Issue One
Peace &Love
“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one.” - John Lennon
Peace &Love EDITORIAL: Editor-in-Chief briony-leigh morrey
brionyleigh18@hotmail.com www.brionyleigh.com FASHION: Creative Director briony-leigh morrey
brionyleigh18@hotmail.com Assistant Stylist scott williams
scottwills_91@hotmail.co.uk Models madeleine diamond phoebe clark moniasse sessou samanfah wilson
TEXT: Writer dan mallard
mallardd@uni.coventry.ac.uk PHOTOGRAPHY Photographic Producer abbie douglas
abbie-douglas@hotmail.co.uk
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Peace &Love One Love. So here we are, we made it. Peace & Love magazine has risen! We have packed issue 1 full with music, fashion and art just for you. We have an interview with the amazing Bipolar Sunshine, beautiful art work from Sophie Barrott, an article by Daniel Mallard and tons of fashion editorials. All editorials have been photographed using 35mm film, and are totally unedited, here at Peace & Love we disagree with photo manipulation, and are here to prove beauty doesn’t need to be photoshopped or airbrushed, it already exists. We hope you enjoy reading, and remember to spread the peace, and spread the love.
Briony-Leigh Briony-Leigh Morrey Editor-in-Chief
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Contents. Pages 2-3: Contributors Pages 4-5: Contents Pages 6-9: ‘I was born in a Crossfire Hurricane’ Editorial Pages 10-11: Interview with Bipolar Sunshine Pages 12-17: ‘Bohemian Sunset’ Editorial Pages 18-21: Sophie Barrott Illustrations Pages 22-25: ‘One Love, One Heart, One Destiny’ Editorial Pages 26-27: ‘The Good Samaritan’ by Daniel Malland Pages 28-31: ‘Born to be Wild’ Editorial Page 32: ‘Open Your Ears’ - Music Page 33: ‘Open Your Eyes’ - Fashion Pages 34-35: ‘All Together Now’ - Summer Events Pages 36-37: Thankyou’s
I Was Born in a Cross-fire Hurricane Model: Madelaine Diamond Styling: Briony-Leigh Morrey Photography: Abbie Douglas
and I howled at my ma‘ in the driving rain
Madelaine wears... All garments borrowed from Southampton based vintage store ‘Hepwrights Vintage’. www.hepwrights.com @hepvintage
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Bipolar Sunshine It’s not often in the music industry that artists get a second bite of the cherry but for Adio Marchant aka Bipolar Sunshine he’s hoping for a new and exciting challenge with his latest project. Originally from Chorlton in Manchester, he rose to fame as the front man of Indie Ska band Kid British in 2OO7. After supporting The Specials, UB4O and The Stone Roses amongst others, the band decided to call time on a very successful 5 year career, much to the dismay of their loyal fans. But Adio is back under the name Bipolar Sunshine and has a renewed vigour to make music..
HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE NAME BIPOLAR SUNSHINE? I wanted a name than made no sense but eventually will like Coldplay and Artic Monkeys. They make no sense at first but after a while they do...
WHO ARE YOUR MUSICAL INFLUENCES WITHIN YOUR NEW MUSIC? Each songs varies but I like characters like Kanye , Morrissey, Prince - guys with flair and can write great tunes.
WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS NEW MUSICAL DIRECTION AFTER KID BRITISH? I thought it was time for a change I get bored easily and wanted to do something new as I was losing the live for music and wanted to try something different.
WHAT RITE
WAS MUSIC
YOUR FAVOUGROWING UP?
I listened to a lot of reggae and the carpenters - well that’s what my mum played.
WHAT WANT
TO
MAKES MAKE
YOU MUSIC?
The fascination of the different interpretation people have of lyrics that you wrote. Music is for every emotion that’s why I love it�
WHAT’S THE MOST FUN YOU’VE HAD WHILST BEING A MUSICIAN? Had some mad times, I can remember getting so high that I stayed on the floor of a hotel for 20 minutes just laughin my head off I wanted to stop but just couldn’t .. Plenty more but that’s a gooden ha.
I can remember getting so high that I stayed on the floor of a hotel for half an hour just laughin my head off I wanted to stop but just couldn’t...
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DO YOU PREFER LARGER VENUES OR THE SMALLER ONES? Larger because you can’t see people... at smaller venues you can see people ad you wanna dash you drink at their heads ha
ARE ANY OF THE OTHER GUYS FROM KID BRITISH TAKING A NEW MUSICAL DIRECTION LIKE YOU? Yeah all of us are writing so watch out for solo projects from all of them.
iF YOU HAD TO LISTEN TO ONE BAND OR ARTIST FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE WHO WOULD IT BE? Prince.
HAVE YOU GOT ANY EMBARRASSING SONGS ON YOUR IPOD OR GUILTY PLEASURES?? I listen to so much music erm guilty pleasure would have to be the Girls Aloud - Promise I made tune ... I love that shit!
