tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29011143069770851202024-03-13T09:26:52.876+00:00Rosy GlassesBinita Bantawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812089543958612248noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901114306977085120.post-5053624269506148352013-02-18T19:54:00.000+00:002013-02-18T23:35:23.922+00:00Gig Review: Rough Comforts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Should I just start now?” asks Rough Comforts (real
name James Mathew Davies), the singer-songwriter from Kent, who’s as polite as
he is shy. It may seem strange for a man who’s been making music for over 15
years - from post-punk collective Babies Three to folk-pop outfit Elle Rayenne.
Though understandable considering his current venture sees him stepping away
from the drums and in front of the mic; guitar in hand.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The gig kicks off with a cover of Grizzly Bear’s ‘Deep
Blue Sea’. Immediately the crowd is divided into established fans and those who
are more interested in the local ales. The additional setback of playing
without a PA system contributes to the initial disconnect of the audience. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After an underwhelming start, Davies nervously
follows up with ‘Negative Capability’, from his 2010 debut album, <i>Self-Titled</i>. It’s the first time his
seamless falsettos feature and are charming to the point that even the line,
“like pissing dogs” sounds strangely sublime. His musicality bears a similarity
to that of Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon. Throughout the song they build to a
crescendo, which sets up a punch served by the anthemic final chorus. At this
point, a few more people start to take notice. It begs the question as to why this
wasn’t the obvious choice to open the set with.
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In between songs Davies is constantly
self-deprecating and eager to please. In an attempt to keep the audience on his
side (“I don’t want to bore you with depressing songs”), he lets them decide
between two Prince covers. ‘The Most Beautiful Girl In The World’ shows off his
faultless vocal range and despite being an odd choice, people respond even more.
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With the set in full swing, Davies is finally
hitting his stride. He continues with ‘Too Afraid To Ask’ and ‘Warmer Place’,
both fresh from his recent EP release, <i>Heavy
On My Mind</i>. The depth and brutal honesty of these songs in particular may
explain for his retiring on-stage demeanour. However, he completely loses
himself whilst performing. Even in his awkward moments, Davies manages to
execute with brilliance.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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- arguably the most successful song in his repertoire. In moments, the dulcet
tones of Davies are made even more poignant during the melancholic breakdowns.
Not unlike the wavering coos of Thom Yorke, albeit a slightly toned down
version. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Despite receiving his loudest applause yet, Davies
is uncertain whether to carry on, asking whether he should “do one more or just
stop?” Finally, he settles for ‘Petit Mort’ where for the last time, he shows
the sheer vulnerability of his songs. “Your tears and pain they know my name,
place your lonely hand in mine.” As Davies plays the final few chords of his
set, he looks up to find a notably larger audience, erupting in applause. It
seems as though Rough Comforts may need to get used to this. </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Have you ever heard of that band, “Bumford and
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Mulligan”? No?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nowadays, the folking 4-piece, Mumford and Sons, are
getting more hate than love. Their newly released “Babel” is getting slated,
despite the fact their recently announced world tour is selling out. So why is
a Grammy-nominated band that is two albums into their career, still getting
laughed off by people? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lately, it’s been deemed cool to dislike certain
bands. Even I have been prone to put down a group, despite the fact that I
could probably sing along to their greatest hits collection. A prime example
being when I was offered a ticket to one of Coldplay’s sold-out shows this past
summer, in London. I politefully declined on the basis that I’m not their
biggest fan and therefore my attendance may have been a waste. Though in the
back of my mind I was worried at the idea of people knowing I went to a
Coldplay gig. Societal stigma had me thinking that going to see a
world-renowned, ridiculously successful, long-reigning band was shameful. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Similarly, now I’m being told about the bands that
are really ‘cool’ to like (Alabama Shakes anyone?) Before even downloading
their music, I was reading a track-by-track tweetathon of Alt-J’s debut album
telling me why I should love this band. Suddenly, I felt like I had no other
obligation other than to be completely infatuated with it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Would people have been as accommodating had they
entered the industry via a different route? What if they had been a by-product
of the British talent show empire? And what happens if Alt-J’s hype gets so
big, they demand to get carried to a venue in a glass egg? Are we supposed to
drop them quicker than you can say Chris Martin?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So it seems in order to maintain our love for you
emerging bands, you need to stay fairly underground, don’t wear waistcoats and
refrain from falling in love with an award-winning actress. Is that alright
with you?</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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With the release of Spector's <i>Enjoy It While It Lasts</i>, not to mention a couple local gigs from Rough Comforts, I haven't been listening to much else. So have a listen to these Songs Of The Week - and by week, I mean all through the week.</div>
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Today I found that once you've fallen in love with a garment, nobody can deter you from buying it. An example being these pansy print trousers, from Next. Although on the surface they are quite the bold print (something I'm not used to), when paired with a loose fitting shirt, they are just what I need. </div>
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I think I've restored my love for the tailored trouser leg.</div>
