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Shamboogle Special!

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Head down to South East Laaandan next Tuesday firstly, because its my endz and I might buy you a drink, but most importantly because the Amersham is hosting the EP Launch of Embers, a band that I actually love. They do soul and singing,not moshing and mauling. WIN.

ps. big up Tom Lloyd (tomspot@hotmail.com) on the comedy flyer. Moustaches not compulsory.

 

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Cinema Tickets for a Pound!

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I just found this, and because I think you should all take me on a date I’m posting it for you. It’s a little secret that gets you cinema tickets for one royal British Pound. The deal is too good to miss, so get on www.mycitydeals.co.uk, and please ask me out. Thanks.

 

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Ed Sheeran at The Ivy last week…

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Ok. So you know how Grime raves are supposed to be the kind of night where there’s sweat dripping from the roof, manoman trying to lips you when you dance (no homo for the male readers)and your creps stick to the floor? Well, this bitch just got boujis and last week was nothing like that.Ha.

I went to go and see Ed Sheeran perform at The Ivy (yeh, THE IVY- where Jordan and other page 3 girls go)to see Ed Sheeran perfom. If you don’t know him by now, get to know-he’s been generating heat from all over the industry from his recent ‘ILUVLIVE’ performance, to appearing on SBTV, (above) Diesel, etc etc. Bascially, this guy is SICK.

Don’t get it twisted though, he didn’t get the gig cos he’s some kind of public schooled rich kid, turns out he ‘knows a guy that knows a guy’ that hooked him up.(That’s a quote from him, not bad journalism).Anyway,back to last night, after travelling in a glass lift (like in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) to see him, he smashed his set, performing my favourite track of his, ‘You need me, I don’t need you’ on guitar,while spitting, complete with his jokes Jamaican accented verse.(Just listen). Some of you may already know that I quite love the Ginger man dem, and Ed is no exception, in fact he’s my new favourite, after the emotional demise of Bradley Branning.

So, to conclude, Ed Sheeran is a Ginger Badman and everyone must cop that. Immediately.

 

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The Hotoneten x Bullet Train x Spam Fritter Party Shots

As many of you know we teamed up with Bullet Train and Spam Fritter to throw our first bash on Saturday and what a night it was! Here are a few choice shots from the evening…

Bwalya Newton on the night:

Hotoneten extravaganza certainly put Corsica studios through it’s paces, with a commitment to heavy bass, grimey tracks and many an off beat gyrating yute who were coupled with enviable bass faces, the night certainly solidified the beginning of a great party tradition to celebrate all things HotOneTen.

Upon entering the night it was hard not to notice the impressively long queue, which was a brilliant mish-mash of heels, creps and an aesthetically pleasing display of casual smart chic. After getting my stamp that allowed me to exit and do the oh so important cash point dash to refill my empty glass I was hit by filthy basslines and one shared objective ‘to rave’. With equally impressive sets from Maro Del Horno, Sessions Noises, Ordio Kid and Drama, Roska and the Butterz crew not to mention headliners Bar 9 and Borgore tearing the roof down alongside a host of other great DJs this night was a cocktail of pounding music mixed with shots aplenty setting the backdrop for a rave to be repeated.

With adjoining smoking area with neighbouring Latino salsa fest next door to the party it was inevitable that a few of the Latino Salsa party goers jumped ship, lured by the beats, non hipster attitudes and quality set after set.

My only objection guys was falling down and consequently soiling my hot pants, but that had nothing to do with the 6 shots and trying to dance whilst walking down the stairs… make sure another one comes soon please!


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Photography: Josh MG & Anthony Mortarelli

 

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Our Past Two Weekends Antics!

Firstly we want to extend a massive thank you to all the people who made it down to The Bullet Train x Spam Fritter x Hotoneten Party at Corsica Studios on the weekend and helped make our night a success. Corsica was rammed to the max and the vibes were amazing all night… But more on that later, in the meanwhile here are a couple of photos to give you a little taster of what went down…

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Last but not least, we’ve got full audio and highlights now up from columnists Noisses and DJ Cable guesting on Marco Del Horno’s Rinse FM show in the lead up to the night the weekend before. Anyone who witnessed Noisses tearing up the Hotoneten room on Saturday night knows he means business – check out the pics behind the scenes and full audio including mixes and interviews with both DJ Cable and Noisses over here.

