Yelling at concrete

This week i sit down to talk in the inevitable about the move to vegetarianism I made within the last couple of years. It was a move which took a few people by surprise including myself and in doing so I thought it worth exploring the reasons for my change the thoughts i have on the food industry and simply what I mean when I say bread cars. It's not about ethics or protecting animals it more abou...

That's right it's time for old man Graham to put on his shoes and socks and take a walk down memory lane for a big old grumble about the internet and social media and everything wrong with the platform whilst simultaneously still being on the platform. This week I get nostalgic for old website, blogs, zines and everything in between as i attempt to explain the beauty of the old internet and how it...

This week I sit down to talk to writer J.L.Corbett who I know from long back and who I believe was the first person so review my Null Point Zine! So it was only about time we sat down to have a talk. She's a avid writer herself but she's also the driving force behind Idle Ink an online publication which accepts essays and reviews and all things creative for publication. We get into discussing self...

This week i sit down to talk, my poor German skills the fact i should probably learn Spanish and how i've wasted half a year doing so! But in doing so dive deep into the sunk cost fallacy and how any time is learning time even in the wrong directions. Discussing projects and passions and how any time spent with the right mindset can cause a knock of effect of greater under standing in your next pr...

This week I sit down with the enigmatic Jo Tolley. Jo is a disability advocate and has been a journalist, theologist and public speaker involved with TEDx and the BBC where she was featured speaking on topics which affect the community and currently facilitates getting those with disabilities more equity in life and promotes creativity and getting people space to share their stories which is somet...

This week I sit down to discuss the art drip the process of creating content in a vacuum when you are at your most productive and then holding onto it to slowly release work into the world. This is a the model most businesses work on the lifeline of work does not end on release so remember that and stop punishing yourself for having a quiet period. Itunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yell...

As you know, I have somewhat an interest in Muppets...So when i saw Axepersonified posting on reddit about making them I HAD to delve into what that was all about. And boy am i Glad i did! Emily is a fabric artist and whilst she has been a seamstress for many years has been diving head first into the world of the Muppets so much so that she only went and landed herself a job with the Henson compan...

This week I get on my grind as i discuss how relationships can consume people and the importance of keeping healthy differences between you and your partner. Independence in myself and my partner has always been hugely important to me and is something i look for in the future and I think there is always a need to recognise that you are still an individual and that's why the person your with fell f...

This week I get to sit down with the powerful force that is Ebbie Akbar. Ebbie is a rapper, artist and entrepreneur from the US based out in California and originally from Detroit. She makes bold and unfettered music which is heavily inspired by her mood at the time and has a big focus on remaining focused and keeping her fans and friends close and that's something I hugely appreciate of her. Havi...

This week I sit down to talk toxic positivity and how a lot of influencer and soundbite motivational work can be damaging to people if you don't offers tools with it. You have to balance the messages out there. I put out a depressing calendar sure and a t-shirt telling you to die young but I also make these which expand on the subject. Don't take things at face value and remember growth takes time...

This week I sit down with with indie alt folk duo Currer Bell. Formed of sisters Faron and Merle. A pair i stumbled across in a usual online daze and found their music of which you can hear at the beginning of this weeks episode and the end! They create work about tragedy, with haunting melody and lyrics and we discuss how that lends itself to the folk genre and how they have found catharsis throu...

This week I sit down to discuss the different between art and content creation. Throwing the cat amongst the pigeons and calling out the creatives who rely on systems and method to create when their is no concept. I talk my own challenges but also my comfort in chaos and the unknown of it all. In living with the idea of abstract thought as the main focus of work and how that implies the work i cre...

This week I sit down to talk to Artist and writer Ramona Martinez. Ramona is a fine artist and activist involved with arts organisation and has worked within media and the arts industry for many years and is making waves as an artist should. Using stark religious Christian iconography in her work we sit down to discuss how she's been reclaiming the image and narrative of Mary from Christianity for...

