7 August 2008

Urban Outfitters Online sale

Bnn girls loves a good bargain and was delighted that Urban Outfitters online store still had a few good bits. The online shop gives you an easy way to look through the sale items which for anyone who regularly goes to their sale sections in the high st ken and Oxford st store knows it’s more of a minefield.

The other day we got these:

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Truly Madly Deeply Paradise Racer Tank
Was £25.00
Now £9.99


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Tie Dye Tank
Was £25.00
Now £4.99


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Canvas Satchel With Leather Trim
Was £45.00
Now £19.99

31 July 2008

Fishcakes

We are so addicted to Fishcakes and not the English version with potato but the Caribbean ones with Salt fish (salted cod).

Commonly called Fishcakes in most Islands, Accra in Trinidad or salt fish fritters in Jamica , however we are EC (eastern Caribbean) so we calling them fishcakes. Fishcakes is soked saltfish deep fried in a spicy batter.

We know Bajans love them, and from Dominica right the way to Grenada they all have their own special recipe.

Ingredients:

1 cup onions, finely chopped
1 cup sweet pepper, finely chopped
½ cup whole kernel corn, drained
½ cup green onions, or chives, chopped
1 scotch bonnet pepper, seeds removed and diced, or 1 tbsp Bajan peppersauce
1 cup flour, sifted
1 tbsp baking powder
Salt and Pepper to taste
2 tbsp melted butter
2 tbsp oil plus oil for frying
1 egg, lightly beaten
½ cup milk
1 lb salted cod fish, cooked and flaked

Directions:

Soak salted cod fish in water for at least 4 hours, and preferably overnight, changing water a minimum of three times.

In a heavy pan heat the oil and sauté the onions and sweet pepper until soft. Set aside. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt/pepper in a bowl. Make a well in the centre and pour egg, milk and butter and mix together lightly. Fold in cooked onions, sweet peppers, hot pepper, corn, chives and fish. Batter should be thick and slightly lumpy. If the batter is too watery, add sifted flour to achieve the desired consistency.

In a large deep pan or deep fat fryer, heat cooking oil to a temperature of 340 degrees F. Drop batter by the tablespoon into hot oil but do not crowd. Cook until golden brown and drain on paper towels.

My Mum made these:

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Gotta love the hot pepper sauce

De Tropix

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Following on from all things tropical. I came across this duo De Tropix, you may know the singer Cherry B as Mia’s hype girl with Producer & Vocalist Instinct. Hailing from St Vincent and the Grenadines the Island that brought you Jamsey P ‘Nookie tonight’ with a remix with Mia and Kevin Lyttle’s 'Turn me on'. So it’s no wonder the sound of De Tropic fuses dancehall reggae and rapso along with dance and afrobeat.

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Really loving Oi Oi Oi here is the Recording

Listen to all songs on their Myspace especially Drop the Count, can somebody say roadmarch.

Cherry B shakin she ass

Park Life

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Style
Weather
Company ……..Priceless

30 July 2008

Missing

Okay we at BNN have been missing for a bit, we've been busy:

Feteing
Wineing
Drinking
Liming
Eating
Ageing
Working
Drawing
Sewing
............all in no particular order.

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24 July 2008

Parrots

As a designer I’ve seen the recent over kill of birds, in fashion, interiors, wall stickers, stencils, giftware etc. They can be seen perch on your shoulder, flying over your head adorning walls and window displays everywhere, but have you notice it’s the usual quaint English swallows, robins and wrens.

Its now time for the tropics, beautiful hummingbirds, parrots, scarlet ibis with vivid bold colours all native to the islands of the Caribbean.

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Continuing the trend Tribe carnival band has just launch their presentation for Trinidad 2009 based solely on tropical birds (check saucy carnival blog for pics of launch).

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Picture source

So a few months back I was pleased to see in the Tiger shop in Hammersmith this £2.00 scarf. I loved the parrots placed among the oversized lush tropical leafs. Last week I decided to knock up this skirt.

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19 July 2008

Milli Vanilli

Girl...u know it's true!


16 July 2008

Bell & Howell

Having a dig around in my Dad’s shed I came across his Bell & Howell old 8mm movie camera. I had forgotten how it looked in this digital age.

In the 70s and 80s family movies was the dun thing, me,my sister and my cousins use to feature in the staring rolls using 8mm tape.

