Interview with Danish indie five-piece The Kissaway Trail. With two songwriters and two vocalists can it be hard to agree on creative direction? ‘No, not so far, rather the opposite. As we don’t write the songs together there is really nothing to discuss in the initial creative process. So far it has been much more of a strength as we inspire one another a lot’. We hear your producer is 20 years old. Very impressive. How did you discover him? ‘I know Niels from a while back. Later Søren and I took a Music Production course with him and he produced a couple of demos with other projects we did seperately pre The Kissaway Trail. When he heard some of the demos for what was to become the Kissaway Trail’s debut album, he said that he simply had to produce the album. And what he had to offer was great, so the rest is history’. So what’s this trail you’re kissing away? ‘Hopefully it is a trail leading to a lot of good experiences and which wil eventually take us to Australia’.
Listen to Smother + Evil = Hurt by The Kissaway Trail.
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After weeks of packing Australia’s crate with the best of Aussie nightlife, our crate was farewelled in lavish style at the Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange send-off party in Sydney last week. We discovered Australia is swapping with Brazil, so we’re hanging out for the samba and cachaça to sway ashore and lead us astray. Lost At E Minor contributor Michelle Wilding captured the vibe of the night and Aussie nightlife with this video.
The AP Tour brought metalcore music heavyweights and a convoy of sponsor vans head-first into a stormy Seattle last night. The Hurley denim reps were rattled; they’d endured a long drive from Utah through what they described as the worst weather they’d ever experienced. Joking around with them before the show I realised how shaken up these guys actually were; hands were still shaking and their laughter was racked by nerves. Read more
NOW: an Analog Moving Picture Project
There’s a great story behind this prog-surf film. Riley Blakeway was an aspiring surf film-maker with incredible talent and a handfull of small film projects to his name. Chippa Wilson was a relatively unknown but amazing aerial surfer without the opportunity to show the world what he could do. In 2009, they won STAB magazine’s Little Weeds competition, respectively taking out the film-maker and surfer prizes. Read more
YOU'RE SAYING (7)
josh said | 21 February, 2007
i concur. this band is shit hot.
David said | 22 June, 2007
I like them as well. It’s good that they’re on speak n spell records in australia.
Kas said | 2 July, 2007
WOW I sure as hell hope these guys come down here to Aus!!
josh said | 2 July, 2007
speak n spell are fucking amazing
sun shinoda said | 12 September, 2007
I like the band. Is good
Original Individual said | 11 December, 2007
This band is white hot!
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Since Clive Barker has been writing children’s books, I figured it was only a matter of time before he started designing Halloween costumes. These are pretty amazing. Read more
This website is my browser’s homepage that starts my day, reminding how vast and beautiful the universe is.
How many times can we play the same song in different settings? Hmmm, I don’t know. But it is a hell of a song, from a hell of a band, as that uniquely English oddity, Jules Holland would no doubt concur.
If you come to Berlin, then I recommend this little shop, Dederon Design, specializing in stuff manufactured in, or inspired by, the former GDR (East Germany). Everything from ice cream cups to LP racks and toys. The woman running the shop even designs bags in some weird GDR-invented plastic material.
This sweet little project going on in Melbourne involves sleepovers. Cara Fox writes short stories about them and Douglas E Pope photographs them. The resulting collection will be exhibited later this year. Read more
Now this is fun. The aptly named The Kooks cover the equally as aptly named MGMT for Australian radio network, Triple J. The song, Kids, is about as upbeat as any minor key progression can get. We like.
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Marc Jacobs’ newly unleashed Autumn 08 collection hit the stage this week and if there is an international designer who I couldn’t appreciate any more, then it’s Marc. His signature patent-leather goods are the apple of my eyes and I think my MJ leather-quilted wallet, stam-bag and ballet mouse flats are being overlooked for Mark Jacob’s freshly launched red velvet trimmed pumps. Read more
WE'RE POSTING / SOME OF THE BEST
Never ever, ever, ever, ever park here
Some friendly advice for the neighbours, who simply don’t get it, or street art? You decide which one it is.
Communication prosthesis by Sascha Nordmeyer
This ‘communication prosthesis’ by designer Sascha Nordmeyer is hilarious and awesome. I want to wear one to a job interview.
Mathematics? Leave me out. Fashematics? Now you’re talking! This gem of a site is a runway equation that adds up to a whole lot of wonderful.
Cookie Boy’s creative cookie designs
I don’t eat cookies, so good thing Cookie Boy’s cookies are little pieces of art too pretty and cute to eat. Read more
Christoph Niemann illustrates a nightmare flight
New York Times illustrator Christoph Niemann has created a brilliant visual diary outlining the peril and pitfalls that beset the everyday passenger based on his recent experience flying from New York to his home town of Berlin. Read more
Okayboss is an illustrator based in sunny Sydney who combines the powers of PB&J sandwiches, cats on the Internet, and a pocketful of edible crayons into a rainbow Voltron drawingbot. His shirts are anything from abstract space particles, to hands with expressions, while his music-inspired art prints are playful, witty, and gorgeous. Okayboss items are available for sale in the Lost At E Minor Store. Read more
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jonathan said | 21 February, 2007
I love this band and so I should. Awesome tunes.