I am again partnering with Sonos for a fresh brace of exhibitions at the home audio specialist’s London and New York stores.

Following the successful Song Stories: David Bowie displays in each outlet, I have organised two shows to mark the recent publication of my book The Story Of The Face. Each has site-tailored exhibits, including original articles and covers from my magazine library, scaled-up enlargements and precious archival material provided by The Face founder, editor and publisher Nick Logan.

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Tags: Annie Lennox, Chloë Sevigny, Greene Street, International Women's Day, Madness, Method Man, Mobb Deep, New York Fashion Week, New York Times, Nick Logan, Peter Ashworth, Seven Dials, Soho, Sonos, Village Voice

Dave Robinson, one of the British music business’s towering figures, has sent me this lovely pop-reggae tune from Madness man Lee Thompson’s project.

It’s great for this sunny Bank Holiday; Bitty McLean is on top vocal form.

Fair takes me back to seeing Madness in their North London Invaders incarnation support a jazz-rock trio (!) at Camden Town’s Dublin Castle, and before that the graffito ‘Kix’ emblazoned around 70s teenage nexus Golders Green tube station (courtesy of Thompson).

Tags: Bitty McLean, Camden Town, Dave Robinson, Dublin Castle, Fu Manchu, Golders Green, Lee Thompson, Madness

//Lloyd's lists.//

Popular music and the surrounding culture has been the primary inspiration for Lloyd Johnson’s work, so it’s important that The Modern Outfitter – which opens today at London gallery Chelsea Space – reflects the guiding relationship between sounds and vision with an especially selected soundtrack.

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Tags: Boots, Drummin' Up A Storm, Gargantua, Johnny Thunders, Madness, Nero & The Gladiators, Rolling Stones, Sandy Nelson, The Fentones, The Krew Kats, The Mexican, The Piltdown Men, The Specials, Tim Curry, Trambone