Journal
Sleaford Mods (Jason Williamson: voice, Andrew Fearn: beats) are a far cry from what they’re lazily branded as — “the voice” of someone or other, the scourge of whatever. It’s a reduction that dishonours all parties. At times they're...
The Edit
IMHO, The Strokes get a raw deal. Truth is, Is This It was impossible to top, so why should they? Remarkably for a guitar band, they haven't grown into a lighter, lighter version of themselves — and, frankly, whenever they release music, it sounds...
The Edit
Upon the surprising teenage realisation that headphones and microphones are basically the same thing but back to front, my bedroom band and I recorded our clattering noise through one half of a broken set of the former. We blew every speaker our...
Journal
It’s 2012, and Enric Palau, co-founder of of Barcelona-based international electronic music behemoth Sónar, is — in an interview with Spin — rebuffing a criticism that has increasingly been levelled at the festival over recent years: their...
Dispatches
Microsoft’s ongoing Music x Technology program has announced a collaboration with alt-pop goddess Grimes; debuting at music, art, and tech festival, Moogfest, between 19—22 May. Claire 'Grimes' Boucher is one of the headliners at the...
Dispatches
Yeah, youth ... damn ... anyone else struggle with differentiating between the years when you did something? If you go back to my late-teens, then my differential buffer is probably at the five year mark ... 1999 ... 2004 ... does it...
Dispatches
You know how Wu-Tang turned their album Once Upon A Time In Shaolin into an art project — selling its one single copy to the highest bidder (“this is like somebody having the scepter of an Egyptian king” said RZA last spring, when it...
Dispatches
He put his all into that performance, didn't he? For his all, read: Kurt Cobain spiralling head-first into a drum kit, Iggy Pop cutting himself on stage, artists bound by the internal conflict between performance and psychological angst — the...
Dispatches
Sónar have just announced the first names of their 2016 Barcelona lineup. And it's good. ANOHNI are perhaps the biggest news, although I'll forgive you for not having heard of them. A new project led by Antony (and the Johnsons) Hegarty, with two...
Dispatches
If I could possibly interrupt you from listening to Art Angels for just one moment, your overlord alt-pop Goddess features on the virtual pages of Hunger Magazine — and she demands your mortal attention. Don't know Hunger mag? Dazed & Confused ......
Dispatches
Their music isn't the only thing that Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter veneer with the haze of 1980s wistfulness; following on from a series of brilliant retro merchandise adverts (put together in classic buy-now-pay-loads-more-later...
Dispatches
Grimes is back, and has her pop star boots on. Flesh without Blood/Life in the Vivid Dream are the second and third tracks (REALiTi dropped earlier this year) from Art Angels — her fourth long-player, and hotly-anticipated follow up to 4AD debut...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
Dispatches
Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
Dispatches
Finding the best Botox experts in Toronto can feel overwhelming, given the many options available. To focus your search, consider professionals with extensive experience and positive client reviews. A key step in identifying top specialists is...
Dispatches
Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
Dispatches
Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...