[The life of a photo camera...]

Athena's crown affair

2012-01-29T11:37:00.001+01:00

Looking forward to next week: a styled photoshoot with Athena Newton, an amazing hair piece designer, born in New York and living in Brussels.

©Dennis Evers


© Pia

Are you looking for that ab fab present for your girlfriend / sister / friend / neighbour / a stranger ... Check out these stunning designs on Athena's blog 'Crown'.

Wanna know more about Athena? Check out the nice interview on the 'peoplemeeting-blog'.

Crown: facebook fanpage

Pie time

2012-01-22T18:53:00.000+01:00

Portrait: Jimmy van M

2012-01-19T21:15:00.001+01:00

Jimmy van M - www.jimmyvanm.com

Tapas in BXL

2012-01-15T20:03:00.002+01:00

smiling before tapas

Le bar à tapas - Brussels

New Yorkers and tiramisu

waiting for Daniel

The Swedish house mafia

2012-01-14T12:58:00.003+01:00

il est où le soleil

2012-01-08T12:38:00.000+01:00

#Antwerp

366 days of new year fun!

2011-12-31T14:50:00.001+01:00

Parisian Cosmopolitan

2011-12-29T12:54:00.001+01:00

Twelve awesome hours in Paris..

hashtag Amsterdam

2011-12-15T22:58:00.000+01:00

hashtag Amsterdam

2011-12-12T21:26:00.001+01:00

Had a great weekend, the last weekend of my twenties... Amsterdam was the plan and it was great! It all started at the Village of Bagels ....

Parts of the Galaxy

2011-12-12T21:14:00.002+01:00

encounter the light: Gent

2011-12-03T10:45:00.000+01:00

encounter the light: Brussels

2011-11-27T12:52:00.001+01:00

Film mania!

2011-11-24T21:34:00.000+01:00

Where October was full booked with concerts, No-mo-vember is a busy film month!

Hasta la vista / Come as you are (director: Goeffrey Enthoven) ***½:

.. a really nice Flemish movie about 3 disabled guys in their twenties on a road trip to Spain in order to visit a brothel that caters to people with disabilities. This movie is widely entertaining but has a touchy side as well.

Let's talk about Kevin (director: Lynne Ramsay) ****½:

Waauw ..just brilliant! The story explores the factious relationship between a mother and her son, 112mins of unrelenting tension! All kudos to Tilda Swinton, her performance brings it to a higher level. Dear Kirsten Dunst, you're awesome, but Tilda should have won that price in Cannes!!

28.800 seconds of sunshine

2011-11-19T21:56:00.000+01:00

Lost in translation

2011-11-14T20:38:00.000+01:00

Google Translate says:

You want some Rice?

2011-11-12T16:32:00.000+01:00

You gotta love Rice... what is it?

It 's a Danish company known for the colourful home wares and accessories. Rice makes you smile!

Remember my post about the cosy shop de Huiszwaluw? They moved now to a really nice location at Hoogpoort. It's a must go!

Huiszwaluw
Hoogpoort 3b
9000 Gent
www.huiszwaluw.com

till November 27th at FoMu

2011-11-11T11:41:00.000+01:00

a love letter to autumn

2011-11-06T16:36:00.003+01:00

Thank you autumn for treating us better than summer did!!

Music loved autumn as well.. saw some amazing good concerts: Feist, Bon Iver, SBTRKT, Ben Westbeech, Elzhi.

Lost & Found

2011-11-05T11:57:00.001+01:00

Wake Up portrait

2011-10-23T18:05:00.002+02:00

Good morning! In the coming next weeks I will bother some people early in the morning, just a few minutes after waking up. Wake up portraits - part I: Jonathan.

I have seen the Future!!

2011-10-23T11:40:00.000+02:00

'I have seen the Future' .. I mean I've seen Miranda July's new film on the filmfestival here in Gent. It's a must see indie drama, surreal, but it creates real feelings.

The super duper awkward lady herself came to the festival for a question & answer session. Loved her answers! "Can I hug you?" Miranda July: "I'd like to bankt that and save it for later."

Filmfestival Gent

Hello magazine!!

