Sideburn x Essy May Print

Flat track on the rings of Saturn by London artist Essy May for Sideburn.
What bikes would spacemen be riding except Astros?
Beautiful quality Indigo on heavyweight paper.

A3 size print measures 29.7 x 42.0cm (11.69 x 16.53in)

Limited to 40 (and Ben and I are having one each, so that's 38). All signed by the artist.

Posted in cardboard mailing tube with free stickers.

Get one from sideburn.bigcartel.com

Stevie Gee at Deus Harajuku in Japan!

The original Tequila Mockingbird and Sideburn collaborator, Stevie Gee is over in Japan right now, doing his thing. The show opens tomorrow. Details below...

Stevie Gee art exhibition SUPERDREAM launch party at #DeusExMachinaHarajuku from Thursday May 21 at 8:00PM. A first time visit to Japan by the UK artist known for his memorable Deus artwork. 

イギリスで活躍するDeusアーティスト、スティービー・ジーがDeus原宿店でのエキシビジョンのために初来日。 初日の5/21（木）にはローンチパーティも開催。

To commemorate the London-born artist's first Japanese show we spent a couple of days digging through the Sideburn vaults to find any remnants of the Sideburn 15 Stevie Gee cover that had crawled into a crevice in a vain attempt to save itself. We found a handful.
The cover by shot by Sam Christmas and features the Kawasaki Z200 built by Sideburn and CFM, and painted by Stevie Gee. The story is a beauty and the back cover of this memorable issue features fellow UK artist Essy May, who is now, officially, ripping up trees on the London art scene.
Move quickly to get yours at sideburn.bigcartel.com. G

DTRA x Deus Ex Machina T-shirts

Deus Ex Machina have made a limited edition run of T-shirts with the posters we commissioned and sponsored for the 2013 DTRA season.

I'm pretty sure all the posters are being made into shirts, but there only seem to be three available at the moment. The artists we commissioned are:

Ryan Quickfall (UK)
Essy May (UK)
Death Spray Custom (UK)
Brusco (Spain)
Stevie Gee (UK)
Adam Nickel (Australia)

Get them from: Deus Ex Machina DTRA shirts

Profits from the shirts will go to the DTRA to keep this amateur, club-run race series going and growing.

Thanks to all who allowed their work to be reproduced on these shirts.

Click here to read short interviews with all the artists.

The DTRA are still looking for volunteers to be involved. Click the DTRA label below to find out more and to find this year's schedule.

FINALLY, don't forget the Sideburn and DTRA launch at Bolt on March 21. G

DTRA Round 2, Rye House

As part of Sideburn's on-going sponsorship of the 2013 Dirt Track Riders Association race series we commissioned the poster for round 2. This whacked-out image was created by Essy May. 

PLEASE share it on your blogs, facebook, other SocMed....

This Rye House race takes place during the day of Sunday 19 May, the same weekend as The Bike Shed Event  in London (that Sideburn is also involved in), and is only a short ride (on bike or train) from the East End, so make a weekend of it. Entry to this race is just £5 and the action is always extra wild at Rye House. 

The first race of the series happens THIS SUNDAY at the Norfolk Arena, King's Lynn. The DTRA are short of a couple of marshals if you want to get involved. You don't need experience. You'll be instructed on the day. Contact the super-friendly organisers directly through the DTRA website. 

Entry for spectators is £5, under-16s are free. 

Here's an interview with the artist, the inimitable, Essy May.

Where do you live? 
 Muswell Hill, North London

What bike do you own? 
There's a 70s Yamaha RS125 rusting in the alleyway that's partly mine.

What's your dream bike? 
One that can travel through time and ride the rings of Saturn.

Who is your favourite racer/motorcycle hero? 
Evel Knievel of course.

If you were going to start racing flat track, what bike would you choose? 
A gold-plated Bultaco Astro probably.

What was the inspiration for your DTRA poster? 
Science Fantasy has no limits.

Finish this sentence. A motorcycle is… 
A fun thing to draw.

If you want to see artwork for Round 1 and read the interview with its artist, Ryan Quickfall click here.