For this month’s Pick Six we turned to renowned Nottingham street artist Nathan Bainbridge, AKA Kid30.
Book: The Art of Rebellion by Christi Hundertmark
I bought this around 2002/2003 from Coverage (now Montana). It showcases a collection of artists driven to create new forms of what was becoming known as street art – things like paste-ups, flyers, stickers, and street design. Seeing these innovative works made me realize I could create whatever art I wanted, without feeling the need to conform to the trends of graffiti at the time.
Album: Brand New Second Hand by Roots Manuva
British hip hop at its best. It was a great period in my life – I was involved quite a lot with Detonate events at the time, and they were running a great hip hop room at their nights. They put him on a few times, and he smashed it every time. If I could, I’d have all his albums as my favourite. Super legend.
A personal hero: Anthony from Bikes Love You, Haydn Road, Sherwood
I’ve picked him not only because he’s a good friend, but also because he runs a great community bike shop, along with ZigZag Tours, which promotes loads of interesting things the city has to offer – historical tours, cycling tours, trips away and, more recently, some street art tours. He’s always up for getting involved with any weird art project. Sign up for one of his tours at zigzag.tours or go get your bike fixed – legend!
Computer game: Chuckie Egg
It was a platform game released in 1983 that featured a farmer and some very grumpy chickens, battling it out for farmyard supremacy. It came on a massive floppy disk for the BBC computer. It took so long to load and only worked about one in ten times. I’m not sure how much we actually played it – we more than likely gave up and went outside. Now I like playing Cuphead with my son Arthur (who always beats me), but I really like the graphics.
Meal: Tipoo Turkish Restaurant
Always buzzing, and it doesn’t matter if you go in high-viz covered in paint, or for a special occasion. The staff are always friendly and the tasty food is reasonably priced. I recommend the chicken shish – tasty
Notts spot: Sneinton Market
Over the years it’s been really good for the Nottingham street art scene and has seen some great artwork from loads of local and national artists. It also has interesting and creative shops and businesses, from art supplies at Montana, to printing studio Dizzy Ink, to clothing design from OneBC, art gallery Surface, creative curiosities at Curious, and loads more. I used to be into skateboarding years ago, so it’s great to see the skate scene is really healthy in the square. Plus, LeftLion is based there. Big up!
RELIC, an exhibition by Kid30 is coming up at the Weavers Cottages in Hockley. Opening night is Saturday 13 September. Head to his website for more information -
kid30.smallkid.co.uk
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