Jul 07, 2010
EELUS: VADER PROJECT COMP.
2006 commemorated 30 years of the Star Wars legacy. In conjunction with the anniversary celebrations a special art show was established. Entitled The Vader Project, it invites 100 artists to customise their own version of the immortalised Darth Vader helmet. A really interesting art project that spawned some truly innovative…
Jul 07, 2010
DEVIATION PRESENTS BILAL LIVE AT FABRIC.
Next week, Deviation returns to fabric for the first time since the crazy Madlib and J. Rocc-featuring session last year. Guess what? Brainer has 2 tickets to give away.
Jul 06, 2010
GORILLAZ: JOURNEY TO PLASTIC BEACH.
So, I'm reminiscing about how amazing Gorillaz were at Glastonbury. The visuals, the song selection, the special guests Albarn brought on stage - the whole show was incredible. To be honest, I'm not sure why the crowd wasn't as dense as it was for the other headline acts. I guess…
Jul 05, 2010
GLASTONBURY STEEZ.
This year, the world's largest open air music and performing arts festival - Glastonbury - celebrated its mammoth 40th birthday on 23rd-28th June. And it just so happened to be my first visit to Worthy Farm. Unlike previous years, there was no rain. Instead of wading and sloshing through perilous…
Jun 25, 2010
ROOTS & JOHN LEGEND URGE US TO ‘WAKE UP’.
News has been circulating for sometime regarding a collaboration album between The Roots and John Legend. Earlier this week it was announced that the project entitled ‘Wake Up’, would include 11 tracks, ten of which would be covers of classic 60’s and 70’s soul music – released through Sony Music…
Jun 22, 2010
FLOOR TEN GALLERY PRESENTS JOIN.
This Saturday signals the launch of an exciting new group exhibition housed at the Floor Ten Gallery in East London. Entitled ‘Join’ the collaborative show will feature the creative talents of 11 multi-disciplined artists, presenting wonderful installation pieces, exciting performance art, sound displays, painting and photography. Our main man and…
Jun 22, 2010
DEAR GOD 2.0
That's right, The Roots are officially BACK. The legendary Philly crew's new album, 'How I Got Over', is out now (and will be reviewed on Brainer real soon). Take a look at the new video for 'Dear God 2.0', directed by Jason Goldwatch and taken from the new album. It's good to…
