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Welcome to the second issue of Lick Magazine. We’re a bunch of students who have a passion for music, art and style. So we’ve put together a monthly magazine to bring you the best features, reviews and interviews with some of the most exciting local and international names around. We’re always on the look out for contributors, so if you think you’ve go something to say or a talent going unexplored, get in touch and you could end up part of the next issue of Lick. The best part? We’re FREE, so you can guarantee that you’ve got something great to read without having to splurge those all important student loans. Keep your eyes & ears open, Lick 002 has arrived! - The Team @ Lick Magazine
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For the second issue of Lick Magazine, we’ve really upped our game. Whether you’re after music, style, art or a wordy article, you’ll be in for a treat. For the music lovers, we managed to get a tantalising interview with producer of the moment Maceo Plex and also local up-and-comers Childhood.
contributors Josef Pascoe josef@lickmagazine.co.uk Will Morgan will@lickmagazine.co.uk Claire Meadows http://claire-meadows.tumblr.com/ Logo Design: Max Neilson http://maxwilliamneilson.tumblr.com/ Bex Arthur Allan Buxton http://llanimate.wordpress.com Daisy Simpson @Daisy_Simpson John Bell http://johnnnbell.tumblr.com/ Toby Bartlett James Pilkington Ross Ziegelmeier Justin Lennon Yasmin El-Circy
For the artists, a feature on the Klaus Weber exhibition at the Nottingham Contemporary with two contrasting views: an art lover paired with his more cynical counterpart. Also we challenge you to keep your eyes from shaking when looking over an intricate world by Allan Buxton drawn especially for you. Along with all this, we’re bursting with exclusive fashion photo shoots and opinionated comment on the king of scorn himself, Jeremy Kyle! If you enjoy what you see, make sure to check out our website for more great content, more music and our new Podcast# series at www.lickmagazine.co.uk
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I can split you into one of two categories. There is no in between. This is Marmite. The first category of people - middle class mothers, students, the unemployed, the skivers and the cat owners - watch The Jeremy Kyle show because it’s easy viewing. It’s also the pinnacle of daytime television when hungover and on the verge of collapse. Besides, it works wonders for your self esteem. The second category of people? They loathe it with a passion. Every student watches the Jeremy Kyle show. Every student. Irrelevant of taste, socio-economic background, religious belief or language. It’s universal. A right of passage like going through puberty, losing your virginity or falling, head first, down a flight of stairs and breaking your neck in front of someone you’re trying so hard to impress. It’s a given. You will cave in. It’s also coincidentally on TV when you crawl out of bed early afternoon still hungover having vomited all over yourself, stinking of sick and in need of brain dead television. Not because you want to slither out of your cocoon but because you hear voices downstairs and you feel as if you should. Jeremy will be there, smiling and ready to take your hand. He asks for nothing in return. He doesn’t need your full attention. Yes, you can wander in and out, make yourself a cup of tea, pop round the shop when you run out of milk and check your sent messages for an insight into the previous night. Go ahead. He doesn’t mind. He will wait patiently for you: smug, smiling and ready to divulge those paternity test results. Roger is not the father of your child. Latoyah cheated and Latoyah lied. I’ve asked myself a million times why I like this programme. Is it Jeremy himself? His astounding ability to be shamelessly self obsessed, charmingly condescending and utterly patronising in one tiny wasp breath of air? Is it Graham and the likelihood of him having an epiphany on stage and realising that yes - he is better than this. He is qualified. He is a man of science and
is more polite than Jeremy. He could get a better job. Or perhaps it’s the people? The joy of finding that judging a book by its cover is quite effective in deciphering whether Lasquisha has cheated on Raoul. If she looks like a slag, talks like a slag and Jeremy calls her a slag - the likelihood is that she is one. Maybe it’s a combination of all three? Jeremy’s unwillingness to kowtow to mainstream opinion that drug addiction and alcoholism are actually diseases? What do they know? It’s not a sociological or class problem. Unemployed? Bahh at the recession. Get off your backside and get a job! These people need to get off his stage immediately. Or Graham, with his calm, crouching manner? Eager to console and glue back together the shattered remnants of Jeremy’s judgement. The guests themselves? Toothless, screeching, Lacoste wearing layabouts who are all victims of freak, unfair injustice on behalf of the evil polygraph. They did not engage in sexual contact with their wife’s cousin’s, sister’s niece. Remember though - sexual contact involves anything from a kiss to intercourse. Are you sure you’re telling the truth Ryan? Regardless