2011-10-17T20:13:00.003+02:00

*smile*smile* I'm in a magazine!! Ok, the magazine has not been distributed, it was a limited magazine for all the participants of the workshop 'fashion-shoot'. The CVB gave it to us on the opening of the expo last Friday night in Antwerp. Distributed or not... I like it!!

The expo itself is a must go if you are into fashion photography. Besides the workshop pictures there is an awesome exhibition of Peter Lindbergh, a world renowned fashion photographer and the Belgian photographer Frank Philippi, who died last year.

more info: www.fotomuseum.be

Hello Expo!!

2011-10-14T00:04:00.003+02:00

Before summer I joined a course about fashion-shoot. One photograph of each participant will be exposed in FoMU - Antwerp! The expo opens tomorrow and runs until November 27th.

SO-ON-concept

2011-10-04T22:23:00.000+02:00

Remember me talking about the jewelry designers from SO-ON-concept?

Check their upcoming events: www.so-on-concept.com/upcoming-events/

Sthlm .. I'm a lover!

2011-10-02T11:21:00.000+02:00

Just got back from my first trip to the north: Stockholm! What an amazing city!

Stockholm is absolutely beautiful, I can imagine myself living there. Yes Sthlm I'm a lover!

Sthlm.. what is it? It's a whole lot more than IKEA! It is :

City of Islands, nature beauty, urban lifestyle, quirky fashion, delicious food…. My favorite hotspots: SoFo on Södermalm for the charming boutiques, restaurants and bars and Gamla Stan for some touristy old city exploring.

SoFo:

Swedish designers

www.grandpa.se

http://www.cafestring.com/

SoFo

The old town - Gamla Stan:

Street style:

We stayed in a hostel on the water: http://www.theredboat.com/

Jolien's shoe-ology

2011-09-18T21:13:00.001+02:00

What a shoe can do...

SO-ON-concept

2011-09-13T23:26:00.000+02:00

SO-ON-concept... what is it?

My friend Gosia and her sister Marysia launched the new brand: SO-ON-concept. The creative sisters are experts in making happy jewelry!! Can jewelry be happy... yes it can.. check it out: www.so-on-concept.com/

For the lovers, SO-ON-concept will show their designs next Sunday on Marché Bricolé!

Agenda 18 Sept 2011: The nicest marché in a lovely quartier

2011-09-11T16:04:00.001+02:00

Marché Bricolé ... what is it?

It is a market in Bruges where crafters, clothing designers, jewelry designers and many more young talent come together for a day of selling and sharing.

It is in your agenda: 18 September 2011 ( more information here)

It is the nicest 'marché' by Quartier Bricolé.

Café in de snelduif

2011-09-07T21:53:00.000+02:00

A place to be?

Summerscreen - Kortrijk

2011-09-04T14:37:00.000+02:00

Summerscreen... what is it?

It is.. fun for the little ones, fairtrade cocktails, pancakes, animation of Cirq, bring-your-onw-meat-BBQ, open air movie.

at Balthazar - Kortrijk

2011-08-29T23:09:00.001+02:00

Balthazar .. what is it?

On the banks of the river in Kortrijk you can find a new hip restaurant called Balthazar . Enjoy great food and a convivial atmosphere.

Balthazar on facebook
Paleisstraat 20 - Kortrijk

delicious cuisine

hard to choose something

Balthazar

at DOK - Gent

2011-08-29T22:32:00.001+02:00

DOK .. what is it?

A meeting area on a industrial site at the harbor of Gent where people enjoy flea markets, outdoor movies, concerts, the beach, swapping clothes, ...

DOK website: dokgent.be

Enjoying small things in life: a little bit of sand

PolaPleasure

2011-08-21T19:29:00.000+02:00

The second generation polaroid films of the Impossible project is getting step by step a little bit better, not there yet.

PX 70 Color Shade Push! Instant Film

Brukselcity

2011-08-21T19:07:00.000+02:00

Gotta love Brussels!

Bruksellive

2011-07-31T13:58:00.001+02:00

Yesterday ... Bruksellive ... a free festival ... took place at a wonderful location in the Osseghempark, right at the foot of the Atomium.

Teddiedrum

the Cinematic Orchestra

Wedding blues

2011-07-28T23:09:00.000+02:00

Sète, beyond the festival

2011-07-21T14:01:00.000+02:00

Sète, a wonderful small town on the French Mediterranean offers more than just the breathtaking festival! A fascinating port, charming canals, delicious seafood,....

