Category Archives: Graffiti

BANKSY BALLS: Gagged!

Posted on June 18, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Was Friday’s synchronised pant wetting from Bristol City Council and the Evening Cancer over the Banksy exhibition quite what it seemed? The Blogger’s hyperbole-o-meter went through the roof when the Cancer gushed, “The world’s most famous living artist is coming … Continue reading →

Posted in Banksy, Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, CONsultants, Culture, Developments, Graffiti, Harbourside, Local government, Politics, Privatisation | Tagged , , , , , , | There are 7 comments

City council: crap legal threat of the week

Posted on May 26, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

The saga of the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft’s artwork destroyed by Bristol City Council “by mistake” takes a new laughable legal turn. Having now made a very public and PR-friendly apology for the news media‘s benefit, the council has … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashley, Bristol, Bristol West, Environment, Graffiti, Local government, Planning, Politics, Stokes Croft | Tagged , , | There are 18 comments

BANKSY BALLS: the anxiety of influence an' all that

Posted on April 6, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

“It’s mindless vandalism,” thunders the Evening Cancer. A view apparently supported by an odd coalition of Bristol Indymedia readers, the BBC, the local PR industry, the Lib Dems and the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft. Appropriate Media daubing Banksy’s ‘Mild, … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Banksy, Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Culture, Graffiti, Journalism, Lib Dems, Media, Politics, Stokes Croft | Tagged , , | There are 36 comments

Eyeball pleaser

Posted on September 8, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Photo by knautia at Bristol streetart

Posted in Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Culture, Graffiti, Media | Tagged , | There are 6 comments

Recycling news feat. Banksy balls

Posted on August 15, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

That hotbed of investigative journalism, the Evening Cancer newsroom, has been very busy this week researching original stories by looking on the, er … Internet! First up – plastered across the front page on Wednesday – The Blogger’s sensational revelation … Continue reading →

Posted in Banksy, Blogging, Bristol, Bristol East, Bristol Evening Post, Elections, Graffiti, Journalism, Labour Party, Local government, Media, MPs, Politics, Recycling | Tagged , , , | There is 1 comment

New additions

Posted on January 13, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

New on the blogroll: There’s another Bristol graffiti site, Bristol Street Art. How many are there out there? On a similar tip, The Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft has finally gone on and also Westbury-on-Trym’s community blog – Trym Tales … Continue reading →

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Bristol City Council artwatch update

Posted on December 10, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

It looks like The Blogger’s lonely campaign to get the Philip Street graffiti accepted by the city council as “art” just like Banksy – mainly to irritate the fuck out them – might be about to catch fire. Over on … Continue reading →

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Whoops! Green councillor shoots himself in foot!

Posted on November 27, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Photos by _saturnine It’s more bad news for Bristol’s backfiring green machine . . . Ho, ho, ho . . . Looks like Bristol Green Party’s uncanny knack to tune right in there on public opinion strikes again. Ha, ha, … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Bedminster, Bristol, Culture, Environment, Graffiti | Tagged | There are 6 comments