of how much I want to stand aloft on my pedestal, orating beautifully that I am an intelligent, liberal minded and considerate human being, I do like it. I bloody love it. I wouldn’t stretch as far as saying that I rush home in eager anticipation of a hot date with ITV player. Did you know that it’s one of the most re-watched programmes before Coronation Street and News at Ten on ITV’s website? I choose to retain a little, microscopic smidgen of self respect. But I do watch it. I laugh, I point and I judge. Alas in the main at Kyle but also, on occasion, at the guests. And I feel awful for doing so. I am not an ignorant or conservative back bencher that believes that everyone in society should be a certain way, wear a certain dress, lodge an iron rod up their backside and speak like the Queen. Nor did I change my name from Gideon to George at the age of thirteen in an attempt to be more prime-ministerial. I’m quite the
opposite and my name is boring. Yet I’ll still happily sit there, blood thirsty, pint in hand, frothing at the mouth. I’ll watch this bear baiting spectacle of the lower classes shone into my living room through a shiny new TV in my student house. A student house that I can only afford to live in because my parents had the decency to have sex and conceive me a couple of years before tuition fees were raised. The Jeremy Kyle show is a spectacle. The guests are Becky Sharp in some working class, low budget version of Mira Nair’s Vanity Fair. They are judged, ridiculed and de -humanised by a man who, ironically, has a rather selective memory when it comes to his own history of indiscretions. Cough – ever developed a ‘serious betting habit’ or ‘walked out [on your] five month old child’ Mr Kyle? (For want of not being sued I merely reiterate the words of a Sunday Mirror interview in 2007. I trust Jeremy implicitly.) The fact remains that programmes like this make you feel better about yourself. We live in a society where magazines frequently remind us that we’re not skinny enough, pretty enough or wearing the right clothes. Even though you can’t walk in heels you are a woman and should try harder! Beauty is apparently worth the excruciating pain. We console ourselves with the fact that we’re not smack-heads or pregnant by four potential fathers. Alas, our lives could be worse. Somebody who is fat and can sing well on the X Factor should render more support than those who are skinny. Because, aww, you know, when they walked out on stage we all thought they were going to be a little bit shit. Simon Cowell will not be up for Amnesty International’s Philanthropist of the Year award any time soon. Neither will Kyle. But, that’s ok, because its television and we don’t really know them and therefore it’s not real. But can we deal with what programmes like Jeremy Kyle say about us as a viewer? Are we fuelling class divisions and the acceptable nature of your kid twatting some other child in the face in the playground by maintaining this ‘them’
and ‘I’ mentality that’s, already, so prevalent around us? There’s no harm in being bitchy. I bitch, on average, about five times a day. Yes it would be marvellous if everyone was lovely, one hundred per cent honest and pleasant but this is the twenty first century. Get real, it’s never going to happen. Nor do I believe, coming from a woman’s point of view, the feminist touted belief that bitching is complicit with a patriarchal society. By saying I don’t like a fellow females for whatever reason the mighty patriarchy apparently has more grounds to pick on me. Rubbish. Bitching is healthy. Everybody needs a release now and again. Besides, I don’t not like you because you’ve put on weight, I don’t like you because you’re an arsehole. I digress. My point is as to whether programmes like this do adhere to negative societal stereotypes. If you wear an Adidas tracksuit and a cap, aside from being a chav, you’re also ninety per cent more likely to be a serial wife beating cheater. By rules of average you’ll also be unemployed. Your favourite pastime is spreading the joy of Chlamydia around Walkabout on a Saturday night in Newcastle town centre. If Jeremy Kyle’s guests were more sociologically representative of the country as a whole, would it then be more socially acceptable to be a fan? Kate Moss, George Michael and Tara Palmer Tomkinson take drugs too you know darling? Perhaps it would but I doubt it. There is such a false stigma attached to alcoholism and drug abuse being interchangeable with the lower classes that I fear little would change this assumption. Obviously short of Kate Middleton posting a video of herself half naked, grinning manically, needle mid-vein, on the net. In the meantime, don’t mistake the show for being a piece of Pulitzer winning socioeconomic research. It’s not. As the Lord himself doth speak; “What does it say on the wall? The Jeremy Kyle Show! So shut up and let me speak.” Words: Claire Meadows Image - John Bell
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MACEO PLEX
Eric Estornel has been producing and DJing under various names, most notably as Maetrik, for almost 20 years. But after changing direction and taking on the title Maceo Plex, things couldn’t have gone any better for this unstoppable musical talent.
