Woodpigeon “Robin Song”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/IK9Jq_YzMlI[/youtube] The first thing you notice about Woodpigeon’s latest video, “Robin Song”, is the amazing animation that makes art out of the brilliant use of watercoloured paper cut-outs;  watching the video is almost like seeing a storybook coming to life.  The video, in which we see a man literally following (or chasing?) his heart to […]

Wax Idols “When It Happens”

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/62719726[/vimeo] Wax Idols are an all-women, post-punk outfit from Oakland whose latest album, Discipline and Desire, sees the band going in a darker direction than their debut by fully embracing the moody darkness of their charismatic frontwoman Hether Fortune, who also happens to be a working dominatrix.  The new video for “When It Happens” was […]

Passion Pit “Cry Like A Ghost”

[youtube]http://youtu.be/i380DwcJxxM[/youtube] Passion Pit’s latest video opens with a distraught looking woman running (or being chased?) through the forest at night, and after stumbling to the ground, her body abruptly begins contorting.  It turns out she is being haunted by the ghosts of lovers past, and is attempting to exorcise her demons through the power of […]

Heads Convulsed into Clouds

The purplish hue of Venue was dark and coldly lit with sparse bulbs and twirling projectors that shot down revolving blue indo-centric patterns onto the dance floor. Cool-looking couples and groups stood and sat, rocking lightly to conversation and wild elevator music. Grabbing two drinkable Heinekens, we set off to make our stake on the […]

More Than you can Chew

Pride meets gastronomic ingenuity in Lutz Hachmeister’s interesting, though ultimately shallow documentary, Three Stars. The film follows a number of world-renowned chefs from Europe, Asia and North America. Hachmeister examines both the Michelin star system, and how each respective chef’s hard work earned them a coveted three-star rating. While some people work almost their entire […]