Momentan finden zwei unterschiedliche Ausstellungen in zwei verschiedenen Städten in Deutschland statt, welche einem guten Zweck dienen. Die Hear the World Foundation präsentiert in Hamburg die Ausstellung „Chances“ und in Berlin „Give“, bei welchen beiden der Erlös der Werke an ein Hilfswerk geht.
In Hamburg werden faszinierende Portrait-Fotografien des Fotografen Philipp Rathmer gezeigt, der im Mai 2011 zusammen mit dem Sänger und Songwriter Patrick Nuo nach Nairobi, Kenia gereist war. Patrick Nuo hatte dort eine Patenschaft der Hear the World Foundation übernommen, bei welcher das Ziel darin lag, Kindern mit Hörverlust die Chance auf ein normales Leben zu ermöglichen. Es enstanden eindrückliche und starke Bilder der Kinder, die berühren. Bis zum 27. November 2011 wird „Chances“ in der Flo Peters Gallery noch in Hamburg gezeigt.
In Berlin werden in der Circleculture Gallery Bilder von den verschiedensten Künstlern wie Terry Richardson, XOOOOX, Raymond Pettibon, Jaybo Monk, Larry Clark, Katrin Fridriks, Harmony Korine, Jonathan Yeo, Stefan Strumbel, JR, David Shrigley, Aaron Rose oder Ed Templeton gezeigt, die ebenfalls verkauft werden. Der Erlös der verkauften Werke geht direkt an das Amani Waisenhaus in Mbigili in Tansania. Die Ausstellung ist noch bis zum 24. Januar 2012 zu besichtigen.
Freshly released today is the newest EP from mastermind James Blake, entitled “Enough Thunder”. Six amazing tracks follow after his debut release back in February which already made him rise to music heaven. And the best of all: we can listen to a full album stream right here, over and over again. For all us Europeans we’ll need to wait till October 10th when the good stuff will hit iTunes for us to shop delights. Second best thing: Blake will hit Hamburg, Berlin, Köln and Frankfurt from November 15th-19th. Make sure you get your ticket if you’re not too late alredy!
With an all new black-hair-look, miss “I’m pregnant and look stunning” Beyonce Knowles, hits us up with her latest video to her single “Countdown” off the “4″ album. 60’s mod styling meets a color splash in a what looks like to be a modern Audrey Hepburn tribute. Check it out!
Last but not least sound master A-Trak pays tribute to the passed away French mega-influencer DJ Mehdi with a 7min. track entitled “How Deep Is Your Love?”. He explains: I did this remix over the summer, and when I was close to finishing it I played it to my friend, the irreplaceable DJ Mehdi. We often played each other our productions for feedback. As it turns out he and Riton were visiting New York so they stopped by my apartment. I was working on the main version of the remix, the vocal version. I knew I would make a few alternate edits during the mixdown. The funny thing was, Mehdi’s favorite part was the ending! He and Riton suggested that I have that part come in earlier. My reaction was: that would work well for the dub version. And sure enough, when I finished mixing it down I made a dub with their suggestion. When I sent it to Mehdi shortly after, he responded (as a joke) that I should call it “Dub For Mehdi”. He included it in his “Tunisian Summer” mix. And then, as we all know, the unimaginable happened and we lost our dear friend. The least I can do now is name the edit after him. This one’s for you, Memed.
For six consecutive days the whole Mono Concept Store in Hamburg will be hot-spot for ACNE’s sample & clearance sale! Getting rid of show-samples, selected classics and previous season pieces, the extent of the offered delights and pricing will be definitely more than tempting.
Be sure to pass by if you’re in the area- more details on the flyer above. Shop till you drop!
Gil Scott-Heron is coming to Berlin to present his current album “I’m New Here”, which he released in February 2010. It took the American poet, musician and author 13 years to be back with a new album, which he produced together with his labels owner Richard Russel from XL Recordings. The legendary influencer has been a reference of support to the Afro-American scene within the US since the late 60’s , being a great source of inspiration for many musicians within soul, blues, jazz and hip hop genres ever since. Head down to Maria am Ostbahnhof on May 13th (8PM) for one of the two exclusive in Germany held concerts, and check out the rest of his tourdates here. !
Enjoy his single “Me And The Devil” off the album below!
H&M will be hosting a super selected party both in Hamburg and Berlin at the end of May to launch their upcoming Fashion Against Aids collection, hitting stores on May 20th. Supporting the announced “Festival” theme, they’ll welcome us with booze, drinks, fashion and good music in both cities!
Hamburg’s due date will be May 19th, with a live performance of Hamburg-based DAS BO feat. Die Hängergäng (DJ Plazebo & Flo Motion), starting at 8PM. If you wanna head down to StrandPauli and enjoy the pre-shopping night, try your best and be quick to be written on the g-list by sending an email until May 10th, to: faa-hh@hm.com!
For all of us Berliners, we’ll have to wait till May 20th, to hit H&M @ Rosenthaler Strasse at 9PM, for killer music spinning on the decks by our gurl Palina Power and Sarah Walker & The Fuzz performing live! Same procedure folks: Email till May 13th to: faa-b@hm.com!
Morgen findet offiziell die Customized Tour von Cheap Monday & Weekday statt. In 3 Ländern, 8 Städten und 13 Shops zeigt CM aus 320 Paar ausgesuchten Einzelstücke zum Titel der Tour ‘Bondage construction’ Teile der limitierten Kollektion. Das ganze soll in Partyatmosphäre geschehen, zeitgleich in den verschiedenen Städten & Shops. Die Produkte sind ab Freitag regulär im Handel zu kaufen.
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Pop Life is the Tate Modern organized exhibition which is currently showing at Hamburg’s Kunsthalle, presenting the memorable works by some of the leading artists of the last forty years. Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Keith Haring, Maurizio Cattelan, Takashi Murakami and Andy Warhol are just a few of the all-star line up featuring some of the best pieces related to modern art and the commercialisation of today’s society. We cannot decide on who’s work we like best, maybe the video below helps us or will make us addicted to of all of it. If you are lucky to be in the area you can go and see it live till May 9th.
