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Issue four’s contributors From disastrous car launches to the state of the Amsterdam underground, our writers are relentless in their search for stories
duncan baizley
The author of a love letter to the pleasures of gravy, Duncan found himself launching the world’s first PlayStation 2 magazine, PSM2, where he outraged the entire gaming community by calling Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s seminal Rez “pretentious sh*t”. He also gave media-twonk Danny Wallace his first commission for which he’s now truly sorry. He’s subsequently had to slum it on titles such as Loaded and Wallpaper*.
ed rekkers
In this issue, travel writer Edward Rekkers contributes his musings on the construction craze that’s currently sweeping Amsterdam. While doing his thing for Time Out and Esquire, he blogs about all things London for Dutch national daily de Volkskrant. For Umbrella, he donned his mac, hopped on a Eurostar and went back to the Dutch capital to do some digging of his own.
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theo BROWNE
Originally from the other side of the Penines in Sheffield but now living on Merseyside, Theo is the author of our profile of Weavers Door, Liverpool’s most stylish new menswear store. When he’s not trawling city centres and the internet looking at clothes he can’t afford, he can be found at music festivals or searching for obscure hip-hop and reggae records to play on his online radio show.
NICK SOLDINGER
A passionate discussion about the state of Spanish soccer in a London publishing office led to Nick writing about the football team he most admires, Barcelona. With a history in radical politics, Nick examines what makes Barça so different from their rivals – telling a tale of civil war, revolution and the central part the team plays in Catalan national identity. Visca el Barça!
Jonathan Sim
The man behind our feature on post-punk heroes Adam and The Ants, Jonathan Sim is currently collaborating on an anecdotal book remembering the band’s early days. He also tells us that he’s looking for a large double room to rent – “en suite if poss’”- in the SW/West/SE of London. Communication on both can be mailed to jonathansim1@hotmail.co.uk. Just don’t say a bad word about Adam.
Umbrella is published by Wool Media Ltd, © 2011 Editor Anthony Teasdale (tony@umbrellamagazine.co.uk) Creative Director Matt Reynolds (matt@umbrellamagazine.co.uk) Staff Writer Elliott Lewis-George (elliott@umbrellamagazine.co.uk) Technological Development Dan Nicolson (daniel@umbrellamagazine.co.uk) Advertising Manager Jon Clements (advertising@umbrellamagazine.co.uk) Fashion Editor Natalie Cornish Picture Researcher John Ritchie Other contributors Justin Clack, Don G Cornelius, Nikki Wicks
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John mahoney
This issue, car writer/obsessive John Mahoney unearths the unholy marriage between Chrysler and Maserati that gave birth to the bastard child that was the ‘Chrysler TC by Maserati’. Mahoney, originally from south-west London, has been writing about cars for 12 years, contributing to titles such as Time Out and Intersection.
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