[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 dismissive of it until recently when I noticed they've obviously signed an agreement with a...
[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 when it was my only window in a world known as Hip Hop) Anyway, this...
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 bassist and 4 piece brass. Mighty sound. But the biggest sound of all was his...
[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 together. A marriage made in heaven....
My lovely people at Lazarides have re-opened the Greek Street gallery as a shop selling all manner of arty bits and pieces - prints, books, drawings blah blah blah. The above drawing is 'The City That I'm Claiming', my first pencil drawing in many a year....
So off we headed to the Bank of England one sunny day. Its only about 15 minutes from my studio so I thought why not. Unfortunately the police heard I was coming so they were out in full force. These boys were photographing everybody in the...
Had a bad day in the studio about a month back. Nothing unusual about that, shit happens. But the best thing about being an artist in London is when you need to run away from your studio there is no shortage of inspiring shows to...
Good morning. First up today is a big up for the Word To Mother show that opens at Stolenspace tomorrow, Thurs 19th. Mr. Word is a massive talent and a breath of fresh air in our increasingly cynical urban art scene (oh how I hate...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sa8JM9z4t4&feature=related] This is savage. DJ Mek, the drunken master of Irish hip hop, bringing the hardcore from Tullamore. I remember hearing a story many a year ago about Mek and his Scary Eire crew beating up the Beastie Boys. Not sure how true that is but...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL_rI_khCo4&feature=related] Wow look what I just did, a video! Here's one of Irelands best MC's attacking some of our worst politicians, live from Limerick, the city where I went to college. Aww. Captain Moonlight, go raibh mile maith agat. Oh go on then one more. Holybejaysusgoontofuck! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdjQoju0gkM]...
