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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.

Art

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.

Music

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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Music Exclusive mixes
Exclusive mix 67: Weird pop and slow house with Strapontin

Exclusive mix 67: Weird pop and slow house with Strapontin

Get locked for over an hour of dreamy pop, slow house and disco debauchery.

Music Exclusive mixes
STR

STR

The fuzzy-haired local trap princeling delivers an exclusive mix heavy on the weird, wobble and wonderful.

Music Exclusive mixes
Captain Starlight

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
Order This is Belgium, get It It Anita’s vinyl release

Order This is Belgium, get It It Anita’s vinyl release

We're giving away copies of It It Anita's Word-produced vinyl release to the first readers who order our book, This is Belgium.

Art Exhibition reviews
Michaël Borremans at Bozar

Michaël Borremans at Bozar

Exhibition views of Bozar's hotly-anticipated Michaël Borremans quasi-retropspective, As sweet as it gets.

Neighbourhood life Do the right thing
Exhibition preview: Miles Fischler at Recyclart

Exhibition preview: Miles Fischler at Recyclart

We put a few questions to the Antwerp-based photographer in the run up to her show opening this Thursday in Brussels.

Music Exclusive mixes
Kassett

Kassett

Exclusive mix number 21 comes courtesy of Kasset, founder of independent label DRLR Records.

Music Exclusive mixes
Moodprint

Moodprint

Leuven-based Moodprint take the helm for the 20th instalment in our series of exclusive DJ sets.

Music
The 11 most interesting Belgian electronic music releases of 2013

The 11 most interesting Belgian electronic music releases of 2013

Eleven of the most noteworthy Belgian electronic music releases of 2013 and three producers to watch in 2014.

Music Exclusive mixes
DJ Kong

DJ Kong

DJ Kong sifted through countless record crates to bring you one hell of a mix, especially but not only for house fans.

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.

Music Exclusive mixes
DJ SNS

DJ SNS

It's champagne time for the lauded local vinyl fetishists and talent spotters. Listen to their exclusive mix.

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Le Motel

Le Motel

A very exclusive melange of baby makers, juke tunes, UK garage and voodoo by homeboy Fabien Leclercq

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DJ Athome

DJ Athome

DJ Athome of Pneu Records and Palais Chalet fame whips up an especially-dedicated concoction of experimental numbers...

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Dalai Lama Renaissance for The Word’s 5 year birthday

Dalai Lama Renaissance for The Word’s 5 year birthday

To get you all revved up for our fifth birthday bash tomorrow night, check out this sombre mix by Dalai Lama Renaissance.

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Nosedrip for The Word Magazine’s 5 year birthday

Nosedrip for The Word Magazine’s 5 year birthday

Nosedrip is next up on our list of native DJs banging out bespoke birthday mixes to celebrate The Word Magazine's five years.

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Vlek

Vlek

The Vlek team looks back on 2012 and pick their very favourite new tracks of the year, compiling them in a Word-exclusive mix.

Music
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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Errorism

Errorism

Brussels' sound shapers Errorism whip up a jazzy and slow-burning mix for your ears only.

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Danglo

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.

Neighbourhood life
The five movers and shakers that gave Belgian designers a voice

The five movers and shakers that gave Belgian designers a voice

Scenes don’t just magically take shape. We talk to five individuals instrumental in instigating, supporting and promoting design in Belgium.

Music Exclusive mixes
The Criime

The Criime

With a little over 24 hours before they get behind the decks at our pink album release party, DJ duo The Criime deliver a soulful, sexy and at times even sultry deep house mix for us.

Art
Inside Brussels-based fashion designer’s private art collection

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.

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.

Art Studio visits
Inside the studio of Belgian painting royalty Sam Dillemans

Inside the studio of Belgian painting royalty Sam Dillemans

We continue this month's art special by dropping in on Belgian painter Sam Dillemans in his studio.

Music Exclusive mixes
Fat Chance

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.

Music Exclusive mixes
Onda Sonora

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.

Art
Art’n BLOOM! On the cover edition

Art’n BLOOM! On the cover edition

Brussels’ Hotel BLOOM! hosts a unique edition of its now well-known Art‘n BLOOM! concept, bringing art and charity together in the creation of limited-edition duvet covers.

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.

Neighbourhood life
Win tickets for Dark Dark Dark

Win tickets for Dark Dark Dark

We're bestowing five pairs of tickets for a show this Saturday of folk/pop five-piece Minneapolisers Dark Dark Dark at L'Ancienne Belgique. Get facebooking to be in to win.

Neighbourhood life
The Word’s limited edition tote

The Word’s limited edition tote

Our new collection of The Word totes hit the streets today, with a limited edition illustration by Virassamy. Get yours and support your favourite Belgian bi-monthly.

Music Exclusive mixes
The Lizzies

The Lizzies

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

Neighbourhood life
Win tickets for Michael Hurley

Win tickets for Michael Hurley

Folk legend Michael Hurley is playing at L'Ancienne Belgique in Brussels on Wednesday. And we have five pairs of tickets to give away to our lucky, lucky readers.

Art
Sanne Delcroix

Sanne Delcroix

We kick of our 'new beginnings'-inspired photography series with a gallery shot by young Belgian star Sanne Delcroix.

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 Exclusive mixes
Sagat

Sagat

Still ridiculously loved up, we bring you Brussels-based DJ Sagat's excellent Valentines's Day mix, inspired by tacky, crappy E-Cards. It's a good one.

Music Exclusive mixes
Jazz Neversleeps

Jazz Neversleeps

Here comes Valentine's mix number five, and this time it's Brussels' DJ Jazz Neversleeps, signed to the renowned On-point label. With 'Hard On Your Love' he proves once more that there's nothing wrong with genre-hopping.

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'.

Art
The love movement

The love movement

A few weeks ago we asked our readers to send us a photograph which, to them, illustrated the word 'love'. Here are the 13 photographs that made the cut.

Music Exclusive mixes
Uphigh Collective

Uphigh Collective

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

Art Studio visits
Open door policy: Inside Raphael Charles’ studio

Open door policy: Inside Raphael Charles’ studio

In part two of our feature on designers' studios, we visit Brussels-based Raphael Charles.

Art Studio visits
Open door policy: Inside Maarten Deceulaer’s studio

Open door policy: Inside Maarten Deceulaer’s studio

We visit the studios of Belgium's leading designers - Maarten Deceulaer, Raphael Charles, Studio Simple, Tom Mares and Atelier 4/5 - to find out what, exactly, really happens behind closed doors.

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