Neighbourhood life Do the right thing Save the D.A.T.E In its ever growing quest to cement its reputation as an all-round creative force, the city of Antwerp, is putting on the second edition of D.A.T.E.
Music Music: An interview with Berlin trio Camera at Microfestival From busking to the big stage; the evolution of neo-krautrockers Camera.
Music An interview with Concrete Knives at Dour The thrills, spills and smells of a perpetually up-and-coming French indie rock outfit fresh from the stage...
Music An interview with Gold Panda at Dour We get in depth with Peckham boy and electro beatmaker about first albums, first nixers and stupid fucking festivals.
Music Exclusive mixes Le Motel A very exclusive melange of baby makers, juke tunes, UK garage and voodoo by homeboy Fabien Leclercq
Music Music: Interview with Yellow Straps and Le Motel Three local bedroom beat-makers get deflowered in their very first interview ever.
Music Suuns: Image du Futur We had a listen to the Canadians' latest record and it seems like the apocalypse is just around the corner.
Music January’s five musical breakthroughs It's going to be a great year for pop music. This lot have been on heavy rotation throughout the blogosphere lately.
Art Xavier Hufkens presents…Clarissa Dalrymple An exhibition curated by Clarissa Dalrymple, “the most aristocratic bohemian on New York's contemporary art scene”.
Music The best of Belgium’s beats scene in 2012 2012's key releases of genre-defying, rhythmically driven choons, as chosen by Bart Sibiel.
Art The year’s best photography blogs, Tumblrs, books and shows We're casting a wistful glance back at what made 2012 so great à la photography. With Bartolomé Sanson, Alex Salinas and more...
Music Jasper Wentzel’s 25 top tracks of 2012 Our series of 2012 playlists continues. This time, the juke box is manned by label promoter slash music buff Jasper Wentzel.
Music KHUSHI gets playful and Clarence Clarity makes a mess Our resident pop guru Disco Naiveté scans the 2013 horizon for early signs of life.
Music “My top 3 albums of the year” as chosen by The Word family We've called on a number of cherished members of The Word family to take a look back on this year’s best album releases.
Music Three emerging singer-songwriters: Lorine Chia, Fryars, and Photay Lorine Chia scores with her Amy Winehouse voice, Fryars with his electronic pop and Photay makes us want to move to Guinea.
Music Hip hop from Angel Haze, sad pop from Mikky Ekko and Solange goes indie Beyonce's sis joins Mikki Ekko's sad pop and some much-needed poetry from hip-hop's Angel Haze in this week's New Kids roster.
Music Stubborn Heart’s post-dubstep and Imaginary Family’s pretty storytelling Tune in to the 90s hip-hop hammerings of New York's Ratking and more new music, as always selected for us by Disco Naiveté.
Music Chrome Brulée, or how the cassette came to be reborn in Belgium Compact cassettes are staging a renaissance. Bart Sibiel explores a shabbily-made music medium well-suited to Belgium's surreal self.
Neighbourhood life An interview with the creative minds behind Belgian fashion label Percy Stone Percy Stone are yet another creative city-side couple in the early days of their joint enterprise. They answer our questions about their two's company.
Music 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 An interview with upcoming London producer Danglo Danglo's all hyped for the release of "Adapt ", his brand new garagey, housey, dubsteppy, trip-hoppy EP.
Neighbourhood life An interview with Antwerp-based German designer Daniel Andresen Antwerp-based German designer Daniel Andresen took time out to chat to us about subjects close to his heart, like the textures and imperfections of a well-spun yarn
Music Belgian electro pop duo Joy Wellboy on life, love and joking about The Clash’s drummer Belgian two-piece Joy Wellboy talk about sharing the stage, sharing a bed and being mirrors for each other...
Music The Belgian ballad babe and the Danish (pop) virgin AlunaGeorge's R&B-ish pop gets under our skin while Trixie Whitely gets some release and virginal MØ unleashes nifty pop with a street-y beat.
