UPSTAIRS PLANET: a film about Cleaners From Venus + Special Guests

Schedule

Thu Jul 02 2026 at 07:00 pm to 11:45 pm

UTC+01:00
Location

West Hampstead Arts Club | London, EN

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Funny, moving and entertaining, Upstairs Planet is a story about a cult 80s musician who has influenced many (MGMT, Ariel Pink, Mac DeMarco, Brian Jonestown Massacre) and been admired by such luminaries as John Cooper Clarke and XTC.
Looking like a 19th Century asylum warden – Newell gives us his eccentric, irascible world view and hints at why the big time maybe wasn’t for him.
Evening includes screening of film (last shown in London seven years ago) & reading from post-punk writer Richard Cabut (Looking for a Kiss/Ripped Backsides) +special guest DJ is Martin Green (Smashing/Sound Gallery).
British director Graham Bendel’s previous films include ‘Derailed Sense’ (about Vic Godard & Subway Sect ) and ‘Billy Childish is Dead’ (nominated for a British Independent Film Award).
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West Hampstead Arts Club, 32 Mill Lane, London, NW6 1NR, United Kingdom

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