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Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’ is Available for Streaming on iTunes Now

The highly anticipated ‘Random Access Memories’ album from Daft Punk is currently available for streaming now via iTunes. Following a lot of promotion and talk, including a series of promotional endeavours creating a lot of hype. Stream the album now via iTunes.

A Moment with “The Man”: Thoughts on Ragnar Kjartansson’s Recent Work

Ragnar Kjartansson, The End–Venice, 2009. Performance view. Venice, June 2009. Courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York, and i8 Gallery, Reykjavik.

As the youngest artist ever to represent Iceland at the Venice Biennale, Kjartansson penetrated the art world’s collective consciousness with The End–Venice in 2009. This performance piece, like so much of his subsequent work, managed to be at once playful and provocative, sly and guileless. Ensconcing himself with friend and fellow artist Pall Haukur Bjornsson in a Venetian palazzo for the Biennale’s six-month run, he proceeded to churn out one painting per day, each depicting the variously posed yet invariably Speedo-clad Bjornsson.

The resulting œuvre—144 canvases in total—alluded to diverse artistic periods and riffed on numerous painterly styles. Overtly bound to the ephemeral, irretrievable conditions of their making, the canvases made explicit the duality of temporal independence and historical specificity implicit in the material work of art. Ultimately, the works inhabited an uncertain state between autonomy and implication, and despite their elemental, antic energy, they evinced a certain lack—the viewer, knowing the paintings’ role within a larger artistic project, could scarcely help but see them as material fragments of an unreproducible whole.

Ragnar Kjartansson, “The End–Venice,” 2009. 144 paintings. Dimensions variable. Installation view. Luhring Augustine, 2010. Courtesy of Luhring Augustine, New York.

The End—Venice refracted the ebb and flow—backward, forward, side-to-side—of contemporary art itself; it effectively “performed” the conditions of uncertainty, ambivalence, and contingency that inform so much art making and viewing today. The End also elucidated a particular approach to the creative act that has distinguished Kjartansson’s practice, an approach that has its roots in Icelandic history and culture. As Kjartansson has explained, “You drive through the [Icelandic] landscape, and every hill, every farm, has a story connected to it. That’s how my performance works are. I don’t believe in the idea that you have to obtain the art piece to have it—or even see the art piece. It exists as a story.”[1]

Which brings us to the artist’s recent video The Man (2010), a centerpiece of the current exhibitionRagnar Kjartansson: Song at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art. The notion of story, and a profound attunement to the mysteries of place and time, resonates with especial force in this work; in fact, the video further illuminates those cross-currents of past and present, individual and social, aesthetic and experiential that inform the artist’s ever-evolving body of work.

Ragnar Kjartansson, “The Man,” 2010. Still from a single-channel video; color, sound, 49 minutes. Courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York, and i8 Gallery, Reykjavik.

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i-D - The Alphabetical Issue OUT NOW - feat A$AP

Whether rocking Raf Simons or rapping with Ri-Ri, the 24 year-old is as at home on the catwalk as he is behind the mic. An adventurous and ambitious aesthetic ensures that A$AP (Acronym Symbolising Any Purpose) is your favourite hipster’s favourite hipster. Confident – “Only thing bigger than my ego is my mirror”, pragmatic – “Ain’t got no pot to piss in, sink full of dishes,” this handsome rapper and director reps strictly for the streets. - i-D Magazine

“I’m speaking out for my generation and I’m glad I’m inspiring people. Some people don’t have enough balls to admit that they’re inspired by a young fellow like me.” A$AP ROCKY

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TRACK/MP3: Disclosure – “White Noise”

 Proving British music deserves to be on your radar, South London duo DISCLOSURE have revealed a brand new collab with their mates ALUNAGEORGE and it’s a must-listen. Titled “White Noise”, the cut’s a smooth fusion of UK garage and polished R&B but if you start it over from the top, you’ll realize that it’s clearly an electro banger with enough potential to chart and become everyone’s new fix. It’s also duo-on-duo action so listen to the track below. THANX BLARE MAGAZINE

Dazed & Confused February 2013 Issue Featuring Thom Yorke

Thom Yorke graces the cover of this month's Dazed & Confused, shot by Richard Burbridge. Inside, Yorke talks frankly about his life and work, discussing his uneasy relationship with fame, the video for "Lotus Flower" and why he's decided to embark on his first ever group-project outside of Radiohead with Atoms for Peace. Yorke has lso produced an original 25-minute mix of unreleased songs and remixes exclusively for the issue which you can listen to here.

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David Bowie's new single 'Where Are We Now?

Its been almost a decade of musical silence, iconic musician David Bowie has now released a new track entitled "Where Are We Now?" will an album to follow. Recorded in New York on his 66th birthday, Bowie surprised fans as it appeared unexpectedly on iTunes at the early hour of 5am accompanied by visuals on his website.

Bowie recounts some of his time spent in Berlin where he recorded his most groundbreaking material, listing some of his haunts and repeating the line "just walking the dead". The accompanying video was directed by Tony Oursler and features the musician's face projected onto a puppet.

The past ten years have been spent out of the limelight, with many people speculating bad health - which he has denied continually.
A performance at the Olympics Opening Ceremony last year turned down, despite a personal plea from director Danny Boyle.

WATCH IT NOW - David Bowie's new single 'Where Are We Now?

FAT CHEEKS - Pop Up... Dining Events!

