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January 2009/£4.50
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LOUIS VUITTON
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IPHONE, MACBOOK + ACCESSORIES
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SCOTTISH PAINTER JOLOMO EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
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SAMSUNG
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COLDPLAY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
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Must have gadgets of the new year including the new iphone.
An exclusive interview with Coldplay.
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Contents
MUSIC
Louis Vuitton model Scarlett Johnsson shows off LVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new range.
A brief introduction to John Lowery Morrisons (jolomo) work.
A brief history of Samsungs brand image.
ARCHITECTURE Some of Glasgows finest.
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NO ANTHEMS NO GLASTONBURY NO GOING BACK
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Coldplay return with their new chart topping album and tell Eminent about their bold new musical manifesto inspired by the ‘Viva la vida’ painting by Frida Kahlo. How do you go about writing as a group?
CM:We have a team of 8 year olds who work in a factory just outside London all the time and we go
there and see what they got, and
often they have hits, and we take them.
CM:We try to take influences from everywhere and we try and not
How do you decide on the name
but that’s just what it had to
that’s going on but we steal from
JB:We were on tour in South
Did that influence the artwork
hopefully it becomes untraceable.
we went to Frida Kahlo’s house
think ‘oh those glasses are good’ and then you look at Greenday...
so we are affected by everything’s so many different places that
So then do you think lets pick a producer? For instance, Brian, Tell us how that came about?
use any formulas especially on
CM:We called up Brian to see if he
we’ve done. But once you’ve done
us. The words of the phone call
this record well, all the records
three albums there’s a danger of
falling into formula and so we tried to avoid that at all costs.
Is there a temptation to reinvent yourselves?
CM:I think as much as possible we look at what other people
are doing and try and steal all
the good bits from all of them. So you look at ‘Umbrella’ by
Rihanna and you think ‘oh that
drum beat’s good’ and you look
at ‘Stronger’ by Kanye West and
knew anybody who could produce
were. “Please can you come in for a sandwich and tell us if you think you know anyone that could help us improve”. And he said,
“Well I definitely agree you can
improve and I think I can do it for you”. To which we said “Great… what flavour sandwich do you want?” and that was the
beginning of the worst year of his life (laughs).
of the album?
America last year and in Mexico and you saw that painting didn’t you? Called…
CM:Viva la Vida. And I saw this
painting, and Frida Kahlo is this, she’s not alive anymore, but
she was a Mexican Artist who
paints in very bright colours, but there’s always real life within it
and sadness and darkness, but it
always looks very uplifting. And so when I saw that picture I thought,
well that’s kinda what we’re trying to write about at the moment.
And then a little voice in my head
said, ‘Well it does sound like Ricky Martin’ and another voice said,
‘Well, don’t worry about it’. So it’s always been called Viva La Vida,
despite everyone’s protestations,
“...we steal from so many different places that hopefully it becomes untraceable.” Chris martin
be called.
on the website etc?
CM:We had this idea for artwork
and things. We wanted to do it
the long run. We’ve tried very hard
biscuits or something and did a
Mickey. Imagine he felt like how
own band that we wanted to kill it
so yeah we just decided to go
want to sing along to but hopefully
packet and get another one free
you’ve done all you can on it then
well how would it be in a revolution
amazing old nunnery and we did
and get rid of the old institution?
CM:we didn’t find any nuns
paint over all the pictures and just
CM:We did try and invoke the
where the idea for our Album
doing those vocals.
masterpiece by scribbling on it.
CM:The sound of music?
We’ve heard stories that some
CM:Sister Act. And Sister Act 2
Spanish church?
Is there anything different about
JB:We went on a kind of field
CM:the way we feel about our
vocals. We wanted to do lots of
thrown away our old tricks which
that um, sort of felt that about our
somewhere sunny and interesting,
and start it again, so we thought
to Spain and we found a really
when people break in to a palace
some singing in it.
What’s the idea between the
And we thought, maybe they’d
though
tracks in 1?
kinda trash the place. So that’s
spirit of a choir of nuns while
JB:We limited ourselves to sort of
Do you still get nervous
cover came from, ruining a great
JB:what’s that film?
and so we wanted to fit in as many
something?
JB:I don’t know why there is a
more unexpected things so there’s
CM:The answer tot hat question
or wrong that Jay Z should be
turns to somewhere else. We
Only because we tried really hard.
of the vocals were recorded in a
JB:no with the choir of nuns
with Lauryn Hill. That’s classic. this album?
trip to Barcelona to record some
new album is that we’ve kind of
group singing, lots of chanting
makes us a bit nervous but it’s
also potentially more exciting in
to write songs that people will
present them in a colourful way.
couple of ones that are like 2
45 minutes of music on this album ideas as possible and do slightly some songs have complete right
didn’t want to do a standard song structure every time.