Nikon D90:

Yashica - Fujifilm 400asa:

link:
Sète and seafood in southern France

Report: Worldwide festival 2011 -France

2011-07-16T10:55:00.002+02:00

The festival season is once again here. Festi fever everywhere: California had Coachella, Barcelona had Primavera and Sonar .... Last week, mister Gilles Peterson served for the 6th time the WorldWide festival under the blazing Mediterranean sun of Sète (France).

After last year I couldn't resist to buy a gold pass for 5 days of stunning music. In less than 6 hours the high speed train brought us to the South of France. An hour later we were already dancing on the beats of Prommer & Barck at the C.R.A.C. street party.

At the most idyllic spot of this fishing town, the magical Théâtre de la Mer we enjoyed the hairy disco tunes of DJ Harvey and the amazing performance of James Blake. Lucky there was a hot sea-breeze that brushed our goosebumps away.

The Pyramids

With sand between our not so bronzed toes we shaked in the afternoons on the ACD beach where Boiler Room vs. Young Turks, Quantic, Rainer Truby, Dam Funk and local Laurent Garnier made it even more tropical.

The Phare du Mole lighthouse was the venue for some midnight music tale stories:

Konono 1 with their own individual sound

Raphael Saadiq with a not so likable show, but hey .. we are not complaining

David Rodigan, a genius teacher in the old school dub step and reggae music

Cut Chemist, fo' sure he can scratch

Mount Kimbie, omg .. I'm blown away

And the cream de la cream: Jamie xx, Joy Orbison, Flying Lotus live with Dorian Concept and Richard Spaven… a musical mecca!!

And last but not least our own Belgian music guru Lefto aka the Belgian hip-hop-ambassador and Brownswood soldier.

Lefto

Benji B

Flying Lotus - Richard Spaven - Dorian Concept

Waauw, amazing festival, I think I'm going to move to uhm 'WorldWide'!

I don't think a film career will be on my resume, but here an attempt to make a video and more pictures:

Portrait: Emma

2011-06-21T22:35:00.000+02:00

The new style of photography.. put on your sunglasses and shoot!

photo taken with a disposable camera (Fujifilm 400asa)

Sinksen - Sinxen @ Kortrijk

2011-06-13T14:37:00.000+02:00

Still in grief for my computer.. couldn't resist the urge to photoshop, so used the pc of a friend to edit some snapshots of yesterdays pleasure in Kortrijk.

Dj Marcel & Vicky are rocking the place!! Big love!

Some band in 'De kreun'.. the lights were shining.. music wasn't..

And a new try out of my ahum film skills at the amazing show of Mo & Grazz at Track.

R.I.P. Computer

2011-06-12T11:49:00.001+02:00

My computer is no more... R.I.P.! Can't edit any photos anymore for a while. Instead of serious photoshopping, I'm having fun with my new toy: hello mister iPad2!

The life of tourists

2011-05-29T22:18:00.000+02:00

Sneak preview n.2

2011-05-26T09:43:00.000+02:00

Fashion shoot: working on it.
.an insta.gram preview

Let's shoot

2011-05-22T14:50:00.000+02:00

location: Grauwzuster monastery - Antwerp
a perfect sunshine day

hello model/stylist/make-up artist and hello camera

Sneak preview:

Mood board

2011-05-10T21:46:00.002+02:00

I'm attending a workshop about fashion shoots at the FOMU in Antwerp. It's a really interesting course and like back in the days at school.. we've got to make homework: creating a mood board. Scissors are my friend tonight!

iheartBerlin

2011-05-07T22:57:00.000+02:00

A small taste of Berlin. My second time in Berlin and still I haven't seen the half of this city. It's a huge, I mean really really huge, 8 times bigger than Paris.

Some pieces of an amazing citytrip:

We stayed in the Berliner b&b in Schöneberg. Our room was a mix of feng shui Arabian. Lovely place to stay if you don't mind to change lines on the underground / U-Bahn to visit the touristy stuff.

www.berliner-bed-and-breakfast.de

Things we did:

East-Side Gallery - writing on the wall

Fernsehturm - Alexanderplatz

Jewish cemetery

Brandenbruger Tor


flea markets at Mauerpark (every Sunday)

we posed with Karl Lagerfeld

Ghetto Berlino hairstyle

we made friends!

