Planet Notion talks to the Scottish DJ-turned-solo artist and discovers that not only does she make the most excitingly current, melodic urban dance music, but that also she is an incredibly headstrong tour de force. After speaking to this lovely gal, we’ve fallen head over heels for her…
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Tags: dance, DJ EZ, garage, hip hop, labrynth, light up the world, Ms Dynamite, on my own, R'n'B, Shy FX, single, soul, yasmin
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His album has got animal activists’ organic knickers in a spectacular twist, with some branding the record an act of brutal torture before even unwrapping the CD’s cellophane packaging. But prolific denunciation from animal lovers aside, a month after Matthew Herbert’s album release and this electronic pioneer continues to fight…
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Tags: ambient, electro, Farm animals, Matthew Herbert, one pig, Super Mario, ‘Bodily Functions’, ‘Plat Du Jour’
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Isn’t it just hideously frustrating when you pop into Topshop’s dressing room to trial some jeans and you find they fit immaculately in leg tightness and length, but then you step to the side and the waist is gaping enough to squeeze in three Krispy Kremes? Well we can actually…
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Tags: '90s, Chinese Factories, grunge, Johnny Mad Dog, ksubi, plaid, punk, War
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It’s reaching the end of 2011, and what a year it’s been for us! and so we have dubbed this issue Hommes Time. Not only because it’s almost time for the editorial staff to venture out of London to our parental homes for the Christmas Holidays but also because we…
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Tags: 055, Aurora Fashion Week, Austin Wilkinson, Azari & III, bugged out!, emma bell, Genuflex, Gym Class Magazine, Kelly Rowland, KR3W, mnek, The Outsiders, Two Bears, War Of Words
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If you have to carry all of your most intimate items with you on a daily basis (keys and Oyster Card) it might as well be inside something pretty. Come hither and stroke the cool leather of designer Danielle Foster’s SS12 handbag collection – a light of accessory solstice during…
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Tags: captivity, charlie le mindu, danielle foster, lfw ss11, ss12 handbag collection
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Heather Peace needs no introduction; she’s appeared in several drama series and toured the UK. She takes time out of her busy schedule to tell us about life after being “that bird who used to be in the fire brigade”, her upcoming album, tour and DVD, and her thoughts on…
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Tags: Coronation Street, Heather Peace, Lip Service, London's Burning, Sabotage, Ultimate Force, Waterloo Road
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Tensnake, is the highlight of this Thursday's Adventures In The Beetroot Field. He took some time to talk to Kara Simsek about secret collaborations, where his samples come from, and how he's looking forward to showing London there's more to him than 'Coma Cat'.
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Tags: Adventures In The Beetroot Field, Fabirc, Tensnake
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Underground tech-producer Actress spent about ten-seconds answering Kara Simsek’s questions. Gain an insight in to the psyche of one of the UK’s hottest tips right here – or perhaps not. Props to him for name-checking Lord Of The Rings, though.
Notion: What’s the latest with Werk Discs? Any new releases,…
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Tags: Actress
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Making this week’s special feature on Cascine even more special is the adorable Paula Abdul. The 80′s popstrel is in cahoots with label founder, Jeff Bratton and firm fan of Shine 2009, so it only really makes sense for her to appear on this exclusive track. ‘So Free’ instantly takes…
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Tags: cascine, cascine special, exclusive, jeff bratton, Paula Abdul!, shine 2009
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Joe Dunthorne is up against it. His new book comes out in August and so “really should have been handed in by now.” The worst bit about this, he says, is the nice but vaguely disappointed emails he keeps getting from his publisher; “they’re all ready, waiting to do a…
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Tags: authors, books, interview, Joe Dunthorpe, Submarine
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