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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...
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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...
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Celebrating the launch of a collaborative record label between Icelandic performance artist Ragnar Kjartansson and The Vinyl Factory, Bel-Air Glamour Records, the former's immersive multi-screen audio visual artwork The Visitors is currently playing...
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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...
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Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe have been at it again. I'll opt not to speculate what IT may be. I don't want to get the immersive art specialists into trouble — but, if they haven't taken IT, they've certainly been thinking about it. Roping in one...
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‘It sounds fucking cool!’ Thus pronounces London-based Australian Leif Podhajsky in response to my initial question about the name of his recent Paris show Synaesthesia. Opening with that quote may be a little unfair — he also gives me...
Publications
Free-form jazz and German opera: two musical genres that always polarise opinion, but surely punk holds the crown as the most divisive movement in music history. Punk is a “love it or hate it” sound like no other, but even its fiercest critics...
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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 ......
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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...
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It has been three quarters of a century since the sound of music resonated from within the confines of the Temple Church in Bristol. The devastating damage wrought on the 14th Century building by the German bombing blitzkrieg of 1940 left only a...
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“The artistic temperament” may be a bit of a broad brush with which to paint all creative talents, but it certainly seems to apply to Kati von Schwerin. Despite being shortlisted as a top 10 finalist in the BLOOOM Award by WARSTEINER 2015 —...
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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
In the heart of downtown Zapopan, a neighbouring city of Guadalajara Mexico, Zorra Zapopan is the second outpost of Cervecería Zorra, a stunning project brought to fruition by esteemed studios Taller Dinamita and Taller Binario that combines a...
City Notes
Soft-launched 15 March, following an intensive restoration, Barcelona’s Grand Hotel Central has emerged as a triumph of contemporary luxury; a homage to its own weighty history and grandeur, yet breathing the fresh air of modern Catalunya....
City Notes
Opening just last month on Barcelona's Via Laietana, the road that separates the city's El Born and El Gòtic neighbourhoods, restaurant Can Bo completes the reimagined Grand Hotel Central; the street-level gastronomic concept focussing on tapas and...
City Notes
From first stepping into the kitchen aged 10, to creating supper club 'Eureka' in the family home, Flynn McGarry went on to open his first permanent fine dining restaurant, Gem, in New York City's Lower East Side at 19 years old, before going on to...
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Dogs are more than just pets; they are part of the family. Keeping them healthy and active requires attention to their diet and gut health. Many dog owners are turning to digestive probiotic chews for dogs as a practical solution to support their...
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If you’re planning a trip to Berlin and wondering what to wear for the capital’s nightlife, here’s everything you need to know. Berlin’s nightlife is fragmented across neighbourhoods and scenes. What works for a club in Friedrichshain...
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Are you getting ready to move to a small Los Angeles apartment down the street? Maybe you or a loved one is getting ready for dorm living. Whether you’re just moving down the street or only taking the necessities, you don’t need a full-size...
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The fascinating art of psychic reading has captivated audiences for centuries. Psychics have an innate sense of otherworldly elements. Their skill rests in providing expert insights and understanding of complex material. Professional psychic...