U-bahn

fire department at Kreuzberg on the 1st of May
(May 1st = 1,5 million of people on the streets)

Görlitzer Park on May 1st
little party going on

Easy jet aka Easy delay

Immer gerade aus: Berlin

2011-05-03T22:32:00.000+02:00

Hello Berlin... 4 days in the city of awesomeness!

I ♥ Berlin

Note to myself: don't shake that camera so much!!!

Summer attitude

2011-04-25T12:48:00.001+02:00

4pm Antwerp, ab fab smoothie time. Hotspot place to be: Bästa Bar.

Vrijdagmarkt 8
2000 Antwerpen

7pm down at the park, Park Spoor Noord: a park, along the railway (spoor) in the North of Antwerp (noord).

Good Night Antwerp!

Happy hot chocolate day

2011-04-24T13:24:00.001+02:00

Hottest Easter ever, found new not melting Easter eggs!

#happy Easter

Reading is serious business

2011-04-18T22:40:00.000+02:00

Sunglasses

2011-04-10T11:00:00.000+02:00

Good morning sunglasses!
I know it is weekend, but you have to work!
Please do you job.
Thank you.

Might be about print

2011-04-04T22:58:00.003+02:00

No time for Monday blues.. it's spring time!! Busy times!!

crappy mobile phone pixels, but hey.. I've got a picture!

Ladda hosted a really interesting night at the pop-up bar N13: Might be about print.

As I'm still tired of winter, just a short note to share some very likeable links and yes.. it might be about print!

Ladda (Love): www.ladda.be/esp

POSTRmagazine: www.postrmagazine.com

GhentStreetstyle.com: www.ghentstreetstyle.com

3guys//2tits: www.facebook.com/3guys2tits

TopyCopy: www.topcopy.be

N13: http://nr13baby.tumblr.com/

Portrait: Bas

2011-03-29T23:34:00.000+02:00

Hello Bas!!

Tv on the wall

2011-03-28T21:20:00.000+02:00

@ Bozar - Bxl

Out - of - office

2011-03-23T17:55:00.000+01:00

What a perfect day to have an o-o-o day!

www.deinvasie.be

2011-03-20T22:28:00.000+01:00


de Invasie.be

De invasie / the invasion, not a war battle, just a platform for designers from Belgium and The Netherlands. Besides a webshop the organisers invade a city with their warriors. 70 young talents have been selected by a jury (curators, journalists, stylists,...).

Fashion, interior, jewelry, graphic design, photograpy, music and even short film are the weapons of the creative warriors. The art center Buda in Kortrijk was the place slash battlefield to be!

Buda - Kortrijk

Short film

njammie cup cakes (www.julieshouse.be)

www.facebook.com/3guys2tits

www.deinvasie.be
www.budakortrijk.be

Here comes the sun

2011-03-13T21:10:00.000+01:00

Bye bye winter blues, spring is just around the corner folks!!! Spotted, happy people in the city center.

The revival of vinyl: por tables

2011-03-05T10:00:00.000+01:00

My friends who are really into music, will say 'vinyl was never gone'. Gone or not, it's back! And I have the coolest LP collection ever, the 'Por Tables' set...

Por tables is a collaboration of Ella Doran, a homewear designer and Kavel Rafferty an illustrator. This vintage-inspired vinyl pop art tableware collection will make everyone sing at the table! Ella and Kavel used portable record players to create this ab fab coasters.

Ella Doran: http://www.elladoran.co.uk/
Kavel Rafferty: http://www.kavels.net/

Kudos to Miranda July

2011-02-23T21:47:00.000+01:00

Just call this number,
the number you see on your screen...

and say "macaroni."

Okay? That's all you have to do.

Just "macaroni"and hang up.
No questions asked.

You gotta love the charming 'Me and You and Everyone we know', the directorial debut of Miranda July (2005). An amazing film with a slightly awkward edge to it. Can't wait to see her second feature 'The Future' which has been premiered at the Sundance Festival and the Berlin Film Festival.

www.autumndewilde.com

Miranda is not only a great filmmaker, she's also an artist and a writer. Under the spell of her work I started reading 'No One Belongs Here More Than You'. A stunning book, the first chapters caused me some lack of sleep.. but... got ... to finish it ...

