December 7, 2011 | Cool Websites | by Samuel Birtwistle |
One Dot Zero is a great website showcasing contemporary visual arts projects based in London. I found it when researching alternative forms for my course in Film and Theatre. But it’s also a good outlet for filmmakers, amateur animators, or artists to get involved in.
December 7, 2011 | New Music | 
by Samuel Birtwistle |
Tweak Bird are a two-piece garage rock band with a really nice groove and some great harmonies. Lights In Lines will be stuck in your head for a very long time. It seems to have an almost ‘stoner-rock’ feel but isn’t solely reachable for listeners who are high.
November 22, 2011 | New Music | by Samuel Birtwistle |
Red Snapper are a great electronica band with some really rich melodies. Often drawing direct influences from jazz, integrating the double bass and saxophone. I’ve loved this band for a long time and recently found my old copy of Making Bones from 1999 and I can’t suggest it enough to any fans of fusion music.
November 22, 2011 | New Music | by Samuel Birtwistle |
Duo Miika Eloranta and Janne Mansnerus from Finland had only been releasing singles until late 2010 when they released their album Empire, their philosophy being that the experience of their music is lost in studio recordings. On first listen, Empire is a fairly straightforward trance album. I stumbled upon it in a CD store, and without really knowing what it was, I took a chance. It’s very considered and oddly passionate music.
November 18, 2011 | New Music | by Samuel Birtwistle |
Gruff Rhys of the Super Furry Animals’ solo career. I simply couldn’t get enough of his latest album, Hotel Shampoo, when it came out. Shark Ridden waters was without a doubt my song for the summer, and after recently revisiting it, I remember why. Read more
November 3, 2011 | New Music | by Samuel Birtwistle |
Binary is a small four piece band from London who I managed to catch at a small gig not long ago. A great way to show that dark, post-punk is definitely not dead. With echoes of Joy Division and Echo and the Bunnymen, their spacey brand of music feels so familiar but fresh.
November 2, 2011 | New Music | 
by Samuel Birtwistle |
Two great artists coming together to make some great, dark, ambient electronica with garage-feel drum loops. As we know, the elusive Burial has been gathering more commercial acclaim after being nominated for a Mercury Prize in 2008. His style of tinny garage drums coupled with ghostly samples is a perfect fit alongside Four Tet’s often complex IDM or ambient straight electronica. The two have been combining a lot recently, producing great records, and even producing an EP with Thom Yorke of Radiohead which is also worth a listen. Read more
November 2, 2011 | New Music | by Samuel Birtwistle |
Snailhouse often don’t grab the listeners attention at first visit until their rather lounge/easy listening songs suddenly descend into synth guitar wails. The solo project of Mike Feuerstack of Wooden Stars definitely has some punch. His latest album, Sentimental Gentleman, is drowned in manageable complexities, made clear through the fantastic production from Jeremy Gara, drummer of The Arcade Fire.
November 1, 2011 | New Music | by Samuel Birtwistle |
Bogdan Raczynski is an old name to many in the realms of “intelligent dance music” after his first release in ’99 under the wing of Aphex Twin’s Richard D James’ Reflex Records. Since his first release, he has rarely changed his form: creating heavy laden beats flooded with strained and strange vocals, often reminiscent of early Aphex Twin or Squarepusher. Read more
November 1, 2011 | New Music | by Samuel Birtwistle |
I found out about this guy through his collaborations with Flying Lotus, a name familiar to any electronica fan and more-so through his work with Radiohead’s Thom Yorke. Gonjasufi offers big breakbeats, with flashes of psychedelic made and found instruments. Read more
October 31, 2011 | New Music | by Samuel Birtwistle |
Volcano Choir is a collaboration between Justin Vernon of Bon Iver fame, Collections of Colonies of Bees, and Pele, and showcasing hypnotic driving rhythms coupled with Vernon’s soaring voice over the dainty post-rock indie twiddlings of the other bands.
October 31, 2011 | New Film | by Samuel Birtwistle |
Lars Von Trier has been in the news a lot recently after his ‘Nazi faux pas’ at Cannes. This is one of his short films from 2007, showing Von Trier doing what he does best. Taken from a collection of 33 short films, To Each His Own Cinema, we are yet again shot into Von Trier’s sadistic mind, but we couldn’t love it more.
I have been following Tomer Hanuka’s career since, well, pretty much since he was in college. (No, I am not a stalker!) I always admired his work, but I am especially in love with his recent work, where he builds his own fantasy world with weird creatures. Read more
Our friends at College Humor have done it again with a Caldwell Tanner penned homage to the Internet, if it were left in the hands of, err, how should we put it, the agedly challenged. Don’t worry. We’ll all be there soon. Read more
The Hatton hotel epitomises Melbourne cool. Those who value design, location, and luxury will find The Hatton the perfect Melbourne base. Read more
If you ever wondered how the fine people from DC dressed, Curator of DC Style has the answer for you. One of my favorites, this blog features pictures of DC citizens in creative and fashionable attire.
Starting off as a music blog, and recently reaching to the world through their online radio, etm.fm focuses on music that does not receive commercial attention from radio stations in South Africa. The site has only been running since February 2011 and the station since January 2012. But it’s all growing in audience very quickly.
I’m not a watch wearer, but if I was, then I’d be rocking the wickedly cool new range of Diesel timepieces. The Basel 2008 collection is a sparkling, futuristic, retrotastic anagram of style, character and precision — of the digital variety. My favorite? The 1980s-themed watch above, with its ‘silver metallic leather cuff’ and ‘reflective shine’. Read more
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We love the re-Issue of the original Raised by Wolves and Furni digital watch collaboration, which comes with a built-in phone book, stopwatch, countdown timer and multiple alarm features with melody setting. Read more
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