Beyonce at 2011 Billboards

Amazing visuals! Great performance. Also, big up to Major Lazer...

Filling my ears at the moment...

TIGER - MAXIMUM BALLOON FT. AKU

What an awesome video! It's TV on the Radio's David Sitek's side project. Their debut album will be released on August 24 through DGC/Interscope and will feature mighty folk including Karen O, who is possibly the coolest woman on this planet. 

JOHNNY CASH - FOLSOM PRISON BLUES

'Hello, I'm Johnny Cash.'

I love how it's a bunch of housewives going mental at a guy singing a song about shooting someone to watch them die. 

BEYONCE - WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME?

"Why Don't You Love Me" - Beyoncé from Beyoncé on Vimeo.

Sunglasses and heels in a bathtub? This is the sort of glamour that wouldn't even occur to me, and therefore why I can only dream of being even a 10th as attractive as Miss Knowles. 

FOALS - MIAMI

Foals - "Miami" from Sub Pop Records on Vimeo.

FUNERAL PARTY - NY MOVES TO THE SOUND OF LA

The put the 'fun' in funeral party!

The New Globalism

I am loving the new trend for ethnic chic. Maybe it's because my own biology is half Middle Eastern and half English that this approach for mixing and matching world influences is so appealing. 

 I had a rummage in my mum's wardrobe the other week and found a bag that fits right into this trend. Funnily enough that's because it's from Iran and made in the same way Persian carpets are made. 

This look is also perfect for rolling up to a festival in as it's bang on trend but not overly dressy.

Sambalpuri ikat weave saree from India. 

Heidi Klum in a Gucci ikat weave dress.

Champagne Bubbly turband $32 from Gold Saturn

Striped Woven Hareem Trousers: £38.00 from Topshop

Beyonce and Alicia Keys look annoyingly amazing as usual in the video for Put it in a Love Song.

Shalom and Salaam both mean peace. Shalom is Hebrew and Salaam is Arabic. Buy here at Etsy.com

Joy embroidered front tunic £20.00 from boohoo.com

Africa Shift Dress from asos.com. The vibrancy of Africa inspired asos to create the asos Africa collection, while supporting trade in the continent. 

Also, anyone from Brighton can nip down the the market near there West Pier where they have the most crazy printed trousers and loads of beautiful ethnic jewellery.