As part of the Disrupt Your Everyday project, Professor Guy Osborn and Dr Matthew Morrison presented a Christmas listening party with tracks relating to the Soho Poly and the cultural history of the University of Westminster.
The event borrowed concepts from Tim Burgess’ Twitter listening parties, and saw Professor Osborn and Dr Morrison prepare an hour-long playlist, asking listeners to tune in at 4pm on Friday 11 December. The playlist featured a range of tracks related to the Soho Poly and the history of the University of Westminster, and was bookended by neglected Christmas classics.
An eclectic mix of tracks was played, often focusing on artists who played the Poly such as David Bowie or with links to the Soho Poly such as Meal Ticket who wrote a song for the play ‘Do a Dance for Daddy’. Other selections were more obtuse such as Pavement’s Cut Your Hair, played as homage to Little Titchfield Street’s former housing of the School of Hairdressing. Some ‘local heroes’, all with important links to the Soho Poly and the University were also featured including Mike Garry, Helen Reddington and Pete Astor.
Talking about the event, Professor Guy Osborn said: “When Matt and I conceived of this idea we wanted to try and do something fun and informative, capturing the spirit of the Soho Poly and the ethos of the Polytechnic Institution and its aim ‘to instruct and delight’. Initial feedback suggests we have done this and we are looking to further develop the concept and also lots of new projects in and for the Soho Poly.”
Listen to the full playlist on the Lost in Music website.
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