Dusting off some material that we stored for a rainy day.
With the first snowfall happening around my neck of the woods, Christmas finally seems upon us. Santa Claus is something I definitely don’t expect to see coming down our chimney (he’d have a job as it’s gas anyway) but in the ‘I don’t believe it stakes’ this kinda trumps it. RZA busting out Deck the Halls…
A quick round up of some of the great art stuff going on this month – which can also be used as a handy guide to tasteful last minute Christmas presents.
Last weekend saw the Christmas Bazaar featuring Pure Evil, Mr Jago and a whole host of others. The line-up and events sounded amazing and, judging by the above image, it looked the dogs bits as well. Also happening this December is Pictures On Walls annual art-ghet-t0-together headlined this year by Evol with a supporting cast full of familiar names (will Bansky appear, the catalogue says not but history suggests yes), whilst Print Club have their excellent 12 Prints show going on. Meanwhile up north, illustrator Matt Sewell has been working as fast as a Hummingbird’s wings producing some brilliant work around birds (the feathered not the female kind).
On the back of The Less You Know The Better this was a chance to see Shadow’s famed Shadowsphere performance (or in other words watch Josh Davis perform live in a giant golf ball like the kind you find on Menwith Hill).
Klashnekoff took the main stage in Bonafide magazine issue 04 and in doing so proved that he’s still one of the most colourful characters in UK hip-hop.
So it was good to see this video of a live performance of Murda. Recorded by Paragon Pictures at a gig in Blackburn, there’s no sold-out audience, no X-Factor stadia and no hiding place during this intimate gig. Just low ceilings daubed in sweat, a baying crowd and Klash’s energy, attitude and technique. Well worth a peep.
