Link round-up: 21 August 2014

A collection of interesting links from around the internet:
  • A look at the transformation of the music industry. Whereas the GIF is going way too quick for anyone to actually read the graph, they do offer separate links to each year. 
  • Why contemporary art is exclusionary. A very interesting discussion on how contemporary art is becoming more exclusionary. I would also argue that it is becoming commercialised in a very different way: it's becoming a larger interest in the mainstream (Marina/Jay-Z as one)
  • To kill or not to kill comments...that is the question. A friend once said "before the internet, did Trolls write letters to the editor everyday?" Comments are useful, but can also be violent and awful.
  • Rebel Architecture. A new six-part series coming soon to Al-Jazeera (link leads to trailer and some information on the series). Lots of interest recently around "activist architecture", "architecture without architects", and being "against" a certain form of architecture.

Currently listening - August 2014

June and July saw Rhye, Todd Terje, Maurice Fulton, and Blood Orange on loop but on the playlist these days is leaning towards some great throwbacks:
  • "8 Ball" by Underworld

  • "Is it good to you" by Heavy D & the Boyz

  • "I'm not feeling you" by Yvette Michelle (remember Funkmaster Flex's "The Mix Tape Volume II 60 Minutes of Funk"?)

  • "Rock the Discotheque" by Justin Winks vs. Casio Social Club

  • "New York" by Kerrier District

  • "Strawberry Bubblegum" by Justin Timberlake


  • "Clairevoyage" by Mungolian Jet Set's 16th Rebels Of Mung (Ft. Lindstrom & Dominique Leone) - absolutely adore this one since I heard it on Skatebard's mix for Sid Loves Turbo back in 2007. Can't find a YouTube video or sound cloud, but I've embedded Skatebard's mix for Sid Loves Turbo. The song starts at 07:30 (the whole podcast is worth a listen)


  • "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer (I blame watching Arrested Development...this played twice and just got stuck in my head!)

Link round up: 30 July 2014

A collection of interesting links from around the internet:
  1. Brilliant campaign here. I've heard from someone that Istanbul (I've never been) has a great culture of feeding stray animals
  2. A prehistory of the electronic music festival - Not so long ago, EDM festivals were not common.
  3. Cities and ambition - quite dated but an interesting read. Would be particularly interesting to read something that isn't so centred around North American and European cities though 
  4. Fashion Logos - some history of five of Another Mag's favourite fashion logos