Michael Fordham

Photographer Dennis McGrath on Skateboarder Lenny Kirk
Photography

Photographer Dennis McGrath on Skateboarder Lenny Kirk

New book: Heaven — Photographer of the demonised Dennis McGrath releases new book Heaven about skateboarder Lenny Kirk.

Written by: Michael Fordham

What is Russell Brand doing interviewing Ed Miliband?
Opinion

What is Russell Brand doing interviewing Ed Miliband?

Labour chief appears on The Trews — Michael Fordham explains this unlikely meeting shows how fragmented our political circus has become.

Written by: Michael Fordham

Scenes from inside Indian coffee houses, the greasy spoons of South Asia
Photography

Scenes from inside Indian coffee houses, the greasy spoons of South Asia

Palaces of Memory — Photographer Stuart Freedman documents the decline Indian coffee houses – hotbeds of counterculture – in new book Palaces of Memory.

Written by: Michael Fordham

When Magazine Pages Become a Magic Carpet
Culture

When Magazine Pages Become a Magic Carpet

Find what you love and ride it — As we publish nearly a decade of distilled wisdom with Paddle Against the Flow, Editor-at-Large Michael Fordham recalls the days of Adrenalin magazine and how they led to Huck.

Written by: Michael Fordham

Former DNA drummer Ikue Mori on life after No Wave
My Life in Music

Former DNA drummer Ikue Mori on life after No Wave

Beyond noise — As Kim Gordon released her memoir Girl in a Band, we unearth this piece from her’s and Bill Nace’s curated section in Huck 42 - The Improv Issue. Tokyo-transplant Ikue Mori surfed the rise of No Wave on New York’s Lower East Side in the late 1970s and continues to push at the boundaries of improvised music to this day.

Written by: Michael Fordham

No 'industry' can ever keep up with culture
Culture

No 'industry' can ever keep up with culture

Can skateboarding save Silicon Valley? WTF? — When any 'industry' tries to co-opt a culture, it's like watching a clown car chase through a hall of mirrors. Look away, Michael Fordham says, and just focus on what you do.

Written by: Michael Fordham

Luxury London is a vision of hell
Opinion

Luxury London is a vision of hell

Ads for high-rise flats get creepier and creepier — What kind of future do we want for our cities if elitism and sexism helps sell 'The Dream'?

Written by: Michael Fordham

Cameron's 'bro' chat reveals how out of touch he is
Opinion

Cameron's 'bro' chat reveals how out of touch he is

Politicians' desperate lingo — When Cameron describes how Obama calls him 'bro' he is desperately trying to stay relevant to a generation who is tired of his shit. Michael Fordham explains.

Written by: Michael Fordham

Remembering Fela Kuti: afrobeat pioneer and political rabble-rouser
Music

Remembering Fela Kuti: afrobeat pioneer and political rabble-rouser

Win a copy of Finding Fela — Huck pays tribute to an African soul rebel and offers you the chance to win a copy of Alex Gibney’s new Fela Kuti documentary.

Written by: Michael Fordham

The Rom becomes the first heritage-listed skatepark in Europe
Opinion

The Rom becomes the first heritage-listed skatepark in Europe

What happens when the establishment embraces skateboarding? — Michael Fordham has mixed feelings as English Heritage award the Rom skatepark in East London Grade II listing status.

Written by: Michael Fordham

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