Johnny Jewel seems to be everywhere at the moment and for good reason. He is responsible for 2 of the standout tracks on the Drive soundtrack (check out the superb Chromatics & Desire). Glass Candy is another great band he is involved with and they have just released Halloween, a "sinister homage to the John Carpenter classic".... [Read more]

The Goethe-Institut Ireland was set up to forge links between Irish and German cultures. Tonight to celebrate the institutes 50th year they are staging a live music collaboration between Irish and German traditional and electronic musicians. The commission was entitled String Machine II and comprises of original compositions for stringed instruments created by Donal Lunny and Leopold Hurt. These arrangements will provide the sole source of audio to be digitally recomposed by... [Read more]

Sweet Play is a great idea from French designer Elsa Lambinet. She has created a range of chocolates comprising of 3 elements that allow the sweet-tooth to choose their own confectionary combination. You pick from 3 chocolate shapes, a range of biscuit inserts and top off with fresh fruit or nuts. Very clever stuff. Gone may be the christmas quarrels over the last few Roses.... [Read more]

Andrew B Myers is a photographer and image maker from Toronto, Canada. He takes simple, clean and graphic photos that will make you feel better. His flat colours and organized set ups are a pleasure to behold. Improve your Wednesday and have a look round his website. ... [Read more]

Todays post goes out to all those graphic designers guilty of an obsession with kerning* and their friends disbelief of that obsession. If you want to piss off a true type-fan all you must do is place large strips of uneven daylight between otherwise delicious type characters, then ask them what they think of it. Kerntype is a game from Method of Action that urges designers to put their money where their mouth is and non-designers to join the kerners anonymous queue. ... [Read more]

Last month we had the pleasure of featuring a new video series called Amongst Inspiration which asks someone from the creative community what it is that inspires them (episode one featuring illustrator Chris Judge can be seen here). For episode two we focus on U2's Art Director Steve Averill — a man responsible for some iconic record covers. Steve shares with us... [Read more]

There is so much good output by John Talabot it is hard to know what to choose so Im gonna post a few bits. If you haven't heard of this Spanish producer before you may just have a new favourite. He has loads of tracks on great labels like Permanent Vacation (Munich), Young Turks (London) and Tiger Sushi (Paris) and a raft of sweet mixes on his soundcloud. Get Stuck in. He takes to the stage this Saturday in the [Read more]

Our friends at Darklight kickstart their annual festival tonight in The Factory on Grand Canal Dock. This year’s theme is Strictly Roots and Darklight will "be celebrating the spirit of grassroots filmmaking; how friends and communities come together, and against the crazy backdrop of global financial meltdown still manage to make moving, hilarious, challenging and kick-ass films".... [Read more]

We are very happy to present this mix put together by FFTANG! FFTANG! These guys gave us a shout and asked if they could submit a mix for our blog. We jumped for joi de vie. Their infectious selections are guaranteed to make you and everyone in your vicinity happier than a baby in a nappy advert. FFTANG! FFTANG! is a clubnight, blog and music collective based in London, specialising in global beats and tropical bass. This minimix has been put together by ... [Read more]

In this video, artist Tom Sachs gives us a tour of his delicious New York studio/workshop whilst providing insight into his unique processes. The studio is run like a ship and to find out what this entails Tom has kindly made another film explaining the golden rules. Both videos are beautifully shot by The Selby. Enjoy.... [Read more]