BLAZE – Fitness First – New Mel B Step Riser revealed
Leading video game accessory manufacturer BLAZE is pleased to announce the latest Fitness First licensed product. Endorsed by healthy lifestyle advocate and global superstar Mel B, the Wii Fitness first Balance Board riser adds another level to your Wii workout.
Perfectly designed to sit securely under your balance board, the BLAZE Step riser adds just over four inches to the overall height of the board, bringing it up to the standard step aerobics height, therefore helping you get the very most from your exercise sessions. The added height enables you to work yourself harder when stepping on and off the balance board, bringing you quicker results.
The sturdy base feels secure and rock steady when in use, with rubber feet to give optimum grip on any surface, giving you the confidence to give it your all and maximize your exercise session.
Also included in the pack is a voucher entitling you to a 5 day free trial in your local Fitness First health club and gym, giving you the professional instruction and motivation you need to be successful with your fitness regime.
The BLAZE Fitness First Mel B Step riser will be available in October 2010 and can be purchased from www.blazeeurope.com and leading video games stores for the low price of £14.99
Roots Manuva ‘Butterfly Crab Walk’ (feat. Riddla)
The new Roots Manuva record would find the UK rapper really living up to his name, if it weren’t for the fact that all its ‘newness’ is the work of another. Duppy Writer is a collection of Manuva originals reworked by south London producer WrongTom—here, the chatter’s intact, but “Hol’ It Up”’s skewiff, bass-heavy beat has been exchanged for the chilled soundsystem dub of “Butterfly Crab Walk.” Unearth more maneuvered roots when Duppy Writer emerges through Big Dada in September.
R;ZATZ / PLAYDOE / JFX STUDIO SESSION
We are glad to finally present you the complete Jarring Effects LP series.
Mixed visions of hip-hop, ranging from old school to dark and textured electronic beats, these 3 EP’s feature the likes of Ben Sharpa, Oddateee, Blu Rum 13 and K-the-I???, bringing energetic jams via global recordings …
R;Zatz >> Vagina Rush >> hip-hop / abstract << UK >>
JFX Studio Session >> Picore, Ben Sharpa, Oddateee, Blu Rum 13 >> hip-hop old school / noise << UK >>
Playdoe >> African Arcade >> electro booty / hip-hop << UK >>
Beardyman Tours Canada
July 14 Amp’d – Just for laughs Montreal, QC
July 15 Amp’d – Just for laughs Montreal, QC
July 21 The Park Theatre Winnipeg, MB
July 22 Revival, Toronto, ON
July 23 Hillside Festival, Guelph, ON
July 24 Evolve Festival, Antigonish, NS
July 27 Sugarnightclub Victoria, BC
- All of the sound in this film came from the mouth of Beardyman, without exception.
- The soundtrack was conceived, written & produced by beardyman to bring to life the capabilities of Dolby’s new surround-sound technology for mobile devices.
- Put your headphones on to experience it as it was intended.
- Enjoy!
New Estelle ‘Keep it Like it is’ from the I Almost Made It Mixtape
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For the first time since 2002 Umbro is back on TV in the UK with the launch of a new TV commercial called “The Anthem”.
The World Cup inspires national unity and pride, people come together to share the moment in a way that is rarely experienced at any other time. We used this emotion as the heart of the idea for our commercial, which is an interpretation of the team line up before a game and is set toEngland’s national anthem “God save the Queen”. The ad further underlines the notion that the England kit stands for far more than just Football – it represents the unity of a nation regardless of religion, race or age.
The ad is breaking today online and on national TV. For two weeks it will run in youth programming on key TV channels, including music stations such as Viva and MTV. We will also invest heavily into our online presence and take-over home pages of sites such as The Sun, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, SkySports and many others.
Check out the commercial below:
http://www.umbro.com/#/changing-room/Anthem/?locale=en_GB
On Tuesday afternoon, Fabio Capello announced the names of the 23 players, who will represent England at the World Cup in South Africa. On Tuesday night a team of artists created the 23 murals across the country – an homage to the players selected to represent their country at the World Cup. Each location represents a significant location to the player – Rooney’s school, the leisure centre where Gerrard played football. Of course we also dedicated one wall in Italy to the man, who is making it all happen – Super Fabio.
Mishka Keep Watch 18 – DJ P.O.L Style
Keep Watch 18 features 36 tracks of the past, present and future of UK grime, funky, garage and dubstep curated by none other than DJ P.O.L. Style. If you are left wondering who we’re talking about then you must have been sleeping under a rock for the last ten years of the bubbling UK underground. Amongst the plethora of tracks you can find many of Nightslugs’ recording artists like Girl Unit, Moska, Egyptrixx and of course L-Vis 1990. The mix continues with classic Dj Narrows track followed up with a handful of grime riddims that will blow your mind such as Rebound X’s “Rhythm ‘N’ Gash”. the grand finale is comprised of NMBRS records exclusives from SRC and Kavsrave followed by dubstep innovators Joker, Benga and a current favorite of ours Dubbel Dutch’s edit of Youngsta’s “Bongo”.
