Music
Oh look, here's Iggy Pop after a gig, slumped in a chair with his pubes hanging out, rehydrating with a bottle of mineral water and two pints of lager. You don't see that every day. And therein lies the point of this book, capturing musicians as...
Journal
The cornershop has made some new music. But if that has got you in a nostalgic rush, digging out your Now! 39 CD for a listen of Brimful of Asha, stop right where you are. We're careful with our capital letters, and this cornershop is with a lower...
Journal
Unquestionably the biggest pop star on the planet, Rihanna's seventh long player is irksomely titled Unapologetic - the 21st century rebel without a cause? A gung-ho defier of convention on a miltant mission to subvert popular culture from the...
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It was back in '98 when Messrs Diamond, Horovitz and Yauch (R.I.P.) informed us that "nothing sounds quite like an 808", and with good reason; they'd been using Roland's seminal drum programmer since the early 1980s to backdrop their deranged...
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I hadn't seen film-maker Andrew Thomas Huang's award-winning short Solipsist (at the bottom of this post) before I watched his video for Icelandic pop mentalist Björk's track Mutual Core. If I had, I would have been forewarned that this...
Music
There's been somewhat of a buzz about this mysterious character brewing for some time - the sneak-peek of its slick logo, the cryptic words of who he is, what he likes... but, this week; the one they simply know as Lowdi, was finally unveiled to his...
Journal
As tomorrow's Independent Label Market fast approaches and details of über-exclusives - XL Records' “Record Label Starter Kit” for example - continue to emerge, we wrap up our series of chats with some of the label bosses involved with...
Journal
We continue our discussions with some of the label bosses involved in Saturday's Independent Label Market, this time catching up with Merok Records' Milo Cordell, who you may know better as one half of The Big Pink. Introducing us to Crystal...
Journal
As we mentioned in our last post about Saturday's hugely exciting Independent Label Market, we're catching up with some of the labels involved to discuss them, the industry as a whole and their thoughts on meeting their customers face to face....
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...
Dispatches
Can you get free real estate classes online in Georgia? Absolutely. Online platforms offer a wide range of free learning materials across various industries; including real estate education. If you are just starting out and looking for free or...
Dispatches
Whether you want to start sewing for the first time or you want to upgrade your current sewing machine, you might be wondering what’s on the market. Wouldn’t it be great if sewing machines were a one-type-fits-all kind of thing? However, the...
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Getting the perfect hair color can be tricky, especially when using hair dye shampoos. Uneven color results are a common issue, but there are strategies to avoid them. To minimize color unevenness, it's important to prep the hair beforehand, ideally...
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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...