Feast your eyes on our September Issue’s coverstar (one of them, at least), Jessie Ware. Eloquent and confident, yet reserved and always elegant: in the sublimely sophisticated ‘Devotion’, the very British diva Jessie Ware has delivered an album to lose yourself to. Harking back to a time when long players …
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We like to think of the Idler Academy as a bit of a sanctuary: a place to learn, to satisfy your literary cravings and to take part in a series of inspiring events and activities, the Idler Academy promises to turn education into something that’s actually fun. If you’re one …
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Tags: academy, Boff Whalley, calligraphy, classical music, coffee, David Bramwell, Dominic West, Geoff Dyer, grammar, Hampton Court Palace, Hugh Warwick, husbandry, idler, Matthew Green, merriment, philosophy, Robin Harford, The Idler Academy, Tom Hodgkinson, ukulele, Will Self
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In this intimate and incredible video Viv gets her culture on by holding us totally captive during a discussion of some of her favourite London paintings. Frank Auerbach’s ‘Oxford Street Building Site’ (1959/60) and JM Whistler’s ‘Nocturne: Blue and Silver – Cremorne Lights’ (1872) are part of the BP British Art Displays …
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Tags: art, tate, tate britain, video, vivienne westwood
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Illustrative duo Good Wives and Warriors (known to their Mothers as Becky Bolton and Louise Chappell) are readying themselves to take over Swarovski’s Regent Street window come July 16th. We had a chat to these talented and thoroughly accomplished ladies ahead of their London stint.
Are you looking forward to adorning …
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Tags: good wives and warriors, illustration, illustrator, london olympics, Regent Street, swarovski
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The idea to introduce a tailored range, into Superdry’s shiny, new, Regent Street store, was planted nine months ago and now, finally, the highly-anticipated Timothy Everest collaboration has become a reality. With the focus on four predominant characters, catering to tastes from all areas of the spectrum, Superdry and Everest …
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Tags: collaboration, LCM, london collections, menswear, Regents Street, SS13, superdry, superdry store, Timothy Everest
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PlanetNotion has a quick chat with entrepreneur Callum Negus Fancey about club nights, Bestival, and what it means to be young and in business.
Planet Notion: Where did you grow up?
Callum Negus Fancey: I grew up in central London.
PN: Tell us about your Youth Army and Yourvine. What …
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Tags: Bestival, Callum Negus-Fancey, festivals, interview, The Physical Network, Youth Army
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When I first met I Am A Camera’s Francesca Ross five years ago, we were, each of us, living in quite a different incarnation to the present one. I, for my part, was a music lawyer, helping out in the negotiation of a recording contract for a then up-and-coming …
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Tags: Deltasonic Records, Disco punk Electro Funk, grace jones, I Am A Camera, interview, lana del rey, lovebox, omar kashoura, pet shop boys, Ramones, The Berlin Stories, The Coral, The Zutons, Tigerpicks, Without You, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yoko Ono
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PlanetNotion sits down for a chat with artist Maximilian Wiedemann about graffiti, fame and why Miami is the best place on Earth for street art.
Planet Notion: Where did you grow up?
Maximilian Wiedemann: I grew up in Düsseldorf, Germany
PN: What, or who, influenced you to pick up a
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Tags: art, graffiti, Maximillian Wiedemann, media, Street Art
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We had a chat with our BOTW Joe and Will Ask about music lessons, festivals, and why they can’t see themselves doing anything other than making music.
How did you each get into making music? Were either of you ever enticed / forced into taking traditional music lessons or was …
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Tags: BOTW, culture, dance, Drum'n'Bass, Electronica, house, interview, interviews, introducing, Joe and Will Ask, music, techno
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Facts you need to know about Reuben Keeney:
- He had his first DJ gig at 14
- His first release on Steve Mac’s label was supported by top artists like Sasha, David Guetta, Laidback Luke and Luciano
- He won ‘Best New Artist’ in the Irish Dance Awards at 16
- He’s
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Tags: Annie Mac, club beat, Coming Up, David Guetta, DJ Sneak, Eddie Halliwell, Estatue, Give It Some Time, Glenn Rosborough, interview, Kim Fai, Laidback Luke, Luciano, Morgan Page, NDKj, Reuben Keeney, Sasha, Toolroom Records
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