Stay-cation at Close House Hotel – In the Lap of Northumbrian Luxury
We are living in the age of the Stay-cation. Or at least that’s what I’m led to believe. But despite the persistent rumour that more Brits than ever are shunning the delights of the European beach holiday (can you hear the collective sigh of relief from over the...
Night Engine – Funked-up and Razor Edged – A New Favourite Band
Night Engine are getting the old ‘one to watch’ treatment from the national and indie press alike. If that sets your alarm bells ringing I don’t think you need worry as this band really are worth a bit of hype. How well they do depends on so many things but they mean...
Hands on a Hardbody documentary – How to Win a Truck in Texas
A battle of wills: a gruelling contest of endurance and sheer determination whose lone victor will finish physically and mentally exhausted, having outlasted all challengers. Defeated rivals will literally stumble away, collapsing into chairs or leaving in a dazed...
Boqueria, Brixton: Tapas with Swagger – Restaurant Review
Named after Barcelona’s most acclaimed food market, Boqueria is a tapas restaurant with swagger. There’s a menu which goes from comrade’s canteen to ambassador’s residence, a wine list with its own cava and sherry annexe, and a battalion of knowledgeable waiting...
Pere Ubu – On Tour with Variety Lights – Fire Records
The near legendary Pere Ubu are out on tour backed by the rather special Variety Lights. So when you combine the two together you're in for rather a fine night out we reckon (well we'll be there at the Manchester date at least). "Pere Ubu is not now nor has it...
Geoffrey Farmer: The Surgeon and the Photographer at Barbican’s Curve
Geoffrey Farmer’s The Surgeon and the Photographer is being shown in its completed form for the first time in the UK at the Barbican’s Curve gallery. The Curve is a unique 90-metre exhibition space that wraps around the back of the Barbican concert hall. Open since...
Bye Bye Bacon: An Attempt at Vegetarianism, Part 2
I’m halfway through my vegetarian month and as things stand I have eaten enough cheese to glue the Grand Canyon back together. Gone are any illusions that this venture would make me healthier. Even though I can’t blame this on vegetarianism in itself as the...
Ryoji Ikeda – Superposition: A Collision of Worlds
It seems that what could be construed as two artistically distinct domains are in fact more closely related and compatible than we can imagine… Ryoji Ikeda, on the 27th and 28th March, demonstrated the extraordinary unity of science and art in his recent UK premiere...
Vietnamese fashion inspired by Gerhard – Thu Thu
Thuy Duong Nguyen - Vietnamese fashion designer of London based label Thu Thu - is clearly one very busy lady. Having waited through the chaos of the last London fashion week, Claire Hazelton spoke to her about Thu Thu’s colourful, cheerful yet elegant and...
Julia Heuse’s Objets Trouvés – Grunge Luxe for AW13
Jim Morrall talks to Berliner Julia Heuse about her AW13 collection, inspired by Duchamp’s objets trouvés. Flaking paint, decomposing surfaces and trash are Julia’s objets trouvés of choice. Translating an unrecognised beauty in the banal into a line of menswear and...
Mafia Gang – Crime Family Fashion from Leonardo V
This is a polite warning. You don't want to mess with these fashionistas. Great shoot carried out with great finesse and passion by photographer Leonardo V - a favourite of ours here at Flux. Photographer Leonardo V Assistant: Ilan Wagner & Elia Spielberg...
M Hulot’s leather bags for fictional Frenchmen
I had not heard of the stylishly attired Monsieur Hulot until I delved a bit more into the inspiration behind M Hulot, the British accessories label making leather bags in honour of the fictional Frenchman. It turns out the character invented and played by comedian...
Screenplay – John Parish on Film, Music & PJ Harvey
Musician and composer John Parish, best known for his work with PJ Harvey, is, on the 16th April, releasing Screenplay, an album of a selection of his film music. Feature writer, Claire Hazelton, had a chat with John to find out more about the album and his...
Claude Cahun, Alexis Hunter & Mahtab Hussain Exhibition
The group exhibition Be a Man! featuring Claude Cahun, Alexis Hunter & Mahtab Hussain at Sumarria Lunn lends itself to a deconstruction and exploration of what it means to be a man today. Featuring international work made over the last century, the show...
London’s new Temple of Gluttony: MEAT:mission
There are a couple of things worth considering on outings such as this. Firstly- attire. Stretchy, forgiving, and sensibly coloured is the connoisseur's outfit of choice. And secondly - lunch. In so much as arriving at what can most aptly be described as London’s...