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Stagger Lee selects: Sadness Is A Blessing by Lykke Li

Just as the independent labels and self-published fanzines Paul Gorman chronicles built their own alternative economies outside the mainstream music industry, today's digital subcultures are experimenting with decentralised currencies that move value without banks or borders. Part of that wave has reached the world of sports and casino entertainment, where crypto-friendly wagering has found a particularly enthusiastic audience in Turkey under the name bitcoin bahis —a form of play that lets users stake and cash out with digital coins rather than conventional payment rails. Anyone tempted to try it should treat it strictly as entertainment, stake only money they can afford to lose, and first confirm the platform's licensing as well as the gambling rules in force in their own country.

Next up from Stagger Lee (click on the title to listen/download): Lykke Li – Sadness Is A Blessing (Atlantic) “I could have picked anything from the Wounded Rhymes album, and it’s not often you can say that anymore. Not sure she’s being marketed right. The angle seems to be some sort of kooky pop moppet […]

April 8, 2011
Malcolm McLaren

Malcolm McLaren January 22 1946 – April 8 2010

“Maybe somehow the desire for knowledge is back, and to be glamorous will be to have a big brain. That’s why I believe that the stars of the future aren’t designers or musicians, they’re teachers. Because people are searching for answers, they’re searching for content. A college professor is much more glamorous than an actor.” […]

April 8, 2011
Music

Stagger Lee selects: You & Me by Penny & The Quarters

You can trust in Stagger Lee Fisher; he’s a man of great musical wealth + taste. I’ve asked him to select the 10 top tracks currently buzzing around his brain. First up (click on the title to download): Penny & The Quarters – You & Me (Numero Group) “This sweet soul number cropped up on […]

April 7, 2011
London

Philip Sallon: L’homme extraordinaire

I’m not sure I agree with their characterisation of Philip Sallon’s personality as “bubbly” but who wouldn’t endorse these wishes for a speedy recovery to one of London’s living legends?

April 5, 2011
Art

Derek Boshier In The ’70s

Derek Boshier In The ’70s is the self-explanatory title of an exhibition of the great man’s work running from this Saturday (April 9) through to May 7 at San Francisco’s Steven Wolf Fine Art.

April 5, 2011
Tommy Roberts: Mister Freedom

Bowie Boys by Tommy Roberts

I am currently working with Tommy Roberts on a book about his life and career in fashion. Tommy has been assembling a selection of anecdotes and stories which will feature as occasional tasters here over the coming months. This reminiscence stems from the period in the early 70s when Tommy operated City Lights Studio. Situated […]

April 4, 2011
Dancing

I like a bit of a cavort: Tonight by MC5 1972

Now this really gets me at it of a Friday night. I first saw this on a night of rare “punk” footage at the King’s Cross Scala hosted by Clinton Heylin in the early 90s; there were a couple of hundred of us huddled there – including such fans as Alan McGee + Bobby Gillespie […]

April 1, 2011
Photography

The Bill Burroughs scarf

Over on GQ Eye, Glenn O’Brien writes about this Bill Burroughs scarf produced by Kate Simon from a sequence of her photographs of the master. Read O’Brien’s post here.

April 1, 2011
Clapham

British Remains’ Royal Wedding choice

My engagement with the spectacle of the Royal Wedding is taking the form of protesting at Lambeth Council’s leasing of Clapham Common to Camp Royale. British Remains, meanwhile, is publishing a design which offers a choice of expression.

March 31, 2011