“He’s taken the notion of the ‘tortured artist’ and made it overtly literal and obvious.”
Nothing proves your point more than this absolute nonsense.
It’s incredibly vapid, and probably got a lot of thumbs ups from his bootlicker industry pals but as Jolyon said, I can’t image school kids putting this up for any sort of marking.
It’s as if he has seen David Shrigley (and accompanying success) and had a go but misses in all areas, especially humour.
If you cant buy something almost identical to this at The Range or Homesense (or any other purveyor of LiveLaughLove tat), I’d be very surprised.
I am sure the Robbie Williams collection will be coming to one of these places sooner rather than later.
Trump era ‘artwork’
The artwork itself is not enough for many people today, it has to be further monetised by turning it into an ‘experience’, with projections and animations. The thing I object to most about the Robbie Williams stuff is that people are paying £20 a pop to see it, putting it on the same standard as Van Gogh etc. If it was at a commercial gallery where some rich wanker would buy it as an investment it wouldn’t be as bad.
Put him in a tuxedo and bow tie he thinks he’s Frank, give him a paintbrush and naturally he’s Paul Cezanne. These people 
My mate did a piss-take book of all of these shit “live, love, laugh…” posters, etc.
“The Art of Banksy Without Limits” exhibition is coming to my town soon. Ugh
Banned.
That was about the most nasty altercation I’ve experienced in a record shop. Just got chucked out for taking a picture of a reggae record I might have on my lists.
Thirsty records, Bedford. They were proper nasty, look like they should be glassing randoms on Friday night. I did say they will be named and shamed as even I was surprised from thier rep of banning ‘dealers’ from the empty shop.
I’m very very thicked skinned but that was proper unhinged. I won’t leave this one as it puts us at risk of a punch up so I’m publishing this.
The only good things about Bedford are Wendover Cafe and Blaka Mix
Wendover isn’t in Beds…
I’l single out the shop, the rest is your standard small town, not much to say on the area. Rarely visit, much less so now.
Just an edit. Theres a large beer in it for anyone with the trust to go in there and get me a record, assuming condition is vg plus or better. There are signs everywhere to not look at the vinyl condition without bringing it to the counter so be careful.
Talking about this place - https://maps.app.goo.gl/jnKfAZ9bykUTPBbM9
I live in Northampton and cover our Bedford branch occasionally so could grab it next time if it’s still there 
You’re not allowed to look at the records?? Madness
No filming. No taking records out of the sleeves to inspect without taking to counter.
No "being a record dealer’. Was asked that question when I first visited a couple of years ago.
Like everybody in the age of the internet of a resonable inteligence, I do sell records on discogs and ebay as well as other unwanted items.
Went there so long ago it is almost a dream. Italian owned, awesome as I remember. Used to have a bit a freedom for an extended lunch break when I worked in ‘rock and roll’ production.
I’ll PM you and there’s a Wendover on me…
Actually makes me want go in with a video camera and start pulling everything out and inspecting stuff just to fuck them off.
If they’re precious about people selling on their stock that suggests they have no idea what they’re doing.
I’m invariably suspicious about the record shop/ cafe thing… it’s usually just a tokenistic hipster selection of dull reissues
Reissue of ‘Kind of Blue’ with your cortado and overpriced pastry? No, fuck off.
Most record shops are shit these days.
I could elaborate but you know what i mean.
https://thirsty-records.sumupstore.com
It’s just 99 percent MOR bootsale crap with some new random stuff mixed in. The coffee machines are domestic cheap ones, never seen a customer. I had intel that they had banned Alex from Spiral Archive and to be wary.
There was radio 2 blasting with the mid turned up full on when I visited, along with a horendous smell like a tramps underpants. Maybe coming from out back.
I totally hope for more visitors from these pages asap. It might be some kind of group catharsis similar to the many that have been burnt by Chris Energy.
Just an edit. Once I was banned. I mentioned they had heard they had stinking reputation and that the internet review would not be positive. The other guy who I think was his father chimed in "don’t threaten us’ but it was feeling very punchy at that point.
