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Jay Z Barcodes The Isle Of White Festival: In Pictures

THE Isle of White Festival is here – and we’ve got all the pictures. We caught up with Juliette Lewis backstage – entertaining and talented. We also spotted Coco Sumner of I Blame Coco. She’s Sting’s daughter. Don’t hold it against her. If pop is about being precocious, she’s got pop. The star turns are Jay Z, the uber-rich barcode-turned-rapper, who should go down well with what can be sombre crowd, the Strokes.

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Posted: 11th, June 2010 | In: Music | Comments (5)


Selfridge’s Paloma Faith, Florence & The Machine And Dizzee Rascal In Sounds Of The Mind

ANORAK’s favourite Chromatron Paloma Faith is sat in the window of London’s Selfridge’s department store. She’s in Dorothy’s stripper heels, Jimmy Savile’s hoisted up tracky bums and Mini Mouse’s muffs. It’s a look that can only catch on. Also there is Marina Diamandis, of Marina and the Diamonds. The project called Sounds of the Mind sees the likes of Florence & The Machine, Dizzee Rascal and Hot Chip created a display inspired by their songs. It’s look inside the mind of an artist. Police, the Obscene Publications Squad and the signers’ accountants have been contacted…

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Paloma Faith during the launch of a series of window displays at Selfridges', entitled 'Sounds of the Mind', in Oxford Street, central London.

Posted: 10th, May 2010 | In: The Consumer | Comment