NEVERCREW a pair of artist based in Switzerland create colourfull thought provoking street art.
The pair has been working together since 1996 and have created many great pieces along the way. This bright mural was created in Vancouver(CA) for Vancouver Mural Festival, 2016. The bright red works in great contrast with the white wall creating a striking appearance. Like many of their other pieces that depict animals, this could clearly be interpreted as a visual statement on nature and our relationship and impact towards our environment.
A new documentary surrounding Jim Carrey’s role as Andy Kaufman is coming to Netflix.
Highly loved drama ‘Man on the Moon’ will be further explored like never before in the new documentary ‘Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond’. The documentary looks to show the behind the scenes footage from ‘Man on the Moon’, which had its behind the scenes footage hidden because Universal thought it will make Jim Carrey look like an ‘asshole’ due to his close portrayal of the late comedian Andy Kaufman, who was known for his unique and controversial antics.
‘Man on the Moon’ was originally released in 1999 and won Jim Carrey a Golden Globe for best actor in a comedy or musical role. It was directed by the great Milos Forman who has also directed such films as ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’, ‘Amadeus’ and ‘The People vs Larry Flynt’.
Whilst, ‘Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond’ is directed by Chris Smith who has directed such films as ‘American Movie’, ‘The Yes Men’ and ‘Collapse’.
The documentary will be premiered on Netflix from the 17th of November, exclusively on Netflix.
Here is the first official trailer for ‘Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond.
Sonia Kronlund’s film The Prince of Nothingwood will be entering the UK cinemas this early winter.
This documentary follows Salim Shaheen also known as the ‘Prince of Nothingwood’, who is the most popular and successful actor-director-producer in Afghanistan. He has been making films tirelessly for over thirty years, despite the country’s difficult ongoing war.
As Shaheen’s 111th no budget feature is in production, Sonia Kronlund joins him to see the fascinating life this director lives, whilst he tries to make another of his films come true.
‘The Prince of Nothingwood’ will be shown in selected UK Cinemas from the 15th of December via Vertigo Releasing.
The newest member of Big Dada Sampa The Great has announced her latest release ‘Birds And The BEE9’
Sampa The Great presents us her latest emotional and personal mixtape ‘Birds And The BEE9’. The mixtape has a total of thirteen songs with one of them being ‘Bye River’, which is available to stream now.
Throughout this mixtape, Sampa The Great carries her identity as an artist through the many influences she has drawn from by encompassing sounds of hip-hop, gospel, and neo-soul.
“Music is the way I express myself, the way I reflect on life, reflect on the things that I’ve experienced”
The mixtape will be released on the 10th of November, via Big Dada.
Full Tracklist
1. Healing 2. Flowers feat. REMI 3. Protect Your Queen 4. Rhymes To The East (Listen) 5. Can I Get a Key 6. Black Girl Magik 7. Casper feat. Syreneyiscreamy 8. Karma The Villain 9. Bye River 10. Inner Voice feat. Mwanje Tembo 11. The Truth 12. I Am Me 13. Healer feat. Zaachariaha
KLANGPLANET is a terrific music producer who combines unique elements to make some of the most exciting music around today.
We have selected his music to our Sound Selection twice now, and this time we decided just to interview him. Here is our interview with Frieder, the man behind KLANGPLANET.
Hi, how are you?
I’m fine thank you – it’s a great pleasure sharing my music these days
So, how did KLANGPLANET come about?
For some reason, I felt the time is right to release a solo project reflecting all my passion for music in order to share it with music lovers all over the planet
You mixed a lot of deep and nature elements in your song ‘Starlight’, how did you decide to combine those?
It actually started with pictures in my head and nature sounds popped up being the core part of my mind-traveling. All I had to do is dropping those piano notes to paint a picture and adding more elements to create a scenery.
You mostly make Deep House; do you decide the genre of the song beforehand or when you have already developed the bones of the song?
There is no particular reason for choosing Deep House, in fact, I didn’t even think about a particular genre when I started – it just developed and it became a colouring of moods that I felt suits quite well
What is your process in collecting sounds for your song?
It starts with a memory of places or situations that mean something to me and so far matching field recordings have been available. I also combine those sounds to create a vivid sound layer as it is a musical journey instead of static moments
If you could give any advice to aspiring music producers what would it be?
Well, follow your passion that’s key and always be confident in what you’re doing. Don’t be discouraged an keep on being creative and being yourself
What are your plans for the rest of 2017?
Good question, actually I will go on as always – once there is an idea I start writing music and if there isn’t any for the moment it’s o.k. – no pressure. But of course I hope I’ll be able to still write a few tracks in 2017
And our final question. What is your definition of culture?
Culture is very importing in being a uniting element and music has a great impact on connecting people of so many ethnically diverse societies – we need to conserve and protect natural and cultural heritage and always be open-minded – music is one way how to express and to live it – music has no borders.