Antwerp-based girl DJ duo Soren on gigs and good looks We met up at Antwerp's Café Normo with Amélie Lens and Rosalie De Meyer to talk about Søren, the DJ act they launched together last year.
Art Curator talks An interview with Belgian photographer Maroeskja Lavigne Maroeskja Lavigne's series on Iceland resulted in her being the only Belgian photographer to be nominated for Foam's Talent Issue. We caught up with the 22 year old to talk David Lynch and the relationship between humans and the natural world.
An interview with Belgian electro rock outfit Soldout Soldout's Charlotte and David talk to us about recording their new album, writing a movie soundtrack for the very first time and partying in Berlin.
Art Rising Belgian photographer Stine Sampers on the work of a lifetime Stine Sampers, an artist whose tender years have attracted as much consideration as her thoughtful images, got a solo show at Antwerp's In Aanmaak.
Music Exclusive mixes Danglo Signed to Brussels label Dandelion Lotus Records, South West London producer Danglo delivers a mix heavy on the bass, and heavy on the soul.
Art An artist’s view: Documenta 13 by Felicia Atkinson We took a nighttime stroll with Felicia Atkinson, a local visual artist who was picked up by Kassel's Super Tokonoma while at this year's Documenta to participate in an off-exhibition, of sorts.
Art Brussels photographer Julie Scheurweghs on her solo show at Amsterdam’s De Brakke Grond Julie Scheurweghs has just scored her first solo photography exhibition at Amsterdam's De Brakke Grond, a show that sees the 24 year old Ostender search for beauty in the banal.
Music MS MR, S O H N, Atoms for Peace Thom Yorke is back with a new project, MS MR create a new genre with their so-called 'Tumblr Glitch Pop' and S O H N is the newest shooting star on the bedroom producer horizon.
Art An interview with the founders of Antwerp-based design practice Unfold We've been profiling notable Belgian designers this month, and today we talk digital technology and the means of production with Antwerp-based multidisciplinary design duo Unfold.
Art An interview with the founders of Ghent-based design imprint Studio Woot Woot Founder of Ghent-based Studio Woot Woot Karen Soors is kicking about at La Fabrika with collective exhibition 'Colour' . She kicks of our Design September-inspired series of profiles of outstanding Belgian designers.
Art A wide-eyed interview with homegrown up-and-coming artist Gideon Kiefer We're bringing our art special to a close with a conversation with Belgian artist Gideon Kiefer about his new Indian adventure, nightly terrors and ego's place in the life and death of an artist.
Canadian fashion designer David Szeto Yes, you can build a successful career as a designer without the usual exposure. In an atelier in Saint-Gilles, we catch up with David Szeto, one of fashion's best kept secrets.
Art Inside Brussels-based fashion designer’s private art collection We talk to Belgian designer Jean-Paul Knott about his passion for art, why he keeps collecting it and what he really likes to do when sleep doesn't come.
Art Studio visits The inner workings of Belgian artist Caroline Coolen’s studio A final nose around the inspiring interiors of Belgium's artist spaces with a visit to visual artist Caroline Coolen's studio.
Art Internationally recognised inseparable artists Gilbert & George on their Brussels’ solo show We sat down with the infamous London pair Gilbert & George just before the opening of their 'London Pictures' exhibition at Brussels' Albert Baronian.
Art Studio visits Inside artist Sara Bjarland’s Ghent studio Finnish artist Sara Bjarland has set up a temporary digs in Ghent's HISK, which we took as our cue to have a nose around at her nature-inspired work...
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium The best new faces in Belgian fashion With the new fashion season upon us, we review agencies' books, sifting through their pages for the new faces of tomorrow.
Art A look at artist Gideon Kiefer’s recent work Bringing our art special to a close, we review the intriguing drawings and collages of Belgian artist Gideon Kiefer.
Music Exclusive mixes Brussels Pony Club Belgian electronic duo Brussels Pony Club deliver a dark, broody and sexy playlist for our exclusive mix series.
