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Vanessa Burton creative@hivemagazine.org Writers

LDS, Mark Steffan, Anmarie Soucie, Jason Fassbender, Vanessa Burton, Les Aitch, Grant Stuart, Rachel Leppinus, Nicole Luneburg, Alyce Hunter, Jordan Griffiths, Eddie Ivermee, Madelaine De Leon, Luxette, Finn Richards, Siddharth Padmanabhan Editorial Photographers

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ISSUE 2 Jan-Mar 16 On the Cover PHOTOGRAPHER Kay Sukumar STYLIST Hunter Blue MAKEUP-ARTIST David Waterman HAIR STYLIST Lauren Sina MODEL Hannah Kairies AGENCY Chadwick Models

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MEET THE MAKERS

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Lee Dick Savage

Lee Dick Savage is a writer, musician and artist. He was born in Brighton, England and spent his earlier years moving around the UK playing in bands and drinking copious amounts of tea. At the age of 24 he departed on a 12 month trip never to return and now calls Australia home.

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Vanessa Burton

Vanessa Burton was born in Wellington, New Zealand. She has spent the second half of her life in Australia and with a life long love of fashion ran a vintage clothing boutique. She is an established fashion photographer, a stylist and Creative Director.

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CONTENTS

Culture Features 16

Powerhouse: The

Battersea Redevelopment

The 2015 Film Review

Regulars 26 Interiors 34

Travel

Wordsmith

Fashion Editorials 48

Wardens of

Suburbia (Aus) 60 Wildflower (Aus) 82

Freedom (Aus)

94 Dreamcatcher (USA) 108

Out of this World (Italy)

Regulars

Profile: Raquel

Zorraquin (Spain) 104 Balmain

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144

Art Features 120

Crucifixion - TheVictor

Spinelli Interview (USA)

Regulars 130

Darby Krow (USA)

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Introducing:

Phuckos (Aus)

Music

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Features 143

King Charles

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Introducing Wishes

Regulars

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Album/Single Reviews

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Gig Reviews

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MEET THE

WRITER/PHOTOGRAPHER

WRITER

Mark Steffan (New Jersey)

Anmarie Soucie (New York)

“Freedom to me is complete spiritual liberation. We are constantly being molded into society standards. Once you break free, and realize that those standards are a bunch of lies, you are on the path of true freedom.”

“Freedom is a tricky word, as it is often overused and oversimplified. In short, freedom ends and begins in the mind; it is the autonomy over one’s physical, and even more so, mental being, ideas and choices.“

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ILLUSTRATOR

Kay Sukumar (Sydney)

Liana Paberza (Copenhagen)

“I strongly believe that everyone’s got an opinion, we all look at things differently and freedom is expressing that opinion, that story, creatively.”

“Just like untying your hair and letting it blow in the wind, freedom is kind of the same for your soul. It is the feeling of being free from all your darkest fears and finally being true to yourself. I am still in search of my freedom.”

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MAKE-UP ARTIST

MUSIC WRITER

David Waterman (Melbourne)

Les Aitch (Newcastle)

“Freedom for me is overcoming social expectations. I’m proudly straight in an industry where it stereotypically wouldn’t be the case. Be who you want to be regardless of what’s traditionally expected and most importantly be you. Love life - live life. “

“Freedom can mean many things on many different levels. In my opinion, it is the ability to believe in, or explain what you believe in, without fear of repercussion.”

INTERIOR STYLIST

FASHION WRITER

Rachel Leppinus (Adelaide)

Jason Fassbender (Adelaide)

“Freedom to me is staying out all night and sleeping in all day. Freedom is also leaving the house on a whim without having to pack a mountain of crap into a tiny baby backpack incase your daughter gets thirsty or shits herself.”

“Freedom for me is about choices. Choices are all we have and shape every part of who we are. Take away a human’s right to choose and you take away their ability to be human.”

EDITORS DISCLAIMER

The Price of Freedom The word ‘Freedom’ covers a lot of ground. In it’s most primitive form it is considered our birth-right to be free to make our own decisions and grow, as we will, at our own pace, over the course of our lifetime. To have children, to further our education, to work in any given industry, to buy land, to buy chickens for that land (if that’s what floats your boat). What is interesting though is that people’s perceptions of freedom will differ vastly, try asking your friends and colleagues. Despite significant sociological development to world standards in the past 100 years, the world is sadly still to offer this very fundamental to a great deal of people, whilst those in the ‘first world’ prescribe themselves to mass marketing and peer pressure, making fewer of their OWN decisions than they even realise. As always, stick the kettle on, leave enough water for me and dig in. We hope you enjoy issue two. Keep the Faith....

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CULTURE Maddy by Tig Terera

Anxiety.

cultural cremation of the mind – c-cracking, crushing, shoveling the billion-dollar industry down your gullet, swallowed whole to cover the hole of anxiety, a patch-up job over the heart (don’t think – work, do, be, live, love, you are a BEAST, my friend!); an endless, steady stream of white noise that permeates you daily; seeps into the constant rotation in the background of your mind; you are saturated by a steady supply of ADVERTISEMENTS! BILLBOARDS! SALES! PROMOS! ADS! HERE! HERE! NO, OVER HERE!!! You are the accumulation of absorbed messages; you think in terms of you x [experiences + genetics] x culture / media all rounded up to the nearest dollar, dollar bill sign (see also: euro/pound/peso/yen etc). You are not what you want to think you are, you are what they say you are – YOU ARE AN

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Written By Anmarie Soucie, Vanessa Burton and LDS

INDIVIDUAL! - YOU ARE SPECIAL!! – YOU ARE UNIQUE!! AWESOME! TALENTED!! (you are soooooo everythinggggg…) - it grates your fucking nerves like a piece of ginger soaked in lemon and rubbed all over your burn victim body (metaphorically, of course). It stings you painfully in your nether regions (metaphorically or figuratively – your choice, I guess); down to the very fibre of ‘your being’, whatever the fuck that is… Dizzy, light-headed, shaking uncontrollable shaking.... breath short and difficult, dry mouth, sweaty palms. There goes that tingling again all through my core and my thoughts, they’re at 200%, uncontrollable, what am I thinking, I can’t process you, me, what is going on??? Am I dying? I actually think Im dying this time, shutting down. The shaking,

CAN I JUST HAVE ONE MINUTE TO THINK?

please stop. I look to my watch, tick tock, I’m still here a minute, two, three minutes later. I‘m not dying but worrying at an unhealthy pace, a panic attack brought on quite subconsciously. “I’m better than this,” you say, “why am I feeling like this?” Everything’s OK right? but you cannot escape the encapsulated market of out-of-control capitalism and consumerism that surrounds you, daily stress creeping up on you as we are expected to hit those deadlines, reach those unobtainable targets. You look for distraction but your head’s so cluttered there is nothing but to face this monster inside you head on. You’re not alone and you’re acting quite peculiar, panic, blind panic. You need support, someone to talk you down, to help you relax, unwind but this isn’t the first time that you have been overcome by anxiety and you’re struggling to come to terms with this. You instead hunker down, bite/chew/swallow the doc’s answer to your damaged ‘being’. That regular tiny pill (that is, by the way, way more powerful than it looks) and you wait… wait… wait… Time has seemed to sloooooow down now and you feel AMAZING!! MAGICAL! MAGIC FUCKING PILLS! THESE are those beeeeans, those beans they were talking about in Jack and the BEANSTALK! And now you’re just talking a bunch of crazy/batshit nonsense, but you feel ALIVE! SPECIAL! UNIQUE!!! YOU CAN DO ANYTHING!! EVERYTHING!!! YOU’RE FEARLESS... Your inner balance seems restored, your mind more intact like a field medic has careful strapped it up and sent you back on your way, the chaos and madness of the daily routine subsides.

Inevitably, you begin to cycle down, your temporary band-aid coming loose you realise that this is only a short-term solution. Your confidence recedes and you habitually turn to your phone, your virtual world, your escape from eye-contact for social interaction is a big ask right now. Surfacing for air thats when you realise... that small bottle the Doc regularly exchanges for his showroom Mercedes is empty. A little time passes and you realise that you’re no longer immunised but back, knee deep in the pressure cooker. Your phone, your deceitful distraction begins to die, the cords, where are those cords? and you think AHHH Lord why me?!! You now feel COMPLETELY alone. Pulling yourself together you manage to get to the clinic, you know you’re 3 days early on your prescription, your hands are sweaty and you relentlessly flick the rubber band on your wrist waiting for your name. Your thoughts, they’re overlapping, spiraling out of control once more and you need them to realign, slow, make sense, please...one thing at a time! Oh you’re not alone my friend and that is the best piece of knowledge you could have. We are a society that has lost it’s way, too focused on PERFECTION, the pressures of what we are told we need vs what we actually need. Compassion for the fellow man/woman/nature/universe will always outweigh the simplistic attainment of perceived success. When your name is up, you take your piece of paper and swap it for the bottle, 2 weeks of false freedom! There are other ways, but this is the quick fix, the lazy man’s option that so many of us are chained to. We are on the prescription roller-coaster but do we want to get off? We ARE free, remind yourself of this daily, there are long-term natural alternatives and choices we can make in talking, meditating, working on your mindfulness, taking daily exercise, getting organised, cutting out freeto-air TV (those greedy advertising whores) and slowly with encouragement and in careful measure you can become you once more. Useful Networks: www.beyondblue.org.au/anxiety‎ www.anxietysocialnet.com www.anxietyuk.org.uk

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A London Powerhouse Battersea: The regeneration of a landmark finds new love in old spaces.

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Written by LDS

adored buildings is finally undergoing a new age transformation that will further demonstrate the City’s prowess in shaping it’s future around it’s history.

Standing on the River Thames, London’s lifeblood, one of it’s most prolific and

Since it’s early beginnings in the 1930s, Battersea Power Station progressively rose to command it’s position on the riverbank with awe-inspired authority. She was a goliath, to become the largest brick building in the world at that time, a feat of British engineering muscle, on show for all to see. The past 80 years could tell some stories, she has stood proudly in this time embracing the romanticism of the

lease do excuse the pun when I say that this building is POWERFUL, because there are few other words to describe it. It draws you in, a moth to it’s clay fired brick perfection, every Lego enthusiast or engineer’s wet dream. For whatever it possesses over me, I have been in a strange love affair with Battersea Power Station since I was a boy and now it is the centre of Europe’s ultimate Grand Design’s project with serious financial backing to boot.

