Its hard to truly explain to someone who wasnt there what a massive impact Nick and Anarchic made on the UK BMX/Skate scene back then and was imo the 1st true UK Streetwear brand. Cheers
I love the way so many BMX'ers headed into the rave scene, I know, I was one. One year we were in the Sobell Centre at Holeshot - few years later most of us were raving our nuts off in there! Great time to be alive. Big Up All the old skool crew - you know who you are - the Breakers - the electro kids - graffiti crews - hip hop crews.....you know...
Funny you should say that. I was at Granby Halls in Leicester for the Tizer Worlds in 87, then back there in 91 for a rave featuring some upstart band call The Prodigy 😀
I love hearing all the stories to be fair, but i really never thought this one would ever happen, and i really wanted to hear the stories, this was a long time in the making and was well worth it! I wasnt disappointed !
This was such a fantastic conversation. It's so good to hear about the culture that went with BMX and skating and beyond. I have an entry in my diary from 2 Jan 86 that says I'm sending away for the Anarchic Adjustment aggro sheet and stickers. Then I called them on 17 Jan and it says, "They have Woody Itson bars for £25. I talked to the guy for a while. He rides a GT with Z-rims but is after a Dyno. I told him how rad Livingston was. Next month's aggro sheet will be all about a ramp jam at Jesse's half pipe." I guess that must've been Nick that I spoke to then. The stickers were so cool!
Good to hear what you got up too Nick I always wondered what you got up too once we left the madness of the West end We were blessed for sure great times ..
That was great John! Really interesting to hear it all back, how we grew up seeing the magazines. That seemed like you could go again and ask even more, much respect John! Nick was ahead of the time.
I think that was my favourite one so far John! So many memories revived for me and many others I expect. Absolutely loving the output and the pictures spliced in are just incredible. Thank you so much for keeping these coming. 🙏🏻👊🏻🤘🏻 Have a bloody awesome Christmas mate, cuz you just made mine! 🎅🏻🎁🎄
This was brilliant, like Nick i started riding before bmx in 79/80 ish, drawed inspiration from motocross and kickstart on telly, doing jumps on my raleigh striker aged 9. Got a Cromo Burner later with a prized RAD sticker on the top tube. Great to relive this, my old mags are long long gone. Still riding aged 51, got a brakeless 4 pegged cult with a freecoaster. Can not stop.
What a great interview so amazing to see and hear Nick after so many years true legend.Very clever guy from the get go. I have fond memories of nicks place and that whole era of Anarchic Adjustment clothing and ethos, back then i think my brain had turned to jelly from the whole skating bmx vibe but looking back i can really appreciate what we had back then. Also loved the Jess interview
Thanks a lot Gary! I met you a Clissold park a few years back, after not seeing you for years-since the chingford days. Yes , I agree we had a very good thing back then, thanks to people like yourself and Paul Wirght for getting ramps up. Thanks for watching, hope you are well!
Brilliant thanks...was a wee ten year old from...back in 1988 when I started skating,who bmxed.....always intrigued me ...was a pleasure to listen to. History explained . 👍
haha, yeah man! true, not many left riding bmx n it got less n less until about 93 ish, when it slowly started coming back. Thanks for the comment n listen.
What an absolute belter of an interview,so much love to you John for doing these.Nick hats off to you and the rest of the lads for being aggro & giving UKBMX a much needed kick up the arse …..I spotted myself in the ROM photo of CC airing the Performance Bowl …Jeez that gotta be the day Andy Patterson with either Bob Mendrano or Mike Salido rode there ,that was a memorable crazy day
Another amazing interview mate with some really interesting quotes by Nick of how it was back then. I remember getting a pair of Vans from America and inside was a booklet where you could design your own Vans there was the normal checkerboard and plain panels then their was a section with Hawai type prints like humming birds exotic plants etc.... great him remembering the old Electro scene guess he was talking about Tim Simminson that made the group Bomb the Bass. Keep up the amazing work
Aight, John. Fantastic interview there with someone who as you rightly point out was fundamental to the bmx scene for many of us back in the day. Nick’s influence cannot be underestimated, such was his far reaching creative input. Also, great to hear him talking about riding as if it was yesterday, and sound that he’s still doing great. Cheers! (Stew from Kettering)
Hearing all the behind the scenes all these years later is so sick. Easily one of the most influential people in the entire span of BMX history, not just in the UK either. Would love to know more about what fuelled the creative process of early Anarchic before the rave era. As always, nice one John!
What a trip down memory Lane nice to see you Nick thy 1/2 pipe at Jess’s yard I broke my arm and ended up at the Whittington hospital 🎉Ben Long one of the original Muswellhill grems !!!
