Positive Posters are bringing their global poster design competition to Hong Kong. Following the phenomenal success last year which saw the winning entry reach pole to pole, Nathan Welch and Simon Roberts talk to us about empowering our own homegrown designers.
Model, singer and wife of Jack White, it turns out Karen Elson’s not just a pretty face. The ginger Brit’s bloodsoaked debut album owes a lot to Nick Cave’s Murder Ballads and Bob Dylan’s Time Out of Mind albums as she shoots for that timeless country and folk-tinged song writing. To her credit, a lot of the time she hits the mark with inspired music and lyrics which are are competent tales of murder, loss and love. Read More »
A vegetarian breaks his silence. For nearly 15 years, “would you like some pork” has been the hilarious follow-up question to “Why are you vegetarian?”
Once upon a time, The Black Keys were an American duo who played fantastic blues and life-affirming soul, using nothing but a wonderful voice full of character, a guitar and a drum kit. Then producer-ofthe- moment Danger Mouse turned up. He produced an uncharacteristically slick album that introduced them to the iTunes world. Now they’re back and Brothers is a very different beast indeed; it’s an offensive assault on creativity and excitement.
How topical! Not only have we stumbled upon South Africa’s most interesting group but the country also seems to be hosting some kind of sporting event this month. Dwarfing football is wiry white rapper Ninja, bizarre tiny-fringed female rapper Yo-Landi Vi$$er and chunky beatmaster DJ Hi-Tek.
Looking at what matters: the screen technology pros and cons of the Amazon Kindle and Apple iPad. Read More »
Infinite Arms – 2008’s Cease to Begin was a surprise beautiful masterpiece in Americana. Back with the follow-up, the Seattle balladeers with a country chip on their shoulder have decided to walk the same road of dusty quiet epics. Fans of Kings of Leon can learn a thing or two from Band of Horses. Read More »
He wears a sardonic smile, eyes vacillating between bouts of pseudo-vigilance and unabashed redundancy.
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