When you recorded your film you then had to use a projector and a pull down screen to watch. We also used to watch old Black and white films such as King Kong as this was the original VHS.

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The song that went with the camera:
Susan Cadogan ~ Hurt So Good 1975

15 July 2008

The Antilles

I am currently inspired by all things tropical at the moment and wishing I was on Macaroni beach Mustique. I found these vintage travel posters here.

I love the colour palette of bold blues with pastel fonts and simplified shapes.

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Black

If you have the Supreme Being Black Tee and would like to coordinate with matching serviettes, head down to Tiger with their stylish Copenhagen style in hammersmith kings mall, where we got these (they also came in other colours and so did the tee).

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Philipp Starck Lemon squeezer,Carluccios Olive Oil

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Felt Tip

So felt tip art is everywhere and a medium which was the main staple for every primary school child. Memories of felt tip stain pencil cases and pockets comes to mind, but when you move up to Graphic design A level and discover your local art shop, you find out that felt tips take on a whole new level. Forget about your Berol names such as Copic and Letraset Tria start to pop up they also go up in price to £5.00 each.

Felt-Tip was an exhibition in 2006 of original artwork by 30 leading graphic designers in collaboration with Letraset.

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We especially like this one Be Nice to NERDS by Damian Poulain, a french graphic designer and art director who lives in East London.

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We like this by Rachel Thomas

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Felt Tip

12 July 2008

London Get Ready

Rock The Bells 2008 Music Festival

Guerilla Union's Rock The Bells has established itself as a world-class hip-hop platform by hosting legendary performances by Rage Against the Machine, NAS, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Lauryn Hill, Blackstar (Talib Kweli and Mos Def), Hieroglyphics, Living Legends, De La Soul, Busta Rhymes, Cypress Hill and Jurassic 5 as well as reuniting Wu-Tang for their last performance with ODB in 2004. In 2007 it was the top-grossing hip-hop event in the country.
In 2008 Rock The Bells will feature performances by A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Mos Def, De La Soul, Rakim, Method Man & Redman, Raekwon & Ghostface (Cuban Linx), Immortal Technique, Dead Prez, Murs and Kidz In The Hall. This year will be highlighted with an unexpected reunion of The Pharcyde. But it does not stop there, as fans will also see performances by the brightest names in the emerging electro-hip hop scene including Spank Rock, Santogold, Kid Sister, Wale, Flosstradamus, Jay Electronica and The Cool Kids with hosts B-Real of Cypress Hill and the world renowned Supernatural.
After its July 19 launch, Rock The Bells will hit nine more North American cities on seven consecutive weekends, wrapping up in Vancouver at the end of August. 2008 also marks the first year that Rock The Bells will go global with four stops in Europe and one in Japan. Highlights of the series include first time dates in Toronto, Vancouver and Philadelphia, plus a return to the Glen Helen Pavilion in San Bernardino, CA where last year's show sold out with a capacity crowd of 45,000 people.

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Rock The Bells 2008 Trailer


Saturday September 20
Sunday September 21
O2 ARENA LONDON

10 July 2008

Roots Manuva

SLIME AND REASON


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9 July 2008

Real men smoke cigars..

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........and yes , that is the Italian Vogue Black issue.

8 July 2008

Nerdy Glasses Disguise

We found these Nerdy delights by a designer called Lupin.

The glasses are made out of black felt with elastic to secure them.
Get them here

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7 July 2008

Universal battery charger

Never seen outside the city of Lagos, this melange of electronics will charge any mobile phone battery and for fifty Naira you cant go wrong....INGENIOUS!

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Lauryn Hill - Howard Stern Interview 1996

I know were way late on this one but I had to post this interview with Howard Stern taken in 1996 after Lauryn Hill Supposedly said "she didn't want white people to buy her records".

Media love twisting these type of statements and creating the very thing theyre so enraged at!



Ps. Howard Stern is an EEEEEEEEEDIOT!

6 July 2008

Dizzee Rascal - Dance Wiv Me

UK Top 5 Singles

1 Dizzee Rascal ft. Calvin Harris - 'Dance Wiv Me'
2: Ne-Yo - 'Closer'
3: Basshunter - 'All I Ever Wanted'
4: Jordin Sparks ft Chris Brown - 'No Air'
5: Chris Brown - 'Forever'

4 July 2008

DJ GREEN LANTERN AND NAS "NIGGER TAPE"

This one speaks for itself we jacked it off Kanyes blog! click HERE for download be quick yall..u know it aint gonna be there long..HEAVY!!!


