Category Archives: my projects

Why I’m about to spend two weeks in a car in the name of art

I write, you know, it’s sort of the core of loads of stuff I do—writing is a founding block of good social web engagement which is where I get most of my living from. It’s also part of teaching or training in a way, you need to be able to construct narratives and find the […]

Map of Birmingham— Inebriance Survey

Map of Birmingham: Inebriance Survey 2011 PDF Now that is what I call a map. Every pub in Birmingham as available from the Open Street Map XAPI (on 6/1/11), for use as a navigational aid. Plotted as a mapless map with Maperitive, and text tided up in Illustrator, no data was added or removed (except […]

Can’t stand up for falling down

This is me doing straight stand-up comedy for the first time, just five minutes and a couple of fucks: Jon Bounds – stand up by jonbounds

Stand Up

Next Friday (26th November) I’m doing a brief set as part of this Stand up Comedy thing. I’ve not written the act, as such, yet—but it’ll probably be something to do with beards.

Beermat Art

My submission to the Beermat Show. Thanks to EAP and those that told me their favourite drunk euphemisms.

The King and I — my Elvis Marathon.

Pleased to have one less thing in common with the Wonder Stuff, I do love Elvis. I love the hillbilly cat and the jumpsuited entertainer, and to prevent disillusionment I find it fairly easy to avoid watching the films — it’s not as if they are in heavy rotation on our mainstream channels these days. […]

The Illuminati Club

Cat News In Briefs

The Sun publish News in Briefs, which is simply-written right-wing content supposedly said by topless model. So Jon Hickman thought it would work  with boobs swapped out for kitties… Friday, January 22nd – HOLLIE, 22, from Manchester HOLLIE is furious that we?re shelling out for a battery of crackpot laws by Labour. She said: ?Whoever […]

Dandies and Fops of the British Isles

With huge inspirational thanks to a drunken discussion with Pete Ashton, Fiona Cullinan, Michael Grimes, Mark CyBrum and Alex Hughes (I think, I was drunk…) I present an identification chart to all of the well dressed and non-so well intentioned members of society. Dig the lovely pencil work:

My new music blog

fuckyeahobscuretunes where I’m going to try to post an obscure tune a day.