We speak with Girls frontman Christopher Owens about white sneaker fetishes, running a business and singing “Stille nacht” to sailors at Christmas time in Antwerp’s docks. Read ›
Articles tagged with “Play”
The interview: Is Tropical
Having just released their debut album ‘Native To’ earlier this year, the face-shy London three-piece was in Brussels to perform at Botanique. We caught up with them minutes before the show to talk getting bashed by Pitchfork, hating England and throwing illegal parties in toilet showrooms. Read ›
The white album release party
Join us on Friday 25th November in Brussels to celebrate the release of our last edition of 2011, the white album. Read ›
Into the light
A light-sensitive series of juxtaposed animated gifs that has the entire office finding itself a new-found love for the digitally-bettered arts. Read ›
Win: Share our iPad AppStore link and win yourself a Word goodie bag
Share our iPad AppStore link on your wall, take a screenshot and email it to us. How to win yourself a Word goodie bag in three easy steps. Read ›
The throw away project
Connan Mockasin
Boat rides, backstage antics and portraits of adoring fans: we step into the world of psychedelic popster Conan Mockasin through our disposable camera project. Read ›
The word on the street
Going on the trail of our new batch of ‘We Own Belgium’ stickers that have been appearing on the streets of brussels over the past few weeks. Read ›
The suggestion
Nike Sky Force ’88
The re-edition of Nike’s Sky Force ’88 has got the whole office reminiscing about the days when we spent more time on the basketball court than at the local. A time when scoring a three-pointer didn’t yet have a double entendre. Read ›
The interview
Slove
Following the release of their excellent debut Le Danse, we speak with Parisian electro-pop two-piece Slove about their various side projects and their love of French music. Read ›
The review
M83′s Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
The French electronic dreampop band M83 is back after a three year pause: Their new much anticipated album ‘Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming’ is to be released on October 17th. We’ve had a first listen. Read ›
The shave in style challenge
When fashion meets grooming: three hair stylists let lose on three models armed with nothing but a pair of Braun cruZer shavers. Read ›
The blue album release party
Following a three months hiatus, we’re back with a bang. Our blue album. It hits the street Friday, 2nd September and we’d love for you to join us for a drink or two and a little boogie. It’s all happening at the À St Médard Centre for Arts, located on Rue Haute 298C – 300 Hoogstraat, in 1000 [...] Read ›
Style spotters: Manu
For the fourth and last in our series of visual chapters on individualism and style, we hand the camera over to Manu from Mapp Store - one of those people who always has something good to say. He might have just given a new album a listen, and thinks you should too (we recently discovered Holidays [...] Read ›
Rise and shine: producer Dynooo
Dynooo‘s future-forward, Blade-Runner-grade productions have earned him quite the following in Word HQ. With a string of releases to his name, the latest of which surely won a world record for longest ever title (I Feel Like PLaying Sim City Straight From The Floppy And Run A Tornado All Over My Perfectly Functioning Town After [...] Read ›
Style spotters: Damien Aresta
Part three of our series on everyday style, in partnership with Schweppes, sees us handing over the office disposable to Damien Aresta. A graphic designer, musician (he plays guitar in the indie folk/pop outfit The Ducati Lovers), art director and teacher (he teaches at ERG), Damien is a man who simply cannot sit still, continously [...] Read ›