This week I sit down and talk through a podcast very much inspire by a one liner by Schaffer the darklord, nerd core staple that he is. Riffing on just why it is we tend to relate more to an act, why we relate to the exaggerated version of ourselves and others when we feel we do not fit. It's a common theme in metal and rock music as well as being a current trend in tiktok and teen celebrities to...

Episode 161 - Do what you want to do but don't burn out Feat MThis week I sit down to talk with the amazing Mona Kabbani, who is a Author of Vanilla and The bell chime as well as a book reviewer specialising in the horror genre. She's a generally lovely person to chat to I found as well as we delve into how she got into reviewing and her background in business and marketing as we chat about what i...

This week i sit down and discuss what streaming for 204 days straight taught me about myself, the audience and how how it changed how i work and the work i'm making. Or at least what people see of it. We get into a discussion self worth, twitch, rpan and anxiety and how we survived the lockdown periods by reaching out and bringing together people in a constant concrete world. Overall since 2020 I...

This week i sit down with the resourceful and seemingly secretive Destiny Rogers. I stumbled across Destiny when she went a bit viral on twitter with a smart mirror she built whilst bored https://twitter.com/DATAM0SH3R/status/1337935808293007361 Suffice to say it caught my attention as someone who likes to chase cars in terms of projects and so we sat down to learn more about her and how the proje...

Give them an inch they'll take a mile. It's a phrase thrown around a lot and in a world where we continue to attempt to get equal footing and car for all of the bodies we can it's one people use as a rebuttal a lot. So! I thought where had I heard it before and sit down to tell you my view on the phrase as well as indicating that I've potentially been exploiting that sentiment for most of my life....

This week I was hugely honored to sit down with fine art powerhouses Jen Catron & Paul Outlaw. Jen and Paul are fine artists living in Brooklyn and have been featured in just a few small publications like the NY times, Playboy the Wallstreet journal not to mention exhibiting in the Brooklyn Museum, Museum of contemporary art in Detroit and Poster master gallery. Suffice to say they have credit...

Your work has no point...That's kind of the point. Which of course makes me pretentious as hell but lets dive into it it, into making art with a more vague sensibility and the impact which can be made making points with no fingers as we discuss criticism, consistency, legacy and overall just take a wider look at why i do what I do in the way I do. Itunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelli...

This week, I sit down with one of the most elusive guests I've had which is Francesca Ludikar! Francesca is a photographer working out of Toronto, recently made creative director of the band Non-point and I found her through her work with Sumo Cyco a band which I've managed to see live a handful of times! It's all very independent and metal and I love it. But what caught my attention throughout wa...

This week i sit down to discuss the realities of how I've coped during the pandemic and in some ways hoping to give others some advice with it. I'm resourceful of keeping myself occupied and i found that most of it relies on systems and structure to keep me consistent. But at times it does feel like i'm simply waiting to walk myself. Itunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-at-concrete...

Kymil is frankly an enigma of delight and this week I get to sit down with them to talk about how that enigma unfolds. A model, an artist and overall lovely person to talk too we talk about what drives them and how she's came to make the bolder choices within her life and work that they have. Recently relocated from the east coast to Portland and with a eco friendly vintage clothing store online K...

This week i sit down to discuss the realities of how I've coped during the pandemic and in some ways hoping to give others some advice with it. I'm resourceful of keeping myself occupied and i found that most of it relies on systems and structure to keep me consistent. But at times it does feel like i'm simply waiting to walk myself. Itunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/yelling-at-concrete...

This week i sit down with Nerdcore prodigy Lex The Lexicon Artist. Lex is a rapper and artist with hugely interesting background and I'll be honest I'm a big fan of her work so I got chance to fan out a little. We sit down to talk the music industry and how it's evolving including artist rights, the risks artists take and how its necessary to keep evolving your work and stepping away from their or...