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David Bowie At A Moment of Transformation (1973)

David Bowie At A Moment of Transformation (1973)

“In those minutes, you could see he really was about to become a major pop star” - Joe Stevens ...
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‘A Lifetime In Design Taught Tommy Roberts To Avoid Fashionability’

‘A Lifetime In Design Taught Tommy Roberts To Avoid Fashionability’

“Anyone who has wondered how the Britain of utility furniture and wartime rationing managed to ...
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Print at SHOWStudio: The Abiding Allure of Inspirational and Off-The-Map Magazines

Print at SHOWStudio: The Abiding Allure of Inspirational and Off-The-Map Magazines

'This is not a magazine. This is not a conspiracy to force opinion into the subconscious of stylish young people. A synthetic leisure culture is developing – plastic people forced fed on canned entertainment and designer food. Are you ready to be Dazed & Confused? Get high on oxygen? This is urban ideas for creative people. Creative people who want to read something else.' - Dazed & Confused, Issue 1 1991 ...
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‘A Sardonic Fairytale’: Derek Boshier’s 16 Situations (1971)

‘A Sardonic Fairytale’: Derek Boshier’s 16 Situations (1971)

The contemplative and poised exhibition Land Marks: Structures For A Poetic Universe ran until June ...
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Sneaker Pimp And Ultimate Design Raconteur: Jim Walrod

Sneaker Pimp And Ultimate Design Raconteur: Jim Walrod

"I said many times to Jim – and have reflected on this over the last few days – that not many people get to pursue their passion every day of their adult lives. Jim did that. He never went to ‘work’. He did not care if he made money doing it, he just wanted to be able to have you understand what he saw and to have your opinion on it" - Kathy Walrod ...
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Rock, Rock, Rock! Roots of Let It Rock’s Epochal Chuck Berry T-Shirt

Rock, Rock, Rock! Roots of Let It Rock’s Epochal Chuck Berry T-Shirt

Malcolm McLaren and Patrick Casey acquired a cache of posters, showcards and ephemera for 50s rocksploitation movies ...
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Tommy Roberts: Mr Freedom’s Extraordinary Store Displays

Tommy Roberts: Mr Freedom’s Extraordinary Store Displays

"My philosophy was, and still is, this: if you run a shop you put on a show" - Tommy Roberts ...
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The Cocoa Song from Moon Over The Alley

The Cocoa Song from Moon Over The Alley

"In a short while you'll see that the moon won't be so bright as it is it. Clouds will cover it... it'll get broken up there. I hope it won't break us" - Sybil, Moon Over The Alley ...
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West One’s London Belles 1973 – Diane Logan, Suzie Quatro, Vivienne Westwood Et Al

West One’s London Belles 1973 – Diane Logan, Suzie Quatro, Vivienne Westwood Et Al

Westwood’s “perfect day” was to be spent with Society for Cutting Up Men author and would-be Warhol assassin Valerie Salanis (sic) ...
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Edward Bell’s Unusual Acquaintance With David Bowie

Edward Bell’s Unusual Acquaintance With David Bowie

“‘David’ “‘David who?… Oh, that David.'” ...
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When Chuck Berry and Little Richard Played Knees Up Mother Brown on David Letterman In London

When Chuck Berry and Little Richard Played Knees Up Mother Brown on David Letterman In London

'If I catch you bending, I'll saw your legs right off / Knees up, knees up - don't get the breeze up - Knees up Mother Brown' ...
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What Does the Sun Ra Smell Like, Norton Records? Answer: The Future!

What Does the Sun Ra Smell Like, Norton Records? Answer: The Future!

  One day I’ll write a post justifying my view that Kicks #6 is the ...
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