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Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s looked in the MIRRORBALL?

Apr 22nd, 2010
Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s looked in the MIRRORBALL?

This Spring saw Kirk Originals launch the ArtHertz ‘MIRRORBALL’ exhibition at their flagship store in Covent Garden. The exhibition features selected works by electronic music pioneer John Foxx alongside other “Foxx-inspired” pieces including the ‘Onirico Triptych’ by Angelo Cerantola,†Andrew Back’s computer installation ‘No Numbers’, architect Antonino Cardillo’s ‘Tales of Light’ and ‘Architect 1’ and ‘2’, [...]




David Mcalmont-soulful ‘GLARE’

Mar 22nd, 2010
David Mcalmont-soulful ‘GLARE’

David talks to us about style, soul and what it means to be slightly different.




Aliens, Ghosts and Foxx’s…

Nov 27th, 2009
Aliens, Ghosts and Foxx’s…

It’s all in a days work for the creative DJ-ing duo Dennis Da Silva and Roger Spy. Eyetunes find out what really makes them out of this world.




Eye Catching Hobopop

Nov 6th, 2009
Eye Catching Hobopop

Ever wondered what ‘Hobopop’ sounds like?




Deepak goes to Hollywood as Bronte goes to Bollywood

Jun 19th, 2009
Deepak goes to Hollywood as Bronte goes to Bollywood

On a warm early summer evening in the heart of Covent Garden at the Turbo Preview launch Kirk Originals EYE Tunes caught up with Deepak Verma. Taking time out from his touring theatrical production ‘Bronte Goes to Bollywood’ we find out about Deepak’s incredible journey from Walford to the Yorkshire Moors.
Did you just wake up [...]




Eye Tunes spend an afternoon with the magnificent Mr Proud

Apr 5th, 2009

Bounding into Kirk Original’s Covent Garden store on a balmy mid-summer morning, Alex Proud strides in with his typically ebullient charm and the same untameable energy which has seen his internationally renowned photographic gallery, Proud Galleries, expand its remit over the last ten years to become one of the capital’s [...]




Black Holes and Revelations – Muse

Apr 5th, 2009
Black Holes and Revelations – Muse

Muse – XL Recordings
Could it be that Muse have finally found a cure for their flatulence? I’ve always had a problem with Muse, finding their sound pompous and overblown with no real power behind it, like stone-cladding a Barratt home and sticking a couple of lions at the end of the drive. Their [...]




Favourite Worst Nightmare – The Artic Monkeys

Apr 5th, 2009
Favourite Worst Nightmare – The Artic Monkeys

The Artic Monkeys – Domino Records.
Love them or loathe them for it, the biggest selling point with the Arctic Monkeys has always been their ability to paint sardonic portraits with the smut and scum that lines the gutters of their native Sheffield. With success however, comes the irony that in order to sell big they [...]




The Pixies And Me

Apr 5th, 2009
The Pixies And Me

Part 1. Andy Barding remembers a time when the web was what spiders made and he had hair. When he did hear those The Pixies.
Fifteen years ago I had a full head of floppy hair, a job on a Welsh newspaper, a girlfriend called Jo and a best mate called Chris Strange. These were happy [...]




The Winehouse Rules

Apr 5th, 2009
The Winehouse Rules

Though Amy Winehouse’s albums ‘Frank’ and ‘Back in Black’ sound like a homage to Black Francis, she’s not about to take after the Pixies man. “I feel really good, I’ve got my [...]




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