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More lo-fi photography today, because we're cool like that. (But mostly because we're aware that you like photos of pretty girls.) Valeria Lazareva is a photographer from Ukraine whose images are a little blurry and seemingly messy, but also totally charming. There's a casual and candid tinge to all of the shots, regardless of how set-up they might have been in reality. Ah, the trickery of art. More at lazarevavaleria.com. Via mashkulture.net.]]>authorSat, 04 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.lifelounge.com.au/music/gallery/royksopp,-live-in-melbourne-_-review-and-photos.aspx
Despite their cult following over this side of the world, it's actually Norwegian duo Royksopp's first Australian tour, and you could smell the anticipation. Fans were literally hanging from the rafters waiting for Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland and their dance, electro-funk, pop, chill-wave, techno-classical orchestra – or however you want to classify their music.

Röyksopp stormed the stage, led by Berge raising a glass and egging on the crowd to cheer louder. Flanked by a masked guitarist and bassist (who conjured up images of Hannibal Lecter), Berge and Brundtland teasingly lead with 'Alpha Male', a slow-burning tune that, when unleashed, seemed to open up 12 years' worth of anticipation the crowd had building up.

'Happy Up Here' was a clear favourite, the crowd lapped up the wispy vocals as Berge covered every inch of the stage, acknowledging the throngs of people gathered, arms waving wildly – making it clear that he is the showman of the group. Next was a medley of 'Remind Me', 'This Must Be It' and 'The Girl and the Robot' from Junior, which saw the introduction of a mysterious female vocalist. Easily filling the void of Robyn and Röyksopp’s other female collaborations, she later re-emerged adorned in an exotic bird mask to lead us into 'What Else Is There?' – a distinct highlight that saw the crowd reciting every single word and losing themselves in the original, more organic version of the song.

Whilst Röyksopp weren’t here for any promotional reasons, this didn’t stop them from giving a taste of something new. (Perhaps hinting at what is to come in the future…) However, they seemed to have lost parts of the crowd when they dropped it down a notch with two of their slower tunes. But before it all got too sombre, they brought the crowd back to life with 'True To Life'.

Whether you were a fan of their music or not, you were easily lost in a sea of robotic heads, flashing jackets, dog collars, body armour and giant heads. Whatever the formula to their showmanship is, it worked and the crowd lapped it up much to the delight of the duo.

The duo ended the show with an encore akin to a rave; with strobe lighting, booming beats, hardcore techno. It seemed that everyone who had turned up were die-hard fans who had waited long enough to see Röyksopp – and this moment was theirs.

Words by Jade Leopoldo (Everguide). Photos by Tom Blachford (Lifelounge).]]>authorFri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.lifelounge.com.au/the-lounge/trash/the-week-in-trashbaggery-_-volume-119.aspx
Scarlett Johansson is dating a non-famous bro, Blake Lively is basically a virgin, Reese Witherspoon makes fun of Biebs, and Harry Potter speaks about pubic hair.]]>authorFri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.lifelounge.com.au/photography/gallery/megan-tipps-photography.aspx
Megan Tipps is a photographer from Houston whose portraits of girls are lo-fi and very pretty. Shot everywhere from chilly-looking poolsides, to Soho and Central Park, Tipps' photographs aren't glossy, glam fashion editorials, but they are still super-styling. Tipps herself used to be a model, which gives her an insight to her subjects, "Knowing the models from this angle has been absolutely amazing! Hearing their stories and connecting with them in a different way than I used to has been a huge learning experience." More at megantipps.com. Via photodonuts.com.]]>authorFri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.lifelounge.com.au/fashion/news/william-richard-green-spring_summer-2012-colection.aspx
William Richard Green spring/summer 2012 is almost entirely made up from muted colours – cream, black, white and grey.]]>authorFri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.lifelounge.com.au/art-and-design/news/jerome-meynen-illustration.aspx
Jerome Meynen is an artist who's one third of Hell'o Monsters – a creative collective including Antoine Detaille and Francois Dieltiens.]]>authorFri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.lifelounge.com.au/photography/news/dylan-forsberg-photography.aspx
New York-based photographer Dylan Forsberg knows what it's like to be on the other side of the camera; and the ex-model treats his subjects as such. Even though a bunch of his images are voyeuristic, nudey and candid, it never has a creepy undertone – Forsberg seems careful to convey a sense of sensitivity.]]>authorFri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.lifelounge.com.au/music/gallery/soundgarden,-live-in-melbourne-.aspx
Hot off the back of their Big Day Out jaunt, Seattle rockers Soundgarden hit the Myer Music Bowl for their Melbourne sideshow. Photos by Ian Laidlaw.

More at everguide.com.au.]]>authorThu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.lifelounge.com.au/the-lounge/trash/lifelounge-guide-to-celebrity-drug-scandals.aspx
Celebrity drug scandals are fun – as long as nobody is hurt/addicted/dying – so we're focussing on the ones that made us LOL.]]>authorThu, 02 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMThttp://www.lifelounge.com.au/art-and-design/news/matt-leines-mixed-media-illustration.aspx
New Jersey-born, Philly-based Matt Leines makes mixed media illustrations and they are a little messed up.]]>authorThu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT