Music Exclusive: LTGL’s Boiler Room set at the Atomium In a worldwide exclusive, here’s Tangram Records affiliate LTGL’s epic set at Boiler Room Brussels
Neighbourhood life Last minute tips and tricks as the Make.Brussels deadline approaches You have a week left to submit a project for Brussels and win up to 30,000 euros for your idea to see the light of day.
Neighbourhood life Thank god for contemporary art, thank god for Brussels A tribute to the art fairs, institutions, galleries, non-profits and private collectors who make Brussels the best place on the planet for contemporary art.
Art Thank god for Poppositions The fifth edition of the fair that isn't a fair reinforced its necessity for Brussels.
Art 14 works and walls to see at Art Brussels 2016 A fair of human proportions, a renewed sense of purpose and natural (yes, natural!) light. A brief review of a few hours spent walking the aisles at Art Brussels this morning.
Art MIMA’s Raphel Cruyt on opening a new museum The co-founder of MIMA discusses the young museum's location, its bottoms up approach and its name.
Art Independent directors Liv Vaisberg and Olivier Pesret on the fair’s debut edition We talked natural fits, comparisons and excitements.
Art Portfolio reports 15 Belgian artist talks (Part 1/3) To kickstart our month of April's special art coverage, we revisit a series of 15 intimate interviews with 15 Belgian artists.
Music French-born, Brussels-based electronic producer Jardin The prolific producer talks family, philosophy and being dirty.
Art The art throwaway project 20 shades of Jean-Baptiste Bernadet The French-born, Brussels-based artist plays around with one of our disposable cameras.
Neighbourhood life Make.Brussels, a call for projects to kick-start life back into Brussels A total of 10 projects will be selected, winning 30,000 euros each to see their project through.
Neighbourhood life Make.Brussels: 10 workshops you must attend Attend one, or all, of these ten information sessions to put your idea in prime position for the 30,000 euros prize money.
Neighbourhood life Full disclosure: Why we’ll soon be urging you, over and over again, to submit a project for Brussels A few words about our work on Make.Brussels, Atrium.Brussels' latest initiative to reenergise downtown Brussels.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing A night at the opera: Béatrice et Bénédict at La Monnaie We're giving 10 lucky readers the chance to invite two of their friends at La Monnaie's latest production. Find out how to win.
Art Portfolio reports The drawings, and friends, of Gijs Milius Gijs Milius draws uncanny portraits of friends he discusses his work with.
Neighbourhood life Brussels’ street-workouts brotherhood Wolf’s Bar Meet the six-member-strong team of toned and tense youngsters aged between 16 and 25 taking over Brussels' public parks.
Music Exclusive mixes Exclusive mix 57: Maoupa Mazzocchetti To coincide with the release of his debut full-length album, the Brussels-based producer contributes to our exclusive mix series.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Brussels-based producer samuelspaniel’s 10 favourite Belgian releases Fresh from the release of his EP Farniente, the Brussels-based producer selects 10 of his favourite Belgian cuts for us.
Art Fashion designer Mansour Badjoko wa Lileko on making real clothes The fresh-faced local designer on ideals, reality and how the fashion industry is racist, sexist and classist.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Five things to do during this weekend’s Museum Night Fever Young Belgian bands at BELvue, violence at the Army Museum, jazz at Autoworld and haircuts at WIELS.
Neighbourhood life That time we…. Profiled the country’s burgeoning punk-rock-noise scene (Part 1) We look back at our November 2014's edition profile piece on five upcoming Belgian noise-rock-punk outfit, with a first interview with Brussels-based Mountain Bike.
Music Exclusive mixes Exclusive mix 55: Handless DJ Handless DJ concocts an exclusive mix, setting the tone for his set at the Dream edition release party.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium Doris Cleven’s 13 best Belgian animation short films We delve into the world of Belgian animation shorts films through the curator of the Brussels Animation Film Festival.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Rick Shiver’s 20 favourite Belgian releases The nightlife impresario confirms his knack for the eclectic with this 20-strong selection of local gems.
Art Portfolio reports The vivid paintings of Brussels-based artist Alejandra Hernandez Colombian-born artist Alejandra Hernandez talks to us about her striking recent series Keep My Treasures Where I Can See Them.