Having released his album ‘Life Index’ on Crosstown Rebels earlier this year, his unique sound has taken over the house music scene. Known for his legendary live shows, which he debuted at the world renowned Winter Music Conference in Miami, Maceo has recently set up his own record label Ellum which certainly hasn’t disappointed. To top off this surely unforgettable year, he has been voted #5 in Resident Advisor’s prestigeous Top DJs list, the highest debut entry in the charts existence. Having recently produced a scorching new track for label No. 19 (run by Art Department’s Johnny White) we were given this amazing opportunity to find out more from one of the hottest producers around.
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What should someone expect when coming to see you play one of your legendary live shows? A lot of love going into the performance and music. I dance around like a madman a lot… and make plenty of mistakes but I think it adds to the show! But I have to add that I have stopped doing my live shows until the release of my next album on Crosstown in summer of 2012. So for now mainly concentrating on my DJing, which is just as exciting as my live show. What type of events do you prefer playing? Do you think your big-room sound and stage presence can translate well into smaller venues as well?
How would you describe your sound? Yes actually it goes off better in small venues. Smoother than a baby’s bottom, and more
Plus I feel the energy of the people and feed off that. Which tracks have you been most excited about playing out recently? I really like some recent new music by Trickski, Jan Hendez and some other new cats that are making great stuff. But my fave of recent times has been the upcoming release by the Odd Parents on my label Ellum. You have a pretty eclectic sound, where would you say your inspiration lies? I’m a very nostalgic producer and try to feel like I’m young again when I make music. I try to get the same energy across of the old house and techno tracks I used to play but make them sound very new and fresh at the same time. I’m also a huge Sci-Fi guy and I like to make a lot of references to futurism in my music. You have had past releases under a variety of monikers, do you prefer producing music as Maceo Plex or Maetrik? At the moment both are fun. I’m doing a lot of course as Maceo Plex, but from time to time I take a break and work on some original Maetrik music. My home base for Maetrik is Cocoon and they’re very receptive and easy to work with which makes it even more of a plus to write Maetrik music. What are you most looking forward to in 2012? Working on the growth and development of Ellum. I’m working with some amazing people who are helping me push the label and the family of artists I deal with regularly are all more supportive than I ever imagined. Plus the release of my album on Crosstown Rebels in 2012 is a big one for me. I’m trying to take the success of the 1st album further and explore more with this album. And finally of course some amazing showcases I’ll be playing soon with friends at Crosstown, No.19, and Visionquest. Will be a wonderful 2012 I’m sure. Your album ‘Life Index’ on Crosstown Rebels has been one of the biggest releases in 2011, have you been happy with its reception and are you planning on evolving your signature sound for your second album?
