Leah Gordon presents an exhibition of photographs at the Side Gallery in Newcastle taken from the book Kanaval: Vodou, Politics and Revolution on the streets of Haiti .
Published by the stella Soul Jazz Records, this book promises an insight into a cultural event unblighted by threats of gentile Hyde Park routes and fizzy drinks sponsorship.
Notting Hill Carnival this certainly ain’t.
There’s something eerily magical about the work of Christoph Morlinghaus. Sometimes sparse, sometimes vast, but always rich, his still shots often leave me with the feeling that someone has just left the room. For this post though, I want to focus on these almost futuristic church interiors.
I’m not what you might call a religious man, but when I saw these images I became a believer in both the power of divine composition and very, very big collection plates.
Ordio Kid of Urban Nerds goes in hard on his May mixtape which is free to download via his DJ Ordio Kid Mixcloud page.
In the mix you’ll find more big tunes and remixes than you can poke a stick at, with artwork produced by the twenty%extra crew.
I’ll tell what I think shall I? Well when you’ve got a product – or in this case a browser – that’s generally 5 years behind the rest of the industry standard, then to have the balls to think that the interweb using populous have been waiting eagerly for the revamp of a dinosour is more than ballsy, it’s laughable, as confirmed by the ironically titled launch site www.beautyoftheweb.com.
Tyrannosaus Rex may have developed slightly longer arms, but the marketing surrounding the launch of Internet Explorer 9 comes across as smug and poorly delivered as the product is behind the times.
Welcome to 2011 IE9. See you in 2024 IE10. By which time browsers will probably have wings.
The joys of Spring brought new faces to the office recently in the form of the Black Atlantic crew. When it comes to the club / cultural experience, Tom and Ben are raising the bar to create the equivalent of a pole vault event.
Only innovators need apply, and this weekend Berlin based producers Modeselektor will be joining Mala, Siriusmo and more at a secret warehouse party (location TBA).
Judging by the two wind turbine sized fans perched by their desks they’re expecting a bumper turnout, and with good reason it seems.
The Insomniax Radio Show on Nasty FM is a weekly musical journey that covers everything from Grime to Soul, Indie to Electro and Dubstep to Hip Hop.
You can catch them tonight and every Monday night from midnight til 2am, but if you have problems staying up past your bedtime, then simply pop to
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Finally, the dish we’ve been wanting to share with you for a while is out of the oven and ready to serve.The Macaroni Cheese Mixtape has been a little labour of love, and we can’t wait for you to hear it.
We’ve been working closely with The Insomniax to develop the brand and overall marketing strategy that will help introduce the world to The INX movement.
This mixtape is just a taste of their diverse sound, but what a tasty treat it is.
I hope heaven will sound like this. – pazke
this will give a serial killer sweet dreams – maztakeef420
Both keen YouTube observers can’t be right can they? I’ll let you be the judge.
Directed by Jason Andrew Wilford, the video is an ode to a wonderful world of abstraction, in which I need never understand a thing.
Furthermore, play it while checking out the work of Tatiana Plakhova (
The title describes the work perfectly. These images are simply stunning, with a rich sense of depth. For full listening pleasure, they’re best listened to with Boards of Canada‘s Zoetrope. ‘Where can I find that’ I hear you say? Well look no further than the above blog post…
If you’ve looked at a billboard or poster advertisement over the past 10 years or so, you’ll have no doubt seen the work of top fella and digital retoucher supremo Terry Obiora.
Did I say he dabbles in photography too? Well aside from making nearly every car brand worth its salt look far better then they deserve, Terry also has a stunning body of personal work. Some of which you’re privy to right now.