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Photo: Josh MG

 

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OH YES IT’S LADIES NIGHT

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Come join us at Murkage for a female on female she-bang bang this Thursday. It’s going to be like Royal Ascot Ladies Day but with fitteds and snap-backs instead of those stupid ornamental wedding hats and lots of bass and cheap booze instead of horses, ‘break-the-bank’ champers (Mumm is good enough) and 4ft jockeys with small man syndrome and mash up grillz.

All lady line-up for man’s to flare up to, including:
MARY ANNE HOBBS (RADIO ONE)
GOLDIELOCKS (LIVE)
ENVY (MANCHESTER’S FAVOURITE FEMCEE)
DUTTY GIRL (BRISTOL BASED ALL DANCING/ALL SINGING WRECKING CREW)
NATALIE ESQUIRE (CONTORT YOURSELF/COPSON STREET FAM)
DIZZIETRON (DON OF THE BOOTY SHAKING DANCE)

All going down at No.1 Club, Central Street…there’s cheap drinks and nuff bump ‘n’ grind if you want it. Don’t be stupid in the nose. Wear your nicest garms and bring your photo face.

 

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A sneak preview of what’s coming to Fresh Cuts …

For all ya’all not already in the know – this Sunday is going to be crazy down at The Roundhouse!!!

Here’s a look at what one of the headliners, Bluey Robinson, was up to last time he visited Fresh Cuts studio …

We’ve also got performances lined up from Marvell & McLean – so don’t miss out.

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Love Murkage Hate Racism w/ Jammer & Trolley Snatcha

Golly gosh, this week at Murkage was crazy. Jammer smashed it. Trolley Snatcha smashed it. We smashed it. Half of Boy Better Know came through and smashed it…. and Boxfresh, you smashed it!

It was going off in there!

Oh, and we did all that for free before 12, don’t ask us how.

 

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I LUV LIVE TONIGHT!

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Everyone head to Camden tonight for ILUVLIVE which is going to be bigggg!

Nolay, (check her recent F64,feminism at its height…kinda), UK Rapper Kasha who has been killing it all over (watch this space for an upcoming BOXFRESH interview), and check the archives for my piece on his ‘Empire State of Mind’ cover. Also performing are female artists Zarif, who has supported the likes of Beyonce and Alesha Dixon, and hip hop collective, The Illersapians. Get behind new music people.

 

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BESTIVAL 2010 Revealed …

The theme for this year’s Bestival in early September is the openly vague ‘Fantasy’.

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So what does that mean as far as your costume this year goes? Well you could do any work of literature or film so Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, The Wizard Of Oz, The Lord of the Rings, King Arthur, Merlin, A Midsummer Nights Dream, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Willy Wonka, Harry Potter, Spirited Away, The Time Machine, Star Wars, the Incredible Hulk, Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, Fantasy Island, Caractacus Potts, Tarzan, Veruca Salt, Zombies – you name it.

An equally long list of inspiring names is this year’s Bestival line up which features DJ sets from Mylo, Dave Clarke, Erol Alkan, Aeroplane, DJ Yoda, Skream, High Contrast and MC Wrec, Tom Middleton, Magda, Todd Edwards, DJ Zinc, Joker, Jack Beats, Shy FX, Caspa and MC Rod Azlan, Adrian Sherwood, MC Dynamite, Jackwob, Chris Coco, Villa, Reggae Roast, Autonomic Showcase Featuring dBridge Instra:mental SP:MC, Breakage, Feeling Gloomy, Fear of Theydon, Sombrero Soundsystem.

If it’s live stuff your after you may wanna catch Roxy Music, Mumford & Sons, Chic feat. Nile Rodgers, Tricky, The Temper Trap, Sub Focus (Live), Cornershop, Alex Metric (live), The Jim Jones Revue, Everything Everything, Memory Tapes, Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, Erland and the Carnival, Example, Gaggle, Deer Tick, Sparrow and the Workshop, Summercamp, Crystal Fighters, Egyptian Hip Hop, Phosphorescent, Portico Quartet, Race Horses, Neon Indian, North Atlantic Oscillation, Mademoiselle Caro & Franck Garcia, Jamie Woon and The Bikini Beach Band.

 

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