26 Jun FAME 2009 – Ceramics
Once my to tower was finished I settled into this nice cool and calm room to work on some ceramic plates. Grottaglie is famous for its ceramic tradition dating back...
And so to the Tower. Angelo had this great idea of painting these towers in the countryside around Grottaglie. It was more difficult finding a suitable tower though as many...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiUn8RwpcfY&feature=PlayList&p=6BE472BFF5C61AC2&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=22] Ok I don't know how this happened but this tune was in my head the whole time I was in Italy. I think I overheard someone say 'senza blah blah...
First up, how can I start blogging about my time in Italy without a dedication to all the beautiful food I ate? 'Fame' meaning 'hunger' in Italian is an appropriate...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m48M6mijPH8] Finally found this after 12 years of searching. Okay maybe I didn't look that hard. Anyway, I've been glued to Spotify since the beginning of the year. I was fairly...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENlHHeAhuTE&feature=PlayList&p=E5BE497A0B12A049&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=9] Absolutely savage tune from hip hop politicos The Coup. I remember reading about these guys about 15 years ago in The Source (back when the magazine was credible and back...
Caught the mighty Baaba Maal at the South Bank Meltdown festival on Monday night. He put on a cracking show with an ensemble of 4 percussionists, keys, 3 guitarists, 1...
Theres an interview with me and Chloe over on Failed Rockstar. You should really check out this site. Rob, a great painter in his own right, has re-launched Failed Rockstar...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czl6-4lrr6Q] Soooooo excited about this at the moment. Fourtet and Burial, 2 of my favourite electronic producers collaborating, its kind of like when I first put chocolate ice-cream and hazelnut ice-cream...
This is just a quick post about Fame 2009. I got back from 9 days in the South of Italy painting and eating and drinking and painting and eating and...
I've a quick interview over on Polish site Maggnes, hopefully it translates ok....