Neighbourhood life That time we…Took a closer look at the local legacy of architect Jacques Cuisinier Writer Bart Sibiel and photographer Veerle Frissen take a tour of Jacques Cuisinier's Brusilia tower.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Subbacultcha’s 10 favourite Belgian releases Set to take over Brussels' L'Ancienne Belgique for its annual The Sound of the Belgian Underground festival, we asked indie music mag Subbacultcha to select some of its favourite Belgian cuts.
Art Portfolio reports Digging deep for lost treasures With an exhibition of his monumental found footage collection opening at Brussels' Sorry we're Closed gallery in Brussels tomorrow, we sit down with collector Thierry Struvay to talk about his life-long passion for flea market finds.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Brussels-based experimental two-piece Razen’s favourite Belgian releases Set to appear on our weekly FM Brussel radio show tonight, Razen handpick 11 of their favourite Belgian releases.
Neighbourhood life On Mont des Arts by Vincent Crémer Vincent Crémer opens up about the legendary Brussels' skate spot.
Music Exclusive mixes Exclusive mix 53: Richie Santos Hip hop, afro-beat, some local rap love and an exclusive Damso track. Shit's about to get real.
Music Exclusive mixes Exclusive mix 52: Ameel Brecht (Razen) A timeless and tricky exclusive mix from, Ameel Brecht, one-half of experimental psych duo Razen.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Cinematic puppetry in La Monnaie’s Hänsel und Gretel at Bozar Film projections, shadow puppetry, archaic cinema techniques and live acting all combine in this remake of a fairy tale classic.
Neighbourhood life The future is cooking (4/5): Nicolas Scheidt on Vilhjalmur Hilmar Sigurdarson We continue our food nomination series with Nicholas Scheidt on Vilhjalmur Hilmar Sigurdarson.
Neighbourhood life The future is cooking (5/5): Pascal Devalkeneer nominates Mélanie Englebin In the final instalment of our five-part food nomination series, Pascal Devalkeneer picks Melanie Englebin.
Neighbourhood life The future is cooking (1/5): Benoit Dewitte on Damien Bouchery As part of the November-December issue, we turned to the country’s reputable and well established chefs to nominate tomorrow’s next big kitchen hero.
Art Exhibition reviews Thomas Houseago at Xavier Hufkens With a solo show at Brussels' Xavier Hufkens Gallery, we take a look at the work of LA-based artist Thomas Houseago.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Yvan Mayeur’s favourite Brussels addresses Yvan Mayeur, mayor of the city of Brussels, reveals his neighbourhood institutions.
Neighbourhood life Five key success tips for fine food professionals The Word Magazine and Atrium pairs up to give key success tips for fine food professionals.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium 12 addresses for home-cooked food We've scoured the country on the look out for the best national foods around, from best Iranian and best Turkish to best Lebanese and best Senegalese restaurants. 12 addresses that'll send you on a world culinary tour and back.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Diane Hennebert on Brussels Diane Hennebert, founder of the creative alternative school Out of the Box, shares a few of her favourite Brussels addresses.
Music Exclusive mixes STR The fuzzy-haired local trap princeling delivers an exclusive mix heavy on the weird, wobble and wonderful.
Art Portfolio reports Painter Frédéric Dumoulin Following the opening of his solo show at Island, artist Frédéric Dumoulin discusses his work, its starting points and influences.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium Best for Arts and Crafts in Brussels We visit 15 of the most specialized, and secret, studios and ateliers in Brussels and find out what, exactly, is their craft made of.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Rudi Vervoort on Brussels Seasoned politician and head of the Brussels Region, Rudi Vervoort reveals his favourite restaurants, record shops and public parks.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Alexis Ryngaert’s Brussels Design gallery Victor Hunt founder Alexis Ryngaert opens up about his adopted hometown, Brussels.
Neighbourhood life Brussels Ketjep We join forces with Brussels Ketjep and five of Brussels' most infamous graffiti writers to give our editorial themes saucy makeovers.
Art Dirk Snauwaert on Stan Douglas Dirk Snauwaert talks to us about Stan Douglas' monumental exhibition at WIELS.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium Best for basketball Our selection of some of the best basketball courts in Belgium.
Art Exhibition reviews 5 book publishers not to miss at the WIELS Art Book Fair Five independent book publishers to visit at this weekend's WIELS Art Book Fair.
