David Bowie is... in Victoria and Albert!

"David Bowie is" is the title of the new exhibition presented in Victoria and Albert Museum in London. It opened on March 23rd, and will take place till August 11th.
It so happens, that the new David Bowie album, "The Next Day" has just had its premiere on March 11th. It is his first album in a decade and  was promoted by a wonderful clip starring Tilda Swinton, which made everyone talk about it, that's how stylish they both are.
Victoria and Albert Museum is the best possible spot to show Bowie, he is a musician, but also an actor and style-icon, always being ahead of everyone else.
As the museum states in their exhibition statement, the exhibition is the first international retrospective of Bowie's career, and includes plenty of his handwritten lyrics, costumes, fashion, photography, videos and set designs. Even his instruments! Yes, David Bowie really is...

Golden Globes 2013 Nominees

On December 13th 2012, exactly a month before the award ceremony, the nominees for the 2013 Golden Globes have been announced. The dates are important here, because the final ceremony will take place just two days before the nominees for Academy Awards are revealed.
Who has biggest chances of winning this year?
It seems that over the years the "who-got-the-most-nominations-must-be-likely-to-get-the-most-awards" predictor has lost its impact and importance. Nevertheless, Hollywood loves Steven Spielberg, and Daniel Day-Lewis as well, and when they both tell the story of one of the most beloved yet controversial politicians and presidents in the history of the United States - Abraham Lincoln, these 7 nominations seem like a good score. "Argo" and "Django Unchained" are close behind, with 5 nominations each, but it seems, that "Zero Dark Thirty" with 4 nominations (along "Les Miserables" and "Silver Linings Playbook") might end up as a dark horse of the race.
More from The New York Times, Los Angeles Times and on the official website.

BEST PICTURE: DRAMA 
"Argo" 
"Django Unchained" 
"Life of Pi" 
"Lincoln" 
"Zero Dark Thirty"

Cultural importance of boots

If you ever wondered, boots actually do have a certain impact in pop-culture. They are not only a firm base of a style, but may be a manifesto - if worn adequately to occassion (or just the opposite, for that matter). Britain obviously has to be given credit for the development of particular looks. Without the knowledge of the origins, some senses from literature, film and music might be lost forever. Here's a quick guide to what NOT to miss when listening to the Beatles or Kaiser Chiefs.

Beatle Boots
worn from 1960s, they are tight-fitting, Cuban-heeled, ankle-high boots, with sharp pointed toe. Obviously it was the Beatles who made them popular, as originally they were actually made for the group exclusively.
They are the direct descendants of the Chelsea Boot, of which below.
During the late 2000s and 2010s they started to be popular again, due to new British indie rock bands.

 <---The Beatles
Franz Ferdinand --->

Let's celebrate The Beatles together

It's over 50 years now since The Beatles have started playing, actually August 16th, 2012 marks the exact 50 years since Ringo Starr replaced Pete Best as a drummer and the adventure began. No band has ever sold more records, and the tunes they came up with are equally popular now, than they were then. The celebrations are absolutely in place, although various things happened to the legacy of The Beatles over the years. For now however, let's just remember The Beatles as they were in the 1960s, young, happy, full of joy and ideas, but most of all - four great friends from Liverpool. The symbols of their times, meeting the most important people in the world, influencing millions of fans, sporting styles, that come back every now and then.

There is room for Gangnam here

Definitely not my cuppa tea, but this guy actually does some show! And I know this and that when it comes to festivals, and it really looks amazing on the clip! Will not learn the dance though, no way. BUT there is a special someone who tried hard to learn how to do the Gangman style, and it was on Ellen. Check it out after you see PSY for yourself.

Britney and Psy on Ellen

The Killers

Now, all of you might possibly have heard of the band called The Killers. They're from Las Vegas and are currently on tour as well. This has to do with their new album, which I haven't heard yet, but the critics say it's rather average. But those guys are too cool to be just average, so listen to it anyway. Brandon Flowers is totally worth it! Meanwhile, they're rocking several big festivals this summer, with Polish Coke Live Music in Cracow (August 2012). Well, I now start to think they must just like Cracow, here they also performed in 2009 (CLMF as well) and I first saw them when they supported U2 in 2005 in Chorzow (Southern Poland). That was a hell of a support! This time however, I have some pics and videos from Berlin Festival 2012, which they headlined (September 7th, 2012). Enjoy!
(Forgive the quality, it was made with my mobile, BUT thanks to it you can actually feel the atmosphere of the gig!)

Of Monsters and Men

Icelandic music is doing really good. It's not only Sigur Rós anymore, not even Bjork. "Of Monsters and Men" have won an Icelandic competition called Musiktilraunir in 2010, and now they already have a great album - "My Head is an Animal," which premiered on April 3, 2012, and their calendar is full of concert dates. Keep up the great job!
The music is sort of folk-ish, but with lovely rocking sound and catchy tunes. Let me present their most famous song so far, which allowed them to seal the deal with Universal, "Little Talks." "Of Monsters and Men" was the first act at Berlin Music Festival Main Stage (September 6th, 2012).

Django Django

I just found out about the band, at Berlin Festival 2012 (September 7th and 8th). Django Django are from Edinburgh and is formed by David Maclean, Vincent Neff, Jimmy Dixon, Tommy Grace. One of my friend said, that when they play, she could "hear the prairie." That might have something to do with original instruments they use. Anyway, in the end, I could really "hear the prairie." So good job there, boys. I'm also writing about them for two more reasons, at least. One is that there is a cool article about them on L.A. Times (September 12th issue) and also, they are on tour currently. So there's still time to get familiarized if you didn't have a chance so far! Let's hear the prairie together!

Oh, I forgot to mention that they have matching concert T-Shirts and actually look like a band.

Kraftklub

Now, I generally don't listen to German music (well, it stems from my troubled childhood, when the biggest hit was "Eins, Zwei, Polizei," never got over it), but this music rocks! A mixture of indie rock and rap straight from German Chemnitz from five great guys! The band was established in 2009, so it's relatively new, and they already have their symbol and pieces of clothing they wear at gigs (red thin suspenders and white polos). Well done, boys. Felix Kummer sings and does the show, and he is pretty damn good at it. Watch out, once they leave Germany, they might be unstoppable! 

(I hear they are on tour in Colombia - why the hell just there, why not conquer, say, Brazil?)

Their debut album from 2012 is called "Mit K," and there are also two EPs, 2010's "Adonis Maximus" - how subtle..., and 2012's "Live im Astra Berlin." It's really worth to see them live.