Yeah I don’t know what my signature sound is really but I’m trying to develop further the good things about my first album and perfect the imperfections of it as well. I’d like to recapture the beauty of the first album without putting too much pressure on myself to “outdo it”. It’s hard to make sense of my goals with this 2nd album, but I do know that I’m confident I’ll make a very memorable follow up album. We’re really excited about your new label Ellum, what have you got in store for us in the coming months? Thanks I’m glad you like it so far. Well we just released Ellum 001, which is an EP by me that’s doing really well. For 002 we have planned a release by the legendary DJ Gregory with remixes by Danny Daze and myself. For 003 - a new group that I’m working with in the studio called Odd Parents who have some really amazing ideas and are coming up with some futuristic house music. And some amazing surprises for 004 and 005 out in time for Miami Music Week. Will be huge! Finally, how do you feel about your move to Spain? Do you think the opportunities for a DJ in Europe outweigh those in the US? Yes by a lot actually. I love the USA and I feel very much at home playing for fellow Americans, but at the same time I can live comfortably in Europe off just music. It’s really really tough to do this in America. Recently I saw that MCDE (Motor City Drum Ensemble) said there’s no Electronic music scene in the USA. That actually bothered the shit out of me…cause it’s not true. It’s just very small and underground which is why there’s always some amazing innovative people coming out of there all the time. The new single from Maceo Plex ‘Under The Sheets’ is released on No. 19 Music on the 19th December. Image: Jorge Aguero.
style Since the 1920s which saw Louise Brooks as the pin-up for the flapper look with her boyish haircut and drop down waistlines, fashion has toyed with the androgynous image and style right up to present day, which saw Andrej Pejic grace the runways of Jeremy Scott and Jean Paul Gaultier. Androgyny is defined as straddling the divide between male and female characteristics; it juxtaposes both genders to create a totally different look which defies the ways in which both genders are expected to dress. It’s no coincidence that the rise of the androgynous trend has coincided with the breakdown of gender based roles within society particularly in the 1980s. Taking on a ‘harder’ image means women can bend the rules and be a little rebellious through the way they look instead of the way they act. There is an unusual element of beauty in the androgynous style. The sleek and tailored garments flatten a woman’s bodily definitions, and create a different and unexpected shape to their figure. The androgynous look conceals what is really there: a woman’s waist, hips, breasts. Instead of using them as points of focus for garments, the designer discards them as unimportant, unnecessary in dressing the alternate female figure. Fashion lives through experimentation and innovation, and the androgynous trend is one way in which to clothe the body. Androgyny is a post-modern concept celebrated by designers such as Rei Kawakubo, whose label Comme des Garcons translates as ‘like the boys’. The androgynous style gives us the right to confuse, have fun and ask the question - why not? Androgyny enables us to not let us be defined by gender, sexuality or by any other social construct. Instead of saying this is what I am, in the words of Grace Jones we say ‘do what you feel, when you feel like it, if you feel like it’ - Words: Daisy Simpson
(Clockwise from bottom-left): Rope Necklace by DORITOMCSANYI, £60; Urban Vest by PODSIADLO, £90; Dark Grey Geometric Scarf by AISTE_NESTEROVAITE, £65. All at www.notjustalabel.com. Vintage Padua Varsity Jacket, £85 at www.bitchingandjunkfood.com
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The first thing I’d like to tell you about Iberico is that I wish to return, immediately. The second thing I’d tell you is that it’s better when someone else pays. That’s not to say that it’s overpriced, far from it. For such exquisite food it’s actually quite reasonable, but well made tapas doesn’t come cheap and you’re going to want to try everything on the menu.
which was, to be fair, exactly what it said it would be, but was dwarfed by the other more complex dishes. When pushed to decide whether the meat or fish was best, we couldn’t. The restaurant’s true ‘piece de resistance’ was the scallop; beautifully flavoured, impeccably textured and truly mouth-watering; I’d go back just for that.
