So here's what looks like a new Banksy in Bethnal Green. Looking pretty damn fresh too with it's line marking paint (all of which should make it that bit more difficult to erase).

Fresh looking Swoon piece found near Hoxton Square. New Banksy (all things going to plan) will appear on the site tomorrow.

It doesn't matter how many gallery shows you go to this year there's only going to be one like this. Swoon, Monica Canilao and David Ellis have created an installation show with an amazing amount of work in just a couple of weeks. More info on the Black Rat Press site.

Not seen anything by Focus for a while so was surprised to stumble across this opposite the Elms Lesters painting rooms near Tottenham Court Road.

There's now a load of Shepard Fairey work on artofthestate.co.uk  in advance of the show. Check here for the latest pictures.

Pure Evil  has a gallery! 108 Leonard Street, Shoreditch, London. The first show by Pure Evil includes a 2m long painting quaintly entitled 'Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Bastards' and paintings of that most famous car crash that has perplexed Daily Mail / Express readers for the past decade. PE also has a couple of prints available on the recently launched stelladore.com website. Only trouble is when I click on 'buy' for his East End Tagger print a sign comes up saying You Have No Items In Your Basket. Oh well, I guess that means they've gone already. Anyway, going back to Stelladore there's a wealth of established and new artists on the site including Dface, Eine, Cept, Pure Evil, Chu, Modern Toss, Cat Johnston, Word to Mother (more of whom soon), Kid Acne, Tinsel Edwards, J-lib and Twinkle Troughton. That's quite a roster already....

More about the picture below tomorrow - if you can't wait that long head over to wallcandy.info and check out the image gallery.

On the comments from yesterdays post beforechrome.com was mentioned - looking forward to some content appearing on there soon.

As promised here's some Shepard Fairey street work, more soon

Every so often I advise you not to look at this blog but to point your browsers somewhere else instead. This is one of those times as Shephard Fairey starts to hit town in advance of his stolenspace show (starting 2nd November) . 

Obeyclothing.co.uk have the heads up on this one and their blog should be essential reading over the next few days. Here's some pictures they've got already and I'll be running some from the show and streetwork just as soon as I can.

Paul Fox RIP

Paul Fox, guitarist with the Ruts died aged 56 on Sunday October 21st 2007. Paul was pivotal to one of the best punk bands of all time, certainly the best of the second wave of punk bands that hit the charts around 1979. His guitar sound, menacing, amplified and clear will live on - even so many years later the Ruts songs still sound fresh and urgent. Hit up Youtube for Babylon's Burning or Something That I said or type in Rollins Ruts to see Paul Fox play at his farewell gig with Henry Rollins. The Guardian have an obituary on Paul here.

Spotted in Kings Cross by Kyle - a stencil on the pavement with red footprints leading away from it into the road.

The legend that is Seen comes to Stolenspace soon.

It's the second visit to London for him - I'll chuck up some pictures from his first show soon.

‘SIGN OF THE TIMES’
opens 26th October

Dface has contributed a customised bike to the bicycle film festival. More pictures on Dface.co.uk .

More on the festival:

JOYRIDE- An Art show dedicated to the Bicycle
Opening
October 17, 6-9
Maverik Showroom
68-72 Redchurch
London
Curated by Brendt Barbur in association with Laura Fletcher
Featuring Michel Gondry, Phil Frost, Shephard Fairey
Steve MacDonald, D*FAce, and Swoon amongst many others.

The Seventh Annual Bicycle Film Festival ( October 17-21)
is coming to London again as part of its worldwide tour of
16 cities including Tokyo, Milan, Vienna, Melbourne, LA
and its home base New York.   The London leg will open at Maverik
Showroom (68-72 Redchurch)
October 17, 6-9 with JOYRIDE.
JOYRIDE is  fresh off its two month stop in Paris at colette. JOYRIDE
features artists such as Michel Gondry, Swoon,
Phil Frost, Steve MacDonald, and D*Face amongst many others.  JOYRIDE
is a celebration of bicycle culture.
The BFF of course includes movies as well.  Up to 40 short and
feature length films highlighting many aspects
of cycling lifestyle are set to be screened.  Award winning feature
films to the very popular action packed messenger shorts
are slated for screenings at Rich Mix (35-47 Bethnal Green Road).
The BFF weekend is rounded with fantastic parties
and a The First Annual Bike Polo Championship.