Julian Dicken, aka Broken Face Design, is an illustrator and graphic design based in Glasgow. I guess I can relate to his displeasure of celeb culture and I admire his blatant disregard for political correctness through the insult, firmly stamped on their goofy looking faces.

Excellent typography and character designs in his gig posters too, I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled for these so I can swoop one up for my room.

See more at Broken Face Design

Charles Negre is a photographer and art director currently based in Switzerland. The ghost like quality he captures in his photos, reflect the notion they were captured in an uninhabited land – pure, empty, desolute and seperate. You can see more at charlesnegre.com

Circa June 2009 Glasgow’s illustrious Disco Plane embarked on a cosmic journey from Virginia Place, unearthing the rough diamond that was the Lite Club. Laced with a sumptuous blend of delicious disco, alluring house and Hi Nrg Italo, Thunder Disco Club have provided a bimonthly aphrodisiac to Glasgow’s brimming clubbing calendar ever since. The collective has spun its own brand of audio-visual disco-xploitation as an ode to: Cult Cinema, Blue Movies, pastel tones, wayfarer classics, fast cars, faster women and the late great Gary Glitter.

The Lite Club’s closure saw TDC residents, Raul Pindi, Romero Heat, Sweets Edison and Ray Tropic jump between the sheets with a medley of esteemed Disc-jockeys; shipping their disco inferno to a series of the city’s favorite establishments and snapping up guest slots at RPZ, One more tune, Cotton Cake and The Wee Chill amongst others. Summer highlights saw them headlining packed events at both the Vic Bar for the infamous Art School degree show and a Friday Subclub.

Contrary to popular belief, domestic sex isn’t their only weapon. They have now penetrated the World Wide Web and according to Kim Jong-Il’s vibrant lovechild, they are taking no precautions. Come 13th November, TDC will launch an ever-evolving hamper goodies in the form of thunderdiscoclub.com. Amongst Pandora’s box of dishonorable treasures will be an ocean of new and old sexually charged symphony’s, mixes from residents and their favorite DJs, the worlds finest gallery of chics with guns and of course rudimentary doses of soft porn. The cherry on this intercontinental gateau of boogie will be a bi-weekly Thundercast, hosted by the one and only Heidi Ho.

Here is what she has to say for herself:

“Dang pussycats, this shit be hatt, I be Heidi Ho, cooking you up a rooftop storm with the finest licks from future and past, guaranteed to get your Thunder clappin’. We be about as current as a dried grape in an asbestos factory. Slap Booty, Slap Bass. Put your weight into it, put your weight into it! put your godamn weight into it.”

To celebrate the launch of such world wide wonders, the nomadic collective uncommonly known as ‘STREET THUNDER’ will be whipping out the smoothest grooves in their record collection and taking siege on the SWG3 (Studio Warehouse) on the 19th of November. This white hot night will erupt promptly with a 9pm Pre- club, super large screening of Walter Hill’s cult action/thriller “The Warriors”. Following this bone shattering warm up from Coney Island’s finest vigilantes, the Democratic Republic of Feel Good Thunder, backed into the dark shadow of a city on red alert, will unleash their only weapon – an audio assault of sweat curdling disco and Betamax inspired sleaze. What does it mean? Well, in the immortal words of the late great Gary Glitter “It means they are going to rip us apart. It means they are going to stop at nothing. It means … to the death.”

For the viewing pleasure of the bedridden, the motion picture as well as the nights music and gyrating will be streamed live, in its full might, for a guaranteed horizontal wiggle.

£6/£7 tickets. Where else would you rather be?

When not collecting animal carcasses, Charles and Diana memorabilia, or listening to Cambodian psyche music Benji Cluness can usually be found taking photographs. He shoots film, preferring the timeless aesthetic and tangible nature of 6x4s. His preferred camera is an Olympus XA, though he now owns a Yashica T4, in a vain attempt to get his photographs in Vice. Benji feels lucky to be surrounded by like-minded creative types and is influenced by the work of his friends, in particular Jamie Shaw, David Boyson Cooper, Joe Skilton, and the enigmatic Steve Messer. The photographs here are taken from Scum of the Jam, a publication in collaboration with Cooper, which will hopefully be out and about in the not too distant future.

You can see more of Benji’s work at cargocollective.com/benjicluness

“I’ve lived in Glasgow all my life; I only really started using the camera to investigate the city and its possibilities three years ago. I’m in my final year at GSA, and currently working on a long-term project exploring the lives of people from Iraq and the wider Middle East who are living in Glasgow: how do they preserve ancient customs and traditions in a society that is so vastly different from their homeland?”

