Saturday 18 June 2011
The Coming of Archangel...
Please view my interview with Gabriel Maselino, founder of new London-based fashion label Archangel, click here
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Tuesday 7 June 2011
Art Review // Paint for Japan with Secret Wars (Village Underground, Shoreditch)
To view my online work at http://www.freedomspark.co.uk/, click here
Walking into the huge creative space that is the Village Underground, we were welcomed by artists drawing Japanese themed illustrations, drum’n’bass tunes and lots of people drinking and generally soaking up the atmosphere.
As we wandered around the room, there was more art from Monorex on sale with a silent auction and it included all types of illustrations, paintings and graffiti style street art.
With two of the artists flying in from Japan the day before, the Secret Wars battle started at 9pm. Limited to using black pens or paint, the teams were quickly split into England Vs Japan and they went to work…
After reading about Secret Wars, I was pretty damn excited to see how the artists would create something from scratch in just 90 mins, but they covered the entire white canvas approaching it with a laid-back attitude and complete ease doing what they love.
A random DJ set accompanied the art battle in the form of Eliza Doolittle, who appeared unable to mix any kind of beat but managed to surprisingly pull out some cracking tunes from Frank Ocean to the White Stripes.
With much of the audience having enjoyed Streetfest the day before, many recognised one of the illustrators named Reeps One. Aside from his artistry skills, he brings another ridiculously amazing talent to the table as a beat box extraordinaire. He shocked the crowd for about 15 minutes with non-stop dubstep beats and became my highlight of the evening.
Ending with Session on the decks with the best mix of dubstep tunes, this charity fundraiser was a storming success raising loads of money for a great cause.
For more information on the next Secret Wars battle, go to http://www.secretwars.co.uk/ or http://www.monorex.com/ to discover the creative agency.
Walking into the huge creative space that is the Village Underground, we were welcomed by artists drawing Japanese themed illustrations, drum’n’bass tunes and lots of people drinking and generally soaking up the atmosphere.
As we wandered around the room, there was more art from Monorex on sale with a silent auction and it included all types of illustrations, paintings and graffiti style street art.
With two of the artists flying in from Japan the day before, the Secret Wars battle started at 9pm. Limited to using black pens or paint, the teams were quickly split into England Vs Japan and they went to work…
After reading about Secret Wars, I was pretty damn excited to see how the artists would create something from scratch in just 90 mins, but they covered the entire white canvas approaching it with a laid-back attitude and complete ease doing what they love.
A random DJ set accompanied the art battle in the form of Eliza Doolittle, who appeared unable to mix any kind of beat but managed to surprisingly pull out some cracking tunes from Frank Ocean to the White Stripes.
With much of the audience having enjoyed Streetfest the day before, many recognised one of the illustrators named Reeps One. Aside from his artistry skills, he brings another ridiculously amazing talent to the table as a beat box extraordinaire. He shocked the crowd for about 15 minutes with non-stop dubstep beats and became my highlight of the evening.
Ending with Session on the decks with the best mix of dubstep tunes, this charity fundraiser was a storming success raising loads of money for a great cause.
Live Review // Trophy Wife play The Lexington in Kings Cross
To view my online work at http://www.freedomspark.co.uk/, click here
At the intimate venue upstairs in The Lexington in Kings Cross, we found ourselves arriving early for a night of electronic-synth rock.
The first band entered the stage looking as if they had just come from their 6th form college, even with one band member donning a Donald Duck baseball cap – and later this seemed pretty entertaining, watching a cartoon character playing synth! Beaty Heart went on the play a few decent tunes with an absolutely amazing drummer and wicked synth mixes. Unfortunately, this sound was let down by quite awful vocals. Note to electro bands everywhere, constantly using the ‘echo’ button does not cover bad vocals. Aside from this, I thought that the members of this young quartet were good, energetic musicians and with a new singer and some hit tunes, they may just be sorted.
Having read some hype about the next band as well as listening to their myspace tracks, I wasn’t sure what to expect. This Hackney duo named Plants Plants were yet again pretty much electro pop/synth lovers with some average vocals. With one audience member behind me stating ”they were shite” after their set, I don’t 100 percent disagree with them. Lacking stage presence and ultimately a song I wanted to dance to, maybe I just couldn’t find where this band were coming from. Maybe they’ll find their feet eventually and manage to create a decent pop song; they’re still a new band after all. There’s still hope yet.
After a short break, headliners Trophy Wife took to the stage and gave us all a sweet polished performance. With yet again an outstanding drummer, this band was technically sound and played to an excited audience. Apart from the lead singer looking slightly like a geography teacher, his vocals and guitar riffs were always on tune. Playing tracks such as ‘Microlite’ and ‘The Quiet Earth’, Trophy Wife may not blow you away but at least you would want to get up and dance!
At the intimate venue upstairs in The Lexington in Kings Cross, we found ourselves arriving early for a night of electronic-synth rock.
The first band entered the stage looking as if they had just come from their 6th form college, even with one band member donning a Donald Duck baseball cap – and later this seemed pretty entertaining, watching a cartoon character playing synth! Beaty Heart went on the play a few decent tunes with an absolutely amazing drummer and wicked synth mixes. Unfortunately, this sound was let down by quite awful vocals. Note to electro bands everywhere, constantly using the ‘echo’ button does not cover bad vocals. Aside from this, I thought that the members of this young quartet were good, energetic musicians and with a new singer and some hit tunes, they may just be sorted.
Having read some hype about the next band as well as listening to their myspace tracks, I wasn’t sure what to expect. This Hackney duo named Plants Plants were yet again pretty much electro pop/synth lovers with some average vocals. With one audience member behind me stating ”they were shite” after their set, I don’t 100 percent disagree with them. Lacking stage presence and ultimately a song I wanted to dance to, maybe I just couldn’t find where this band were coming from. Maybe they’ll find their feet eventually and manage to create a decent pop song; they’re still a new band after all. There’s still hope yet.
After a short break, headliners Trophy Wife took to the stage and gave us all a sweet polished performance. With yet again an outstanding drummer, this band was technically sound and played to an excited audience. Apart from the lead singer looking slightly like a geography teacher, his vocals and guitar riffs were always on tune. Playing tracks such as ‘Microlite’ and ‘The Quiet Earth’, Trophy Wife may not blow you away but at least you would want to get up and dance!
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