Stories about London, Culture & Creativity

This is the 39th recording, oh and I’ll be 39 on New Year’s Day. nice.. anyway the 39th recording is the last of the year and this week we have PIC WRH.. another London OG who has been styling on us since 84′, I was 4 then but you know what I mean. P’s a true soldier of the culture, relentless, aggressive with it at times through the last 35 years, never stopping.. I spotted some bits local after he’d visited.. He’s not on this side of town much so did what he does so well. P brings us on his journey from being a Publicans kid and growing up in those surroundings, what Camden was like in the 80’s and 90’s and his first interactions with the graffiti even before it was here and how he got the name PIC… We chat about great times with the WRH squad and his adventures with King Robbo running about the city, the amazing friendships he built and a passion for a culture that has never dwindled. We chat about loads of bits throughout and also, I tell him about the first time I met him in 96/97 which was an eye opener to what a real bomber was about.
P’s a legend.. Another superhero and the truest of gents.. Enjoy..

So keeping up with the hunting of stories, the feeding of minds, the words from the wise this week I have one of the UK’s first graffiti writers Richard Sen aka Coma who came over and dropped a massive bag full of history and knowledge on the graffiti culture right from the start of our scene and his interactions and experiences with the culture which led him onto being a DJ and music producer and his interest in criminology and what happens when culture and crime mix. Richard has done a lot, it was an absolute pleasure to sit with him and get his story. An amazing conversation, enjoy!

This week’s chat is with Novar FLIP a rapper, journalist and host of The Flip Life Show on Pyro Radio. We’ve known each other for years but really got to know each other alongside another good friend, Snail when we were all in Brighton and I had the Shop. We have loads of mutual friends including North London’s much beloved Mud Family, and I’ll never forget that he got me on one of his record covers with Old School Don Crymien. He did a dope illustration, I crowed it with a hand style. It was great catching up and talking with him this week, this is his experience with London, culture and creativity. enjoy.

This weeks chat is with Andrew Gillman, he is an artist, photographer and explorer.  I met Andrew in the early 2000’s in Brighton, where I was living at the time. He was writing graffiti and his name was known widely, it was one of those, real pleasure to meet you mate!. His crew was doing the do in the culture and watching the events that unfolded over the following years was intriguing, thought provoking, conversation starting and emotional. Andrews story so far is crazy, I really appreciate him coming over and having this conversation and letting us know how he dealt with all that came with his lifestyle and what he is doing and producing now. This is his London, Culture and Creativity story. Enjoy!