F24 Podcast

This week we have Jonny Banger, or as some of you may know him, Sports Banger. I've known Jonny for years, since my days in Brighton. When I met him he was a DJing round the city at various events and he actually ended up, along with his good friend Daps holding down the decks at the open mics I used to put on at my shop every weekend or so. I saw the start of his first brand which was hilarious a...

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 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 crimi...

This week I had Charlie Shazer visit from Kids Love Ink East. Charlie has been tattooing for 20 odd years, a true patron to the art of the tattoo he owns and runs a great parlour off Brick Lane in East London. It was another great interaction, I’ve known Charlie for a few years but as usual getting this quality time to find out about peoples journeys was a real eye opener. This is F24, enjoy..

This week we have Josh Cole a photographer and director living in London. This is a jam packed story, Josh has had quiet a mad and hard working journey. I met him when I did Faking It on channel 4.. I was the teacher and Josh was one of the judges at the end of the program who had to guess If the guy was a real graffiti artist or not.. Josh was the only one to pick him out. We've known each other...

This weeks creative is Mark Sinckler, London Graffiti’s very own PRIME. Mark is an integral to the path I chose. When I first met him I was 16/17 years old, 1996/7. I was working in a dead end job selling advertising space in an Arabic Newspaper based in West Hampstead. I don’t think I sold one advert but what I did manage to do was to persuade the editor to let me write a piece and interview Mark...

This week Tom Inkfestish Blackford came over and we had an amazing chat.. Tom is an artist, an illustrator by trade and also paints graffiti. He came into the culture from a different angle and it was great to hear the journey.. This is his story of London, Culture and Creativity. Enjoy!

Harry is a photographer and used to be a graffiti writer, labelled the million pound vandal by the UK press and is from Kensal Rise. He's run through a couple cultures on his route to creativity. He's a big lad, covered in tattoos, sports a vest in the summer months and could be intimidating if you saw him jump out on you on the Bakerloo line with his camera but when chatting to him it breaks down...

This week I have Olivia Skalkos on F24. Olivia is a true artist and for work is a production and project manager for the Moniker Art Fair, which this week is having it's first NY show, get to it if your in the big apple. I met Olivia when she worked at Chrome and Black, London's premier graffiti supplies store and she came and filled in the gaps about what she did before to what she does now. This...

This weeks chat is with Micall Parknsun, Husband, Father, lyricist and producer. Parky is from Kilburn, North West London, where I'm from. We're the same age and know the same people but didn't meet until the mid 2000's when he walked into my shop in Brighton. It was dope chatting about the manor and hearing about his experiences. This is his London, Culture and Creativity story.

This weeks chat is with Novar FLIP a rapper, journalist and host of The Flip Life Show on Pyro Radio. It was great catching up and talking with him this week, this is his experience with London, culture and creativity.. enjoy.

Simon Franks, music producer and one half of the Audio Bullys came over and we had an amazing chat about his journey through graffiti, skating and music and how the three help mould his life.

This week’s conversation is with Jamal Peace. I met Jamal about 8 years ago and immediately noticed he carried loads of energy and although he wasn’t doing what he would end up doing currently, I knew he was on a journey that was to include culture and creativity. We chat about travels abroad and living in other countries in his youth with the family, going back and fourth to London and roaming th...

The Mayor of Shepherds Bush, Mr. Met came over and told us about his crazy London, Culture and Creativity experiences.

Ed Tizer, London's most active wall painter, hip hoper and all round top guy came over and shared his experiences with London, Culture and Creativity.

Done London, screen print extraordinaire's and fresh clothing suppliers came over for a dope chat about each of their interactions and experiences with London, Culture and Creativity.

Will Robson-Scott, the British photographer came over and told his story of London, Culture and Creativity.

Jack Murray, artist and activist came over to the F24 Studios to talk London, Culture and Creativity.

This is F24. Stories about London, Culture and Creativity.