A series of pictures of Mariachi el Bronx. London – King’s College; 17 December 2011. Pictures by Amy Freeborn
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Mariachi El Bronx – In Pictures
Tom Morello Rocks Occupy LSX
It’s been said many times in the past 12 months or so (in reference to the Gil Scott Heron track) that this revolution will be televised. And Facebooked and Tweeted. And indeed it was on Twitter that I heard Tom Morello was going to play a gig at the Occupy movement’s London tent city...
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Britain’s Burning
It started with the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old North London father of four called Mark Duggan on August 4th, and a protest against his unexplained killing – allegedly the result of a gunfight with police – in his local area of Tottenham on August 6th. But when police arrived to disperse the reportedly...
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A Proverbial Tale Of Trash And Treasure
The title on eBay said ‘Trash or Treasure’, and for £1 plus postage, I was willing to take a chance on a 30-year-old roll of undeveloped 35mm film. After all, I remember reading the 2009 story about eBay-er Morace Park who bought a battered old film tin for £3.20 – because “it had a...
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Modern-Day Message In A Bottle; Mystery Solved
On a trip to Santa Cruz, California, in the summer of 2007 a 12-year-old girl from Texas dropped her digital camera off the pier. But where this story really begins is almost four years later and six miles away following two particularly stormy days in March. Peter Govaars and his daughter were beachcombing at...
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Banksy vs The Police vs Tox
Oh, the irony. Graffiti icon Banksy has created a new piece in London – a tribute to the ubiquitous tagger and recently criminal damage-convicted, Tox. At Tox’s trial on June 6th, prosecutor Hugo Lodge told the jury: “He is no Banksy. He doesn’t have the artistic skills”, and he was subsequently found guilty on...
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The War Has Been Lost; Time To Legalise
“The global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world.” That is the finding of The Global Commission on Drug Policy – whose 19 members include former presidents, humanitarians, as well as previous UN secretary general Kofi Annan and Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson – in a...
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The Orange Amplifiers Coffee Table Book – A Review
There’s something about Orange Amps. They are as aurally as they are aesthetically pleasing; the logo typeface as iconic as the product itself. Over the years, Orange has provided amplification for artists as diverse as Fleetwood Mac, James Brown, the Beach Boys, Tina Turner, Johnny Cash, Madonna, Slipknot, Kid Rock, and countless other up-and-comers...
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Imagination Made Real
Last night I experienced ‘a world of pure imagination’. In honour of this month’s 40th anniversary of the film ‘Charlie And The Chocolate Factory’ creative confectioners Bombas & Parr, known for their spectacular culinary events, launched the world’s first walk-through chocolate waterfall. The installation flows with five tonnes of chocolate at a rate of...
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Hip To The Beats
Three men who were outcasts in their time are being honoured as the icons they are today. William S Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac – the leaders of the Beat Generation – are each the subject of a film recently, or soon to be, released. The Beat Generation was a group of friends...
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