citylikeyou — Uptown Barbers — Vancouver by Simon Hughes

After years of shaving my own head I found these guys and they did a haircut in 10 minutes without an awkward conversation, and it was the hair cut I always wanted but didn’t know how to ask for it. Good music playing as well, sometimes.

Address
Uptown Barbers, 2341 Main Street, Vancouver, Canada

Musician

Current city: Vancouver

fupper.co.uk

Fupper is Simon Hughes, a musician from London currently living in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The latest Fupper release is “Foreign Bodies”; it is his 18th album in 20 years. The music sounds like an electronic Moondog with luscious guitars, harmonized vocals, spoken word, lyrics of streaming consciousness, found sounds and field recordings. “I have given a list of some of my favorite Vancouver haunts. Besides these, drink in the nature and get wet.”

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