Posted by guest writer Carly Black
Pauline Magnenat: she lives in France, but goes to school in London. Her photo's drag you into her world, where she search for beautiful colours and different depths in light.
Raphael Halin has an obsession of the absence. Inspired by Koudelka, Gursky and Rothko, he began photographing empty or nearly empty landscapes, but he wanted to go farther. 
The Powder Kegs are a pop trio from Philadelphia via NYC, featuring Dan Maroti on vocals, guitar, and keyboard, Ryan Dieringer on vocals and bass, and Sam McDougle on drums. Their rootsy pop rock & roll bends genres, and calls to mind personalities like Beck, Elvis Costello or Paul Simon. They're take on indie-pop is eclectic, but grounded by a distinct folk bent.
Vincenzo (or Vins for friends) Baratta: a 29 year old, originally graphic designer that was born in Germany, worked for many design studios in Milan. When he attends a photography course in 2009 at cfp Bauer, he slides into the world of portrait photography that best conveys emotional involvement for him. He has a recognizable style, that is dreamy but also in-your-face.
This is what they call a DIY band: Chalk Talk. And they're good at it: within months of forming, the band recorded a six-song demo 'Killing Spree', threw together a dozen copies on their own and hit the road for a week-long Northeast tour. They're now in the midst of a self-booked, month-long tour, taking them across the Eastern half of the United States in support of their latest release The Food Chain.
Martin Donnelly, works under the name Mezzetty, that is a small design project and a place to air his photographic skills mixed with typography and graphic design, to create a unique and personal body of work. Over the last 10 years, it has lead to a variety of exciting collaborations and has featured in many respectable publications, both online and in print.
This album has been made by one person, that we know nothing about, and is possibly sitting in a flat somewhere in Glasgow with a lampshade on his head and a wry smile on his face. There is NO information about this guy, only the band name: Ghost Pants, and that he's a single Glaswegian with a taste for lo-fi indie-pop and a tendency to wear household objects on his head.
Formerly known as Bye Bye Blackbird, Blackbird Blackbird continues to swiftly produce dreamy, psychedelic, & hypnogogic pop music in the vein of chillwave contemporaries Washed Out & Toro Y Moi. Let yourself walk into a dreamy landscape of sound that is as hypnotic as it is catchy, as upbeat as it is ambient. Really a PAMMM! favourite already.
Flickr Friday has come again, your loyal friend that brings you new talent that strolls around on Flickr. It's #5, and again the talent comes from Italy. Go Italy! Maurizio Strippoli is originally a graphic designer, but photography is the perfect second love. Clean colours are his main inspiration, and that makes his photo's stand out and very recognizable.
We're a bit in a nationalistic vibe (our footbal team from Holland just went crazy in Amsterdam, like they had won the WC. They only won the harts of the fans I think...), because here's another band from the lowlands: We Swim You Jump. Yes, a weird name, but such good music. And from Groningen! It's freaking catchy, and deserves to be listen to. So, listen.
Photographer Paul Barbera works within Australia and Europe. His website contains a barrage of exciting content and projects including the mysteriously captivating ‘Love/Lost’ – an on-going narrative where Barbera travels the world creating a voyeuristic journal of friends and lovers.
With the kind of weather that's been in the Netherlands lately, we need some music to chill on. Music to eat BBQ chicken wings and burning on your balcony getting that nice, red, colour on your skin. This band, Memoryhouse, succesfully combine ambient soundscapes with Denise Nouvion's crystal-clear melodic vocals and have released a couple of great tracks in the past couple of months. 
New 60's surfish Slow Animal tune that will appear on the B-side of the to be released 7" theFUNsun. When the Netherlands win this sunday (afcourse!), just play this music, drink beer, wear orange, and everything will be allright. 
A little vague and still unknown is LAKE R▲DIO. But I think it's worth the listen: eerie tunes, which will probably fall under the header of 'Witch House'. 
Roberto Rubalcava’s photography is truly a visual pleasure. Mexican born and now London based, Rubalcava has been exhibited extensively around the world. With a focus on everyday themes he says he takes each day as an opportunity to explore beauty.
