Billy Childish
Billy Childish (born Steven John Hamper, 1 December 1959) is an English painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist. Since the late 1970s, Childish has been prolific in creating music, writing and visual art. He has lead and played in bands including the Pop Rivets, The Milkshakes, Thee Headcoats, and the Musicians of the British Empire, primarily working in the genres of garage rock, punk and surf.
He is a consistent advocate for amateurism and free emotional expression. Childish co-founded the Stuckism art movement with Charles Thomson in 1999, which he left in 2001. Since then a new evaluation of Childish's standing in the art world has been under way, culminating with the publication of a critical study of Childish's working practice by the artist and writer Neal Brown, with an introduction by Peter Doig, which describes Childish as "one of the most outstanding, and often misunderstood, figures on the British art scene". He is a visiting lecturer at Rochester Independent College. In July 2014 Childish was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts Degree from the University of Kent.
Podcasts:
Thee Milkshakes
ALBUMS
- Thee Knights of Trashe released: 1995
- The Milkshakes Revenge! released: 1993
- Still Talking 'Bout Milkshakes! released: 1992
- The 107 Tapes released: 1991
- Sing and Play 20 Rock and Roll Hits of the 50's and 60's released: 1991
- 19th Nervous Shakedown released: 1990
- Hangman Records Presents, Live From Chatham released: 1987
- They Came They Saw They Conquered released: 1984
- Showcase released: 1984
- Nothing Can Stop These Men released: 1984
- Milkshakes IV: The Men With the Golden Guitars released: 1983
- After School Session released: 1983
- Fourteen Rhythm & Beat Greats released: 1982
- Talking 'Bout... released: 1981
The 107 Tapes
Released 1991- Pretty Baby
- Ruhrge Beat
- Well Well
- I Want You
- Flat Foot
- I Say You Lie
- Shed Country '81
- Don't Love Another
- Mumble the Peg
- You Did Her Wrong
- The Red Monkey
- Let's Stomp
- Eaten More Honey
- Tell Me Where's That Girl
- A Girl Called Mine
- Little Queenie
- Jaguar
- Black Sails (In the Moonlight)
- Sit Right Down and Cry
- She Tells Me She Loves Me
- Soldiers of Love
- Monkey Business
- Let Me Love You
- El Salvador
- Boys
Sing and Play 20 Rock and Roll Hits of the 50's and 60's
Released 1991- Hippy Hippy Shake
- Rip It Up
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry
- Say Mama
- Peggy Sue
- Jaguar And The Thunderbird
- Comanche
- I'm Talking About You
- Sweet Little Sixteen
- Money (That's What I Want)
- Carol
- Boys
- Something Else
- Some Other Guy
- Who Do You Love
- Jezebel
- Hidden Charms
- Little Queenie
- Ya Ya (Twist)
- I Wanna Be Your Man
19th Nervous Shakedown
Released 1990- It's You
- Please Don't Tell My Baby
- Shed Country
- Pretty Baby There's Something That You Lack
- Don't Love Another
- After Midnight
- Seven Days
- Black Sails in the Moonlight
- Cadalina
- You Did Her Wrong
- Shimmy Shake
- Hide and Scatter
- El Salvador
- Jaguar
- General Belgrano
- The Klansmen Kometh
- Brand New Cadillac
- Love Can Loose
- Little Bettina
- I'm the One for You
- Let Me Love You
- Quiet Lives Main Title Theme
- Wounded Knee
- I'm Needing You
- The Red Monkey
- Ambassador of Love
- Can't Seem to Love That Girl
- Cassandro
- The Green Hornet
- Out of Control
