David Bowie Exhibition by Sukita at Snap Gallery, Piccadilly Arcade, London Working in London. The Rat Race. Typified by long hours, the travelling on packed tube trains full of fully-caffeinated and slightly wired Londoners who possess the patience of a… Read More ›
Exhibitions
Bowie’s Back! New V&A Exhibition
David Bowie is to be the subject of a brand new exhibition at the V&A Museum in 2013. Museums were something of a mixed bag when I was growing up. Memories of seeing the T Rex skeleton and huge Blue… Read More ›
Is This The Hard Rock Cafe’s Greatest Treasure?
The Hard Rock Cafe in London’s Piccadilly contains some most amazing treasures. As the silver-cross-wearing and black-nail-varnish sporting readers amongst you may know, Black Sabbath got back together in 2012 to perform a few shows. Regrettably, original Sabbath drummer Bill… Read More ›
A Free Rock n Roll Walking Tour of London
A Rock ‘n Roll Tour of London: Take a free walking tour of London’s best Rock n Roll Landmarks What with the Olympics of 2012, London is continuing to attract its fair share of visitors. But they haven’t all come… Read More ›
Hendrix Exhibition Hits London:
Seventy years since the birth of Rock’s greatest guitarist Jimi Hendrix, and hot on the heels of The Rolling Stones: 50 photography exhibition at Somerset House, comes another rock n roll show in the capital. It is good to see… Read More ›
Rolling Stones 50: Photo Exhibition at Somerset House
A Rolling Stones Photo Exhibition is a wonderful thing. There’s rock history seeping from every image. Once the place where every proud father in London would go to register the birth of his new-born child, this most British of… Read More ›
The Stone Roses Are Back: Amazing London Photo Exhibition
A Stone Roses photo exhibition is currently showing at Whiteley’s in London. About the time I was throwing myself around in a moshpit to the delicate sounds of Metallica, all the cool kids were silently ditching their Style Council records,… Read More ›
Gered Mankowitz Photo Exhibition at Snap Galleries
There’s a great photo exhibition on in London with images of The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix. If NME photographer Dean Chalkley has the best job in the world, then running him a close second is a man I met… Read More ›
Ziggy Stardust Plaque Unveiled! Spiders from Mars Reunited! Gary Kemp Interview! Exclusive Photos!
A tribute to David Bowie’s alter-ego Ziggy Stardust was unveiled in Heddon St, just off Regent St in London’s West End today. It was a fine ceremony, attended by two of the original Spiders from Mars, Mick “Woody” Woodmansey and… Read More ›
This Man has the Greatest Job In The World
Dean Chalkley is a rock photographer par excellence. I promise I’ll get back to talking about my mundane early life soon, but it isn’t every day you meet someone in your home town who has the best job in the… Read More ›