Saturday 8 January 2011
What the heck is going on with the weather?!
A guide to staying in...
Shopping list:
1) Vitamin C tablets (make sure you are making up for a DESPERATE lack of sunshine!)
2) ben and jezzer- even in arctic conditions wack up the heating and eat yourself into a sugar coma.
3) Good bottle of vino
4) Comfort food- anything that has a 'crust'.
5) Chocolate, preferably a luxurious expensive box!
6)Humous and carrot sticks.
7) Lots of shit magazines.
Wearing...BIG socks, baggy trousers and a tee shirt that has an offensive slogan.
Watching...anything with the following actors; hugh grant, collin firth, bill nighly, or jude law.
Shopping list:
1) Vitamin C tablets (make sure you are making up for a DESPERATE lack of sunshine!)
2) ben and jezzer- even in arctic conditions wack up the heating and eat yourself into a sugar coma.
3) Good bottle of vino
4) Comfort food- anything that has a 'crust'.
5) Chocolate, preferably a luxurious expensive box!
6)Humous and carrot sticks.
7) Lots of shit magazines.
Wearing...BIG socks, baggy trousers and a tee shirt that has an offensive slogan.
Watching...anything with the following actors; hugh grant, collin firth, bill nighly, or jude law.
Sunday 14 November 2010
Quick street style interview
Connor snapped along the Southbank wearing beige pants, a knitted scalf, vintage hand bag and army boots.
This look is classy chique mixed with sturdy street wear.
Connor's listening to...soul, rnb, Mariah Carey.
Going out to...Oxford Street
Eating...chicken fried rice
Friday 5 November 2010
NEW ERA 90th Birthday
Yesterday in the spacious Dray Walk Gallery (off Brick Lane), budding young artists paid homage to the 90th anniversary of the brand New Era. The now infamous cap company challenged emerging artists across Europe to design hats, styled as their artistry should dictate including a brief spiel about their work.
Ranging from hats with clocks to hats with faces to hats that were decorated with other hats the exhibition merged fashion and art in aesthetic harmony. The attention to detail in some of the finished products was incredible- one artist actually used miniature trees, model people and fake grass. Although not entirely wearable (unless Peacocking) the hats were inspired, and all great fashion grows from wacky extraverted seeds.
Particular favourites include a computer keyboard and screen cap, produced by twenty one year old Spanish artist Roser Moll Pascual. She said- “I wanted to base the design of the cap on a metaphor, making the cap become a computer. As well as a computer, ‘New era’ caps changed the market 90 years ago and they still do. Good inventions never end but evolve and improve.”
Despite there being tonnes of great entries, the winning hat was the weird and wonderful Craig Green’s ‘mask of masculinity’. He chose to explore the role of men in Western society using materials that referenced ideas of currency, masculinity and nature (copper having connotations to English currency and class, whilst the use of suede brings in the natural element, along with wood in reference to hunting and nature). The artist said he wanted to look “at the outdoorsman; hunter gatherer and the boyhood fantasy of adventure”. Creating a cap that is as much about culture as it is about escapism who would have thoughts hats could go so deep!
New Era is undecided as to whether few of the designs will be manufactured but their cap exhibition proves a lot of exciting art is happening at the moment and projects like this are a great way to get it recognised- hats off to hats! The exhibition is open to the public over the weekend.
Yesterday in the spacious Dray Walk Gallery (off Brick Lane), budding young artists paid homage to the 90th anniversary of the brand New Era. The now infamous cap company challenged emerging artists across Europe to design hats, styled as their artistry should dictate including a brief spiel about their work.
Ranging from hats with clocks to hats with faces to hats that were decorated with other hats the exhibition merged fashion and art in aesthetic harmony. The attention to detail in some of the finished products was incredible- one artist actually used miniature trees, model people and fake grass. Although not entirely wearable (unless Peacocking) the hats were inspired, and all great fashion grows from wacky extraverted seeds.
