Hamburg’s beautiful houseboat

Rost Niderehe Architects have designed a floating masterpiece. Very often, houseboats are rinky-dink rust bolts yet this housing marvel gracefully skims Hamburg’s Eilbekkanal.   The green belt of the Eilbek canal complements the minimalistic wooden structure that is already renovated and...

New Electronic Beats magazine on the way

01/09/2010  New Electronic Beats Magazine 03/10 on the way

The latest issue of Electronic Beats Magazine is on the way, and we have a sneak preview of what's between the pages.   Manscapes is a photo essay featuring Caspar David Friedrich-like contemplative figures silhouetted against grand landscape scenes. Accompanied by striking photos from a d...

Fever Ray making spooky music for Swedish play

30/08/2010  Fever Ray making spooky music for Swedish play

Once again creepy Swedish director Andreas Nilsoon is teaming up with Fever Ray’s Karin Dreijer Andersson and this time they will be working on a stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s 1968 horror classic Hour of the Wolf. Described by The Observer as, “A dazzling flow of surrealism, expressionism...

Free phone calls for Google users

27/08/2010  Free phone calls for Google users

As of August 25th, Google has taken a giant stride within the telecommunications market. Users are now able to call any phone right from their Gmail account. Besides the obvious practicality, what makes this even more exciting is that U.S. users can make calls to the U.S. and Canada for free! We...

AMC announces newest series: The Walking Dead

25/08/2010  AMC announces newest series: The Walking Dead

Supplies, check. Ammunition, check. Zombies, check.   AMC has given details of their latest drama The Walking Dead and Hollywood is abuzz. Set to premiere on – you guessed it – Halloween, the show was recently shown at this year’s Comic-Con. Directing the series is Oscar nominee Frank Dar...

New Techtoy: Driving the mechanical shark

23/08/2010  New Techtoy: Driving the mechanical shark

Blazing across the water at 50mph (80.4672 Kmh) and swerving from side to side is the über cool Seabreacher X. Uncompromising and adrenalin fueled this sleek techtoy is the ultimate vehicle for any multi-millionaire. Created by Innerspace Productions this monster of the open water has been inven...

AiAiAi's TMA-1 DJ headphones finally released

20/08/2010  AiAiAi's TMA-1 DJ headphones finally released

You heard it first here - as reported by Electronic Beats back in May 2009, Swedish design house AiAiAi have been working on a pair of rather sleek new DJ headphones. Developed in conjunction with Tartelet Records, Mannhandle and Thank You For Clapping, the headphones were even blogged about by...

American Apparel is skint!

19/08/2010  American Apparel is skint!

Reports can be confirmed that American Apparel, lately infamous for hypocrisy and loose morals and famous for a partiality to naked ladies, lycra and dressing a world full of mild mannered hipsters all the same, are in fact not far from running out of money.   As reported in The Guardian,...

Film trailer: Joaquin Phoenix in ‘I’m Still Here’

18/08/2010  Film trailer: Joaquin Phoenix in ‘I’m Still Here’

The past year had been a turbulent one for Joaquin Phoenix. Was his eccentric and beardy period a hoax or the ultimate publicity stunt? To crack the mythos of this lost chapter, Magnolia Pictures has released the first trailer of the upcoming documentary, I’m Still Here.   Close friend Ca...

House that Billiam built

16/08/2010  House that Billiam built

House of Billiam is a London based, directional street-wear brand. But this description really does not do the House justice at all.   House of Billiam is a unique concept where customers get to create their own individual, bespoke items of clothing. Customers can pick between fabrics, li...

Spike Jonze’s Robots get a music album

13/08/2010  Spike Jonze’s Robots get a music album

Electronic Beats loved Spike Jonze’s short-film ‘I’m Here’. The bittersweet love story is already available as a photo album and now has a soundtrack to supplement the film.   A love story between two robots, ‘I’m Here’ gave a refreshing twist to a humdrum genre. Its unique twist and enga...

A Facebook movie followed by 2010’s social networking map

11/08/2010  A Facebook movie followed by 2010’s social networking map

For the past five years Facebook has dominated our lives. So, it makes sense to turn this success story into a feature film. The upcoming drama dubbed The Social Network will reach theatres on October 1st 2010 and will be distributed by media giant Columbia Pictures.   Directed by David F...

Madlib makes coffee

09/08/2010  Madlib makes coffee

There is no doubt that Madlib is easily one of music hardest working figures in music. His output is not only always impressive, it so varied that it makes you wonder if there is ever any time in the day he isn’t making music or taking trips. What is the secret to his productivity? Coffee obviou...

Roger Eberhard releases a Wilted Country

04/08/2010  Roger Eberhard releases a Wilted Country

Swiss born Roger Eberhard first came to our attention when he released his debut published work, So Long, Cockaigne in 2008, which portrayed destitute farmers in Russia's vicious winter.   Eberhard has taken his search for desolation a step further and trekked across the USA, scouring citi...

Manchester Club Sankeys to open in NY

02/08/2010  Manchester Club Sankeys to open in NY

Legendary Mancunian club Sankeys, formerly known as Sankeys Soap, have announced they will be opening a new venue in New York, in the heart of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen.   Owner Dave Vincent speaks of the Sankeys global mission: “Since announcing we had a vision to open other clubs around...

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