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When it comes to your bag of choice, there's nothing cooler than a Cambridge satchel. The classic design means you'll never grow tired of them, plus anything that falls under the smart/schoolgirl category is fine by me.</div>
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Now, The Cambridge Satchel Company have decided to bring out a pastel range. Available in Duck-Egg Blue, Rose Pink, Lilac and Lemon, the bags are perfect for the following summer months. However, they're only around for a limited time. Maybe this means they will release another collection for Autumn/Winter. I'm hoping for burgundy and bottle green. Anyone else?</div>
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Check them out <a href="http://www.cambridgesatchel.co.uk/shop/collections/the-pastel" target="_blank">here</a></div>
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With the weather being far too hot, it makes me wish that colder months would hurry up, so I can don a long-sleeved shirt/embellished shift dress combination like Chloe Sevigny does in this video. Or should I try a tailored suit?</div>
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Miu Miu F/W 2012 campaign - behind the scenes</div>
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I can only apologise for my absence of late, summer has well and truly stolen me. Though I return bearing gifts, in the form of the new John Varvatos Fall/Winter 2012 campaign video - starring Paul Weller and Miles Kane. Am I forgiven?<br />
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To compensate for a lack of blogging, enjoy not one, but two songs of the day from <i>Rosy Glasses </i>favourites, Slow Club and Summer Camp. Both great songs. Both great videos. Both featuring some ace hawaiian shirts.</div>
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Check out this ace campaign video for the Calla A/W 2012/2013 collection. Shot on Valentine's day, the vid was directed by Eva Michon, styled by Leith Clark and modelled by Tennessee Thomas. Enjoy...</div>
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The Like - He's Not A Boy</div>
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The band t-shirt is definitely a staple in my wardrobe, with Joy Division, Tom Williams and the Boat and The Vaccines tees being firm favourites of mine. Maybe it's the fact it's combining my love of fashion and music, or how they can lend itself to pretty much any outfit.</div>
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After seeing model Suki Waterhouse don this <i>Je t'aime Miles Kane </i>top, I was happy to realise it's actually being sold in the Miles Kane online store (and not just a product of a girlfriend customising her clothes). At £20 a pop, it's definitely at the top of the shopping list. </div>Binita Bantawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812089543958612248noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901114306977085120.post-28805018137751861242012-05-23T18:22:00.000+01:002012-05-23T18:22:13.038+01:00Gatsby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Is anyone else really excited for this?</div>Binita Bantawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812089543958612248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901114306977085120.post-46661447942165724162012-05-19T10:57:00.002+01:002012-05-19T10:57:47.996+01:00Song of the Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm currently working on a group project, creating a 3-minute segment on the ukulele. During this time I've discovered The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. If you haven't heard of them, look them up because they do some amazing covers, including today's Song of the Day...</div>
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Click <a href="http://flaneur.me.uk/05/i-dont-think-youre-ready-for-this-jelly/" target="_blank">here</a> to read a piece I wrote for <a href="http://flaneur.me.uk/" target="_blank">The Flaneur</a> about jelly shoes. If anything, the piece includes two references to Destiny's Child "Bootylicious" and for that reason alone, it is worth a read.</div>
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I don't know whether it's the fact that summer's approaching, which is making me want to venture into prints, but I've got a thing for Hawaiian shirts. Yes, Hawaiian shirts.<i> </i>There's something about them: the kitsch prints or maybe the 'so right they're wrong' quality they possess. Along with jelly shoes, tie dye and dungarees, they're another piece of nostalgia available on the high street right now.</div>
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If you like the idea, but maybe not the prospect of looking like Leonardo DiCaprio, circa <i>Romeo and Juliet</i>, then the shirt dress is the best option. This recently purchased number from ASOS ticks all the boxes - especially with its peter pan collar. <div>
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If you're with me, head to <a href="http://www.asos.com/search/hawaiian-print?hrd=1&q=hawaiian+print&SearchSuggestUsed=true" target="_blank">ASOS</a> for a plethora of Hawaiian prints.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The cinematic pieces present in </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Almost There</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> aren’t all that Simpson can
do. His most successful undertaking is undoubtedly the </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">Musician Portraits</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> series, last year. The collection of paintings
were of 22 musicians – all of which Simpson was a big fan of. “</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: inherit;">I had to use some serious Google skills and write
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Throughout the process of getting in touch with his subjects, Simpson
came across a pleasant surprise.</span> “I went to see Newton Faulkner at his
house and hung out with him for a little bit,” he says. “His heavily pregnant
girlfriend came in and I realised that I used to sit next to her at college. I
haven’t spoken to her, so I had no idea there was any connection. It was quite
surreal.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Originally the exhibition was held at a
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later this year. When I ask him how this opportunity came about, he answers
that he was lucky as “somebody from the Royal Albert Hall just happened to pass
and had a look - they were really keen for it and they’re going to put it on.”
