I went to Field Day festival at the weekend, and no question, Patti Smith won the day for being the most pro and warm performer. Although it’s not my usual musical cup of tunes, by the time she launched into Dancing Barefoot, I was […]
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Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
Another one from the vaults, I did like the band enough, but loved the pic more. Can’t find the original, but likely to have featured in what was THEN the best music mag on the planet, French monthly Les Inrockuptibles. It’s now shortened to Les […]

Day of the dead – meet Señor Consuelo Con Rocko
Been loving painting the holey rocks of Ile de Ré these past few weeks – and as much as I like them as they are, my friend Lucy suggested framing them and I jumped at the idea. So let me introduce Señor Consuelo Con Rocko […]

Meowin’ with Nancy (cat homage to Nancy Sinatra)
Thing is, I love few things more than the sixties. The dresses, the spirit, the songs, the girls, it’s all there… And in the goddess Trilogy, there is Nancy (and Dusty and Aretha). A favourite album, featuring a few luminaries (and you might have guessed […]

Purrdie – Parallel Felines (Homage to Blondie)
And so in the land of black, white and red, there was Blondie (see also Kraftwerk and Nick Cave). And although I laboured the pun on the band name, Parallel Felines was just too obvious not to try and shoehorn that one in. I’ve already […]

Blondie paper dolls
OK, so I clearly love Blondie, anybody’s got a problem with this ultra iconic, super cool, still enduring amazing combo? Not me. Blondie rules. And so it is only just that they should be represented in paper dolls format. Not that it’s the first time either.

David Meowie – Moggy Stardust and the kitties from Mars
And so the Bowie exhibition at the V&A was amazing. If you haven’t seen it, it’s too late now, but I hear it’s going to tour internationally too. I realised then that David Bowie is so ingrained in my life, and is basically GOD. So here’s my […]