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Ubuntu Collection

Published 08/06/2010 Art , Culture , Design , Fashion , Music Closed

Ubuntu Collection

“I am because we are” is the subtitle of the Ubuntu Collection, a project by The Inoue Brothers, which decided to collaborate with Gazelle and Créol Brothers for this 100% African collection. The well known knitwear brand have always been searching to further their endeavors in creating relations in communities where craftmanship and cultural heritage are rich.

We are the first to receive this exclusive sneak-preview of the entirely IPhone shooting done in the heart of Zaire few days ago. As the photographer Xander Ferreira says – together with Nick Matthews inside Gazelle, an Afro-futurism theatre/music duo – this is pure guerrilla style and the crew happened to fly in and out the country in the president’s private jet!

Ubuntu provided eco friendly organic hemp material as canvases: the result is a collection of printed and beaded T-shirts, where the final garment is produced through an uncompromising process commissioning local artisans and seamstresses around Capetown.

Last but not least, don’t forget that each item comes with a unique beaded USB key containing backstage pictures, portraits of people from Khayelitsha and a short film by The Inoue Brothers & Gazelle, who also provided for an exclusive music track.

By Elisa Lusso – Photography: Xander Ferreira – Ad: Gazelle and The Inoue Brothers – Starring: Kuku Agami

Heaven Can Wait / Gainsbourg Ft. Beck

Published 01/06/2010 Art , Beauty , Culture , Fashion , Music , Video Closed

Heaven Can Wait / Gainsbourg Ft. Beck

Stop Making Sense. If you are the kind of fella who’s always trying to figure out what the hell is goig on in a video, we kindly suggest you to lose yourself in this one.

“Heaven Can Wait” is first single from “IRM”, the brend new record from lovely french singer Charlotte Gainsbourg – and features Balenciaga icon – Serge’s daughter and her mate Beck, both stranded in a weird world expressly created for them by LA director Keith Schofield.

Be prepared for everything: from Charlotte Gainsbourg holding a baby in a hot dog costume to Beck playing Super Nintendo with a dude in a horse mask.

And of course, don’t forget the Giant Bomb with the world “Nachos” on it. Hear Keith about this:“We were trying to think of a funny, nonsensical thing. What would be something that wouldn’t be interpreted as having meaning or making a statement. Because writing a word on a bomb can get pretty pretentious. Unless that word is nachos.” Sounds perfectly clear, Keith.

By Alexio Biacchi

Radio / Immagini Spezzate

Published 26/05/2010 Art , Culture , Music , Performance Closed

Radio / Immagini Spezzate

Exploring the places of manufactures and handicrafts’s recovery from Lebanon – Beirut – to United Arab Emirates – Dubai -, Tommaso Garner and Giorgio Di Salvo are two travelers called by RADIO to tell what they saw in that lands, collect images and elaborate them as they were kind of foreign correspondents. Next step is juxstaposing the pictures afterwards to provoke and highlight the override of the dialectic between production and committent.
RADIO is a project conceived by 2DM illustrator Marco Klefisch, an exhibition area selecting audio and video publications from “guest owners” every two months. Don’t miss “Immagini Spezzate” from May 27th at RADIO, via Pestalozzi 4, Milan from 6pm.

By Elisa Lusso – image courtesy of Radio

Visions from the future – Iridescent Worlds

Published 25/05/2010 Art , Culture , Music , Performance , Video Closed

Visions from the future – Iridescent Worlds

Challenging space and time has always been one of the overriding aims of Science Fiction, as well as the starting point from which the plot of the story should unfold its events. Well, at least this process worked in late 60s when science fiction was born, before the actual computer diffusion and domination. Instead, our multi-media era is distinguished by the raising of masses’ power of expression and interaction, which blew up very quickly and in quite unexpected ways considering the Internet, the new technologies and the audio-visual improvements.

The role of science and fiction thus becomes crucial nowadays, tracing our everyday reality. Curious? Get this new-media visual experience and delve into the issue through “Visions from the future – Iridiscent Worlds” – an international competition of video and live media presented by Cronosfera (May 28th – 29th – 30th, Turin, Italy).

Now that Science Fiction has become part of our everyday life and we’re actually experiencing it, we can say that there’s no fiction anymore, while science, instead, has extremely grown up.

By Elisa Lusso – images courtesy of Cronosfera Festival

Adidas Originals/ Mamy Rock!

Published 21/05/2010 Art , Culture , Fashion , Music , Performance Closed

Adidas Originals / Mamy Rock!