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Battersea sits on a huge 42 acre site. Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert famed for the K2 Red Telephone Box and the Tate Modern. Battersea was constructed in 2 halves with 2 chimneys each: Phase A (opening 1930s) & Phase B (opening 1940s). By 1953 Battersea produced 1/5 of London’s power In 1964 a fire at Battersea disrupted the launch of BBC2. In 1980 the building was listed as a Grade II Heritage site. In 1983 the Station was decommissioned.

industrial period; the coal fueled service of London’s prosperity. In her youth she survived the London Blitz (the Second World War bombing of London) coming through relatively unscathed. In later life she was honoured with Heritage status, a building’s equivalent of a knighthood. [I acknowledge that I am continually referring to this structure as a woman though this is quite deliberate so as to enthasise and draw parallel with an elegance that comes in fewer forms]. Sadly some 50 years into her journey a mid-life crisis was endured. Deemed no

Quick History

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longer effective enough to adequately fuel her great master’s need of power an economic abandonment ensued stranding this landmark for the past 30 years and allowing a growing state of decay to take hold. The strikingly bold and masterful architecture has never left the hearts and souls of it’s onlookers and many an attempt to rescue this structure has come and gone. Now with full local government, council and heritage backing and a whopping £8bn investment it duly deserves, Battersea has been given another chance to shine on in all of her contemporary prowess.

CULTURE The History & Design Battersea was the flagship for the late Victorian, London Power Company in a time where London lead the world in the innovation of science and industry. To feed the growth of this; the most powerful city in the world at this time, men of great knowledge came together and drew up the plans for the large machinery required to generate and reticulate the vast amount of electricity the city needed. To house this marvel of science meant a structure of monstrous proportions was required in central London An architect of significant vision was brought onboard to hide away and beautify the Frankenstein within, to design a new landmark for the capital. Enter Sir Gilbert Scott who by this time was famed for his Tate Modern and red telephone box designs. He was appointed lead architect by the team of engineers to

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gentrify the large garish innards. Scott produced what remains today; a vast brick shelled cathedral of power thrusting skywards to Zeus with its classical period white concrete chimneys on each corner. This is the landmark we all know and love, though what we perhaps didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know was the story of interior design that has been shut away unscathed for the past 3 decades. This was the flagship after-all and to work in one of these control rooms would have been like working in a space-aged temple, a tribute to God and to science. The huge bronze doors and wrought iron staircase welcomed you, marbled walls, polished timber parquet floors and art deco features reminded you that you were inside a place of vast significance. When complete this would become the largest brick building the world had seen and by the 1950s it produced 1/5 of all of Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s power.

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ARCHITECTURE During construction there was a large fear that the power station placed so intrinsically to the populous of London would worsen the ‘smog’ epidemic through the vast burning of coal. It was however fully considered and the brains behind Battersea commissioned some innovative solutions to deal with these less favoured nett products so that when the turbines sprang to life in 1933, the fears of black skies were put to rest. The emissions from the four chimneys were subjected to new expensive gas washing systems which removed 90% of the sulphur. Futhermore, cutting edge technology would also redirect spare heat from the plant into domestic hot water supplies of around 11,000 inhabitants on the other side of the river. Inevitably as technology advanced and residual coal seams became too expensive to mine, Battersea’s chimney’s gave out their last breath in 1983 and she has remained quite quiet until now.

The Future of Battersea This is the famous cultural South Bank, Battersea is only a short distance from the London Eye, National Film Theatre, Tate Modern and Royal Festival Hall and soon will sit elegantly alongside them, no longer the poor cousin. 30 years of emptiness, her roof stripped away during a previous redevelopment attempt, Battersea today houses rusting reinforcement, significant cracking and dreaded concrete cancer. One of the four chimneys has been deemed structurally unsound and will be rebuilt whilst the remaining are likewise surveyed for their integrity. Investment into the rehabilitation of this landmark couldn’t have come

sooner. New caretakers and project funders include a consortium made up of Malaysia’s most well respected and successful property development and investment businesses, S P Setia Berhad, Sime Darby, and Employees Provident Fund are all passionate about restoring Battersea to it’s former glory as a beating heart at the centre of London. Innovation of old will meet innovation of new and the complex will have a positive environmental focus once more. The four chimneys will once again breathe but this time they will act as giant flues for expelling harmless stale air and water vapour from the new heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems.

A new Underground station. 18 acres of new public space including 6 Acres of new parkland. 250 new commercial residences. 40 new restaurant/cafe residences within the power station. 17,000 new jobs created. 25,000 people living and working onsite. 1 observation tower planned for the NW chimney. 2000 capacity event space within the power station.

Master Plan

An Engineering Wonder

A planned riverbus service.

CULTURE Sustainable energy sources and heat recovery will serve beyond the building’s footprint and surplus will feed into the National Grid.

“...No longer will it be an inaccessible brick shell, the ghost of its former self, but alive, throbbing and useful, attracting people and serving the community at large. The dream of its original engineers and architects is reemerging. With the dismantling and rebuilding of the chimneys we will demonstrate our respect for the daring aesthetics of Sir Giles Gilbert Scott...” The master plan for the Battersea Power Station site is mind-blowing. It goes well beyond the brick landmark, surrounded by a new 6 acre riverside park boasting mixed use development of modern urban living, commerce and leisure space under strict heritage and cultural guidance. Freshly integrating public transport amenities will connect this new district with a London Underground extension which is underway and a new mooring facility for water taxis. The project is divided into multiple phases with construction of Phase 1 (residential and offices) currently underway, commencing July 4th, 2013 quite aptly the 80th birthday of Battersea Power Station. Phase 2, the Power station itself is also now well underway and inside you will soon find 115 bespoke shops, cafés and restaurants across the ground and first floors of the old Boiler House and two

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Turbine Halls (contributing towards a massive 3 million sq ft of new commercial space at this development). There will be a 40,000 sq ft food hall, a boutique cinema, 2,000 person event space and the list goes on. Probably most impressive of all are the beautifully designed apartments that will integrate into this space built over the old Boiler House and centred around an oasis roof garden. Ranging from Studio living to Penthouse, these 250 units will be luxury bold statement pieces with former Police front-man Sting being one of the first to sign up for one. The attention to detail with the interior design can be seen in the adjacent imagery provided by the press office with standards reminiscent of the original build and no loss of industrial impact. To really display the level of craftsmanship that is going into this unique project, the team have created a show apartment on the roof top of the Power Station that is simply unmissable. Whether you are in the market or just plain inquisitive and happen to be in London, you’ll certainly leave inspired and wanting more. The greater development is anticipated to be completed in 2025 with the Power Station itself expected to be open to the public for the first time in over 30 years in 2019/20. We simply cannot wait. For more on the development or for property enquiries head to: www.batterseapowerstation.co.uk

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Housemate Etiquette (or top 10 Ways to Piss off Your Housemate) Pearls from our very own and experienced Anmarie Soucie

hen it comes to living with room-mates, in particular, complete strangers you likely found on Craigslist, Gumtree or some other sort of roomie app, there are certain unspoken rules to follow, because what might seem like common sense is truly a matter of opinion as cultures in big cities blend to create new rules and new ways of thinking. Our world certainly isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shrinking, but our perception of it certainly has; from metropolitan centres of New York City, London, Los Angeles, Bangkok, here are few rules that should span the cultural barometer...

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PARTY MENACE There’s always that one person who will, inevitably, come home heaps later a handful of times a week and forget/lose/drunkenly swallow their keys and are waiting 45 minutes to shit them out; what will they do? Buzz you and all the neighbours or blow up your phone with calls and text message every single time it happens, which is every other night, for months. Don’t be this person. Ever.

COMMON AREAS. COMMON SENSE?

THE GOLDEN WALL

THE HOBO

Pick up after yourself; if you ate a burrito or rice cakes or whatever else you threw down your gullet – if there’s bits of it all over the table/floor/ yada yada, wipe it up.

Metropolitan areas = tight spaces = thin walls = playing the drums in your room at 4 o’clock in the morning when you know damn well that your roomie has to be up in a few hours… Also, fuckfests are all good and all, but at noon? On a Monday? It’ll only make me jealous, so shut it. (Unless it’s my fuckfest, than fuck you). I kid! (Kind of).

No, your girlfriend/boyfriend/mother’s best friend’s cousin’s side bitch can NOT crash every single night. If anything, just talk to your housemates; it’s like any relationship – open communication is the best and quickest way to roomie bliss, just don’t take advantage. If your roommate(s) says it’s cool that said side bitch or whoever is cool to crash now and again, though don’t have them (basically) live there – rent-free.

RESPECT. OTHER. PEOPLES. PRIVACY.

MUNCHIES...?

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Hey, how about knocking before just plundering into someone’s room (getting walked-in on in awkward situations only leads to incredibly uncomfortable times living together ahead).

Don’t, I repeat, don’t ever eat your new roommates food (unless they proffered their coolness about it from the get go)… sharing is caring but unless you wanna get your ass kicked than mind yo’ food-bits.

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KEEP IT CLEAN! Please, take a fucking SHOWER once in a while… though don’t stop there, heed below.

LOST MERKIN?

BE A CHAMP AND ASK.

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I would say this goes out especially to the ladies, but with a thick plethora of man-manes and man-buns going around, this is for each and all of you: take your fucking hair out of the drain.

ASK if you want to use ANY of your housemate’s personal things (i.e. laptop, guitar, their first edition of William Burroughs’s “Junky”….). More than likely if you’re polite and ask, they’ll probably be cool with it, because you are being POLITE and RESPECTFUL. If they say no, who cares! Get over it. Some people are just more protective over their stuff!

CO-ED HOUSEMATE SITUATION: Most of us grew up with or are at least familiar with MTV’s ‘The Real World’, where there’s lots of boozing together and making out in the hot-tub and freaky-deaky happenings in the shower. Likely, this will not happen for you [sorry to be the bearer of bad news]. Though, I will add, to give you a tiny dot of a glimmer of hope, it’s not impossible. Play it safe. RESPECT. Simple. Be a gentleman/gentlewoman, calm your testosterone/hormones and play it chill. Trust me, you’ll get much further that way anyway.

