Calm like a Riot graphic

Some time ago I designed a new graphic for the band Calm Like a Riot, but didn’t really push the design or follow it up. While watching the band last night I noticed how tired their current drum skin looked and thought it was about time it was updated, Mick the drummer agreed.
Watch this space….

WTF 2nd puncture this week!

Worcester Music Festival Competition

kab-Howard_Kenny-Firefly, originally uploaded by Worcester Music Festival 2010.

kab-V2A-Marrs-Bar, originally uploaded by Worcester Music Festival 2010.

kab-lewisspeltbackwards-Air, originally uploaded by Worcester Music Festival 2010.

Well none of my entries have been shortlisted into the final, Pah!!
I see the usual names are there, mmmmmmm apparently one of the judges Lauren Rogers boasts an A level in photography “yeh” ……. Most of the finalists are technically great, yes but shame there isn’t any thing original in the mix. Oh well maybe next year I should try harder, not that the iphone doesn’t take a good photo, its just not competition standard.
Come on the Hoy!


worcester music festival photo competition 2010

Boxfresh socks

You can’t beat that fresh sock feeling, so much so i’m tempted to order just one last pair.

Addicted to sock!

Lack of preparation

Keen to make the most of possibly the last sunny day for a while a trip to the Wyre forest was called for. As we were getting the bikes out the car, John said ‘you want to take this inner tube?”,I replied “Nah, I don’t want to carry it, plus I never get a puncture” well keep your f’in mouth shut next time!

A great ride was rudely interrupted by lack of preparation! Innertube was in reach just a stroll back to the car, but stupidly no allen keys so no way to remove the rear wheel.
I WILL be more prepared in future!
Bike and I had a nice walk round the forest though.

Alfine hub

Can’t bring myself to sell my redundant on-one frame, so I have started a little side project using a hummingbird fork I brought from Sam at Singular cycles a while ago.
I don’t really want to build a singlespeed or put gears on it, but quite fancy a internal geared hub for touring duties. BUT do I spend the extra cash on a 11 speed hub or bag a bargain 8 speed hub?
After thinking carefully about how much use this bike might get I have deceided on the 2nd hand 8 speed option. Realistically will probably only get winter commuting duties and hopefully a sea to sea touring trip, with maybe the odd Sunday ride in the Wyre.
So the feelers have been put out on singletrack and with riders looking to upgrade their current hubs to the anticipated 11 speeds hubs hopefully it shouldn’t be too long before a pick up a bargain.

EDIT:
Found a complete wheel and shifter on singletrack classified arrived yesterday, now to fit!

Tunnocks jersey

Mmmmmmmm teacakes, that reminds me, must buy some more.

Rockin the new socks

Ordered from CRC cycles Wednesday afternoon and collected from the post office Thursday morning! Amazing! Can’t really complain about that, our postal service only really gets bad press, time to big up the postmen and women.

Littlewhitehead

Really like this work, takes the piss but in a not being too arty up my own arse way (if that make sense?)

littlewhitehead linky

Saatchi gallery – Newspeak: British Art Now

No visit to London is complete without seeing an exhibition, hamster wanking the iphone searching for current exhibitions but not really inspired by any of the offerings, we opted for the Saatchi Gallery. 

This was the first time we had visited the new site, and I was as keen to see the building as much as the art. The building didn’t disappoint, inside it has amazing beautifully sanded wooden flooring with huge rectangular down lighting, that casts a clean, crisp natural light into each room. 

The gallery attendants did not abject to photo’s being taken so I snapped a couple of the works that I found interesting.

Scott King, Pink Cher

artist unknown

I liked the manipulation of paper, they reminded me of my university self portraits.

artist unknown

Playful images, well painted.

John Wynne Untitled

300 speakers, Pianola, vacuum cleaner, audio amplifiers, hard disc recorder, speaker wire, suction hose, piano roll 

Littlewhitehead – It happened in the corner

Very spooky piece, also maybe the strongest work in the exhibition, reminiscent of the blair witch project, still is very eery looking at the photograph now. John and Christian are extra in this photo, they remained lifeless on the perimeter of the art work until a couple entered the gallery, as they approached the art work they moved and scared the shit of them.

Artist unknown

Having watched a program about recently graduated art students working toward an exhibition, I familiar with this work, and unsure if I would of taken as much interest in the piece if I hadn’t known the background.

Richard Wilson 20:50

Used sump oil, steel

I have seen this piece many times and it just seems to get better. Unfortunately we were unable to enter the room completely as I have been able to do before, but that didn’t seem to take any of the impact away. A truly beautiful work of art. 

Many of the pieces in this show, I just didn’t seem to get, but when I see this work i remember the excitement I used to feel about art, maybe one day that felling will return?