Full Moon + Private View = Private Parts & Lunatics
I’m not sure if it was the full moon, the strong booze or both – but pretty much everyone who attended Friday’s private view of 7 Styles For 7 Brothers went proper crackers - which is exactly what you want at an inaugural show I guess. Thanks again to Thornbridge for hooking up the beer and thanks to everyone for showing up and making it a great night. Show runs til September 27th. More about the print editions soon…
Yo Bum Ballerinas, here’s a new T-shirt design what just came out via Concrete Hermit. It’s a girl in a neck brace and mask holding a stick, wearing a cloak made out of leaves. Sounds bloomin’ potty but looks bloomin’ snazzy. Available now in putty grey via their site. And I just found out I went to the same school as Ian Stevenson, he was in my brother’s year. What are the chances of that eh? We should be in their list of alumni or some sh!t.
Last Summer I was lucky enough to spend a couple of weeks in Brazil, painting graffiti, sightseeing and hanging out with good people. We spent a few days in São Paulo where I was introduced to the guys at Choque Cutural. They were kind enough to give us a tour of their gallery and studio and as a result, introduced us to the world of lambe-lambe – a traditional printing process they use for all their promotional posters and most of their print editions. Everything is printed at Gráfica Fidalga – a small letterpress workshop nearby. While wanging a few wheatpastes in the streets, I noticed tons of lambe-lambe posters throughout the city and was keen to collaborate on an edition of my own. After a few set backs thanks to the Brazilian postal service, I’m happy to say this pair of prints are finally being released. Each design is a 2 colour lambe-lambe print with a 4 colour hand-pulled screen print on top. Já vi pior… Aperfeiçoe!
I’m pretty sure we just played one of our best sets at Festival Pantiero. If not, it’s got to be one of the most enjoyable! Aside from sharing a stage with the likes of Yo! Majesty, Lady Sovereign, Ebony Bones and ESG – we got blind drunk, swam in the sea night and day and hung out with a whole bunch of cool French people. Damn, I love France… C’est chouette!
Photos courtesy of Good Karma. Merci Mec.
How do you turn a duck into a soul singer? Put it in the oven till it’s Bill Withers! ha ha.