As a chill-ass-cool-ass roommate i can assure you that if you stick to these rules, keep an open-mind and laid-back attitude, minimise the drama and remember that everybody’s different then you’ll will be sweet and setting yourself up for a great new chapter in your life. Though rememer it takes EQUAL effort... So if the the other housemate(s)/is/are the assholes and not willing to abide the above it might just be time to change it up! We’d love to hear your room-mate stories: editor@hivemagazine.org

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Free your mind.... Written by Alyce Hunter

Freedom - the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved. Please would someone pass this memo on to my brain? Someone, anyone, take my thoughts out for a long black, sit them down and tell them to chill the fuck out. Actually, while you are there, could you also let my thoughts know that I do not appreciate them keeping me up at night, going over every little thing I said and did for the day!? I mean, I understand the sentiment that my thoughts are looking out for me, helping me make the right choices in life but seriously, they can be relentless! Take for example, when I decide I am in the mood for shopping; every girls’ fave thing to do, right? What a crock of shit. I find a dress, of course think it’s cute and go to try it on. As I walk down to the changeroom, I begin looking at other women in the store. Why? Because my thoughts have been brainwashed and I am forced to examine every inch of other women’s bodies and compare it to my own. Why? Because my thoughts told me; wowza, your thighs are HUGE! Oh, these thoughts aren’t done yet. I get into the dressing room, alright, I’m going to prove these thoughts wrong; let’s get this cute dress on! Ohhh yeh, I am going to look

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like a sexy biatch tonight…girls night here I come! I zip up the back and turn around to face the mirror; hmmmm. Okay. Not exactly what I was expecting there. Hang on, I’ll turn to the side and pout; always a good move to determine an outfits success. Yeah, girl, you’re looking pretty good from this angle. Wait wait wait. My thoughts tell me to turn around. Go on, look from behind, you know your butt has the tendency to look a little larger than life. Alright, I listen carefully to my thoughts and turn my back to the mirror and look over my shoulder for the perfect view of my ass. Alrighty then! Didn’t realise I had stepped into the change room with Shreck!? Are you kidding me!? My butt looks the size of a hippo’s ass. Here they come; the thoughts are ready to attack. We told you! You look nothing like those size 8 girls out there! You are too fat. You seriously need to go on a diet. Why did you eat those bacon and eggs on sourdough for breakfast? You know you bloat from carbs. I thought you were doing the paleo diet? Yeah good on you; can’t even stay clean and lean for more than one day. You are a failure. Get out of the changeroom, go straight home and go to the gym!

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As you can see, the smallest of daily events can turn into a torturous, self-defeating experience. It never just stops in the changeroom though, does it? The brain will allow itself to produce a million thoughts throughout the day. Some thoughts you will be aware of and others, come and go without any consicious recognition. Just like my experience trying on the dress â&#x20AC;&#x201C; our thoughts have the capability of allowing us to believe anything they want us to. Our thoughts can be incredibly self-defeating and our brains are instinctively hard-wired to take in the negative and repeat the pattern of thought over and over. If we are not mindful of our thoughts, our bodies will respond accordingly. The thoughts can manifest in so many ways like; nausea, dizziness, panic, depression and eventually, a lowered immune system. It is really not worth it. In reality, the dress I tried on was perfectly acceptable and I at first, felt like beyonce in it until my thoughts took over and assured me, I did not. It was my choice to believe them, just as it is yours.

Practicing the art of mindfulness can allow you to be free from your negative thoughts to live a life where you rule your mind and not the other way around. Find a spot and sit quietly. Allow your thoughts to come to you. I can assure you that they will come in full force if you allow them to and yes, they will be cruel. Ignore them anyway. Accept them for what they are. Remember, you are worthy; your negative self-doubting thoughts, are not. Have no emotional response to them, the thoughts are not real. Then, just like that, watch the thoughts fade. They always do. Give yourself permission to no longer ride the emotional wave. Try this excericse whenever you can. The more you practise it, the easier it will be to control your thoughts and essentially, tell them to get fucked whenever they rear their ugly head. I will say it again; you are worthy! So please, do not allow your thoughts to tell you anything less; for freedom is nothing if we do not have freedom from ourselves.

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Wish You Were Here.... By Ruby Ewens

find myself naked and submerged in warm, salty water, next to a woman who fans her body out, eyes closed and cheeks flushed. Perched on top of a Melbourne rooftop, it’s only a Tuesday night. I find the day lifting off, all the random thoughts from work and home that have been nibbling at me caught in the curls of the steam playing on the surface of the still water. It hard not to be acutely aware of my own nakedness, that cringing self-consciousness, and the nakedness of those around me. The constant social statute to dress, cover, hide skin, be modest, hammers away like a wave of Catholic guilt but I press on in the name of relaxation. And as I move through the experience I feel it go against my Western sensibilities. I feel the outside slip off, the inside enveloping me and that Eastern Zen creep in…

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This little city oasis is a traditional Japanese bathhouse called Onsen Ma. It is nestled so closely between ‘Mr. Big Stuff’ and a European cocktail lounge, that you feel the buzz of neon light at your ear from the club doors. It is humble in its wooden floors and bare ceilings, screws visible on the stained plywood, absent of any plaster. You could easily miss the baths if you don’t notice the menu at the entrance, which entices you up to a reception area lined with floral slippers. As you walk in your eye stretches to a rain-drizzled bamboo garden where bi-folds hide the shiatsu massage rooms. To your right are two entrance ways to the baths: female or male? Before I venture in, I take cues from the woman next to me. I remove my clothes and

TRAVEL sit on the wooden stool, which smells like feminine pheromones. I scrub and wash my hair with the washcloth and plastic blue bucket; conscious I am open in the large room for all eyes to see. I bypass the sauna and slip into the 40-degree bath as if I am slipping on a second, invisible skin. The colour of the tiles reminds me of fish scales and memories surface: telling my boyfriend I had stubbornly decided as a young girl I would be a mermaid when I grew up. I splash around like Ariel herself, loosening my hair out. The woman on the other side has already glided into her own reverie. I lie on the small step, heart beating wild with the heat of the water and the slow, deconstruction of stress. I feel like I am both remembering and forgetting. I am floating into that lovely, silky bubble of meditation. I am dissolving. I vaguely notice the cheers and chink of glasses from the bars outside the large frosted windows. They have told me this is good for my kokoro (my spirit/ heart). I surface from the baths after sixty minutes clean-faced: calm, strong, softened. I feel as if I emerge shining and descaled: the very essence of cleanliness. And I have found another reason why I love this city.

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Where? Level 1, 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 18 Meyers Place (between Little Collins St and Bourke St), Melbourne CBD Cost - AU$30pp (1 hour public bath) Services: Public bath/sauna, private bath/sauna, shiatsu massage

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The Great Seventies: The world as it was and as I saw it Singapore and Beyond By Grant Stuart For those who missed the launch of the Great Journey…. check it out. The tales of a young 20 something traveler in the 1970’s. The world to him was still a mystery. No David Attenborough whispering dramatically from foreign jungles on TV, no CNN to bring world events to the lounge room, no Wikipedia to answer the questions, nor YouTube to show us what to expect. The journey began with this young bloke joining a small group of hopefuls in the hands of a 1970s overland tour company known both as Hughes Overland and/or Treasure Tours departing Sydney Australia and arriving London England 4 or so months later. I left you with the last chapter on arrival at Singapore.

‘passengers’. As a result, we all just got on with enjoying this adventure.

So, safely delivered by a squeaky clean British Airways 747 (they were all squeaky clean back then as they were very very new!) To meet us at the Airport was our driver guide, Gazza and our small bus, which was to become our home on wheels for the next 5 months or so. Gazz was to become, intentionally or otherwise, the centre or author of many quirky moments ahead. A true blue Aussie bloke, Gazz was an extraordinary choice as a driver through this multitude of countries and cultures. He appeared to show little tolerance, respect or connection with any of the peoples through whose countries we negotiated. Sometimes it seemed we were part of a special forces mission. I am not sure that he ever developed much connection with us

So, Singapore was just a big adventure to someone whose Asian cuisine experience stopped with his mother’s sweet and sour pork. We dined at Changi Market and sipped on a soup that accompanied our meal. The laughter of locals around us was a clue that the soup was a finger bowl. It was the wet season, hot and humid but thoroughly enjoyable – two or three days of exploring. The last night began with a feast at the hotel followed by a late visit to Bugis Street – back in the 70’s it was the Bugis Street. My recollection was the girls on parade were absolutely gorgeous but were they girls?

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So, what did Singapore offer to such a raw group and to one young Kiwi in particular? We stayed at The Cameron Hotel – no special recollection apart from 4 in a room, $8.00 a night. We were, however, the only guests in the hotel. My photo of our bus in front is almost identical to a current promotional image. Now that is a little scary, but I see it now rates only 290/300 on Tripadvisor. That’s only 10 off the worst in town. Back in the 70’s we would have said that is a little harsh… (I can’t help enjoying a current comment that the place is haunted and scary. Not the best reference).

So, the next morning we were on the bus and away. Within minutes a crash of thunder and lightening and torrential monsoonal rain.

TRAVEL JOURNAL Rush hour cars stalled everywhere. A little VW decided to move into the spot where we were. Despite our bus airhorn he proceeded to nudge into the side of the bus, perhaps to push us out of the way? This was a David and Goliath moment. Gazz was not happy, leapt out of the bus and dragged the little old Singaporean man out into the rain. After an animated and damp discussion in two languages, neither understanding the other, the little bloke reached back in his car and took out an umbrella so we enjoyed the ridiculous sight of one small Singaporean man and one very large angry Australian haggling over the requested $20 compensation. I have no idea if the haggle was successful. The image, however is yours to enjoy. Another quirky moment passed and the Malaysian border beckons, but that’s another story.