In a July-esque way she jumps from one medium to another and created the online project:
learningtoloveyoumore.com

Much kudos to the awesome Miranda July!

http://mirandajuly.com/

Everybody loves the sunshine

2011-02-21T21:54:00.000+01:00

Everybody loves the sunshine...

a heart of balloons

2011-02-20T18:50:00.000+01:00

a portrait of Ellie aka Miss Lemon Lizzie: lemonlizzie.blogspot.com

Peter Eckert : blind + photographer

2011-02-20T12:15:00.000+01:00

| Artists Wanted | In Focus : Pete Eckert from Artists Wanted on Vimeo.

An inspiring story about a man that went blind and felt in love with photography.

Seen on:
www.unstitchedblog.com
www.on-point.be

www.peteeckert.com

Hiding is pointless

2011-02-19T21:32:00.002+01:00

In the forest

2011-02-15T23:19:00.000+01:00

Instant Love!

2011-02-14T20:40:00.000+01:00

Instant love for robo-rainbow!

robo-rainbow from mudlevel on Vimeo.

Portrait of an ab fab cousin!

2011-02-13T19:19:00.002+01:00

My Berlin-citytrip-partner in crime, aka my cousin, and I had the idea to shoot in the house of our grandparents.

She - almost 20 - meets an old fashion house...

(click on photo's to enlarge)

Helloooo newbie!

2011-01-30T22:14:00.000+01:00

Helloooo newbie!! Yes I'm talking to you, my brand new digital camera: Nikon D90.

I tried it out on my dinner-guests today. I think I'm going to love this machine!

A house is a machine to live in

2011-01-28T17:05:00.002+01:00

Watersportbaan - Gent

I'm a big fan of Modernist architecture, but the buildings at the Watersportbaan (Ghent) are a sample of ugly Brutalism. However, this is regarded as Modernism, you know, the same umbrella under which Le Corbusier belongs...


Unité d'Habitation- roof terrace and nursery

Villa Savoye

Lunch in Rotterdam

2011-01-08T13:31:00.002+01:00

Short-term convenience

2011-01-05T21:48:00.003+01:00

Disposable cameras .. gotta love them sometimes, but in darkish venues they are just short-term convenience... The lousy disposable shots were just an illusion of two amazing concerts in the AB in Brussels. The glorious tones of Caribou lead us to the hazy nostalgia of Beach House!!

Grandfather vs cupcakes

2010-12-31T11:05:00.000+01:00

Modernization: my grandfather loves cupcakes!

Winter-wonder-land

2010-12-31T10:51:00.002+01:00

Rotterdam

2010-12-30T22:23:00.000+01:00

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page."

Destination: Rotterdam
Must-do's / see's: Nan Goldin photo exhibition - sight seeing - having fun
Mission accomplished!

It's a baby boy!

2010-12-30T19:48:00.001+01:00

Fancy smancy Antwerp

2010-12-29T21:53:00.001+01:00

Portrait in the park

2010-12-28T17:00:00.002+01:00

Sven Speybrouck

2010-12-24T13:57:00.001+01:00

Jeej!! My photo of Sven Speybrouck made the advertising poster!! Although I have no television I recommend to follow 'Publiek Geheim' starting January 4th 2011!!

Cheap disposable cam vs. global warming

2010-12-16T21:28:00.000+01:00

Wild Mouse

2010-12-16T21:22:00.000+01:00

Figures and Facts!

2010-12-03T21:25:00.002+01:00

On going: Figures and Facts 2010. 3 - 4 and 5 December, 24 locations (galleries, museums, art organisations and private art spaces) are co-operating to this event to highlight the field of visual art in Ghent (view program).

At the heart of the Figures and Facts festival, Pieterjan Ginckels opens S.P.A.M. Office, his spam archiving firm, for the first time. Three days long, five hired employees will check emails, detect spam, print and prepare for a proofread and finally archive the letters.

Please forward all your spam email (or other unwanted messages, the S.P.A.M. Officers will decide) to s-p-a-m@live.com, and come watch the office at work on December 3, 4 and 5.

