I thought I'd let the Mark Twain quote in the title and the writings on the white wall do most of the talking about shoe label Swear's 10th Anniversary that is being feted with a month-long pop-up space at the Dray Walk gallery on Brick Lane. That, and a tale that probably many 'indie' folk… Continue reading “When you’re mad count four, when you’re very mad, SWEAR!”
Category: History
Back for Good
This one's for you Charlie. I read Charlie Brooker's column religously to jolt or depress my Monday morning depending on what he's harping on about. This morning, Brooker has added his own two cents to the mass of post-riots analysis and cites modern TV as a glut of bling-bling propaganda, a far cry from the… Continue reading Back for Good
Space Out
>> It's all a little confusing time wise as I have just landed in Los Angeles and am looking at Huntington Beach from my hotel where the Nike US Open of Surfing event is unfolding. It's probably even more confusing since I only just posted about old Pousada hotels in Portugal yesterday. I'll mess things… Continue reading Space Out
Beauty of Youth
After nearly a fortnight of becoming disillusioned with the mainstream written word and wondering at what price has the latest SCOOP, HOT STORY, OMG GOSSIP has come to us printed in paper, I'm temporarily avoiding wanting to be in the know, all the time. Voraciously reading my daily paper and savagely clicking on to news… Continue reading Beauty of Youth