TARDUST
A Chat With Saul Williams

Soul, as defined by Wikipedia, is the self-aware essence unique to a particular living being. For me, art and expression are both essential parts of communicating the depths of feeling from one living soul to another.  Our art gives our soul’s yearnings form, and our expression becomes the vehicle in which we deliver it to another living being. Amongst the multitude of artists out there that I’ve had the privilege (or repulsion) to interact with, by far one of the most moving, and most passionate of them has to be Saul Williams. More...

FIRE FIRE
An Interview With Tim William

College isn’t for everyone—it especially wasn’t for singer Tim William. The young hipster rock star left college when he realized two things, one, and it wasn’t for him and two, music was his love. Now on tour with Kidz in the Hall and Gym Class Heroes, Tim William has a lot to look forward to. Art Nouveau Magazine thought Tim would be a perfect fit for our third issue and we found out what inspires him, his debut album Him After Her (The Abstract Story of Adam and Eve) and what Kanye West borrowed from him. More...

SO ADDICTIVE
Addictive TV Talk Their Addictive Sound

As of now, music has gone beyond possessing your ear drums and has now taken over your eyes. Who is behind this maddening new experience? They are, Addictive TV, and they are taking over crowds from the U.S. to Paris, France. After watching one of their works, you will be able to see why they were voted (for the second time) the number one VJs. More...

COOL CAT
An Interview With Barry Adamson

Barry Adamson has a new album entitled Back to the Cat. The album seamlessly mixes jazz, blues, and soul. Via telephone, Barry Adamson discussed the new album, changes in the music business and his recording as well as what he’d be doing if he weren’t making music with Art Nouveau Magazine. More...

MUSICAL GENRES & IPOD
Harness The Wisdom Of Crowds

When R.E.M. was climbing the charts, they were referred to as an Alternative band. Now they're just a rock band. U2 first emerged during the New Wave era and their sound fit in that category but now they're just a rock band. Progressive music used to refer to seventies bands like Yes and Emerson Lake & Palmer, now you've got Progressive Rock and Metal, Progressive Trance and House, and even Progressive Bluegrass. Alternative has splintered into Alternative Punk and Metal, Alternative Country and Hip Hop and Synth. More...

LIVIN' IN A WONDERLAND
Danny Swain Talks Favorite Music And More

Rapper Danny Swain describes his music as “A Tribe Called Quest on acid.” Never putting down roots as the child in a military family, Swain managed to develop a long-term relationship with music instead. He released his first full-length album “The College Kicked-Out” in 2002, and followed up with two other successful ones until he took a brief hiatus from the music game in 2005, just after the release of his third album, “Charm.” Fortunately, Swain returned two years later with the instrumental “Dream, Interrupted.” More...

VIDEO VANGUARD
A Look At Some Of Our Favorite Music Videos

If we can gather anything from the song “Video Killed the Radio Star” it’s that MTV changed the music industry in the 80’s the same way Napster changed music in the 90’s and the IPod is changing music today—drastically. Now, a music video is almost essential and necessary to the success of a song. And, who doesn’t like a really dope music video? More...