Saturday, 27 November 2010
80 Blocks From Tiffany's in The Guardian
My feature on Gary Weis' superb film 80 Blocks From Tiffany's is in today's Guardian. You can read the piece here and then by the DVD here
Labels:
80 Blocks From Tiffany's,
art,
DVD,
film,
Guardian Guide,
Justin Quirk
Thursday, 25 November 2010
Camus in Comic Sans
A brief experiment to see what would happen if some of the thoughts of the great Existentialist were refigured using Comic Sans MS, clip art, coloured ink and extraneous punctuation. I think it kind of peps them up a bit, no?
Labels:
Albert Camus,
art,
Existentialism,
Justin Quirk,
literature
25 years of The Pet Shop Boys in The Guardian
I wrote the Guardian Guide's music column last weekend, celebrating 25 years since West End Girls first came out and the new Pet Shop Boys compilation. You can read it here.
Labels:
Chris Lowe,
gay,
Guardian Guide,
Justin Quirk,
Neil Tennant,
Pet Shop Boys,
Pop music
The Hard Sell: Marks & Spencer
I took over the Guardian Guide's Hard Sell column a few weeks ago, looking at the latest round of M&S adverts with Caroline Quentin. You can read it here.
Monday, 27 September 2010
Guardian: Working Man's Soul vol 2
I wrote the music column in this week's Guardian Guide, looking at Licorice Soul's superb compilation Working Man's Soul, Volume 2. You can read the whole piece here and check out a gallery of lost British funk gems from private pressings here. Buy the album direct from the lovely people at Licorice Soul here.
Labels:
Britain,
funk,
Guardian Guide,
Justin Quirk,
seventies,
soul,
The Guardian,
vinyl
The Hard Sell: Strongbow
I wrote last week's Hard Sell in The Guardian Guide, taking on the current Strongbow ad campaign. You can read it here.
Labels:
advertising,
copywriting,
Guardian Guide,
Justin Quirk,
Star Wars,
Strongbow,
The Guardian
Friday, 6 August 2010
The Evolution of Eddie
My piece on the evolution of Iron Maiden's supreme mascot EDDIE is up on John Power's ever excellent Slutty Fringe. You can read it here.
Labels:
art,
Eddie,
Heavy Metal,
Iron Maiden,
John Power,
Justin Quirk,
slutty fringe,
zombies
Friday, 30 July 2010
Fathers Who Kill Their Children
My piece on 'family annihalators' is in the current issue of Esquire, looking at what drives fathers to murder their children. It's only available in the print edition, but you can check Esquire's site here
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Friday, 21 May 2010
Sex And The City
In a departure from my normal subject matter, I was commissioned by Stylist to write an opinion piece on Miranda from Sex And The City. Cue Houellebecq quotes, references to American Psycho and a woman having her brain eaten by her own genitals.
Labels:
film,
Justin Quirk,
sex and the city,
stylist,
TV
The Secret Life of IEDs
My piece on the use of Improvised Explosive Devices in Iraq and Afghanistan is out now in the new Esquire.
Thursday, 6 May 2010
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
Sunday, 2 May 2010
Niall O'Brien/Good Rats talk
I chaired an interview with Niall O'Brien at Bistroteque in Hackney to tie in with his ongoing Superheroes project and Good Rats exhibition. The video of it is here.
Labels:
Bistroteque,
Justin Quirk,
niall o'brien,
photography,
Punk
Thursday, 29 April 2010
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
Friday, 23 April 2010
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Monday, 19 April 2010
Sunday, 18 April 2010
Saturday, 17 April 2010
LEADERSHIP DEBATE part 12
Round one's out of the way and the candidates are preparing for the next installment...
Mail JDQ1@mac.com if you want LEADERSHIP DEBATE sending directly to you…
Labels:
cartoons,
Justin Quirk,
Leadership Debate,
politics
Friday, 16 April 2010
LEADERSHIP DEBATE PART 11
Round one's out of the way and the candidates are preparing for the next installment...
Mail JDQ1@mac.com if you want LEADERSHIP DEBATE sending directly to you…
Labels:
carton,
Esquire,
Justin Quirk,
Leadership Debate,
politics
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
LEADERSHIP DEBATE, PARTS 6-10
I'll be putting more of these up between now and the big day. Keep checking back to get the real story on what Gord and Dave are saying to each other, or mail me on JDQ1@mac.com if you want LEADERSHIP DEBATE mailing to you directly.
Labels:
cartoons,
Justin Quirk,
Leadership Debate,
politics
Monday, 12 April 2010
Monday, 5 April 2010
The Guardian Hard Sell: Windows 7
I wrote this week's Hard Sell column in the Guardian Guide. The latest target of my mildly sarcastic wrath was the current series of Windows 7 ads. You can read the piece here.
Labels:
advertising,
computers,
Guardian Guide,
Justin Quirk,
windows
Sunday, 28 March 2010
Until The Light Takes Us: Norwegian Black Metal
My piece on the superb new Black Metal documentary UNTIL THE LIGHT TAKES US is in this week's Guardian Guide. The film focusses on Burzum, Darkthrone and Mayhem and is a superb analysis of where the scene came from and what went wrong with it. You can read the piece here. I also wrote a longer piece on the scene for FHM back in 2009, which you can read here.
Labels:
Black Metal,
Guardian Guide,
Justin Quirk,
music,
Norway,
The Guardian
Iron Maiden for the 2012 Olympics
My piece backing the Facebook campaign to have Iron Maiden opening the London Olympics is on Guardian Music. If you like the idea of thunderous heavy metal, giant zombies and triple-guitar assaults restoring a bit of national pride, read the piece here and then join the Facebook campaign here. 'Scream for me, London!' etc.
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
HOUSE, issue # 12
The latest issue of HOUSE is out now, including articles on School Boxing, Girlcore, Warhammer, Kieron Gillen, Women & Boybands, The Selby, Beekeeping, Folk Culture and Jessica Craig Martin. Contributors include the ever-excellent Polly Vernon, James Donaghy, Jude Rogers, Steve Beale and Matt Hill.
Pick up the lovely full colour version in the Houses, or read it online here
Monday, 1 March 2010
Heavy Metal Britannia
My piece on BBC4's superb Heavy Metal Britannia film is in this week's Guardian Guide. You can read it here. The excellent accompanying illustration is by Rose Stallard.
Labels:
Guardian Guide,
Heavy Metal,
Iron Maiden,
Justin Quirk,
magazines,
The Guardian
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
HOUSE magazine
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