Biju Belinky
The bizarre story behind North Korea's first ever rock concert
Liberation Day — Liberation Day documents the surreal week leading up to the performance of controversial Slovenian art-rock band Laibach in Pyongyang – the first concert ever played by outsiders in North Korea.
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Gliding through Hawaiian waves with Stephanie Gilmore
Take a vacation — The world renowned surfer is captured by friend and filmmaker Morgan Maassen in his latest wanderlust-evoking short film, shot in the North Shore of Oahu.
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The surf photographer living life in the impact zone
Pushing the limit — Russell Ord started putting himself between the waves to find his own space in the world of surf photography. Now, his fearless approach to life is being captured in a documentary.
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This musician embraced the fear of failure and ran with it
Jumping the shark with Alex Cameron — On his first album, Alex Cameron created a grandiose alter-ego as a way of dealing with his anxieties. Now he’s taking on apathy – and forcing us all to listen.
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Khidr is the zine giving a voice to young British Muslims
Zine Scene — At a time when Islamophobia runs rampant, a London collective are offering their own counter-narrative instead of letting racism take the headline.
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The DIY space that brought hope to Belfast's 90s youth
Belfast Punk: Warzone Centre — In a Northern Ireland deeply wounded by years of conflict, the Warzone Centre gave young Belfast punks the freedom to start afresh beyond the labels.
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Psychedelia supremo Paul Major is the undisputed father of record collecting
Feel The Music — Paul Major's obsession with psychedelic and rare records began as an escape from the mundanity of the everyday, but ended up becoming his livelihood. Now his unusual life and musical recommendations are chronicled in a new book.
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How Michelle Zauner is healing through sound
Japanese Breakfast — Michelle Zauner wrote her first album as way of coping with the loss of her mother. Now, with her new album Soft Sounds From Another Planet, she is looking to feel again.
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The photographer using a camera to make sense of Dakar, her new home
Nothing's In Vain — When Emmanuelle Andrianjafy moved from Paris to Dakar she felt like an outsider in her new home. She picked up a camera, and soon the city made sense.
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Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio is going after Trump
Reinventing the protest record — In Man of the World, Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio deals with the aftermath of the Trump election, addressing his own feelings of anxiety and guilt as an American expat living in London.
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