The Human Condition
Steve McCurry’s photo of Sharbat Gula, titled Afghan Girl, appeared on the cover of National Geographic in 1985 during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. It quickly became one of the most famous photos in the world. McCurry’s work covering the mujahideen’s long fight against the Soviet war machine in the mid-to-late 80s further cemented his position as a hugely … Read more
The Best of Reddit AMAs: Nick Offerman
For all you non-Redditors, an AMA (standing for “Ask Me Anything”) is an allotted time where Reddit users can ask anything of the persona hosting the session. There are many very interesting and high profile individuals who do AMAs and consequently offer some intellectual and/or comedic insight while they’re at it. In these posts, we … Read more
James Franco on How to Multitask Successfully
James Franco is one of the biggest multitaskers in show business. On many occasions, outlets like Forbes and the New York Times have suggested that Franco is living proof of why multitasking doesn’t work. But his academic and professional career have led many to believe otherwise. In 2013 alone, he has promoted three films at … Read more
Nile Rogers Talks the New Daft Punk Collaboration
According to a Mixmag interview with Nile Rogers following his set at Camp Bestival, Rodgers said: “All I can say is those guys are geniuses and to think that after all these years we’ve been trying to get together, they just show up at my apartment in New York City and the vibe between us is … Read more
Adam Levine in Details Magazine
Adam Levine, the frontman for the band Maroon 5, is the face of the summer release of Details Magazine. The 33-year-old speaks about his love life and interests in yoga during the feature interview. He was photographed by Norman Jean Roy and sports a retro, James Dean like assortment of clothing for the shoot.
Kids Say the Darndest Things: About Cigarette Packaging
“The Answer is Plain,” a project collaboration between agency AMV BBDO London and the UK’s Cancer Research Campaign, aims to remove all branding from tobacco packages. The video shows just how susceptible children are to flashy and colorful designs without any concept of the dangers within the appealing and neatly presented boxes. Petitioning for unbranded … Read more
An Interview with Love and Light
By Ally Austere Cranking out tracks full of dirty bass lines, elaborate rhythms, complex chord structures and melodic synth lines, solo producers Matt Madonna(Probiotik) and Ryan Andersen(4centers) have been increasingly making their way into the glitch-hop/dubstep scene under the collaborated title Love and Light. In approximately the past year alone this dynamic duo has come … Read more
Introducing the Sweet Ambience of Nate Garcia
Representing the New and Young Generation of Tech-Savvy Souls A young and talented Musician named Nate Garcia reached out to The Savoia Staff and passionately asked if we would share his music with our readers. As good editors we of course listened to his tunes scrupulously before we decided to write up a … Read more
Why men and women can’t be friends
It has now been proven through scientific trials that women are only about one-sided friendships.
The Cosmic Gate Experience
This past week, Morrie and I had the opportunity to experience Cosmic Gate’s Los Angeles stop on their current tour in support of their fifth studio album, Wake You Mind (Black Hole). With multiple singles off their Back to the Future (Black Hole) album residing in Beatport’s top 10, the debut of their BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, … Read more
Meet Photographer Matthew Little
This week we were able to interview LA based photographer Matthew Little about his experiences photographing huge massive EDM events as well as artists like Fedde Le Grand, David Guetta, and Avicii. Little has such an amazing style and is able to capture the energy and emotion of not only the crowd but the artists … Read more
