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this is work740 underrated career skills (part 1)It’s not always the big moves but the underrated skills that make you stand out at work. Shell is joined again by Emily Bowen, COO of Rarekind to unpack some of the key skills to have at work:👉🏽 seeing beyond yourself and thinking like the team👉🏾 asking great questions and getting curious👉🏻 knowing when 90% is good enough👉 building grit and gratitude as antidotes to entitlement👉🏼 becoming a problem solver👉🏿 plus balancing attention to detail with a healthy sense of urgencyIf you lead teams, check out Shelley’s bus...
2025-10-1244 min
F24 PodcastCappo on the F24 Podcast 2025Easy people and welcome back to the F24 Podcast, my name is David and as often as possible I have a creative come over to my studio in North Acton to talk about their lives and interactions with London, or whatever place they are from, culture and creativity.
This addition to the F24 UK Culture Archive, that’s what I’m referring to as now.. is Cappo who has been a top level lyricist since I first heard him and got into UK Hip Hop in 2001 thanks to Juse from Highbury.
Capps lives in Nottingham and we wanted to get this...
2025-03-021h 46
F24 PodcastTheme on the F24 PodcastEasy People.. Hope you are all good. I've had / having a mad year so sorry about the lack of recordings. A couple of weeks ago though I had the pleasure of having your favourite podcasters favourite podcaster, Theme come round for a chat on F24 after me doing his and Amba's hit podcast Armshouse to your Mums House. It was our second time properly hanging out and we clicked real well. We have a real open and honest conversation about Theme's come up, his home life, various schools and some dope stories about his experiences of being a rapper and...
2024-11-081h 56
Arms House to your Mum's HouseNo other culture does this! with David DAS SamuelThis week we have the RareKind don David Samuel aka DAS in the place!... Actually we're at his art spot in North Acton (We do a tour round the art on his walls at the end)... We chat about his new project RadicalKiosk.com and graff zines and how we should DO something with out photos other than just upload them to the scrolling Zuckaberg black-hole... We chat about podcasting with reluctant writers and documenting Graff History and answer a Listeners Question of what we wanted to be when we grew up... Enjoy!
Go follow Das on insta...
2024-09-111h 47
Kinda PlannedThe power of saying yes and staying positive with Mackenzie HollowMackenzie Hollow is a recruiter from Rarekind.In our conversation we got talking about ways to stand out as a candidate, going on a growth journey and even heard more about Kenzies side hustle Doll Face Hire.Mackenzie's details:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mackenzie-hollow-1b9048269/https://www.instagram.com/dollfacehirebykenzie/Alex Cuttiford details:If you want to get in touch find me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-cuttiford-103a881a0/If you want to shout me a coffee follow this link: https...
2024-08-1130 min
F24 PodcastMr Zonk On The F24 PodcastMr.Zonk, the All City Diabolical Dubstar came over for an amazing an open and honest chat about his experiences of growing up in London and finding culture, the graffiti culture and how it moulded him to the man he is today and what a journey he had along the route. We are the same age, met in our teen years at his home in Cricklewood, just up the road from Kilburn, my manor and even though is was the mid nineties his name preceded him, in a big way even back then.. We’ve hung out, crossed paths and pa...
2024-06-073h 07Kinda PlannedTegan Winter a recruitment manager at Rarekind shares her tips for job seekers and explains what the recruitment process might look likeTegan Winters is a recruitment manager at Rarekind. Tegan is not only a recruiter, but a leader in her community. She grew up in the upper Hunter and later moved to Newcastle. In 2023 she was awarded the HunterNet Future Leader of the year. She shares in this episode:Her own career journey to becomeing a recruiter.The challenge of moving away from home at a young age.Her experience participating in the HunterNet Future Leaders Program.What a typical recruitment process will look like when being done by an agency.And advice and tips on how...
2024-03-2432 min
F24 PodcastRoger Gastman On The F24Podcast 2023Hello and welcome back to the F24 podcast, my name is David and as often as possible I have a creative come over to my studio in North Acton to have a chat about their life and interactions with their city, culture and creativity.
Hope you are all enjoying the new recordings I’ve been doing, you probably get the vibe of how much I love my culture and making this archive of interviews that I hope are looked into in the future as a reference for this time makes me proud, we’re having some great conversations here.. Imma keep...
2023-02-211h 17F24 PodcastKREK - TJ Dolan on the F24 PodcastThis week I had Krek, TJ Dolan, who kindly came down from Manchester to visit the studio and have a chat. We’d never got to meet before and I have loved his work from the start, loads of style, courage, playfulness and colour in his work from his letters on steel and cement to his paintings on a variety of mediums.
It was great having him round, I learnt so much about him and loved the vibe he brought.
This is some of TJ Dolans culture and creativity story, enjoy..
2022-12-231h 20
F24 PodcastMode2 on the F24 PodcastWhat a mad time hey, worlds changed, places have changed, we’ve changed!
