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...Party to this All Hallow's Eve
When I was a child I never celebrated Halloween. It's become a "thing" in Italy only recently, after years of cautious rejection: why dress up, have fun and binge on candy when you can enjoy a day full of hymns followed by a jolly visit to your dead relatives at the cemetery?
| Oct 29, 2011 | Faces > Music
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Music Video: Beyoncé gets the Party started.
With Beyoncé being the new celebrity inline to be a mother, it appears that the thought family is influencing her music videos. In her new clip for ‘Party ft. J.Cole’ it is all about family, friends and partying till the early hours…
| Oct 27, 2011 | Faces > Music
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Music: Friends- 'No one should settle for less, unless it's last call'
Friends are demanding that we pay attention to their sound and, with the release of their new video for 'I'm His Girl' this week, it is going hard not to. Swide's Ben Taylor asked them a few questions...
| Oct 19, 2011 | Faces > Music
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Mood Swings: Bike Buff
This year I decided it was high time to buy a bicycle…again.
| Oct 14, 2011 | Faces > Music
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Mood Swings: No sleeping in my car
For as long as I can remember, I've had a reoccuring dream of driving on an empty highway at night...
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Tiziano Ferro’s experiment- Do opposites attract?
Tiziano Ferro’s latest single, La Differenza tra Te e Me, (The Difference Between Me and You) is characteristically beautiful and thought provoking.
| Oct 28, 2011 | Faces > Music
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The 5 Songs to Shine On to
Our Mood Swings maestro is bringing you 5 songs to give this season's creeping cold a touch of warmth.
| Oct 21, 2011 | Faces > Music
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Music: Youth Lagoon 'The Year of Hibernation'
The glorious sound that 22-year-old Trevor Powers is making has a depth that could fool one into thinking that this guy produces his music in a studio, backed by a full band. It was surprising to find out that the youthful beauty of his album 'The Year of Hibernation' was crafted at home. Introducing Youth Lagoon...
| Oct 17, 2011 | Faces > Music
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Interview: Tori Amos - 'the next great poets, stand up'
She has sold millions of records, has inspired people all over the world and is regarded as a figure of female empowerment. This is what happened when Swide's Ben Taylor shared a couch with the ethereal Tori Amos...
| Oct 10, 2011 | Faces > Music
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The scenario is…you are only in London for 24hrs. This doesn’t have to mean being stuck in your hotel wanting but not knowing what to do. Enlightened travellers continually ask the question - What would a Londoner do? Have no fear Luxury London is here…
There’s no need to go far afield to exotic locations to find adventure. In recent years adventures have been rediscovering urban winders right on our very doorsteps. Urban Exploration, known also as Urbex or UE, is an (often illegal) activity that explores unseen or unknown sights in the urban environment.
It appears that Ivan Olita’s scouting has led him straight to New York City’s very own scout, a movie location scout to be exact. Nick Carr’s job means that he gets to explore every nook and cranny that NYC has to offer, allowing him to discover the hidden details that many wouldn’t see. Ivan Investigates…
Whilst collaborating with Swide for The Matt Silk Collection SS12 video, Luca Finotti gave us the chance to get him in front of the camera for an exclusive interview. Whether it’s talking about his love affair with the camera, his views on what ‘ugly is’ or how he keeps himself sane, the up and coming fashion director was as natural in front of the camera as he is behind it.
The Cannes Film Festival is the epitome of European high glamour on the French Riviera. Sun, surf and…suits. Swide catches three stars who put their best foot forward in Dolce&Gabbana. Gerard Butler, Mathew McConaughey and Zac Efron got suited up to face the onslaught of press photographers that infest every event at Cannes.
Kylie Minogue has had a very very good week indeed. Sparkling brighter than ever at the Cannes Film Festival premier of ‘Holy Motors’, wearing Dolce&Gabbana, and then causing explosive reaction throughout the internet when her new single and video ‘Timebomb’ was dropped today.
French musician Yuksek talks to Swide about playing on the music scene with friends, how he accidently fell into being known as a dance music artist, that making music videos isn’t his thing and how being a Dj has its health risks. Ben Taylor investigates...
New music and ones to watch, as chosen by Swide; A selection of talent from around the world, featuring Gold & Youth, Baden Baden, Sykur, Ruby Frost and Baio.