Ben Olsen - The Glass Magazine

Front Cover. Mr Silla at Drop Everything

Drop Everything – Glass revels in Ireland’s most remote arts festival

August 10, 2016

AMID the noisy marketing campaigns during Europe’s summer festival season, it’s refreshing to discover that an event exists outside of the news cycle, offering instead a fiercely independent roster of...

Royal Caribbean International's Harmony of the Sea

Glass takes to the ocean on the Harmony of the Seas

Ben Olsen

July 18, 2016

Feature, Travel

THE latest addition of Royal Caribbean’s vast fleet of cruise ships, Harmony of the Seas is a lesson in superlatives. When it comes to cruise ships, size speaks volumes and having recently rolled off the produc...

Glass samples the Sunday menu at Café Murano

Ben Olsen

May 30, 2016

Dining, Feature

PUTTING an Italian spin on the institution that is Sunday lunch, Café Murano’s Pranzo di Domenica menu takes guests on a journey through some of Italy’s finest culinary creations. The elegant yet laid...

Glass enjoys a unique dining experience with the Fitzrovia Collective, London

Ben Olsen

May 19, 2016

Dining, Feature

WHY enjoy the work of one celebrated chef when you can try that of three? A forthcoming series of special dinners allows you to do just that, bringing together the complementary skills of three of London’s lead...

Glass catches The Kills at Village Underground, London

Ben Olsen

May 12, 2016

Feature, Glass LIVE, Music

RETURNING with their first new album in five years next month, garage-rock royalty The Kills treated the crowd at London’s Village Underground to a career-spanning masterclass last week. With Ash &...

Glass visits the recently opened Greek restaurant Suvlaki, Soho, London

Ben Olsen

May 3, 2016

Dining, Feature

IN Soho it’s hard to move for newly launched casual-dining ventures, with London’s culinary entrepreneurs rapidly moving us away from stuffy, bright-lit rooms towards bustling, vibey spaces serving up street-in...

Five acts that rocked South by Southwest – Glass reviews SXSW

Ben Olsen

April 5, 2016

Feature, Music

SINCE launching as a local music festival back in 1987, Austin’s annual South by South West has evolved into a cultural titan, with more than 2,000 acts appearing across the city’s venues as well as equally hug...

Food as theatre: The Globe’s new dining destination

Ben Olsen

March 21, 2016

Dining, Feature

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WITH 2016 marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, this year sees an explosion of creativity and special events in celebration of the Bard’s life and legacy. Across the UK the Shakespeare...

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Glass gears up for London’s Convergence Festival

Ben Olsen

March 8, 2016

Glass LIVE, Music, News

THIS week sees some of the world’s finest musical minds arrive in London for the start of Convergence festival – a 10-day celebration of music, visual art and tech that kicks off in various venues across the ca...

Glass selects London’s most prestigious pancakes

Ben Olsen

February 9, 2016

Dining, Feature, Food & Drink

A favourite date in the diaries of many, Shrove Tuesday gives us all a socially acceptable chance to ditch dining conventions and feast on pancakes before embracing a 40-day fast (or so tradition goes). From sa...

Glass sees in Chinese New Year at HKK, London

Ben Olsen

February 3, 2016

Dining, Feature, Food & Drink

Step into HKK’s subtly marked entrance off London’s Worship Street and it’s clear that there’s a celebration underway. Lanterns, money ribbons and red lychee blossoms add a colourful centrepiece to HKK’s otherw...

Glass explores the Riviera Maya at the Rosewood Mayakoba resort

Ben Olsen

December 7, 2015

Feature, Rest of America, Travel

Once upon a time in the Yucatán – Glass stays at the Rosewood Mayakoba resort Jutting out into the Caribbean sea on the east of Mexico’s Yucután peninsula, the Riviera Maya is a stunning stretch of palm-frin...

Glass celebrates 20 years of The Leaf Label

Ben Olsen

December 2, 2015

Feature, Music

Glass celebrates 20 years of The Leaf Label Renowned for their eclectic roster of artists who push musical boundaries, The Leaf Label was founded 20 years ago by dj and 4AD alumni Tony Morley alongside frien...

Bringing the Day of the Dead to life in London

Ben Olsen

November 3, 2015

Feature, Food & Drink, Glass LIVE, Music

A riot of colour, culture and cuisine – not to mention its macabre central theme – makes Mexico’s Day of the Dead festival one of the world’s most popular and visually memorable cultural traditions. Celebrating...

Five things not to miss at Primavera Sound this year

Ben Olsen

May 28, 2015

Culture, Feature

The Glass guide to the genre-defying Spanish festival Heavyweight acts Fittingly for Primavera Sound’s 15th birthday, true musical royalty is heading to Barcelona this year. Adding more than a sprinkle of...

Breaking the mould

Ben Olsen

April 2, 2015

Feature

One of the world’s most bankable DJs, Seth Troxler was raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan, partied in Detroit and honed his craft in Berlin and on the international DJ circuit. His relentless touring schedule he...

Queen of the understated

Ben Olsen

March 17, 2015

Feature

She’s the Melbourne singer-songwriter who’s been compared to the likes of Bob Dylan and Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus for her superlative way with words. Such praise followed her introduction to the world last yea...

Age of miracles

Ben Olsen

December 18, 2014

Feature

With their fractured visuals, hard-to-google name and barely there sound, visual artists and musicians 18+, aka Samia and Justin, held an enigmatic presence before making an affirmative mark on 2014’s musical l...

Six reasons why Athens rocks

Ben Olsen

November 3, 2014

Culture, Dining, Europe, Feature, Greece, Travel

Beyond the historical marvels – itself a central reason to visit the city – Athens has plenty more to offer on a weekend away Hit the heights Rising above Athens’ sprawl lies Lycabettus mountain, whose 277-...

TV on the Radio wow London

Ben Olsen

October 31, 2014

News

An intimate gig at East London’s Oslo this week saw TV on the Radio perform an energetic set that took in the best from the band’s previous four albums as well as new material from forthcoming album Seeds. Adep...

Medium as message

Ben Olsen

October 22, 2014

News

Over the years, Brooklyn’s TV On The Radio – whose A-list line-up of previous collaborators include David Bowie, Trent Reznor and Nick Zinner – have amassed a cult following with their quirky art rock, arch lyr...

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