Businessmen carry satchels, adventurers backpacks and artists tote bags. Or at least that's what we presume. Here's our guide to the best bags of each incarnation.
"Hot Pants” are a new brand of gym equipment like heated cycle shorts and there’s a whole folder of testimony from women who swear they lost pounds using these shorts. I tried them for 3 weeks. My testimony differs a bit...
Metal pioneers Motörhead have one hell of a back catalogue. However, with the whole lot being packaged as ‘greatest hits’ and sold for the price of two festival tickets, the questions is whether it's worth the investment...
The boy from The Streets has got a brand new band, and their first track is a killer...
In the whirlwind of Fashion Weeks taking place across the world’s top cities, it’s easy to assume that those living outside of London, New York, Paris or Milan simply aren’t as style-savvy as their city counterparts, but you'd be very wrong. Here's why...
Scream If You Want To Go Faster, now included in Read Regional 2012, started life as a late night anecdote from a taxi driver in Hull...
From Waits to Wonder via Marley, a New Zealand artist has produced a range of felt canvasses featuring famous musicians. Soon they are all going...
Helpful new organisations are supporting new designers as well as showcasing them at LFW, which has managed to keep the show fresh and relevant.....
There's nothing wrong with a three-minute thrash but play these beauties back to back and you've over an hour of sonic mastery...
If you go down to the docks this Saturday, you'll be sure to find a big surprise...
After a long hiatus John Spencer Blues Explosion are back with their own unique brand of real blues. It's angular, ...
Are vintage shops pretentious? Undoubtedly. But that doesn’t mean you should completely give up on vintage clothi...
Nintendo used to be the king of consoles, but with the Wii U their focus has firmly shifted from great gaming to gi...
It’s embedded from the high street, to the five star hotels which act as resplendent drug dens for the privileged...
The Brooklyn art-rockers return with their follow-up to the hugely popular Veckatimest, and they have succeeded in splicing a melange of genre's ...
It's the 8th studio album from the American singer-songwriter, and in it she takes a look at the motives and results of charm. By and large, it'...
He's got a mutt's name and has made a dog's dinner of the Jacko classic. Fortunately, there are better singles being released in the UK this wee...
Deadpool is my favourite comic book character - a fast talking, wise cracking mercenary who's a bit like Wolverine's annoying cousin. But do the ...
The team behind Dredd took a big gamble by keeping the certificate at 18, but it's one that has paid off. Violent, visceral and high-octane action sequences make this film a real winner, despite the paper-thin storyline.
He spent his whole musical career shifting between personas, but here we reveal David Bowie's biggest transformatio...
Make the most of our Indian Summer by wearing some of these fresh urban t-shirts that some of London's best creativ...
They may have only been around for five years, but their legacy is as strong today as it ever was. A weighty new b...
53 years after Mark Shaw started snapping JFK and co this coffee table monster highlights the incredible access he ...
Returning from a 4 year break, Calexico wield genres that shouldn’t sound good together and turn them into something to think about, while rema...
The Mercury-prize winners scored a smash with their eponymous debut album; is their follow-up an extension of the measured atmospherics of that f...
This ‘teenocalypse’ film may be derivative but it’s still an often engaging (and bloody) piece of work
We were lucky enough to play FIFA 13 a month before release. Which teams are good? What exactly is its new "first touch control system"? Read on ...
Bond and cars are best friends, so it made sense for Scalextric to bring out a unique range to tie in with the rele...
Bringing to life the distant past requires a unique artistic skill that blends imagination and palaeontology. Here ...
The follow-up to The Greatest has been 6 years in the making for Power; how does it shape up to her previous releas...
Religious imagery has always been used in fashion and music- now it's making yet another comeback...
Up this week there's a seemingly very good first release from the latest X Factor winners , a song about driving pissed and the new remix from the man who made the world see that being a dickhead isn't cool...
Victoria Laws explores the advantages of getting your winter shopping in early...
Venturing East this weekend? Then you'll need a camo jacket to avoid the sniping bullets and merge into the crowd...
Cult mischief makers Modern Toss revisit the Robin Hood legend and boldly relocate it to Medieval Essex in this emo...
My endeavour to bring the Diamond Jubilee and London 2012 together in egg cup form seemed like such an innocent ide...
They've been away a while and hope is of a return to form after their disappointing last album; but have Kele and t...
Ordinarily when you think about skater brands you think oversized T-shirts, clunky shoes and mischievous teens kick...
Offerings this week span from glam rock aliens to Dickensian classics, plus the ...
Today's Champions League final is set to be a cracker, grab hold of a few of the...
The mephedrone craze defined a new generation of drug users. The subsequent out...
WIth hundreds of the best new bands and a whole seaside to splash about in, it's...
A tiny fishing village just 40 years ago, it became notorious as destination for...
Big hair, bouffants and the odd right-hander. For a generation of men these sire...
Formula One is full of rockstars, but which bands would formula one teams be?
It was a fellow squaddie's 18th birthday and we headed for an infamous Soho sex ...
He might be best known for indie singalongs of the highest order, but the former...
Oh, you're making a joke about gravy miners are you? How very fucking droll...
Spurn Point is a little-known wonder of the British Isles; a slice of paradise t...
Some TV characters are blessed with charm and good looks, some roll off lines of...
This year the White House comes under threat twice. First in Antoine Fuqua’s O...
Why spend your money on expensive sex toys when you can have a great time using ...
Look, I'm glad I've shifted the blubber but that was the easy part. Now I can't ...
American indie supergroup The Postal Service lulled Brixton Academy into an elec...
'Organic' is touted as being better for the environment and your health, but rar...
The former graffiti artist opens Fire Sale this week, an exhibition of his artwo...
Things don't always happen like they do in the movies...
Everyone deserves to watch a grand prix from a private yacht at least once in th...