Archive for August, 2011

Time flies when you’re in Velvet Underground, but only because it’s been nothing but fun times under that opulent roof. So let’s have more! Marking its 17th year, Velvet is summoning the services of Fritz Kalkbrenner, the brother of Paul, but no less an electronic whiz (check his 2010 debut Here Today Gone Tomorrow) in [...]

Eastpak has already hooked up with the likes of Raf Simons, Christopher Shannon and Rick Owens for collaborative collections, and this season, the bag-maker is turning its face to Kris Van Assche (that’s Dior Homme’s Artistic Director to you) for company. And the Belgium designer complies with a range of carry-alls that seamlessly merge his [...]

After three years spent in the company of drugs and alcohol, and 30 days in the throes of rehab, Mike Hadreas did the next logical thing: he made music. Setting up at a piano in his mother’s house, Mike laid down lo-fi lullabies that articulated his emotional turmoil and other pressing concerns from sex to [...]

In an analog-stocked bedroom in Belgium, Sebastiaan Vandevoorde has been couching his plans for dancefloor domination in nu disco and well, so far so darn good. After taking flight from the Villa production crew, he’s donned his Moonlight Matters moniker, and set to work on a couple of mixes and remixes that sparkle with smart, [...]

Since clothes and lifestyle are so intrinsically linked, the opening of the first agnès b. – SPORT B. concept store in Singapore will come along with a spiffy live concert and music photography exhibition! Dubbed PLUGGED, the event will showcase two outstanding up and coming bands in Monster Cat and Bear Culture. Cool limited edition [...]

Tote bags nowadays are a dime a dozen (or even free), but we’d still gladly fork out money for a quality bag. Add typography to this equation and you’ll get this family of Alphabet bags ranging from totes to roomy travel pouches – a very stylish understatement, we think! Available at Rockstar by Soon Lee, [...]

In an age where hype can be an enormous commodity, it can also be just as enormously short-lived. But amidst the rotating door of buzz bands lie Catherine and Allison Pierce, who’ve been working their way up the old fashioned way. The Pierces had three incredible albums and a decade of music-making behind them, and [...]

Like all first loves, your first pair of Dr. Martens will stay with you as long as you’d like it to. For one, it’s built from the kind of leather that’s tough, durable and ready to weather your most extreme hi-jinks. And for another, these shoes are such an expression of individual style and identity, [...]

Last Fall, we saw Gap fly its 1969 collection high and proud with a variety of cuts to fit all of us nicely and with unique bling dotting them to boot. This time round, two years later after the launch of Gap 1969, expect no less from Gap – we didn’t, and they are back [...]