EDITION #18 : CATNEIL
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editors note:
SPACE CATS, WINE CLUBS, JET ENGINES AND A BENDER IN A BUN
If you were in Faversham on Friday 24th September, you might have seen a very elderly woman pushing a superbike towards the high street. Normally that would be an epic gif, but at ‘cene Magazine we can only apologise for the inconvenience we have caused so many citizens across Kent.
With the SEP/OCT edition reaching ‘sold-out’ status in its quickest time ever, we have had to claim responsibility for the fuel crisis, with people driving all over the county to try to claim one - well, there can’t be anything else to blame, can there?
In all seriousness, though, last festive season was sh*te, so let’s not go nuts and bulk-buy any toiletries. Let’s try to put all that behind us as a collective: move forward and appreciate what we already have. But if you do need some toilet tissue, there’s a couple of White Papers flying around the Houses of Parliament at the moment on which you can wipe your a*se.
In this issue we scrap with the Rag and Bone Man, shoot some B-Ball with Half Decent Day, question everything with graffiti artist CatNeil, embrace the retro with Wimpy, knuckle down with Brutal Bostwick, learn wine w*nkerisms with The Nectary, talk support with the Bra Boss of Kent and offer up the Alternative Gift Guide to Christmas 2021. Enjoy.
Joe
Editor
EDITION #18 FEATURES
We aren’t talking about new slippers and one of those Lynx box-sets from Boots – instead, we are talking about one-off alternative gifts that you aren’t going to find being flogged down the boot fair on January 2nd. Neither will you likely be able to buy them from Amazon… Be warned, you might have to leave your home to go and get them.
Jake Bostwick talks about growing up in the fight game, training with Timbaland and sparring with the Pauls
We chat to Canterbury musician Sam Sure about his love of basketball and new clothing brand Half Decent Day
She’s worked for iconic lingerie brands Gossard and Panache, but Joanna van Blommestein has gone it alone and is now bossing the bra game in Kent, writes Marijke Hall
We love our independents at ‘cene, but we needed to talk about Wimpy, writes Joe Bill
We profile designer Jatin Patel and hear about his bespoke brand Kalikas Armour and the shift change in Medway’s cultural vision
People Dem Collective work with Cohesion Plus and North Kent Caribbean Network to deliver county-wide Black History Month activations
We continue our recipe series with foodie Daisy Watson @dinner.life with this honey-baked feta toast with pear, chard and sage
With a debut EP that has sparked a landslide of listeners on Spotify and significant radio airtime, Issey Cross is not someone you can ignore, writes Rob Hakimian
Graffiti artist CatNeil has been on a mission to make people pay attention and question everything!
The Rag and Bone Man have become the pin-up for salvage chic and their unrelenting innovation as to what can be achieved with scrap metal means they continue to be sought out, writes Joe Bill
The Posh Nosh Edition : We’ve picked out a handful of dining destinations that could be worthy of a special visit.
We talk to Margate’s Elijah Femi about the trials of starting a career in the modern music industry
Artist Alex Frost, aka Shitpencil, is bringing his skate-inspired illustrations and personal ponderings to butt cheeks near you
In the first of a series of columns, vino experts Verity and Kara introduce us to The Nectary and tell us how to start our journey from “mmm, this is nice” novices to full-blown wine w*nkers
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