CM:Also, we used to work in
shops when we were younger and I noticed that every time they did
a, I worked in a supermarket, and every time they had a packet of
special offer where you buy one everybody liked those biscuits
more, so we thought ‘lets try that with the album’ in a couple of
places, we’ll have a buy one get one free.
when you’re about to release
is – we’re more terrified than ever. JB:Waiting for the release of this album is probably more nerve-
racking than it ever has been. I’m not sure hwy. I don’t think we’ll ever enjoy this period.
CM:imagine, you know how
in Rocky, you have the trainer
we feel. You train something;
you have to let it go. So you’re
just like ‘ok’ fingers crossed. But we definitely couldn’t have put
anymore love into it than we did. What do you make of the Jay-Z
headlining Glastonbury debate?
debate about whether it’s right playing, it’s ridiculous.
CM:I think it’s a bit like people
complaining about Mozart playing the Camden Falcon. It’s like yeah it’s pretty different but don’t we want to go and see him? He’s
brilliant! There’s not really any issue, only unfamiliarity.
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A Scottish artist with an international reputation, John Lowrie Morrison, will attend the opening night of his new exhibition at The Torrance Gallery in Edinburgh on 13 January and will donate five per cent of all sales to The Princess Royal Trust for Carers. The exhibition will be opened by Lord James DouglasHamilton at 11am. John Lowrie Morrison, who signs his work ‘jolomo’, was featured in a BBC 2 documentary on his life and work in 2004. Described by The Scotsman as ‘Scotland’s most successful artist’, John is a prolific painter of vibrant canvasses which depict the magical, almost spiritual, beauty of Scotland. John has exhibited in the UK, America and Hong Kong and his paintings are included in collections held by Sting,
Madonna and the Duke of Argyll. John’s latest exhibition, Mull Diary Part 2, will feature over 60 new canvasses. John says: ‘I am passionate about Scotland and passionate about painting. This exhibition is Part Two of Morrison’s continuing diary of the fairest isle of all – the Isle of Mull’. John and his wife, Maureen, are Patrons of The Princess Royal Trust for Carers and will donate five per cent of proceeds from this exhibition to The Princess Royal Trust for Carers. As long term carers themselves, they are strong supporters of the work of The Trust and understand the strains and stresses which carers face on a daily basis. The money will be used to support carers throughout Scotland. The majority of carers do not recognise themselves as carers and many become
isolated as they attempt to manage many conflicting roles at great personal, emotional and financial cost. Carers may have trouble maintaining their job, they may be struggling to make ends meet and their own relationships with friends and family members may deteriorate. Elaine McGonigle, Director in Scotland of The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, says: ‘John Lowrie Morrison’s international reputation as an artist is well deserved, but his reputation as a generous benefactor is less well known. John has made repeated and regular donations to The Princess Royal Trust for Carers from exhibitions all over the UK for a number of years and we are delighted to be able to thank him publicly for the support that he and his wife, Maureen, continue to give carers.’
‘Scotland’s most successful artist’ BBC Art and Life Documentary
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The Clyde Arc is a road bridge spanning the River Clyde in Glasgow, in west central Scotland, connecting Finnieston, near the Clyde Auditorium and SECC with Pacific Quay and Glasgow Science Centre in Govan. A prominent feature of the bridge is its innovative curved design and the way that it crosses the river at an angle, leading it to be nicknamed the “Squinty Bridge”. The Arc is the first city centre traffic
crossing over the river built since the Kingston Bridge was opened to traffic in 1969. The bridge was named the “Clyde Arc” upon its official opening on 18 September 2006. It has been previously known as the “Finnieston Bridge”. The bridge was designed by the Halcrow Group and built by Kilsyth-based civil engineering company Edmund Nuttall. Glasgow City Council instigated the project in conjunction with Scottish
Enterprise and the Scottish Executive. Piling works for the bridge were carried out from a large floating barge on the Clyde, whilst the bridge superstructure was fabricated offsite. The bridge-deck concrete-slab units were cast at an onsite pre-casting yard. Planning permission was granted in 2003 and construction of the bridge began in May 2005. It was structurally completed in April 2006. The bridge project cost an
estimated £20.3m. The Bridge is designed to last 120 years. The bridge has a main span of 96 m with two end spans of 36.5 m (total 169 m). The design of the main span features a steel bowstring asymmetric tied arch. The supports for the main span are located within the river with the abutments located behind the existing quay walls. The central navigation height at mean water height is 5.4 m.
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