FAULT:  What is it like being a band based in Italy? Being a band based in Italy today means developing passion and creativity out of the ordinary. Because of Italy's lack of structure in the music business as well as of  lack of professionalopportunities, one has to come up with new ways of promoting himself. While this is objectively a bad thing, on the other hand there is less…

Words and photography MATTHEW MILES On the ‘wrong side’ of the Olympic Park blue fence, and hemmed in by a canal and a dual carriageway, the industrial warehouses of Hackney Wick were easy to ignore. Then its creative festival began making some noise – and new trends in art too. With a combination of permanent galleries, pop-up group shows, street performance, music, theatre, stalls and…

To anyone wondering what Doris Brendel has been up to since the days of the Violet Hour, Holy Cow, JJ tribute & Easy To Love, here's a sample of some tunes written by yours truly in collaboration with Dave Beeson, guitarist & producer extraordinaire. Doris Brendel's lastest album 'The Last Adventure' is due for release on the 1st November on Sky-Rocket records. FAULT:  What is the…

FAULT Featured – Imogen Belfield FAULT: What inspired you to become a jewellery designer? Imogen: My inspiration to become a jewellery designer has grown from my inherent passion for sculpture, and I am drawn to artists such as Naum Gabo and Eduardo Paolozzi. My heart was always in creating enormous sculptural forms at art school, but then I discovered great designers such as…

BECKERHARRISON FAULT: Who are BeckerHarrison? How did you come together? Simon: Well I’ll tell you how we met. I’m Simon Harrison and it’s Carolin Becker. We met because I was actually teaching Carolin martial arts and she told me she was taking photographs at the time, of homeless people around London. And I thought, “wait you’re walking around London taking pictures of possibly volatile…

Tom Green plays the Greenwich Comedy Festival tonight - http://www.greenwichcomedyfestival.co.uk FAULT: How’s the tour been so far? Tom Green: It’s been amazing! I’m having such a great time, the most fun I have ever had. I’ve been on tour for nine months now and I have been all over the world, from Canada to Australia and now I’m here in the UK. It’s been a big project for me to take on…

The Palettenpavillon by Matthias Loebermann is a structure made entirely from shipping pallets, ground anchors, and tie rods. Designed to be easily assembled and dismantled, and then entirely recycled at a later date, the resulting building is intended as a temporary meeting place. As the architect writes, the shipping pallets are "characterized by a complex geometry of open and closed…