After helping to form the Glasgow club event Numbers in 2003, DJ P.O.L.Style moved to Tokyo where he has been djing and producing for the past 6 years. In 2007 he started the Numbers off-shootNumbers Tokyo where he has invited guests such as DJ Funk, Modeselektor, Dre Skull, DJ Sega, Kazey, DJ Ayres to name a few. In 2009 P.O.L.Style released a number of tracks and remixes on labels like T&A (Tittsworth & Ayres), Kid 606′s Tiger Bass label and Jess Jubilee & Donna Summer’s Nightshifters label. His tracks have also been remixed by the likes of LOL Boys and Rob Threezy.
Stream it on the Mishka Doombox: http://mishkanyc.com/doombox/doombox
Elite Force DJ Mix [May 2010]
First new DJ mix from me in a while … this was done specially for the Socialeyes crew who are presenting a MASSIVE London show with myself, Justin Robertson & Bar 9 amongst others, on Saturday 29th May at Corsica Studios.
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Elite Force DJ Mix [May 2010]
01 EF Intro ‘The Only Part Worth Knowing’
02 Elite Force – The Law of Life (Zodiac Cartel Mix) [U&A]
03 Lee Coombs – Italo Disco (Maelstrom Mix) [Lot49]
04 Elite Force feat. Afrojack & Erol Alkan – Death On Acid [CDR]
05 Rabbit In The Moon – I’m Your Drug (Loops of Fury Mix) [CDR]
06 Noisia – Alpha Centurai (Elite Force Revamp) [CDR]
07 Vandal – Big Dog (Elite Force Mix) [CDR/Benefit]
08 Elite Force feat. Bare Noize, Fatboy Slim & Chemical Brothers – Hangover Deep [CDR]
09 AC Slater – Calm Down (Elite Force Revamp) [CDR]
10 Apex – Nowhere to Run (Excision & Datsik Mix) [Lifted]
British R&B Star, MARK MORRISON, Returns With Club Anthem B’DAY, From New Album
Return Of The Mack Star, Mark Morrison, Readies New Album With Club Anthem “B’DAY”
Multi-platinum singer/songwriter Mark Morrison returns this summer, with B’DAY, a 2010 funk-infected anthem, the first leak from the upcoming release of his hugely anticipated new album, ‘I Am What I Am.’
His breakthrough single Return of the Mack became a top ten hit around the world in 1996, paving the way for four more top ten hits; Crazy, Trippin’, Horny and Moan and Groan, making him the first artist in British pop history to have five Top-10s from their debut album. This cemented his position as one of the most successful British R&B singers of the ’90s. A raft of awards followed as Mark was nominated for four Brit Awards, a Mercury Music Prize nomination, an MTV Europe Music Awards nomination and five MOBO Awards nominations, where he took home Best R&B Act.
Mark’s last outing was Innocent Man featuring DMX, the lead track from his 2006 album, which also appeared in sample form on Innocent Man (Misunderstood) by Cassidy, reaching #3 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart in November 2007.
B’DAY showcases Morrison’s distinctive, soulful vocals. The track, which features Warren G, a pioneer for the G-Funk genre, is a fantastic summer R&B/pop crossover anthem.
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AUDIO:
Artist(s): Mark Morrison feat. Warren G
Title: B’DAY
Time: 03:05
Download MP3: http://www.ifastfwd.com/mark_morrison-bday-promo-2010.zip
Gorillaz Concert Live Web Stream TOMORROW
MTV.ca will be streaming GORILLAZ concert LIVE from London on FRIDAY at 5pm EST!
Invite your friends to attend too: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=117184641638256#!/event.php?eid=117184641638256
Gorillaz – First London Date Since 2001
Plastic Beach is set to arrive in Camden as the music of Gorillaz is performed over 2 nights at London’s Roundhouse on April 29th and 30th.
After receiving rave reviews from their recent headlining gig at Coachella, these are the first Gorillaz shows in London since the Forum show in 2001 and the first full UK performance since Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House in 2005.
The music of Gorillaz will be played by Damon Albarn, Bashy, De La Soul, Mick Jones, Kano, Little Dragon, Mos Def, National Orchestra for Arabic Music, Gruff Rhys, Shaun Ryder, Paul Simonon and Bobby Womack.
With songs from all 3 albums (Gorillaz, Demon Days and Plastic Beach) the Roundhouse dates will include full production, featuring video animation, artwork and film by Jamie Hewlett.
Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon and Mick Jones, amongst others are currently playing live rehearsals to members of the Gorillaz fan club. The first show was in Portsmouth last night they also play Bristol, Trinity,Cambridge, Brighton, Birmingham and Lincoln.
