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             Sugi Poster design. Tokyo Beams located in Shinjuku’s labyrinthine entertainment district is the setting for an extensive exhibit of international hardcore/punk paraphernalia. For the uninitiated it should be noted that it’s a popular lifestyle brand that sells a range of limited collectibles and unique items that depending on budget can range from the affordable to a small premium. Set to the backdrop of Izakaya’s, bars, clothing shops and Record stores including  Disc Union,  an essential record haunt (located right around the corner from this venue) As can be gleamed from the stated description, it is an area particularly popular with visiting tourists and the many denizens of Tokyo located in this district.   Downtown Shinjuku.   Photo: Adam Farrar Outside Galery B GxBxT. Hardcore Punk Exhibition at Beams.  Photo: Adam Farrar GxBxT  (which stands for  頑張れ ( Ganbatte,  the  Japan...

Writers Note: This article was originally published in 2011 by  Maximum Rock 'N' Roll  in their December 31st online edition. Since then, the website has been overhauled & the original article lost. The version featured here has article  improvements & additional never before seen photos. Opening at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil ( Southwest England ) The Grotty Hand of Wilf  ran from 3rd -14th   October  2011  acting as retrospective & tribute to late local artist Stephen Wilmott affectionately known as  Wilf.  His credits notably include illustration and design for a number of groups, including many associated with the Anarcho-Punk movement such as Thatcher on Acid , The Review ( Pre Disorder) &  The Mob inlcuding their own independent record label  All The Madmen records  who would go on to release material by Blyth Power,   The Astronauts &   DAN.  Mob Illustra...