Wild Belle | interview [web exclusive]
Thu, 12/06/2012 - 08:19 by vanessa
Wild Belle is a fresh new band made up of brother/sister duo Natalie and Elliot Bergman. Hailing from Chicago, they’re sound incorporates an array of influences spanning the globe and can best be described as Afro-Reggae Indie Pop. They are set to release their first album this Spring and I caught up with songstress Natalie in the midst of their North American tour.
What's the most notable experience you've had since being on tour?
AMALUNA | FEMININITY CELEBRATED
Thu, 11/29/2012 - 13:07 by Natasha Neale
Cirque du Soleil never ceases to amaze me. I am in awe of the skill, strength, and talent that the performers demonstrate on the Cirque stage.
1: Face Watch
Tue, 11/27/2012 - 12:38 by vanessa
Now here’s something we like: fashion with a heart. Cue 1:Face Watch, the humanitarian project created by branding firm, Mirza Minds, who have designed a unisex modern, sleek and minimal watch, with a difference. Available in in six different colours, these raise funds for six different charities. Buy it in white help fight hunger, black to support cancer patients, pink to help fund breast cancer treatment, blue to help developing countries with environmental issues, red to help children with AIDS and yellow to build wells and provide clean water.
Nosaj Thing | Ecplise/Blue feat. Kazu Makino [Blonde Redhead]
Tue, 11/27/2012 - 11:55 by vanessa
A beautiful video for Nosaj Thing's, "Eclipse Blue" featuring vocals by Kazu Makino [Blonde Redhead] and created by Tokyo-based artist and programmer Daito Manabe.
The New Values | The New Values album review
Mon, 11/26/2012 - 14:07 by vanessa
Let's start with the obligatory music-review laboured metaphor: The New Values are a three-pistoned engine of Thor-like hammering and weird attitude, powered by blood, sweat, and spit (sorry, tears! Maybe on the fourth album, once they all have kids). This sounds gross, I know, but it's actually awesome. After a few years of gigs they've finally released a 12" that manages to do the impossible, (okay...the difficult), and catches some of that excessive live energy. And, then they named it after themselves.
Spank Rock "Baby" video
Mon, 11/26/2012 - 12:07 by vanessa
Spank Rock fills the halls of a school house with piercing vibrato enlisting the help of an unsupervised 3rd grade class in his video for "Baby" off his 2011 release Everything Is Boring And Everyone Is A Fucking Liar. You can download the album here.
The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye [ film recap]
Mon, 11/26/2012 - 08:42 by vanessa
Deep down, it’s just another love story. Two people find each other and realize that this was what was missing—that now, things are right, how they were always supposed to be.