When you first hear “Monster” by Meg Myers, her soft voice accompanied with light guitar strumming feels comfortingly familiar. Then an ominous tone inches in, pervading through Myers’ voice. The mood shift is gradual yet unexpected as is the dark and brooding cello. →

Art is subjective by nature, resonating with its admirers on a personal level. Scott Campbell’s art style masters this. Detailed brush strokes contrast with endearingly simple designs, giving his work a nostalgic feel. Scott’s vast and varied body of work includes art direction on popular games such as Psychonauts and Brutal Legend, Double Fine Action Comics, illustration work on the recently released children’s book Zombie In Love, and artwork that has appeared in exhibitions worldwide. His upcoming book is a monograph, Amazing Everything: The Art Of Scott C., which collects some of his finest work. →

An interview with Mr. Hudson

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At the Wireless Festival Evil Monito had the chance to sit down with Mr. Hudson and talk about his musical influences and creative process.

The Oxford graduate had a monumental year, following the UK release of his successful album Straight No Chaser and he recently toured and collaborated with the likes of Jay-Z, Kid Cudi and Kanye West. Having also played at the Wireless Festival in 2009, a few months prior to the release of his second album, I ask what it was like playing this year compared to the last. →

Hyde Park – London, U.K.
Live Review: 7/4/10

Since its launch six years ago the Wireless Festival has been going from strength to strength, in the past hosting acts the likes of Kanye West, Daft Punk, The White Stripes and The Strokes.  The three day festival is set in the heart of London in the gorgeous Hyde Park with acts as diverse as its audience. →

Before driving up to Birmingham for the Flatpack Film Festival, I pored over the events calendar, watched numerous trailers, marked out the films on my iCal and staked out the venues on my phone maps; yet despite all the extensive itinerary prep, none of my expectations could have prepared me for the amazing experience that laid ahead. →

Unpacked, Flatpack’s titular “Show-and-Tell Day”, gives the audience a chance to discuss all the different aspect of a filmmakers’ work.  The event was split into four parts, the first showcased David O’Reilly. However jet-lagged the animator was, his presentation was brilliant. →

When I sat down to watch One Night in the City at the electric cinema, I really didn’t know what to expect.  The Flatpack film festival had thrown me a cocktail of films of so far with a diverse range of genres and mediums. The only thing I knew about this film was it promised to be a “stop-motion-animated feature-length black comedy horror film.” →

At the Flatpack Film festival, in Birmingham, I was lucky enough to get a chance to watch “In a Dream” at the beautiful Electric Cinema and the film has been running through my mind ever since.

I sat down to watch the film, coffee in hand, prepared for an edgy, philosophical, plunge into the mind of Philadelphia’s prolific artist, Isaiah Zagar.  What I found, instead, was a film that I truly connected with like no other.

In the beginning of the film we are introduced to Isaiah and his beautiful mosaic murals that cover over 50,000 square feet of Philadelphia. →

When my friend Simon told me he had managed to secure tickets to the pre-release screening of the Watchmen I was excited, the event was run by “the secret cinema”. The poster for the event humbly stated that it had “film, music, performance and design fusing to create an immersive experience” in the SE1 club underneath London Bridge. I wasn’t really interested in that, I was just happy to see the film two days before general release. →

The new year of the Earth- Ox arrives in Tibet with the region under armed guard.
Last October Britain’s government had been the only one not to formerly recognise China’s sovereignty in Tibet, instead accepting de facto control. After discussion with Chinese diplomats, Britain, apparently ignorant of the importance of the issue to China and exiled Tibetans, tactlessly changed policy in a bland statement published on the internet. →