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The Martin Jones Archives – Part 4

Birdie and Goldie run past their ground breaking ‘Future World Machines’ mural which was produced live as a showcase work for the public, at ‘Night Writers’, the Supreme Graffiti Team’s first gallery show, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, August 1986. Photo: Martin Jones.
Goldie’s Future World Machines was undoubtedly the finest mural to come from the Supreme Graffiti [...]

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The Martin Jones Archives – Part 3

Goldie with B Boys members Gary ‘Birdie’ Burns and Hanifa McQueen Hudson, Park Village, Wolverhampton, July 1986. Mural by Birdie. Image – Martin Jones
On our final day in the Big Apple in June 1986 we hit a clothes store that specialised in rare/one-off Hip Hop designs and brought back some amazing gear including [...]

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Goldie in Water Aid’s “Don’t Let It Drop” Campaign Video

Goldie recently took part in the video campaign for Water Aid & Glastonbury Festival:

The “Don’t Let It Drop” Campaign is being supported by many other artists including Faithless & Foals. Ten years ago world leaders made a promise to tackle poverty…
Yet 4,000 children are dying each day because they lack safe water and toilets. This [...]

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The Martin Jones Archives – Part 2

An Englishman in New York: Goldie, Hotel Chelsea, New York City, June 1986. Image: Martin Jones

In June 1986 I took Goldie and Birdie (the Supreme Graffiti Team) to New York to meet some of the founders of the Hip Hop movement. Our itinerary was arranged by Henry Chalfant, who was highly influential in fostering [...]

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The Martin Jones Archives – Part 1

Martin Jones was Goldie’s manager and agent from 1984-89, initially covering the early period when Goldie was both a breakdancer and graffiti artist for the Wolverhampton B Boys, then in his career with Supreme Graffiti Team and later as the UK part of the New York/UK ‘Transatlantic Federation’ crew with Bristol’s 3D (later of Massive [...]