Glasvegas

It's rare for a band to have the ability to pen mature, potentially massive, songs yet still retain a sense of locality and modesty in their music. The thick Scottish accent rolling unimpeded out of Glasvegas frontman, James Allan, is proudly grounded in the pubs and bars of his native Glasgow. This quality slices through the reverb-laden, atmospheric background of their songs, lending an irresistible …

Mikhael Subotzky

Since graduating from art school a year ago, Mikhael Subotzky has taken his native South Africa and the international art world by storm. The 25 year-old has exhibited across his native country, in the Netherlands and Italy and has even been invited to join Magnum Photo Agency—one of the youngest photographers to be inducted into the venerable photo institution's ranks. So what's all the hype …

Edward Burtynsky: Quarries

The celebrated Canadian photographer Quarries," which is also currently featured at London gallery Flowers Central. After his 2005 book on China, which looked at many aspects of their industrialized society and the 2006 award-winning documentary "Manufactured Landscapes," Burtynsky narrowed his focus to a very specific type of man-made landscape. The subject explores the scars left by industry, at once symbols of development, construction and destruction. …