Who is / wie is 'knul'

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

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

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

This Street is...

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

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

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.

Mayz ▼ Matthias

Matthias "MAYZ" Yzebaert a freelance graphical designer living in Gent.  You need a design for a t-shirt, party flyer, pop-up project or a cd-release... go check Mayz his website!

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Together with polaroid lady Elisabeth Ouni he made a fashionable fashion shoot for Café Costume.  Disposable glam, I love Ouni's pictures!

© Ouni ft. Mayz for Café Costume

A must for your bookmarks!
www.mayz.be
http://ouniinc.wordpress.com

Kr!z

Some months ago I did a shoot of a music making friend.  Shame on me, I still didn't finish those pictures.  I'm not so familiar with the music Kr!z is playing as a dj, but for all you techno lovers go and check his myspace and the one of his record label Token.

Kr!z

Laura

Laura Verstraeten

Locals groove the streets

Last drops of summer sun, everyone is on the streets!

Hair is not a crime!

Details:
- last night
- 18 degrees
- sunshine
- park
- Nikon, accompanied by Holga and Yashica
- Laura and her hair

Laura Verstraeten

Laura Verstraeten

Window shopping

The window of Ann Demeulemeester 's shop in Antwerp.
Note to myself: not for your wallet...