But what stays is culture, a constant, a forever, and I learnt a lot about that and its strengths, even though I preach it, from this conversation, so it was a great one to kick off what we’ll call season 2 of F24.
Mode2 was in town.
We’d be talking a little via message for a while and also had my friend Kash co-signed me which got me a big step closer to this conversation.
A dream come true, after the first, where he put me up at...
2022-11-252h 29
this is workhow to land an executive gigIf your goal is to become an Executive one day, we've got you! Rarekind Managing Director, Geoff Crews, has been in the recruitment game for a looong time (over 20 years!) and shares his tips and insights on how to prepare for this position. Shell, Em and Geoff chat about:👉🏾 what employers look for in executive roles👉 how a manager differs from an executive👉🏼 the valuable skills and mindset for this position👉🏿 the power of finding mentors (whether you meet them or not!) and why recruiters are your secret weapon!👉🏻 how the executive recruitment process differs from the standard i...
2022-06-2047 minthis is work7 steps to Aboriginal allyship & cultural awareness in the workplaceIt’s National Reconciliation Week and this year's theme is Be Brave. Make Change. Here to give some practical ways that we can be Aboriginal allies in the workplace and community are Aunty Munya Andrews and Carla Rogers from Evolve Communities who took the time to answer some questions:👉 what's the difference between an acknowledgement of country and a welcome to country?👉🏾 what's the significance of Reconciliation Week and this year's theme?👉🏿 what does it mean to be an ally and how can we be one?👉 what are some of the great outcomes of practicing allyship?
2022-05-2946 minthis is workcareer D&M with KIC founders Steph Claire Smith & Laura HenshawIn today's episode Em and Shell peek under the hood of Steph Claire Smith & Laura Henshaw's career journeys as founders of the health and fitness community and app, Keep It Cleaner. The chat touches on:👉🏾 why Steph and Laura left careers in modelling to create KIC👉🏿 Steph shares about navigating the challenges that come with being a new mum & balancing your career👉🏻 the biggest risk they've taken in building the business👉 how they navigate imposter syndrome and self doubt👉🏼 their biggest mistakes and learningsCheck out KICPODListen to the 5 types of imposter syndrome
2022-05-2244 minthis is workdisability & ways to create more inclusive workplaces (Kimberly Lewis shares her story)Kimberly Lewis is the General Manager of Hunter Prelude, a not for profit charity providing early intervention and therapy services and she has an inspiring story! Kimberly shares her lived experience with disability and how it shaped her career and passion for supporting access, inclusion and diversity in the workplace. The chat touches on:👉🏾 Kim's career journey living with deafness & Meniere's disease👉🏻 the process of exploring and accepting her deaf identity👉 stigma, myths and perception surrounding disability👉🏽 what does accessibility in a workplace and community look like👉🏿 how do we have better conversations around disability that leads to mo...
2022-05-1543 minthis is workq&a: HELP! my new workplace has toxic culture + changing careers, negotiating pay & moreToday on the show Em and Shell are answering your questions! They discuss:👉🏾 how to negotiate salary in an interview👉🏿 stick to my trade or up skill at uni?👉🏻 I just started a new job and the culture is toxic, what do I do?!👉 Is LinkedIn important?👉🏼 how do I politely decline a job offer👉🏽 how to professionally confront gender or racial bias at work👉🏾 career change - how do I figure what I might enjoy and how to do research on the new field. Is it worth taking a pay cut to go for it?Episodes menti...
2022-05-0834 minthis is workwould you ratherPlay along with Em and Shell in a fun game of 'would you rather', a great way to become more aware of what you value in your career! So would you rather:👉🏾 more money or better culture?👉🏿 a boss who is a genius but also mean and arrogant or one that's incompetent but kind and humble?👉🏻 if you receive a counter offer, would you stay or go?👉 big organisation + career progression or small business where you have lots of influence?👉🏼 work in a for-profit or for-purpose organisation?👉🏽 an environment that’s super flexible but not fun or fun but with no flex...
2022-04-2441 minthis is workhow to think of your career like a marketerThinking like a marketer begins with seeing yourself as the product. In this episode, marketing strategist Laura Higgins chats with Shell about how to market yourself in an authentic way without the cringe, including:👉 the difference between saying your job title vs clarifying what you do that adds value👉🏿 figuring out what you want to be known for in both your career and your life👉🏽 doing this by amplifying your strengths, passions, uniqueness and the value you bring to others👉🏻 how to overcome feeling self conscious by shifting your mindset from selling yourself to serving others👉 how hav...
