May 31, 2004
Honest Jons
Honest Jons, Ladbroke Grove. One of my all time favourites. We gave up a lot of food for funk back in the days to find that rare groove here.
Read on below for a selection of what entered my bag this time.
Konk - The Sound Of Konk (CD)
Everything that came out of New York during a period of the early 80s on certain labels was holy to us. Konk was a part of this. Good to see 11 tracks united on this excellent compilation from Soul Jazz Records.
Candi Staton (CD)
26 tracks on Honest Jons own label that are deep. Deeper than the classic uplifting "Young Hearts Run Free". Pure class although a bit tedious to sit through in one go. But some of them have an underlying groove that is just frightening.
Keith Hudson - Flesh Of My Skin Blood Of My Blood (CD)
"Flesh Of My Skin is the most hallowed of all those reggae albums which remain unavailable..." says the info text from the Berlin based Basic Replay label.
I got the first Basic Replay re-release of Keith Hudson back in February and was simply stunned. This one is equally weird and wonderful.
If you get the chance, give it a listen or three. So leftfield it does not hurt.
May 30, 2004
Glamour
Some sort of fashion shooting at Camden Lock. The real photographer was using a state of the art Bronica and grinned when he spotted my Holga.
May 29, 2004
May 27, 2004
May 26, 2004
Parliament Square
During the 15 minutes I stayed on Parliament Square, he was hurling his opinion in the direction of Westminster literally nonstop.
More about Brian Haw at UK Indymedia and in German at London Leben.
May 25, 2004
May 24, 2004
Vertigo
BA London Eye. And no, I still didn't dare to take a ride. I'm such a wuss.
May 22, 2004
Declan Patrick Aloysius McManus
Aka Elvis Costello. At the Ruhr Triennale, Jahrhunderthalle Bochum.
May 21, 2004
Christo Redentor
Selfridges, Oxford Street.
More about it here at The Big Smoker and here and here at London Photos.
May 20, 2004
Bookchair
I'm a total sucker for gadgets. So when I spotted this bookchair in Charing Cross Road, I simply had to take it home.
Here it is on its bigger cousin and holding a copy of smoke: a london peculiar.
May 19, 2004
Rough Trade (Talbot Road)
A true classic.
"Then they go to Rough Trade
To buy Siouxsie & the Banshees
They heard John Peel play it
Just the other night"
May 18, 2004
Be Pure
The moment I took this picture I felt an eerie presence.
Blackfriars Bridge
Click on the image to get a bigger version.
Back
Back. From London. With a tan the size of Rio. Can you fcuking believe it?
May 12, 2004
London Calling
I'm off to London to meet The Champions on Saturday.
Back next week with a bag full of pictures, records and a Championship shirt.
Cheers.
May 11, 2004
May 09, 2004
May 08, 2004
May 07, 2004
May 06, 2004
Pinhole Marathon
My contribution to Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2004.
Finish/Refreshment zone of the Ruhr Marathon (half distance) in Herne, April 25.
May 04, 2004
May 03, 2004
Ropes
Formerly used and now on display at the same colliery that served as yesterday's picture source.
May 02, 2004
These Boots...
can be found in front of the Zeche Hannover - the " Westfälische Industriemuseum" - which opened its 2004 season today and which is most excellent and interesting.
English information available here.
