Soul-pop crooner

Her Favourite Song
Mayer Hawthorne

Featuring UK vocal powerhouse Jessie Ware

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Mayer Hawthorne Ft. Jessie Ware: Her Favourite Song

Mayer Hawthorne.

Heard of him?
Well let me introduce you.

Mayer is an insanely talented singer/songwriter from America, with a new album to be released in mid-July. But more importantly, you should know that he has teamed up with the beautiful Jessie Ware for his new single ‘Her Favourite Song’.

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A talented (industrial) designer with a clean, simple yet elegant style.

Dani Thai
Designer for DOSH

Featuring exclusive pieces from some of Australia's top brands

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An Interview with Dani Thai

This is a special edition of the ‘After Dark Adventures’ series. A few months back, The 5 to 9 Life was approached to do a fashion feature on the blog, but to add more depth to the photo shoot, I wanted to incorporate an interview aswell, so I decided to recruit the likes of DOSH Designer, Dani Thai.

Get to know Dani as we spoke to her about three key topics: work, weekend and working out.

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Presented by Mr Porter

Paper Plane
A fantastic short film about a character we all can relate to.

Starring Elijah Wood

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Mr Porter: Paper Plane

Part of a short film campaign by Mr. Porter, Elijah Wood returns to the small screen in ‘Paper Plane’ as a frustrated employee considering his position in the workplace.

Although this short film is a few months old, it is one that I had to share, especially if you’re a fan of this year’s Academy Award Winner for Best Animated Short Film, ‘Paperman’.

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Presented by Nike She Runs.

Nike She Runs 10k Race (Sydney)
A personal review from our guest blogger Belynda Aguila

Jodi Anasta, Rhiannon Fish and Kelly Hetherington kicked off the race.

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Event Review: Nike She Runs 10k Race

On the 4th of May, in Sydney’s picturesque Centennial Parklands, I had a rollercoaster night with my girlfriends. It’s hard to explain actually. At the start of the night I had blue balls, then I battled with a crowd of tigers and ended the night raving like I was 18 again.

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The other Knowles sister

Looks Good With Trouble
Solange

Featuring Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar

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Solange Ft. Kendrick Lamar: Looks Good With Trouble (Remix)

Making the rounds on the (hipster) fashion and music scenes of late, little sister to Beyonce, Solange, has released a remix to one of her tracks from her latest record.

The remix, ‘Looks Good With Trouble’, features a guest verse from LA’s Kendrick Lamar, showing us why he was an ideal fit.

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British singer/songwriter

You & Me
Eliza Doolittle

A stripped back version of the original from Disclosure's upcoming release, Settle

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Eliza Doolittle: You & Me

If you’ve never heard of Eliza Doolittle, it’s time for you to sit up and take notice.

Check out Doolittle performing a stunning piano version of Disclosure’s ‘You & Me’ which she also features on.

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Swedish/Australian twins Elektra and Miranda Kilbey

Fool Of Me
Say Lou Lou

Featuring Australian vocalist Chet Faker

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Say Lou Lou Ft. Chet Faker: Fool Of Me

Stockholm/Sydney sister duo Say Lou Lou are apparently gearing up to release a full-length record sometime within the next few months, and the EP they’ve just released digitally is sure to garner plenty of hype for it.

You can stream the B-side, ‘Fool of Me’, right now, and if you’ve ever felt unlucky in love, be prepared for this to become your jam.

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'Not a DJ', but a talented beatmaker and producer

I Love Beyoncé
Ta-ku

Re-werking Beyoncé's vocals from 'Say My Name' and Drake's 'Girls Love Beyoncé'.

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Ta-ku: I Love Beyoncé

Perth’s Ta-ku has released a new mash-up in the past 24 hours.

Re-werking Drake and Destiny’s Child, this is a must listen!

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The official lookbook features Nike athletes Jeff Riseley and Kyah Simon

Late Winter 2013
The latest collection is currently in stores now.

Nike

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Nike: Late Winter 2013

Nike’s Late Winter range for 2013 brings an emphasis on innovation and flexibility throughout the collection, and within this post, you’ll see and read about my favourites for both men and women.

Check out pieces from three categories: Training, Sportswear and Running.

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Record producer, singer, trumpeter, and DJ from Kansas City.

Miles Bonny
An interview with a talented and soulful artist.

Check out his latest project, Super Soul Sh*t, under the moniker of S3

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An Interview with Miles Bonny

A creator of sexy, soulful sounds against smooth beat melodies, Missouri’s Miles Bonny was recently in Australia for a rare tour, only appearing in Melbourne for one date, supporting Osunlade.

The Kansas City-based artist has been making some of the best smoothed out soul on the planet and Melbourne was lucky enough to get a taste of his music.

The 5 to 9 Life, on the other hand, was lucky enough to grab an interview with the musician.

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