YOU HAVE A REALLY COOL SENSE OF STYLE! HAVE YOU ANY FASHION INFLUENCES OR ANY FAVOURITE DESIGNERS/ ICONS? Why thank you erm love the vintage look with a pair of John Lennon style glasses. Also my friend Shai Spooner is a stylist so I watch a lot of stuff he gets as he knows; Oswald Boteng has great style my two friends Simeon Mclean and Ola Mupape have good style so I steal from them as well haha.
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM BIPOLAR SUNSHINE IN THE NEAR FUTURE? ANY SECRETS?? Well this year should be interesting looking to put out along music tour and just enjoy making music and hopefully feature on other peoples tracks. No secrets just gunna go for it as I have nothing to lose!
Bohemian Sunset Model: Phoebe Clark Stylist: Briony-Leigh Morrey Assistant Stylist: Scott Williams Photographer: Abbie Douglas
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Phoebe wears... (Both pages) Turban: Camden market, Dress: Urban Outfitters, Jewellery: Models own.
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Phoebe wears... (Both pages) Flower Headband: Homemade Dress: Topshop, Ring: Matalan.
Phoebe wears... Fabric (worn as dress): Fabricland, Body: Miss Selfridge, Bracelet: Camden Market.
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Phoebe wears... Pom-Poms: Camden Market, Fabric (worn as dress): Fabricland, Jacket: Topshop, Necklace: Miss Selfridge.
‘We Are Infinite’ By Sophie Barrott
‘We are Infinite’ is a series inspired by bohemian culture, and my ongoing interest in different realms of perception. Each creation was unexpected, an experiment gone awry. I became interested in realms of focus, trance and energy and how this could be portrayed in my work. The series is about fleeting beauty, resounding sadness, fading memories and time slipping away.
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I’m an artist because there’s nothing else I’d rather do. I’m fascinated by the world around me and completely immersed in my own productive creative lifestyle. Everything I create has been sparked by a moment in my life, a sudden realisation or happening. Nothing starts the way I expect it to. Ideas sneak up on me as a welcome surprise, an exciting new challenge. Ideas stem from everything, from the little nuances, the things I experience, to that quote or image that’s been stuck in my head for days. They cry out to be realised, to be put on paper, on film, wherever they may land. My work evolves along with me. When my perception of this ever-changing world is renewed, so is my practice. I never know where I’m going to end up, and it’s the most exciting thing. My work spans from site specific installation, ‘happenings’, to delicate realism. My imagery is soaked in intensity, bright mesmeric hues and melancholy figure expression as a response to an overwhelming
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vision of sights and sounds. Although not always my chosen medium, film always deeply influences my work, and is at the core of my understanding of visual expression. I wanted to explore different sides to the beautiful inspirational women that I portray, showing the unseen and the different speculative perceptions beyond ordinary sight. It’s about the infinite and the limitless, alternate realities and the other versions of ourselves. www.sophiebarrott.co.uk
One Love, One Heart, One Destiny; Model: Moniasse Sessou Stylist: Briony-Leigh Morrey Assistant Stylist: Scott Williams Photographer: Abbie Douglas
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Moniasse wears... Skirt - Vintage
Moniasse wears... Skirt - Vintage Fabric (worn as top) - Fabricland Headpeice - Ebay
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The Good Samaritan As children, we are information saturated and repeatedly reminded from an early age to further our own development, at the expense of others. Since the stone age, human beings’ primal instinct is one of survival and follows the notion of ‘dog eat dog’. But throughout history there are conflicting examples of peace and love; two simple words that form the root of human creation and when they are put into practice, they can bring light to the bleakest of events. The miracle of childbirth is a juxtaposition of such pain for mothers but out of the sweat, blood, tears and hours of struggle comes such joy. The first moments gazing into the eyes of a child sum up the true meaning of peace and love. Peace and love are often embodied by various symbols and acts. One of the earliest recognised symbols could be that of the dove carrying the olive branch, a sign of peace and God’s love for mankind. Acts of peace and love are typified by a throng of people coming together for a common cause. The reknowned mural in Brixton after the riots in the 1980’s is one example of this, more recently; a twitter campaign urged peopled to ‘clean up Clapham’ after several nights of rioting in 2011. Hundreds turned up with brushes, bin bags and cleaning tools and a community united against the rioters and the havoc that had been wreaked. What was seen nationally on television was people who once thought of each other as enemies, shaking hands and spreading love through their community.
#riotcleanup
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During the First World War, British and German troops in the trenches called truce on Christmas day and played a game of football with each other. A basic human outreach of empathy during the ultimate season of peace and love. In the modern equivalent, the Gaza strip, there appears to be little evidence of peace and love and we have to hope they still have a place or we will lose who we are as a civilisation. If you switch on any news channel you will be bombarded by horrific images of injustice and human cruelty, in order to survive as a people we must look to the past and the rare gems of humanity which hold us all together. We are taught not to rock the boat, to avoid confrontation and butting our noses into others business, with this we have lost the idea of ‘the good samaritan’; someone who looks out for others for purely unselfish reasons. Peace and love, throughout history, interlink and when one isn’t present it doesn’t work. They co-exist with each other in a dynamic way. The stereotypical concept of peace and love is often attributed to the hippie movement of the late 60’s/early 70’s. The ‘Summer of Love’ and an almost naive idea of how to conduct ones self is often looked down upon in the cynical world in which we currently live, we should draw from this calm and caring mentality and try to apply it to our modern lives. Perhaps we should do as those in the ‘Summer of Love’ and make love not war.