2022-04-1741 minthis is workEm & Shell's biggest career fails!Em and Shell have learned some hard lessons over the years and in today's episode they share some biggies, including:👉🏻 prioritising your career above your health👉 over-analysing and ruminating👉🏽 not diversifying your opportunities and networks👉🏾 not taking time to recharge properly👉🏿 working for an employer who doesn't have your best interest at heart👉🏼 putting company wins above your own👉🏽 making decisions out of fear👉🏻 not showing up in a personal wayYou might also like these episodes:burnout and resilience at workgood boss, bad bossovercoming fear (with guest Dr Amy Silver
2022-04-1045 minthis is workfinding your strengths, your career superpowerWorking in your strengths is a huge part of enjoying your job which is why knowing and being able to communicate them to an employer is so important. Shell and Em share some tips for how to figure out what you’re naturally great at so that you can do more work that energises you. They talk about:👉🏾 developing your strengths and managing your weaknesses!👉🏿 discovering (or rediscovering) talents within yourself that might be laying dormant👉🏻 how to figure out your unique superpowers👉 assessing your strengths against the role that you're in👉🏼 communicating your strengths at work👉🏽 bei...
2022-04-0344 minthis is workfour ways to own your careerTake charge of your career path in four practical ways! Shell and Em share examples of how you can:👉🏼 have the conversation👉 plan for the unexpected👉🏾 go beyond your comfort zone👉🏿 build your brandBig thanks to our show partner, Rarekind! Visit bit.ly/rarekindm3c⭐Sometimes the easiest way to get a pay rise is as easy as setting up a good personal budget & spending plan. Try the Glen James Spending Plan﹘use coupon code "m3c" to save $20.Join our Facebook community! Got a question for us? Use #careeradviceClick here for podcast resource...
2022-03-2025 minthis is workhow to navigate redundancyRedundancy can happen to anyone, anytime throughout their career. Em and Shell chat with Jess who shares her experience with being made redundant and how she navigated that difficult time in her career.Big thanks to our show partner, Rarekind! Visit bit.ly/rarekindm3c⭐Sometimes the easiest way to get a pay rise is as easy as setting up a good personal budget & spending plan. Try the Glen James Spending Plan﹘use coupon code "m3c" to save $20.Join our Facebook community! Got a question for us? Use #careeradviceClick here for podcast resources, links to o...
2022-03-1345 minthis is workIWD: the gender pay gap with WGEA's Mary WooldridgeIt's International Women's Day and the theme is #BreakTheBias! Mary Wooldridge from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency joins Shell and Em to talk about a big issue that women encounter at work, the gender pay gap. The chat touches on:👉🏿 the difference between the gender pay gap and equal pay👉🏽 key causes of the gap and the updated data👉 the role that parents can play in breaking the bias with their kids👉🏻 some ways that employers can de-bias the hiring process👉🏾 busting some misconceptions about the gap👉🏿 childcare and parental leave👉🏼 how might employees raise a convo about this topic?👉women and leadership👉🏻and some k...
2022-03-0747 minthis is workbouncing forward from tough feedbackThe f word... feedback! Taking on board constructive feedback can be really painful and get you stuck in a negative thought loop, but it doesn't have to. Shell and Em share personal learnings from their own experiences of receiving tough feedback and 6 ways to help you bounce forward.Big thanks to our show partner, Rarekind! To check out the opportunities they have at the moment, visit bit.ly/rarekindm3c⭐Sometimes the easiest way to get a pay rise is as easy as setting up a good personal budget & spending plan. Try the Glen James Spending Plan﹘use coup...
2022-02-2732 minthis is workrecruiters - your job hunt secret weaponLooking for your next opportunity? Em and Shell chat about how making friends with a recruiter can be hugely beneficial to your career even when you're not actively job hunting. Em shares 6 key benefits of working with a recruiter plus how to build that relationship so that you both get value.Big thanks to our show partner, Rarekind! If you’re looking for an uncommonly good work experience visit bit.ly/rarekindm3c⭐Sometimes the easiest way to get a pay rise is as easy as setting up a good personal budget & spending plan. Try the Glen James Spen...
2022-02-2034 minF24 PodcastAskew TMD On The F24 PodcastSo I had my break from the podcast, 2021 started and I felt it was time to get back to the converstations.. I love it, missed it and now my head is in the right place.. Ive had three chats so far and the first to drop is Askew, from the TMD crew hailing from Auckland New Zealand, the dudes been around the world and back, a couple times for his love for graffiti and our culture. I met him back 2006 when he was on his second European Tour and passed by Brighton where my shop was to paint at the...
2021-04-032h 23
Foolish CareersWhy every creator needs a scene with filmmaker Suridh HassanBy age 30, Shaz Hassan had several significant projects under his belt. His London-based production firm Studio Rarekind, cofounded with Ryo Sanada, had produced and sold three independent films, “Scratching The Surface” about Japanese hip hop culture, "Rackgaki" about Japanese graffiti art, and “Soka Afrika” documenting human trafficking in football.They had authored two books on graffiti art in Asia which led to a new project, Stickerbomb, a series of sticker books curating street art from around the world. These projects established Studio Rarekind’s reputation as a creative studio plugged into contemporary culture and attracted projects in...