“My primary interest is in documenting stories about identity and place. I’m fascinated by the objects and ephemera with which human beings assert their selfhood, and by the photographic potential of such artifacts to tell us more about how the extraordinary experiences and upheavals of life affect ordinary people. My subjects have included Rando Bertoia, the last survivor of a tragic torpedo attack on a civilian ship during WW2, and Norfolk Court, the condemned Gorbals estate: two of the three towers have been demolished, the final tower standing as a kind of elegy to a place and community that is now almost completely gone. ”

“I use a Nikon N80, Mamiya C330, Holga 120, Konica Pop, Olympus Trip and a newly-acquired Mamiya 7. When I’m travelling light I sometimes use a Canon A590. I’m not a purist – I love film, but accept that digital has its advantages. That said, I think film has a timeless quality that digital technology can never replicate. I’ll continue making photos the old-fashioned way as long as my finances will allow it!”

“In July I was one of nine photographers shortlisted for the Magnum Photographic Award, a new award intended to support emerging photographers. It was an amazing experience to meet renowned Magnum photographers and get their advice on how to push my work further. It was great to get that encouragement right at the start of my Degree Show year: I’m really excited about the coming months and can’t wait to see where my current project will take me.”

You can see more of Sarah’s folio at sarahamyfishlock.com

Frog Faced Souply are a husband and wife team living in Hamilton. He does the designs (Studied Graphic Design and Newspaper Design at Newcastle College of Art) and she does the rest (studied at the University of hard knocks) FrogFacedSouply was born as a reaction to all the vector based tee shirt brands that seemed to be popping up left, right and centre. We got back to design basics with pens, pencils, scissors, paper and glue. We wanted our designs to be instant and simple (like old railway posters of the 1930s or The Beggarstaff Brothers) but to have that hint of Pop Art D.I.Y.

Why not show some support for your local craftsman and swoop up a t-shirt over at frogfacedsouply.com

I met Levi Macdonald when I was interviewing the lovely folk at Indicate Magazine. Levi was one of the photographers from the magazine and I was instantly drawn to her warm personality, avant garde style and classic tattoos. She is a highly talented young woman and very passionate about the work she produces. With meticulous planning and attention to detail, I wouldn’t be surprised if an exciting and rewarding career in photography comes her way. She creates her distinctive images with her love of film and natural light, bringing warmth, tone and life to the scene captured. Levi’s work on her fashion and portraiture shoots have put her artistic vision into images of beauty, striving to always catch the perfect shot.

“When it comes to photography I like to shoot quickly and efficiently, there’s nothing worse than being on a never ending photoshoot. The models get bored and disinterested, to the point where you can see it in the pictures your taking that they’re hating every minute of it. But I suppose thats because I’m a meticulous planner. I like to know exactly where I’m going, what I’m shooting and where I’m shooting at least a week or two in advance. I also think that’s it’s essential to have a good rapor with your models, most of the girls that I photograph are either close personal friends or friends of friends. Many people don’t really realise how awkward it can be to stand infront of the camera and actually take the directions that are being asked of you, so it’s key to put the girls at ease.”

“At the moment, I’ve got a Pentax Spotmatic II. I’ve had it for nearly 2 years now and it is my most beloved possesion. Before I was still mainly shooting with film but using my Holga and a few more lomography type cameras. It wasn’t really till I got my Spotmatic that I really realised how sharp and timeless that film really is. Thinking about it now I really grudge using my digital camera these days.”

“I’m currently at North Glasgow College studying photography, not the obvious choice some may say but the course is really aimed towards film, specifically black and white. We process and develop all film and prints by hand and it’s really opened my eyes to the whole kind of behind the scenes process. There is nothing more satisfying than going out in the morning, finishing what you think is going to be a really nice finished roll of film then going back to process and print your own work in the afternoon.”

“I really have to say a big thank you to a lot of people that have helped me out in so many different ways, Julia Bell – For being my constant model/dress up doll and the amount of times she’s pranced about in pants or not much else for me. Leonora Belcher – close friend and editor of Indicate Magazine, for giving me a shot at Indicate and driving to Troon at ridiculous times in the morning for photoshoots, etc. Kaeleigh Wallace – one of the most outstanding make up artists you will ever meet as well as one of the easiest people to work with! A great find! Murphy - For me constantly stopping him where we’re walking anywhere so that I can take a picture of him “standing infront of that” or making him go out on the rain “cause it’ll be a great shot”. Charlotte Corvi, Heather Pascal and my little sister Tyler for being Flickr celebrity’s and the countless other numbers of my friends that I’ve made prance about infront of the camera for me. Thank you.”

Levi’s Flickr account is more popular than ever before, amassing a highly impressive 100,000 views. Enjoy it yourself, over atBirds & Anchors