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Zhi Tea Of The Month Club
(28 January 2009) - All tea comes from the same plant, Camellia sinensis, but that doesn't mean there isn't a wide variety of sub-species, different blends and flavors. Zhi Tea of Austin, Texas has dozens of flavors of tea, from a plum oolong that actually has the pleasant tartness of plums to a chocolate chai that doesn't taste like watery hot cocoa. Zhi offers gourmet organic varieties in...
The New Old Tokyo
(12 July 2007) - The 12 million person metropolis of Tokyo has gone all quiet and traditional. Tiny, obscured bars buried in dark alleyways behind nondescript doors are inviting small numbers of trusted patrons to quiet nights of reserved nightlife where a word of mouth invitation is the hottest ticket in this technology-obsessed city. Recounted through a fine piece of travel writing, Julia Chaplin of the NY Times...
Kubik Pop-up Club: Barcelona, Berlin and Lisbon
(08 June 2007) - We've seen the pop-up store, but a pop-up club? Kubik is a modular open-air club located in Barcelona, Berlin and Lisbon for this summer only. Designed by Balestra Berlin along with Modular Beat and lighting by Andreas Barthelmes of Light Life, the club is an open construction of light-up plastic boxes that make up the walls, hallways, DJ station and bar. Featuring a variety...
Nublu Orchestra
(11 April 2007) - A club, record label, band and movement all-in-one, the Nublu Orchestra is committed to developing and creating new sounds and music. The Lower East Side institution is comprised of talented musicians from jazz, funk, pop, fusion, Brazilian, R&B and classical genres, "but the music we make is none of these," comments Butch Morris, conductor of the Nublu Orchestra. On the recently released self-titled album,...
Ministry of Sound's Minibar
(23 March 2006) - Fifteen years since the original club opened in London's Elephant and Castle, Ministry of Sound has evolved beyond all recognition into a truly global brand. These days, it doesn't just sell dance music of all shades, but also the audio equipment to listen to it on, and even clubbing holidays to places like Egypt. Ministry's latest off-shoot is the Minibar, which aims to be...
The Big Chill House
(16 February 2006) - The Big Chill Festival was one of my highlights of last year, and with Glastonbury taking a break in 2006, it's likely to attract even more people this summer. Off the back of its success, the Big Chill brand is quietly establishing itself in London. First with its eponymous bar off Brick Lane, and now with The Big Chill House. It's planning an opening...
Project FOX
(27 April 2005) - Project FOX, is an event in Copenhagen promoting the newly released Volkswagen Fox. For the occasion they created a hotel, a club, and a studio all in downtown Copenhagen. For the hotel they took an already pre-existing hotel, and combined the talent of 21 artists to re-design the interior of 61 rooms. Along with the hotel, they have a club/restaurant that has three open...
Grime
(16 February 2005) - Grime is a form of music that has stemmed out from UK Garage in the underground music scene in the UK. The quickly fired lyrics are overlaid on top of some intense beats. Most of the this music can't even be played on the radio due to the explicit lyrical content. Club nights featuring Grime are popping up in New York City and Philadelphia....
House Music All Night Long
(28 January 2005) - Loveslap Recordings just put out “Heartbeat” volume I featuring the inimitable DJ skills of David Harness and and will release volume 2 with the equally tantalizing Julius Papp on March 8. Harness, resident DJ at the incomparable San Francisco club the End Up owns the first set, mixing in mellow house grooves that create an ambient, albeit sexy, atmosphere. On the second, Papp, who...
Frank Sauvaire
(21 July 2004) - French fashion photographer Franck Sauvaire has been visiting ibiza over the last 16 years. Ibiza - Isla En El Mar is a collection of hundreds of his photographs capturing the ecstasy and agony of this island, its inhabitants and its visitors. From crystal clear waters, to dusky panoramic vistas and drug fuelled dancing, the book lends an intriguing insight for people yet to visit...
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