2021-02-1929 min
The Breakin Bread Radio showFantastic Mix - Mr. Fantastic & SkegBreakin Bread welcome Mr. Fantastic for a guest mix. Mr. Fantastic runs the AE Productions record label and has pulled together a dope (could we even say fantastic?) selection for his mix. From US and UK hip-hop to funk thru beats & breaks, Mr. Fantastic takes us on a wonderful ride. This is perfect for the Breakin Bread radio show. We hope you enjoy as much as we do!For more info on Mr Fantastic insta @mrfantasic1975For more info on the record label www.ae-productions.co.ukTracklist:Dexter Wansel...
2020-10-221h 31F24 PodcastDiego Bergia On The F24 PodcastHello and welcome back to the F24podcast my name is David and as often as possible I sit down with a creative at my studio in North Acton to talk about their lives and interactions with where they are from, culture and creativity.
But like most of you, I’m in lockdown on my narrow boat on the canal, I’m just west of the city limits and I’ve set up a little studio space outside under a tree next to my woodpile producing small paintings and sculptures.
The effect of this worldwide lockdown is having quite an effect...
2020-05-2047 minF24 PodcastVents RTR On The F24 PodcastHello and welcome back to the. F24 podcast.. my name is David and in what were normal times, I invited creatives over to my studio in north Acton to have a conversation about their lives and interactions with London, culture and creativity.
But we are what, 5 weeks into this worldwide lockdown.. the maddest time of most of our lives so I’m at home like the rest of you so decided to make this thing worldwide.
I hope you’re all safe and well, the numbers we are seeing daily are crazy, quiet overwhelming but one thing for sure is that...
2020-05-041h 43F24 PodcastElph On The F24 PodcastHello and welcome back to the. F24 podcast.. my name is David and in what were normal times, I invited creatives over to my studio in north Acton to have a conversation about their lives and interactions with London, culture and creativity.
Currently though, we are on a world-wide lockdown, worldwide, an expectation for every human on the planet.. nuts!
So, I’m home, on my narrow boat luckily with a garden, just outside London. Painting in my makeshift studio that I’ve made under a tree where we keep our wood pile, wondering what the fuck happened and when will...
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2020-03-201h 462020-03-201h 46F24 PodcastMr Cenz On The F24 PodcastThis week, well last week Julien Cenz came over for a visit.. Basically, a day trip as he’s from South East London and that is a mission away! Anyway, real great he visited, you’ve seen his work, amazing futuristic paintings, dominated by beautiful renditions of various women on technical and fast-moving backgrounds. We had a dope chat, going right back to the mid-eighties and early bus bombing on se busses, knowing he wanted to be an artist, what was needed to achieve that and how he did it.. A dope insight on how an artist works.
We chat abou...
2020-03-041h 19F24 PodcastHana Sunny Whaler On The F24 PodcastLast week I had Hana Sunny Whaler, a sign writer residing in South London. I met Hanah through a shared client in maybe 2016/17, we spent a couple days together working on a large wall painting directed by her then painted. It was a nice way to meet and we chatted freely, with Hana telling me about some of her plans and what she’d been up to so far. She was about to move to London and take on the Sign Writing world here, connections had been made and plans set.
Since then Hana has taken London by storm and ha...
2020-02-211h 52F24 PodcastPavan On The F24 PodcastIn October last year Pavan and I were working out how to meet up but things kept coming up and we had to keep re booking until one day in early December I’m scrolling Instagram and I see a sleepy faced Pavan, head resting on some boxes in a car basically saying goodbye to the UK. I didn’t want to get to him right away I thought I’d let whatever happen lie for a week or two and then we spoke, Foreign Beggars had dropped their last album, and this meant his visa was done… He was heading...
2020-02-071h 33F24 PodcastKid Acne On The F24 PodcastHappy new year and welcome back to the f24 podcast. I hope you’ve all had a great festive period and started the decade in a good mindset. It was a crazy decade we just got through, let's hope loads was learnt and we can move forward in a much more positive and empathetical way.
First of the F24 Podcast for the 2020’s and the first in the new studio, Kid Acne… He came and visited whist on a trip from Sheffield his home town to the city, I was amped, it was gonna be a dope Monday afternoon.
Ive seen h...
2020-01-171h 35F24 PodcastKing Fuel On The F24PodcastSo, this week.. actually, lets jump back a touch, I remember the first time I met Fuel, it was at my gallery in Brighton, one of those jaw dropping moments when you realise who’s in front of you.. As he was walking off, I nudged Vibes who was hanging out as usual and said a bit too loud, You V, that’s King Fuel.. I felt a little embarrassed as I think he heard, but I didn’t care, he’d graced my shop.
A couple months ago I had the pleasure of going South of the River to have a c...
2019-11-122h 55F24 PodcastTraphouse On The F24 PodcastThis week, the Traphouse Tattooer.. You’ve seen his name around the city.. the first Traphouse painting I saw was on Berwick St over the old paperchase.. dope letters floating down a Soho street.
