June 2015

  • Doggystyle: Lisa, Jeremy and Toro

    “The first German word we learned is “Fuchs”, because a lot of people were asking us if Toro’s a fox. He’s actually a Shiba Inu, an ancient breed of Japanese hunting dog, which was almost killed off during World War Two. I always knew I wanted this breed. About seven or eight years ago there…

  • Doggystyle: Delona and Pippi

  • Portrait: Mike Shannon, Cynosure Recordings

    by Emma Robertson Mike Shannon hates interviews. A DJ, producer and label boss for over 15 years, Mike is the kind of artist that prefers to let the music do the talking. When I ask him about it over coffee at his flat in Kreuzberg, he laughs. “Sometimes when art is over-conceptualised,” he says, “It…

  • Brewberlin: The Big Berlin Beer Week Roundup

    By Hannah Graves. Craft beer is officially A Thing. It’s not going anywhere, so it might be time to embrace it. The people behind Berlin Beer Week insist that they aren’t hipsters intent on ruining booze for everyone, but instead want people to try something other than watery yellow piss beer – maybe something with actual flavour. They…

  • Doggystyle: Giulia, Mattia, Nacho and Ninja

    “Nacho is very chill and quiet, and you can find him looking out at the sea, and thinking a lot. He’s a real philosopher. But Ninja is super active. He wants to play all the time, and always lets his brother know when he’s won. We went to pick up Ninja, but they were playing…