Feature // Karin Park
Swedish born singer, Karin Park, releases her album, Highwire Poetry, later this month. I was lucky enough to get a sneaky live preview of it at the session that she did in Urban Outfitters at The Great Escape Festival this weekend. I recorded a bit of it, followed by a quick chat that I had with her...
Video // Swiss Lips – ‘Danz’
Wanna see an old man do interpretive dance around various areas of Manchester? Well you can below in the video for Swiss Lips‘ new single ‘Danz.’ I don’t care that they sound extremely similar to Is Tropical, I fucking love it. Words: Katie Wilkinson
Video Diaries // March 2012
With the failure of my monthly editor’s blog, I thought I’d do a monthly video dairy instead to let you know what I’ve been up to. This is my first venture into imovie so bare with me. These are some of the things that I got up to in March. If you’re in a band...
Video // Simian Mobile Disco – ‘Cerulean’
Ahead of their Wichita Recordings album release on May 14th of Unpatterns, Simian Mobile Disco have unleashed the video for a new song called ‘Cerulean’ which will feature on the album. SO MANY SHAPES.
Review // Safe House
The career of Ryan Reynolds appears to be comprised of two halves: Ryan Reynolds the charming and almost-too-likable heart throb, and Ryan Reynolds the somewhat unconvincing but ultimately pleasant action hero. Actually, that analysis doesn’t give him quite enough credit – ‘Green Lantern’ may have been a complete disaster, but his appearances in ‘Smokin’...
Review // Breton – ‘Other People’s Problems’
It feels like such a long time ago that South East London band Breton released their first downloadable EP, Sharing Notes, on Hemlock Recordings. It’s probably because they have been so busy releasing more EPs and shooting films to go alongside the tracks. Finally, on 26th March, they will release a full length album on Fat...
Review // Miike Snow- ‘Happy To You’
Releasing their self-titled debut back in 2009, Swedish trio Miike Snow had disappeared off our radar with not even so much as a clue to their return, until now. Leaving our brains yearning for more after showcasing their live shows in ridiculously small venues across the country (Liverpool Barfly-RIP-anyone?), their second endeavour, ‘Happy To You’,...
Video // Miike Snow – ‘The Wave’
Ahead of the release of their new album, Happy To You, which is released next week, Swedish trio Miike Snow have unveiled the video for ‘The Wave.’ It features lots of dead girls and inhuman looking men (?) in black wigs. Bizarre.
Video // Marina and the Diamonds – ‘Primadonna’
Marina and the Diamonds has released the video for her new single ‘Primadonna.’ The single will be on her Electra Heart album which will be released on the 30th April. If you love 50s glamour and Marina then you’ll love the video. As a song, I think that it’s a brilliant pop song and has...
Video // Breton – ‘Interference’
South East London art collective, Breton, have released their new video for ‘Interference’ which is being released on the 19th March, ahead of the album release (Other People’s Problems) on the 26th. Personally, it’s one of my favourite songs production wise, which is pretty logical as it has a huge brass/ string section conducted...
Video // Grimes – ‘Oblivion’
Ahead of the UK release of her album, Visions, cute Canadian songstress, Grimes, has released the video for her next single, ‘Oblivion.’ It features her in many adorable outfits at an American football game. I wish I was her. If unlike me, you are into muscly American men, then this is one for you also. It’s...
Review // A Dangerous Method
Psychoanalysis has cast a long shadow over culture for many years, to the point that theories like Freudian slips have become part and parcel of everyday life. The story of Sigmund Freud and his protege Carl Jung is just as interesting as their revolutionary theories, and in his adaptation of Christopher Hampton’s play The...
