10/11/2009, par Clément Mathon

Nollywood: between Bolly and Holly

Pieter Hugo photoFela Kuti’s drummer Tony Allen had enlisted him for the cover of his compilation “Lagos Shake” last Year, with a picture taken from his series “The Hyena and Other Men” .

In 2009, 33 years-old south-african photographer Pieter Hugo headed to Abuja, Nigeria to focus on what’s become the 2nd largest movie industry in the world releasing up to 2500 movies a year: Nollywood.

Ahead of Hollywood, and behind Bollywood, it produces movies on its own terms (worth over $2.3 billion as of 2008), telling stories that appeal to and reflect the lives of its public: it is a rare instance of self-representation on such a scale in Africa.

Check out the Nollywood series HERE!

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The Slew: Or How To Save A Music Work?
09/11/2009, par Clément Mathon

The Slew: Or How To Save A Music Work?

the band the SlewCanadian turtablist-master Kid Koala teamed up with ex-members of the austrialian hardrock band Wolfmother and gives birth to The Slew. Lire la suite

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The 50th Law: Bis Repetita
09/11/2009, par Clément Mathon

The 50th Law: Bis Repetita

50Last September, 50 Cent (aka Curtis Jackson) released a book called “the 50th Law” where he (obviously) joins forces with Robert Greene, bestselling author of “The 48 Laws of Power” (which Kanye West and Young Buck have rapped about), to write a bible for success in life and work based on a single principle: fear nothing. We’ve already heard him talkin’ ’bout that matter in his album “Get Rich or Die Tryin”. Lire la suite

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Beak>: Iron Acton
07/11/2009, par Clément Mathon

Beak>: Iron Acton

beak-bandFormed in January 2009, this trio is the among other ways to describe it, the new project of Portishead’s intrumentalist and producer Geoff Barrow. The story is coming up on The Drone next month! Lire la suite

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Cold Cave: Is Techno Really Back In America?
06/11/2009, par Clément Mathon

Cold Cave: Is Techno Really Back In America?

Kevin saunderson, Derrick may and Juan atkins youngTo make a long story short:

Black music has always crossed the Atlantic to really exist. Take blues for instance. From the cotton fields to Led Zeppelin and back to America, it took the Yardbirds (ex- Led Zeppelin) a trip to the U.S. to let the Americans know about their own legacy. The result in return: Garage rock. Lire la suite

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No Age: Losing Feeling
06/11/2009, par David Pais

No Age: Losing Feeling

No_Age_BW_hi-resThis probably has something to do with Chris Anderson’s Long Tail Theory but I’m not really sure. The song is taken from No Age‘s new EP on Sub Pop and the video is directed by Gil Kenan. Lire la suite

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Sweat: A Tribute To Finnish Sauna.
05/11/2009, par David Pais

Sweat: A Tribute To Finnish Sauna.

Timo KaukonenThere are five million inhabitants and over two million Saunas in Finland. This is a sacrosanct place where Finns usually can relax, think about the meaning of life while pushing their body to the limit, in a casual way. Lire la suite

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Da Doo Ron Ron: Story Of Phil Spector
05/11/2009, par Clément Mathon

Da Doo Ron Ron: Story Of Phil Spector

philGenius producer Phil Spector (the Ronettes, The Crystals, The Ramones, Ike & Tina Turner, Lennon…) may be serving his sentence in jail in California, his revolutionary recording technique of the “Wall Of Sound” still makes people talk. Here comes  a documentary by filmmaker Binia Tymieniecka, back in 83 and that aired on Channel Four, coming out on DVD in December. Lire la suite

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Get Back Guinozzi! : Low Files Tropical
04/11/2009, par David Pais

Get Back Guinozzi! : Low Files Tropical

getback1This song is like popular french flicks from the 70′s: fun, groovy and with lots of boobs. Long distance musicianship between London based singer Eglantine Gouzy and Southern French composer Fred Lansini gave birth to Get Back Guinozzi! in 2007. Their album Carpet Madness is out on FatCat Records. Lire la suite

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Worst interviews are the best interviews
03/11/2009, par Clément Mathon

Worst interviews are the best interviews

oxbow frontman Eugene Robinson naked on stageSunday, we’re interviewing Eugene S. Robinson, founder of Oxbow, freefighter and writer of a book called “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ass-Kicking but Were Afraid You’d Get Your Ass Kicked for Asking”. Lire la suite

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Rage against Guantanamo
03/11/2009, par Clément Mathon

Rage against Guantanamo

bands fighting for the end og guantanamo What’s the common denominator between Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine, REM, Billy Bragg, Roseanne Cash, Pearl Jam, Jackson Browne and Steve Earle? They all stood against Guantanamo (also called by the military personnal “Gitmo”) because of the use of music as a torture tool in military interrogations! Lire la suite

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