RAD definitely coalesced with the spirit of the UK acid house and breakbeat scene (the new punk)so we were ahead of the curve over here. I remember doing south bank and being able to go spectrum after - I never went though, was too tired lol
Awesome 🔥 i started reading BMX action bike as my brother got it and i liked skateboarding but I was clueless, but it had skating in it and i couldn't work out how they did things in the photos 🤣🤣 then it slowly turned into RAD, that was so cool. honestly it was the anarchic adjustment ads, and the RAD logo and layout that got me interested in graphics and design (i didn't know it was called that!) I was about 11 or 12 maybe. I also obsessed over stickers, it's why i went to art college and started a career in graphics and advertising and still doing it nearly 40 years later! Nick is directly responsible for how my career panned out - so thanks, great to hear from him. I even based my GCSE art project on anarchic adjustment ads - which got me into college, i remember the lecturer who interviewed me was really impressed with it and asked me what inspired it and i said skateboarding and BMX but in the street without any rules 😂😂, but i basically ripped off Anarchic Adjustment 😳
btw i designed and built jess's ramp through the winter time I had a light blue datsun pickup truck and me and jess would drive around and look for building sites jump,out and nick the ply.. pretty sure i learned that from paul wright haha
Its hard to truly explain to someone who wasnt there what a massive impact Nick and Anarchic made on the UK BMX/Skate scene back then and was imo the 1st true UK Streetwear brand. Cheers
I love the way so many BMX'ers headed into the rave scene, I know, I was one. One year we were in the Sobell Centre at Holeshot - few years later most of us were raving our nuts off in there! Great time to be alive. Big Up All the old skool crew - you know who you are - the Breakers - the electro kids - graffiti crews - hip hop crews.....you know...
Funny you should say that. I was at Granby Halls in Leicester for the Tizer Worlds in 87, then back there in 91 for a rave featuring some upstart band call The Prodigy 😀
Opened my eyes too after Delirium west end then the good old raves started
That was fucking awsome. Very rare to see John so genuinely excited to speak to someone. Loved it 👍
I love hearing all the stories to be fair, but i really never thought this one would ever happen, and i really wanted to hear the stories, this was a long time in the making and was well worth it! I wasnt disappointed !
…anyone got TLB’s number now?
Best episode so far.
Like other people have said , John looks so hyped all the way thru.
Nick Philip changed BMX forever.
Thanks Matt, it was a story i never thought would be told.
These time capsules are very appreciated. More so than you can imagine. Thank you for taking us back to the 80s.
Thanks a lot, thanks for listening!
I spotted myself in the Dave curry poster blue Haro and yellow top. Yet another great podcast John
Nice one, thanks!
My first comment ever on TH-cam lol , loved this one and the history of wallrides
Heres your first ever reply-cheers!
another excellent one, John!
This was such a fantastic conversation. It's so good to hear about the culture that went with BMX and skating and beyond. I have an entry in my diary from 2 Jan 86 that says I'm sending away for the Anarchic Adjustment aggro sheet and stickers. Then I called them on 17 Jan and it says,
"They have Woody Itson bars for £25. I talked to the guy for a while. He rides a GT with Z-rims but is after a Dyno. I told him how rad Livingston was. Next month's aggro sheet will be all about a ramp jam at Jesse's half pipe."
I guess that must've been Nick that I spoke to then. The stickers were so cool!
haha, excellent. Thats a story! Thank you!
Good to hear what you got up too Nick
I always wondered what you got up too once we left the madness of the West end
We were blessed for sure great times ..
Another absolute better. Number 1 BMX podcast 👌
Thanks man!
Really good!
Thanks! It was fun, worth the wait
Awesome podcast thank you nick and John for spending the time doing it and remember when bmx disappeared from rad and always wondered why now I know .
Thanks Paul!
Was a roommate of Nick's in '90. 254 n. 16th in San Jose California. Great guy! Except he looks younger now, for which I can't forgive him!!!!!
That was great John! Really interesting to hear it all back, how we grew up seeing the magazines. That seemed like you could go again and ask even more, much respect John! Nick was ahead of the time.
Thanks man, yeah i could talk to all of these people for days. Things moved so fast back then, that the stories are almost endless. Glad you like it!
I got to ride the infamous Kermit Green Performer when I met him at the Mud Machine street jam. He was very nice about 14YO me asking.
Nice one!
Love this episode, so interesting to hear these stories, would love to see AA come back
thanks!
I think that was my favourite one so far John!
So many memories revived for me and many others I expect. Absolutely loving the output and the pictures spliced in are just incredible.
Thank you so much for keeping these coming. 🙏🏻👊🏻🤘🏻
Have a bloody awesome Christmas mate, cuz you just made mine! 🎅🏻🎁🎄
Thanks as always Grant!
This was brilliant, like Nick i started riding before bmx in 79/80 ish, drawed inspiration from motocross and kickstart on telly, doing jumps on my raleigh striker aged 9. Got a Cromo Burner later with a prized RAD sticker on the top tube. Great to relive this, my old mags are long long gone. Still riding aged 51, got a brakeless 4 pegged cult with a freecoaster. Can not stop.
