September 12, 2014You’re going to have bear us with for a bit of a lengthy post here, but discovering this man’s work has been a rabbit-hole of rewarding discovery. Happened to catch Cyber Dreaming on ABC a couple of months ago, a short documentary around graphic artist Stuart Campbell, and the long-form directorial debut of Indigenous director Majid Heath. Cyber Dreaming focusses primarily…
August 27, 2014In my limited experiences of sound system gatherings and street festivals, there was nothing I loved more than Notting Hill Carnival. It was on the calendar from January – you had to get down early for Jah Shaka, Aba Shanti and Channel One or there was no hope of getting near. The after-parties were nearly always quality, capping off a…
August 25, 2014If you’ve been in London for a minute you know about the Undercroft. The area underneath Southbank Centre is home to the cities finest boarders and BMX riders, known worldwide to skaters and credited with being the birthplace of British skateboarding. And as for the Southbank Centre itself, the level of inside and outside events, film, theatre, art and music…
August 2, 2014After three years in a coma, London graffiti legend Robbo aka King Robbo has passed away. Credited with bringing New York’s subway style of graff to London, his career as a writer ran from the early ’80s, during which time he became known as the self-appointed ‘King’ of the scene. His legacy might’ve ended there, but Banksy going over Robbo’s…
August 1, 2014Not much notice this time around, but y’all know the deal with this by now. This Saturday night at Snugg in Brixton our favourite music consultancy team, headed up by Jimmy Monsta Funk, return to deck duties for their regular residency. In The Heat Of The Night is where unrestricted selection comes through in a wicked venue of quality food…
July 18, 2014Daytime Sunday is always a good vibe, especially when quality disco is involved. Celebrating the birthday of Larry Levan, Soul Of Sydney have invited Stephen Allkins aka Love Tattoo, Sydney-based dance music royalty, to headline their tribute night not just to the legend Levan, but to an amazing period in dance music history. Soul Of Sydney do a wicked party,…
July 4, 2014It was only two months ago that we were blessed with the opening of the Montana Colors store in Sydney. It’s a much needed space in a city where paint is hard to come by outside of a select few stores, generally overpriced and sometimes dished out by a human server with a serious elitism complex. I’ve often felt that…
June 30, 2014Our favourite residency has rolled round once again, and we’re up to the third instalment of In The Heat Of The Night at Snugg in Brixton. Jimmy Monsta Funk takes over the venue with cohort; wholly organic, no hype, just vibes for a quality few hours of top notch record selection. If nothing else, you’ve got to give them props…
June 27, 2014Through collaboration with Refugee Week and My Journey, seven migrants to London have produced illustrations to share their journeys as refugees through their own eyes. Pleasantly surprised about the varying formats, lengths and most importantly message. Thought I knew what I was in store for, but the underlying message of getting “swallowed up” by the new home city and the…
June 23, 2014Just seen the details around this exhibition, had to share it as it looks amazing. Earlier this month, Return of the Rudeboy kicked off its ten-week residency at Somerset House, celebrating ‘rudie‘ style culture in proper form. Birthed in Jamaica, Rudeboy (note the capital ‘R’) culture was integrated in to London during the ’70s and ’80s, defined by attitude, and identified through…