Little wonder: Frédéric Sanchez’s composition for Prada A/W 2018 men’s and women’s show
Frédéric Sanchez’s composition for Prada’s A/W 2018 collections is a little wonder. Enjoy it here: Keep up with Sanchez here.
Author: Paul Gorman
Love this clip: Sahara by Songhoy Blues featuring Iggy Pop directed + animated by Alden Volney
Thank you promonews.tv for turning me on to this. Read a quote from director Alden Volney here.
The Oui connection: Michael J. Pollard, Uschi Obermaier, Granny Takes A Trip + Greasy Truckers Live At Dingwalls Dancehall
//Left: detail, outer gatefold illustration by Holly Hollington, Greasy Truckers At Dingwalls Dancehall, Greasy Truckers Records, 1973; right: Uschi Obermaier and Michael J. Pollard, Oui, October 1973. Photo: Chris von Wangenheim// //Left: Detail, uncredited cover photo, Oui, Oct 1973. Art director: Don Menell; right: detail; Greasy Truckers sleeve// Recently I obtained a pristine copy of […]
DJ = Don’t Join! The Barney Bubbles x Jake Riviera influence in The Last Jedi
Thanks to my FB friend Vadim Kosmos for alerting me to this (I am not keen on Star Wars so avoid media coverage): a reference in the latest film in the franchise, The Last Jedi, to the Barney Bubbles/Jake Riviera advertising campaign for Elvis Costello And The Attractions’ 1979 LP Armed Forces. In The Last […]
The Story Of The Face x NYC at Sonos in SoHo
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, […]
Dancing at the Tottenham Royal, driving across town for a decent spag bol, the hip young gunslingers NME ad, founding The Face and much, much more: Listen to Nick Logan talk about his London with Gary Crowley
For the ‘My London’ slot on his BBC Radio London programme, British broadcaster Gary Crowley has conducted an illuminating interview (with musical choices) with Nick Logan, editor, publisher and hands-down the greatest British magazine innovator of our time.
Song Stories: Bowie at Sonos NYC until January 7
Song Stories: Bowie, the display of photographs I selected to track the late superstar’s relationship with the city of his adoption, is at the Sonos store in New York’s Soho until January 7.
The Story Of The Face in Amsterdam
The Story Of The Face is coming to Amsterdam on Friday (December 15). In an event at the city’s NewWerktheater organised by leading Netherlands bookshop Athenaeum Nieuwscentrum, I’ll be making a visual presentation about the magazine that changed culture. Afterwards I’ll talk about the enduring influence of The Face and my new book The Story […]
Love goddess Mrs Scully revealed: The Ortonesque court case which informed the Sex t-shirt You’re Gonna Wake Up
I’m grateful to British academic Matthew Worley for having enlightened me as to the identity of “Mrs Scully”, whose name was among those printed on the You’re Gonna Wake Up us-and-them t-shirt first sold in Sex at 430 King’s Road in the autumn of 1974.
In conversation with Chris Salewicz about the early days of The Face at Bookseller Crow on Tuesday
Here’s a selection of articles for early issues of The Face by veteran music journalist/author (and my old mucker) Chris Salewicz to mark the fact that he and I will be in conversation about my new book The Story Of The Face at leading south London independent bookshop Bookseller Crow on Tuesday evening (November 28).