Julien Baker turns concert venues into sacred spaces. When she is onstage, the audience goes hushed, reverential. The only sounds you hear between songs are her fingers as she tweaks the tuning on her electric guitar, scattered whispers between friends, and the rustling as the crowd waits patiently for Baker to start strumming again. She never asks for this quiet from the pit, it just seems to coalesce around her. Baker herself is shy, squeaky, small of stature—an introverted pip in plaid shirts with a Memphis twang and a nervous stutter. But her music seems to demand a certain kind of pin-drop attention the moment she starts to shake her voice loose, flinging it up to the rafters of her range. At Primavera Sounds in Barcelona a few days ago she was standing on stage and grabbing the attention of an audience that didn’t com to see her but to have fun in the sun of Spain. This is unique and deserves our attention.
One of the most talented, influential, and iconoclastic filmmakers of all time, Brian De Palma’s career started in the 60s and has included such acclaimed and diverse films as Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Blow Out, Scarface, The Untouchables, Carlito’s Way, and Mission: Impossible. In this lively, illuminating and unexpectedly moving documentary, directors Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow engage in a personal and candid discussion with De Palma, exploring not only his life and work but also his singular approach to the craft of filmmaking and his remarkable experiences navigating the film business, from his early days as the bad boy of New Hollywood to his more recent years as a respected veteran of the field.
The Lion City II – Majulah is a photographic love letter to Singapore; actually, love novel might be more appropriate. A time-lapse overflowing with creative camera work brought together with brilliant editing, it’s not an understatement to say photographer Keith Loutit just raised the timelapse bar. Several years in the making – it was all worth it. TrendEngel is not a major fan of Singapore as a City – but this is certainly very beautiful. This is what Keith says:
When we pass by landscapes they appear fixed in time, but they change around us constantly. The idea behind this film is to reveal this change by returning to the same camera positions over the years.
You’re tempted to call U.S. Girls Lynchian, but [her songs] are singular and personal enough to warrant their own adjective. Musically, Meg Remy has been described as “an avant-pop deconstructionist”, “a basement R&B diva” or “a cheerleader on quaaludes”. She has, to date, employed a combination of reel-to-reel players, tape decks and samplers to record, and release bleary-eyed late-night music for driving down haunted highways on a number of labels such as Siltbreeze, Kraak, FatCat and her own Calico Corp imprint. Even at its most lo-fi, the largely four-track recordings evince a keen pop ear, even if this is pop from a series of distant eras. In terms of playfulness, texture, adventure and attention to detail, she has been compared to Eno. Seeing her in Barcelona at the Primavera Festival you can feel that she is about to go big. She commands the stage and has a fixating presence. Well. done. More please. Her latest song from her 4AD debut album Half Free is New Age Killer:
If you ever thought the south of France is nice but can’t compete with Paris – think again. Deli Bo is a new venture by the famous patsies Nicois that makes other bistros and cafes blush. The crowd is beautiful but friently, the dishes simple and perfect and the prices are reasonable – very reasonable in fact. The patisserie (try the millefeuille) is the star but the rest doesn’t have to hide. An afternoon at Deli Bo is a pleasure. Forget Paris…
From Australia to the rest of the world. The world’s first Vegan & Bio-Fermented Coconut Soft Serve courtesy of Australian company CocoWhip. A soft-serve frozen treat and the first of its kind: by using only Coconut Water, Organic Bio-Fermented Coconut Powder & Vegetable Sourced stabilisers, CocoWhip is a vegan, gluten and dairy-free dessert packed with a far superior nutritional value to any other frozen dessert on the market including Acai Bowls & Frozen Yoghurt Desserts.
In a “Coco-nut-shell” it’s made of coconut water for complete hydration, Biofermented Probiotics for gut & intestinal health, & highly nutritious superfoods. This sounds very healthy and it probably is. But one thing is probably more important: It’s so delicious and will probably sweep the globe in a few…..years.
The music industry is on high alert. This could be the next Lana Del Rey. Alexandra Savior is the new muse of Arctic Monkey‘s Alex Turner and a great song writer in her own right. She hasn’t release a single song and all you get is a demo version of this 2015 recording. Bur believe me – She is about to break big. Alexandra Savior is her name and she is from LA. Risk wasn’t just a one-off. Last week Alex and Alexandra took their project overground, with Turner joining Savior and her band (made up of LA stalwarts Papa) onstage at a tiny, 100-capacity sit-down venue in Hollywood called The Hotel Café. There’s also an album, reportedly called ‘Strange Portrait’, in the works
Trip Advisor calls Burger Brothers in Brighton the Best Burger in the UK. People in Burger Forums (Yes, there is such a thing) call it the best on the planet. So Trendengel had to know. Do we believe the hype? We sure do. The ‘Classic Beef’ which comes with rocket leaves, tomatoes, cheddar cheese, mustard, relish, black pepper mayo and caramelised onions was to die for.
The bun was without a doubt the best ever, the beef is locally sourced, the interplay of the ingredients is just perfect and the flavors are magical. We never had a burger that good. Period. End of story. Make the trip to Morth road in Brighton. It’s soon worth it. Promis.
The Lion City II – Majulah is a photographic love letter to Singapore; actually, love novel might be more appropriate. A 
You’re tempted to call U.S. Girls Lynchian, but [her songs] are singular and personal enough to warrant their own adjective. Musically, Meg Remy has been described as “an avant-pop deconstructionist”, “a basement R&B diva” or “a cheerleader on quaaludes”. She has, to date, employed a combination of reel-to-reel players, tape decks and samplers to record, and release bleary-eyed late-night music for driving down haunted highways on a number of labels such as Siltbreeze, Kraak, FatCat and her own Calico Corp imprint. Even at its most lo-fi, the largely four-track recordings evince a keen pop ear, even if this is pop from a series of distant eras. In terms of playfulness, texture, adventure and attention to detail, she has been compared to Eno. Seeing her in Barcelona at the 
If you ever thought the south of France is nice but can’t compete with Paris – think again. Deli Bo is a new venture by the famous patsies Nicois that makes other bistros and cafes blush. The crowd is beautiful but friently, the dishes simple and perfect and the prices are reasonable – very reasonable in fact. The patisserie (try the 
From Australia to the rest of the world. The world’s first Vegan & Bio-Fermented Coconut Soft Serve courtesy of Australian company 
The music industry is on high alert. This could be the next Lana Del Rey. Alexandra Savior is the new muse of 
Trip Advisor calls
The bun was without a doubt the best ever, the beef is locally sourced, the interplay of the ingredients is just perfect and the flavors are magical. We never had a burger that good. Period. End of story. Make the trip to Morth road in Brighton. It’s soon worth it. Promis.