Clubs and pubs in the UK are closing, and young people are drinking less than ever. A lack of money, advances in technology and a need for exclusivity have changed the party scene. But has staying in really become the new going out?
Disney has launched a compilation of some of its most memorable songs, remixed by EDM superstars like Skrillex and Daft Punk. Tapping into the enthusiasm of young fans and their appetite for high-intensity, larger-than-life experiences, will DCONSTRUCTED hit the right note?
Sidestepping conventional cornerstones of adulthood like a stable job or homeownership, 20-somethings are eager to explore who they want to be and evade responsibility for a while. But how do you figure out a generation that can't keep still?
Stromae: a pop star for Europe’s disillusioned youth
case study·
3 Mar 2014
"When we say money, it means spending. When we say credit, it means debt," drawls Stromae in ‘Alors on danse’, the hit that put the Flemish-Rwandan pop star on the map. But why is this mournful, post-financial crash dance anthem so popular?
Illustrating the pitfalls, embarrassment and neurosis of life as an young adult in New York, Emma Koenig’s famous self-deprecating blog strikes a chord with a generation coming to terms with the widening gap between ambition and circumstance.
In a high-pressure culture, traditional routines are dissolving as people look for services that fit around their schedule. Voodoo Ray’s fuses a premium pizzeria with cocktails, music and dancing until the early hours.
Being bad feels good. Full of intrigue, suspense and backstabbing, the Betrayers’ Banquet is a supper club with a difference. Held in a shadowy hall in East London, it capitalises on this more despicable facet of the human psyche.
People are under increasing pressure to be the best versions of themselves they can be: to eat healthily, spend carefully, live ethically and achieve, achieve, achieve. But as the pressure increases, so does the need to let off steam.