Paloma Faith

Pillow Loves Paloma

By STEPHANIE STEVENS-WADE AHEAD of the release of her comeback single Picking Up The Pieces, Paloma Faith releases the video with behind the scenes footage and some exciting live dates ...

Introducing: Mercedes

MERECEDES is a rapper, singer, songwriter with a pop edge who we think you will love. The rising star has landed a US record deal and is currently dividing her ...

Pandamonium In Hyde Park With WWF

HUSSEIN Chalayan, Nicola Formichetti, Stephen Jones Millinery and Julie Verhoeven are just a few of the top names teaming up with WWF for an evening of Pandamonium. On May 24 ...

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The Hunger

Take A Sneak Peek At The Hunger Issue Two

SUPER-SNAPPER Rankin’s heavyweight tome The Hunger has reached its second edition and once again it’s stuffed full of covetable images that are making us swoon. Pillow has been given a sneak peek at the most desirable photographs to whet your appetite. Rankin, who started Dazed & Confused with Jefferson Hack, has been behind the lens [...]

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Aiden Grimshaw

Aiden Grimshaw Behind The Scenes

By STEPHANIE STEVENS-WADE SINCE he was booted off X Factor nearly two years ago, fans have been eagerly awaiting a release from Mr Grimshaw. Now we have a single, an album release date and behind the scenes footage from his latest video for Is This Love. The 20 year-old moved to London and spent two [...]

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May Playlist cover

Pillow Playlist – May

By STEPHANIE STEVENS-WADE SO Europe’s biggest showcase festival has come to an end, but The Great Escape has once again opened our eyes and ears to an array of new artists. In May’s playlist we give you a taster from ‘under the radar’ acts like Canada’s finest Half Moon Run and X Factor’s Aiden Grimshaw [...]

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Elle Varner

Introducing: Elle Varner

By STEPHANIE STEVENS-WADE ELLE Varner has the soundtrack to our summer, enchanting us with fresh beats, soulful vocals and the talk of shoes in her debut single Only Wanna Give It To You. The 22-year-old singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has been surrounded by music from an early age. A musical family meant that the recording studio [...]

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Futureworks

Study Music Production And Audio Engineering At Futureworks

WE love all things audio here at Pillow magazine from the up-and-coming music artists we support, to the music made for film, TV and games – and the genius creatives behind it. If you think you’ve got what it takes to make a difference in the music industry then Futureworks can help you make your dream [...]

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Doe Paoro

Introducing: Doe Paoro

By STEPHANIE STEVENS-WADE AZEALIA Banks is Brooklyn’s latest baby to bask in the limelight but there is another artist on the horizon about to break out of the city – Doe Paoro. When you describe your music as ‘Ghost Soul’ hearing really is believing. Brooklyn based Doe Paoro aka Sonia Kreitzer evokes a dolorous, ethereal [...]

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Prometheus

Watch: New Trailers For Prometheus and The Dark Knight Rises

THIS summer looks set to be spent ignoring any sunshine in favour of the cinema, with two major (and incredibly exciting) sci-fi blockbusters bursting onto screens – Prometheus and The Dark Knight Rises. First up is Ridley Scott’s new flick, documenting events that precede Alien, and starring a stellar cast including Michael Fassbender and Charlize [...]

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Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst Retrospective At The Tate Modern

By KIRA AGASS VERY little of British art’s current battle against austerity can be seen at the Tate modern as a retrospective of Damien Hirst hits the Southbank this month. The most famous of what became known as the Young British Artists, who were riding the populist wave at the turn of the century, is no stranger to controversy [...]

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Ruby's Basement Bar

Ruby’s Basement Bar, Dalston

WE’RE going underground here at Pillow magazine… to drink cocktails at our new favourite subterranean speakeasy, Ruby’s. Located underneath the cinema sign at 76 Kingsland Road, Dalston, the bar serves a hand-selected menu of wines, spirits and beers to tempt your tastebuds. Blackberry Mojito’s are served in original 1940s Manchester milk bottles and the Passionfruit [...]

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V&A

Cool Britannia: British Design Exhibition At The V&A

By KIRA AGASS WHEN the weather in blighty makes you feel your only chance of some vitamin D is from a visit to health food shop Holland & Barratt, fight the urge to become a hermit and instead pay the V&A a visit. From now until 12 August the museum’s exhibition, British Design 1948-2012: Innovation in the Modern [...]

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