Art Studio visits Inside Ghent-based Belgian artist Sofie Muller’s studio The next instalment in our peeping tom series on artists' studios, we let ourselves in to Ghent-based Sofie Muller's workspace.
Music Amateur Best, Twigs and Saint Lou Lou This week's new kids features has somewhat of a synth pop undertone to it, with Amateur Best, Twigs and Swedish sister duo Saint Lou Lou topping our list.
Art A look at up-and-coming photographer Lara Gasparotto’s recent body of work We continue our series of portfolio presentations with the captivating work of up-and-comingg photography talent Lara Gasparotto.
Art A conversation with artist Sophie Kuijken We sit down with Belgian painter Sophie Kuijken to talk about random internet searches, escaping artistic trends and painting people.
Art A look at artist Sophie Kuijken’s latest work Our series of artists' portfolio reviews continues with Belgian painter Sophie Kuijken.
Art An interview with Antwerp-based fashion photographer Frederik Heyman Frederik Heyman keeps baffling us with his weird, beautiful and stylized images. We catch up with the Antwerp artist at home over tea and cookies.
Art Studio visits Tom Liekens In our second studio visit of the month, we drop in on Belgian painter Tom Liekens, who let us into his Antwerp studio for an exclusive peak around.
Art Brussels photographer Anne De Gelas’ faint and fragile world In the third instalment of our series on artist portfolios, we feature the intimate and fragile work of Brussels-based photographer Anne De Gelas.
Music 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.
Art An interview with Belgian painting prodigy Rinus Van de Velde We sit down with Belgian artist Rinus Van de Velde to talk about his working process, living in a fake reality and why the world doesn’t really need art.
Art Antwerp-based photographer Mieke Verbijlen’s interiors We continue our series of portfolio presentations with Antwerp-based photographer Mieke Verbijlen.
Neighbourhood life A conversation with Antwerp fashion designer Jan-Jan Van Essche We sit down with menswear designer Jan-Jan Van Essche to talk about the pleasure of comfort, putting seasonal cycles aside and why less is always more.
Art A look at Belgium’s painting rising star Rinus Van de Velde’s latest work With the month of August gearing up to be an art-infested one here at The Word, we begin with a portfolio presentation of one of Belgium's most promising up-and-comers, Rinus Van de Velde
Music Night Works, Arthur Beatrice, Frank Ocean Queued up on your Word-recommended playlist this week are Night Works, Arthur Beatrice and Frank Ocean - our favourite new buttery-smooth soundtracks, handpicked for your listening pleasure.
Neighbourhood life Visionary Paris-based Belgian designer Bruno Pieters on sustainable fashion Graced with an interview with designer Bruno Pieters, we discuss 'Honest by.', a new concept that focuses on high-end, sustainable clothing. Transparency is the new black.
Music Poliça at Dour The charming Channy Leaneagh of Poliça loves festivals, hates porta-loos. Her band, a favourite of Bon Iver, were born of the Minneapolis music scene and she was with the Word at Dour to tell us about it.
Music Pomrad at Dour Flying the homegrown electronica flag at Dour last weekend was producer Adriaan Van de Velde in his guise as Pomrad. He granted us a sit-down to fill us in on everything from living room gigs to synesthesia.
Music Little Dragon at Dour More Dour festival fun and frolics with Swedish electronic outfit Little Dragon, a band that's so good they even got a backstage thumbs up from Beyoncé.
Music Backstage at Dour Get a load of our backstage polaroid adventures at Belgium's premiere field fiesta at the weekend: the legendary Dour, now in its 24th year.
Music BRNS at Les Ardentes Four young Belgian lads who go by the name of BRNS are currently braving their very first summer festival season. We caught up with them at Les Ardentes at the weekend and pestered them with questions.
