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STUART SEMPLE: Post Adolescent Idealistic Phase
Elusive, pop-culture amalgamist and brainchild of London’s Aubin gallery, Stuart Semple (known as “Nancyboy” in the early noughties) agreed to dish the dirt on his work ahead of his newest exhibition, “Post Adolescent Idealistic Phase”, from the 31st, and reveals a few ambitious plans for October.
NEW NOISE: Zulu Winter
Indie rock’s dead? Not quite. Oxfordshire newcomers Zulu Winter might only have formed at the beginning of last year, but they’ve already released their anthemic debut Language, packed with shimmering sound-of-summer tracks. They’ve even inspired a Fuck Yeah, Zulu Winter tumblr (Ryan Gosling, who?). Wonderland chats to Zulu bassist Iain Lock about bra-throwing fans, music […]
DIOR for Wonderland
WATCH: an exclusive video accompanying our cinematic, moody Dior beauty shoot for Wonderland’s February/March issue…
d’Eon: LP
For most people, experimental Montreal multi-instrumentalist d’Eon is best known for his collaborative effort with fellow Canadian electro-dance artist Grimes on 2011’s split EP, Darkbloom. After releasing two notable mixtapes this year, his debut album LP offers those curious a proper introduction to his world. Wonderland spoke with the artist – first name Chris d’Eon […]
CLUBGIRL: Alexandra Stan
Constanța-born clubgirl Alexandra Stan spoke to Wonderland about her blink-and-you’ll-miss-it rise to fame and global chart phenomenon that was “Saxobeat.”
JACK ROTH – Bedlam
Jack Roth – son of Tim – has risen to attention since starring in BBC’s Great Expectations and the second series of Sky’s Bedlam, which premiered last week. Wonderland sat down with Roth to discuss his career to date just ahead of his newest film,Strawberry Fields – out early next month.
WONDERLAND MIX 003
What’s that? It’s already been June for 12 days? Oh right. We didn’t even notice because we’ve been so busy making this mix. And it’s a pretty exciting one… we’ve sourced new releases from big hitters Frank Ocean, Bobby Womack and Big Boi, while keeping it UK with the likes of Hot Chip and Swindle. […]
ADAM DEACON: Payback Season
Adam Deacon, star of gritty cult thriller Kidulthood – and subsequently Adult and Anuvahood– and recent BAFTA Rising Star award winner, sat down with Wonderland just as his March feature Payback Season hits the shelves in Digital Versatile Disk form.
IF YOU LEAVE: Black × Motto, Berlin
A part of an ongoing pop-up exhibition at Motto’s Berlin store, If You Leave – artist and curator Laurence Von Thomas’s 2009-present digital and print series which invites contributions from shoegazing and boundary-pushing photographers the globe over – presented its second bound volume “Black” on Friday. He spoke Wonderland about it.
SEVEN WONDERS… awkward Oprah moments
In light of Oprah’s candid interview with Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris Jackson – which aired on US channel OWN last night – we look back at the show’s most awkward moments. It was hard to file it down to just seven.
MARIA AND THE MIRRORS – Gemini: Enjoy my Life
London trio Maria & the Mirrors are emerging from the ocean with their new EP Gemini: Enjoy My Life, released on Exotic Pylon Records. Their follow-up to 2011’s Travel Sex, Gemini is a joyously pounding riot of tribal chanting and otherworldly electronica, all set in a Gothic ice cave. Wonderland talked to the band about […]
THE KILLS: Dream & Drive
We premiere a few stills from Kenneth Capello’s forthcoming picture book, The Kills: Dream & Drive. Capello was the band’s official photographer for the past nine years, and ending up taking over 20,000 images from 600 rolls of film. Flick through some highlights of Alison Mosshart (who writes the book’s forward) and Jamie Hince’s playful […]
MAN LIKE ME
The chants of “Oh My Gosh” – the debut single from Camden’s Man Like Me that went viral in 2006 – can still be heard echoing from venue halls across the globe. This year will see the duo finally release the long-awaited follow up to their eponymously titled debut album. Jonny Langer and Peter Duffy […]
WONDERLUST: Anastasija Kondratjeva
Wonderland already had the pleasure of shooting with Elite’s Anastasija Kondratjeva for our online editorial The Life Aquatic and this week we got the chance to find out little bit more about how it all began for the Latvian beau…
AMiTY
By night, Shropshire born singer-songwriter Amy Forrester morphs into her musical stage self, AMiTY. Her distinct use of appropriately placed typography, a monochrome image and eclectic range has recently landed Forrester support slots for indie heavyweights Alison Moyet and Heather Peace. With her debut EP i SPY on the shelves and fresh from a sell […]
THEN Vs NOW: Horror
Nicholas McCarthy’s newest horror romp The Pact is out nationwide tomorrow. Starring Casper Van Dien and Caity Lotz, the film sees the punishingly hot Caity Lotz tip-toe her way around an a-typicially fettered house of horrors, haunted by the ghost of her mother. In the spirit of all things archaic and terrifying, we look back […]
VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Dogtanion’s “Islam”
We premier the video Dogtanion’s new single, “Islam”, and speak to the London based singer and producer – often referred to as Matthew de Kersaint Giraudeau – about his inspiring instrument-shifting abilities.
SEVEN WONDERS… celeb couples
With news of Miley Cyrus and Liam The Hunger Games Hemsworth’s engagement dropping like a-bomb atop the hopes and dreams of many a self-regarding dandy today, we take a look at our favourite celebrity couples… (1) Miley Cyrus x Liam Hemsworth (2) Keira Knightley x James Righton (3) Kristen Stewart x Robert Pattinson (4) Emma […]
SIMON PEGG – A Fantastic Fear of Everything
Actor, writer and comedian Simon Pegg, well known for his collaborations with Edgar Wright, Nick Frost and roles in the Mission Impossible franchise, returns with the dark and somewhat different comedy A Fantastic Fear of Everything – written and directed by former Kula Shaker lead singer Crispian Mills. In the film, Simon plays Jack, a […]
EMERGING… FriendsWithYou
Miami-born arts collective FriendsWithYou spread vibes of Magic, Luck, and Friendship™ around the world, and with their new move to Los Angeles, they chatted to Wonderland about their niche, cutesy cartoon creations.
VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Chrysta Bell – “Angel Star”
Wonderland is delighted to premiere Chrysta Bell‘s new video for “Angel Star”, taken from September’s This Train LP – which was produced by our favourite mentalist auteur David Lynch. The sublime, swoony video is directed by Emmy Award-winning multi-hypehnate Dutch Rall – go to Dutch’s official site for more…
REALITY ROYALTY: A Jubilee weekend special
To celebrate the near inescapable furor of this weekend’s Jubilee celebrations, we decided to delve vajazzle first into Wonderland‘s April 2011 Reality Issue – where we spoke to a gaggle of reality TV’s then-freshest exports. First up is diamond toting TOWIE Amy Childs… AMY CHILDS “I don’t regret nothing. I’ve come across as the fun […]