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Friday Night, Melbourne “So serious, so serious little poet…” The woman sings to me from the opening mouth thick with plum lipstick. She shakes her breasts out of a V neck collar: it makes me rush, blush. “You’re stuck on the vinyl edge,” she said playing the same tune over and over again. I’m passing by, bystander, ears ringing with golden tunes. Everywhere hums alive: I smell the pheromones of the Friday night crowd – wet animal, hungry, thirsty, filled with sex. The rooftop bars tinkle above me in the low grey afternoon. For a moment I forget myself. Being in this city makes me playful: I dip into it like a tongue on clit. It sparkles open for me, a little bit painful, it tears at me, but full of sass. Sexy undertones, streets that make my shoulders bounce, my hips sing. I think of home, nauseous with missing, but realizing those feet I used to hit the pavement with no longer tingle with restlessness. I haven’t thought of being someone else for months. Give me more of this city brashness. I want jazz bars, exposed flesh, cocktails and suit tails. I want tassels, smuttiness, samba and leather. I want the girl selling love letters on the corner, offering handcrafted sweeteners to your Valentine for a five-dollar note. I want dirty, sweated laneways and secret doorways. Suck me into you, match my demands. I want to satisfy you just as much as I want to be satisfied by you. Fill me with the faces of all those pretty people stomping your paths taking pictures of each other at your Flinders Station. I remember the day I promised myself: you will be someone different in this beautiful place. Ruby Ewens

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Film: A Reflection of 2015 By (the very trusted) Jordan & Eddie jordanandeddie.wordpress.com

e’ve got to admit, 2015 didn’t exactly set the world on fire when it came to feature films and let’s be honest, for the majority of cinema fans, it was a year of anticipation for Star Wars though that’s not to say that there hasn’t been a raft of well-made and enjoyable tales. From Spielberg reinforcing his superb directing talent with Bridge of Spies to a new benchmark in the action genre being set with Mad Max: Fury Road, there are cinematic moments to remember alongside the journey to a galaxy far, far away. From a box office perspective the year saw a lot of films that over performed whilst it also threw up quite a few surprises. Of course, there were also some lowlights, being more in the form of disappointments from usually reliable sources than total failures, as well as some moments of reflection when the cinema world lost some of it’s greatest servants. There were however generally a string of great personal performances that brought refreshment to our screens and thankfully these overshadowed a small number of big budget disappointments. Below is our personal list of bests and worsts. As always happy reading and happy watching and here’s to a great 2016 in film.

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FILM Best Actress Alicia Vikander – Testament of Youth, the

sadly disappointing Man From U.N.C.L.E and the fabulous Ex_Machina (in which Vikander delivers an awards worthy turn), its been a big year for Sweden’s Alicia Vikander and a year in which we can safely say she hit the big time and doesn’t look set to ever go back. Vikander has a strong on-screen persona and already in a short period of time has developed a range of acting attributes that suggest type casting will not be a problem for her in the future.

Best Actor Oscar Isaac – A Most Violent Year, Ex_Machina,

Star Wars and the supposedly ace HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero, 2015 was a fantastic year for Isaac who looks likely to become one of Hollywood’s most in-demand lead actors and on the back of his recent work, it’s a well-deserved recognising of a great talent.

Obituary Wes Craven & Sir Christopher Lee Without doubt, among the worst moments in the film world for 2015 was the loss of industry icon and influential writer/director Wes Craven, whose legacy is among the more accomplished ever seen. A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream headline a collection of genre defining films that will live forever. Christopher Lee is another whose roles and performances have endeared him to many, and who also sadly passed away this year.

3 Most Under-Rated Films Tomorrowland Unfortunately for director Brad Bird Tomorrowland never reached any great heights but it was undeserving of its standing as one of the year’s biggest flops and some critics seemed overly harsh on a film that was a lot of fun when watched with the right state of mind and was more inventive than most of its counterparts.

A Most Violent Year Critically lauded but lost on most audiences around the world, A Most Violent Year is a wonderfully constructed tale of ambition and is yet another reason to suggest that its director JC Chandor could one day become one of the true greats of the modern era.

Comet It’s not perfect and it’s not for everyone, but first time feature length director and creator of the acclaimed TV show Mr. Robot Sam Esmail created a visually striking and unique love story in Comet that’s a real blast of fresh air in a genre that has long become stale. Well worth a watch.

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Best of... Just as important as it is to look to the future, to the fitter, healthier and significantly wealthier you, it is the perfect opportunity to lift your head from your non-GI, flaxmeal enriched super smoothy and reflect on the year that was. Better still take a hint from hardened film buffs Jordan and Eddie who bring you their summary of film that you probably should have seen!

Foxcatcher At Number 10, an almost hypnotic tale, Foxcatcher is a slow burn that ever so surely crawls (on the mat) to an unforgettable climax. Features career best work by Steve Carrell and Channing Tatum.

Birdman At Number 9 and with more hearty laughs than most so called comedies and with a career redefining turn by Michael Keaton, Birdman is an absolute blast and a true feat of movie making wizardry. A deserving winner of this year’s Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Number 8. If you still like to have fun at the movies then The Force Awakens would’ve bought a great big smile to your face in these preceding days. A rollicking return to the great film series, this is a rare film that lived up to expectations and delivered on its promise to thrill, entertain and respect movie-goers the world over.

Bridge of Spies In at Number 7 and Showing us all once more that he is literally the “man”, Steven Spielberg’s cold war thriller is a fantastic ride that has a winning script overseen by the Coen Brothers and a great central turn by Tom Hanks.

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FILM Beasts of No Nation

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Number 6. After his work on the hit HBO show True Detective, Cary Joji Fukunaga had a lot of pressure riding on this Netflix backed feature film but thankfully for all Beasts of No Nation is a powerful and stunningly well captured tale of innocence lost that features one of the great child performances of all time in the form of Abraham Attah’s Agu.

At Number 5, this is original Sci-Fi at its best and most engaging. Ex_Machina is a great debut by famed novelist and screenwriter Alex Garland and a career making vehicle for its leads in the form of Domnhall Gleeson and Alicia Vikander and yet another feather in the cap of the ever good Oscar Isaac.

A Most Violent Year Number 4. A brilliant thriller set in New York, 1981. A Most Violent Year is this year’s film you’ve probably never seen or heard of and that’s a shame as you’re missing out on some brilliant stuff. An absolute must watch for any cinema lover.

The Homesman At Number 3, a western unlike any other. it’s a shame Tommy Lee Jones’s film didn’t find itself an audience upon release earlier this year and with many critics failing to fall in love with it it seems likely that the Homesman will fall into obscurity which is a real shame for such a great film.

Mad Max: Fury Road In at Number 2. What a lovely day! What a lovely film! Fury Road is the Mad Max film we’ve all been waiting years upon years to see and is a blockbuster unlike any other. An explosive, thrilling and unrelenting ride to the wastelands, Fury Road drove the series to all new heights.

Virunga Top of the pile at Number 1 and the only film of 2015 I found worthy of handing 5 stars out to, (mind you I’ve sadly missed out on quite a lot thanks to Australia’s strange release schedule). Virunga is a documentary of incredible power and beauty and as a featured Netflix film, is a doco that all must try and see, Virunga is the year’s most emotionally loaded film that also is one of the year’s most important.

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Worst of... With every new year, there’s lots to crack on with and as such we’re going to give you a helping hand, providing you with that all important commodity that money cannot buy - your time, before it’s mis-spent! Jordan and Eddie bring you their summary of film that you should probably avoid, unless of course we make you just a little curious!

Maggie At Number 10, it’s lifeless as it’s zombie subject matter, Maggie is a dire attempt at creating a dramatic vehicle for Arnold Schwarzenegger that is neither emotionally engaging or thrilling, just boring.

Good People Number 9. What on earth was anyone thinking when they signed up to this preposterous thriller that sees leads Kate Hudson and James Franco make dumb decision after dumb decision in a film that somehow gets worse as it goes.

The Humbling At Number 8, it’s the odd and very unlikeable Al Pacino starrer that sees him team up with Greta Gerwig in Barry Levinson’s horribly misjudged dramedy that works on no levels no matter how you look at it.

Jupiter Ascending Number 7. Money, likeable stars and a seemingly interesting story combined to create an over budgeted turkey that marks a low point in the falling career of the Wachowski siblings. This is Sci-Fi at its very worst.

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FILM Poltergeist Number 6. No one wanted it, no one now cares for it, Poltergeist is one of the most unneeded remakes in sometime and provided about as much scares as a field of sunflowers overrun with fluffy bunnies would.

The Interview At Number 5. A film that almost caused World War 3 but in the end the true atrocity of this comedy is just how unfunny it is and just how annoying James Franco can be when he mugs a films screen time with overacting and mistimed comical musings.

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In at Number 4, Michael Mann and Thor himself couldn’t save this pulseless hacking thriller from the depths of movie haplessness. A real disappointment considering the talent on hand.

An obvious Number 3 and talking of three’s, why on earth is there a third movie in this franchise and why on earth is this film so bad? Questions that no one can ever answer.

The Cobbler Number 2. He may be about to compete at next year’s Oscar ceremony but director Tom McCarthy went to some very low depths with this misguided Adam Sandler star vehicle with all new levels of odd explored before reaching a badly portrayed finale. Cringe worthy on so many levels.

Mortdecai Finally at Number 1 and the last film in many moons that I can remember being truly unredeemable in any way, shape or form, Mortdecai is a zero star piece of rubbish that should never have seen the light of day let alone attract a name brand cast. Watch at your own peril.

CULTURE Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Director – J. J. Abrams (Mission Impossible, Star-Trek, Lost) Review by Jordan Griffiths Cast - Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver. It’s ironic that the unparalleled success of the Star Wars saga lies in both the detailed creation and merciless destruction of vast planets. There is a lyrical majesty in the way the worlds are portrayed: wholly lived in and supporting all manner of creatures, some with purpose and some without. Insectoid aliens mingle with grubby scavengers and bounty hunters, while droids, like a form of wildlife, weave in and out of conscious view and sometimes serve a purpose greater than their design. Then, in a dastardly act perpetrated by purveyors of vengeance and hate, these worlds can be obliterated, the sight and sounds of which being awesome beyond almost anything else in the sci-fi sphere. Star Wars: The Force Awakens successfully utilities this method of success, with the mountainous sand dunes of Jakku and the imposing image of a fallen star destroyer setting the tone early for the impressive visuals to come, backed by the typically stirring John Williams score and booming sound design. Of course, the other ingredients necessary to ensure iconicism (first boasted so famously in the original saga but lost in the prequels) are the inclusion of characters worthy of inhabiting such environments and a story to enthrall the masses. Both have their heroes, but the villains are undeniable. Finn (John Boyega), known only as a digit and robbed of a family, is a Storm Trooper with a conscious, who seizes his chance for freedom when ordered to guard captured Rebel fighter pilot Poe Dameron (Oscar

