Mdou Moctar has come a long way since he built his first guitar out of wood and old bike parts. Currently holed up in Los Angeles, the charismatic desert blue prodigy and his band of brothers are about to use their well-earned international platform to rail against injustice in his Saharan homeland: “We write our songs about real life, not fiction.” (Uncut) Continue reading
Lost carnival designed by Basquiat, Dali and Hockney is the art event of the year
The Luna Luna fairground, which first opened in Germany in 1987, has been resurrected in Los Angeles (The Independent) Continue reading