Music Housse de Racket at Les Ardentes There's talk of new albums, new apartments and hop-skipping round Europe on the summer festival circuit in our interview with Paris' finest Housse de Racket at last weekend's Les Ardentes.
Music Twin Shadow at Les Ardentes We caught up with L.A.'s George Lewis Jr. a.k.a. Twin Shadow at this weekend's Les Ardentes and had a little chat about his new album 'Confess', the summer festival circuit and getting by with a little help from Pitchfork.
Music Pale Grey We sat down with Belgian electro-pop four-piece Pale Grey to talk about their first EP, color-driven inspirations and being part of the JauneOrange Collective.
Pablo Henrard Pablo Henrard, a talented fashion student we spotted last year, opens up to fill us in on his 4th year womenswear collection, getting the girls for his last show and interning with the "family" at Gaultier Couture in Paris.
Art A stamp of approval We asked six established Belgian photographers from Dirk Braeckman to Serge Leblon to nominate one emerging talent. There’s nothing like getting anointed by those that paved the way for you.
Music D E N A, Haleek Maul, Jack Colwell & The Owls Surfing The Word's radio waves this week are D E N A, Germany's answer to M.I.A., Brooklyn's 15 year old whippersnapper-rapper Haleek Maul and Australian folksters Jack Colwell & The Owls.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium The best new photography series Four young Belgian photographers who have captured our attention and imaginations: Quentin de Wispelaere, Sarah Carlier, Lara Mennes and Vincent Delbrouck.
Music Exclusive mixes Fat Chance Brussels-based record label UNREzT deliver a dark and deadly exclusive mix of hip-hop-tilting electronica, a perfect travel companion for those late-night underground missions on the subway.
Miquel Boutens We catch up with young Antwerp Academy graduate and Brugge native Miquel Boutens to talk dressy menswear, bow ties and Marie-Antoinette.
Art Bag packers for your summer adventures We've stockpiled a stylish selection of goodies to get you prepped for your summer holidays. We've thought of everything - travel bag, bumbag, desert boots, the obligatory sunnies... to help you pack up before you skip off.
Music POP ETC, Stacks and Woodkid POP ETC, Stacks and Woodkid have been plucked off the airwaves and served as starter, main course and dessert for this edition of New Kids on the Block, our showcase of new music that matters.
Music Uphigh Collective We sat down with William from Leuven-based Uphigh Collective to talk about their latest projects, the challenges of performing analogue and hip hop influences.
Music Eddi Front, Romare and Alt-J Brooklyn singer Eddi Front, Romare's African soundscapes and indie pop newcomers Alt-J make up this week's checklist of freshest musical finds.
Glenn Martens We shoot the breeze with 29-year-old Belgian designer Glenn Martens about his Paris début, a typical day at the atelier and where he gets his inspiration.
Music Dalai Lama Renaissance We sat down with Belgian three-piece Dalai Lama Renaissance to talk about their upcoming album, running their own label and remaining cryptic.
Music Exclusive mixes Onda Sonora We asked Brussels DJ duo, radio hosts and party promoters Onda Sonora to whip up a lip-smacking mix of Belgium and Holland's freshest musical meat. Another Word exclusive.
Music Grimes We spoke with Canadian-born sci-pop siren Claire Boucher (24), otherwise known as Grimes, about her latest record ‘Visions’, getting anointed by Pitchfork and being a girl in the music business.
Music Kuhrye-oo, Azealia Banks and The Neighbourhood Kuhrye-oo, Azealia Banks and The Neighbourhood with a "u" have all been bouncing around the blogosphere of late, and here's why.
Music C2C and Ghostpoet Tonight at Botanique: Turntableism veterans C2C and Ghostpoet, British hip hop newcomer and critics’ darling.
Art Kelly De Block Having first profiled her work for our talent section, we got back in touch with up-and-coming photographer Kelly De Block to talk about her latest series, ‘Appearing/disappearing’.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium The best start-ups in Belgium Handpicked by our in-house team of editors, designers and web developers, we select the most promising Belgian technology start-ups of the year.
