Dear Mos Def,

The next record (if there is one), better be good!

Mos Def at Sala Bikini BCN Nov. 30th:

I have to admit walking into this concert I felt skeptical…. Hip-hop shows are a gamble. Don’t get me wrong I love hip-hop, its just live hip-hop often falls flat. The sound is so highly produced, I find myself missing the layered vocals, the effects. Add to that the fact that ‘turntableism” seems to be dead(ish) and Mos’s mp3, started skipping in the first... read more

The first annual “080 Barcelona: Fashion is Everywhere” event was held recently to promote the fashion scene in the up-and-coming 08001 zip code, aka the Raval. Aiming to turn this grungy, sort of shabby-chic neighborhood into a “temporary fashion showroom,” young and independent underground designers showed off their lines in a series of expositions and collective showrooms held at various venues in the area. A featured outdoor exhibition called “Crossing 00,” held during the... read more

Now that Vice magazine Spain has been launched and the second issue already distributed, the crazy clan of Vice partygoers of course had a kickass party to promote the magazine during the Bread & Butter Summer fair at the Apollo. The international attendance list was a mixed crowd of designers, hipsters, urban bohemians, and stylish groupies, all attendees spilling over from the aftermath of the B&B tradeshow.