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Isaac). After stealing a Tie Fighter, the two crash into the treacherous terrain of Jakku, where Finn escapes into the path of the hot-tempered and resourceful Rey (Daisy Ridley), a tinkerer clearly destined for greater things. Fleeing the evil clutches of the First Order in a familiar vehicle and with important droid BB-8 in tow, the new acquaintances then chart a course for destiny, where they will fight alongside famous bounty hunters, witness the might of the Rebellion and face the dark side of the force. Upon reflection, the plot is light and any surprises sparse. An effort is clearly made by director J. J. Abrams to avoid falling into the trap of repeating past highlights, but in doing so the final act is found lacking in power and the outcomes can be easily concluded reading the writing on the space station walls. Once revealed, the villain loses his power of intimidation and his scenes hold no sense of gravity; the ending too, it must be said, doesn’t conjure the emotions one would hope for. The failings in the story though are compensated for by a pair of heroes among the most likable in the franchises history, each instilled

with a sense of wide-eyed wonder by relative newcomers Boyega and Ridley. Finn’s caring nature and moralistic stance to fight for good might sound corny, but he only comes across as authentic, and watching the increasingly mysterious Rey unwittingly discover her strength feels rewarding thanks to her enchanting combination of independence and duty. Other fan favorites will be the daring Poe Dameron and a certain Wookie, but I fear that fans may leave slightly disappointed with the underwhelming return of Princess Leia and a lack of any outstandingly orchestrated pivotal battles. The seventh journey to a galaxy far, far away is instilled with moments of brisk humour and sudden danger, and filled with technical mastery throughout. Seen in 2D, the special effects appear vibrant and the prosthetic work and make-up for the various lifeforms flawless. It’s not game-changing, but whether you’re new to the series or have a Jedi costume hanging in the wardrobe at home, you’ll most likely agree that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the biggest and arguably the best blockbuster of the year. 4 light sabers out of 5

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Say What??!.. Ever stopped to listen to the gibberish coming out of your mouth? We all say things everyday that quite honestly make very little sense. So just where did those sayings come from and why are they relevant? This is hive’s bit-part guide to modern day English....

FROM THE HORSES’S MOUTH

context: “I heard it from the horses mouth”. Use: To describe knowledge gained from the source of truth.

You can actually tell a horse’s age by examining it’s teeth. When horses were... well, a much more valuable commodity, it was always important to assess your specimen rather than listen to the story of the seller.

MAD AS A HATTER

Context: “That bloke is mad as a hatter!” Use: To describe someone who displays unusual mannerism.

This phrase came from the 18th Century and literally relates to the millenery trade. For hat makers back then treated hats with mercury. Inhaling mercury vapor was later linked with a causing factor of mental illness, there were very few hatters that didn’t surcome to this stereotype and so it took off as a catch all phrase which is still commonly rattled off! Poor fellas.

WEAR YOUR HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE

Context: “She was relentless and brilliant, she went in there and really wore her heart on her sleeve!” Use: To describe someone who passionately voices their view on a matter.

In the Medievel days of knights, tournaments were often fought for sport and a knight would often wear a token from their lady on their sleeves.

BITE THE BULLET

Context: “You’re going to have to bite the bullet and admit that you were the one who finished the meringue”. Use: Accepting that something is going to be difficult or unpleasant. This one came from modern warfare and quite literally from the short supply of proper treatment available on the front lines. An emergency surgery or likely far worse fate left soldiers with little choice but to bite down on something for distraction. A bullet? Apparently so....

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Raquel is a fashion designer, illustrator and new friend to the team at hive magazine. Her true love is fashion though we first discovered Raquel through her unique style of illustration and knew that her body of work was something worth sharing with the world.

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FASHION First name: Raquel Age: 23 Star-sign: Cancer Location: Zaragoza, Spain

aquel Zorraquin was born into art. Growing up in the beautiful city of Zaragoza, in Northern Spain she shadowed her mother and grandfather both sculptors and began to see that through attending some drawing classes that she too carried this artists gene. Turning 18, Raquel headed south and moved to the vibrant city of Barcelona to attend Fine Art school and find out what really made her spirit tick. It was actually through courses in Pattern, Fashion Design and Millinery at the prestigious Felicidad Duce (Barcelona’s leading Fashion Design School) that Raquel found her true artistic passion and started her life journey in Fashion Design and Illustration. The next move would further develop both her skills and her cultural aspect. A short jaunt overseas in London’s Marylebone, Raquel studied Fashion at the West London College, both expanding her creative flair and industry networks before returning home to Spain to attend the Intensive Fashion Master course at IED Madrid in 2014. We touched base and dug into Raquel’s backstory, her faves, her habits and her life’s necessities so you could get to know the artist behind the illustration. What is your typical artistic process? I use to draw almost every day at night before going sleep, so I can have my mind flying all around. I look for a face which inspires me and express something I really feel; then I take my pen, my sketchbook and start drawing. Having the sketch, I put it on Photoshop and carry on with the process until my eyes are at peace with the whole drawing.

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What motivates you? I try to express what I have inside. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something I need to let go to feel good. Everyday is made of great moments which you always keep on your heart. Sometimes you feel good, and sometimes bad, but the good thing about the art of creation is that you can do it whenever and do whatever you want. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter, inspiration and motivation are always around. Who are your favourite fashion designers? My favourites designers are Issae Miyake, Alexander McQueen, Mary Katrantzou and Balenciaga. They create a whole universe of beauty. They know how to stimulate our bodies and eyes. Who are your favourite artists? As a Spanish person, I have always admired Miro and Dali. But also Mondrian, Renoir, Andy Warhol, or Turner. They are gone, but we still have their spirit, their passion. I adore how they used the color, positive and powerful.

FASHION I am in love with their art. I remember the first time I saw a painting of Renoir in London, I literally cried and my heart started beating so fast, so I realized I had a kind of ‘Stendhal syndrome’ moment. What is a typical outfit for you? Comfy and chic are two words that perfectly describe the way I like to dress. I make my own clothing, so I know what I need for looking chic but also feeling good. I love wearing trainers, that is part of my daily outfit. A cool and handmade top (or jacket), comfy pants, and comfy trainers are what I like the most. You’re stuck on a desert island with only 5 things - What couldn’t you live without? Awww, I always think of that. Of course, my pen (with infinite ink), my sketchbook (with infinite paper sheets), my iPod (with infinite battery), my cat and chocolate. I have them every day and they make me soooo happy :)

What is your favourite season for style? I love spring and summer, I can wear anything I want. (I love hot). Light and colorful clothing, that’s what I want for everyday. If you could live in any decade what would it be? and why? I have always wanted to live in Paris during 1900s-1920s. Women looked amazing in those dresses and those great hairstyles. Love love love that style. Such an elegant and feminine woman! For more on Raquel visit her website:

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Starting in late 2013 as an eBay store, IRVRSBL is now reaching for the sky as one of the foremost online retailers of rare vintage fashion. Their stock of Moshino is actually second to none, perhaps even to Moshino themselves! The stock is carefully curated with significant historical relevance and the team’s attention to detail leaves no room for just any old piece synonymous with your usual vintage shopping experience. Speaking with owner Clare Ferra she tells hive that in it’s inception IRVRSBL was just a side project from a love of collecting special vintage pieces since her early teens. “It started off with op shopping, back then it wasn’t such a done thing and they weren’t picked empty like they are today.” As time passed her taste became increasingly more sophisticated and more obsessive. “Somewhere along the line I went from 70s dresses to Chanel suits. People were constantly asking me where I got my clothes from, and that’s how the business was born!” As time went on demand grew and Clare found herself selling to quite a few big named celebrities and designers looking to buy for inspiration. The increased demand and the fact that Clare was to lose her day job in the following months became the catalyst for taking the next bold step in setting up the comprehensive online store. “Since then things have gone really well and we’re receiving loads of positive feedback!”

“...my end goal is for the store to be a ‘shoppable museum’ of sorts, where people can buy crazy and wonderful things...” (Clare - Owner IRVRSBL)

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“Next thing she’s wearing my Rolex” The beauty of the Tudor Heritage Black Bay Written by Siddharth Padmanabhan Tudor is a brand unbeknown to many, but gaining in popularity around the world for its well-priced, stylish offerings that its bigger brother Rolex (yes, that’s correct; same family) is perhaps a little too conservative to release. The turning point came somewhere between 2012 and 2013 when the brand had a huge relaunch in the US, and thereby, everywhere else in the world. One of the watches that was a runaway hit for the brand is the Heritage Black Bay. Now, in 2016, there are currently 3 different colours to choose from, but when it was released in 2012, the original design was the black/red colour seen here, which we’ll look at a little further. Tudor has made a habit of taking cues from some of their historical, vintage watches and turning them into absolute hits for the modern era, with updated sizing, and better technology, but still retaining that soft, vintage feel that so many people love. The Black Bay has a 42mm ‘Oyster’ case, beautiful matte black dial and gilt (gold) detailing both in the markers and the hands, which are a signature Tudor shape called ‘snowflake’. The dial is surrounded by a bezel in a deep, rich, red that’s almost burgundy in certain light, really enhancing the vintage feel. The watch comes on a vintage-style, aged leather strap, or a stainless steel ‘Oyster’ bracelet, and whichever version you choose, you’ll also end up with the Tudor NATO strap for when you want to dress the watch down for the weekends. With 200m of water resistance in its Rolex-designed case, this is a watch you can take anywhere and everywhere. I While the initial allure of this watch is in its vintage-inspired feel, the real beauty of it is revealed after wearing it for some time, and realising that you can quite literally wear it anywhere. When you take into account that the watch (apart from the movement) is made by Rolex, you really start to see why Tudor is making a comeback. Watch lovers from entry-level buyers, to those with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of timepieces in their collection are raving about Tudor, and with good reason.

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You Can’t Sit With Us. The irony of H&M’s ‘affordable designer fashion for the masses’. Written by Jason Fassbender Illustration by Liana Paberza

n 2004 when global retail goliath H&M released it’s first collaboration with design king-pin Karl Lagerfeld they unleashed a beast that has grown to be one of the most anticipated fashion events of the year, the designer/fast fashion colab. The collection sold out in most stores within hours and left fashion hungry fans looking for a piece of cut price design, begging for more. Due to the great success of the concept the powers that be signed on for another year and a new designer. Next in line was Stella McCartney followed by a growing list of fashion heavy hitters that includes Viktor & Rolf, Roberto Cavalli, Jimmy Choo, Sonia Rykiel, MARNI, Lanvin, Versace, Alexander Wang and most recently Balmain. When questioned on why these designers agreed to work on such a project the answer, almost always, went along the lines of “bringing well designed fashion to the masses at an accessible price point.” A theory all well and good on paper but is the reality a different story?

