Honest Jon's is a Britishindependent record label created by musician Damon Albarn. In the UK, it is a subsidiary of Parlophone. An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... Damon Albarn, (born March 23, 1968 in Leytonstone, London), is an English singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead singer of rock band Blur. ... Parlophone is a record label which was founded in Germany prior to World War I by the Carl Lindstrom Company. ...
Honest Jon's also owns a record shop in Ladbroke Grove, London. The UK Underground movement in the UK was focussed around the Ladbroke Grove/Notting Hill area of London, which Mick Farren commented was an enclave of freaks, immigrants and bohemians long before the hippies got there (1). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...