Tantrum Magazine Issue 4 - Nostalgia

Our fourth issue is finally live! Check it out here. Huge thanks to everyone involved! We're gonna be taking a brief hiatus now to focus on other creative projects but we'll be back! In the meantime, check out Navarah, one of our exciting new ventures!

Featured Artist; Arc & Stones

Well, hello there internet. It has been a while, has it not? 

Not that it matters. Having been away delving into my pile of incredible music coming your way, I've unearthed another gem - and you can keep all smart remarks bottled up in those pretty heads of yours... if you don't feel like tweeting them or posting them all over facebook, that is.

Arc & Stones are headed your way with their self-titled EP, and you'd better be ready for them. Easy listening only in the sense that their music makes its way into your brain via the classic weakness for moody guitar and clever lyrics. 

There's something about this EP that remains with you long after you stop listening, a mournful vocal or a haunting guitar lyric that keeps you hooked and coming back for more. At the same time however, you're not getting hooked on the same old sadness - this is powerful, uplifting stuff, while recognising the bitterness the edges every human emotion.

Okay, cutting it down to the very basics. Guitar rock with a modern edge, Arc & Stones are a band that you won't want to miss this year. A genre that's dying for new life has finally had CPR, and you'll want to be first on the scene.

A disturbing euphemism, but listen to the track and try to tell me I'm wrong. In fact, I've listened to it countless times, and yet I can't find fault. Just kick up the volume and watch the winter seep away.

Basso & Brooke x The Cambridge Satchel Company

Everyone knows a gal's best friend is her handbag. I mean come on, what would we do without them? Where else would we store our credit cards, keys, phone, diary, endless supplies of skittles and gummy bears and, of course, the countless amounts of random crap you find whilst rummaging around your trusty carry-all (yep we're talking half-empty packets of gum, nail polish, Hello Kitty stickers, and that lipbalm you've been searching the last 2 weeks for...)

When it comes to bags, there's no doubt that we're spoiled for choice, but lately the only bag on our minds has been the long-awaited lovechild of print design pioneers Basso & Brooke and The Cambridge Satchel Company.

The Cambridge Satchel Company's unique, handcrafted, high-quality (and highly-coveted) satchels teamed with Basso & Brooke's eye-catching and inimitable graphic prints? ERR, YES PLEASE. These beauties are a far cry from the dreary connotations of the traditional paper-bag-brown school satchels from yesteryear, this is another designer collaboration that's surpassed our expectations (which, to be fair, were pretty high in the first place). 

We want one in every print; take note, Santa/Parents/Siblings/Boyfriend. *

The Cambridge Satchel Company x Basso & Brooke satchels range from £145 - £218 and are available here

*Subtle hints are our forte. If we don't receive one of these lush satchels come December 25th, we cannot be held responsible for the hell we will undoubtedly unleash upon those closest to us. Christmas is a time for giving, folks!

The Book of Skulls

Skulls are one of the most overused symbols of around today. Once seen as sacred religious and spiritual symbols,  they stumbled into pop culture's mainstream and have long since been an icon for anarchy.

From Dia De Los Muertos sugar skulls,The Misfits and The Grateful Dead's logos and the skull emblems adorning the catwalks of Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen to Damien Hirst's infamous "For The Love of God" diamond-laden masterpiece, the contemporary visual culture landscape would be a far less interesting place were it not for the humble skull.

The Book of Skulls by Faye Dowling celebrates the Skull in all it's glory, featuring an array of skull-inspired pieces in the fields of fashion, music, street art and graphic design. Including work by Shepard Fairey, James Joyce, Alastair Mackie, KAWS and Mike Giant, this little book is chock full of all kinds of weird and wonderful works of Skull art.  

The Book of Skulls by Faye Dowling is published by Laurence King and available here.

All images are courtesy of Laurence King Publishing.

 

Felder Felder SS13

Leopard-print, lace and leather; That's what Felder Felder girls are made of. Although for SS13, the twins added bold hues of blue, violet and tangerine to their roster, alongside the swathes of chiffon. All in all, it was a welcome detour from their usual hard-hitting edgy rock 'n' roll aesthetic. 

That's not to say, however, that the collection didn't have that strong Felder feel about it. Floaty, almost ethereal chiffon skirts and dresses, sheer button-up blouses and one-pieces with floral appliques, along with an interesting graphic print, reminiscent of the changing tides of the sea pretty much sum up the Felder Felder look for next season. 

Oh and of course, there was that trusty leather jacket x skirt combo thrown in for good measure, because we all know nobody does offbeat and edgy womenswear quite like the Felder Felder girls.

 images via style.com