Of the meat, the ‘Lamb Rump’ was deliciously succulent, in an unctuous, sweet tasting sauce. The ‘Truffled Onglet Beef’ was tender pieces of pink beef accompanied by tiny mushrooms and beans, and was positively melt-in-the-mouth. ‘Inside Out Chicken Wings’ were sticky, moreish and moist, and the pork buns were tasty and flavoursome. Each dish was bursting with flavour, and tasted markedly different from the last.
The veg dishes weren’t in the least bit overshadowed by the meat and fish; indeed as a vegetarian you could eat very, very well here. ‘Patatas Bravas’ were a well prepared Spanish classic; ‘Courgette Flowers Filled With Goat’s Cheese’ were delicate and well executed and the sweetcorn croquette was unforeseeably good, a bit like expecting to bite into a cheese sarnie and instead biting into a cheese soufflé. A welcome accompaniment was the ‘Coco Mallorquino’- doughey but crispy bread topped with caramelized onions and cherry tomatoes; a bit like rich man’s pizza.
Less impressive was the ‘Chorizo in Cider’
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was comfortable and actually quite exciting as we couldn’t remember how many we’d ordered. Wholeheartedly impressed by the savoury courses, we were eager to sample the desserts. Again, there was a varied selection with each dish demonstrating a personality of its own. The churros were exactly as they should be, crispy and fluffy in a rich chocolate sauce. ‘Something Sweet’ was essentially ‘dessert tapas’; featuring chocolate praline something, a lemon something and a buttery smooth panacotta that was particularly good. Also delicious was the banana cake with salt caramel ice cream: quite a savoury flavour for a dessert, but contrasted aptly with the others we’d chosen. Overall the ambiance was good. dining room was pleasant; cosy but claustrophobic with an undergroundish caused by the domed arches overhead. waiting staff were friendly, attentive knowledgeable.
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Drinks prices weren’t unreasonable, but not brilliant either: our fairly nice bottle of merlot was £15, a gin and tonic £4.40 and an Estrella beer £3.90. I left feeling pleasantly full and well fed; satisfied but not uncomfortably crammed, having sampled everything I had wanted to. Iberico seems to be trying something different; rather than just cruising with the novelty of being a tapas bar, it offers a tremendous selection of imaginative and brilliantly prepared dishes which compliment each other without competing for centre piece . This is probably the best tapas I’ve had in or out of Spain. My only real criticism is that it was a little hard to find the place. Words: Bex Arthur
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Photographer: Josef Pascoe. Model: Drew Phelps @ D1. Styling Assistants: Adam Favager & Annika Leivesley. Studio Assistants: Will Morgan & Laura John. Make-up: Lauren Dearden
Customised Jacket & Leggings: Hyena Fish Rings: Kasia Piechocka
Vintage Christian Dior Blazer at A Vintage Obsession Fish Head Ring: Kasia Piechocka Leggings: Hyena
turn around and face the truth. Dress: Bolongaro Trevor at Collard Manson Fishbone Necklace & Large Weight Pendant: Kasia Piechocka
Dress: Vintage Chanel at A Vintage Obsession Fishbone Necklace & Fish Head Ring: Kasia Piechocka
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discuss Here at Lick, we love a bit of conceptual art. That’s why we sent down two very different reporters to check out the Klaus Weber exhibition at the Nottingham Contemporary. Toby likes to understand what the artist is representing in his work and how he effectively gets it across, whereas James has a slightly more ‘but is this art?’ view and isn’t easily impressed by abstract meanings. We let them hash it out in the gallery, and here’s what they came up with. James: On entering the gallery I was immediately drawn to the oversized wind chime. I couldn’t help but wonder how big this man’s garden must be. But it is quite entrancing – nice. Toby: The hollowing echoes of Large Dark Wind Chime (Arab Tritone) dominate the gallery providing an ambient yet dark soundtrack in which to enjoy the art. Near this domineering installation is a small monkey statue. Its cheeky nature seems almost misplaced at first but reveal the artist’s desire to contrast nature against an industrial background. Freestanding and made out of a hard ceramic compound it has wonderful charm and is certainly the one piece I would take home. James: This monkey could easily be mistaken for an oddly placed chair. The monkey is holding his hand aloft as if fluffing a lady’s nipple in a very delicate fashion – splendid! Toby: In the corner lies Veggie Anatomy – the wonderful name says exactly what it does - organs represented by vegetables. Clean and
