Toy Division Graffiti Podcast
Episodes
Rocking a suit writing with a flow pen (#36)
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A previous guest kindly agreed to chat with me about various graffiti subjects without any specific plan for the recording. Please excuse the couple o...
Sleep isn’t just the brain switching off (#35)
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Another episode of just me talking gibberish about maintaining health and why sleep is so important. Sleep is often something impacted upon by cr...
Just give me a book full of tags (#34)
04 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Graffiti books are a product which has become a source of amazing insight into writing culture and it’s history. This episode is a chat with the per...
Mc Donald's throw up tutorial (#33)
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode with a writer who grew up in the outskirts of London and now lives in New Zealand. We chat about how she noticed graffiti but didn’t gi...
Constant path of self destruction (#32)
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Talk with a graffiti writer who’s currently in rehabilitation about how he has faced many challenges with drugs and alcohol. Instagram: @toydivision...
"There is life after addiction.." (#31)
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A truely inspiring and honest chat with a graffiti writer who has recovered from a heroin addiction. The subject of drug and alcoh...
Create your own lane (#29)
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with a writer from the United Kingdom who’s now living in Australia. After kindly plying me with coffee on two occasions we had a chat abo...
Youth centre panel flick syndicate (#30)
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with a writer from the United Kingdom about living in the golden triangle of graffiti influence; the local youth centre having a shit load o...
Late night photocopying missions (#28)
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Conversation with the writer who created one of London’s first graffiti magazines. We chat about how he made it happen without the use of a scanner ...
Citizens arrest show down (#27)
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Another opportunity to pick the brain of a graffiti writer from the UK about who he first noticed; spotting a European kings panel when painting a tol...
Everyone has mental health (#26)
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Not the usual interview style episode with a graffiti writer. Due to popular demand I have taken some time to pass on some information about remaining...
Silly string Stone Chip (#25)
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is with a UK writer who tells us how he realised seemingly hectic spots are a breeze; how he was getting 100% free spray paint from his w...
Elastic fantastic painting movement (#24)
30 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chat with an Australian writer who kindly took me for a tour of his local chill spots on a nice warm and sunny day. We talk about being in a flow stat...
Dreaming of Hycote Olympic Blue (#23)
30 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A writer from the Republic of Ireland graces us with stories about meeting Seen, how he started the worlds longest running annual graffiti jam, how th...
Biting is a big no no (#22)
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A writer from Melbourne tells us about being schooled by more experienced writers; how he feels the internet has influenced graffiti; and a variety of...
No Mum it’s for Warhammer! (#21)
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chat with another writer from Melbourne Australia. We chew the fat about finding a chilled place to practice; getting grief from his Mum for the ...
Stop and search stoners (#20)
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
First episode of the second series is a chat with a writer from the North of England who now lives in Australia. We chat about being hassled by p...
Eating toys for breakfast (#19)
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the last episode of the first series, Gary1983 (aka me) is interviewed to tell some embarrassing stories about shitting pants in police custody, h...
Choose the correct fridge kid (#18)
26 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chat with a writer from Australia recorded directly to a smart phone so the sound quality isn’t as crisp as usual but the flavour of someone paintin...
Walking long distances to get flicks of old pieces (#17)
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An Italian writer talks about the modern day Rome metro, meeting his heroes who turned out to be cool, having a gun pointed at him and other graffiti ...
Do I skate or do I paint? (#16)
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Interview with a writer from Germany who tells us about when he was painting up to six pieces in one day, why he considers skateboarding and gra...
Italian anti fascist rap music (#15)
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Coffee fuelled chat with a graffiti writer from Italy about the early days of hip-hop culture in Italy, why the book Spray Can art was so influential,...
Window to the world or a jail door? (#14)
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chat with a guy who grew up in Paris. Describes how he saw the graffiti scene explode in the mid nineties, why graffiti can be both a blessing an...
Considering karma from a young age (#13)
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An Australian writer tells us about his early graffiti writing experiences. We talk about why he thought shoplifting didn't feel right, why being...
Mexican mafia green light graffiti scene (#12)
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The first writer from the United States interviewed on Toy Division talks about writing in Los Angeles in the 90’s, wanting to get a US made brand o...
Keep your house clean young man (#11)
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A graffiti writer originally from Bristol who learned the hard way how important it is to keep your residence clean, how he was strategically getting ...
Trendy good looking fellah doing push ups (#10)
06 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A graffiti writer who grew up in Paris explaining how prolific Tran and O'clock were, why you shouldn’t go over his pieces, some useful street ...
Bordering on psychotic coppers (#9)
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stories from another Australian graffiti writer who experienced some pretty vile police brutality as a young person, took some gut wrenching criticism...
Graphics teacher made me do it (#8)
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chat with an Australian writer about how his graphics teacher at school gave all the inspiration required, taking twenty cans to do his first piece an...
Always email your heroes (#7)
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Conversation with a graffiti writer from England about painting mushroom characters on the youth centre, using floor mark spray paint and emailing the...
Five finger spanner distraction technique (#6)
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A graffiti writer from the U.K talking about racking ten cans of Buntlack at age 11, realising his tag looked like a penis and other silly graffiti st...
Interrupted by the train guard (#5)
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chin wag with a British writer about giving shout outs on production backgrounds, the Sydney scene in the 90's and other graffiti stuff. This po...
Family Belton racking (#4)
02 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Another Australian writer telling us why people shouldn't kick train windows, using good quality paint from the get go and other graffiti related subj...
Man with the chrome face (#3)
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Graffiti writer from Australia informing us about drain kings, being chased by someone who's been huffing paint and other graffiti subjects . In...
Delete all photo function (#2)
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Conversation with a graffiti writer from the U.K about seeing someone getting up prolifically in his local area, impaling his leg on a fence and maybe...
Why didn't they buff it?! (#1)
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An Australian graffiti writer telling us about how he accidentally painted over a classic piece with a Bon Jovi loving friend as lookout and other gra...