TrocaBrahma: Sao Paulo

Posted on May 29, 2007 Under Music

Brazilian beer company Brahma is organizing a cultural exchange for its TrocaBrahma music festival, inviting popular U.K. artists to Brazil to collaborate with some the latter's indie and pop/rock groups. The sonic results are presented in a series of shows…

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Tom Judd: Wheel Time

Posted on May 29, 2007 Under Art

For the last six months or so, our U.K. based friend Tom Judd "“ who's no stranger to this site, and also a member of the Spear Collective "“ has been working on this kick ass animation called "Wheel Time."…

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Dragon Speakers

Posted on May 8, 2007 Under Gadgetry

I'm a big fan of these Dragon Speakers-- a design by Axelsson Design studio, founded by Joakim Axelsson in the UK. Reminiscent of Buro Vormkrijger's awesome Woofer Speakers, these sound-spewing hi-fi dragons are available in white (shown), red, black or…

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Steve Lidbury's Tokyo Design Work

Posted on April 27, 2007 Under Design

Steve Lidbury may hail from the U.K., but he has made quite a splash in Tokyo with his stellar interior architectural design work. Twenty-eight years young, he's already amassed quite the project portfolio: among his contributions, he's been hired to…

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Amy Winehouse: Back to Black

Posted on April 23, 2007 Under Music

This morning I'm enjoying Amy Winehouse's single "Back to Black" from her upcoming album with the same name. Amy hails from the U.K., where she's been getting a lot of buzz-- she just won the award for best female solo…

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Sarah Pickering: Explosions

Posted on April 6, 2007 Under Art

Josh and I first saw Sarah Pickering's explosive photography at Scope Miami during Art Basel last year, and I was excited to see her featured in the current pHytonics issue. It's undeniably the pyro in me that's drawn to Sarah's…

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RGB Studio

Posted on March 28, 2007 Under Design

Josh and I are impressed by the online portfolio of Rob Brearley, a graphic designer/art director out of the U.K.. Brearley's balanced, beautiful, and individualistic approach creates just the right amount of allure and simplicity in his identity and promotional…

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Banksy in Disguise at FUSShop

Posted on March 28, 2007 Under Fashion

Our friends over the pond at FUSShop have released their new Saviour T-shirt designs for Summer 07, and amongst the new lineup is this, the famous U.K. graffiti artist Banksy in his infamous disguise. The close up shots of the…

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The Sunshine Underground: Raise the Alarm

Posted on March 27, 2007 Under Life

Last fall I gave a listen to The Sunshine Underground, an intensely energetic indie- rock/funk outfit out of the U.K. I was a little apprehensive over paying the import fee to get my hands on the full CD-- because I…

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Format Mag: One for the Ladies

Posted on March 27, 2007 Under Life

Format, the ahead of the curve magazine out of Toronto, just dropped issue #12 of their online urban art/fashion focused publication. In celebration of Women's History Month, Format Mag has honed in on some amazing women artists and designers, both…

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