Then I started to see it everywhere, then all over Instagram.. then friends talking, meeting, getting tattooed.. the wave had gained momentum.. 3yrs on I thought, that’d be an interesting chat.. I got to him; he’s about getting shit done so two days later he was at the studio. He came along with a good friend and we got into it. He’s lived an inter...
2019-09-201h 36F24 PodcastTom Gerrard On The F24 PodcastIm in Scotland, Elie in Fife to be precise and wow we’ve been lucky, beautiful sandy beach, amazing walks, great food and the weather.. goddam! Ive got a tan, although that’s pretty easy as I'm half Egyptian.
Anyway, a much needed break and rest from work, I’m back in the city Monday to crack on with the rest of the year.
Before I left for my holidays Australian Tom Gerrard came and visited me. Another artist Ive known for years and years.. We’ve painted, drunk, smoked, looked after each others friends
with space to stay and also now...
2019-09-032h 11F24 PodcastEd Skrein On The F24 PodcastWelcome back to the F24 Podcast, my name is David every couple weeks I go and sit with a creative either at my studio on theirs to chat about their lives and interactions with London Culture and Creativity.
This is the 50th Episode! yes.. I’ve done 50 of these recordings.. I’ve been building an archive on the culture coming out of our city and country, getting stories from people’s experiences, thoughts and adventures and what a journey we’ve been on. I’ll be eternally grateful for everyone’s honesty and frankness about their experiences, the graffiti writer in me has fu...
2019-08-161h 44F24 PodcastBen Eine On The F24 PodcastThis week, well another honour.. this guy’s throw up was in my manor of Kilburn and Edgeware Rd ever since I could read graffiti, and that was from young.. And when I started writing in 95 the, from what I thought was an SM throw up was amazing, unique, one-line greatness executed the same every time I studied it.. Knowing it had been in my vision since the 80’s, but you don’t really study then, its later on when you yourself paint, I knew to look at these tags / throws and really see the excellence and mastery of a tool a...
2019-08-022h 06F24 PodcastInsa On The F24 PodcastWell this recording came off the back of a really nice phone call I received earlier this year.. I first met Insa in early 2004, he had a show in Brighton and visited the gallery with from what I remember Anie, our shared acquaintance.. That year has turned out to be a very important year for Insa, wasn’t too bad for me either actually, but in 2004 Insa stated to paint his iconic heels.. 15 years ago.. geesuss that felt fast! So, the reason for the call, Insa Studios were making a film about 15 years of the heels and they wanted me to...
2019-07-193h 15F24 PodcastPinky On The F24 PodcastHello and welcome back to the F24 podcast… my name is David and as often as possible I have a creative come over to my studio in North Acton to talk about their lives and interactions with London, or wherever they are from.. culture and creativity.. Doing this.. well it’s amazing for one.. being so honest and talking openly really often is a dope feeling. a bit scary at time but goddam it makes you think. I know it’s strange for the interviewee also. when do we get 90mins + to talk about our journeys so far in everyday life...
2019-07-052h 22F24 PodcastMarcus Barnes On The F24 PodcastThis week Marcus Barnes, an author, music journalist and graffiti artist. His graffiti name has been in my vision for about 15 years now, a prolific train painter from South London. We met a couple times over the years but never properly and having him come round here was dope. The last time we spoke was at Aset’s funeral and I talk about it towards the end of the podcast, that conversation made me really want to know more about him and I’ve so grateful he came round and shared his story with us.
Another dope insight to a crea...
2019-06-073h 21F24 PodcastAlex May Hughes On The F24 PodcastHello and welcome back to the f24 podcast, my name is David and as often as possible I have a creative come visit me at my studio in north acton to have a chat about their lives and interactions with London culture and creativity..
Works on-top at the minute, which is a great thing. Came back from Dublin and ran straight into another project so getting time with people has been hard.. this juggling thing hey.. we face it all in different ways.. want time to paint a piece also! but, nothing to complain about..
This week I had Alex...
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Killa Kela PodcastWith DAS RAREKIND (Graffiti Week Special)DAS is as as much a player as he is a thinker. through being a part of both the London ad Brighton scenes for so many years, he honed his creative flare with both influences, an made strong impact in the early Naughties. The major spikes in his cultural career however was when he became one of the first artists to open a UK Graff store, and then on to build his own an artists agency to great success. Now with additional arms including a monthly Podcast - The F24 Podcast (talking about the emotional impacts of creative arts and...
2019-04-2731 min
F24 PodcastRask & Moves On The F24 PodcastI’ve been away working on an amazing project in Dublin, my second building for the Iconic Offices company over there and with help from my good friend Omin, my Irish OG, I built a great team to work with me on the artwork I designed and also work alongside a wide array of dope Irish artists to produce their own work also throughout the refurbished building.
I had a great time, dope team and beautiful city.. I loved it, my mums from there also, so some roots were felt.
Whilst I was there, I recorded this, I wanted to re...
