Pedlars Notting Hill. Jubilee Window.

Here's a snap of our window in Notting Hill, taken by our daughter India on her phone and sent to us in the Highlands last night. Nice, eh?

Land Rover Of The Week. Part 7.

Here it is, our latest Land Rover of the Week; a fine, grey, 1963 Series 2 belonging to our friend Rupert Bevan (that's him with Caroline). It looks tiny next to our big, newish Defender, doesn't it? We spent a fair chunk of last weekend hurtling around in it; perfect! And fabulous weather, too.

We Love Music Fanzine.

This is the third edition of Caught by the River's fanzine An Antidote To Indifference. Just in case you haven't come across CBTR, it's a cult blog that writes, in spectacularly eloquent and intelligent style, about nature, music, books, culture and fishing; that sort of thing. The people at CBTR produce books, records, events and this fanzine; they curate festivals and also run one of Britain's best record labels, Heavenly (Doves, Magic Numbers, Toy and more). This lovely fanzine is called WE LOVE MUSIC and it is a lyrical and engaging trawl through the minds of music-obsessives, from Andrew Loog Oldham to Bobby Gillespie and well beyond. It is compiled, printed and stapled with love and at £4.20 (which includes p and p) it won't make anyone rich but it will provide hours of nourishment. They do it with passion and we're proud to have some copies at Pedlars here. 

Austin Kleon. Steal Like An Artist.

We've posted on Austin Kleon before and we have some of his work at home. This Steal Like An Artist is great and it's available here from Jen Beckman's 20 x 200 here (but bear in mind, if you live in the UK, that shipping and customs charges will mount up).

Man. Drawing.

Walking to meet friends this evening -after a long, hot day- I was passing the Science Museum when I noticed this man -dressed neatly in a suit and tie- standing in a parking bay. Something about him caught my eye; he was solitary and very still.


At first I thought he was writing in his Moleskine. But that wasn't enough, I wanted to find out more; as I watched him he started to fascinate me. So I crossed the road to get a better look.


He was really concentrating; totally immersed in what he was doing. At this point I realized he wasn't writing, but sketching. So I got a little closer to try to see what he was drawing. Normally I would ask someone if I could look at what they were creating.


But he was so deep in his own world that I didn't want to. I did get a good look though. He was drawing a nude; quickly and pretty well. He wasn't drawing anything in his line of vision; facing a statue or whatever. He was just drawing a nude; there and then. Strange and wonderful and a little weird. - Posted on Charlie or Caroline's iPhone.

Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding Live

Tonight we are going to see Elvis at the Royal Albert Hall. He's revisiting the Spinning Wheel Tour that we saw last time around; a long time ago, no idea when. Members of the audience are chosen to spin the giant wheel (like the Wheel of Fortune) and thus a track is chosen. I am hoping it'll point to Shipbuilding. An exquisite track amongst many.

It's Freshly Squeezed At Pedlars.

This year's Chelsea School Of Art x Pedlars show is called Freshly Squeezed. There are 99 prints that are sold entirely in aid of the student's graduate show. Here are some snaps of the students celebrating the project's launch. Show your support and snap up some lovely prints here.

Dark Shadows - Official Trailer (HD)

We saw this at the weekend; it's one of Tim Burton's best so far. Good family entertainment, but not for the young or squeamish, please.

Don't Mention The Score.

I love this photograph -from the Telegraph- taken as Chelsea snatch victory from Bayern Munich last night. There's real humanity and warmth there. Is that Elton John on the left? Is he helping with the G8 now? Does he support Munich?

Chelsea School Of Art x Pedlars.

Today we launch the second Chelsea School of Art x Pedlars Graduate Show. We have 99 prints created by students from Chelsea who are due to graduate this summer; and all sale proceeds (except the bits that got to the VAT man and credit card people) go to the students to fund their Graduate Show later this summer. We had a small launch party at our Notting Hill shop last night; I'll post some snaps of that later. Here are some of the prints. They are all here at Pedlars now, but hurry!