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Lianne la Havas is a London-born singer of mixed Greek and Jamaican descent who sings with the soul, quirkiness and honesty which can be associated with the likes of Corinne Bailey Rae and Erykah Badu. Click to listen. I’m so grateful to Sabu over at All That Haberdash for introducing me to Lianne. Had IContinue reading “Lianne la Havas”

I like music, and live or a capella versions of my favourite songs are on a much higher rotation on my playlist than the radio versions. This fact is well-documented. (No, really: it is). So allow me to share with you Live Your Life, by Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna: Pure voice, sincere lyrics. Listen and beContinue reading “Yuna”

I’ve seen these transparent accessories popping up on street style blogs lately: For Fashion Freaks It’s not the newest trend, but then we know that in fashion what goes around comes back around- with a different name, a new colour, and a more impressive marketing pitch. Anyway. This transparent accessory trend (which extends to shoes,Continue reading “See-Through”

“Beatdown” is my song of the month- well, one of them anyway- if for no other reason than the fact that it makes me want to dance. Steve Aoki and Iggy Azalea bring out the “party rocker” in me. But then, we already know how I feel about Iggy. Listen for yourself: I’m not sureContinue reading “"I’s a Party On your Face, and I’m ’bout to Dance On It"”

Movie soundtracks are my thing. I’ve mentioned before (more than once) that I’m the girl who goes out and finds out what song was playing in That Crucial Scene, so I can add it to my playlist.Acting, singing, writing- it’s all storytelling, and storytelling is part of what I’m about. A few months back, IContinue reading “Words Paint A Picture… Of Brandon Hines”

 The Cool Web Children are dumb to say how hot the day is,  How hot the scent is of the summer rose,  How dreadful the black wastes of evening sky,  How dreadful the tall soldiers drumming by. But we have speech ,to chill the angry day,  And speech, to dull the rose’s cruel scent. WeContinue reading “This Is How the Literary Crowd Throws A Party”

“Braam at midnight sounds like a playground at midday” And on that playground, things like this happen: source “Vampire 9000” sounds like the name of a really dangerous band, right? But it’s really just one guy, who sings with a strange pain in his voice while he clutches his guitar to his chest… Brilliant. TheContinue reading “#PUMASocialJozi (Were You There?)”

I’ve been seeing some of the hype around Christina Aguilera and her new song, “Your Body”. Usually, the song is mentioned after people have their say on her “weight gain”. Christina hears the comments from critics, and has told Billboard.com that she is comfortable with her body- any style risks she takes are ones whichContinue reading “Aguilera Is Back!”

I was reminded the other day about how much I used to love reading: The friend who wrote that had me remembering how I always promised myself the same thing. Well, yesterday I went out and tried my luck at the library again, and this is what I found: Finally, I have my hands onContinue reading “Words. Read, Write, Return to Dignity.”

Cleo Droomer is the Cape Town-based designer who heads up Cleo Droomer Creations. He is also winner of the 2010 ELLE New Talent Design Award.The range he went on to design for Mr Price after his win looked a little like this: The soft colours and flowy silhouettes had these clothes flying off the shelves.Continue reading “Cleo Droomer for Mr Price”