Illustration: Nick Deacon
Not since Pugwal’s Summer have I seen such a rapid road to stardom, but The Ting Tings have managed to set a new land speed record. Fused caught up with one half of team Ting to talk random disco’s, fledgling hiccups, getting a little bit international, oh, and having their minds blown…
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Peggy Sue and the Pirates
“We talked about being a band for about a year but never did it because we were a bit shambolic.” Despite such frankness from the duo, it would seem the voyage of Peggy Sue and the Pirates’ vessel has avoided the whirlpool of ‘shambolic-ness’ and is well on its way to discovering the buried treasure. Get ready to be pillaged.
Miranda July, 2007 ©Autumn de Wilde
The line between ingenuity and oddity is a thin one that is hard to traverse successfully. Miranda July has crafted an entire career doing just this, imbuing her work with the kind of pathos and whip-smart wit that would render anyone envious.
Sheppard Fairey Image
Shepard Fairey’s blood sugar count is perilously low and it’s little wonder, given that preparations for the US graffiti artist’s biggest ever gallery show are behind schedule. The mounts have yet to go up on the canvases, the prints all came back late from the framers and there’s only an hour to go before the all important buyers descend on the Stolen Space gallery’s giant rented warehouse facility off London’s Brick Lane.
