“There was this term in the 80s which I like, ‘ingenious amateurs’. That with a certain kind of dilettantism and ignorance, you are less soared to touch things and to do stuff. (…) I think it’s very important to use something in the wrong or radical way.”
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Starting this weekend, Berlin’s dance freaks will have yet another excuse to party all-night and long into the next day as Freaks, a weekly deep-house shindig, kicks off on Sunday at Suicide Circus. Creatures of the Berlin night are promised that along with a nice location and a good sound system, they will be enveloped – more
An urban art project started by UK artist Luke Jerram caused quite the musical stir in London over the weekend. Jerram took the unique step of installing 30 stand-alone pianos across the city, upon which anyone was free to play. This idea proved a hit with the public, some music fans even traveled for hours – more
23 year old Robert Verrecchia, aka Ghost Hunter, may be a new name to most, but it’s one you are going to hear a lot more from in the coming months. After turning out a number of blog happy remixes for the likes of Charlotte Gainsbourg and These New Puritans, it’s time for his debut – more
Today we like, arguably the finest piece of outerwear we have ever seen (just in time for the snow) – the Double Goose Bomber jacket as once worn by Run DMC. Double Goose make the kind of winter-wear that makes even the coldest of winters bearable and has the potential to pimp-up even the geekiest – more
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