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Whilst waiting for the space in Soho to be ready, Simpson wasted no time and started another project, <i>Everything Is Electrified</i>. He decided to use the obscure subject of pylons – an intentional choice, in order to be able to use minimal source material and no sitters. “<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">I’ve always been interested in bold skies and clouds and started to make landscapes,” adds Simpson. “I wanted to contrast the sprawling natural shapes of the skies with straight, formal and rigid imagery – </span>I want these grand skies, punctuated by these manmade structures. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">They feel quite cinematic – like they appear in a Spielberg movie.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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“oddly positive”, Simpson’s strengths lie in people. His Tumblr website, <i>The
Mistakes We Knew We Were Making, </i>is used as </span>“a way of logging images that
interest me in some way; to keep as an almost scrapbook.” These images are
mostly of people in a melancholy state. It’s this kind of feeling that usually
drives Simpson’s work. “It’s a mood that keeps the journey interesting and I
think that pain kind of works well within images,” he answers. “You know,
because paintings are still and there’s a long time to create it. I think it
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">By always relying on heavyhearted
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doing little bits and bobs. I’m working on something for a Scroobius Pip
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time. When I worked on a commission for P&O, I went to New York for 3 days
and took loads of photographs. Those kept me painting for at least 6/7 months,”
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I think there will be moments of horrible loneliness, but that might make for some interesting art along the way” says Joe Simpson. We are tucked away in the corner of the Ritzy Café in Brixton, where Simpson is based, sipping on our coffees.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Discussion starts with his new project, <i>Across America</i> – documenting his trip around the states through paintings, sketches and photographs. When he returns to the UK, he will develop these into larger oil paintings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“America seemed like the best place for this project,” Simpson says. “The artists I looked at, like Edward Hopper, include a lot of movie references and are quite cinematic. It’s that kind of art that I want to create and have those American themes.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p>The project is being run through crowd funding – a scheme where people buy pieces of art that Simpson will create on location. Yet how on earth does he get people to part ways with their money for something that doesn’t even exist yet? “I thought that it was a nice way to promote it and get people invested in it early. I thought it would be a novel way to do it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Having already surpassed the target total on its very first day, it seems that luck is on the young artist’s side. Not to mention a busy schedule. As a figurative painter, Simpson has been working solidly since graduating from Leeds University in 2007, with a degree in fine art. “After uni, I had a few lucky breaks, which meant that I could carry on. I try and treat it like a 9 to 5 job. It’s the idea of keeping on top of it, trying to keep a work ethic, it’s not always easy.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He insists that he prefers to work in
projects as opposed to single paintings. “I always feel they speak better when
they’re together.” This explains one of his previous bodies of work, entitled <i>Almost There</i>. The series of 12 paintings
also incorporate America and the idea of the road trip, but with the added
bonus of a soundtrack. Each painting was in association with a different band; a
song was written specifically, which matched the scene and mood. This culminated
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The paintings were deliberately left to
show uncertainty about how they are connected, allowing people to make their
own story. “You’ve got this one image and you have to think of a context for
it; fill in the blanks,” muses Simpson. “It’s such a limited amount of information;
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In all of Simpson’s pieces, ambiguity<i> </i>is a key factor. It’s the sense of an
enigma that he’s drawn to. By highlighting the in-between moments, the times
where you’re unsure what exactly is happening, it adds much more depth to the
scene. Or as Simpson himself puts it, “there’s a bit of mystery to it and it
means something to different people. It captures a bit of a mood. I think it’s
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the sense that high-key lighting is often featured. Always using oil paints,
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</div>Binita Bantawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812089543958612248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901114306977085120.post-46330942290377819462012-04-16T19:15:00.000+01:002012-04-16T19:15:14.145+01:00Song of the Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/NhdXPGTCAd4?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Watching <i>Grease</i> a few days ago, I was reminded how great Sandy's outfits were. The girl looks ace with her peter pan collars, pastel shades and ribbons. Admittedly, much better than her leather-clad ensemble at the end.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were probably meant to prefer someone cooler like Rizzo, or lust after the T-birds, but all I was wondering is where to shop, in order to channel my current style crush. It's probably better not to go all out with the matching cardigans and full skirts, but I think this mint green jumper from ASOS could fit the bill. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now I'm off to go buy some ribbon..</div></div>Binita Bantawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812089543958612248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2901114306977085120.post-56818497661786240542012-04-10T12:27:00.000+01:002012-04-10T12:27:36.108+01:00Song of the Day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/rRQvrNKD7no?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Pantomime Villains - Hook, Line & Sinker</div></div>Binita Bantawahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17812089543958612248noreply@blogger.com0