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Halsey – Hurricane Blows You Away
This is what she says on her website: I am Halsey. I will never be anything but honest. I write songs about sex and being sad. That is all we need to know. The mixture of Lorde and Lana Del Rey is addictive and the lead single Hurricane is not just a little breeze but a pop anthem:
The House That Groaned – Read This Now
Karrie Fransman’s cartoon strips, which have appeared in the Guardian, and her graphic novel The House That Groaned,which won the Observer Book of the Month award, often – as the title suggests – capture the way that places themselves can become characters in a story. From a blustery park bench in ‘The Night I Lost My Love’ around which the course of a whole life appears to turn to a boxy Camden hovel which would sometimes catch the light in a certain way that reflected the road on the ceiling, places often have an uncanny knack for surprising us.
One of the best reads in a long time. No doubt.
Chocolate From Spain? – Amattler Is One Of The Best
Spain is not really known for chocolate. But there are always exceptions. One of the best in he world ist Amattler. Especially the liquid chocolate is out of this world,
The Amatller family’s dedication to the production of chocolate started at the end of the 18th Century, when Gabriel Amatller came to Barcelona from Molins de Rei and set up a small artisanal chocolate-making operation in the district of Santa María del Mar. At the moment Amattler is going through a revival. Get it while it’s hot…
It Follows – Real Horror
For 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe), fall should be about school, boys and weekends out at the lake. But after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter, she finds herself plagued by strange visions and the inescapable sense that someone, or something, is following her.
Do we need to say more? Real Horror, really good – in a cinema near you very soon:
Graffiti of the Week – Street Art Nr. 153
The Jinx – The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki examines the complicated life of reclusive real estate scion, Robert Durst, the key suspect in a series of unsolved crimes. TrendEngel doesn’t want to give away much more as this would spoil all the fun – but we can make one promise. You will not forget Robert Durst. Thanks HBO for another great documentary. Little tipp: there are full episodes on Youtube. Her eis he trailer:
Ridley’sGames Room – Stylish British Games
Ridley’s Games Room brings together a collection of six classic games featuring striking geometric patterns in vivid colours that ‘dance upon the eye’ with a hypnotic effect. Upon closer inspection the mid-century inspired patterns can be seen to relate back to their respective games, for instance the triangles of the backgammon box mimic the games iconic board design and likewise the squares of the chess board can be seen in its 3 dimensional cube pattern. Dominoes and Backgammon are our favorite.
Broncho – Oklahoma at its Best
This is a real Rock Band – from Oklahoma of all places. A bit dirty and rough but with great lines and hooks. They will play SXSW and are one of the bands to watch out for. The new song NC-17 is dope and almost as good as their radical and rocking song Class Historian
Gino Sobrillo – Is It the Best Pizza?
Gino Sobrillo is famous for its pizza in Napoli – since 1935. Now he has opened a new pizzeria in the middle of fashionable Milano on Largo Corsia Dei Servi (this is so fresh there is still no official website for the Milano outlet) . And boy it is good. Every day Sobrillo does 400 pizze and once they are sold they close shop. Go for it and decide yourself if this is the best Pizza in the world – it just might be.