Launching on the 14th June at 17 Frost in Williamsburg, Brooklyn as part of artist Aakash Nihalani and musician Rion Harmon’s Summer Series, the works are described as:

A collection of pastoral pictorials, filtered through the heavy set dark rimmed glasses of the Millennial generation, set against a saccharine, saturated backdrop the color of Tumblr, populated with distracted, glitchy characters, pop iconography, hot dogs and hot girls.

In 2010 The World Monuments Fund added Dudley Zoo’s collection of 1930‘s concrete buildings to its ‘at risk’ register. The 12 structures were designed by Tecton, the architectural practice of Berthold Lubetkin, and are considered to be some of the most important examples of modernist architecture still in existence.

Students from BCU worked in interdisciplinary teams, recording, responding to, and ‘preserving’ the Tectons in a number of diverse ways.

The exhibition inhabits one of the two iconic Lubetkin kiosks at the Zoo and will be available to visit later this month.

Image credits:
Top: From a film still “1930′s Meets Bear Ravine Fashion” by Danielle Hunter.
Second Image: Aimee Scott  (still from a film)
Third image: Alice Best (still from a film)
Fourth image: Amy Fowler (still from a film)
Tamed With A Smile
Dudley Zoological Gardens
22nd – 30th June 2013
Castle Hill, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 4QF
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Winter Events

There is nothing better to beat the winter blues than attending a wine tasting in Florida. Many hotels offer complimentary tastings for their guests, but if yours doesn’t, head straight for one of the dozens of wineries and vineyards that dot the state. There are also Art and Wine walks organised during the winter months at New Smyrna beach.

Spring Events

Chances are that if you take a walk around a park in Florida during the spring, there will be some sort of event going on. Free open-air concerts, guided nature walks, flower and garden festivals, and free movie screenings are some of the things to look forward to.

Summer Events

You will be spoilt for choice when it comes to events in Florida if you visit during the summer. If you are into music, note down in your agenda the Sarasota, Saint Augustine, and Tallahassee Latin Dance music festivals, where you can enjoy the latest jazz, blues, classic, salsa, and country rhythms.

Foodies must take a look at the Goombay Festival, held at the beginning of June in Miami, the Pompano Beach Food and Wine Festival, and the Redland Summer Fruit Festival.

Wildlife lovers will want to sign up for one of the nighttime sea turtle walks, which are organised by the Florida Oceanographic Society.

Autumn Events

Halloween is one of the most important celebrations during the autumn season. If you happen to be holidaying in Florida at that time, set some time apart to visit HISTeria, in Tampa. This one-day event takes place at the Tampa Bay History Center and is known for being one of the state’s most exciting adult Halloween parties.

I don’t feel at home in this world anymore – Films & Stories from the Alan Lomax Archive
June 26th
At Vivid Projects
Tickets are available here.

Also coming up Capsule have the following for your listening pleasure…

June 24th
Deerhoof + Free School + Victor
Hare & Hounds Birmingham
Tickets available here.

The Animals – ‘House Of The Rising Sun’
Perhaps one of the best cautionary tales about gambling out there, The Animals tell of a house of ill repute in New Orleans and warn us not to fall victim to its vices, lest we spend our lives in “sin and misery.” Sounds like drinking and gambling isn’t a great mix after all.

Bruce Springsteen – ‘Roll Of The Dice’
It’s easy to get bummed out when the cards or dice don’t come up in your favour – but it’ll take a lot more than that to stop The Boss. ‘Roll Of The Dice’ sees him put his usual determined, hopeful spin on playing a game of chance – he sees his big win coming just around the corner, and even a losing streak isn’t enough to put him off. After all, good fortune is “just another roll of the dice” away.

Bon Jovi – ‘Roulette’
While this track from Bon Jovi’s self-titled debut album might be about crimes of passion as much as it is about gambling, it nails the glamorous appeal of casinos in one line in particular. “Dressed to kill we live in sin,” wails Jon Bon Jovi, summing up exactly how you’d want to feel if you’re spinning the wheel in one of the world’s finest gambling parlours.

Steely Dan – ‘Show Biz Kids’
‘Show Biz Kids’ paints the Las Vegas elite as an aloof, decadent group, who only come out at night to gamble away their riches in the city’s casinos while all the poor people are asleep. They’ve got nice houses, shapely bodies and all the booze they could need – and they sure as hell “don’t give a f*** about anybody else.”

Lita Ford – ‘Aces & Eights’
Let’s not forget that the ladies can rock just as hard as the men, and who better than Lita Ford to make that argument? This track from her 1990 album Stiletto references the fabled ‘Dead Man’s Hand’ that American folk hero Wild Bill Hickok was reported to have been holding when he was murdered during a card game – two aces, and two eights.

The Clash – ‘The Card Cheat’
Taken from their seminal 1979 album London Calling, ‘The Card Cheat’ details the harshest possible punishment for trying to cheat the dealer – “The gambler is seized and forced to his knees/And shot dead.” While cheaters won’t find such harsh punishment in today’s Vegas gambling halls or at an online casino, you can be sure they’ll still be made to pay if they do get caught!

The Rolling Stones – ‘Tumbling Dice’
The Rolling Stones weren’t the first to make a link between gambling and love, and they probably won’t be the last – but ‘Tumbling Dice’ is a great rock ‘n’ roll song nevertheless. Mick Jagger bemoans women as “low down gamblers/cheatin’ like I don’t know how” while also admitting that he can be just as bad – “call me the tumbling dice.”

