troubled history of the country she now calls home. The enduring themes of fractured memory, sex, sorrow, rage and war will be illuminated by James Johnston and Ian White. James, the founder and multi-instrumental force behind Gallon Drunk, and percussionist Ian White are past masters at musical mood manipulation and the perfect mediums for Lydia's deeply affecting Spanish séance.

Seasoned collaborators, Lydia recently contributed vocals to the track Doughboy on Gallon Drunk's limited edition 7-inch vinyl release of their blistering single Grand Union Canal. Performing live together, the incendiary dynamic between the Drunk boys' musicianship and Lydia's muse promises an aural conflagration.

Photographs from The Gun is Loaded will be projected throughout the evening, creating a provocative atmosphere of seductive and haunting images, inviting the voyeur into the private dreams, desires and obsessions of one of America’s most fearless daughters. The Gun is Loaded will be available for purchase on the night of the show.

Room 1:
10 - 11   (DJ) Felson
11 - 12   Jo Apps
12 - 1     Exile
1 - 2       Neil Landstrumm
2 - 3       Barry Lynn
3 - 4       Venetian Snares
4 - 5       Shitmat
5 - 6       (DJ) Felson

Room 2:
10 - 11   (DJ) Dan Mumford
11 - 12   Chevron
12 - 1     iTAL_tEK
1 - 2       Vex'd
2 - 3       Mary Anne Hobbs (cd dj set)
3 - 4       µ-ziq (dj set)
4 - 5       Boxcutter
5 - 6       (DJ) Dan Mumford