This month, we were as giddy as Oprah’s studio audience during the taping of a Favourite Things episode to announce that Rankin will be judging the 2012 Pedestrian.tv Photography Awards presented by Lipton Ice Tea + Contiki. Best known as one of the most respected fashion and portrait photographers in the world and one half of the publishing team behind Dazed & Confused, AnOther and AnOther Man, Rankin’s latest cultural endeavour is biannual arts and fashion publication Hunger and its just as gorgeous digital component Hunger TV.
A dynamic digital portal for fashion films, behind the scenes footage and exclusive performances, collaborations, and interviews, the latest content we’re crushing on is this charming video series with 18 year old Nottingham singer-songwriter Jake Bugg, who, after signing to Mercury Records in the UK, appearing on Later…With Jools Holland, supporting Noel Gallagher and landing at number one on the UK album charts, caught up with Hunger to discuss his meteoric rise to fame and record this exclusive live performance of ‘Lightning Bolt’. Watch both below…
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