Raj Chaudhuri has been in music for a while now... He started buying vinyl with chump-change to working behind the counter at a record-store in Soho, London. He started from flyering outside clubs to DJing in the warm insides of them. He is the co-founder of London's liveliest hip-hop party, 'Livin' Proof'. He is one of the industrious fellows behind Bleep - the online-store and sister company of Warp Records. He has been a resident DJ on the Boiler Room streaming AV show. He... [Read more]

Wes anderson returns. The creator of The Life Aquatic, The Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr Fox and Darjeeling limited is back with a new feature length and if its possible this looks more Wes Anderson than any before. Moonrise Kingdom is set to be released in America in May and stars Bruce Willis, Harvey Keitel, Frances McDormand and Ed Norton alongside... [Read more]

In short, Blue Fingers are a fair-trade Irish-owned hand-made sweat-shop that deals primarily in screen printed delights. Based in Dublin their principle range of goods so far have been tee-shirts and posters but recently they have taken the obvious step into collaborative millinery. Their current project has seen them team up with Donegal hat makers Hanna Hats for which they are calling upon different illustrators to bring an Irish classic to a new audience. The first artist up is James Kirwan ... [Read more]

Tonight sees a huge lineup of must-sees from the Irish scene. Logikparty, Jogging & Melodica Deathship all have releases planned for 2012 and we're looking forward to catching No Spill Blood (new project from Adebisi Shank/Magic Pockets/Hands Up).... [Read more]

The pride of Barcelona John Talabot is back with some new music. Permanent Vacation is releasing his album this February and was it written and produced with Pional in Danup Studios (Madrid). As expected the previewed track "So Will be Now" has started just where he left off. Dublin city had the pleasure of his debut last year and hopefully shall see more of him this year with an album tour. For those don't know his music do your self a favour this Wednesday and follow the... [Read more]

Robert Samuel Hanson is an illustrator with a long list of clients that include Wired, Google and The New York Times to name but a few. He caught my eye however with his beautiful book '140 Colour Images'. His flat and friendly vector drawings are a pleasure to behold. Take a look here.... [Read more]

Another short from the Resident Advisor Real Scenes series covers the mighty Berlin. Berlin is a massive music and arts stronghold, this video covers its rise to prominence since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Interviews with key players explain how the vast emptiness of the new city gave rise to a DIY attitude that has built up to what it is today. Interesting over lunch viewing.... [Read more]

Quality remake of John Carpenter's The Thing produced in glorious high definition and plasticine. Plucked from brain of Lee Hardcastle and now starring Pingu. Nothing more needs to be said really get clicking.... [Read more]

Here lies a brilliant new product from green technology company PaveGen. This pavement square is made from recycled tyre rubber and uses the kinetic energy from the passing plod of pedestrians to generate and store electricity. The square omits a light to show the passer-by their hassle free contribution to renewable energy. The potential for these on busy streets or shopping centres are huge. Great Idea. ... [Read more]

Early January is often synonymous with personal reflection. No one has done this as thoroughly as information designer Nicolas Feltron. Each year he collects data from his life, everything ranging from numbers of days worked to the first ice-cream of the year. Starting from 2005, he has used this information to produce a yearly book describing his life for the previous 12 months. He entitles the publication "The Feltron Annual Report" and the detail and design are quite remarkable. ... [Read more]