fresh they try to show the internal aspects of the body. James: Due to my study of medicine I found the piece quite profound. It’s a cross between a harvest festival and one of my anatomy sessions on a Thursday morning. In this composition of vegetables and the human body the artist has made some delightful choices; ginger for the GI tract, an aubergine stomach and two sweet potatoes for the lungs. But a cauliflower for his brain? That’s ridiculous! A potato would have been much better option – spuds can do anything. Toby: I agree on the cauliflower. It’s almost lost in the skull and is too small to be realistic, not too impressed with that aspect. James: If you leave me I’m not coming (the title piece of the exhibition) forms one of the exterior walls of the art gallery. Being visible from both the outside and the inside, this piece definitely had me staring as I approached the gallery. I’m reckoning the artist must have once been a heavy goods driver
from the North West of England. It’s like looking out of my windscreen when it’s pissing down on the M6 - in macro!
the corner which almost disappears before your eyes – a subtle and enjoyable aspect in quite a hardedged environment.
Toby : T h e i n te re s t i n g nature of this piece must surely be the sounds it creates in combination with the wind chimes’ smooth and ominous tones. The running water, the pleasant familiarity with a window wiper and what it aims to achieve is demonstrated very easily. Realistically, it is a rainy window with wipers from the outside but displayed inside it gains a careful and wonderful timbre.
James: The bees’ honey drawings on canvas look great. One is a scene of revelry b y a fo u n t a i n and the other a city scene of crowded break dancers in the street. I enjoy both of the images but I prefer the fountain - they’re having a party.
James: Nothing really struck me in the other half of this stark gallery. Except maybe one piece that looks like there’s been a volcano go off somewhere near a primary school. All I can tell you is that the uniform involved a red and yellow striped tie; it’s just a big rock with a tie poking out. Kid’s been crushed. Toby: Agreed. For me, the Fishermans Delight piece was an unexpected surprise. Four layers of glass give a surreal sense of depth in a very flat piece that is almost lost in its setting on the gallery’s white walls. My eyes were curiously drawn to the fish in
Toby: One of the key themes in the exhibition is the use of bees in such pieces as the bees’ droppings paintings, the honey sketches and Adam Smith in Edinburgh. There are often juxtapositions of sharp, straight edges and natural curves reflecting the artist’s obvious interest in offsetting old nature and the new industrial world. In general the whole exhibition reflects the symbiotic nature between the world as it once was and the world that it is becoming. It’s definitely one to check out with something for everyone, even if it’s at the boundaries of conceptual art. Klaus Weber - If You Leave Me I’m Not Coming is open at Nottingham Contemporary until 7th January
Images - Courtesy of The Artist
For our menswear feature, Lick decided to mix things up a bit. Instead of your average style spread, we thought it’d be a good idea to pick clothes from some of our favourite shops, give them to a group of guys and see what they chose and what they thought of the stuff.
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We used clothing from Wild and a new-comer to the Nottingham style scene who’s been making waves recently, Hyena. We picked about 6 or so peices from each store and literally handed them over to a group of mates- James, Justin and Tom- and let them do the work for us.
Justin, “I chose the Obey T-Shirt. It’s pretty sweet, looks like its been tie-dyed.” Obey Tee - Wild Clothing
Tom, “I really like the print on this shirt. Decent for £12 too.”
Vintage Shirt - Wild Clothing
James, “Yeah, I really like Hyena’s stuff, it’s definitely original.”
