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Posted by AlApr 2012Kleine Reise is a bar & nightclub founded by Dara O Neill (formerly Dancepig) and friends, Peter Power and Patrick Reddy in the Berlin basement of a Kreuzberg youth hostel. Since its opening and due to some astute booking KR has built a steady and loyal following, so much so, last year they opened a second sister venue ... [Read more]
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Posted by Synth EastwoodApr 2012A beautiful video made in Ireland for Tokyo based music group ClubFutureFuture. Created by a host of local Irish talent. Directed by dynamic duo Jamie and Keith, cinematography by Albert Hooi, fashion direction from Aisling Farinella with concept and art direction from Joanne McLaughlin to name but a few. The piece was... [Read more]
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Posted by AlApr 2012Detroit legend Moodymann has released a new 8 track EP entitled Picture This. The owner of Mahogoni Music has released this latest record on Scion Audio Visual and believe it or not it's free to download. Have a listen here and if you like it, click the link insert your email and download away. Thank you Mr Kenny Dixon.... [Read more]
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Posted by Synth EastwoodApr 2012This video is a great idea that melts the old with the new. The old being Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 classic Rear Window and the new being an after effects remix stitching together Hitchcock's famous voyeuristic angles into one flat panoramic frame. Artist Jeff Desom timelapses through the 2 hour masterpiece in 20 minutes and when exhibiting projects the finished piece 10 metres long. This is definitely worthy of a full screen.... [Read more]
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Posted by Synth EastwoodApr 2012Mark Jenkins is an American artist that creates street installations that play on the norms, fears and standards of society. Intended to provoke reaction and surprise people out of their daily routines, Jenkins cleverly combines objects, symbols and dressed up dummies to turn the street into the stage where passersby ... [Read more]
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Posted by Synth EastwoodApr 2012A man wakes up in a hospital unable to hear a thing except for a group of sound artists soundtracking his life. The short film has been described as "Wes Anderson meets the Twilight Zone" which we think is pretty accurate. Mr Foley is an award winning short film directed by Dublin directing duo Mike Ahern & Enda Loughman aka D.A.D.D.Y. The film has been on the festival circuit for a while now but has just premiered online for all to see.... [Read more]
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Posted by AlApr 2012Guillermo Trapiello is a Spanish self-described, "multitasking architect". His love for architecture, illustration and graphic design can be clearly seen in these futuristic landscapes leaning on all his passions at the same time. See him display the breadth of his many facilities here.... [Read more]
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Posted by KarlApr 2012Commencing in 2003, Biografias (Biographies) is a spectacular series of installations created by Spanish artist Alicia Martin. Using approximately 5,000 books per installation, Alicia streams her bindings from various windows around Madrid. Wireless Wikipedia.... [Read more]
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Posted by Synth EastwoodMar 2012As a follow on from the Hackney Hear app we posted a couple of weeks back, the same organisers have teamed up with The Guardian to widen the scope of the project to cover other areas of London. They have developed a phone app aiming to add rich context to sight-seeing in the city. Using GPS technology, audio segments ... [Read more]
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Posted by AlMar 2012In a year when everything book related seems to been going on screen and with a christmas just gone where every second gift was a kindle. One London based publisher rolls back the years specializing in the disappearing craft of hand made bookmaking. In the all but industrialized market Slighty Foxed publishers are thriving delivering maximum runs of 2000 per edition. The hands on ... [Read more]