Author Archive: Shane Horne

If S.C.U.M.’s latest single ‘Whitechapel’ is anything to go by, the London quintet are on the cusp of gaining international attention. With haunting vocals and soaring harmonies, t seem set on bringing their brand of shoegaze to a much wider audience with the upcoming release of their debut album, Again Into Eyes.

Opulent is akin to something straight out of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel: decadence, class and seduction abound. Creative director, Aly May, and cinematographer, Mathew Knight, capture a darker side to this year’s StyleAID—celebrating their fourteenth year as one of Australia’s most significant fashion fundraisers—and the product is enchanting.

Synth-happy pop quartet meets erotic 80s romance flick. Sound unlikely? The product is genius.

Stevens spoke to TONY at an exhibition of Robertson’s work, just before ‘The Age of Adz’ tour culminated at Prospect Park in Brooklyn. He reveals that he “was drawn to [Robertson's] work because of its unashamed brutality” and that despite this it was “full of life, and full of love, and full of pleasure”.

On-screen olds are the grounding force for all our favourite protagonists; they constantly bring them back down to earth with paternal/maternal wisdom. But who are the coolest, most loving, extremely embarrassing yet heartwarming parents to grace the big and small screens?

In this latest piece, the next installment in Jake Davis’ Test Shots series, he teams up with K-Swiss and exposes the natural side of a sublime model.

The Beastie Boys have risen to the next level of ill. Teaming up with renowned director Spike Jonze, the rap trio have created an epic length video clip/short film for their latest single, Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win, that is worthy of accolades.

Berlin based artist Sweza is taking street art to a whole new level of audible interactivity. His latest project ‘QRadio’ transforms a seemingly ordinary piece of artwork into an unsuspecting gateway to music, given you own a smartphone, of course.

The lead single off ‘Headbangers’, Stilyagi, is a dreamy synth pop journey. With vocals reminiscent of Stevie Nicks and melodies finding their roots in bands like Cocteau Twins and Blonde Redhead

Abbey Lee Kershaw shines with an unabashed luminescence in the Gucci’s divine, psychedelic, and bold A/W 2011/12 collection shoot.