Spellbound
Photographer: John Allen ( Instagram ) HMUA: Last Satellite Salon ( Instagram ) Stylist: Kate Leatherwood ( Instagram ) Clothing: Sola ( Instagram )
Mixtape Monday: Ending Serenade
Us Now – Them Are Us Too Wet Food – Stove To Know You – Wild Nothing Violet – Death Party at the Beach Desire – Moon Tapes Cada Día Es Así – Elora Spooky Something – Petal Head Pill – Mayfair
Austin Urbanscapes
Photographer: Amanda Harrington (Austin, TX)
Reviews: Singles We’re Spinning
Lazy Legs – “Ghost” Based out of Chicago, Lazy Legs lo-fi reverb-filled noise brings their listener back to the early days of My Bloody Valentine and early 90’s shoegaze. Included on their upcoming self-titled EP off cassette tape label and blog Wild Patterns, the band’s single for “Ghost” haunts you with barely-there instrumentals and just as soon kicks off with Michael Tenzer’s crunchy guitar riffs and Laura Wagner’s hazy ethereal vocals, blending flawlessly back and forth in the background and to the forefront. Wagner’s enigmatic lyrics make “Ghost” that of a romantic and dreamy tune, an introspective track perfectly paired for its winter release in January. True to its…
Mixtape Monday: Christmas Vibes
Father Christmas – The Kinks Winter Wonderland – Cocteau Twins Dance of the Sour Plum Fairy – The Sour Notes Little Drummer Boy – The Dandy Warhols Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) – The Ramones 3 Ghosts of Xmas – Many Birthdays Santa’s Beard – They Might Be Giants Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Slow Club Astro Christmas – The Astronaut Suit Atlas Eets Christmas – The Flaming Lips w/ Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band Run Run Run (Rudolph) – Douglas In Furs I’ll Be Stoned for Christmas – Dent May
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Afia
Photographer – Lia Rustomjee ( Instagram ) Make-Up Artist – Grace Victoria ( Instagram ) Model – Afia Taylor-Walker ( Instagram ) Clothes – photographer’s own
FILM REVIEW: The World of Kanako
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Shop Local This Xmas
Not sure what to get for your friends or family for Christmas this year? Sure, there are all sorts of bargains and coupons and nonsense, but this year we think it’s time to start putting our money towards something more deserving, which is why we’re going local this Christmas. Mom and Pop shops are the ones who put in the time and effort, so why not help them out? It is the season of giving or whatever, right? So give back to your local shops and let them know they’ve got your support! Goat Haus Dairy Goat Haus Dairy has been one of my favorite finds here in Texas because…
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Born Bad Seeds: Gross Pointe
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The Weather
Photography: Davey Warren ( Instagram ) Model: Gaelle Legrand ( Instagram )
Divine Dreamscapes: Pale Dīan
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