Music 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.
Blonde ambition Céline De Schepper, only 23 years old, just graduated from La Cambre last June and is already one of Belgium's young rising fashion stars.
Music New Build Brit band New Build partake in a bit of a Word-exclusive Q&A about constant references to Hot Chip (which they don't mind), their tour, and a brand new album.
Neighbourhood life Pimpinelle Pimpinelle, a new boutique in Brussels for foodies, inspires Damien Aresta to sample some other recent delicious food experiences. Dig in.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium The best new male models in Belgian fashion We've selected our favourite Belgian cover boys and girls for spring, eight fashion forward faces that'll soon be gracing a glossy cover near you, if not already. Here's the boys.
Neighbourhood life This is Belgium The best new female models in Belgian fashion We've selected our favourite Belgian cover boys and girls for spring, eight fashion forward faces that'll soon be gracing a glossy cover near you, if not already. Here's the ladies.
Music Exclusive mixes The Lizzies The second instalment in our series of Word-exclusive mixes comes from female DJ duo The Lizzies.
Art Jean-Luc Moerman wraps up ING’s Brussels headquarters Money meets art in the form of Belgium's most humongous tarpaulin to hide the battle scars of ING's large-scale HQ facelift, a colour infused second skin by artist Jean-Luc Moerman.
Music Pony Pony Run Run Pony Pony Run Run went to art college and all they got was a healthy dose of self depreciation and a couple of hyper-cool, flowy albums.
Art Thomas Nolf With a gallery by Thomas Nolf, we polish off our series on young and talented Belgium-based photographers who've been letting us in on their own interpretations of the 'new beginnings' thing.
Art Margaux Carron Time again for our exclusive series on young promising photography talents. Part three spotlights French-born Brussels-based Margaux Carron whose inspiration for 'new beginnings' led her to reflect on adolescence...
Art Jef Claes It's the second installment of our photography series on the theme of new beginnings, and we're showcasing some springtime snap-happiness from rising Belgian talent Jef Claes.
Art Sanne Delcroix We kick of our 'new beginnings'-inspired photography series with a gallery shot by young Belgian star Sanne Delcroix.
Music The music throwaway project Casiokids The Word's throwaway project whisks you backstage for a peek at Norway's Casiokids doing their thang on their latest tour.
Iris van Herpen retrospective at the Groninger Museum Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen's retrospective opened at the Groninger Museum last Friday and we were there to witness the magic.
Music Exclusive mixes 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 New name, new game We're talking band re-baptisms as part of our series on new beginnings, with Belgian musos The Glimmers, MonkeyRobot, New Bleeders and BRNS on why they did it and how it changed things (or not).
Music The music throwaway project M O N E Y After their gig in Paris' Point Ephémère last month, M O N E Y, Mancunian band on their way up, strip down naked for our throwaway project. Literally.
Music New Build: Yesterday Was Lived and Lost Despite being the brainchild of Hot Chip's core members and shape-shifting experts Al Doyle and Felix Martin, New Build aren't just a chip off the old block.
Music Sei A We sat down with Scottish producer Sei A AKA Andy Graham in London to talk about his music and how moving to the big smoke has affected it.
Fifteen questions to Alice Knackfuss We talk to the designer about feminism, the "freedom" of menswear and why she ultimately refuses to believe in fast fashion.
Art The International Biennal of Photography and Visual Arts in Liège The 8th edition of Liège/Luik's BIP kicked off on Saturday and our contributor Damien Aresta was given an exclusive preview.
Music Django Django With their self-titled debut album, Django Django finally get around to acknowledging the 2009 super-buzz around their double A-side single.
Music We Have Band With their album Ternion, We Have Band counter rumours that they're just another one-trick pony.
Music 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 M O N E Y For his first contribution to our pages, Damien Aresta takes a deeper look at his most recent discovery: the mystery-machine Mancunian four-piece M O N E Y.
