22 February 2010

1♥♥ % Moschino

Now that the 90s have officially become vintage, we came across these vintage Moschino tights from Wrights in Harlesden.





TK Maxx / Sport Relief T-shirt Fashion Challenge

For few years TK Maxx and Sport relief have been paring up to release limited edition design T shirts with a donation from every sale going to Sport Relief. This year they have teamed up with the Beckham's to create these exclusive designs for the whole family.

Bnn and other bloggers were challenged to style an outfit around the Sport relief T Shirt. 

Here are the results:

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Get yours here

As this is a competition we need your votes, simply go to the Tk Maxx fan page on Facebook and GIVE US YOUR LIKES

19 February 2010

Afrikanism

We've been feverishly acquiring new skills at our HQ in Dalston! We've been piecing together this old Fela footage and learning how to do animation to bring you this rather nice vid with original music by Ogheno( http://www.myspace.com/ogheno.)


The music and Video are called Afrikanism.


We hope you like.




Afrikanism


Stills from the video




12 February 2010

Cibelle in 'Lightworks'

I love this take on Raymond Scott's "Lightworks" and video by Cibelle.The singer's name is Sonja Khalecallon, and her band are Los Stroboscopious Luminous."Sonja Khalecallon is in fact one of the alter egos of Cibelle, the London-based tropical punkster.."

"Lightworks" is known to most of us by way of Jay Dilla sampling it for his track "Lightworks" which was on his seminal album "Donuts".



"Las Venus Resort Palace Hotel" will be out in the Spring 2010

http://www.cibelle.net


10 February 2010

Viviane Sassen

We came across Dutch photographer Viviane Sassen through her fashion photography for Adidas. In these pictures she revistis her childhood home of Kenya to come up with these beautiful images.

Viviane Sassen grew up in Kenya, where her father practised as a doctor. Her earliest memories of her youth stretch back to this time. She remembers the beauty of the landscape and the children with whom she used to play. She also recollects the poverty of the shanty towns and her father's terminally ill patients.

Sassen first revisited Africa in 2002. Since then, the continent has formed the subject of her photography, as reflected in the series ‘Flamboya’, in her ‘Ultra Violet’ sketchbook and the ‘Ultra Violet’ series. ‘Sassen knows how to go beyond the confines of her subject. The photographs do not just portray death, loss and urban life in Africa. They show genuine humanity, cultural clichés, Sassen's personal life story and aesthetics.
’ words from DSM












3 February 2010

Afrodizzia Tate Late

This Friday head to the Tate Britain

Enter a micro-world of music, performance and debate inspired by Chris Ofili. Blacktronica's Charlie Dark presents School of Dark with Andreya Triana and The Speaker's Corner Quartet. Also Bonnie Greer, Cleveland Watkiss, Larry Achiampong, Zak Ové, a fashion show and a panel discussion.
Friday, 05 February 2010

18:00 - 21:30
Tate Britain
Millbank
London

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Chris Ofili Afrodizzia

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Larry Achiampong

2 February 2010

Gil Scott Heron new ALBUM






As a longterm Gil Scott Heron fan, I cant wait for "I'm New Here" released by XL whose boss apparently "tracked him down at Rikers island prison and offered to produce a new LP".

Just listened to the track "Im new here"..STUNNING acoustic country blues reality!!

I'm Here Now is released 8th February 2010

preview all tracks below.