Thank you for those great responses, Frieder!
To find out more about KLANGPLANET you can follow him here and here.
After a short break, we are back with our 13th Sound Selection. Bringing you more great music for your playlists.
DATGO ‘Sequence 6’
First in our selection is ‘Sequence 6’ by DATGO who combines mellow synth elements with lovely and playful vocals to give us a great groove to jam to. This one is for the playlists for sure, great work from DATGO.
MagnusTheMagnus ‘Calling’ feat. KIDDO
On the other hand, we have the raw voice of KIDDO who alongside MagnusTheMagnus encompasses the beat patterns of electro-reggae, with a range of uplifting tones that rise this song into our selection.
Mihail ‘Who You Are’
Furthermore, we have ‘Who You Are’ by the very talented Mihail, who leads the song with his lovely and rich vocals. This one is for the radio and unsurprisingly has been already dominating airplay time in Romania. So one to add to your playlists for sure.
The Pale Fire ‘Northern Lights’
Another stunning song to enter our Sound Selection is ‘Northern Lights’ by The Pale Fire, who combines emotional lyrics with silky smooth vocals that keep us attached in ways we cannot even describe. A truly great song, written and performed by a very talented musician.
ADLT VDEO ‘Alive’
Bringing us the vintage vibe is ‘Alive’ by the wonderful ADLT VDEO who combine wonderful dreamy-vocals and a raw production with solid structure. This song is on repeat for us, with its mysterious elements and authentic sound this is a must for any playlist.
LESHA ‘Dreaming Nomads’
Another great song to enter our Sound Selection is ‘Dreaming Nomads’ by LESHA. With a chill vibe, this song quickly turns into a club night hit with its bouncy bass and neat percussion. A great song to have when you are traveling or just want to have a nice time.
Dear Criminals ‘Waste Land’
For something different, we have ‘Waste Land’ by Dear Criminals who bring us elements of mystery, tension and emotion all that once. With uneasy like synths and drums driving the song, this song is an odd journey which is really refreshing to hear. Vocals and production are top level. Splendid work.
ODESZA ‘Across The Room’ feat. Leon Bridges
Finally, we had to include some latest work from the wonderfully talented ODESZA, who collaborated with one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of today Leon Bridges. Together they bring ‘Across The Room’, a single that is beautifully produced and made for the playlists. A terrific way to end this Sound Selection.
The exciting electronic music producer Tommy Barlow shares with us his latest single ‘hesitant’.
With the constant amount of quality material coming from Tommy Barlow, there is no surprise we are receiving such great quality of music from this promising and talented artist. This time he shares with us his latest single ‘hesitant’, which drives on mellow vocal elements and a subtle chill beat that encompasses the sounds of Barlow perfectly. This song is for the playlists.
“I made it in a time of confusion and self doubt”
The single is currently available for free download on Soundcloud and lasts five minutes and seconds in length.
You can follow Tommy Barlow here and download his latest single ‘hesitant’ here.
The infamous Italian Fashion house is set to go fur-free in Spring/Summer 2018, following the footsteps of Armani who went fur-free in Autumn/Winter 2016.
The CEO Marco Bizzarri and the Creative Director for Gucci Alessandro Michele, have the same core values for the company and took the step to end the use of fur. This movement was made as the brand’s commitment to “sustainability”.
“Being socially responsible is one of Gucci’s core values, and we will continue to strive to do better for the environment and animals.” – Mr Bizzarri
This change means that the powerhouse will no longer use animals such as mink, coyote, raccoon, rabbits and any other animals that are caught or bred. Gucci will auction off any animal fur items they have remaining with the money going towards animal rights organisations.
Kitty Block, president of Humane Society International, celebrated the luxury brand’s move as a “compassionate decision”
“For this Italian powerhouse to end the use of fur because of the cruelty involved will have a huge ripple effect throughout the world of fashion”
Gucci will join and become part of the Fur Free Alliance, which has more than 40 organisations including Stella McCartney, which is owned by the Kering group.
In celebration of Friday the 13th, Netflix has released the final trailer for Stranger Things season 2.
The trailer reveals some tense moments from the upcoming season, which looks to bring back the character of Will into the normal world whilst also expanding on the mysterious and rather scary Demogorgon.
With more tension and ever-growing storyline, ‘Stranger Things’ looks to once again to flood the social media platforms with its refreshing take on a series.
Season 2 of ‘Stranger Things’ will be released on the 27th of October, only on Netflix.
Ieva Trinkunaite a Lithuanian-based artist shared her creative sketchbook filled with colours and shapes.
The sketchbook is filled with inspiring colour pallets, shapes and collage manifesting a great set of looks and aesthetics for possible projects. This is a great example of an alternate way of filling up a sketchbook & recording visual details and concepts.
