T.S. Idiot
Tom Stockley (born 13 June 1994), better known by his stage name T.S. Idiot (often styled T.S. IDIOT) is a punk poet, visual artist and performance artist. He performs poetry as a solo act as well as collaborating with others in musical acts and performance projects. He also performs infrequently as a DJ and comedy rapper MC Teabag.[1]
Early Life
Tom was born in Plymouth, Devon, in 1994[2] and attended Falmouth School of Art in Cornwall between 2012 and 2016. He took the performing name T.S. IDIOT after a friend jokingly suggested the pun, in reference to the poet and playwright T. S. Eliot.
Career
In 2014, Stockley began performing poetry at student events alongside his studies at Falmouth School of Art, where he was influenced by 20th century movements including Dada and Situationism and the 'do it yourself' ethos of punk subculture and experimental performance art. He experimented with vocal performances with local musicians, before adopting the moniker T.S. IDIOT in 2015 and performing poetry at punk gigs across the South West. He gained notoriety and featured in national press for burning his degree certificate and issuing a public statement.[3] In 2016 he organised and performed a show with punk poet Attila the Stockbroker, leading Attila to call his work "...a cross between Suicide and John Cooper Clarke"[4]. The pair performed together again in Plymouth in 2017[5], joined by punk singer-songwriter T.V. Smith.
As the vocalist and co-writer of improvised post-punk band The Hideous Trend, Stockley has been the support act for other first and second-wave punk acts including Auntie Pus, Vic Godard's Subway Sect and the Sex Pistols' Glen Matlock.
Stockley is currently based in Bristol, producing audio work for BBC Radio[6], teaching youth theatre and writing and performing poetry as T.S. Idiot.
References
- ↑ "MC TEABAG". TOM STOCKLEY. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ↑ "Descendants of Hugh Robson". www.greywall.demon.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ↑ Hill, Megan (19 November 2016). "This grad burnt his degree to protest Falmouth's decision to suspend the Art Foundation course". The Tab.
- ↑ "t.s. idiot". Bandsintown. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ↑ "WE ARE UNcollective by James McColl - Made In Plymouth". madeinplymouth.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ↑ "Tom Stockley". Calling the Shots. 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
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