I preferred The Pop Group’s 2nd album over Y. Post-punk at its most committed, a rage against the machine, and probably still the most relevant album you’ll find on the shelves - only at discerning outlets. Now dig the bassline… youtu.be/NZtQTSnDnR0?si=v5Hf…

BRISTOL join us for a jam packed weekend of celebrating MARK's crucial work from this Friday July 25th - Sunday July 27th at the amazing settings of Rockaway Park with fellow outsiders, musicians, film and exhibition! The event is Free, but we ask for a minimum donation of £5 to go to the incredible work of @HBHomeless Here is a schedule of this amazing event: Friday 25 July Exhibition opening hours: 3pm - 6pm Screening: ON OFF Documentary 6pm – 7:10pm Music: 7:10 – 11pm (In no particular order) PINCH / DJ MILO aka DJ NATURE / SMITH & MIGHTY Saturday 26 July Exhibition opening hours:12-6pm Music: 6-11pm (in no particular order) DJ KRUST / TESSA POLLITT (The Slits) DJ set / GARETH SAGER (The Pop Group) Live / JANINE RAINFORTH (Maximum Joy) DJ set/ STASH MAGNETIC Live / RASTU & OM SHANTI Live Sunday 27 July Exhibition opening hours: 12-6pm Screening: ON OFF documentary: 4pm Rockaway Park do an amazing Sunday roast, please sign up for it on their website rockawaypark.co.uk/rockaway-… @ThePopGroup / @stewysstencils / @GarethSager / @maximumjoyreal1 / @BristolLive / @BBCBristol / @bristol247 / @BristolCable / @DJKRUST

Mark's album 'The Fateful Symmetry' is out this Friday July 11th on @MuteUK "As commnanding as he ever was as frontman of @ThePopGroup" @thewiremagazine "The Fateful Symmetry finds this political / music-making radical at his most approachable and refelctive" 4/5 @MOJOmagazine Pre-order your copy of the album here: mute.ffm.to/mark-stewart-tfs

Ahead of Mark's 'TASTE IS A FORM OF PERSONAL CENSORHSIP' events in London & Bristol, watch him talk about pranksterism / cut ups / art / dub at the @peterbyproxy & Lee 'Scratch' Perry collab exhibition some years ago... Watch the full interview: tinyurl.com/mr3k8u2d Mark's 'TASTE IS A FORM OF PERSONAL CENSORSHIP' event details: LONDON: July 16th - 18th at Farsight Gallery, Free entry. PLEASE register for the opening eve on the 16th (6pm - 9pm) here: MarkStewartLondonExhibition.… with special performances by @GarethSager and Rastu & Om Shanti BRISTOL: July 25th - 27th Rockaway Park, Entry on a donation basis, with proceeds going to @HBHomeless Fellow musicians playing: DJ Milo / @TectonicPinch /Smith & Mighty / @GarethSager / Tessa Pollit of The Slits / @jurainforth with more to be announced... @ThePopGroup

Incredible life size stencil of Mark has appeared, created by artist @stewysstencils in Bristol harbourside where @ThePopGroup rehearsed back in 2019 some feet away from where the picture of Mark was taken against the #banksy! @MuteUK @ThePopGroup @HBHomeless @BristolPostEnts @BBCBristol @TheBristolCable #PostPunk #Bristolstreetart @BristolStreets

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mark stewart @MuteUK ANNOUNCE MARK'S LATEST SINGLE ‘NEON GIRL’ FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM, THE FATEFUL SYMMETRY, OUT 11th July. Feat backing vocals by longtime affiliate Gina Birch (The Raincoats) and co-produced by Youth. Mark’s eloquent, singular lyricism is as prescient as always, and evermore poignant now: “His arms were too short to box with God (sorry the irony’s lost on me)”. WATCH VIDEO for 'NEON GIRL': youtube.com/watch?v=e-JnojqI… 'Neon Girl' video was created by Mark's BOMBART collaborator Peter Harris & Hugo Glendinning. Photo: Chiara Meattelli & Dominic Lee

"Mark is with us Forever" - Love to all from Hilda (Mark's mum) Photo of Mark at Dismaland by @freakartists