Archive for 2020

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The latest episode of the Skateboarder And... podcast is here!

By Mat Lloyd On 12:39 with 0 Comments

Skateboarder And... · Skateboarder And... James North Yes yes the 'Skateboarder And...' podcast is back with a banger! This episode is a perfect way to start season five, I got to sit down

Featured on latest episode of the Mix Tapes with Mike Podcast

By Mat Lloyd On 12:23 with 0 Comments

Super stoked to be back on Comedian and Podcaster Michael Dryburgh: Mix Tapes With Mike! This time talking the top ten greatest hiphop lyricists, trust me it wasn't an easy list to put

'FIRST DRAFTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS' coming 4th of September!

By Mat Lloyd On 17:33 with 0 Comments

Very happy to announce ‘FIRST DRAFTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS’ a short zine of my work is being released on the 4th of September! It will be available to PRE-ORDER from this Friday!!! More details

Helping raise money for Papyrus UK

By Mat Lloyd On 16:45 with 0 Comments

Stoked to have a piece in @saraprinslooart amazing ‘Its Okay Zine’ that’s raising money for suicide prevention charity Papyrus UK , the first print sold out in 48 hours but don’t worry you can pre order the next

The Pioneer Club Creative's zine!

By Mat Lloyd On 14:54 with 0 Comments

Super proud to have a piece in ‘The Pioneer Club Creatives 2020’ zine which is both showcasing amazing talent and raising money for Britain’s oldest indoor skate park - The Pioneer Club!!! Visit

Black Lives Matter!

By Mat Lloyd On 14:02 with 0 Comments

Help the family of George Floyd here. Fight for Breonna Taylor here. Help the family of Ahmaud Arbery here. To sign petitions for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and more, click here.

This City (This Town UK Riots Remix)

By Mat Lloyd On 17:14 with 0 Comments

This spoken word piece was a response to the protests that happened after the police killing of Mark Duggan in 2011, the subsequent shameful media manipulation of his death and coverage of the

Poet Tony Wood featured in latest episode...

By Mat Lloyd On 17:47 with 0 Comments

Skateboarder And... · Skateboarder And... Tony Wood The latest episode of the 'Skateboarder And...' podcast is with skateboarder, founder of the ‘Family of UK Skateboarders’ and now published poet Mr. Tony wood. Not

New video release - 'The Importance of Being Average'

By Mat Lloyd On 09:49 with 0 Comments

Here in all its glory is 'The Importance of Being Average', with animations from the mighty Matt Frodsham! In these strange times we can all feel a bit isolated and in need of

Skateboarder And... podcast with BMXer John Dye

By Mat Lloyd On 11:48 with 0 Comments

Very proud to bring you the latest episode of the ‘Skateboarder And...’ podcast! This week we changed things up a little and reached out to BMXer, the man behind Bicycle Union and the

The Importance of Being Average - Flopping Online May 14th

By Mat Lloyd On 15:28 with 0 Comments

In these strange times we can all feel a bit isolated and in need of a smile or two! My old partner in crime Matt Frodsham and I have been working on a

It really is, good to talk...

By Mat Lloyd On 02:00 with 0 Comments

This is from the first time I visited the VANS Europe HQ back in early 2017. I’d been asked to write a spoken word piece on the history of a Tribe Called Quest

Virtual Pioneer Jam Jam video

By Mat Lloyd On 18:32 with 0 Comments

Great little wrap up video from last Saturdays Pio Jam Jam Live stream!! "The first online Pioneer Jam Jam (Open Mic) - Featuring Bjorn Felle, Mat Lloyd, Kaspar Berry Rapkin and Alex Laurance.

Pio Jam Jam - Live Stream

By Mat Lloyd On 09:32 with 0 Comments

This Saturday the The Pioneer Club - Skatepark is back with Pio Jam JAM Live Stream - I'll be doing a set to support along side a host of much more talented folks such as Bjørn Felle Alex Laurance

Featured artist on Trouble Trouble Tongues 11 tonight!

By Mat Lloyd On 15:00 with 0 Comments

I'll be the featured artist tonight on the very awesome Trouble Tongues hosted by Sonny Green from 7pm! You can watch live via their instagram @TroubleTongues

‘Regnosis’ online exhibition launch 25th April

By Mat Lloyd On 18:33 with 1 Comments

’regnosis’ In this online-exhibition selected artists were invited from all over the world to envision the post-corona era, taking into consideration the socio-political and individual rearrangement and redeployment which will take place in

Jeff Grosso 1968 - 2020

By Mat Lloyd On 17:33 with 0 Comments

I never knew Jeff Grosso, I never really met him, well not really. He was at a few UK VANS events and I probably nodded or said "Hi", but this was Jeff Grosso,

'Skateboarder And...' latest episode is here

By Mat Lloyd On 16:50 with 0 Comments

The latest episode of the 'Skateboarder And...' podcast has dropped and I got to sit down with, well talk on the phone with, skateboarder, owner of Freestyle Skate Store, Rad Dad, Martial Arts

Free Poem Give Away

By Mat Lloyd On 17:43 with 0 Comments

In these uncertain times I want to spread a little love and positivity. I sent this hand typed and signed piece to my friend Scott Partington earlier this week and if you’d like

Performing at Stretched Lips Fourrrrr in Margate

By Mat Lloyd On 08:52 with 0 Comments

Absolutely stoked to be performing at Stretched Lips Fourrrrr in Margate this Sunday! "Margates most exciting poetry night! The UK's and Thanet's best known and most fantastic poets! All phenomenal talents! At the

'Skateboarder And...' podcast returns for series four

By Mat Lloyd On 08:00 with 0 Comments

The 'Skateboarder And...' podcast returns later this month for series four and I'm blessed to be back as the regular host. Since 2016 the podcast has featured many creatives from the world of

Short Poems: Mixtape now available on Amazon!

By Mat Lloyd On 11:00 with 0 Comments

This one’s for me. Mainly so I can tell my crushing self doubt to ‘suck it!’ - Mat Lloyd "Short Poems is the latest collection from British spoken word artist, poet, skateboarder and

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