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Discussing iconic Belgian architecture with urban planners, architects, writers and curators.

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Weekly listings of exhibitions, concerts, openings, parties and events to do over the weekend.

Area codes

Local heroes reveal their favourite neighbourhood hotspots and hangouts – from bars and bookshops to restaurants and galleries.

This is Belgium

The best Belgian-only art, food, photography, music, travel, architecture and neighbourhood tips from the magazine’s team of editors.

hub heroes

We team up with hub.brussels, Brussels’ Business Support Agency, and shine a light on 50 of the Region’s start-up success stories driving the capital city’s economic landscape forward. From the eco-conscious manufacturer to the technology-enabled post-production imprint, our 50-strong selection of portraits and interviews plays testament to the Region’s dense and dynamic culture of entrepreneurship.

The Brussels Bike Hundred

We’re teaming up with Bike for Brussels to put together a 100-strong selection of local heroes shaping the city each in their own way. From designers and DJs to performers and publishers, these are the creatives riding Brussels forward.

The Mechelen Hundred

Nestled between Brussels and Antwerp, Mechelen has often been overshadowed by its larger neighbours. Yet teaming up with the City of Mechelen, our line-up of 100 of the city’s most prominent people, places and projects proves the extent of its potential. From artists and creatives to critical thinkers and fighters, these are the powerhouses driving Mechelen forward one step at a time.

The House Hundred

We’re teaming up with Bulldog to select 100 essential people, places and projects in Belgian house music. From producers and DJs to record labels and festivals, these are the forces driving the homegrown house scene forward, one BPM at a time.

The Leuven Hundreds

We’ve joined forces with Leuven to highlight 100 local people, places and projects that contribute towards making the city what it is today. From artists and architects to producers and professors, these are the driving forces powering Leuven forward one ingenious initiative at a time.

The Antwerp Hundreds

We've teamed up with This is Antwerp to bring you The Antwerp Hundreds, a 100-strong selection of local movers and shakers setting the tone for the neighbourhood of tomorrow.

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On-design

An in-depth look at the work of Belgian design studios, published monthly.

Favourite Belgian movies

Selections of essential Belgian movies handpicked by artistic directors, curators and all-round cinema connoisseurs.

Curator talks

Intimate conversations with curators dissecting the ambitions, intentions and narratives of their recently opened exhibitions.

Exhibition reviews

Visual documentaries of recently opened contemporary art exhibitions in Belgium.

Portfolio reports

Reviewing the practice of Belgium-based artists through in-depth looks at their recent works.

Studio visits

Exploring the environments and artistic spaces of some of the country’s foremost contemporary artists.

The art throwaway project

Insights into the lives of local contemporary art movers and shakers through our office Quicksnaps.

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Exclusive mixes

Hour-long mixes recorded by the crème de la crème of Belgian DJs and producers exclusively for us.

Favourite Belgian releases

Selections of essential Belgian tracks handpicked by local tastemakers, from DJs and producers to record label heads and record store clerks.

The music throwaway project

Backstage antics, tour tales and onstage adventures with some of the country’s most exciting musical talents captured with our office Quicksnaps.

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Listen festival founder Dirk De Ruyck’s 11 Belgian tracks

Listen festival founder Dirk De Ruyck’s 11 Belgian tracks

The founder of Brussels' newest festival select his favourite Belgian cuts for us.

Music Exclusive mixes
STUFF.

STUFF.

Ghent-locals STUFF. dish up a "creamy mix of sweet beats and tasty vibes" for our 18th exclusive mix. Yum.

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Music: Interview with Dour programmer Alex Stevens

Music: Interview with Dour programmer Alex Stevens

He reveals the secrets of festival programming and tells us why he needs to clean his brain with the Pixies...

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Best of les Belges: festival season’s homegrown must-sees

Best of les Belges: festival season’s homegrown must-sees

Here’s our hand-picked selection of native musos to check out during this summer's festival season.

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The Sound of Bristol vs Belgium

The Sound of Bristol vs Belgium

Bristol Archive Records chronicle Bristol's sound from its post-punk roots to today. Perhaps it's Belgium's turn to do the same.

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The best of Antwerp’s future sound

The best of Antwerp’s future sound

Bart Sibiel chronicles a stream of solid Belgian beats, attracting attention one new sound at a time.

