A New Look

Something not entirely lifestyle-related this time: my new jacket. In the Netherlands, winters can be particulary unpleasant, especially when you don't have a suitable winter coat. Luckily for me, there are plenty of nice shops in Amsterdam (and Utrecht, where, I must confess, I bought this piece) where they have just the thing for fashion lovers with a lower budget. 

Review: London Calling

Source: Paradiso

A while ago, I was in Paradiso, for the widely known London Calling event. On this event, many young and talented artists gather to perform their songs - for an overall hipsterish crowd - in the hopes of getting a bit more famous. Nowadays, most of the bands on the stage are already quite wellknown within that same hispsterish crowd, so success is guaranteed. I am no exception to this: one of the headliners on saturday, MS MR, was one of my favourite bands, so they were the main reason I bought a ticket.

Lomograph The World!

Source: Lomography

There are a lot of ways to photograph the things you love. For instance, there is the compact camera, the DSLR and, last but not least: the lomo-camera. A lomographer, as a person who uses this kind of camera is called, loves the vintage cameras, the vintage-looking photos and, above all, the analogue lifestyle.

Kill The Hipsters

Source: Kill All Hipsters

Kill All Hipsters. To any random person, this may sound as a violent anthem to join forces and attack anyone who dares to qualify themselves as a "hipster".  To insiders, however, this is the name of a very, very popular indie/electro/dance event. With tracks of artists like The Black Keys, Daft Punk, Icona Pop, The Editors, Two Door Cinema Club, MGMT, Justice, Mumford and Sons, The Wombats and many others, every hipster in town (because in contrast to their name, they love their hipster kids) can and will have a night of absolute splendour.

Review: John Green's Amsterdam

Source:  Seventeen Magazine

Of course, I'm not the first one to write about this book. Nor will I be the last. The Fault In Our Stars is the latest masterpiece of the immense popular Young Adult novelist John Green. Green has written several other novels that appeal to the mind of every person coming-of-age, such as An Abundance of Katherines and Paper Towns. But never has one of his novels created such an enormeous hype as TFIOS.

What's Wrong With The EMA'S?

Source: Ziggo Dome

Like this, my blog could have been the title of a catchy Arctic Monkeys-song. Sadly, it isn't (I have the feeling it could have been great), but after last night, it might hit the charts very soon. 

For the people who have been living under a rock: last night, the MTV EMA's were in Amsterdam. In the Ziggo Dome, to be precise. Celebs of all shapes and sizes arrived at the immense hall to mingle in one of the biggest music events of this fall. Thousands of people lined up to spot a glimpse of their favourite star and perhaps take a picture or two. Many bands and artists performed, many awards were received. But by whom?