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THE THE RELEASE THE APRIL INSTALLMENT OFmyKey debut Right Or Wrong set for April release
A release date has now been pencilled in for fast-rising Birmingham rapper myKey’s debut single Right Or Wrong.
The release through RokSolid Records, which was mixed in Jamaica, has been getting support from stellar tastemaker Trevor Nelson who’s played it on his Breakfast show – as a result it’s now playlisted on BBC 1Xtra.
Slated for release on April 26th, Right or Wrong is a deeply infectious summer-tune-in-the-making blended with a dose of cheeky humour!
Somehow myKey manages to involve a doorman, kids, and a girl into this track, but the surprise twist is myKey is the voice of all the characters.
dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip to release the beat heavy lit-pop tour de force The Logic Of Chance on Sunday Best Recordings
New single “Get Better” out now featuring remixes from 2 Bears (featuring Joe Goddard), Jakwob, Errors and Villa; and a video directed by Richard Heslop – who’s credits include videos for everyone from Happy Mondays and The Smiths, to Ace Of Base and the Shamen!
With the free-flowing rhyme’n’bass opener Sick Tonight, old school dancefloor hip-hop of The Beat and the euphoric Italo-disco of Get Better,le sac Vs Pip have delivered a second album of beat led polemics; instantly danceable, yet increasingly vital, The Logic Of Chance is a great leap forward for alternative conscious pop.
With a microscope on violent crime stats (Great Britain), a declaration on the individuals role in a Democracy (Stake A Claim) and the perils of late night rail travel (Last Train Home), there is little slight of hand or ironic shape pulling here; Scroobius Pip delivers direct and true on the state of the nation, while dan le sac delivers his most advanced and eclectic soundtrack yet.
Despite growing up in the same Essex village Stanford Le Hope, the pair’s paths had barely crossed before they shared a Christmas season working at the Lakeside branch of HMV. After a brief creative courtship – sharing Myspace links and remixes – their very first collaboration struck gold. Hot off the CDR burner, their first song Thou Shalt Always Kill was sent to XFM’s John Kennedy in demo form and within 24 hours Kennedy had played the track on his show. Pip swiftly set up a myspace page with their solitary track… “Suddenly it went crazy – everyone was emailing the track to other people, so the only thing to do was borrow £200 and make a video.” That video has now chalked up 2.5million views on youtube and the single’s hastily arranged release on Lex cracked the Top 40.
Shunning the inevitable major label overtures, Messrs le sac and Pip opted to sign to Rob da Bank’s Sunday Best label, ensuring that their critically acclaimed debut album became one of the leading independent releases of 2008. Released in May ’08, Angles arrived just 12 months after the first fruits of their partnership had hit the airwaves. The duo’s welcome but unexpected rise, saw them working on tracks for their debut in the back of Pip’s Toyota Space Wagon, in between the growing list of festival, TV and radio engagements. That this ad-hoc germination should produce such a cohesive and thought provoking work, is testament to dan le sac’s production work and the enduring appeal of Pip’s word play.
Angles entered the Top 30 and in the subsequent 18 months, the duo has toured Europe and the US to an expanding live following. Visually and musically dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip defy any prefab industry model, their towering structures of Casio enthused electro-hip-pop often cutting against the conventions of Radio programming. And yet they have become airwave and chart regulars, producing the salient singles Beat That My Heart Skipped, Look For The Woman and the Radiohead sampling A Letter From God To Man.
dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip – “Get Better [Villa vocal remix]”
Headmistress | Spring/Summer 2010 Collection
Get ready to be dazzled by the Headmistress Spring/Summer 2010 collection. Drawn from her experiences living in London, UK, Jillian’s S/S’10 collection is a clear reflection of England – where ladies have been sporting headpieces for centuries. Focusing on all things feminine and colourful, Jillian’s pieces use an abundance of lace, sheer silks, Liberty floral prints and of course her signature vintage glass buttons. This Spring, Headmistress launches her first bridal mini-collection, that is sure to have ladies heads spinning this wedding season!
Click HERE to view the full collection.
You can also check out Headmistress on her website, blog and twitter.
Massive Attack – ‘Heligoland’ Out in Canada on February 9, 2010
Massive Attack have announced details of their fifth studio album ‘Heligoland,’ due for release in February 2010. It features guest vocals from Damon Albarn, Hope Sandoval, Martina Topley-Bird, Guy Garvey and Tunde Adebimpe. Long time cohort Horace Andy makes a return alongside Massive Attack founding members Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall. Damon also plays bass on ‘Flat Of The Blade’ and keyboards on ‘Splitting The Atom’ while Portishead’s Adrian Utley plays guitar on ‘Saturday Come Slow.’ The band also collaborated with DFA’s Tim Goldsworthy on selected tracks. The cover artwork features an original image by Robert Del Naja.