2019-04-262h 12F24 PodcastMysdiggi On The F24 PodcastBack again… and this week I had Mysdiggi and as some of you know him by Mystro, UK Hip Hop legend, he’s been in the game for years and surpassed the 10’000 hour rule years ago.. he’s a pro and I've been a fan
but never had the chance to really chat to Mys before. We’ve crossed paths, seen each other about and when I saw him at Teach’s show in December I hollered straight away and we worked it out. We have a bit of a different chat this week, for the hour or so there is a lot abo...
2019-03-312h 53F24 PodcastSeapa aka Mc Grindah On The F24 PodcastHello and welcome back to the f24 podcast. my name is David and as often as possible I have a creative come over to my studio in north Acton to have a conversation about their lives and interactions with London culture and creativity.
Well what a treat. this guy and his team have been a part of some of our last 5/6 years. some of you saw the birth of it, some of you are from the manor and know it and most of us know people like it. Seapa, or Mc Grinder from People Do Nothing came over this week...
2019-03-082h 17F24 PodcastKish Kash On The F24 PodcastHello and welcome back to the F24 Podcast, my name is David and as often as possible I invite a creative around to my studio in North Acton to talk about their lives and interactions with London, culture and creativity.
Sorry about the wait for the first of 2019, I have been incredibly busy on a couple projects, one of which will have me in Dublin for a few weeks split over two trips so I have been lining up interviews with some Irish creatives to record whilst I'm there, looking forward to those.
So here we are… I missed this, it...
2019-02-152h 10F24 PodcastPIC WRH On The F24 PodcastThis is the 39th recording, oh and I'll be 39 on New Year's Day. nice.. anyway the 39th recording is the last of the year and this week we have PIC WRH.. another London OG who has been styling on us since 84', I was 4 then but you know what I mean. P's a true soldier of the culture, relentless, aggressive with it at times through the last 35 years, never stopping.. I spotted some bits local after he'd visited.. He's not on this side of town much so did what he does so well. P brings us on his journey from...
2018-12-311h 22F24 PodcastTeach DDS On The F24 PodcastFrom London's most notorious graffiti crews along with many others. His impact on our culture has been felt for two decades, we've seen the amazing panels running through the city, one of the flyest tags hitting the streets in his distinct styles, character full throw ups and legendary stories about him and his crew… what a treat.
I've known T for many years, we met through a shared acquaintance when I opened my shop in 2003 and over the years we've got to know each other quiet well but not as much as the last few months. We've been hanging out lo...
2018-11-302h 41F24 PodcastSkore TRC GSD On The F24 PodcastHello and welcome back to the F24 Podcast, my name is David and each week I have a creative come over to my studio in north Acton to talk about their lives and interactions with London, Culture and Creativity.
I hope your all well and enjoyed the Candie Bandita episode.. I loved it.. This week we've got Skore GSD TRC.. A UK OG, he's pretty much been there from the beginning of the graffiti culture in the UK but not coming out of London, but Paddock Wood in Kent he's had an intense and interesting relationship with the culture.
We...
2018-11-091h 56F24 PodcastCandie Bandita On The F24 PodcastThis week Candie Bandita from GOT came over and we had a great and funny chat. Candie has been involved with the culture since the nineties after coming across Southbank on a school trip.
What she saw and the energy she felt there enamoured her and decided to follow it up by getting back there as soon as possible.
Candie tells us about the first people she met in the graffiti and skating cultures and what she got from them in the earlier years and we also about where her passion for music comes from. We also get into what...
2018-11-021h 09F24 PodcastJonzi D On The F24 PodcastThis week.. a London OG, a London Legend, A Londoners Londoner, Jonzi D…
It was so so good seeing Jonzi again, we hung for a straight month in summer some 14 years ago, we chatted in different instances over the years but having him come around, take a seat on the sofa and have a chat.. man.. I’ve been wanting to have this since the autumn after the hung out and especially now doing this podcast and have a bit more age behind me ..
For those of you that don’t know, Jonzi D and the Hip Hop Culture in the UK...
2018-10-191h 04F24 PodcastA WEEK OFF!Hello and welcome back to the F24 Podcast, this week I'm having a little break. There are 33 others on here to check. Jump on one of them and I'll catch you next week. Enoy!
2018-10-0502 minF24 PodcastIvano Dumbo, King of Milan On The F24 PodcastHello and welcome back to the f24 podcast I hope you are all well, my name is David and each week I have a creative come over to my studio in North Acton to talk about their lives and interactions with London, Culture and Creativity.
I say London, but really as I'm sure listeners of the podcast know already, its doesn't all have to be about London. I love my city, but I'm sure I'd love any city I may have grown up in.
What I mean by stating London is to state Home and this week's guests home was...
2018-09-281h 25F24 PodcastJan Francis By Jack ATG On The F24 PodcastWe’re going to have a bit of a different one this week, I started working on this podcast idea about 2 years ago, I love podcasts and I love my culture, I know most of you know that and we have so many people with the best of stories so I got it together and recorded some, Jack Murray, Will Robson Scott, Any Gillman, Done London and Jamal Peace, they are the early ones in the series but it took me pretty much a year before I put them out. Anxiety, confidence and making my business and work more important th...
