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Tag: Charles Shaar Murray

1970s

Trouble at the Met: Status of half of the punk collection downgraded but dubious designs continue to toxify Costume Institute collection

A cop-out? Or another step towards cleaning house at one of the most prestigious fashion collections in the world? Only time will tell but the reclassification of the status of more than 30 highly collectable and expensive punk garments in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute collection signals a decline in confidence […]

September 2, 2014
Documentaries

Interview for ARTE documentary on British music’s scenemakers

Yesterday I was visited by a camera crew for an interview about the behind-the-scenes individuals who have made the difference to British popular music over the years. The team, from Kobalt Productions in Berlin, are producing the documentary for Franco-German arts channel ARTE. The director is Simon Witter, who has a fine pedigree in journalism […]

December 6, 2011
Blokes of Britain

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 […]

June 16, 2011