Ex Sneaker Pimp Kelli has just released her ace new album ‘Rocking Horse’. Full of whimsical vocals and sparse folky arrangements, it’s just the thing to keep that warm glow inside in these cold winter months.
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Music: Kelli Ali
Music: Hercules & The Love Affair
It seems that currently there is a disco revolution going on, and Andy Butler the brains and the disco beat behind Hercules & The Love Affair is at the forefront of this.
This ‘musical project’ hailing from NY and signed to DFA are just quite simply dreamy and have crossed over into the realms of dance-stroke-disco with tremendous effect. Their debut self titled album received critical acclaim and rightly so. We relished our chance to grab 5 minutes with the super cool DJ turned promoter, and now producer.
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Fashion: Dita von teese
Although many may try, few work the retro bombshell look like Dita VonTeese. Largely because the model, burlesque dancer and fashion icon has more commitment to her style than most celebs have to their marriages.
For someone with such bright lipstick, I’m a little surprised to find Dita softly spoken. Sure she’s confident, witty and feisty but it’s all so understated.Perhaps this is down to her gradual and organic rise to notoriety. The short story of her trajectory is from lingerie clerk to the biggest name in the burlesque revival.“Basically one thing led to another,” she said in her slow Michigan-hailing drawl, explaining how she came to be the biggest name in modern striptease. “I feel like the reason for me finding out about everything and why I’m successful is because I really got deep into the history of things.
Music: Ladytron
With five studio albums, a hefty number of globetrotting tours and their own Liverpool based venue to their names you would think the world would walk, talk, think and eat Ladytron. Alas it seems that the band are still hovering under the commercial radar albeit with a cult following in tow.
With the recent release of their quirky, haunting yet addictive album Velocifero under their belts, we felt after nearly over-consuming this masterpiece in the Fused office it was time to show Ladytron some love. We managed to snatch a brief chat with Danny from the band during a rare break in their never-ending touring schedule.
Arts: Maya Wild
To be given the ‘Maya Wild’ treatment must be quite an honour. Being immortalized by her is the delight of many a famous face who have been delicately sketched in her unique lo-fi way. Having drawn the good and the bad she even makes the ugly look less so. The London based Illustrator and Art Director’s work has graced the pages of magazines worldwide and as a result sees her become increasingly busy with commissions and collaborations as the weeks go by. Along with exhibitions in Paris, London and Tokyo she also designs fabric patterns, album cover artwork and animations.