BORN TO BE WILD Model: Samanfah Wilson Stylist: Briony-Leigh Morrey Assistant Stylist: Scott Williams Photographer: Abbie Douglas
Samanfah wears... (both pages) Nose ring peice: Camden market, Assortment of rings: Vintage, Body: Miss Selfridge, Turquoise bracelet: Camden market, Scard (worn as top): models own, Skirt: Next.
Samanfah wears... Headpeice: Camden Market, Cape: Jackalopeland. (Opposite page) Earrings: House of Holland, Ring: Vintage, Jacket: Models own.
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Happy
Tune: F.E.A.R File Next To: The Charlatans www.ianbrown.co.uk
Open your ears...
Mondays
Ian
Brown
Tune: Sunshine & Love File Next To: Inspiral Carpets www.happymondaysonline.com Thievery Corporation
Tune: Lebanese Blonde File Next To: Avatars of Dub www.thieverycorporation.com
Jimmy
Grizzly
Bear
Cliff Tune: The Harder They Come File Next To: Toots & The Maytals www.jimmycliff.com
Tune: Capo File Next To: The Rudies www.youtube.com/artist/the-hippy-boys
Tune: Two Weeks File Next To: Beach House www.grizzly-bear.net The
Hippy
Boys
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...Open your eyes 2.
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10. 4. 5.
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7. 6.
8. 1. Heels, Topshop, £65; 2. Fringed Top, Topshop, £36; 3. Ear to nose chain, River Island, £5; 4. Sunglasses, House of Holland, £150; 5. Heels, Urban Outfitters, £85; 6. Paisley T-shirt, River Island, £28; 7. Flower Headband, Topshop, £18; 8. Fringed Shawl, River Island, £34; 9. Elephant Necklace, Urban Outfitters, £14; 10. Shoulder Bag, Etsy.com, £22.
All Together Now. Fancy something different this summer? Something you have never heard of before? Don’t worry, we have it all planned out for you. We have a list of festivals, events and exhibitions all round the country just for you. Take your pick....
Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia 27th - 28th September 2013 Camp and furnace, Liverpool The Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia has returned for another year to expand your mind and enrich your soul. The festival is one of UK’s biggest celebration of psychedelic culture and showcases the best and weirdest tripped out music about, alongside art and film.
A Sixties Summer 30th June 2013 - 10am-5pm London Bus Museum, Kingston-UponThames Experience the swinging sixties at the midsummer celebration of the sixties music and transport. Dress up and get involved with this exhibition and enjoy the music whilst looking around.
Parklife Weekender 8th - 9th June 2013 Heaton Park, Manchester Parklife festival, popular amongst all the Manc students. The weekender mixes indie vibes with striking electro beats. Cheaper than most festivals, but without the camping, good for locals or for people wanting a weekend break to visit a new and exciting city. Lineup includes delphic, everything everything and four tet plus much much more.
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A Spoonful Of Vintage 30th June 2013 - 11am-5pm Spoon, Edinburgh A great selection of fashion and homeware from the fifties and sixties showcased at the popular Spoon in the centre of Edinbrugh. Definetely worth a visit if you are a fan of bargain hunting and vintage fashion.
Gottwood Festival 20th - 23rd June 2013 Anglesey, Wales Gottwood is a four day electronic festival is nestled within a forest in the centre of Anglesey. The festival introduces new electro talent from around the world and showcases them in tents within the grounds, tickets are cheaper than most other electro festivals and worth a visit if you are interested in new musical talent.
Boomtown Fair 8th - 11th August 2013 Matterly Estate, Winchester Boomtown offers an array of music, comedy, art and theatre over 4 days in Winchester. It has a strong creative vibe that celebrates reggae, dub, ska and roots culture. Boomtown is far from your usual festival with a large array of festival goers from different backgrounds and people travelling from all over the world to be part of this fair.
The Spirit Of Utopia 4th - 11th July 2013 Whitechapel Gallery, London Five artists have collaborated exploring the role of art within art, and how it can change the world, they look into enviromental problems and act as agents to change the world. A very unique outlook on the future and worth a look.
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Thanks To: Adio Merchant AKA Bipolar Sunshine, Sophie Barrott, my tutor Chris Jeney, Dan Mallard, Laura McLeane, Scott Williams and in particular Abbie Douglas; plus everyone else who has helped create Peace & Love magazine over the last couple of months, I couldn’t of done it without you! www.brionyleigh.com
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“Happiness is only real when shared” - Christopher McCandless
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