Lana del Rey, the American singer who popped onto the web late last summer to score a mega-hit with “Video Games”, is set to release her debut album next Monday January 30th, called “Born to Die”. Modelling herself on the 60s songstress Nancy Sinatra and changing her name from Elizabeth Grant to the undeniably more [...]

You gotta love Woody…I seriously don’t think that I have seen a movie made by him that I didn’t like. For me Woody Allen is a true genius… This one of many funny clips from him doing stand-up…Enjoy!

Perfect for a relaxed morning, Telephonic by The sea of cortez.

I love this track…Look After Me by Hot Chip

  Picnic is extremely proud to announce that our own Mrs. Tokyo is now a published author! Her first novel, $Expat Wives, is just out and what a read it is: a laugh-out-loud tale of sex, drugs and shopping set in the groomed world of expatriate Tokyo. Plenty of hilarious anecdotes of mishaps in navigating [...]

I can’t help it…I have always loved everything about my favourite pop icon Twiggy…

Todays picture is by Vincent van Gogh, a  mysterious dog (“YogaDawg”) that was painted around 1887.

I know that I posted a song yesterday but I just had to share this one…I have always been a big fan of Björk and with her new album Biophilia, I can only say she has done it again…

Boom Clap Bachelors is a handful of young very talented Danish producers, musicians and singers. Robin Hannibal of Quadron, Thomas Bisballe, Ronnie Vindahl, and David Cytryn with addition vocals from Coco O (also of Quadron) and Liv Lykke. It is a big group but fortunately in this case where there is quantity there is also [...]

It’s been quite a summer on the white island… no sign of the world’s economic woes here… magnums of champagne are still selling like hot cakes and there’s a NetJet jam at the airport. Or maybe it’s just a matter of defiance in difficult times – pure escapism is the best temporary palliative after all. [...]

The beautiful Afro-German singer songwriter Ayo, who not only have international success with her lovely music, she’s also a true humanitarian.Riding her successful rise to fame, Ayo opted to become a Unicef ambassador…

My latest music find is Swedish electro-soul band Little Dragon. The four members have played together since their high school days in Gothenburg and are fronted by cool chick Yukimi Nagano. Nagano was born in Japan but grew up in Sweden and always knew she wanted to sing – no wonder; her whispery voice is [...]

There are still a few weeks of summer left to indulge in a juicy novel or catch up on the must-read du jour – take your pick… From left to right: The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman The book everyone is reading at the moment. A witty debut novel about a bunch of characters and a [...]

Another great Swede…Molly Nilson…

How this brings back childhood memories…Edith Piaf “Les Mots d’amour”

Picnic simply can’t get enough of the beautiful Dane Nanna Oland Fabricius from Oh Land…

Sweet music from the beautiful Lykke Li…

Favourite Things by The Golden Filter

I love this little track “Killin’ The Vibe” by Matthew Mondanile, Ducktails…

The weekend before last was party central in Ibiza – the summer openings of Pacha, Ushuaia, Space and DC10. Some of us are still recovering… Picnic had a quick chat with DJ Luca (aka Luca Pietrangeli) about the music trends set to prevail on the dance floors this upcoming season. “There are three main and [...]

It’s a grey, rainy, windy Monday morning in Ibiza. The only thing that can help me get started is Antony & the Johnsons, here is a lovely mix together with CocoRosie, Beautiful boyz.

One of my favourite animation is Destino created by Salvador Dali and Walt Disney in late 1945 beginning of 1946.

Have a lovely Sunday!

Thanks to the blog MielMonMiel I came across this delicious little track by Flight Facilities feat. Giselle

Lean back, relax and enjoy this beautiful organic track by Nicolas Jaar.

Here on Picnic we can’t get enough of the Swedish indie-pop singer Lykke Li. With her second album “Wounded Rhymes” once again her sexual energy seduces you.

The queen of rockabilly!

I love Azure Ray…listen and enjoy…have a lovely day!

It is hard to see but when you hear him speak, you know who it is. Here David Bowie (Davy Jones) appears on Cliff Michelmore’s  bbc tonight show as the founder of the society for the prevention of cruelty to long-haired men. He is only 17 years old but his voice is as beautiful & distinctive as [...]

Enjoy!

I love the melancholic sound of El Perro Del Mar and Sarah Assbrings beautiful voice. Today I have had my favourite track on repeat all day “Change Of Heart”

The album is called New Skin For Old Ceremony, the song is Lover Lover Lover and the sexy voice belongs to Leonard Cohen…have a lovely Sunday!

Here are some of my favourite pictures by American Photographer Robert Heinecken (1931-2006) . They are part of some of his most famous work, a series called “Are You Rea” taken in 1966-67.

Luca Pietrangeli, alias DJ Luca, one of the hottest DJs of summer 2010 in Ibiza and a Picnic favourite, picks his top five albums of the year. 1. “XX” – the debut album from indie rock group The XX, this was released back in August 2009 on the Young Turks label and went on to [...]

So, did you get to read some good books this summer?  The summer hols are, after all, the time we all earmark for some serious literary indulgence.  Or maybe (as is my case I fear) those books are still lurking on the bookshelf, pristine and unread – with the kids off school and non-stop house [...]

Luca Pietrangeli – aka DJ Luca – predicts these tracks will be huge on the dance floors this summer – so get ahead of the action and download them now! “Beachball” by Joris Voorn. “An old track remixed by Dutch DJ/producer Joris Voorn who can’t do anything wrong at the moment – he’s resident at [...]