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

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

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Visual documentaries of recently opened contemporary art exhibitions in Belgium.

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

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

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

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2F4F on a new era of blending sound and visual

2F4F on a new era of blending sound and visual

In light of Brussels-based audio-visual label 2F4F’s recently-launched residency for The Word Radio, we sit down with the 2F4F duo to discuss going against the preconceived codes of both the music industry and the contemporary art scene.

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Pictures from The Word Radio presents A Day of Percussive Expression

Pictures from The Word Radio presents A Day of Percussive Expression

Here's a selection of photos from The Word Radio presents A Day of Percussive Expression.

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Class of ’18 – Part I

Class of ’18 – Part I

From queer love to underground snapshots, this is the first batch of our 25 most prominent figures and collectives shaking things up in Belgium this year.

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Pictures from The Word Radio presents A Day of Protest Music

Pictures from The Word Radio presents A Day of Protest Music

Here's a selection of pictures from The Word Radio presents A Day of Protest Music.

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25 things to do in Belgium this weekend

25 things to do in Belgium this weekend

All-nighters in Liège, piping hot new talents in Antwerp and our very own protest soirée at The Word. Go do the right thing.

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The night we turned ten

The night we turned ten

Photographs from last week's birthday bash at C12.

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25 things to do in Belgium this weekend

25 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Non-stop revitalisation in Leuven, visual disobedience in Charleroi and The Word Radio takeovers in Brussels. Go do the right thing.

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“Music has the power to influence people’s mood, just as fashion does.” How Hermès aims to strengthen the bond between silk and music

“Music has the power to influence people’s mood, just as fashion does.” How Hermès aims to strengthen the bond between silk and music

The Word Radio recently collaborated with Hermès for their 10-day pop up record store Silk Mix. We put a few questions to Christophe Goineau, creative director of men’s silk at Hermès, and Thierry Planelle, the man behind the men’s ready-to-wear runway soundtracks to talk about fashion’s lasting love affair with music.

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“My music was synchronised with Pamela Anderson’s boobs and that’s something not many people can say!” Jean-Marc Lederman’s long-winded adventures through the music business’ tricky and treacherous waters

“My music was synchronised with Pamela Anderson’s boobs and that’s something not many people can say!” Jean-Marc Lederman’s long-winded adventures through the music business’ tricky and treacherous waters

We talk about Digital Dance, Kid Montana and The Weathermen's Jean-Marc Lederman about his hatred of performing, embracing new production technologies and those New Beat years he’d actually rather forget.

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Pictures of our recent The Word Radio presents All That Jazz party

Pictures of our recent The Word Radio presents All That Jazz party

A selection of pictures from our recent The Word Radio presents All That Jazz: a full day of radio shows, DJ sets and live concerts.

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“I don’t trust anyone who says they don’t like pop music!” Inne Eysermans on new adventures in sound art.

“I don’t trust anyone who says they don’t like pop music!” Inne Eysermans on new adventures in sound art.

Composer, producer and Amatorski frontwoman Inne Eysermans discusses influences, her monthly show on The Word Radio and the liberating effect of not being tied to any release schedule.

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20 things to do in Belgium this weekend

20 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Jazz spectacular in Liège, friendships in Antwerp and grand reveals in Brussels. Go do the right thing.

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing
20 things to do in Belgium this weekend

20 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Cut-throat rhythms in Antwerp, solitary bliss in Leuven, and our very own bank holiday jazz jam. Go do the right thing.

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Ghent-based producers Asa Moto handpick 10 essential Belgian stompers

Ghent-based producers Asa Moto handpick 10 essential Belgian stompers

Allez Allez, Dan Lacksman, Lavvi Ebbel, Snowy Red and The Weathermen come together in the Ghent-based producers' selection of Belgian essentials.

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“We want to keep shedding light on unknown things, on music people tend to forget even exists.” How Sub Rosa sifts through the chaos of experimental electronic music

“We want to keep shedding light on unknown things, on music people tend to forget even exists.” How Sub Rosa sifts through the chaos of experimental electronic music

An extended interview with Guy-Marc Hinant, co-founder of near-mythical record label Sub Rosa, talking everything from the imprint's first release to achieving unity in production and why seven is the label's lucky number.

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Five shows to listen back to on The Word Radio

Five shows to listen back to on The Word Radio

Five shows to listen back to on The Word Radio.

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Five shows to listen to on The Word Radio

Five shows to listen to on The Word Radio

Call-in poetry, pre-Valentine jams and turntable wizardry. The past week's standout moments on The Word Radio.

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Five shows to listen back to on The Word Radio

Five shows to listen back to on The Word Radio

Your week's listening list, featuring Denis Mpunga, Laraaji, Crevette Records founder Alfred Anders, the Basic Crew set and Vastechoses' ghost session.

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15 things to do in Belgium this weekend

15 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Contemporary art's beating pulse in Brussels, post-punk mysticism in Antwerp and funk galore in Leuven. Go do the right thing.

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Five shows to listen back to on The Word Radio

Five shows to listen back to on The Word Radio

The past week's essential radio shows as chosen by our team of editors. Don't sleep.

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Five shows to listen back to on The Word Radio

Five shows to listen back to on The Word Radio

Your week's listening list, courtesy of The Word Radio - don't sleep.

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Five shows to listen to this week on The Word Radio

Five shows to listen to this week on The Word Radio

The week's recommended shows straight from The Word Radio studios.

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Five shows to listen to this week on The Word Radio

Five shows to listen to this week on The Word Radio

Listen back to the week's pick of shows on The Word Radio as chosen by our team of editors.

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This week’s five recommended shows on The Word Radio

This week’s five recommended shows on The Word Radio

Listen back to the week's top shows on The Word Radio as chosen by our team of editors.

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The Word Radio launch

The Word Radio launch

Much love to Rémy Martin, Cabinet du Ministre-Président Rudi Vervoort, Images de Bruxelles, Kabinet van Pascal Smets and Fujifilm for their invaluable support. the word.radio

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On launching The Word Radio, an online community radio for Belgium

On launching The Word Radio, an online community radio for Belgium

A few words from our editor-in-chief Nicholas Lewis on the launch, next Friday 1st December, of The Word Radio.

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10 things to do in Belgium this weekend

10 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Intimate sound sessions in Waterloo, contemporary dance explorations in Ghent and The Word Radio launch party in our very own HQ.

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“There’s no way to define it simply. It’s music that evolves in a Bermuda triangle between rock, world and electronic music.” Deciphering the bewildering world of Brussels-based record label Crammed Discs

“There’s no way to define it simply. It’s music that evolves in a Bermuda triangle between rock, world and electronic music.” Deciphering the bewildering world of Brussels-based record label Crammed Discs

In a candid two-hour interview, we talk to Crammed Discs' Marc Hollander about the fetishism surrounding vinyl records, not being a legacy label and how a chance encounter with Marc Moulin gave him his first big break.

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