Art Curator talks Wim Clauwaert on WIELS’ Art Book Fair We talk to WIELS' Art Book Fair organiser Wim Clauwaert about running the newly expanded and multi-discipline fair.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Musique Chienne’s Brussels Sarah, aka Musique Chienne, presents her favourite Brussels addresses, from tasty eateries to best for bargain hunts.
Neighbourhood life Why The Word Magazine is free again A couple of words on why oh why we're back on the country's streets as a free magazine.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing The Word presents “A night at the opera” with La Monnaie We're organising two exclusive nights at La Monnaie and are taking readers along. Read on to find out how to win.
Art The art throwaway project Hana Miletic YBAP nominee Hana Miletic takes one of our throwaway cameras on a tour of Belgium, through Bozar, past Molenbeek and into Ghent.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Non Peut-Être Young, dynamic and hungry for new addresses, Non Peut Être shares with us a list of their favourite places in Brussels.
Music Favourite Belgian releases James Nice Les Disques de Crépuscule revivalist James Nice reveals 10 of his favourite Belgian releases.
Art Portfolio reports Hannelore Van Dijck To mark her nomination for this year's Young Belgian Art Prize, we take a close look at Hannelore Van Dijck's recent works.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Recto Verso’s Marie Hocepied Marie Hocepied, founder of Recto Verso, reveals her picks for unwinding and spending quality time with family and friends.
Music Exclusive mixes Wulfy Benzo Eighteen year old brusseler. Wulfy Benzo want people to listen to this mix while they are dying. Please, don't.
Neighbourhood life Why we take FM Brussel’s closure personally We weigh-in on the debate surrounding the recently-announced closure of local radio station FM Brussel.
Art Curator talks Didier Vervaeren on The Belgians at BOZAR With The Belgians, his recently-opened exhibition at Bozar, Didier Vervaeren lays out the ins and outs of this curatorial project.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium 21 essential addresses for pots & plants We do our bit for mother nature and reveal 21 of our favourite addresses for pots and plants in Belgium.
Art The art throwaway project Behind the scenes at Un-Scene III We ask assistant curator Marwann Frikach to capture the set-up phase of Wiels' Un-Scene III, which opened to the public last week.
Music Exclusive mixes Thin Consolation x Unknown References Exclusive mix 39 comes courtesy of Thin Consolation and Unknown References. Its starts soft then slowly starts hitting you. Hard.
Art Exhibition reviews Un-Scene III at Wiels Thirteen talents, Belgian born or based, are exhibited at WIELS's recent and third edition of Un-Scene. Here are the highlights.
Art Exhibition reviews Etienne Courtois We catch up with artist Etienne Courtois a few days after his exhibition opening in Brussels.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Flagey’s Gilles Ledure Flagey's Gilles Ledure sets up his classic picks of Brussels addresses.
Art Portfolio reports Grégory Decock We talked to Grégory Decock to celebrate his 10 years of providing fun on the street-signs of Brussels.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium 23 record shops in Belgium (Part 1) We've crisscrossed the country to select its most notable and enjoyable record shops
Music 7 new releases in Belgian underground music We debut a monthly series on new Belgian releases with Shetahr, Wulfy Benzo, Sagat, DSR Lines, KZK, HRNS and Bright Entity.
Art The art throwaway project Foreseen at Poppositions Art collective Foressen take to Poppositions with one of our throwaway cameras.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Julie de Drée We ask Atelier 210's co-curator Julie De Drée for her selection of favourite Belgian releases.
Music First things first: Bright Entity Bright Entity, a pop-infused electronic duo, is the first release to come out of Brussels imprint Holger Tracks. And it's dope.
Art A night at Art Brussels We take a midnight march through Art Brussels, enjoying unobstructed views of some of the best contemporary art in the world.
Music Exclusive mixes Musique Chienne Musique Chienne sent us this blend of sunny pop tunes and we couldn't dream of a better soundtrack to end the week with.
Music First things first: KZK We talk to electro-pop pranksters KZK who have just released an album's worth of dance floor hits and piss-take-funny anthems.
Neighbourhood life New kids on the block: Bayer & Bayer There's a new, English-inspired barbershop in town and it's called Bayer & Bayer.
Neighbourhood life Looking for models with an edge We're starting a new series of fashion editorials and are looking for girls. And not just any girl. Read on...
