Tag Archives: London

Kinetica GIF!

Kinetica AnimationThese are some photographs I took at Kinetica Art Fair back in March. I wanted an excuse to play around with the GIF Maker on 15 Folds using my own photographs; these images were perfect because I could easily align the spheres to be the same size on Photoshop.

Reasons To Be Cheerful: Bass Drum Of Death

It’s May and the weather is still awful and a whole load of other stuff isn’t going so well for me either, but I am seeing Bass Drum Of Death at The Black Heart – a tiny venue in Camden – on Thursday. I’ve loved these guys for two years and I haven’t seen them yet so…yay!

God’s Own Junkyard

ImageToday I headed up to Walthamstow to visit Chris Bracey’s huge studio on Vallentin Road – God’s Own Junkyard. Peeking through the locked iron gates, it really does look just like a junkyard, but once inside it’s like an Aladdin’s cave of neon treasures.Chris Bracey studioI don’t know whether it’s because of the junkyard’s location, or if it’s because not that many people know about it, but when my friend and I showed up at around 2pm on a Saturday – a peak time for visitors in most places – we were lucky enough to be the only people there.The man who works there, John, is really friendly and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of pretty much everything stored in the studio. He was happy to show us round, pointing out props and signs that had been in various films, like Tombraider, Eyes Wide Shut, and the newest installment of the Iron Man films – a huge ‘STARK’ sign. I really can’t recommend this place enough; I’ve never been anywhere else like it!Neon art

The Bilinda Butchers – Careless Teens

ImageImageImageImageAww. This video for ‘Careless Teens’ by The Bilinda Butchers is really priddy and makes me yearn for a lazy sunny day where I can just do whatever I feel like. I discovered this band a couple of months ago when I first heard ‘The Lovers’ Suicide’, which also made me think of the weather. It was March and still snowing a lot in London, so it felt strangely appropriate to be listening to the lines: “Like a flower can’t bloom in the snow / We can’t hide, we can’t grow!”

Don’t you think that this video is almost like a lookbook for some kind of hipster fashion brand, like Wildfox or Cheap Monday, or something? When I saw it, I felt that it evoked a real girly ‘Tumblr’ aesthetic. Hopefully the maker of the video, Vanesa Capitaine, won’t be offended by that description – she does seem to use Tumblr a fair bit!

Marilyn Manson For Saint Laurent

Marilyn Manson Saint LaurentMeh, Westwood did it first AND she did it better…Marilyn Manson Vivienne Westwood 2005

Present & Correct

Present & Correct stationeryFucking hell, I love stationery. I rarely even need stationery these days, but I’ve always loved it. I’ve always been really precious about the contents of my pencil case, too. When I was a kid I used to obsessively buy paper, notepads and sketchbooks. I also used to use my superior stationery inventory to leverage power over the other kids in my primary school – if you pissed me off, there was absolutely no way you’d be borrowing my felt tips anytime soon. Present & Correct sells the kind of stationery that I wouldn’t want to lend to anyone. I doubt I’d even allow my current closest friends to borrow it, let alone my primary school frienemies! Their stock is all so lovely that it’s like my inner brat just wants to have and hoard everything that they sell.Present & Correct vending machineThis classic vending machine is in their Islington shop – which hasn’t been open long – and you can get a surprise selection of office sundries for £2. Unfortunately for me, the shop is only open from Tuesday to Friday and occasionally on weekends, so it looks like I’ll have to make my selection from their website.
Present & Correct websiteEven their website is exquisite, though. Just look at that tasteful colour scheme and the meticulous art direction for each product! It’s like design porn.

New BRMC Material

BRMC Let The Day BeginBRMC Audio ManualThe new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club website is really cool – great design for a really simple idea.BRMC Specter At The FeastAwful American-English spelling aside, I really like ‘Specter At The Feast’, too. I’m looking forward to hearing some of the new songs live at Brixton Academy later in the month. I think my favourites are probably ‘Lullaby’, ‘Hate The Taste’ and ‘Sell It’.

WE ARE Collision: Issue Launch Party!

WE ARE COLLISION PARTYTHIS SUNDAY, we’re throwing a party! Yes, that’s right, we are celebrating ourselves!

It’s at the W Hotel in Soho and we’re co-hosting with Haus of Lux PR and Cristina Sabaiduc. Drinks are being provided by ABSOLUT vodka and Alibi. Obviously, copies of the second issue will be available, too.

Email: RSVP@wearecollision.com if you want to come along. Unless I hate you, in which case…don’t embarrass yourself!

My Bloody Valentine Tickets!

All booked for March 12th at Hammersmith Apollo! I’m excited, to say the least. Now then…when the hell are The Jesus & Mary Chain finally going to do a UK tour again?

Guardian Jobs

Weird Guardian Jobs advertNice one, Guardian Jobs. This is exactly what I want from a potential job – hatred from my friends. I was actually considering a career as an estate agent or a traffic warden, but this one is so much more ‘me’!