Leisureonly.com
When starting Faux, I took alot of influence from Readplatform.com a London based start up that was just finding it’s feet in the world of publishing as an online culture magazine. It had…
James Vincent McMorrow
Think you’re bored of bearded folk now? Meet James Vincent McMorrow, Dublin’s should-be success story. His second single, ‘Sparrow & The Wolf’, due out on June 19th and taken from his already released…
EndOfTheLine: Tron + Graffiti
EndOfTheLine describe themselves as “…true artists of the urban revolution, visionaries, masterless aerosol samurai, executing large scale graffiti productions and curating international underground art events” – in other words, their flippin good with…
Competition // Booka Shade – Scaramanga
The release of the fourth studio album from revered production duo Booka Shade last year was greeted with widespread praise from fans and critics alike, reaching the top 20 in the iTunes chart….
Culture // Red Bull Studios #1st Birthday
Red Bull studios in London are celebrating their first birthday in style! To kick it all off they will have asked for a gift from their closest family and friends who have used…
Culture // Spy Magazine
You know that snarky tone thats synonymous with blog culture? That passive aggressive, jealously dismissive anger and committed informed bark, that bloggers often talk in? Its not as new as you think. One…
The History Of Hip-Hop – Beatboxed
French Beatbox artist Eklips recently recorded this amazing 4 minutes of footage for Trace Urban in France. He uses his human beatbox skills to walk us through the history of hip hop, what’s…
Film & TV // The Best TV Of 2010
The out with the old and in with the sort-of-new methodology of television seemed to intensify in 2010, as some of America’s most celebrated series rolled their credits for the last time, and…
Calm Down Dearest // Christmassy Feeling
I’ll level with you, I’m feeling pretty Christmassy this year – which is kind of handy given that it’s on Saturday. I think this could be my first ever year of actually being…
Interview // BOBCOM – Michael Feeney Callan
BOBCOM is a brand new musical social network, What? Like M-FLOW? No, more like an evolution of the only feature anyone still uses on Myspace, band/artist profiles with music hosting, crossed with a…
Music // 35 Best Albums Of 2010
Here at Faux, we decided the best way to look back at this year was to let our writers nominate albums and make their case for its inclusion Instead of a standard chart…
Calm Down Dearest // Losing Support
I’m becoming increasingly frustrated with idiots as we build up to Christmas. I don’t really enthuse about politics in general but I can’t help become involved with the latest goings on as and…
Calm Down Dearest // Enough Is Enough
Coronation Street has reached a milestone this week as it celebrates it’s 50th birthday. Now ordinarily, I’d expect a couple of party hats, a nice cake and perhaps a cheeky game of pass…
Music // Sound Of 2011
This morning the BBC revealed the 15 names on their Sound Of 2011 longlist. Soon to be whittled down and then eventually a winner will be crowned in January. For all intents and…
Calm Down Dearest // Mother Nature Hates You
As if the current recession isn’t shitty enough, Mother Nature has decided to punish our crappy little country as well. Not wanting to drone on about the same issues that the newspapers have…
Calm Down Dearest // Calendar Confusion
It’s been a funny old week leading up to the latest ham-fisted article from Calm Down Dearest. I wouldn’t have thought much could shock me this week, not since I’ve been pretending that…
Calm Down Dearest // I’d Best Buy a Hat
Seen as the biggest names around the United Kingdom and indeed the world have sought to congratulate the countries newest married couple to be, I thought it was only appropriate for Calm Down…
Competition // Manchester Warehouse Project – Bedrock
This friday sees the critically acclaimed Bedrock label imprint take over Manchester Warehouse Project for a huge night. Headline by label boss and one of the biggest and most respected Dj’s in the…
Competition // Nas & Damian Marley – Manchester O2 Apollo
If you didn’t fall head over heels for Distant Relatives the critically acclaimed collaboration album from Nas & Damian Marley, you’re probably dead inside. Due to the enormous success of their 3 summer…
Calm Down Dearest // I’ll Cry If I Want To
It’s my birthday! I was born precisely 25 years ago, which incidentally means my mother and father were bumping uglies precisely 25 years and 9 months ago. I prefer to imagine that my…
Calm Down Dearest // Code Breakers
The longer I live in a city, the more people I see walking around who seem to be important purely because of how they dress. Whether it is the suit they wear or…
Tech // BOBCOM
BOBCOM is a brand new musical social network, What? Like M-FLOW? No, more like an evolution of the only feature anyone still uses on Myspace, band/artist profiles with music hosting, crossed with a…
Calm Down Dearest // RICE
What’s been happening since we last conversed? Well, I’ve just deleted the 89th email this week informing me on “how to increase your snake size” and “grow an extra 6 inches NOW” (I’ve…
Competition // MODA Ft Fatboy Slim, Jakwob & T.E.E.D
Every so often something happens that defies all logic. Disappearing planes, alien sighting, JLS making a second album; Unthinkable things, that just don’t make sense. Well, you’ll be glad to know, you can…
Lifestyle // R.I.P Ari Up
The Slits lead singer Ari Up has passed away at only 48. The Slits began when Ari was only 14 and were arguably the most influential all girl punk band in history. The group released…
Calm Down Dearest // Nature Calls
It wasn’t so long ago that I shared with you my story of woe that ended in me almost smearing faeces down myself in order to save my beloved iPhone. Thankfully, I’m not…
Calm Down Dearest // Made In China
It’s fair to say that this week hasn’t been one of my livelier of weeks. The pathetic showing England had to offer on Tuesday night was a low point and even the arrival…
Competitions // Detroit Social Club
We have a pair of tickets to the final date of the bands Uk Tour and a signed copy of their latest album Exsistence to give away. Their UK tour finishes this Saturday…
Calm Down Dearest // Detrimental Benefits
I’m not normally one to get all political on your asses but finally, after much deliberation by our ‘beloved’ coalition government I am pleased to say that they’ve made a welcome addition in…
Competitions // MODA ft Annie Mac, Riva Starr & Doorly
2010 has been the biggest year in Moda history, with the entire crew traveling the globe to play the worlds best clubs & festivals, the record label breaking all kinds of new music…
