New big piece in Dresden from Berlin’s JBAK. They traveled south to finish this great piece last month as art of Dresden’s CityBuilder project and smashed it yet again. Quality stuff. Fancy yourself as the subject of one of JBAK’s distinctive pieces? The duo are looking for volunteers for their next large scale project. “JBAK … Continue reading »
Mellowdram returns for another UKB guest mix, this time a deep, technoid, dubstep stormer with top tracks from Soap Dodgers and Proxima (Tempa) well worth listening out for. As always, let us know what you think! UKB Continue reading »
This week I had the pleasure of chatting to techno pioneer, electronic music producer and (outstanding) DJ, Inigo Kennedy shortly before he headed north of the border to appear at November’s edition of Unseen in the capital city, Edinburgh (02/11). Doubtlessly one of the most creative and talented techno producers around today, he is also … Continue reading »
When we were in London covering Moniker Art Fair, we noticed a few larger scale outdoor pieces from French street artist Ludo, with his distinctive greyscale and green coloured work (see the Moniker Art Fair 2012 preview article). Check out this large piece in the nearby car park at the Village Underground, along with some … Continue reading »
Another new piece from the recent UKB trip to London for Moniker Art Fair. This time from James Cochran, aka Jimmy C, with his distinctive spotty technique to compose his great portraits. UKB Continue reading »
This year’s Moniker Art Fair saw a collaborative effort across all 4 panels on the Village Underground wall, resulting in a really interesting composition of 3 very different styles from Remi Rough, Ben Slow & Amanda Marie. Check out our gallery of the mural that charts the creation of the piece over the 3 days. … Continue reading »
Shepard Fairey is in London for his upcoming show ‘Sound & Vision’ that opens on the 20th of the month at Stolen Space, and found some time to create a mural on Ebor Street, where the popular piece by Flip was for the last month or so. What do you think of this piece, and … Continue reading »
If there’s a city that’s synonymous with street artist Stik, it’s London. It’s virtually impossible to pay a visit to the English capital without stumbling across one of his men/women/children along the way. So it’s with great excitement that Street Art Berlin have hosted Stik in their city over the next few days, and he’s … Continue reading »
With Edinburgh’s clubbing revival continuing to bloom, the town’s appetite for techno has intensified. Lighting the way with their focus on quality over quantity is Unseen, reliably prescribing pitch black techno on a monthly basis back in one of the homes of Edinburgh’s original techno scene, Studio 24. We spoke with Neil Templar (one of … Continue reading »
Another great mix this time from young Scottish DJ 5thAv, racks up our 5th guest mix of the current series. Stream the full hour long mix deep house/tech house mix from our mixcloud page, or by following the link below. Happy Sunday! UKB Urbankulturblog Guest Mix #5 by Urbankulturblog on Mixcloud Continue reading »
