It’s A Face I know And Don’t Know

It’s A Face I know And Don’t Know

Ed Atkin’s videos have made him one of the most acclaimed artists of his generation, but what really animates this British artist are the emotions that slip off the screen. Of all the strange, attenuated long-distance calls of the last 16 months, the British...
Find a New City

Find a New City

Move to the Big City with nothing, make friends, make art, struggle, but make it. There’s a very romantic American story that I love, that lots of artists who are young and starting out love, too, and it goes like this: Move to the Big City with nothing,...
The Velvet Underground Review

The Velvet Underground Review

Velvet Underground emerged as part of a richly interdisciplinary artistic adventure in the American late-1960s. Not so much a rock band, more a way of life.  They were part of a complex social ecosystem of experimental artists in New York, named after a book...
Earl Slick: “Bowie had gone levels into insanity”

Earl Slick: “Bowie had gone levels into insanity”

His association with David Bowie stretched over five decades, he has played with everyone from John Lennon to the Cure to Carl Perkins. It’s not surprising that Earl Slick was in the middle of a tour when the first Covid lockdown began. The guitarist is, by his own...
The Art of Punk: Winston Smith and the Dead Kennedys

The Art of Punk: Winston Smith and the Dead Kennedys

“If you use a razor blade and glue, you can suddenly change the world.” —Winston Smith Terrific 15-minute documentary of collage artist, Winston Smith, and his collaborator, Jello Biafra, about the origins of their work. When he saw the Dada-esque posters of punk...