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Click HERE for download

2 July 2008

The Sweet Vandals...BEAUTIFUL

Loving this tune right now!! so sweet when the vocals drop....."I ALWAAAAAAYS THINK TO MYSELF IF OUR LUV WAS SO BEAUTIFUL"...lifts me everytime and the hammond sweeping over me like a warm duvet and that James brown guitar lick. Even makes big brother bearable when it comes on in the break on that fiat advert....STUNNING!

Oh yea its by a group called The Sweet Vandals and the tune is called Beautiful and they're from Madrid and they've got a myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/thesweetvandals

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Ps. what a beautiful donkey...

29 June 2008

JAY Z Glastonbury '08

Jigga what, Jigga who?
Jigga what, Jigga who?
Jigga what, Jigga who?.....HE SMASHED IT!!!!!!!!!.......OASIS WHAT, OASIS WHO?


27 June 2008

Lord Kitchener If you're not White, you're Black



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NO ONE CARES about your blog

We took this from ffffound

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I LOVE MY SUYA WITH.......

Maggi's and hot pepper sauce.

Now I was feeling a bit peckish last night and the only think that could fill my carnivores needs at 10pm was Obalende Suya in Dalston. Now my way is not authentic I passed on the pepper, tomatoes and onions, just the meat will do. Apologies to vegetarians and Mr Nerd who is a Piscarian as I ate in front of him.

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Suya Express

26 June 2008

RZA as Bobby Digital "You Can't Stop Me Now"

No matter how hard you try you cant stop me now..NUFF SAID!
Love this song love the sentiment of this song..YOU CANT STOP WE IIIIIiiight!

Seriously addictive tune been lovin the WU since day but on a solo tip Ghostface has been smashin it! from "Holla" to "R.A.G.U" on Fishscales. Anyways RZA has just raised the bar up with some weeded out retro beats re-telling the whole wu tang history from 93 onwards. for some reason this tunes backing track reminds me of those old skool spaghetti westerns instead of the obligortry kung fu. My favourite part of the vid is Rza's ODB T shirt..Much re-SPECS indeed!

Ps. the horns are sublime, sweet as syrup

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25 June 2008

Bernard "Pretty" Purdie

Pretty Purdie is a demon on the drums!!! Much sampled and respected Mr Bernard "Pretty" Purdie and the "16th Note Shuffle"

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21 June 2008

What a line up

So you done do karaoke at the end of the dance to these songs, so now come see them live.
Sat 05 Jul: Carling Academy Brixton
Royal Kings and Queens of Roots

Queen Ifrica - Below The Waist



Tarrus Riley - She's Royal



Tony Rebel - If Jah



Luciano



Royal Kings & Queens of Roots

Where she get it from

Sister Nancy

What can you get for 20p?

Not a bloody lot, but on Brick Lane like magpies us Nerds spotted some fine jewels. Seduced by the gold and sparkles that could give Elizabeth Duke a run for there money we tried our luck. However we was not impressed, as usual with these things the card in the machine with the displayed treasure was just their to lure you in (ok 5 year old girls).

This is what we got, but we will be back next week to get our hands on the gold.

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19 June 2008

Loong Kee Vietnamese Restaurant

In our opinion one of the best Vietnamese Restaurants on the Kingsland Road is Loong Kee. Since its reviews in Time Out and sprightly new red uniforms, has made this place packed on a Friday and Saturday night. The bring your own alcoholic drinks policy means you can eat well for cheap.

We had Salt and pepper squid, sizzling fish, a duck and tofu dish all for 3 people for around £30, where can you beat that in London.

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WE SEE THE NERD IN YOU


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CLICK TO BUY

I LOVE MY NEW PHONE

After months of jacking free internet from the man upstairs, push come to shove when it was locked off. After a week of having no connection it was time to do the honourable thing and pay for broadband. It turned out that the man upstairs was with Virgin and he had not paid the bill.