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FASHION After the runaway success of the debut Karl Lagerfeld X H&M collection, the outspoken designer was suitable unimpressed with the retail giants management of the project and vowed never to work with them again. His accusation of “snobbery created by anti-snobbery” due to the company’s decision to produce Lagerfeld’s designs in limited numbers was not received well by upper management and demand for an apology was issued. An apology from Karl? Ha! Good luck with that! The subsequent designers seemed to have no beef with H&M and every collection to date has been a smash, selling out as soon as it hits the sales floor. While the success of these pairings is undeniable for H&M, what’s in it for the designers behind the collections? The idea of a working partnership with an organisation synonymous with cheap clothing seems to go against everything that high-end designers spend their entire careers working toward. The H&M collections heavily reference the silhouettes and aesthetic of the designers main line, thus why they are chosen, but these designers, usually champions of the finest fabrics draped and constructed by the world’s best tailors and dressmakers, are now conceded to their designs being knocked up en-mass in bulk production facilities all over the world. The reach of an organisation such as H&M is massive, no doubt about it, but is this branding exercise really worth it for the designers? Could the exercise actually be damaging your labels reputation with your real following? You may reach a whole new market but surely that customer, whom usually pays $50 for a dress, isn’t going to all of a sudden see the value in dropping $5000 on one that looks exactly the same from your labels namesake. On the other hand, is someone who has invested $5000 on said piece likely to be impressed when they see a shoddy replica on the back of every Beccy, Britney and Sally strutting down the high street on a Saturday night? I think not. Re-selling has been a very lucrative byproduct of these ventures with online auction prices skyrocketing on sold out pieces from the collections. After the recent global clean out of all the Balmain X H&M collection pieces, eBay prices on some items where exceeding the cost of genuine items and Maison Martin Margiela X H&M pieces were listed on the site before they where even available for purchase through the retailer at heavily inflated sums. The concept that someone would shell out $2000 for a dress they know only cost $400 is beyond comprehension for me but the power of celebrity (the dress was worn by Kendall Jenner in the campaign shots) is a phenomenal thing these days, clearly a well played move by those behind the project. That’s not to say this is only happening with H&M colabs, Kanye Wests’ collections for ADIDAS under the YEEZY moniker have had similar effect. His YEEZY Boost 350 trainers retailed for around the $250 mark and sold out in seconds world wide only to resurface on eBay minutes later with prices in excess of $1500. In an interview with Vogue.com Kanye expressed his desire to bring affordable, well designed clothing to those who couldn’t afford it for items all should be able to acquire and thus his collection of street influenced sweats, utilitarian outerwear and trainers was born. He was spotted the next day in a $1500 Haider Ackermann velvet sweater and matching track pants. Likewise, when the YEEZY collection hit stores, the prices ranged from US$210 for a tee shirt through to a staggering US$4000 for a shearling coat. Affordable? Some would argue no. So while the concept is sold to us as a tasty, well priced treat to fashion savvy customers, the only winners I see here are H&M and the lucky few who managed to snag a couple of collection pieces and turn them into eBay gold! And of course Kanye ;)

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The Copper Element Written by Nicole Luneburg

ith warm reddish hues and delicate touches of gold and pink, copper has really brought gorgeous rich tones to hair trends this season. Go bold and try a fiery hue to make an entrance, or try two copper tones in a subtle ombre for a more effective yet effortless look. A dark but vivid copper colour will work well for those in more corporate environments, a nice oomph without the loudness! Combine your copper look with dewy nude makeup for a fresh faced summer vibe as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about natural and fresh looking skin this season! When the evening calls for an outing, add some subtle shimmer to your eyelids and pair it with a dark lip for a demure and sultry evening look. Pictured here is Amy, who has natural warm copper tones in her hair. When colouring Amyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hair, the fire in the copper was brought out, embracing her natural beauty in a delicate but strengthening way.

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Crucifixion An Interview with Victor Spinelli

By Anmarie Soucie

first sat down at a Brooklyn dive bar to chat with artist and photographer Victor Spinelli, after stumbling upon him and his work one crisp December day in Union Square, and met up again with him recently for Miami’s Art Basel, where his latest series ‘Crucifixion’ was on display. In our ongoing discourses, Spinelli, a New Yorker who earned his degree in architecture from the University of Buffalo, explained to me his love of travel, art history, and what it is about his latest installations that are so pertinent to our world today.

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FEATURE [Anmarie] “So last time we talked, a lot of your work was centered on travel and portraiture, yet this new series is vastly different in style and medium… can you tell me a bit about how you came up with the idea?” [Victor] “I came up with this idea of putting animal skeletons on crosses at some point in 2013, from where, I don’t know. I held it as a secret, only telling a few family members because of its powerful message. The premise of this project questions the inability of the human race to live and share our planet with our fellow animals. We are taking over the earth and driving to extinction a great number of species. We are inhabiting their space. We are invading it. We need to learn, and quickly, on how to cohabit on this planet with all forms of life.” [Anmarie] “Can you describe for me a bit about your thought process for designing each cross?” [Victor] “Sure. More or less, this is what my thought process was: for the Monkey cross (deemed “Hanuman” for the Hindu Monkey god), I wanted a simple wood cross because the monkey is a primate and our closest relative. For the Lion and Walrus Skull, I decided to design Celtic crosses so the skulls could fit and “float” inside of the circle. The walrus by the way has real Eskimo scrimshaw on its 19 inch ivory tusks, which makes it a cultural artifact in and among itself. For the Alligator, I wanted to position it with its head at a 90º angle to its body, which mimics the ancient Egyptian statues of the crocodile god “Sobek”. I saw these statues first hand on the Nile at Crocodilopolis/Kom Ombo in Egypt. And lastly, for the Lynx, I wanted to make a more Pop Art cross with pink and this was the last piece I designed with this in mind.”

Victor’s previous work contrasting the softness of the female form in his ‘Diver-Up’ Series above and ‘Octopussy’ below.

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ART [Anmarie] “I love the symbolism and deeper meaning behind these pieces, as it’s definitely a pertinent issue today. Can you detail more about what the crucifixion poses behind the series?” [Victor] “Well, the history of crucifixion dates back to the Assyrians and ancient Persians well before the Romans (Pre-Christian era) used it as a very brutal form of death for disgraced soldiers, murderers, slaves etc. And now the numbers of our relentless killing (crucifying) of animals for sport, food, clothing, etc. exceeds millions if not billions per year.” [Anmarie] “So how did you get a hold of these skeletons? I’m assuming that to have been one of the most difficult parts of this project?” [Victor] “Well, the origin of these skeletons and skulls were sourced through professional osteological companies. I would never source these illegally. The Walrus skull is well over 50 years of age and was most likely found by native Alaskans. Its ivory tusks have authentic Eskimo scrimshaw etched into it. The African Lion skull most likely came from a zoo. At present, the Lion is not endangered however it will most likely be put on the endangered species list in 2016 so the inclusion of this skull, for this art project, will become more important in the near future.” [Anmarie] “Did the skeletons come pre-assembled? I can only imagine how difficult that process would be if they weren’t.” [Victor] “This sculpture project required me to learn, without instructions, how to articulate these skeletons. I was delivered, literally, bags of bones. It took me hours

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ART and hours, weeks and weeks to put them together before I even started the construction of the crosses. This was my first foray into the world of sculpture and at points it seemed to go on forever. I used various materials, including steel, bronze, copper, stainless steel, Cedar, and oak wood. It was tiring yet so utterly fulfilling. And it has opened my mind toward welding, woodworking and many other artistic directions.” [Anmarie] “Yeah, I can see how, going from a more photo-journalistic style – centered around travel, culture, and particularly portraiture – that this was quite a departure and a learning experience. Ultimately, what would you like viewers to take away from this series? What is the lasting impression that you’d like them to take with them?” [Victor] “That this project is about bringing awareness to the world about what we are doing to the animals… to really show through ‘Crucifixion’ how our lifestyles and ways of thinking in recent times (which a lot to do with greed and consumption), is damaging and killing off elemental and highly important parts of our environment, our ecosystem, and of course, our animal species. Awareness is key, and the first fundamental step for change.” For more on Victor Spinelli and his latest installation series ‘Crucifixion’, go to: www.SPiNGalleries.com or

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“...My portraits are reminiscent of the clown, the sad, melancholy eyes contrasting poignantly with the bright, cheerful rouged cheeks...” We nabbed 5 minutes with emerging Australian artisit Jane Ruggerio who has certainly wasted no time establishing life beyond her acting profession. Jane, tell us what you have been working on recently? I’m currently painting from my Adelaide home with the comfort of partner Gabriele and adored pussycats Vito and Luna for company. I’ve had some fantastic commissions to do for Christmas. I paint these from photos provided by the client which can be challenging but often so rewarding. Where did your inspiration originally come from for your style of art? My work most resembles that of the German Expressionistic movement known as’ Die Brucke’, it is emotionally evocative, as opposed to representative. Jane’s influences include: Max Beckmann, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Pablo Picasso, Georges Rouault and Joy Hester. How do you describe your style and what (if any) message/symbolism are you trying to portray? My portraits are reminiscent of the clown, the sad, melancholy eyes contrasting poignantly with the bright, cheerful rouged cheeks. The Clown represents the idea of sadness behind a mask, the outward appearance versus the inner reality.

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Darby Krow

Pop-culture’s head-on collision with the human condition.

Interview by LDS

“... My process is habitual in nature, coffee, cigarettes, self doubt, music, procrastination, nap here and there, documentaries and all the while painting and creating, i am a hermit, a loner of sorts, I like simple...”

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ART Kicking back, marker pen in hand, hive caught up with American artist Darby Krow to explore his process and love for the macabre. It’s fair to surmise that his work sits firmly outside of the square, his subject the result of thoughts ridden with anxiety and madness though ultimately the depth is unoffensive, bold and vastly intelligent. Darby’s current creative environment is Encino, California where he is known to lock out the world turning his undivided attention to his work. Here you’ll find him earphones intact surrounded by tubs of marker pens, paints, empty coffee cups and cigarette packets listening to Elliott smith, Bright Eyes, Modest Mouse, Dylan, Cash or some classical piano.

