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Filthy & Faded by Ben Allen

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I've taken a greater interest in Pop Art over the past few years, and in particular multimedia / collage work. I'd recommend anyone interested get to a gallery and see it up close to better appreciate it. I can hardly believe it's been some fourteen months since I last visited the Westbank Gallery to view   Sex • Pop • Vandal  by Ben Allen . Spanning adult, superhero and anime themes with vivacious colour and often risque composition, works like Nude Graffiti , Lady Luck Gold Icon ,  SUPERWONDER  and PEACHY are delightfully infixed in my memory. Sadly so is the grief of not having purchased one of the affordable Mickey Money works when I had a chance. Meeting up with my buddy Mel and attending tonight's private view of Ben's latest show  Filthy & Faded should cheer me up.  Details below via the Westbank Gallery event page on Facebook . Filthy and Faded pays homage to Allen’s creative roots, his love of pin- ups along with his commitment t

The Electra Ignata Project - Shocks: Vol. 1

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It feels as though we are experiencing somewhat of a lull in new music since Kendrick Lamar released 'untitled'. Obligingly  Georgie Lobstas  has stepped up to fill the dearth with this 8 track release entitled " Shocks: Vol. 1 ", part of The Electra Ignata Project.  S uch is my love for all things  Blahzé  that despite  Rihanna  gracing the cover I dove head first into listening to this the moment it landed in my inbox.  Tracklist 1. Break & Enter (Intro) 01:14 2. HEAD/OFF 04:26 3. Wowowow (Feat. Ly Moula) 02:50 4. Havana 03:10 5. Shimmy (Feat. Ly Moula) 02:42 6. Work (Feat. Ly Moula) 03:29 7. Power Wash Love 03:24 8. Ascension (Remix) (Feat. Maxwell)03:54 It's not all that long since Georgie dropped " Who Killed Georgie Jessel " and your favourite crustacean comes correct straight from the intro ' Break & Enter' . After a  start  akin to Krakatoa's fourth explosion, ' HEAD/OFF ' does mellow ever so slightl

‘Making America Radical Again’

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Via Highsnobiety As April Fools jokes go, this one was pretty clever, wonderfully tongue in cheek and yet entirely possible. Good work guys! Click the links and enjoy. THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS “MAKING AMERICA RADICAL AGAIN” IS TALKING DIRECTLY TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WILL ONE DAY HAVE TO ASSUME THE BURDENS BESTOWED UPON THEM BY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WHO FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS HAS SET AN EXAMPLE FOR OUR YOUTH THAT IT IS OKAY TO FAIL. THAT IS LOSER TALK. AND AMERICANS ARE NOT LOSERS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BILLIONAIRE MEN’S CLUB IS ALL ABOUT THE FUTURE. - Bossman75