Desmond & The Tutus: Enjoy Yourself

South Africa's indie rockers on their new release, ditching the traditional album format and the importance of having a laugh

Home to rich diversity, a troubled yet storied past and the arguable center of African art and design, South Africa is a hotbed for creativity—from experimental electronic production duos to thriving design conferences with a global reach. Though bands in the country are geographically isolated for international touring, a thriving indie rock scene pervades and is mixed with a variety of traditional music styles for …

Interview: Paul Budnitz of Ello

The founder of the internet's new unconventional, ad-free social network explains its honest origins and its exciting future

We’ve long been supporters of multifarious designer Paul Budnitzwe even collaborated on a Cool Hunting bicycle with the Kid Robot founder. So when he began telling us about his new project, Elloan ad-free social networklast May, we knew something exciting was in the works. Now in full Beta mode, the free, invite-only network is doubling in size daily, and garnering even more attention in a …

Interview: Mr Twin Sister

The leaderless five-member band shares personal anecdotes and the three-year process of making their freshly dropped eponymous album

The five members of the band Mr Twin Sister, armed with a name change and their own recently established label (bidding adieu to Domino), are finally letting go of an album three years in the making. And upon listening through the eight tracks in their eponymous LP, which fittingly revolves around the themes of isolation and self-identity, the time invested shows up clearly in the …