December 1, 2011 | New Fashion | by Stephanie Yazbek |
With statement jewellery being both physically and fashionably bigger than ever, UK designer Anita Quansah fashions brassy bold pieces, evoking a boho chic that looks as though they’ve been crafted for a modish tribe.
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December 1, 2011 | New Music | 
by Stephanie Yazbek |
At first glance, Australian hip hop artist Iggy Azalea seems like the typical girl next door. That is, if the girl next door could write and rap rhymes like the kids in the big league. At just 21, Azalea isn’t just a pretty face. She recently dropped her free to download mixtape, Ignorant Art and there’s no doubt the rapper will be joining the rest of the women making their mark on this formerly male dominated genre.
November 11, 2011 | Video | by Stephanie Yazbek |
With Halloween just passed, talk show host Jimmy Kimmel put out a challenge to all parents of America to deliver the ultimate Halloween trick to their kids: telling their children the day after Halloween that they had eaten all of their hard earned candy. Oh, and to video the reaction, of course! What sounds like a cruel joke is all forgotten when you’re laughing at the unpredictable and sometimes adorable reactions. I know I wouldn’t have handled it well.
September 10, 2011 | New Film | by Stephanie Yazbek |
A film intending to document a family reunion set in an Algerian refugee camp, Australian directors Dan Fallshaw and Violeta Ayala discover a whole other world when filming the award-winning documentary Stolen. Exposing that slavery is still a major issue in the Polisario governed camp, Stolen has sparked mass controversy, bringing light to a present day issue no one knew still existed.
September 10, 2011 | New Art | by Stephanie Yazbek |
Expressing an air of freedom, Sydney artist Lachie Hinton’s work explodes with colour and personality as he drops all limitations to ‘deviate from standard and expectation’. Combining charcoal, ink and acrylic, Hinton breathes life into his caricatures’, creating quirky, eccentric and beautiful subjects. Read more
September 10, 2011 | Video | by Stephanie Yazbek |
Appearing in the Guinness Book of Records as the most downloaded podcast in the world, The Ricky Gervais Show, now turned animated mini-series, is simply one of the best smart-witted comedic shows I’ve come across. Read more
August 6, 2011 | New Photography | by Stephanie Yazbek |
Injecting you back into the 70s with his expired polaroids, director and photographer Neil Krug’s work will encourage you to pull out your Hendrix records and flash back to the days that were. Capturing beautiful yet simple images recreating a psychedelic world of cowboys and Indians, and all with a vintage feel, Krug encapsulates that golden era of music with an impressive portfolio of work ranging from music videos and photography for bands like Tame Impala, My Chemical Romance and Ladytron.
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June 30, 2011 | New Photography | by Stephanie Yazbek |
Known for his black and white close-ups of the human body, Japanese photographer Eikoh Hosoe is one of the pioneers who breathed life into the art of photography. He helped turned photography into an art form full of symbolism and depth as he produced dark yet beautiful avante-garde images, focusing on war, sex and death. Read more
June 29, 2011 | New Events | by Stephanie Yazbek |
The free event Bizarre Bazaar flaunts talented local designers whilst engulfing Sydney’s burgeoning laneway culture. Combining fashion, music and bar life, Bizarre Bazaar breathes life into the nooks of Sydney’s city, in much the same way that Melbourne has been noted for.
June 28, 2011 | New Art | by Stephanie Yazbek 
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Well known for using everyday people to create large artistic impact, street artist and photographer JR has undertaken a new project upon winning the 2011 TED prize. His work has just been unveiled on New York’s bustling Houston St. Read more
June 23, 2011 | New Trends | by Stephanie Yazbek |
With the introduction of the free app TuneIn Radio, the charms of the ‘wireless’ (no, not that wireless. We’re talking old school here) can finally be re-discovered. With more than 50,000 of the world’s radio stations tuned in, punch in a genre and you could be listening to stations from DubstepFM to DooWop Cafe wherever you’re at. Who said Internet killed the radio star?
May 27, 2011 | Video | by Stephanie Yazbek |
Charlie Brooker’s parody of a news report couldn’t be anymore spot on! If only the real news could be this entertaining each evening.
