LILIAN BLU MAKIN-NEW SINGLE THE SUMMER

LILIAN BLU MAKIN-NEW SINGLE THE SUMMER

We got into Canadian alternative rapper Lilian Blu Makin back in 2020. At the time she released her EP Under cover Comfort 2020. We really loved the kind of low fi, hazy loveliness of the track Golden Lies featuring vocals by Mighloe-it was a track that (at the time)...
LETTER FROM A PISSED OFF VETERAN

LETTER FROM A PISSED OFF VETERAN

In his first article for #itchysilk, Matt Jones shifts our perpetual anxious gaze from the Ukraine (if only for a brief second) to our liberty squashing (perhaps man-made) covid virus.   Dear Freedom Convoy, I know you’re probably feeling a little abandoned right now...
BARBARA DANIELS-MASS PRODUCTION OF ANTHROPOMORPHISM

BARBARA DANIELS-MASS PRODUCTION OF ANTHROPOMORPHISM

Born in Galway Ireland, the anthropomorphic images by Barbara Daniels  forces us to investigate our relationship with animals. In her black and white pen and ink drawings, roles are reversed and there is a massive power shift. Animals are suddenly clubbing young...
GAB GABBOIS-UNCOMFORTABLY DIY

GAB GABBOIS-UNCOMFORTABLY DIY

Gab Gabbois, Montreal based photographer, digital manipulator and all round creative specializes in work which can be called uncomfortable diy. It’s a self-explanatory term we have coined. But don’t allow the amateur connotations of ‘diy’ to put you off. On the...