Pop Art Generation

 In the days where being talented is no longer a requisit to be a singer/songwriter, here is a total breath of fresh air from one of the most talented of them all, Paul Weller.
The prententious and talentless Robbie Williams should take a look at this DVD and apologise to everybody for the codswallop he has churned out.
Anyway back to the immensley talented Paul Weller, the DVD is a collection of four TV appearances, 3 live cuts and finishing with a TOTP section. Tracks include the brilliant You Do Something To Me, Changingman, Porcelain Gods, Broken Stones, From The Floorboards Up, Heavy Soul and from the Jam songbook In The City, Down The Tube Station and A Town Called Malice.

Check out this video of North East hellraisers Mother Sugar which features art from A Northern Soul.

Video by Andy Evans at www.elfmonkey.com

Pop art by www.anorthernsoul.com

Audrey Hepburn (4 May 1929(1929-05-04) – 20 January 1993) was an English, Dutch actress and humanitarian.

Born in Brussels as Audrey Kathleen Ruston, Hepburn spent her childhood chiefly in the Netherlands, including German-occupied Arnhem, Netherlands during the Second World War (1939-1945). She studied ballet in Arnhem and then moved to London in 1948, where she studied drama and worked as a photographer’s model. She appeared in a handful of European films before starring in the 1951 Broadway play Gigi. Hepburn played the lead female role in Roman Holiday (1953), winning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for her performance. She also won a Tony Award for her performance in Ondine (1954)

Hepburn became one of the most successful film actresses in the world and performed with such notable leading men as Gregory Peck, Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, William Holden, Fred Astaire, Peter O’Toole, and Albert Finney. She won BAFTA Awards for her performances in The Nun’s Story (1959) and Charade (1963), and received Academy Award nominations for Sabrina (1954), Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) and Wait Until Dark.

Gary Williams is a North East based street artist who exhibits lots of work on www.artforurbanspaces.com

Street art is any art developed in public spaces — that is, “in the streets” — though the term usually refers to unsanctioned art, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives. The term can include traditional graffiti artwork, stencil graffiti, sticker art, wheatpasting and street poster art, video projection, art intervention, guerrilla art, flash mobbing and street installations. Typically, the term Street Art or the more specific Post-Graffiti is used to distinguish contemporary public-space artwork from territorial graffiti, vandalism, and corporate art.

Artists have challenged art by situating it in non-art contexts. ‘Street’ artists do not aspire to change the definition of an artwork, but rather to question the existing environment with its own language. They attempt to have their work communicate with everyday people about socially relevant themes in ways that are informed by esthetic values without being imprisoned by them. John Fekner, a pioneer in urban art, is included in Cedar Lewisohn’s book Street Art: The Graffiti Revolution, which accompanied the 2008 Street Art exhibiton at the Tate Modern in England which Lewisohn was the curator. Fekner is quoted as defining street art as, “all art on the street that’s not graffiti.”

 Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull leaving Marlborough Street Court, 1969.

The couple had appeared in court to answer drugs charges.

Would make a great framed print for all your lovers of the sixties.

Limited Edition photographic print by North East floral photographer Gillian Summerill, whose work is available exclusively on this site.

Slightly belated but happy 50th Birthday to former Smith Morrissey. Argueably the greatest lyricist the UK has ever produced with his mix of grief, humour and irony all wrapped up in the kitchen sink.

A true British musical legend.

 This astounding collaboration between Agent Provocateur and Kate Moss breaks new ground. Genius innovators in haute couture, AP have commissioned renowned film director Mike Figgis to portray Moss in her first acting role, resulting in four unique films: Shadows, Scale, Exhibitionist and Narcissus - The Four Dreams of Miss X.

Shot in night vision these films are intensely intimate: a beautiful woman’s private dream experiences. Two films have been released online in 2006, with the remaining two to be released in January and March 2007.

Enticing you into the dusky world of Miss X, the book presents both the scripts and stunning images from the films as well as a unique DVD featuring all four dreams.

This is a must-have purchase for any fans of Kate Moss, film and fantastic photography.

This is a unique opportunity to view scripts and images from Kate Moss’s first speaking film role.

Joseph Corré (son of Vivien Westwood and Malcolm McLaren) and Serena Rees (London W1) opened the first Agent Provocateur shop 10 years ago arousing a media frenzy usually reserved for superstars. After this phenomenal success, AP has gone on to launch a thriving mail order catalogue and award-winning website, a successful beauty and fragrance line, complementary accessories, and now books.

Kate Moss is the most beautiful and arguably the most famous model in the world today. Discovered at JFK airport in 1988, she has since gained icon status worldwide.

Mike Figgis is a renowned film director, best known for Leaving Las Vegas (1995) and Time Code (2000).

Ravi Shankar in discussions with Producer Jonathan Miller in the BBC sound studio at Television Centre White City. October 1966. This fine art print is created on archival photographic paper from the original negative - resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display.

A fantastic image for any fan to own.

You are looking at a real collectors item, with this 1994 edition of The Face featuring Damon Albarn of Blur. Fully framed with mounting card ready for hanging.
This is the complete original magazine and not just the cover or a later copy making it a true investment.

Magazine, mounted in 2″ (5cm) card and black frame.

Cover - Damon Albarn, Blur.

In 1989, Albarn, along with Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree formed Blur in London. The band went on to popularize the Britpop genre throughout the early and mid 90’s until changing their musical direction. Their influence has extended deep into modern music and into the alternative scene.