2018-09-211h 28F24 PodcastFarma G On The F24 PodcastThis week, I can say I have one of my closet friends at the Studio. To me and many, he's an inspiration, a cultural icon, a style king and also a great dad. It's been a minute since we had our last weekly coffee on upper St. in Angel and actually our last one was in Kentish Town on the strip and it was times like those that really built our relationship it took our conversation to another level and we bonded with our similarities, estate life, young dads and the finding of culture and it's growth into a creative...
2018-09-142h 48F24 PodcastJoe Holbrook On The F24 PodcastThis week’s chat is with Joe Holbrook a guy I’ve known for pretty much 15 years and I love it when I have a perception about someone, even after knowing them that long and finding out my perception means nada in their life, it wasn’t his reality. I presumed Joe was classically trained, I presumed he got to this stage of his art carrear through conventional ways. His paintings, his subjects, his intrigue in different artistic mediums, his concepts. but no, we need to watch our perceptions. I was wrong, this was great having Joe round to the studio...
2018-09-072h 07F24 PodcastCharlie Dark On The F24 PodcastSo each week, as I’m sure you know I chat to people about their lives and interactions with London, Culture and Creativity and this weeks chat is with Charlie Dark of London’s legendary movement, Run Dem Crew!
Charlie has literally run through London’s hip hop scene.. all the way from a family friends Christmas in the New York in 81, though Soho in the early 90’s, TV shows, record labels, relased music and an accumlination of all his cultural skills to help him though the hard times and help start Run Dem Crew to take on London and the worl...
2018-08-312h 21
F24 PodcastFliptrix On The F24 PodcastThis week we've got the culture fuelled, creatively striving, spiritual hunting, hustler minded, dope lyricist label owner, Fliptrix. Watching this guy. He used to come down to the shop in Brighton and cop some records and paint every now and then, I also snapped him on polaroid for my collection of friends and visitors to the shop. What he's done since then, loving and respecting a culture, working hard at his game, taking advice and great advice at that from Kings in the UK Hip Hop world like Jehst and proving he can hold his own on stage, corner and...
2018-08-241h 37
F24 PodcastSophynails On The F24 PodcastThis week on F24 we have Sophynails aka So Fly. We had a great chat a couple weeks ago, just before she was off to Bristol. Soph’s got a great story and has been really productive in her culture since a teenager, from Soho records shops to record labels, Miami tracksides to Jams at Stockwell hall of fame and not forgetting her on-going nail career.
We chat about her experiences over the years and how its been painting graffiti in London, the social media world and taking on and dealing with life's dramas. A dope honest chat, it was gr...
2018-08-171h 43
F24 PodcastThe London Vagabond On The F24 PodcastThis week I have a guy I've known for years and watched his rise, K or as some of you may know him as Kemo SMT and his also for the last couple years, The London Vagabond.
He came round with his girlfriend Dana, a creative also and we had a great conversation about his introduction to the graffiti culture through his dad whilst he was in primary school and what life was like growing up in Ruislip at the end of the central line. We chat about education but he explains also how graffiti took over.
K has had...
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2018-08-032h 55F24 PodcastAmba SDF On The F24 PodcastThis week on the F24 Podcast we’ve got Maddy or as some of you may know him, Amba SDF. Maddy’s had some adventures and we get into quite a few including his introduction to hip hop and graffiti culture, travelling and living in cities and also about his Syrian family and roots. We’re very close in age so it was amazing for me to hear about his side of London whilst I was exploring mine and also hearing about his run in’s with famous BTP officers.
Real great having him over, look out for his show today an...
2018-08-032h 55
F24 PodcastRichard Wilson on the F24 PodcastHello and welcome back to the F24 Podcast, my name is David and each week I invite a creative over to my studio to talk about their interactions and experiences with London culture and creativity.
This week’s conversation is with Richard Wilson. You may have seen the worldwide press about Rich’s Will Smith painting that he did in West Philly, an amazing and extremely impressive full body 65ft painting of the Fresh Prince sitting on a chair on the side of a building that sits in a school playground. It is full of references, to the Jordan’s he’s w...
2018-07-272h 03
F24 PodcastDJ MK On The F24 PodcastSo this week, a big treat for me.. A Kilburn Kid and legend out of the manor. London's very own, DJ MK.
What a pleasure him coming over, the day before he was interviewing Rick Ross and the day after he was off to Europe to DJ.
He's achieved loads and he gives us great insight into his experiences in reading north londons streets, finding graffiti and hip hop and what the city had on offer and how he worked and planned his route to making a name for himself in the DJ world.
MK's list of accomilshments is crazy...