Oversized Tee - Hyena
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midnight in paris Just as we thought the ageing Woody Allen might be on his way out, he surprises us with his biggest hit yet. Midnight in Paris, released in 2011 at the Cannes Film Festival, is a romantic comedy following the stay of a group of middle class Americans vacationing in the French capital for a spot of business and pleasure. The plot centres around Gil (Owen Wilson), a talented yet distracted screenwriter who seeks inspiration for his work perusing the streets of the city of love. Accompanied by his fiancée Inez (Rachel McAdams), and her snobbish parents, the three struggle to show the same enthusiasm for Gil’s work and prefer to saunter around the Parisian Boutiques and sample fine French cuisine. It is at dinner where Inez meets old friends Paul (Michael Sheen) and Carol (Nina Arianda). As the couples visit the city’s landmarks, Paul, a pompous intellectual speaks with great confidence on the topics of French art and history, cleverly leaving his wife and Inez hanging on his every word. Gil on the other hand is far less impressed by his ‘know it all’ attitude and politely challenges Paul’s suspect knowledge on more than one occasion, only to be shot down by his otherwise engaged wife to be. One evening Paul and Carol invite Inez and Gil to go dancing. Inez jumps at the opportunity, while Gil declines and walks home through the lamp-lit streets of Paris. Somehow, he finds himself lost, and as a nearby bell chimes midnight, a classic
car pulls up filled with merry passengers urging for Gil’s company. The group take Gil to a bar and before long he realises that he has been somehow transported back to the 1920s, an era admired by Gil for its style and music. Gil soon finds himself in the company of Scott (Tom Hiddleston) and Zelda Fitzgerald (Alison Pill). Suddenly the excitement of entering the jazz era escalates, and instead of considering the hows and whys of his experiences, decides to run away with his dream. Before long Gil finds himself in the company of the beautiful Adrianna (Marion Cotillard), an enchanted spirit who perhaps, much like Gil, seems somewhat distracted from her life, seeking the joys of times past. The two become inseparable and Gil begins to find the company of his new idols more enjoyable than that of his wife. Allen’s directing clearly shows his love for urban culture, a feature prevalent in much of his work throughout his career, with screenshots of Paris illuminating the city’s splendour to the viewer. The whole film from start to finish exudes beauty and charm, and coupled with a characteristically comedic Wilson and an elegant, charming Cotillard, Midnight in Paris provides a reliably pleasurable Allen movie. Taking more than $53 million at the box office since its release, this movie has surpassed Allen’s previous big hit ‘Hannah and her Sisters’ making it the most successful movie of his career. Words - Justin Lennon
Back in April 1983, Wild Clothing opened its doors for the very first time to bring one of the first vintage shopping destinations to Nottingham’s independent scene. Fast forward to 2011 and Wild is now one of Nottingham’s best clothing institutions, and the longest running independent in the city with two stores in great locations, Wild still on Broad Street, Hockley and Wilder just off Market Square, at 3 Market Street. Wild isn’t just another vintage shop either, they source some of the best vintage shirts, tees, jeans and accessories around, making them ready-to-wear by bringing them together with contemporary classics and some great streetwear brands such as Stussy, Obey, Gola and POP. If you haven’t already experienced Wild, you need to get yourself down there and check out the really well priced clothing. If you have been, then get yourself back there, as the stock is always changing, with new pieces being added every day.