What a great interview so amazing to see and hear Nick after so many years true legend.Very clever guy from the get go. I have fond memories of nicks place and that whole era of Anarchic Adjustment clothing and ethos, back then i think my brain had turned to jelly from the whole skating bmx vibe but looking back i can really appreciate what we had back then. Also loved the Jess interview
Thanks a lot Gary! I met you a Clissold park a few years back, after not seeing you for years-since the chingford days. Yes , I agree we had a very good thing back then, thanks to people like yourself and Paul Wirght for getting ramps up. Thanks for watching, hope you are well!
Brilliant thanks...was a wee ten year old from...back in 1988 when I started skating,who bmxed.....always intrigued me ...was a pleasure to listen to. History explained . 👍
haha, yeah man! true, not many left riding bmx n it got less n less until about 93 ish, when it slowly started coming back. Thanks for the comment n listen.
What an absolute belter of an interview,so much love to you John for doing these.Nick hats off to you and the rest of the lads for being aggro & giving UKBMX a much needed kick up the arse …..I spotted myself in the ROM photo of CC airing the Performance Bowl …Jeez that gotta be the day Andy Patterson with either Bob Mendrano or Mike Salido rode there ,that was a memorable crazy day
Awesome, thanks a lot for the info and comment!
Glad you enjoyed it.
Worlds collide! That was a mighty fine ride through BMX / Rap / Clothes / Agro ✊
Another amazing interview mate with some really interesting quotes by Nick of how it was back then. I remember getting a pair of Vans from America and inside was a booklet where you could design your own Vans there was the normal checkerboard and plain panels then their was a section with Hawai type prints like humming birds exotic plants etc.... great him remembering the old Electro scene guess he was talking about Tim Simminson that made the group Bomb the Bass. Keep up the amazing work
Tim Simenon?
love it and nick hasn't changed much in all those years lol thanks again
Top work John :)
thanks!
Saved this for Christmas day 🎁🎄 another banger .. 🫡
Thanks!
Aight, John. Fantastic interview there with someone who as you rightly point out was fundamental to the bmx scene for many of us back in the day. Nick’s influence cannot be underestimated, such was his far reaching creative input. Also, great to hear him talking about riding as if it was yesterday, and sound that he’s still doing great. Cheers! (Stew from Kettering)
Thanks Stew!
Great to see your face Nick. I'll listen to this later. Brilliant!
Thanks Dean!
Another cracking episode !
Thank you!
Hearing all the behind the scenes all these years later is so sick. Easily one of the most influential people in the entire span of BMX history, not just in the UK either. Would love to know more about what fuelled the creative process of early Anarchic before the rave era. As always, nice one John!
thanks Paul!
Jon nailed another fantastic insight into history.
Thanks Paul!!
What a trip down memory Lane nice to see you Nick thy 1/2 pipe at Jess’s yard I broke my arm and ended up at the Whittington hospital 🎉Ben Long one of the original Muswellhill grems !!!
Man that was incredible!
Thanks a lot!
RAD definitely coalesced with the spirit of the UK acid house and breakbeat scene (the new punk)so we were ahead of the curve over here. I remember doing south bank and being able to go spectrum after - I never went though, was too tired lol
Awesome 🔥 i started reading BMX action bike as my brother got it and i liked skateboarding but I was clueless, but it had skating in it and i couldn't work out how they did things in the photos 🤣🤣 then it slowly turned into RAD, that was so cool. honestly it was the anarchic adjustment ads, and the RAD logo and layout that got me interested in graphics and design (i didn't know it was called that!) I was about 11 or 12 maybe. I also obsessed over stickers, it's why i went to art college and started a career in graphics and advertising and still doing it nearly 40 years later! Nick is directly responsible for how my career panned out - so thanks, great to hear from him. I even based my GCSE art project on anarchic adjustment ads - which got me into college, i remember the lecturer who interviewed me was really impressed with it and asked me what inspired it and i said skateboarding and BMX but in the street without any rules 😂😂, but i basically ripped off Anarchic Adjustment 😳
Awesome! Thanks for the story and listening!
btw i designed and built jess's ramp through the winter time I had a light blue datsun pickup truck and me and jess would drive around and look for building sites jump,out and nick the ply.. pretty sure i learned that from paul wright haha
This should be fun!
❤❤❤ nice
Matt your knowledge is insane - you’re like the Alan Lomax of bmx scene - and not just in the U.K. either👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Who's Matt?? Haha!
@@theuniontapes I thought he called you Matt lol, sorry I’ll call you union tapes man instead👍🏼
@@JackKlumpass haha! no problem! I can be Matt, if ya like.
@@voltbmxlondon okay Matt👍🏼