“I’m a perfectionist,” says British singer-songwriter Delilah. “I’ve grown to accept my perfectionism, but it’s something that makes everyone around me wacko.” The Paris-born Delilah has been perfecting her style since an early age, writing her first song at twelve and signing with Atlantic Records at seventeen. In the three years she spent writing and…
With her ethereal vocals and unique style, singer-songwriter Yuna is both an artist on the rise and a critical darling. Hailing from Malaysia, the singer’s fourth album, Nocturnal, was released last year to much critical praise, comparing her to the likes of Bob Dylan and Feist, which she too cites as some of her most…
Twenty-year old English singer-songwriter Laurel Arnell-Cullen, better known as “London’s Last Sweetheart” or just Laurel, was just another seventeen-year old college student, uploading her music onto the internet, when she received an email from Sony Music. “I remember when that happened, I started screaming at my mom – she thought it was spam mail. But, that…
“For me, it's kind of the pattern of my relationships. Initially how it starts is very passionate... When something that's been very passionate and very intense ends, I don't think there's any way to end that on good terms.” Swedish pop singer-songwriter Tove Nilsson, better known as Tove Lo, is candid when it comes to talking…
Los Angeles-born performer LIZ was signed to Diplo’s Mad Decent label in 2012, after only a few years of experimenting with electronic music. Since then, the 26-year-old has been positioned as the ideal link between early-millennium R&B/pop and contemporary dance music. LIZ toured on the Mad Decent Block Party tour this summer/fall and has new album…
“We're sort of interested in whatever box you think we fit in, but ultimately we see ourselves as pop artists,” says Lizzy, of the elusive duo MS MR, on the many genres that have been used to describe their music – including "glitch pop" and "chill wave." “Those are labels we mockingly created when we…
Despite seemingly opposing tastes, Los Angeles-based pop duo, Io Echo, otherwise known as Ioanna Gika and Leopold Ross, consider themselves musical soul mates. "I love Enya, Yanni, Vangelis, Enigma, and other New Age artists,” says Ioanna Gika. “Prince, Nirvana, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Neil Young, The Cure, Aphex Twin,” chimes in Leopold Ross. Together they produce…
“My mom was out at dinner one night with some Italian friends, and they said, ‘Oh, they’re going to be the next pop icons.’” And just like that, Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt, the duo behind Swedish synthpop sensation Icona Pop, had a name and a purpose. After meeting at a party in 2010, the…
In the years since the millennial ball dropped and the Y2K scare passed without a whimper, the music industry and our culture at large have become barely recognisable animals of a different colour. The water cooler was eliminated in favor of wall posts and tweets, the smart phone gave us all the ability to be…
THE BIG SCREEN PLAZA & XXXX MAGAZINE SCREENINGS FEATURING OVER 20 ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS OF VIDEO ART & FASHION FILMS BY CONTRIBUTING DIRECTORS & ARTISTS The Big Screen Plaza (BSP) is currently presenting a selection of XXXX Magazine original productions on its 30x 16 ft HD, LED screen overlooking its 10,000ft2Plaza in Chelsea, Manhattan. BSP strives…
THE BIG SCREEN PLAZA & XXXX MAGAZINE SUMMER SCREENING LAUNCH - JULY 5, 2010 FEATURING OVER 20 ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS OF VIDEO ART & FASHION FILMS BY CONTRIBUTING DIRECTORS & ARTISTS This summer, The Big Screen Plaza (BSP) will present a selection of XXXX Magazine original productions on its 30x 16 ft HD, LED screen overlooking…
SURREAL ISSUE TRAILER THE SURREAL ISSUE CONTENTS: VIOLET APHRODITE Violet Aphrodite (5:47) directed & edited by Indira Cesarine stars Stef Van Der Laan from IMG models. The film merges fashion and video art while it takes us through a poetic journey of Aphrodite’s universe to be crowned the most beautiful goddess. Featuring music by Moby,…
POP Directed by INDIRA CESARINE, Starring LUCIA TRESOVA, Edited by DON FRASCO, Make-Up by ROBERTO MORELLI, Hair by ANJA GRASSEGGER, Music by CHUCKIE STEEL. (1:32) - The video art / beauty film POP was directed by Indira Cesarine and stars model Lucia Tresova. Indira collaborated with makeup artist Roberto Morelli and hairstylist Anja Grassegger to…
