Bring your high heels, polka dot skirt, dark black Wayfarer, bright red lipstick and be ready to listen to solo guitars reminding of the bluesy New York atmophere, with a pinch of late seventies punk. Basically, what I like to call, vintage rock band. Our brand new mixtape comes from a East-London based quartet called …
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(Photographer: Albert Ruso) For those who still regret Sonar Festival when Autumn comes, a new contemporary music event is coming up in Barcelona on Saturday, 5th November 2011: shrug off warm memories and get ready for MiRA! The first edition of this new Festival takes place in the old Sant Andreu factory “Fabra i Coats” …
On tour. On the way to Chicago from Toronto in a very rainy day , Greg Hughes from Still Corners, luckly found time to tell Polkadot about Creatures of an Hour, their first LP surely marked by the downy voice of his musical partner Tessa Murray. Let’s start with simple questions: Tell Polkadot readers who …
Born in a small village in the Alps called “Piussogno”, whose name, although it doesn’t appear in most of the maps, already says it all about her, I’m introducing you to Polly Bird Balitro, a young and talented photographer who, after having studied Photography at IED in Milan, in 2010 moved to Helsinki to follow the exclusive and innovative Master in Environmental Art. It’s here that she still lives, as she tells, in a small loft in an ancient building which she could have never afforded in Milan. “From her window-she’s proud to add- she can even see the sea”.
Radio Soulwax launch today their Vimeo channel with an exclusive of the brand new hour, Batuta Discos. Shows can now be viewed in High Definition and on Demand! It will also feature an eye-popping trailer, titled “Machine” and directed by Saam Farahman who was inspired to create a unique interpretation of the ethos behind the project. The result is a breathtaking film that perfectly encapsulates the audio visual obsession of Radio Soulwax.
Milano 8 novembre al Tunnel. Cari amici di Polkadot, segnate questa data sulle vostre agende perché arriva in Italia una delle band americane più interessanti in questo momento: Other Lives. Acclamati dalla stampa inglese e americana, seguiti dai Radiohead e Flaming Lips, il folk americano degli Other Lives ha anche aperto il tour di Bon …
In contemporanea con l’ uscita del nuovo album solista di Noel Gallagher, ‘High Flying Birds’ Adidas fa squadra con l’ ex lider degli Oasis per realizzare una versione speciale della storica Training 72. Interamente in pelle bianca con punta e dettagli in suede, scrisce blu elettrico su suola “gum”; ma la vera chicca è la …
When i saw this for the first time i started to smile a lot mainly because of the little beings with human legs.
The music is from Kathryn Calder (New Pornographers) directed by Jesse Ewles and Cameron Tomsett. | Via 2.2 Studio
A couple of months ago, we had a very nice chat with Francis Neve. For pleasure of our ears, here is the video of the brand new single “Dance around the fire”, due to be released on 21st of November.
Desert Raven is the second single off Gentle Spirit, the brand new album written by one of the most interesting songwriter, musician and finally producer in the music scene, Jonathan Wilson. To the question – “Is it worth a listen?” – The answer has to be… Absolutely, yes. Each beat and each riff bears the …
Devo ammetterlo: quando finalmente ho avuto il piacere di conoscerli (virtualmente), ho pensato che Sandro e Giuseppe avrebbero dovuto cimentarsi anche in un pò di sano cabaret, oltre che nel fare musica. La realtà è che sono due ragazzi molto, ma molto, simpatici e con un pò di sana “ciccia musicale”. Cresciuti negli ambienti romani …
Since Limited Edition is the sexy word of nowadays marketing, a SupaLimited Edition is the only way to stand out. After the Daft Punk inspired Club Coke 2011 bottles of the first part of the year, new official Daft Punk + Coke collection is now available for a small bunch of lucky fans. The classic …
Sondre Lerche, il cantautore e chitarrista norvegese, farà due tappe in Italia nel prossimo weekend: sabato 1° ottobre sarà al Circolo degli Artisti di Roma, mentre domenica 2 Ottobre sarà al teatro Martinitt di Milano. Nonostante le origini algide e il nome complicato, la sua musica è un mix ben calibrato di romantiche ballad in acustico dall’attitudine neofolk e di brani più catchy, tirati e veloci. L’artista è sulle scene ormai da una decina di anni e ha all’attivo ben 7 dischi, di cui l’ultimo pubblicato lo scorso luglio e dal titolo omonimo.