May 13, 2011 | Video | by Stephanie Yazbek |
Using his gift of satire and parody, Australian comedian and writer Chris Lilley is back with Angry Boys, a mockumentary styled series in which appraises the male in the 21st century. Read more
May 13, 2011 | New Trends | by Stephanie Yazbek |
Buying a brand new pair of kicks is already a jizzworthy experience, but customizing your own? Well, that’s just a little bit too exciting. At Pimp My Kicks you can deck out sneakers from dunks to chucks with whatever your heart desires. Fill out an order form with your ideas and images and in no time at all you’ll be the sneaker envy of all your mates.
March 31, 2011 | Fresh 15 | 
by Stephanie Yazbek |
Stirring up indie, electronic, rock and ambient genres, is the striking enigmatic sounds of Sydney-based band, Sooners. With influences including Low, Toe, and Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Sooners will soon be releasing their double single on 7” vinyl. How about that!
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If you want some cute to send to friends, illustrator Xavier Gallego makes some pretty adorable greeting cards and images. Read more
Don’t Shoot the Puppy is one of the more difficult flash games out there, sure to engage you for hours. Strategy is the key, but quick reflexes and a photographic memory don’t hurt either. It’s rare that a computer game challenges the intellect and hand-eye coordination to this extent.
The philosophy of a beginning is to me, a wonderful concept. I really enjoy flicking through the back catalogues of a musician and discovering their origin, then tracing their musical journey to the present. So for American-born, Paris-based sister duo CocoRosie, who released their third album The Adventure of Ghosthouse and Stillborn to much acclaim, making the trip to their beginnings is more than worth the journey: their debut album, Le Maison de Mon Reve (released back in 2004) was a gentle stroll through their pop and classical influences, which melt together seamlessly into a backdrop for their unique and enchanting voices.
French design dynamo Jean-Marie Massaud has created a Manned Cloud. A cruise airship with a hotel for 40 passengers and 15 staff, Massaud worked with the Office National d’Etudes et de Recherche Aérospatiale in this proposal. Read more
Yes, Cuteoverload has been doing it for years, but can there really be too many sites devoted to cute animals? Fuck Yeah Puppies may not be original, but they have puppies. Lots and lots of puppies.
It’s the final, sultry day of Barcelona’s experimental sound-fest, Sonar, and weary punters are gazing listlessly at an empty, smoke-filled stage. Before long, a vocalist, beatboxer and grand pianist stride on, and what follows is a startling and, at times, deeply melancholic cabaret-electronic hybrid, prompting jaws to drop and delighting the drowsy. Meet Khan of Finland: ‘I tell stories about my everyday life; they are songs about love, pain, party and spirituality. I would call it bionic blues’.
Japanese designers Keiichi Muramatsu and Noriko Seki founded the Tokyo-based fashion label, Everlasting Sprout, in 2005, based on their mutual interest in knit design. Each intricate creation in their Spring/Summer 2009 range took up to a week for them to construct. Read more
WE'RE POSTING / SOME OF THE BEST
Pitched as ‘Ulterior Motives in Contemporary Art’, Disorder Disorder is running until November 14 at Penrith Regional Gallery. It’ll be well worth the trip out west of Sydney: the Australian, Japanese, American and European cast reads like a warriors of street art roundup and includes Mike Giant, Ed Templeton, Anthony Lister [artwork above], Ozzie Wright, and Jonathan Zawada. Read more
Pencils made from recycled newspaper
The problem with awesome things like these pencils made out of recycled newspaper is that you almost don’t want to use them.
Michelle Blade’s psychedelic artwork
Michelle Blade’s washed out paintings are deceptively simple, her washy acrylics creating psychedelic textures and conjuring ghostly figures from the past. Read more
Honest Food Preparation Instructions
Yes, we’ve all been there: the chinese food from last week that still looks edible amongst the bare surrounds of an empty fridge. But really, we shouldn’t. Just let it be. Or College Humor will expose you! Read more
Here are a couple awesome pieces by Matt Leines that were recently on display in the Doubting Thomases exhibit at Nudashank gallery in Baltimore. Gives me ideas for Halloween. Read more
Created by graphic t shirt label, the-affair, and printed on beautifully soft American Apparel. Limited edition of 200.
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