Virgin Media gives you the option of having broadband, TV and phone using cable (Wow a landline number). So this meant getting a phone and we nerds could not settle for anything less than this design classic with a twist. It has push button keys, no waiting to dial the next number, or getting your fingers stuck in the circle. But the only flaw is no CALLER ID so we will continue to tell the French man that Novell does not live here. Or text me when you going to call so I can plug it in


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Rotary Dial Telephone



Also loving my Philipp Starck inspired lamp.

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NAUTICAL NERD

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Buy me

13 June 2008

Esau Mwamwaya - First World Music

So there has been a real Buzz about Esau Mwamwaya the Malawian singer who lives in Hackney. First his version of Mia's paper planes as well as being featured on the front cover of Fader Magazine and a write up in the recent Time Out Africa issue.

Esau Mwamwaya version of Mia's Paper Planes


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In 1999 Esau Mwamwaya moved to London, England and he currently run a second-hand furniture store in Clapton, East London.

Esau's store is on the same street as Radioclit's studio, and after the Radioclit boy's bought a bike of Esau and invited him to one of their house warming parties, they made friends and started working on music together. Half a year later, an album is taking form and we all want to share the beautiful music we feel we've been making!
Words taken from his myspacehttp://www.myspace.com/esaumwamwaya

We are currently loving Kamphpopo

12 June 2008

Gully Creepa V

Which dance to do???

Elephant Man - Gully Creepa Boom Official


Jumbie HD

BossMan

So I went to the Hugo Boss sample sale last week and after rummaging through clothes and people. I manage do find this beauty.

It is a double breasted lightweight 3 1/4 length coat. Do the button up at the top, and with the hood it looks like a very smart duffle coat. As soon as I put it on I knew I was the BossMan lol. It retail for £700 and I got it for £150, I know it’s bad but I was kinda wishing for it to be cold last week just so I could wear it.

Littlewoods Catalogue Pose 1


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Littlewoods Catalogue Pose 2

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Next stop is the Reiss sample sale starting today till Sunday near Dray Walk.

11 June 2008

Another Nerd Delivery

So we got a lovely email from Monsieur Jelsen Jargon, he is a Creative Nerd doing some really cool Graphics.

Here is his contribution to the Honorary Black Nerd Gallery, which already includes Erykah Badu, Jamie Foxx, Marc Baptiste and of course ourselves.

In his words our blog is "...some good, clean, fun" and
"i'd like to submit documentation of my Inner Nerd & Outer Blackness" his original blog post

Here is a link to Jelsen blog.
We are also loving his picture and interview for the Trace blog click here to read

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10 June 2008

Nas - Be A Nigger Too (official Video)

What can we say, some powerful images and sentiment! We like to think that if Pac and Biggie were here they would of spat a 16 bar on this epic poem! Stand up NUBIANS!!

Should we say it? Shouldn't we say it?..still DUNNO?! But what i can say is Nas does say it(over and over again)... DEEP!!

6 June 2008

Alanis Morissette Vs Black Eye Peas

In our oppinion Alanis wins HANDS DOWN!

Alanis Morissette "My Humps"



Black Eye Peas - My Hump

5 June 2008

Buff Nuff

Roots Manuva



hehehehehehe

This is where I live

> I see that you have some post on your Blog of Marc Baptiste. This is one of
> his latest projects if you would like to post photos from the event let me
> know I have.

Stay Inspired

Space33 Gallery


Thanks,
please send some photos!

BNN


THIS IS WHERE I LIVE
Curated by Marc Baptiste

AKINTOLA HANIF
JEAN H. MARCELIN
JENNY BAPTISTE

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Space 33 is pleased to present "This is where I live" an emerging photographers group show curated by Marc Baptiste, featuring the artwork of Akintola Hanif, Jean H. Marcelin and Jenny Baptiste. The artists in the show use the reportage tradition to document their corresponding neighborhoods.

"This is where I live" presents urban scenes that everyone can come across, glance or experience daily and challenges the viewer to consider these scenes from a different point of view. Read more

PROGRESS

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Shepard Fairey Poster Design

Obama has finally clenched the nomination for President of The United States. The first black man ever to do so. I think it is a reflection of his character and desire to unite the country, that he did not mention this racial milestone once in his speech last night. Read the whole thing below.- Shepard Fairey

MY GIRL GOT BRAINS

MyGirlGotBrains


 

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