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Scrap Paper Interview: Sarai Vardi

Posted on on 15/04/10 by Anna Pesquidous
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Platform went to illustrator Sarai Vardi’s house and studio in South East London with a stack of unused paper and a load of questions. She was kind enough to answer those questions by writing, drawing and scribbling on that paper. We also had a mooch around her home/studio.

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Black Fucking Sabbath

Posted on on 06/04/10 by Marek Steven
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Marek Steven went and met Tony Iommi of Black fucking Sabbath in a Kensington hotel. It was a really big deal for him. They talked about Birmingham gangs and the best riffs in the world.

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Chat Room: Perfume Genius

Posted on on 17/02/10 by Lewis G. Parker
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Have a butchers at our IM chat with Seattle singer-songwriter Perfume Genius, Mike Hadreas, about his dalliances with Alcoholics Anonymous, crack cocaine, Joanna Newsom and rollerblading.

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Sex shops, cigarette man and philosophy

Posted on on 14/01/10 by Lewis G. Parker
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Lewis went to interview the people who work in sex shops, and found some of them to be wonderful and some to be utterly repugnant.

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Darwin deez

Posted on on 30/11/09 by Milly McMahon
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The curly haired, lycra wearing, impresario Darwin Deez talks to us about his calamitous first gig, hair care, and a bit about his music.

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Aunty dora

Posted on on 23/11/09 by Milly McMahon
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Milly McMahon visits her great Aunt Dora; the undisputed heavyweight champ of tea, kitsch nik naks, and Strictly Come Dancing.

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Platform meets johann hari

Posted on on 17/11/09 by Lewis G. Parker
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We spoke to The Independent’s whizz kid columnist about Boris Johnson, smart drugs and being called fat by the Dalai Lama.

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