Iron Maiden – ‘The Angel And The Gambler’
In typically overblown style, Iron Maiden taken on the subject of gambling with this sprawling, 10-minute number that asks many questions of the titular gambler. “Do you feel lucky?/Do you feel scared?/Take what luck brings/And be devil may care” goes one early verse, signifying that, perhaps, sometimes it’s best to fight your fear and go with your gut.

AC/DC – ‘The Jack’
Featuring seductive bluesy riffs as well as the usual squealing guitar solos, ‘The Jack’ is a surprisingly slinky, sleazy number from AC/DC. The songs lyrics basically turn a hand of poker in to one giant innuendo, with the dealer painted as a woman who knows exactly how to play her cards right and get what she wants.

Motörhead – ‘Ace Of Spades’
You didn’t really think we were going to leave this one off did you? One of the greatest gambling songs of all time and just a damn fantastic song full stop, ‘Ace Of Spades’ is a glorious celebration of hedonism. Wailing guitar riffs, relentless drums and that signature, thunderous bass riff marry perfectly with Lemmy’s devil-may-care lyrics (“It’s all a game to me!”) to create an unstoppable force – it’s the ultimate gambler’s rock anthem.

The first stop in London, will see Charlie Sloth make a live appearance and DJ set from 12noon alongside DJ Semtex and Rattus Rattus. At each stop, consumers will be given the chance to win a trip to California, so that they can create their own California Love road trip. In addition to the competition, live performances will include a beatboxer, roller girls and an array of street performers. A pair of K-Swiss trainers will be given away every hour at each stop.

Sports lifestyle brand K-Swiss, founded almost half a century ago in Van Nuys, California, by Swiss brothers Art and Ernest Brunner, turned a classic white leather tennis shoe in 1966, into an icon in the trainer world.

California is the birth place of hip hop culture with rappers such as Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg as icons of the West Coast music scene. ‘K-Swiss California Love’, is a glossy, documentary style mini-series following Charlie Sloth to LA to explore the origins of hip hop, it’s rise, it’s fall and its resurgence in the UK.

To keep up to date with the latest information, please visit www.facebook.com/KSwiss.UK or follow them on twitter at KSwiss_UK #CaliforniaLove

BBC RADIO 1 XTRA DJ, CHARLIE SLOTH KICKS OFF NATIONWIDE TOUR
8th June – Schuh Oxford Street Store, London
15th June – Manchester Trafford Centre
22nd & 23rd June – Beach Break Live, Newquay
29th June – Birmingham Bullring Shopping Centre

COMPETITION

To celebrate the kick off of the tour K-Swiss have given us a pair of trainers to giveaway. To enter just tell us:

What year was K-Swiss founded?

Send your answer along with your name, address, date of birth and shoe size to: competitions at fusedmagazine dot com.

Deadline for entry is: Friday 21st June.

Judge David Walker Smith of Fenwick said:

We all thought that Lauren’s collection was fantastic!  What we liked particularly was Lauren’s mind connection through her doodles – you can see it in her leather work, print and appliqué.  We could see a very clear thought process throughout the collection, great originality. Lauren was one of three really stand out collections for me.  I think that overall the George bursary is a wonderful platform to give home grown talent a chance to flourish.

Tomorrow (7th June) Co-founders Rosie Wolfenden and Harriet Vine will receive MBEs for Services to Fashion, while the brand just scooped Accessories Business of the Year in the NatWest UK Fashion and Textile Awards.

There are almost 100 Classic pieces to choose from, including the iconic Dinosaur (pictured abover) and Lobster Necklaces. Previously in orange, the Tiger Necklace (pictured above) now comes in a more refined and luxurious pearlescent white.

Creative Director Harriet Vine comments:

“Each piece tells the journey, a story, a moment in Tatty Devine history. It’s almost by wearing them you pledge allegiance to where we’ve come from, but we also love the fact that each piece will mean something different to everyone. This launch is really important to us because it celebrates our MBE, which would never had happened if it wasn’t for these pieces. We’ve put a lot of thought into redesigning our favourites and hope that people fall for them all over again.”

Co-founder and Business Director Rosie Wolfenden adds:

“We called it the Classic collection because we believe each piece embodies everything that Tatty Devine is about: original, playful, brave and instantly recognisable. It is for all of these reasons that our customers have such an emotional connection with our jewellery.”

The Classic collection is available now, online and in stores. Prices have been adjusted, ranging from an accessible £10 up to statement necklaces at £149.

Joe Black’s ‘Experiential’ (pictured above) is made out of 9,000 individually painted test tubes on aluminium. While Bowie’s alter ego Ziggy Stardust is immortalised in ‘Bowie Triptych’ by celebrity and ‘rebel of the street art world’ Mr Brainwash (pictured top).

The Many Faces of Bowie  launches at Opera Gallery, London 21st June – 31st August 2013.

Zombie Bowie image by DFace.

Well known for her stunning bridal shoes (which will also be available in the store) the boutique will be divided into three cosy showrooms

Downstairs you will find a truly gorgeous vintage inspired women’s range for work, play and every day. Pop upstairs for classically stylish yet quirky men’s designs, before moving into the spacious bridal boutique.

To celebrate the launch of the new boutique, the public are invited to join the party with a weekend of live entertainment and a generous 25% discount during opening week which starts Saturday 15th June 2013.

Rachel teamed up with photographer Emma Case and stylist, designer and vintage lover Elizabeth Avey to capture the shoes with an inspired photoshoot.