Who had the chance yesterday night to listen Ruth Flowers a.k.a. Mamy Rock dj set would probably tell you she rocks. Indeed! 70 years old grandma from Bristol, once retired and widowed, Ruth Flowers realized her wish to be a dj after attending his grandson birthday in a club.
An unusual mix of techno with fifties sounds is what characterizes Mamy Rock’s musical choice. Wanna try? Her last EP “Still Rocking” is now in stores, while her last night performance at Magazzini Generali presented By Adidas Originals and Istituto Marangoni is surely becoming an event to remember.

By Elisa Lusso – Images Courtesy of Adidas Originals

The Coppolas

Published 12/05/2010 Art , Culture , Fashion , Music Closed

The Coppolas

“Let’s keep it in the family”. Well, we are not sure if those were the right words, but it’ funny to think that the famous and celebrity-daughter filmmaker Sofia Coppola spoke like this to her boyfriend Thomas Mars, the leader of the tres chic french band Phoenix.

Sofia needed him for the soundtrack for her last movie, “Somewhere” – which will be featured worldwide in theatres from next September – and the proper mood she was looking for had to sound close to Phoenix’s tune “Love like a Sunset”.

Easy thing to do, just ask Thomas’ band to write some music for her.
Said and done. For Phoenix’ s guitarist Christian Mazzalai the final score sounds “very minimal”. We’ll see. And listen.

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By Alexio Biacchi

Chérie’s Tree House #5

Published 06/05/2010 Art , Culture , Design , Fashion , Music , Performance , Video Closed

Chérie’s Tree House #5

Twice a year the Chérie’s Tree House opens its doors for a brand new selection of emerging artists between fashion and design. And here we go for the summer edition, on May 8-9th, when the 247 Showroom fills up his walls with leaves on the floor and love in the air.
Amongst many others, we will discover clothing by Deacpop, Progetto Crinoline, t-shirts from Toxic Toy, turbans by Alessandra Modarelli, bags by Pijama, Infected Designers, shoes by Not A Wonderboy. Organic food is provided this time by Lattughino, surrounded by the treefriends well known happy Dj Sets by Giandisco & Friends.
And if you want to get in the right mood, just download some music here. Don’t miss the opening celebration party on May 7th at Pink is Punk, Magazzini Generali.

By Elisa Lusso – Video by Sara Scappin and Elisa Lusso

Kahlil Joseph – I need a dollar – Aloe Blacc

Published 07/04/2010 Music , Video Closed

Kahlil Joseph – I need a dollar – Aloe Blacc

‘I Need A Dollar‘- is the last music video shot for Aloe Blacc by Kahlil Joseph, a talented young director and friend based in LA. The clip comes with the first single extracted from the album Good Things – also featuring a short snippet from the track “So Hard.” The video shot in Harlem, Ny, sees Oscar Martinez and Javier Nunez as also Wilfredo Gomez.

Director: Kahlil Joseph
Photography: Matthew J. Lloyd
Music: Aloe Blacc

Produced by What Matters Most and Funk Factory Films

Back with The Libertines

Published 02/04/2010 Culture , Music Closed

Back with The Libertines

Probably right now everybody knows next summer will be Time for Heroes again. Finally the two lads are back together again and The Libertines will perform to headline 2010 Leeds and Reading Festivals.

But, if you are planning to spend your Easter Holidays in London, we kindly suggest you not to miss Mister Pete Doherty playing a solo concert at the Blues Kitchen on April 3.

Well, we should say the Doherties, since the opening act will be The Ezra Beats, Pete’s sister Amy-Jo’s band. Plaese take note, it will be a matinee show, so be prepared to be outside the venue at 3 pm.

And hope from the bottom of your heart that Pete will not be late as usual, or in jail, or… well, whatever.

By Alexio Biacchi

YSL Vs LCD Soundsystem

Published 12/03/2010 Culture , Fashion , Music , Video Closed

Yves Saint Laurent vs LCD SoundSystem

Yves Saint Laurent is playing in my house. It’s no secret that fashion system always had a crush on DJ scene, so nobody got surprised when YSL asked James Murphy from LCD Soundsystem to perform a track during last women’s wear fall/winter 2010/2011 fashion show in Paris.
Tuning to 70’s vibe Yves’ collection, James covered 1979 Peter Gordon & Love of Life Orchestra “Beginning of the Hearbreak”.

If you weren’t so lucky to attend the show that day, take your chance next April 27 when DFA Records will finally release-please take note- not the James Murphy cover, but a remix version of the track by Mr.Gordon himself.

By – Alexio Biacchi

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