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“We have to remember that we do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, only borrow it from our children� #occupynotts
Two of our favourite images from photographers covering the Occupy Nottingham movement. Top - Josef Pascoe Bottom - Liam Joseph
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childhood Indie rock band Girls, from San Francisco, headlined the Rescue Rooms on November 12th. Touring on their new album ‘Father, Son, Holy Ghost’ with their set decorated with orange and yellow flowers drew a great crowd. Lick magazine were able to catch up with the brilliant supporting band Childhood, who didn’t stray too much from the flowery theme with their Hawaiian style shirts. Childhood came together in their first year at the University of Nottingham and in the short space of a year playing as a full band they have already supported bands like the Maccabees. Childhood is fast becoming used to playing bigger gigs and said that they were very excited about supporting Girls, being big fans of theirs. Childhood think they sound “how the industrial revolution felt”, having not been there myself I can’t say if they do or don’t, but without a shadow of a doubt they are a tight band even in the midst of changing their drummer. They played their
new demo “Just Floating”, which appears to be strongly influenced by 80’s guitar bands and is an anthem for a dreamy sunny day in the park with some friends. Childhood gave Lick readers a top tip on how they write a hit: “Me [Leo] and Ben put the guitar parts together first, before Dan lays down some fruitily aquatic basslines and vocals after”. According to Childhood, they spend most of their time on their new songs unless they’re working on “essays or babes.” Their new single, to be released in the new year, can be expected to draw even greater attention with the producer of the XX album Rodaidh Mcdonald working alongside them. If you missed this gig fear not, they plan to be doing more dates in the not too distant future; until then, check out their new demo “Just Floating”, accompanied by a video created by Nottingham film maker Jem Talbot. Words - Ross Ziegelmeier
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B e a n Statu We at Lick had been hearing some ll y es e great things about the collection J over at Nash Interiors, in the heart of the Lace Market. We took ourselves over to meet William and Donna and check out what great pieces they have to offer.
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Enjoy a freshly brewed coffee from the cafe upstairs while you take a look at what they’re all about. Make sure you don’t leave before checking out the gift shop and the quirky one-off pieces, including fabrics and wallpapers that don’t hang around for long.
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If anyone has passed the store, they’ll certainly recognise the signature sheep, welcoming you into the shop. Spread over 4 floors, with small room set-ups inbetween, their products are a collection hand sourced by the husband and wife team from across the world. From incredible preserved scorpions and tarantulas worked into table pieces to an embalmed camel shark and working train sets for only a tenner, we’re sure theres something for everyone, especially if you’re looking for a gift. Nash also work alongside local artists who often display in the store and stock some great bespoke furniture.
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17 - 19 Carlton Street, Nottingham NG1 1NL. ‘Like’ them on Facebook to see more.
stockists: A Vintage Obsession: 12 Goose Gate, Hockley, NG1 1FF Collard Manson: 22 Carlton Street , NG1 1NN Kasia Piechocka: www.kasiapiechocka.com HYENA: within Vintage Warehouse, 82-84 Lower Parliament Street, NG1 1EH Wild Clothing: 4-6 Broad Street, NG1 3AL
directory: Nash Interiors, 17-19 Carlton Street NG1 1NL Wild Clothing ,4-6 Broad Street NG1 3AL Wilder Clothing, 3 Market Street NG1 6HY Cow, 2A George Street NG5 6JZ Pitcher & Piano, 18 High Pavement NG1 1HN Top 365, 164 Derby Road NG7 1LR No 28, 28 Goose Gate NG1 1FF
whats on: Saturday 10th December: PBR Streetgang @ Black Sheep, Market Bar Tuesday 13th December: Swing, Spanky Van Dykes Friday 16th December: Mark Jenkyns @ 808 Late Sessions, Escucha Saturday 17th December: WiLDKATS @ Black Sheep, Market Bar Monday 19th December: Friendly Fires, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs @ Rock City Friday 23rd December: Wigflexmas @ Stealth Vs Rescued Wednesday 28th December: Nina Smith @ Sounddhism, Bodega Saturday 31st December: Matt Tolfrey @ Wherehouse Saturday 31st December: Fenech Soler DJ Set, Market Bar Tuesday 10th January: Jon Rust & Reecha @ Lost Boyz Club, Bodega Friday 27th January: 808, Escucha Saturday 28th January: Jordan Peak @ Wherehouse Tuesday 31st January: Give Them, Bodega Saturday 4th February: House Arrest, One Thoresby Street Tuesday 7th February: Walton @ Lost Boyz Club, Bodega Social Club Tuesday 14th February: NME Awards Tour, Rock City February 28th February: SBTRK @ Dollop, Rescue Rooms