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Ever since the Beastie Boys erected a 20 foot penis on stage as part of their 'Get Off My Dick' tour things have never been the same in Columbus, Georgia.
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Deptford indies Athlete play at Brixton Academy. 7pm. 211 Stockwell Rd, SW9. £16. 0870 264 3333 or online.

Immodesty Blaize & Walter's glam Burlesque open at Arts 7pm. Gt Newport St, WC2. 020 7836 3334 or online.

Comic-turned-singer Juana Molina performs at the RFH. 7:45pm. Belvedere Rd, SE1. £12. 0870 401 8181 or here.

Located on the border of Alabama in the heart of America's Bible Belt, it is a understatement to say that the majority of the local population didn't take it very well. In fact city officials passed a new law banning 'lewd' acts on stage; a law immortalised by Ice T in his 'Freedom Of Speech' song.

As a designer, video maker, musician and singer, this gave the penis-witnessing local lass Tiff McGinnis (AKA Crazy Girl) little choice but to pack her bags and head to Blighty in search of creative freedom.

Encapsulating a unique musical vision that has the attitude of punk but the funk of hip hop and electro, she has gone on to hook up with esteemed producers such as Maurice Fulton, J Saul Kane and the Idjut Boys.

Swedish garage punks The Hives play at Hammersmith Apollo, W6. 7pm. £17.50. 0870 154 4040 or online.
Berliner electroclash festival at 93 Ft East with duo Stereo Total heading the line up. 7- 11pm. 150 Brick Lane, E1. £10. 08700 600 100 or here.

Blood - from May 9 at the NT

Her live shows at places like Nag Nag Nag are as berserk as her beats. With great comic timing, incredible home-made outfits and songs like 'Cocaine
Talk', Crazy Girl is clearly not a shrinking violet but a tour de force who's more than happy to stick the finger to curtain-twitching normality.

Crazy Girl and The Delusions of Grandeur tomorrow night (Thursday 21) at 333, 333 Old St, EC1

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Marketplace & short films at the Rocliffe New Film Forum at BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, W1 5pm. Book place by email.

Aaron Williamson's Wild Boy 18th Cent brat performance piece is @The Showroom. 1-6pm. 44 Bonner Rd E2. Free
London Original Print Fair is open at the Royal Academy. 11am-6pm Piccadilly W1. £8
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