Williamsburg is the poster-girl of NYC’s hipster movement. The artsy urban landscape has become so sought after that the rent prices have become equal to that of Manhattan lofts. I, ever the shameless lover of hipster culture, couldn’t resist exploring the neighbourhood whilst on my year abroad in New York. It definitely did not disappoint […]
Brooklyn
Album Review: Yeasayer – Amen and Goodbye
E ver since their first album release in 2007, the innovation of Brooklyn four-piece Yeasayer has put them forward as one of the most creative names in experimental rock. The band (comprising Chris Keating, Ira Wolf Turton, Anand Wilder and Cale Parks) have been slipping into the avant-garde ever since, but it’s in ‘Amen and […]
Review: Brooklyn
New York City, a luxurious department store. Eilis, the new shop assistant from Ireland, feels out of place. She is shy and frightened; she is not very good at entertaining customers with small talk. Ireland. Eilis, the girl who went off to America, walks along the deserted beach with her Irish friends. She looks sophisticated, […]