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The rapidly changing face of Hackney.
To those who have read ‘Hackney – That Rose Red Empire’, ‘Ghost Milk’, or for anyone who is just interested in Hackney as it was, some old negatives, mainly taken by Peter Kurton have been unearthed from a drawer and have been scanned and [...] About the LP: I have now discovered that the pressing with be 400 copies, 26 of which in a special edition will come with additional handwritten material and other extras. It won’t be available until March. (I think the number of copies echoes the original Albion Village Press edition of ‘Lud Heat’.)
The Test [...] It was the first time I have needed a passport to launch a journey in Hackney. BACKGROUND TO THE GOLD MACHINE Never before was it a requirement to produce a passport before being allowed on to the water in my native borough. Under the bridge, on the far bank, clogged pipes released a dribble from [...] “The psychosis of insane consumerism is spreading rapidly: handbag apocalypse. Sony warehouses trashed in Enfield retail park. Kids trying on 4 pairs of designer jeans as they sit among the burning pavements…” received on 08/08/2011 “street riots in Hackney (Mare St). I can hear the helicopters and police sirens. Looks like p.118 of ‘Ghost Milk’ was on the money. Images already running on YouTube. As William Gibson says, Twitter is the most accurate form of reportage here. A Twitter gathering, street news circulating faster than police information. [...] |
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