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Death by sexy
When Interpol's debut album emerged in 2002 in a bluster of hipster adoration, their championing of influences like The Chameleons and Echo & The Bunnymen was a necessary reappraisal of a post-punk aesthetic that had fallen into vigorous unfashionability. So it's a perfectly reasonable postmodern progression to find 2010 blossoming with the fragrant musical reminiscences of, well, post-post-punk.
| Feb 26, 2010 | Faces > Music
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Late of the Pier: Making top of the class
The band, Late of the Pier may be a bunch of jokers, but the amount of talent spewing from this four-man front is no joke.Band member, Sam Potter makes his directorial debut with Late of the Pier's newest video, "Best in Class" and invited everyone from random Facebook friends to his own grandma to be a part of it all.
| Feb 23, 2010 | Faces > Music
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Unleash the Wild Beasts
To kick off their North American tour, the multi-talented UK quartet, Wild Beasts have released a new video, “We still got the taste dancin’ on our tongues’, proving yet again that this band’s sound cannot be tamed.
| Feb 16, 2010 | Faces > Music
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Maur is more
If there were a Purple Heart for rock & rollers, Melissa Auf der Maur would likely be in possession of at least three. As bass player with Hole, Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson, she managed to survive three of modern music's most notorious and unstable tyrants, apparently none the worse for wear.
| Feb 10, 2010 | Faces > Music
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Broken Bells: a heaven-sent collaboration
The coming together of two musical geniuses has created for both excitement and fear amongst the music industry. The Shin’s James Mercer and Brian Burton of Gnarls Barkley have formed supergroup, Broken Bells. This new collaboration has people wondering whether or not Mercer or Burton will be returning to their respected groups.
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Diane Birch: love at first sound
Swide is quite the music fan but Diane Birch's haunting sounds took us to the next level and we became downright groupies. Imagine our fiddy excitement when we were invited to an exclusive private performance.
| Feb 26, 2010 | Faces > Music
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She & Him - Two times' the charm
Actress, Zooey Deschanel (She) and producer, Matt Ward (Him), together make up the indie-folk band, She & Him. With the success of their first album, Volume 1, She & Him return with their sophomore effort, rightfully named Volume 2. Swide explores whether this duo will be twice as charming, the second time around.
| Feb 19, 2010 | Faces > Music
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Thirst quenching tunes of Lemonade
The Swide office has been seeing its share of gloomy weather, rather than have it brings us down, we’ve found audio therapy in the rhythmic sounds of Lemonade. Their latest video has us embarking on an adventure outside the city to a distant safe haven full of adolescent debauchery.
| Feb 12, 2010 | Faces > Music
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Shy Child gets disco-connected
After a three year hiatus, Brooklyn Duo, Shy Child has returned bringing us more electro-filled tracks and debuted a new video sure to take you back to the electrifying 80s.
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Watch the new face of Dolce&Gabbana Make up, Felicity Jones in an interview on set of the shootings for the summer make up campaigns. She talks about what its like to work with Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott and Pat McGrath, as well as looking back at her first encounter with Dolce&Gabbana make up.
The Grammy Awards 2012 stirred up a mix of emotions on Sunday evening; the music world took a moment to remember the loss of their ‘fallen sister’, Whitney Houston, and an eternally grateful Adele swept the board, making a jubilant return to stage with six awards.
It's Valentine's Day, and that's great. Restaurants will be thriving with happy couples celebrating. But what about singles, who want to eat alone - not only then, but all-year-round - without feeling uncomfortable?
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Have you ever thought about Palermo as the ideal city for lovers? St. Valentine’s day is coming and I’d like to suggest to you the top 5 romantic places in my city: each location has a little story behind it all relating to love... let’s discover them!
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and today I have a special treat for you. I have asked 7 of my illustrator friends a few questions related to this special occasion and, to make this article special, 2 of them have each prepared an original Dolce & Gabbana art work as a Valentine’s gift to the Swide readers.
Andrea Preti invites us to one of his Dolce&Gabbana shoots and gives us a sneak peek into his pre-shoot routine and also shares some of his body secrets. But when you're in demand like Andrea is, a 5 minute chat is never easy...
I honestly fail to see sense in Valentine's day if you're a day over 13-years-old. Single people use it as an excuse to complain about being single (all men are jerks and all girls are crazy and whatnot), and couples ignore it or use it as an excuse to invite single friends over for dinner and boast about their love.