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Category Archives: Punk

Survival guide

I’ve just written a review of the excellent Gee Vaucher exhibition, Introspective, at Colchester’s Firstsite gallery for Eye Magazine’s blog. Read it here.

Posted byNigel Ball17/11/201607/03/2021Posted inArt, Exhibitions, Graphic Design, Punk, Review

Burn baby burn

I do like a good stunt, which is why I’m looking forward to Joe Corré burning all of his punk memorabilia in a protest about Punk London in November. Corré, the son of Malcolm McLaren and Vivian Westwood, has amounted a collection of punk atifacts he claims to be worth over 5 million pounds. Despite thatContinue reading “Burn baby burn”

Posted byNigel Ball10/09/201607/03/2021Posted inCulture, Graphic Design, Music, Packaging, Protest, Punk

Abhorrence and revulsion 2015

I was tempted to write about this a few weeks ago when it first hit the news that Virgin were going to adorn their credit cards with Sex Pistols’ artwork. On top of my initial revulsion I then saw this advert and considering it so wrong on so many levels, I didn’t quite know where toContinue reading “Abhorrence and revulsion 2015”

Posted byNigel Ball28/06/201507/03/2021Posted inGraphic Design, Punk

Punk philosophy

You could argue the need for yet another publication about punk. The ‘1976 and all that’ narrative has been told so often now that it reads like a dull pantomime with all original relevance of the story bled dry through over telling. There have been some publications in the last few years that have gone beyond this nostalgic rehash,Continue reading “Punk philosophy”

Posted byNigel Ball20/12/201407/03/2021Posted inBooks, History, Music, Punk

Overpowered by junk

In my teens and early twenties I was a big Clash fan. Then as my music tastes matured, and I started to tire of rock music’s clichés, I started to fall out of love with the band’s early work, which traded so heavily on rock clichés. Half of Black Market Clash, and all of SandinistaContinue reading “Overpowered by junk”

Posted byNigel Ball02/06/201307/03/2021Posted inMusic, Packaging, Punk
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