The Harder They Come: Chris Salewicz’s excellent documentary
Perry Henzell’s 1972 film The Harder They Come and its accompanying soundtrack cast quite a shadow across popular culture.
Category: Blokes of Britain
A must-see: Nick Abrahams retrospective at the ICA
Film-maker – and Bloke Of Britain – Nick Abrahams is the much-deserved subject of a retrospective at the ICA over the next two nights. Tomorrow (January 24) there will be an evening of films and promos by Abrahams, who was recently nominated for the British Council best short for his magical Ekki múkk (which has […]
Videos: Incapable Of Love – Dexys
Here Kevin Rowland answers the Blokes Of Britain questionnaire.
Blokes Of Britain: Kevin Rowland
NAME: Kevin Rowland RESIDES: London OCCUPATION: Dexys Kevin Rowland is a very dapper gent. This is a truth acknowledged by all right-thinking people. And Kevin is his own man. How many of us can say that? He is also something of an artist, one whose connection to his muse is unadulterated by commercial concern or […]
Men Of The World: Yuki Yoshioka aka Control Freak!!
The evening of my first encounter with Yuki Yoshioka – who performs and records as Control Freak!! – in April 2006 in Tokyo’s Red Bar sparked a cherished friendship but turned out to be more momentous for a member of our party, Meri. Introduced that night, these days Meri and Yuki are married and live […]
Blokes Of Britain: Count Indigo
I am proud to count Bruce Marcus, the man who is Count Indigo, as a firm friend. We have known each other for many years but familiarity has not blunted my admiration for his singular style one whit. A keen sports participant and observer, one of the first pieces of information Bruce imparted to me […]
Men Of The World: Christophe Loiron
NAME: Christophe Loiron RESIDES: Los Angeles OCCUPATION: Mister Freedom Christophe Loiron is the perfect person to kick off the Men Of The World section, the new counterpoint to Blokes Of Britain and a chance for outernationalists of every stripe to talk about their style. Schooled in Zaire, the Frenchman has long been a resident of […]
Blokes Of Britain: Chris Salewicz
NAME: Chris Salewicz RESIDES: London OCCUPATION: Writer Chris Salewicz is a neighbour and friend. My admiration for his work harks back more than three decades, when his words shone from the pages of the NME. As detailed by In Their Own Write, this was no mean feat since Salewicz was part of the formidable team […]
Blokes Of Britain: Jeff Dexter
NAME: Jeff Dexter RESIDES: North London OCCUPATION: Man about town Trace the progress of popular culture over the last six decades and you’ll find Jeff Dexter at some of its crucial stages of development: demonstrating the twist to modernists at The Lyceum Ballroom and advising the Beatles on which boots to wear in the early […]
Blokes Of Britain: Nick Abrahams
NAME: Nicholas Abrahams RESIDES: London OCCUPATION: Film-maker Nick Abrahams’ work includes promos for Stereolab, Add (N) To X and sigur rós. More recently he collaborated with Jeremy Deller on the fascinating exposition of fan’s desires, The Posters Came From The Walls. Among Abrahams’ current projects is Jayne County biopic Man Enough To Be A Woman. […]