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Dispatches
The folks at Secret Garden Party have garnered a well-deserved reputation for deftly smearing the lines between music, art, and theatre. Set amongst the beautiful pastures and lakes of Abbots Ripton in Cambridgeshere, Secret Garden Party places...
London
With two successful vinyl-related venues to their names — Venn St. Records and Northcote Records — indie muso cocktail bar chain, Rocket Leisure (run by brothers Russell and Howard Taylor, and Tom Jackman), have rolled their 12 inches in to...
New York
I remember the days when the height of home entertainment was a ghetto blaster that ran on them big fat C batteries that basically cost more than the stereo itself to refill. Sure, your dad was probably playing around with something a lot more...
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In an ever-evolving world, a world of change and uncertainty, the masses are caught in a cycle of flitting from one fad to the next. Fashion; music; technology; social media; food or drink. Sure, change can be good, change allows us to experience...
The Edit
Mo'Wax and UNKLE man James Lavelle debuted his Daydreaming with… concept in London six years ago, realising it on a gargantuan scale Hong Kong two years later; a 20,000 sq ft museum-like experience featuring artists like Li Wei, Futura, Kai and...
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'I don’t want young and creative Londoners abandoning our city to head to Amsterdam, to Berlin, to Prague where clubs are supported and allowed to flourish. I want them to be able to celebrate what they love in the city that they love, rather than...
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...
The Edit
The artist formerly known as Antony Hegarty is riding high on a wave of creativity; the renowned guiding light of Antony and the Johnsons having just released her debut solo album, Hopelessness, and now bringing her visual art practice out of the...
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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...
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...
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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,...