“...I like stuff that is cute/macabre/anxiety ridden, to me that is life, a very ugly/beautiful place filled with glimpses of happiness, a lot of uncomfort and yeah man life is a trip!...”

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ART Darby produces a lot of work by commission, charging rates that befit any budget. If you’re looking for a feature piece, bold and attractive in colour, deep and intricate in it’s depth that will keep you interested for years to come then look no further. It certainly won’t be long before there’s one hanging in the office. For more info on Darby, to view a wider portfolio of his work or for details on commissions follow via Facebook, Instagram or contact via email.

www.facebook.com/darby.krow instagram.com/darbykrow/ darby_krow@yahoo.com

“...I like acrylic and paint markers, also watercolour, I use them all, whatever I am feeling at the time I guess. I particularly enjoy black and white with hints of red, I find it aesthetically pleasing...”

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a person and accentuate their features, or figure. I would consider my work to be I usually just try to create pieces that are ally be seen as drawings in the norm ...”

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huckos stole our breath as we turned the pages of his portfolio. The depth and diversity displayed by this Australian artist (turned tattoo artist) could fill the various halls and levels of a gallery and the quality of his various styles were simply outstanding. Through much debate we decided to focus on his current mood of photo-realism but on conclusion of this slim editorial we urge you to dive much deeper into his world. The man behind Phuckos asked to remain anonymous but we did get a chance to learn more about the artist via interview late last year.

few years at high school. Both my father and grand-father could draw and paint, so I’m not sure whether that got passed on to me or not, but my father was probably my biggest influence and guide when it came to art. I took Visual Arts in year 11 and 12 where I started to get back into it a bit more seriously and further developed my technique. It’s only been in the last two years or so that I’ve really honed in on my realistic style in portraiture and landscape. After high school, I spent a year at Sydney College of the Arts doing a Visual Arts course, but after leaving that I managed to find my way in to tattooing.

Tell us about your artistic journey from its beginnings and development.

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ART ink with a wash. For the majority of my works though, I use Prismacolour coloured pencils, which have a really waxy feel to them, which allows you to blend them like paint in a sense and for me to achieve the look I’m going for. Being so diverse with your style, what’s your favourite subject matter or biggest passion with your art? At the moment it’s probably portraiture, I just like to capture the essence of a person and accentuate their features, whether it be their eyes, hands, freckles or figure. I would consider my work to be realistic or hyper-realistic in some cases. I usually just try to create pieces that are quite dark and quirky and wouldn’t usually be seen as drawings in the norm. What’s your process, habits or rituals? When I’m making my art, I usually just lock myself away in my space for hours and hours at a time and just block everything else out whilst listening to music. When I start a piece I like to spend as much time on it as I can and as quick as I can so I can get on to the next one. Where do you call home? For me, my home will always be the Blue Mountains in New South Wales… I’ve been here my whole life and although I spend a lot of time in Sydney with Uni, work or friends, it’ll always be a special place that I hold very close to me. Where have you exhibited? I’m only pretty fresh out of school and new on the ‘art scene’ and have unfortunately missed out on a few opportunities given, so I’ve only shown at one exhibit/competition, which was the Blue Mountains Art Fest earlier this year. I won the ‘Peoples Choice Award’ and was asked to come back next year as their featured artist. Earlier this year I also had a few of my

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works published in Out of Step’s Book ‘Meows & Roars of Inspiration: The Cat Art Project’, which is a big portfolio of selected artists and their works of felines in different mediums. Do you have any upcoming exhibitions? At the moment there is nothing set in stone, but I’m working toward putting together a show in Melbourne or exhibiting some work at some smaller galleries in Sydney to continue to get my name out there. What music (if any) do you most enjoy working to? Like lots of people I can imagine, it really depends on what mood I’m in or what piece I’m working on that determines my music choice. I like to think I have a diverse taste in music so it’s usually different every time! Where can we find your art to purchase? I’m currently trying to build a website to show my work and sell it, overall making it a bit easier for myself to distribute my work. As for now, I usually just take orders through my Facebook page where people can chat with me about what they want. If anyone is interested in prints, original or commissioned works, tattoo designs or other freelance design work, send me a direct message through either tumblr or facebook.

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@PEACE ‘@Peace’ Review by Luxette Hailing from New Zealand (or possibly outer space) comes one of the coolest hiphop collectives to emerge from the Southern Hemisphere. @PEACE represent a unique underground sound, merging sleek New Zealand rap lyricism with modern, trip-hop down tempo beats. Their self titled first album release shines with diversity - yet maintains a similar vibe the whole way through. The album artwork is what initially drew me to check it out appearing to me as the wheel of the zodiac or records - perhaps both. A perfect representation, as merging out of this world concepts and sounds with street style and elements is something these artists excel in.

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Universal Music, Australia,

The sampling and scratching throughout the whole album is genius. Tracks such as ‘Disfunktional’, and ‘Be like’ are not to be missed but the stand out for me was track 7, ‘Sky is Falling’. The album was released way back in 2011 when there was a lot of hype about the world ending. To me - this track epitomises the way I’d be thinking and feeling if it went down and this is what I love about hip hop. “Sitting on the harbor bridge with my iPod Trying to find the right song before time’s gone, to right wrong. Reminiscing ‘bout drawing tidal waves on my title page, who would have thought it’d be the fate of my final day” Incredible lyrics and tunes which inspire meditation. Do your soul a favour and if you missed it, go on a journey with @ PEACE.

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King Charles There’s a new face destined for the indie-folk throne and he’s backed by pop royalty.

King Charles ‘Gamble For a Rose’ Review by LDS He’s good looking, he’s articulated and his voice much like Morgan Freeman will sooth the deepest chasm of your soul. King Charles will soon be a household name, we’ll promise you this.

The London-based pop purveyor is releasing his second album on 22 January called ‘Gamble for a Rose’. The long awaited album was produced by Marcus Mumford and recorded with the likes of Winston Marshall (Mumford & Sons), Charlie Fink, and Tom Hobden (Noah and the Whale). The album spans several years of Charles’ musical career and whilst it appeared to be something that he was all too modest to get around to, we have really been spoilt with the product here. Coaxing a record out of him, producer Marcus Mumford was really keen to get his latest body of work down and

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“...he’s one of the most prolific people that I know in terms of song-writing...” (Marcus Mumford, Mumford & Sons) The first single ‘Loose Change For the Boatman’ is already out and opens the record. We highly recommend this album to anyone looking for something both energising and spirited. I can tell you that King Charles won’t disappoint. He is currently touring the UK. Check him out.

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Wishes “...I’m a big synth/studio nerd, so tend to gravitate towards artists who employ a bit of studio trickery...” Interview by LDS & Madelaine De Leon

ntroducing Australia’s overnight indie-electro solo sensation, John Towey AKA Wishes, whose popular debut track, ‘I Want To Be Alone With You’ has gained the Sydney producer some very wide recognition. Vocalist and multi instrumentalist Towey has crafted a beautifully layered track formed of synth beats and strong vocals that build with a steady lo-fi stomp that you can’t help but flit your body to. Funky, sexy and cool this track gives the glimmer of a promising future.

hive caught the opportunity to exchange a few words with the brains behind Wishes.

You’re getting attention from Triple J and wide support on Spotify. How does it feel to be at the point where you are now? The response has been really great! Given Wishes has only been around for a few weeks I was hoping for a couple of thousand plays on Soundcloud as an absolute maximum at this

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stage – but to get 100’s of 1000’s of plays on Spotify has been mind-blowing, and the spins from Triple J have been great as well. I’m truly overwhelmed. If a genie could have granted you 3 wishes when you were 15 and again right now, today, what would they be? My wishes would probably be pretty similar now compared to back then, which goes to show how much I’ve grown up over the years! When not doing the music thing I’m a massive football (soccer) fan, so one wish would definitely be around seeing Chelsea win something massive in the flesh. When I was 15 I was guitar crazy and wished for a Gretsch White Falcon, however I now own one so that wish has come true! Finally, being a successful and well received musician/ producer has always being a wish of mine. Are there any musical inspirations you wish to channel in your music, especially in terms of production? I’m a big synth/studio nerd, so tend to gravitate towards artists who employ a bit of

studio trickery. I hope to channel a mix of Caribou, Toro y Moi, Kevin Parker, Jamie XX as well as other artists. Dave Fridmann is my favourite producer, and I tend to love most of the stuff he works on. Which bands/artists would you most like to have a drink with? I’m hoping to get a beer with Alan Palermo when I go on tour with Neon Indian in December. Otherwise would love to get a beer with Bowie – my ‘dead or alive’ pick would be Hendrix. My 15 year-old self would have wanted to get a beer with Pearl Jam, and I still probably wouldn’t turn that opportunity down.

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Attendence: 12,000 Price: Free Glastonbury is one of, if not, the most well known music festival in the world today. It started in a very humble manner in 1970 where curator Michael Eavis, a local farmer, was influenced by the earlier Blues Festival at the Bath & West Showground and decided to start his own small scale festival which in 1970 held a 1,500 capacity, charging £1 entry with free milk from the farm on arrival.

What would you like your listeners to take away from ‘I Want to be Alone with You’? ‘I Want To Be Alone With You’ is about heading out into the night with the intention of running into that special someone, which is a sentiment that I think most people have had at one time or another. It’s supposed to be dancey and pop-y night time feel, with some sections that take people by surprise. More than anything I just hope people enjoy it. Whats been the most embarrassing moment of your musical career to date? The most bizarre thing to come out of my musical career happened in 2010 - I use to be in a band called Convaire, and after a show I tripped walking up a set of stairs loading out of a venue. Alcohol may or may not have been involved. My mouth crashed into the concrete in front of me and I lost/chipped a bunch of my front teeth. Would not recommend.

Hawkwind - Traffic - Melanie David Bowie - Joan Baez - Fairport Convention Quintessence. The Story: In it’s second year, the Glastonbury Festival moved to the time of the Summer Solstice and was known as the “Glastonbury Fair”. It had been planned by Andrew Kerr and Arabella Churchill who felt all other festivals at the time were over commercialised. Paid for by a number of supporters, the entrance was free and took a medieval tradition of music, dance, poetry, theatre, lights and spontaneous entertainment. It was in this year that the first “pyramid” stage was constructed out of scaffolding and expanded metal covered with plastic sheeting, built on a site above the Glastonbury-Stonehenge ley line (a supposed straight line connecting ancient sites, sometimes regarded as the line of a former track and associated by some with lines of energy and other paranormal phenomena).

