In a diverse and potentially surprising list, the Vinyl Factory’s favorite 50 albums of 2017 traverses all genres, tastes and continents—the only common thread is that they need to have appeared on vinyl within the past 12 months. From well-known names like Kendrick Lamar and Björk, to releases from Visible Cloaks, Golden Teacher and Trio Da Kali and Kronos Quartet, the music is that which …
London’s The Vinyl Factory has published their Top 100 Vinyl Releases of 2014, and as expected from this annual treat, it’s a penetrating look at the year’s 7”s, 10”s, 12”s, EPs, LPs and box sets. Many of the artists we’ve covered throughout our year of ListenUp have made the cut: Air (96), Fatima (90), Liars (80), Future Islands (80), DJ Harvey (79), Beyoncé (70), Holly …
At the recent opening of multi-media artist Quentin Jones and spatial designer Robert Storey’s exhibition “The Fractured and the Feline,” Jones’ beautiful collages of cats and girls and Storey’s exciting mirrored rooms were complemented by food from TART. The London catering company run by Lucy Carr-Ellison and Jemima Jones created a fun, innovative menu for the opening night that included gyoza, cheesy quesadillas, pulled pork, …
