This 22-year-old Antwerp student of Walter van Beirendonck has already worked for Jeremy Scott and produced her own line for Swedish brand Weekday



Selected by the designer, artist, curator and tutor at Antwerp's infamous Royal Academy of Art, Walter van Beirendonck, Swiss born 22-year-old Mariel Manuel is already on her way to becoming fully recognized for her designs. Starting the course in Antwerp at the tender age of 19, Manuel graduated earlier this year after having interned with the LA based favourite of Rihanna and M.I.A, Jeremy Scott, and being chosen to produce her own capsule collection for Swedish brand Weekday. Not just a designer, Mariel is also a talented illustrator, having been published in various international magazines including Vice, Kinki and D-Mode. Inspired by traveling and discovering new cultures and people, Ma... article continues »

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WHAT: Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival
WHEN: September 16-19
WHERE: Brooklyn, NY
WHO: Eugene Mirman, Yo La Tengo, David Cross, Hannibal Burress, Michael Showalter, Jon Oliver, Kristen Schaal, John Mulaney, Reggie Watts, Colson Whitehead, Sarah Vowell, Emo Phillips

WHAT: Reeperbahn Festival
WHEN: September 23-25
WHERE: Hamburg, Germany
WHO: Wolf Parade, Cee-Lo, Deer Tick, Junip, Marina and the Diamonds, the Black Angels, Ã'loef Arnalds, Gonzales, Horse Feathers, PVT, Rox, Prinzhorn Dance School, Donovan, Blood Red Shoes, Deer Tick, Karen Elson, Stonorway, the Chap

WHAT: Warehouse Project
WHEN: September 23 - January 1
WHERE: Manchester, England
WHO: M.I.A., DOOM, Flying Lotus, Joker, Jamie xx, Basement Jaxx, Hercules and Love Affair, Doves, Four Tet, Caribou, Ricardo Villalobos, Grandmaster Flash, Trentemoeller, Zomby, Kelis, James Blake, Joy Orbison, Mount Kimbie, Hudson Mohawke, Moderat, Martyn, Floating Points, Aeroplane, Simian Mobile Disco, Maximo Park, KRS-One, Steve Mason, Field Music, Foals, Booka Shade, Rusko, Actress, Vitalic

WHAT: Prospecto
WHEN: September 23-25
WHERE: Grand Rapids, MI
WHO: GZA, Tokyo Police Club, Baths, Retribution Gospel Choir, Dosh, Young Widows, Flosstradamus, Indian Jewelry

Rapper to play O2 Academy Brixton in November

Now in its 12th year, the eminently green Oya Festival went off like clockwork in Oslo, Norway last weekend, featuring sets from M.I.A., Pavement, Air, Panda Bear, Sleigh Bells, Major Lazer, and more. Photos by Eirik Lande.

Check out a selection of shots after the jump, then head over to our full report for write-ups from Joe Colly, and our photo book for a complete set of full-size photos.

The Danish catwalk season was dominated by a playful Peter Jensen and promising talents, such as Vilsbol de Arce and Spon Diogo



Copenhagen Fashion Week was kick started by the upcoming brand Spon Diogo, created by the Latin American designer Rui Andersen Rodrigues Diogo and Danish Mia Lisa Spon, whose backgrounds in tailoring and industrial design complimented their recognisable cuts, structure and always minimalistic approach to a commercial avant-gardism. Quite the opposite route was taken by the quadruple design team at Moonspoon Saloon: photographer Noam Griegst, stylist Melanie Buckhave, designer Sara Sachs and well-known Israeli artist Tal R continued their explosive use of dramatic effects such as shoes made from branches of pinewood and electrifying hair made the audience feel like they attended an underworld... article continues »

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Plus Robyn, Sleigh Bells and Surfer Blood rock the Helsinki bash

Singer will play at venue underneath Piccadilly Station in November

Shortly after premiering the video for "XXXO" yesterday (Aug. 11), M.I.A. attempts to make fans go dizzy with another video for "Illygirl."

Combining trance, house, dubstep and reggaeton, a new wave of electro producers are taking Colombia's coastal sound, champeta, into the future

Champeta, originating in the towns of Colombia's Caribbean coast, is an unfamiliar and exotic prospect to most European audiophiles. Mixing funk and salsa with a liberal helping of African folk styles (imported by slaves, whose descendants now populate the coastal regions) and Caribbean grooves, it's a rich roux that will satisfy those with an appetite for "world" music.

The genre first rose to prominence in the 1970s in Cartagena and Barranquilla, before spreading throughout the rest of country, becoming entwined with Colombia's folk traditions and rich soundsystem culture. So it's doubly fascinating, and confounding, to see it mixing with European dance music.

The sumptuously packaged compilation on Soundway Records called Palenque Palenque (named after the town and record label that first brought champeta to prominence) has put the spotlight on the genre more than ever before. But this exchange isn't a one-way street. The new generation of champeta artists are inspired by electronic music from Europe and the UK, evolving their beloved music. Sounds from England and Netherlands now power the rhythms of champeta, combining the cheesy breakdowns and canned euphoria of trance with the transcendent synths of old-school rave.

At Colombia's big outdoor soundsystem parties such as Skorpion Disco Show, which echo the bass culture of Jamaica, DJs including Los Reyes Del Perreo bosh out rampant, high-powered, champeta fusions featuring ultra...

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Helsinki's annual music fest brings back some of the biggest names in electronic and indie sounds



Taking over Helsinki's Suvilahti this weekend of August 13â€'15, Flow Festival brings together a diverse selection of international and Finnish acts. Ranging from electronic music, indie rock and jazz to world music, the event will be held as part of the Helsinki Festival. This year, the artist selection brings together the likes of M.I.A., French duo Air planning an audiovisual spectacle, the Icelandic vocalist Jonsi (Sigur Ros), and British acts like The XX, indie popstress Marina And The Diamonds, to electronic producer Four Tet, and the classic The Radio Dept. The new wave of lo-fi indie rock from the US such as The Drums, Beach House, Surfer Bl... article continues »

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