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium Best for child play We’ve criss-crossed the country to reveal the best playgrounds that Belgium has to offer.
Neighbourhood life New kids on the block: Le Colonel Newly opened restaurant Le Colonel may just become an institution for the city's meat lovers.
Music Exclusive mixes Different Fountains Brussels based outfit Different Fountains concocts a sweet and sour savoury mix for us.
Music First things first: Yokai (with free download) We interview Brussels-based psychedelic afro-funksters Yokai about their killer four-track debut EP.
Neighbourhood life Every single little Brussels-inspired object you gave us We archived each and every of the Brussels-inspired memorabilia you donated to our Time Capsule project.
Neighbourhood life Area codes WIELS senior curator Zoë Gray We ask recently appointed Wiels's senior curator Zoë Gray about her favourite places in Brussels.
Music Exclusive mixes Samuelspaniel Exclusive mix 34 comes courtesy of Brussels-based, DRLR-affiliate samuelspaniel.
Neighbourhood life The Word presents Locals Only on FM Brussel and 22tracks. We'll soon be starting a weekly radio show as well as curating a monthly streaming playlist and want to get your promos.
Neighbourhood life New kids on the block: Record store Escalade We paid a visit to Brussels' newest record store Escalade to find out what they had in their crates.
Art Portfolio reports KASK graduate photographer Pauline Miko With her first Brussels solo show opening tomorrow, young Belgian photographer Pauline Miko talks memory, medium and mentors.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium Best for live music, Part 1 Belgium is known as a haven for bands and their touring ambition. And these are the places they want to play at.
Neighbourhood life New Kids on the Block: Olivier Biltereyst & Laurent Bouchat There's a new 20th century design and art book store that's just opened in the Brussels neighbourhood of Uccle.
Music Exclusive mixes Liyo Liyo's about to launch her own party in Brussels, and she recorded an exclusive mix as an invitation to you all.
Neighbourhood life Looking for interns We're looking for students to join our Brussels office and its many different internship possibilities. Read on and get in touch.
Music On bpost Vs. indie record labels Vlek co-founder Julien Fournier lets loose on the Belgian post's steep charges.
Art Exhibition reviews Gilbert Fastenaekens at Botanique We preview veteran Brussels-based photographer Gilbert Fastenaekens' retrospective at Botanique.
Music Exclusive mixes DJ soFa Veteran digger and record collector DJ Sofa delivers a world music-infused exclusive mix.
Neighbourhood life Brussels Biker Boys outtake #1: People These are the people, the human faces, behind one of Brussels' most notorious biker squads.
Neighbourhood life The pulse of a city: 25 visual tributes to Brussels Art institutions, online radio, graphic design studio, independent magazine: this is how Creative Belgium sees Brussels.
Neighbourhood life We the people: Eric Corijn on Brussels A discussion about Brussels we had with the respected cultural philosopher and social scientist Eric Corijn.
Neighbourhood life This is (our) Brussels To mark the release of The Brussels Special, we take a trip down memory lane to pull-up some of our favourite Brussels features.
Neighbourhood life Where to buy our new edition in Belgium A complete run-down of some of the book shops, concept stores, museums and newsagents that stock our new edition.
Neighbourhood life Area codes Area codes: Damien and Bénédicte’s Brussels Award-winning restaurant Bouchéry's owners Damien and Bénédicte reveal their Brussels.
Neighbourhood life The Brussels Special – Party pictures Photographs from the night we had to mark the release of our new issue, The Brussels Special.
Music Favourite Belgian releases Julien Mourlon LDBK head honcho Julien Mourlon reveals his favourite Belgian releases. And they're street-savvy.
Neighbourhood life Do the right thing On-Point teams up with Brussels Philharmonic We talk to On-Point Records about its recent partnering up with Brussels Philharmonic as the Belgium Trombone Quartet.
Music Exclusive mixes Captain Starlight He's the first one to play at our after-party this Friday, so we asked him for an exclusive mix.
Neighbourhood life PARTY! To mark our Brussels Special hitting stores, we're having a party right across the road from the King's Palace. No kidding.
Neighbourhood life People of Belgium, rise up! Doing our (little) bit to fight the power, we captured some of last week's national protest with one of our throwaway cameras.
