Ewen Spencer's books

I helped to edit the text in Ewen Spencer's two brilliant photographic books, OPEN MIC and THREE'S A CROWD. The former covers his work documenting London's grime scene, the second is a record of his long-term working relationship with The White Stripes. You can buy them both at his site.

Declaring war on ugly marketing

This Thursday night Neil Boorman will be appearing at the ICA to talk about the ethics of advertising, alongside documentary genius Adam Curtis (The Trap, The Power of Nightmares etc) and some guy from the Mother creative agency. It's all in aid of Boorman's new book Bonfire of The Brands, which sees him burn a load of designer goods, and then live without them.

Believe me, this was no mean feat for him; I've known Neil a long time, and he was mad as a devil for anything with a label. Peace to the Westwood perforated leather jacket and Nikes with all flames up the side, a'ight?