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Brighton
As the vinyl resurgence continues, a new hybrid store concept in Hove takes us back to the days of hanging out in record shops, discovering new sounds and embracing community and collectiveness. Created by a group of likeminded music obsessives who...
Journal
Festivals are awash with acts and performances that define ‘moments’ in time. Moments in their careers, moments that define a sound or a scene. Ageing headliners who triumph for one last time; young upstarts who reach a juncture in their career....
Journal
Back with a bang last year, following its two year Covid absence with a gargantuan 20th anniversary edition, Primavera Sound’s mirror festival in both Barcelona and Madrid has led to a descaling of its footprint back home on the Mediterranean...
The Edit
“Look at the hands.” As AI art is rapidly infiltrating our cultural zeitgeist, many have been easily duped by the power of computer-generated artwork. Last August saw the Colorado State Fair’s digital arts competition won by a work generated...
Dispatches
Are you looking to learn more about creating professional-sounding music mixes and mastering the art of drum mixing? This guide will provide you with helpful tips and tricks on how to optimise your remote music production, make metal drum sounds,...
Journal
After two summers of despair, Primavera Sound returned to Barcelona last June with all the bombast this gargantuan festival has become renowned for. Twelve days and nights, almost half a million people, and a seemingly endless lineup that spanned...
Austin
'Listening bars' continue to be big news in the United States, as high-fidelity vinyl-only dens of high-brow music obsession inspired by intimate Tokyo hideaways crop up in cities around the country, with one objective: to transport us back to the...
Dispatches
The Dogecoin might have seemed peak-crypto at the time, but it was only a meme of things to come. NFTs had a real moment around 18 months ago that was all buzz and really belied the cultural significance of a new economy for artists. Minting NFTs...
The Edit
Cotswold artist Emma Howell presents a solo exhibition at Cheltenham's Sixteen Gallery; the show, entitled New Terrain, set to celebrate the evolution of her work since 2018, exhibiting previously unseen pieces alongside her most recent creations....
Journal
By just after 10pm on the first evening of the first day, you know that everything is alright again. It’s been two long years of hope and no hope, false starts and new restrictions, but at last we’re back on the fake green grass of home. Sónar...
Dispatches
When the 19th edition of Barcelona’s Primavera Sound shut its gates on 1 June 2019, the world was a very different place. The next two summers would pass with hopes raised and then hopes dashed; tumultuous ups and downs and world had quickly grown...
Dispatches
For almost 30 years, Barcelona’s Sónar festival has been at the bleeding edge of experimentation in music and technology. Riding on the coattails of an event that regularly commands the very biggest names in electronic music, Sónar+D has grown...
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...
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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...
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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....
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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,...