Fused - Archive - Issue 23

RICHARD BILLINGHAM

Cradley Heath may initially sound a humble subject for the work of an internationally acclaimed artist to study, but for Richard Billingham it was his home and the origin of his artistic life.

DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 Aiming to sound like, “elephants in your front room,” Death From Above 1979 make the most feral and loud guitar rock there is - without guitars!

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The lost art of knitting is not something you would necessarily associate with a recent fashion graduate.

DE LA SOUL Most pop stars are afraid to express an opinion on anything these days, so much depends on the media byte that an artist can lose thousands of pounds in revenue by saying or doing the wrong thing.

LUCY LILLEY Lucy Lilley doesn’t work like any conventional fashion designer. Instead she churns out her romantic designs from decadent mansions or, more recently, her co-op style house share.

GORILLAZ The original and best virtual-concept band has returned to the real world to drop their long anticipated album ‘Demon Days’ on our collective doorstep.

ROISIN MURPHY With a gob full of toothpaste, I’m introduced to Roisin Murphy. As the handbag, hat and shoes that set off Moloko from all other contenders, Murphy is now setting her style in a new outfit all on her own...

SUFFRAGETTE CITIES Curated by Roger Crimlis and Alwyn W Turner Suffragette Cities is an exhibition of posters focussing on the Trans Atlantic trade route between London and New York in 1970s rock music ...

YETI “I have never lived anywhere else apart from London, it’s inherently apart of who I am and who the band are as well, whether we like it or not.”

THE PADDINGTONS With their debut album out in August (First Comes First) The Paddingtons could be feeling quite smug especially with the fact that Owen Morris – producer for the Verve and Oasis’ Definitely Maybe...

DESIGNERS REPUBLIC The Designer’s Republic is the super-club of design, that’s still raving!


		RICHARD BILLINGHAM Cradley Heath may initially sound a humble subject for the work of an internationally acclaimed artist to study, but for Richard Billingham it was his home and the origin of his artistic life. DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 Aiming to sound like, “elephants in your front room,” Death From Above 1979 make the most feral and loud guitar rock there is - without guitars! KEEP AND SHARE The lost art of knitting is not something you would necessarily associate with a recent fashion graduate. DE LA SOUL Most pop stars are afraid to express an opinion on anything these days, so much depends on the media byte that an artist can lose thousands of pounds in revenue by saying or doing the wrong thing. LUCY LILLEY Lucy Lilley doesn’t work like any conventional fashion designer. Instead she churns out her romantic designs from decadent mansions or, more recently, her co-op style house share. GORILLAZ The original and best virtual-concept band has returned to the real world to drop their long anticipated album ‘Demon Days’ on our collective doorstep. ROISIN MURPHY With a gob full of toothpaste, I’m introduced to Roisin Murphy. As the handbag, hat and shoes that set off Moloko from all other contenders, Murphy is now setting her style in a new outfit all on her own... SUFFRAGETTE CITIES Curated by Roger Crimlis and Alwyn W Turner Suffragette Cities is an exhibition of posters focussing on the Trans Atlantic trade route between London and New York in 1970s rock music ... YETI “I have never lived anywhere else apart from London, it’s inherently apart of who I am and who the band are as well, whether we like it or not.” THE PADDINGTONS With their debut album out in August (First Comes First) The Paddingtons could be feeling quite smug especially with the fact that Owen Morris – producer for the Verve and Oasis’ Definitely Maybe... DESIGNERS REPUBLIC The Designer’s Republic is the super-club of design, that’s still raving! Back to the archive