2018-07-201h 08
F24 PodcastBill Daggs On The F24 PodcastThis weeks interview is with artist Bill Daggs. Bill has just finished his BA in fine art and had his first show since graduation, I went.. It was dope and you’ll hear us talk about that. Really great having him coming over as we have been in the same circles for 20 odd years from Kilburn, graffiti and hip hop but never really got to meet properly. He went under the name Pryme / PrymeSource with the Def Defiers and Underground Alliance. I’m sure he rapped at the shop with Undali I know for sure Doobie ‘ Lucid Mover’ introduced me to his mus...
2018-07-132h 45
F24 PodcastLuis Lopez Smith / Tottenham Textiles On The F24 PodcastThis week’s interview is with Luis Lopez Smith, you may have heard about his company Tottenham Textiles an amazing walk in studio on Seven Sisters. I met Luis when I was visiting my mate Jonny Banger, his shop is next door to Luis’. Jonny being the gent he is and knowing how much I ‘d love to see the space, I met Luis.
I was completely amazed! What a space, loads of machinery, screen beds, exposure units, carousels, work benches, an amazing ceiling and two beautiful little saffys!
The work he produces with his colleagues in that space is unique...
2018-07-061h 50
F24 PodcastTheo Keating Fake Blood / Snatch PFB TO on the F24 PodcastSo this week, another one from my extended cultural family is London’s one and only, Theo Keating otherwise known as the infamous Fake Blood and UK Graffiti’s very own Snatch CWS/ PFB/TO… This guy, since ive been in the culture, this guy’s pieces have been it for me.. I might be looking and reminiscing at the past with glazed eyes but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bad piece by this guy.. All fire, all the time.. My favourites must include the '93 Unity Jam piece in Fulham, crazy cool and fresh and would stand...
2018-06-292h 03
F24 PodcastTY on The F24 PodcastThis weeks interview is with Britain's very own TY, a musician from Brixton. I found TY's music early on in moving to Brighton, I was in HMV on western rd. with my best mate Nick and we heard some amazing sounds over the stores speakers, I asked what it was and copped the vinyl straight away. It became one of the larger parts of the soundtrack for that time in my life and it was also one of the first UK Hip Hop albums I bought a culture that would become incredibly important to me over the following years, not...
2018-06-222h 32
F24 PodcastJimi GANG Studio on the F24 PodcastThis weeks chat is with Jimi from GANG Studio. I’ve known Jimi for years, a lot of you have also. We met in the early 2000’s through our shared good friend and Brighton stalwart Jode. When I met him he was already thoroughly on his journey with creativity, I remember a time I was getting interviewed for a magazine, they were doing a piece on my shop, we’d just started working with Jimi and the interviewer suggested we were taking him under our wing, which may have been the perception but not the reality, my friend replied by saying...
2018-06-152h 20
F24 PodcastJonny Banger On The F24 PodcastThis 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 as it was very unexpected and took the UK hip hop scene by storm, there was a real...
2018-06-082h 04
F24 PodcastRichard Sen Coma On The F24 PodcastSo 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 criminology and what happens when culture and crime mix. Richard has done a lot, it was an absolute pleasure to sit with him and get his st...
2018-06-011h 49
F24 PodcastCharlie Shazer on the F24 PodcastThis 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..
2018-05-2557 min
F24 PodcastJosh Cole On The F24 PodcastThis 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 ever since. But as in all cases, I wanted to know the story, this is Josh's and...
2018-05-251h 55
F24 PodcastMark Prime Sinckler on the F24 PodcastThis 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 about his paintings at the time where he was using Arabic text in his murals. It was a blag, I hadn’t writte...
2018-05-181h 16
F24 PodcastTom Blackford on the F24 PodcastThis 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!
2018-05-111h 27
F24 PodcastHarry Conway on the F24 PodcastHarry 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 all perceptions and it was really cool chatting to him about his influences and experiences in his story about London, Culture and Creativity.
2018-05-041h 58
F24 PodcastOlivia Skalkos on the F24 PodcastThis 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 is her London, Culture and Creativity story.
2018-04-271h 14F24 PodcastMicall Parknsun on the F24 PodcastThis 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.
2018-04-201h 38
F24 PodcastNovar FLIP on the F24 PodcastThis 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.
2018-04-131h 53
F24 PodcastSimon Franks 'Audio Bullys' on the F24 Podcast.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.
2018-04-061h 11
F24 PodcastJamal Peace on the F24 PodcastThis 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 the city.
2018-04-021h 04
F24 PodcastMr Met on the F24 PodcastThe Mayor of Shepherds Bush, Mr. Met came over and told us about his crazy London, Culture and Creativity experiences.
2018-04-021h 05
F24 PodcastEd Tizer on the F24 PodcastEd 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.
2018-04-021h 12
F24 PodcastDone London on the F24 PodcastDone 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.
2018-04-021h 29
F24 PodcastWill Robson Scott on the F24 PodcastWill Robson-Scott, the British photographer came over and told his story of London, Culture and Creativity.
2018-04-021h 24
F24 PodcastJack Murray on the F24 PodcastJack Murray, artist and activist came over to the F24 Studios to talk London, Culture and Creativity.
2018-04-021h 17
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