Whats next from Wishes? Touring with Neon Indian, and hoping to drop a few singles over next year. Beyond that who knows! Finally, leave us with some favourite philosophical wisdom. ‘People in glass houses have to answer the door.’ – Karl Pilkington

The Festival was captured “a la Woodstock” by a 1972 film crew and named “Glastonbury Fayre”. Worth a watch!

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Cage The Elephant ‘Tell Me Im Pretty’

Adele ‘25’

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XL / Columbia

For Fans Of: The Vines / The Coral / Jet

For Fans Of: Lana Del Rey / Ella Eyre / Birdy

Review by LDS

‘Tell Me I’m Pretty’ is the band’s fourth album, recorded and produced in Nashville by Dan Auerbach and let me tell you now just what an astounding job they’ve done. This is 38 minutes of musicianship, of great lyrics and of high production spanning a number of genres though predominantly high tempo indie/blues/psych rock. Kick-starting the album is ‘Cry Baby’, a track suited for the dance floor with it’s funky bass lick and raw guitars. Following the cool spacey outro of this one you are sent into even higher gear with the album’s single ‘Mess Around’ which with fuzzy bass and guitar riff dictating the chorus leaves you struggling to keep your composure. As all good albums, there is balance and none better in the lower paced tracks to follow with strong story-telling goodness. Track 5 ‘Cold, Cold, Cold’ mixes things up; a bluesy hand-clapper not dissimilar to a 60’s psych track by the likes of Strawberry Alarm Clock “Dr can you help me, ‘cos something don’t feel right”. From first to last there’s not a single song on this album I dislike. It will leave you with nothing but good energy. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

There’s very few surprises with this one, Adele’s voice is as powerful and provoking as ever, though this album has a very heavy underlying tone of missing the freedom of her younger years and perhaps even a lost romance. 25 opens with single ‘Hello’, a slow and saddening track at it’s core though Adele’s vocal strength, demonstrated from the start is joyful and offsets some of the trauma of the track. In contrary, ‘Send My Love (to your new lover)’ follows with a bouncy well layered pop track suitable for MIA. This positively lifts the feel of the album before, dare I say it, a number of quite depressing (I use this word sparingly) numbers in ‘I Miss You’ and ‘Remedy’, albeit broken up by some nice husky tones in ‘When we were Young’. Thankfully the second half of the album is far stronger, track 7 ‘River Lea’ (produced by Danger Mouse) is a great soulful track, a real slow head nodder that you’ll certainly sing along with and track 8 ‘Love in the Dark’ is a classic Adele ballad with beautiful strings. ‘Million Years ago’ is reminiscent of Matt Monro, whilst final track ‘Sweetest Devotion’ provides a strong note to finish. Certainly a mixed bag and not wholly 48 minutes of whinging. A GROWER.

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ALBUM REVIEWS

E ASY RID E R So you have a multi-million dollar record contract huh?

The Beach Boys At one with nature and planet Earth.

Coldplay ‘A Head Full of Dreams’ Parlophone / Atlantic

For Fans Of: Maroon 5 / Doves / Beyonce?

25 x “high quality” shrimp, 1 x bowl of white Pistachio nuts, 1 x large bag of Peanut M&Ms, 1 x organic vegetable platter, 1 x jumbo pack of Freedent gum, 1 x carton of Marlboro Lights, Recycling bins for aluminum, glass and paper, A ban on styrofoam cups!

Review by LDS This is Coldplay both as we know them and in experimentation. A Head Full of Dreams is heavily ambient throughout. Collaborating with a number of artists including Noel Gallagher and Tove Lo, Coldplay also feature guest backing vocals from Beyonce, Gwyneth Paltrow and no other than widely known fan Barrack Obama who sings out Amazing Grace in the outro of track 7 ‘Kaleidoscope’ Opening the album is a disco beat with great electronic ambiance, a steady tempo title track ‘A Head Full of Dreams’ and is one of the standout tracks for me. A choir hums along with Chris Martin towards the song’s climax before we are thrown latest single ‘Birds’. This track lifts the steady tempo as the vocals and strings compete with waves of ambient guitar flooding the song intermittently. An abrupt end catches you off-guard but very nicely, definitely one for the workout compilation. Track 3 ‘Hymn for the Weekend’ is literally an R&B track, Coldplay’s dirty little secret? I had to check I was still listening to the same album, frightfully, yes I was. In summary this is a quite inconsistent album but worth a listen. GOOD, BUT NOT A CLASSIC.

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Circa Waves ‘Something Like You’ [Single] Create/Control

By Finn Richards In response to some tragic international news over the past months, British band Circa Waves disappointed by the actions of government have taken some time in the studio to do what they could in providing aid to the situation. New single ‘Something Like You’ went on sale December 18th to wholly raise money for established charity ‘War Child UK’, who’s efforts go into working with countries devastated by conflict including Iraq, Afghanistan, the Central African Republic and the more recent Syria crisis. ‘Something Like You’ is in fact a cover of a classic 1997 track by one of Circa Waves’ Liverpool idols, cult hero singer-songwriter Michael Head and his band The Strands, and sees the indie outfit trade in their usual sound for a mellow, dreamy number that is really quite catchy. Frontman Kieran Shudall’s voice is rich with heartfelt emotion, as if he’s trying to relieve some of the world’s tension with every breathe and as he admits himself, he and the members of Circa Waves have been deeply affected by the images and impact of modern war:

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“...As yet another senseless bombing campaign is ordered by our government, our heart goes out to all the families and children that will inevitably be affected. We felt we should try and help as best we could, making music, giving it out in support of a great charity, War Child, which works tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of thousands of people affected by war. We really hope everyone can support this. Thank you....” You can also visit and donate directly to the War Child UK website, and provide life-changing support to the most vulnerable children whose lives, families and communities have been torn apart by war. Official website: http://www.warchild.org.uk/ Facebook: facebook.com/warchilduk ‘Something Like You’ is available on iTunes, Spotify and Apple Music, a great track and a great cause.

GIG REVIEW Brand New Heavies

Hoochie Coochie, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (21/11/15)

Review by Les Aitch The Brand New Heavies are UK funk royalty. Formed way back in 1985 they cut their first and self-titled studio album for Gilles Peterson and Eddie Pillar’s fledgling Acid Jazz label five years later. Among the founder members of the London soul and funk scene along with the likes of Galliano and the James Taylor Quartet, US R&B chart success came in the shape of the single ‘Never Give Up’ making TBNH the first UK band to enter that chart since Soul II Soul some years earlier. The band line up has essentially remained the same since its inception – Simon Bartholomew, Jan Kincaid and Andrew Levy with a Who’s Who of female soul vocalists during this time, Jay Ella Ruth, N’Dea Davenport, Siedah Garrett, Honey Larochelle and Carleen Anderson , the god-daughter of the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Twelve studio albums later the band returned to Newcastle’s Hoochie Coochie for two back to back shows. As you would expect, they’ve appeared on the venue’s gig roster before, each one a sell-out. The latest gigs were no exception. I joined an expectant and enthusiastic crowd (it’s a Saturday night in Newcastle, so you get a lot of enthusiasm obviously) and after the DJ sets subsided the eight piece band entered the stage, led out by the extremely charismatic, talented and flamboyant guitarist, songwriter and producer Simon Bartholomew. Visually this guy is a dead-ringer for legendary Sunderland goalkeeper Jimmy Montgomery. I’m sure that Jimmy also used to wear a similar glam-rock style sparkly blouson top, open to the waist with bling adorning his chest back in 1973, although he probably saved this for away games. They launched straight into the immediately recognisable BNH, an instrumental track from the debut album, an album I seem to remember that snapped whilst in the tape player of my Renault 11 after repeated playing ...even the pencil couldn’t save it. Bartholomew was right on the money from the start, backed up by the unmistakable bass of Andrew Levy, two piece horn section, the funky drummer and some sublime work on the keyboard. This led us straight into ‘Never Stop’ and the band was joined by lead vocalist Honey Larochelle. This lady can sing with the best of them, confident, soulful and above all you could see she was enjoying it and the feeling was mutual, the audience arms aloft, dancing and singing every word (nearly). The Brand New Heavies have been around for so long that you forget how good they are and how many chart hits they’ve actually had, 16 apparently. Twentyfive years worth. Where did it go?! We were treated to quite a few.’ Midnight at the Oasis’ which got the biggest reception of the night,’ Dream on Dreamer,’’ Sometimes.’’ Gimme Some of Those’ and ‘Brother and Sister’ amongst them. After a couple of hours of non-stop classic old school UK funk, the night was brought to a close with ‘You Are The Universe’ and encore ‘Dream Come True’ It was a great night, helped by the intimacy of Hoochie Coochie and enjoyed by everyone in the house. Make no mistake, this lot are as good as they ever were. If they’re in your neighbourhood, then do yourself a favour and go see ‘em.

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FINAL WORD American Spring, 2016 Anmarie Soucie I.

With grains of good intention they feed us hysterics through flat screens; worship ‘ Big Brother – the all-seeing eye; take Somas; repeat.

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Repetition – Bernays’ democratic persuasion to concoct a potion – panic-propaganda – & streamline it straight into the bloodstream of Industrial America.

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“A toast,” they say, “to the frenzy… Freedom!” clink with blood cocktails; (there’s an America, dying to be reborn – yes we can – diluted ideologies that still surge in the veins of its people).

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Whitewashed bones cracking on the periphery of a new day; Pearl Harbor, 9/11, the Invasion of Normandy; pump terror into America’s heartland; placate the masses with violent distraction. We are tired of death; of funneling humans through the war grinder

Unknowing last notes from 19 year old soldiers to mothers scattered across suburbs. Memorials – an open wound; fathers ruminating services for the mangled limbs of sons & daughters.

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So, crouching low on building’s rooftops, interspersed throughout the cities of this blood-soaked land, we lie in wait, to cut through the wire of coded phrases; political trickery; the two party system of one scam; pay attention to PTSD; the limbless veterans who hang dollar signs on subway stoops;

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(High above the Metropolis, they nod in towers, palming medals; eyes averted to man-made constructions – tattered maps of territories, religious artifacts, the stain of morality).

VIII. But we, fidgeting, pick at our lip’s dried stitches – our generation, a trembling chrysalis; and wait for the sound when the gestation period (two hundred and fifty-two) closes, and a new day stirs.

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