Steve, Donagh, Faye, Adam and Ustav

New Irish band Little Green Cars played @ Electric Picnic last month at the Little Big Tent. Now that the official summer festivals are over, are you feeling the withdrawal symptoms? Here comes Oxjam, the nicotine patch to your craving, the nicorette gum for your yearning, the fizzy drink to quench your…you get it. If you want to start your own music festival, Oxfam Ireland is looking for DJs, street buskers, musicians, promoters, music fans and music lovers to launch the D.I.Y music fest Oxjam.

Want to get involved? Here’s how

If there’s one good thing about the current music trends of nu rave, grime and anti folk, it’s the influence it’s having on high street fashion and street style.
Karen is a born Nu Raver with the bleached hair and neon jewelry, where as Sarah has the Lily look down to a T, but livens up the whole look with bold eye make up. Both love the gold trends in jewelry. We’re just glad to see so many stunning dresses out on the streets. Compared to our recent Opportunity frocks post, you can see how this trend can be worn in such contrasting ways! Is there anything more becoming of a lady than a nice dress?

Thando lights up the room at the Leanne Harte gig in Crawdaddy in a mixture of chocolate browns and sequins. Her Warehouse dress looks casual but dressy without trying too hard and is complemented beautifully by her natural Afro styled hair.