More info about S.P.A.M. Office and the festival on:
http://www.pieterjanginckels.be/
http://www.figuresandfacts.be/

Canvas: portrait

2010-11-29T23:36:00.001+01:00

While autumn has some mood-swings and it gets snowy outside I did a photo-shoot of Sven Speybrouck, a host on Belgian radio and television. If the TV marketing peepz are satisfied with the photos they will print posters to advertise the program 'Publiek Geheim' on Canvas! Fingers crossed!!!

Fear

2010-11-20T11:19:00.003+01:00

After the rain

2010-11-14T19:48:00.002+01:00

The rain is my main excuse for the lack in posts, I've been quite busy/lazy (delete as appropriate). But change is coming!!

Gonna plan some shoots for the coming weeks. Want to try out some editorial shoots and fashion portraits... I know, so girly like.. but look at the stunning work of Steven Meisel, Mario Testino, Stiven Klein, Annie Leibovitz.. you gotta love them!

Kate Moss by Mario Testino for Vogue UK 10/2008

In the mix: Urban Outfitters featuring my portraits

2010-11-03T09:47:00.003+01:00

Woop Woop, this is the sound of the police. Ah no, this was the concert I've been to on Friday. KRS One was in the house and showed us what old school hip hop was.. woop woop!

On Saturday I've been to Antwerp and visited the Urban Outfitters shop. This American retailer with a boutique approach loves using their space for expositions. A while ago they shout out they were looking for photographs and guess what.. yes starting from tomorrow I can show some of my portraits on the second floor.. woop woop!

To all you fashion chickens and shopaholics, enter the empire of unique vintage, hip or indie clothing and visit the second floor of the Urban Outfitters shop on the Meir in Antwerp during the coming weeks!!

Urban Outfitters
201, Meir
2000 Antwerpen (Antwerp)
Belgium

Marilyn Monroe: Fragments

2010-11-01T12:09:00.002+01:00

Style icon Marilyn Monroe was rarely seen as a writer. Fragments of her personal diary, notes and letters has been collected and published in a volume called Fragments. This book which probably is steeped in melancholy is a must have. A perfect birthday gift, my dear friends.. wink wink.

I'm really looking forward to read through her personal notes and poems so I will have another look on this icon than the famous figure on the silver screen.

During the 'Laura' shoot in September I tried to make some shots with the movie star grade. This is what my Yashica made of it:

Portrait: Just Nathan

2010-10-25T22:18:00.001+02:00

Laundry Day 2010

2010-10-24T12:55:00.000+02:00

One of the last summer festivals is Laundry day in Antwerp. Music wise not my thing, but had fun with friends. My best friend that day was the blazing sun!

Confusing digital camera's...

2010-10-20T21:50:00.004+02:00

Here's the solution!

Wondering why they cast (uhm watch your words Sarah) "elder" people for this commercial... Analog camera's are more hot than you think, even without the automatic focus and free film roll!!!

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight!

2010-10-17T20:07:00.000+02:00

Quartier & Marché Bricolé

2010-10-10T21:33:00.001+02:00

Quartier Bricolé.. what is that.. I can hear you thinking, it sounds French! Actually, it's a nice craft shop in the middle of Bruges. Here you can find contemporary homeware, gadgets and stylish gifts all made by Belgian designers. Behind the counter you'll find the friendly smile of Ellie also know as Lemon Lizzie.

Beyond Quartier Bricolé, there is also Marché Bricolé, another French sounding word, but we're still in Bruges. Marché Bricolé takes place a few times a year a little bit further in the Langestraat and it's a small market with a colorfull selection of handicraft things and designs.

Check out the website / facebook for more information!

Quartier Bricolé

Langestraat 50
8000 Brugge

Fashion week: Carrément

2010-10-09T10:22:00.001+02:00

Fashion week... Milan, Paris, London, New York... and even in Gent!!

We don't have the big shows and afterparties with famous designers..but we have a boutique at the Brabantdam called Carrément. They are having their own fashion week and models, even the famous Veronique De Kock, showed the latest collection of Dolce & Gabbana, Atos Lombardini, Frida shoes and many more.

Ooo I fell in love.. I saw the most beautifull pumps ever.. I would say priceless, but uhm pricey is a better word. The blue Dolce & Gabbana 's probably cost more than 300 €... but.. if 30 friends of mine each pay 10 €, I wouldn't mind to pay the rest! Anyway it's almost my birthday..