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KHUSHI gets playful and Clarence Clarity makes a mess

KHUSHI gets playful and Clarence Clarity makes a mess

Our resident pop guru Disco Naiveté scans the 2013 horizon for early signs of life.

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25 tracks for 2012 by Disco Naïveté + Exclusive mix

25 tracks for 2012 by Disco Naïveté + Exclusive mix

Our very own pop pundit Disco Naïveté counts down his 25 favourite tracks of 2012.

Music Exclusive mixes
Jazz Neversleeps

Jazz Neversleeps

Kicking off a month of selections, Belgian DJ and producer Jazz Neversleeps selects then mixes 25 of the year's hottest tracks.

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Girls mastermind Christopher Owens’ romantic solo debut

Girls mastermind Christopher Owens’ romantic solo debut

Disco Naïveté's trawled the airwaves for worthy new choons for your listening pleasure and come up with contemporary electronica from Halls, the romantic-guitarred Christopher Owens and the impeccable voice of Lulu James.

Music Exclusive mixes
The 15 best party tracks by Fuse founder Peter Decuypere’s

The 15 best party tracks by Fuse founder Peter Decuypere’s

We asked the founding father of legendary Brussels club Fuse and the creative mind behind I Love Techno to select a couple of party tracks for us.

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Queer rap, filling in for Burial and the next big voice to hit the charts

Queer rap, filling in for Burial and the next big voice to hit the charts

Another day, another gay NYC rapper: Mikki Blanco welcomes us to hell in his breakthrough "Wavvy", plus bedroom producing Brolin and Laura Mvula on the radar.

Music Exclusive mixes
Brussels Pony Club

Brussels Pony Club

Belgian electronic duo Brussels Pony Club deliver a dark, broody and sexy playlist for our exclusive mix series.

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Le1f, Saint Saviour and Foreign Fields

Le1f, Saint Saviour and Foreign Fields

This week on The Word's radio waves: New York's rapper Le1f, English singer-songwriter Saint Saviour and folksters Foreign Fields from Nashville.

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Podcasts

Podcasts

Damien Aresta talks podcasts, belatedly inspired by a bunch of captivating audio files. Read all about it.

Music Exclusive mixes
Disco Naïveté

Disco Naïveté

In part three of our exclusive mix series, we asked Belgian buzzblog Disco Naïveté to create a compilation of songs topping his current playlist.

Music
Elliphant, Haim and Faws

Elliphant, Haim and Faws

Today we welcome relentless blogger Disco Naïveté to our pages for a new, twice-monthly column entitled 'New kids on the block' which will focus on the cream of the crop of independent talent emerging from the global music scene.

Music Exclusive mixes
The Lizzies

The Lizzies

The second instalment in our series of Word-exclusive mixes comes from female DJ duo The Lizzies.

Music Exclusive mixes
Dalai Lama Renaissance

Dalai Lama Renaissance

Tune in for this Word-exclusive mix by Brussels-based band Dalai Lama Renaissance, homegrown pop-electronica trio on the rise.

Music
Little Trouble Kids

Little Trouble Kids

With their debut album Adventureland, Boston Tea Party have reinvented themselves as Little Trouble Kids. They've been busy living up to their shiny new name.

Music Exclusive mixes
Dandy Teru

Dandy Teru

With 'Oh! Oui!", music producer and radio host Dandy Teru delivers part four of our series of Valentine's Day-inspired mix tapes. This one is all suggestive moves down memory lane.

Music Exclusive mixes
Jealov

Jealov

Part three of our Valentines mix has Brussels-based Jealov turning knobs and turning heads. "A slippery slow mix to keep the pace", as they succinctly put it.

Music Exclusive mixes
Miss Hot Tracks’

Miss Hot Tracks’

We continue our series of Valentine's Day-inspired mixes with Brussels-based DJ Miss Hot Tracks mix entitled 'Desires'.

Music Exclusive mixes
Uphigh Collective

Uphigh Collective

Leuven-based all-rounders Uphigh Collective kick off our series of Valentine's Day-inspired exclusive mixes.

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The review: Black Box Revelation’s My Perception

The review: Black Box Revelation’s My Perception

With their new release “My Perception” Belgian garage rockers Black Box Revelation deliver their third album in only three years and this time they are determined to make it big across the Atlantic. Whilst sticking to their raw and heady sound, the two-piece outfit from Dilbeek aims to conquer the US.

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