Ellen & Tao are correspondents. Hikikomori is a suite of 99 funny & short letters. “Hikikomori” is meaning ” pulling away, being confined” in japanese.
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Interview by Laura Lotti.
Manchester has always played a key role in the development of British music history.
Its own strong music tradition startd to grab the World’s attention in the late 70s with Joy Division and A Certain Ratio and reached its climax in the Madchester era thanks to ground-breaking bands the likes of The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, 808State – just to name a few – and proper “institutions” like The Haçienda and Tony Wilson’s Factory Records. After a few years of silent activity, today there’s a new band to perpetuate this tradition: they are The Sisters of Transistors – 4 “sisters” named Wigby Elka Whippany, Ragna Teisco Dottir, Naomi Doric Pencrest and Henrietta Vox Humana – plus Graham Massey of 808State fame.
From the rather skanky club in East London where we went to see them, they immediately teleported us to other worlds thanks to their obscure yet dreamy and sophisticated melodies and hypnotic choirs. And if even Jarvis Cocker and Ladytron were there in the crowd with us to check them out (no, seriously!), maybe it’s worth listening what they have to say.
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A tribute to a wonderful man and photographer. Vietnam War photographer Van Es has passed away in a hospital in Hong Kong at the age of 67 from a brain hemorrhage.
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A great article, about how we might actually do better as a society, if schooling was taking away.
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Dave Pollard’s blog writes about environmental philosophy, creative works, business papers and essays. A great source for search for better ways of living, making a living, and a better understanding of how the world really works.
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Our fellow editor Jean went and talked with the Bamboo Shoots this weekend. Photos by Samuel Peltz in New York City.
Can you guys introduce yourselves as a band?
Karl (bass/vocals), Ankur (beats, synths, percussion), Shiv (drums), Ahmed (guitars/synths), and Avir (guitars/vocals).
What is the story behind the name of Bamboo Shoots?
In the mid nineties, Ahmed survived on a diet of raw Bamboo Shoots. He was lost in the jungle at the time. It was a rough period in his life, he cries a lot just thinking about it.
When did you form your band? What inspired you to make music together? How long have you all known each other? How did you meet?
Avir: Karl, and I have been playing music together since we were little kids. We met Shiv while he was at NYU. Then we met Ankur when he stopped by my house during a practice. We met Ahmed at Karl’s birthday party. It was all very random. We’ve been a band since 2004.
How would you guys describe your music? Who are your influences?
We don’t describe our music, we just play it. I think anything can be an influence if you’re listening right. That and Michael Jackson.
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Dutch graphic designer Velina Stoykova creates simple and impressive works using different techniques.
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We Feel Fine is a web 2.0 project collecting how people feel from all around the world, displayed in an interactive environment that sets curiosity.
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I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max. “277 pages of non-stop drinking, debauchery and fornication. It’s a collection of stories that track a man from law school to a life of complete indulgence.”
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