Street Style

2010-10-06T22:49:00.000+02:00

Portrait: rock & roll

2010-10-04T23:08:00.000+02:00

That's a familiar face.. oooh right.. she is family!!! More portrait pictures of my super niece to come. Love her expressive face and attitude! You rock and roll girl!!

Who is / wie is 'knul'

2010-09-29T22:43:00.000+02:00

The other day I was walking through the city center (yes yes still the lovely scenery of Gent) and I bumped into this cute poster hanging on a garbage bin.

In my eek English this poster is saying :

Dear world,

Would you say to the moon that I'd rather have him half full!
cheers, chap!

I couldn't walk around this without noticing it. So much nicer than all the ordinary graffiti tags in the streets! But now I'm wondering who is that chap or boy or guy, or maybe it's even a girl or a granny or... who wrote this letter.. Anyone???

You make me smile

2010-09-25T13:21:00.001+02:00

Yes yes Aloe, even on a rainy day your sweet, soulful sound makes me smile! Aloe Blacc, another retro soul Stones Throw family member is coming to Belgium soon!

Saturday 16th October @ Depot - Leuven

Sunday 17th October @ Vooruit - Gent (an on-point showcase): attending!!

In times of crisis he sings I said I need dollar dollar, a dollar is what I need And if I share with you my story would you share your dollar with me. The track was even the hotspot on Studio Brussels radio.

Man behind the horses

2010-09-23T21:22:00.002+02:00

I'm going to reveal a secret... the horses were human!!

This Street is...

2010-09-21T22:18:00.001+02:00

Last year this street was elektronic, this year this street is .. for everyone!! Kids and adults, black and white, purple and pink... the 2010 edition will serve you all folk!

The entire South District around the Walpoortstraat will be the place to be next Saturday! Bike, car, tram 21&22, busses, your feet, ... many ways to get there.

Let's take a brief look at the program:

The Marimain booth and the Mahy stage will be a little Mecca for music lovers. Dj's such as Studio Brussels morning guy Thomas De Soete, rock chick Katia Vlerick, Red D and many more will rock the turntables. You can also catch a glimp of some live acts: Arquettes and the jazzy Backback.

Some pleasure for your eyes will be exhibited in the space of the formal Bernard Gavilan shop. Bue the warrior, a Belgian street artist will show his graffiti work and if you feel an arty farty mood coming up, you can try it yourself!

Besides the music and art, there's a kids corner! So teenagers, twenties and treenagers move and make place for the real kids!! A paradise for sure as they can have face make up by an experienced make-up artist.

Needless to say you should be there!

Saturday September 25th
1pm - 10pm
Walpoortstraat - St.Pietersnieuwstraat

Horses

2010-09-19T13:37:00.000+02:00

Last week was kinda feverish.. the only fever I like is the Saturday night fever, but this one visited me from Sunday till Friday. Hello winter I suppose?

Anyway, got company from some horses....

Somewhere

2010-09-17T14:50:00.003+02:00

And the winner is... Somewhere!! That was the echo that reverberated last week in Venice. Sofia Coppola won Venice film festival's top award with her new movie 'Somewhere'. If you don't know who Sofia Coppola is, you've probably spend the last years on the moon or something... The Sofia Coppola, daughter of director Francis Ford Coppola, directed great movies as the Virgin Suicides (1999, gotta love that soundtrack Air made for this movie) and Lost in Translations (2003, waaauw this jewel of a movie has been crowned with an Oscar). She also made the movie Marie-Antoinette, but I haven't seen it yet. Some have said this film is entirely eye candy others said it's too much rock and roll for Marie-Antoinette. Anyhow, I'm so looking forward to her newest project 'Somewhere'.

Storyline :

A hard-living Hollywood actor re-examines his life after his 11-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit. The dad is none other than Stephen Dorff and the daughter will be performed by rising star Elle Fanning. Phoenix, Sebastien Tellier, the Strokes, ... Do I need to say more? Expectations are high, so give us a nice Christmas gift on the screen Sofia (the movie is scheduled for release in December).

And besides writing and directing movies Sofia Coppola has a fashion line as well, Milkfed inc.