Particular favourites include a computer keyboard and screen cap, produced by twenty one year old Spanish artist Roser Moll Pascual. She said- “I wanted to base the design of the cap on a metaphor, making the cap become a computer. As well as a computer, ‘New era’ caps changed the market 90 years ago and they still do. Good inventions never end but evolve and improve.”
Despite there being tonnes of great entries, the winning hat was the weird and wonderful Craig Green’s ‘mask of masculinity’. He chose to explore the role of men in Western society using materials that referenced ideas of currency, masculinity and nature (copper having connotations to English currency and class, whilst the use of suede brings in the natural element, along with wood in reference to hunting and nature). The artist said he wanted to look “at the outdoorsman; hunter gatherer and the boyhood fantasy of adventure”. Creating a cap that is as much about culture as it is about escapism who would have thoughts hats could go so deep!
New Era is undecided as to whether few of the designs will be manufactured but their cap exhibition proves a lot of exciting art is happening at the moment and projects like this are a great way to get it recognised- hats off to hats! The exhibition is open to the public over the weekend.
Saturday 9 October 2010
The Pete Walter and Band interview
Describe your music in three words?
Melodic, catchy, pop
Who are your musical influences?
Burt Bacharach, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Billy Steinberg, Billy Preston, Huey Lewis and the News
How has your band come together? (who knows who and how?)
I advertised for everyone except Gav (the bass player) who I knew through a mutual friend.
Who writes your songs or is it a collaborative effort?
I write the songs but the band have a key input on their parts and arrangement. Sometimes the song ends up sounding radically different from the basic format I bring to rehearsal
What do you hope for the future of 'Pete Walter and Band'?
Near future is we want to play some festivals next year, long term is to become a self-sustaining touring and recording band. We're already getting fans from Asia, Europe and the US so hopefully we'll get to visit some of them in the not too distant future.
Where are your favourite places to go out in London?
Wednesday 6 October 2010
Pete Walter and Band
Pete Walter and Band, 5th October @ The Old Queen's Head
The Old Queen's Head is a good venue for music. It has comfortable with nice decor and just about the right size! The only con is that it lacks the grimy underground atmosphere that makes live music experiences great. It is a bit too 'civilised' (with no dance floor). Plus drink prices are astronomical!
At £5 a head the Pete Walter and Band gig, recommended on Time Out, is reasonably priced. The warm up bands were quite fun. The first band on, The Boy Icarus, had a violinist which produced interesting sounds. They sounded like a cross between Mumford and Sons (without a drummer) and Devendra Banhart. Their lyrics were really inventive and and they mixed mellow tunes with more up beat stuff.
The real highlight of the night was, however, definitely The Pete Walter Band. They instantly created a buzz and changed the atmosphere. Their music is a lot of fun and their lead singer is a great performer, as was the female vocalist. ' The Pete Walter Band', named after the lead singer have a pop-rocky sound and were incredibly entertaining.
The night was worth paying to get in for but a more eccelctic mix of music might have made it better. Pete Walter and Band certainly made the evening and I am hoping to get an interview with them to follow up. Watch....this....space.
The Old Queen's Head is a good venue for music. It has comfortable with nice decor and just about the right size! The only con is that it lacks the grimy underground atmosphere that makes live music experiences great. It is a bit too 'civilised' (with no dance floor). Plus drink prices are astronomical!
At £5 a head the Pete Walter and Band gig, recommended on Time Out, is reasonably priced. The warm up bands were quite fun. The first band on, The Boy Icarus, had a violinist which produced interesting sounds. They sounded like a cross between Mumford and Sons (without a drummer) and Devendra Banhart. Their lyrics were really inventive and and they mixed mellow tunes with more up beat stuff.
The real highlight of the night was, however, definitely The Pete Walter Band. They instantly created a buzz and changed the atmosphere. Their music is a lot of fun and their lead singer is a great performer, as was the female vocalist. ' The Pete Walter Band', named after the lead singer have a pop-rocky sound and were incredibly entertaining.
The night was worth paying to get in for but a more eccelctic mix of music might have made it better. Pete Walter and Band certainly made the evening and I am hoping to get an interview with them to follow up. Watch....this....space.
Sunday 3 October 2010
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