FAT CHEEKS is a regular pop-up dining restaurant that brings together fab food, great music and an element of surprise.  Hi-jacking spaces in and around London to create unique dining experiences, this potent combination will get your digestive juices so excited they’ll be bursting out of your fat arse.

NEXT EVENTS:

Sunday 5^th August,
Sunday 12^th August,

COST / DETAILS

Book now in advance for special Olympic deal - 5 Olympic dishes served with a complimentary drink for only £25 (plus booking fee) £30 on the door

For more info and to book tickets visit: www.fatcheeks.co.uk

TIME: We take bookings for every 1.5 hours starting from 12pm – 8.30pm.  
THIS IS A PRE TICKETED EVENT – Walk-ins are available.

(For birthdays and group bookings, please get in touch so we can work with you to make your day as special as possible,  tables can seat no more than 6 persons

BAR: Cash bar open all day (we do not take cards)

ADDRESS:  F. COOKE Pie & Mash Shop, 9 Broadway Market, London, E8 4PH

Stone Roses: Mad for It

Acclaimed Photographer Dennis Morris Reveals the Madchester Legends’ Rise

Ahead of their homecoming shows in Manchester next week following a 16-year hiatus, photographer Dennis Morris presents a collection of images capturing the flowering of music icons The Stone Roses. During the ecstasy boom in the late 80s, the band helmed the resurgence of guitar music in a dance music-dominated Britain. “Certain people you meet have got something about them, a positiveness,” explains Morris. “The Stone Roses could gather people together, which they did.” Comprised of singer Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Gary “Mani” Mounfield and drummer Alan “Reni” Wren, the group were emblematic of the “Madchester” scene’s passionate self-belief and drug-fueled adventurousness, garnering critical acclaim until they acrimoniously split in 1996. Court photographer for the nascent Sex Pistols, as well as shooting the likes of Bob Marley, Marianne Faithfull and Oasis, Morris first encountered The Stone Roses after traveling up to Manchester on the recommendation of Joy Division producer Martin Hannett. “I asked if they wanted to play in London,” Morris recalls. “They came down and everybody hated them! The room basically emptied!” Next month sees the release of This is the One: A Photo Essay on the Rise of the Stone Roses, a limited-edition book collating over 250 of Morris’s unseen images along with a signed silver gelatin print.

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What Would a Michael Jackson Show at the Costume Institute Look Like?

What Would a Michael Jackson Show at the Costume Institute Look Like?  

If it's true that Michael Jackson is the subject of the Costume Institute's fashion exhibit in 2014, as prognosticators are prognosticating, it's sure to be another blockbuster, on a par with Savage Beauty.  

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Adam Yauch remembered: Beastie Boys’ Mike D and Ad-Rock open up on death of their ‘brother’ Yauch died Friday morning in New York after a three-year battle with cancer

The two surviving members of the Beastie Boys have broken their silence with touching tributes to raspy-voice rapper Adam Yauch.
“I know, we should have tweeted and instagrammed every sad, happy and inspired thought, smile or tear by now. But honestly the last few days have just been a blur of deep emotions for our closest friend, band mate and really brother. I miss Adam so much,” Michael (Mike D) Diamond wrote on Facebook Monday.



Yauch, 47, died Friday morning in New York after a three-year battle with cancer.
“He really served as a great example for myself and so many of what determination, faith, focus, and humility coupled with a sense of humor can accomplish,” Diamond wrote. “The world is in need of many more like him. We love you Adam.”

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R.I.P.

 Ttragic passing of the talented Amy Winehouse - Image by Hedi Slimane

Damien Hirst for Red Hot Chili Peppers

Iconic British artist Damien Hirst has been commissioned by LA rockers the Red Hot Chili Peppers to produce the artwork for their tenth studio album "I'm With You". Hirst's love of pharmaceuticals with a fly standing on top of a hard-shelled medicine capsule that has I'M WITH YOU printed on the side. Album release on 30 August, 2011  Warner Bros. Records 14 new tracks, produced by Rick Rubin.

Changing Lanes Festival Official Video 2010

NTS - New Independent Online Radio

New independent online radio project – broadcasting worldwide from Hackney/London. Its refreshing to have a radio station away from the commercial mainstream. Definitely worth a listen to if you want to hear something fresh and unexpected.

Listen to: NTS Live

YELLE - Safari Disco Club

YELLE - Safari Disco Club / Que veux-tu (exclusive full length edit) from Yelle on Vimeo.
Hot off the press!!! Check out our exclusive 8min long video showcasing not just 1 but 2 songs from our upcoming album 'Safari Disco Club'! Directed with love by Jeremie Saindon... READ MORE

J.Ioannou- noreply.winter'11

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Daydream Magazine V2 - OUT NOW

New Edition Online Now!

Highlights of this issue include: The Addict X Bloc 28 project featuring David Flores and Aroe amongst others; An insight into typographer Jessica Hische and her Daily Drop Cap project; Free Downloadable track and interview with Phantom Beats; Morning Breath, Alex Youngs’ art from the Daydream Greats Event; LAB prints A cover image and editorial from fashion photographer Rebecca Litchfield, & more...

 

  

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An eclectic mix, definitely not to be missed. 

Seu Jorge releases two part film for Kraftwerk cover "The Model"

Seu Jorge and Almaz - The Model (Chapter One) from Now-Again on Vimeo.

Seu Jorge releases new single “The Model” via film | vinyl | digital on Now-Again (Stones Throw). The cult Brazilian actor and singer whips his Kraftwerk cover through mercurial creative direction with a stunning two-part film. - Protein