Posts Tagged ‘london’
This summer sees Yasmin Sewell, Paper Mâché Tiger and farfetch come together to launch BEACH IN THE EAST; a sublime pop-up shop uniting the world’s best independent designers to celebrate creativity in the fashion industry. With a (drained) full-sized swimming pool in the heart of Shoreditch providing a unique backdrop …
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Tags: BEACH IN THE EAST, bespoke items, designers, farfetch, fashion industry, london, Paper Mache Tiger, pop-up shop, Shoreditch, swimming pool, virtual boutique, Yasmin Sewell
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After releasing their debut album Gorilla Manor in 2009, Los Angeles’ progressive indie-folk band, Local Natives have been touring the world for the past three years and settled in the studio to write and produce their much anticipated second album, Hummingbird. Teaming up with The National’s Aaron Dessner …
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Tags: Aaron Dessner, Andy Hamm, Columbia, Europe, Gorilla Manor, Hummingbird, Kelcey Ayer, local natives, london, Matt Frazier, sharon van etten, Silver Lake, the National
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How often do you get to talk about a university student’s extracurricular achievements? Speaking as a university student myself, I can honestly say, not very often. Certainly nothing that would get a mention on a professional music/fashion site, right? Well, every so often, something worth writing about does happen.
One …
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Tags: Accidental Records, Goldsmiths, london, New Cross, news, NX Records, record label, Southbank Center, Students, University of London
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Founded in 2003, the Japanese brand UNIQLO has provided millions around the globe with top-notch clothing articles for both men and women. The upcoming Spring/Summer ’13 collection features a new line of t-shirts, designed in collaboration with MTV and inspired by the likes of David Bowie, Madonna, AC/DC, Kiss, Sex …
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Tags: AC/DC, David Bowie, kiss, london, Madonna, MTV, new york, news, Pari, Pop Up, Sex Pistols, Singapore, SS13, store, T-shirt, The Who, Tokyo, uniqlo, UT
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With their re-released debut album, Light Up Gold, hitting the UK this week, we caught up with Austin Brown of New York post-punk quartet Parquet Courts for a quickfire chat about life on the road, their recent visits to the UK and the best vegetarian restaurant to head to …
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Tags: Andrew Savage, Austin Brown, barcelona, brighton, D. Boon, Detroit, Light Up Gold, london, male bonding, Master of My Craft, Max Savage, Mazes, Minutemen, new york, Parquet Courts, Primavera, Sésamo, Socrates, What's Your Rupture
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In 1987 Nike launched the original Air Max shoe series, redefining the world of sportswear forever. Though kicking off in North America, the trend soon spread the world over, re-appropriating sportswear for all occasions, with lasting visible effects on the fashion, music, and even technology of major European cities. Becoming …
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Tags: air max, home turf, london, milan, news, nike, nike air max home turf series, paris, shoe
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If you have seen Patrick Wolf before you probably think you know what to expect, but the chameleon-like performer never delivers the same show twice. Saturday night saw another chapter - probably his most reflective in the colourful tale so far – in a place frequently referenced in this open-ended …
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Tags: Amy Winehouse, folk, gig review, live gig, london, patrick wolf, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Singer/songwriter
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With a UK debut album finally nearing completion and a rambunctious 2013 laying ahead, Alex Cull caught up with Swedish electro-pop duo Icona Pop for a rant and a rave about their globetrotting lifestyle, unique vocal chemistry and the music that makes them both laugh and cry.
PlanetNotion: Your debut …
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Tags: Chemical Brothers, diplo, Glastonbury, I Love It, Icona Pop, Justin Timberlake, K.I.D.S, london, lykke li, Manners, Prince, Robyn, sweden, sxsw, Ultra, zebra katz
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With their debut album, Seabed, dropping this week through legendary Belgian electronic label R&S, Alex Cull caught up with London three-piece Vondelpark over a particularly crackly phone line for a chat about their roots, the troubled production of the record and their best festival memories.
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Tags: Amsterdam, BOTW, California Analog Dream, germany, Hackney Youth Orchestra, Holland, in rainbows, london, nyc stuff and nyc bags, R&S, radiohead, reading, Sauna, Seabed, tate, Vondelpark
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As we make our way into that most weather-uncertain of months, there couldn’t be a better bunch to kick off our April BOTWs than Vondelpark. The London three-piece’s debut album Seabed – which drops this week via renowned bass-peddlers R&S – is perfectly designed to soundtrack those increasingly light, …
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Tags: april, BOTW, California Analog Dream, london, nyc stuff and nyc bags, Outro 4 Ariel, Quest, R&S, Sauna, Seabed, Vondelpark
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