The track listing is as follows:
Pray For Rain – featuring Tunde Adebimpe
Babel – featuring Martina Topley-Bird
Splitting The Atom – featuring Robert del Naja/Grant Marshall/Horace Andy
Girl I Love You – featuring Horace Andy
Psyche – featuring Martina Topley-Bird
Flat Of The Blade – featuring Guy Garvey
Paradise Circus – featuring Hope Sandoval
Rush Minute – featuring Robert del Naja
Saturday Come Slow – featuring Damon Albarn
Atlas Air – featuring Robert del Naja
Over the last three years Robert Del Naja has written and produced soundtracks for a number of films and documentaries, including ‘Trouble In The Water,’ ’44 Inch Chest,’ ‘In Prison My Whole Life’ and ‘Gomorra,’ the latter for which he won the David Di Donatello Award for Best Song.
This year Massive Attack won the Outstanding Contribution to British Music Award at the Ivor Novello Awards. The band have also announced a few more UK dates and a percentage of the ticket money will be donated to the HOPING Foundation.
Corinne Bailey Rae – Your First Taste of the New Album…Check it Out Everyone!!
For your first sampling of Corinne Bailey Rae’s new album The Sea (now coming out in North America on January 26, 2010) – please check out the video for her spine-tingling performance of new song “I’d Do It All Again” on Later with Jools in the UK this week. I highly recommend taking the time to watch this!
Keb Darge and Paul Weller team up on “Lost & Found – Real R’N’b and Soul”
Here we are again with the second helping of “Lost & Found” gems. This time the focus is on underground dance music from black artists in the fifties and sixties. The maestro’s for this ride through the glorious past: Keb Darge and Paul Weller. Personal collections revealed…a golden age revisited.
Keb Darge has compiled more compilations for BBE than any other DJ selling close to 200,000 CDs and vinyl over a 10 year period. The legendary out-spoken Scotsman has been around the Northern soul & funk scene since the start and began his career as a dancer. (In fact, he’s the one responsible for first bringing the scene to London). As time when on and tastes changed Darge landed at Madame Jojo’s (in London’s Soho Disctrict) where his weekly party quickly ascended (and remains to this day) to the leading funk night in London. In 1996 BBE and Keb Darge teamed up to start releasing the now infamous Deep Funk and Funk Spectrum series that spawned a whole host of imitators. Today he holds two weekly spots at the club (Legendary Deep Funk –Fridays / Lost & Found –Saturdays, where he focuses on his current passion – underground 50’s music), travelling around the world DJing and running the label Kay Dee Records with Kenny Dope. He has achieved legendary status by far with a 40′s to 70′s musical knowledge second to none that’s perfectly reflected on all of his BBE compilations.
Paul Weller is an acclaimed Rock star and Soul music collector. Starting out with the very successful punk-rock band The Jam (1976-1982), Weller then went on to branch out musically to a more soulful style with The Style Council (1983-1989). In 1991 he re-established himself as a successful solo artist, and continues to remain a respected singer, lyricist and guitarist, a fact reaffirmed by his recent awarding of the 2009 Brit Award for ‘Best Male Solo Artist’. He is also the principal figure of the 1970’s Mod revival and is often referred to as the Modfather. Weller has stated a wide range of influences throughout his musical career, frequently listing The Small Faces, The Beatles and The Who, as well as 1960s and 1970s soul music. Paul is also no stranger to the world of compilations and has contributed to the Back To Mine and Under the Influence Series.
Keb and Paul met over music, of course. It was a Keb Darge DJ set at a friends birthday party where Paul first approached Keb and mentioned how much he was enjoying the set. The two struck up a friendship and began DJing together at Madame JoJo’s and in Europe. As he always does with DJs, Keb kept a close eye on what Paul was pulling out of his record box.“Not a duff tune in sight, with records ranging from classic floor fillers to the super obscure. He was not tainted by any collectors’ scene attitude, just played the tunes he liked,” Keb says.
So here you have one great disc divided into two unmissible halves. Best of all, this music is selected by avid fans and great students of scene. It’s a positive education into where we are to day and how we got there. Enjoy!
BBE releases Keb Darge & Paul Weller present Lost & Found – Real R’N’b and Soul on January 19, 2010
Discovery: The Glove Leather Safari Jacket
One of London’s best kept secrets is General Leather whom have been trading for 30 years in Cental London (Marylebone).
Their luxury leather jackets and coats are still handmade in London. General Leather mantra is incredible craftsmanship and attention to detail. This is why they have been around for 30 years and can still offer a truly 100% made-in-London garment.
Enclosed please find new for this season General Leather’s safari jacket made with real English glove leather. It’s butter soft and fits like a dream.
www.generalleather.co.uk