The 2012 NME Awards are now upon us, with the prestigious ceremony set to take place at the O2 Academy Brixton on 29th February. The heat is on as NME announce The Nominees this week!
This includes the famous Boxfresh Best New Band Category – one of the most hotly contested awards in UK music.

The nominees for Boxfresh Best New Band are as follows:

Foster The People
Lana Del Rey
Tribes
The Vaccines
Wu Lyf

So whether you prefer jamming to the dark euphoria of Wu Lyf or get pumped up by Foster the People, MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

Spread the word and get three of your most rock n roll mates voting and you could very well find yourselves winning the NME ULTIMATE PRIZE, partying with the music elite at the 2012 NME Awards.

What is the NME Ultimate Prize exactly?

4 Tickets to the NME Awards Ceremony at the legendary 02 Academy Brixton
1 Night’s accommodation in London for the party
A Digital Camera
£200 Boxfresh vouchers
£200 spending money

Here’s what you need to do:
Decide which of the nominees you think should win Boxfresh Best New Band.
Cast your vote here at www.facebook.com/BoxfreshUK
Choose three mates you’d like to take to the NME Awards Ceremony (choose carefully now)
Get each of your mates to vote for their favourite nominees in the Boxfresh Best New Band category

Kick back and wait to see if your luck’s in.

Remember you’ll need 4 votes in order for 1 whole group entry to count
Voting opens on the 31st January when the The Nominees are announced

The competition closes on the 21st February

Good luck!

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M&P Model Agency was created as a boutique agencywith an unique approach. Their relationship with major clients and international agencies along with their good eye for models creates an ideal environment for creating stars. M&P’s vision, belief and passion have allowed them to build a foundation for M&P that works to the best advantage to any model represented. M+P has worked closley with Boxfresh for a number of years and have developed a close relationship with the brand.

The M&P scouting team will be out in force in 3 major UK shopping destinations searching for a fresh face to feature in Boxfresh’s SS12 look book and a chance to win a contract with M&P. Potential contenders will be invited by M&P to have their photograph taken to be in with the chance of winning this nationwide competition.

The destinations are:

Manchester – Exchange Square Saturday 3rd September (from 12PM – 4PM)
Bristol – Cabot Square Saturday 10th September
London – Carnaby Street Saturday 17th September

“We are looking for great new guys between the ages of 16 – 24 years old. Heights requirements should be minimum of 6′0 (1.83) and 6′3 (1.92)”

The contestants will be judged by a panel of judges including representatives from M&P Models and Boxfresh as well as other industry experts at an exclusive catwalk event to be held on the 27th September.

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On August 20, 24 and 25, Sarah Young and Red Bull UK will be teaming up with a string of innovative artists from the music industry to help launch the Music Class of 2010 project.

Music Class of 2010 is a multi-media editorial concept, which includes those musicians and producers who don’t simply top the charts, but create music with artistic integrity.

Twenty-one year old DJ and Stylist Sarah Young and internationally renowned photographer Satoshi Minakawa are the creative team behind the project, the cast list of which is scheduled to include the following: -

Mistajam (BBC Radio One DJ)
Roses Gabor (Artist)
Toddla T (UK producer)
Redlight (UK producer)
Swindle (UK producer)
Jammer (MC)
J2k (MC)
Donaeo (Artist)
Mz Bratt (Female MC)

The editorial will be launched at the Red Bull HQ in London, where in November the artists involved will create an exclusive track in just two hours within the VIP music studios adjacent to the event, which will be streamed live online and into the media event next door via TV screens.

Creative director of the project Sarah Young explains her vision: “As a DJ and Fashion stylist, I deal with music and fashion on a daily basis. The two are inextricably linked – right now the UK music scene is the best it’s ever been and receiving international recognition.

“These artists, dj’s and producers are the people at the forefront of street trends, they are the people who wear what they want, when they want and others follow. As a stylist I am going to take each artists style and multiply that by 10, whilst giving each look a high fashion edge.

“Music is a form of expression, and so is fashion and this project signifies the cultural importance of this fusion.”

Sarah is going to be working with a selection of labels including D&G, Lavin, Vivienne Westwood Man, Armani, Balenciaga, Burberry, Margiela, Marc Jacobs, Matthew Williamson, Nike, and Harrods, as well a selection of ‘New Gen’ designers.

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FASHION

Daddy / Son Duo Charlie and Joe Casely- Hayford are ripping up the fashion industry as we speak! Taking it back to the bygone era of tailored suits, tweeds, double breast jackets and blindingly shiny shoes their fashion house is nothing but classic old skool glamour with a touch of the London Streetwear aesthetic. Check them out here

MUSIC

Mr Party Hard aka Donaeo has wowed me with this brand new summer banger ‘I’m Fly’, i challenge you NOT to bop when you hear this in the club. Listen to my thoughts and the track on Audio Boo.

ART

Laura Keeble is my kinda artist. She makes clever visual metaphors and uses popular iconography and gives them a totally new, different meaning ( Andy Warhol anyone?)

She once said the graveyard installation below was to do with religion, but i read much more meaning into it than just simply that. In my view through placing the Chanel and Mcdonalds logo directly on top of the gravestone ( a recognisable symbol of death) Keeble is commenting on the worth and perhaps the effect of capitalism. Big brands have no individual face or life behind them, so if you buy into them part of your individuality dies, if you buy into a faceless brand, you loose face.

Whatever the meaning, this is pretty sick right?

WANNA SEE MORE FASHION MUSIC ART, FIND ME HERE!

I have never been the type of stylist to dress the models or artists at videos or shoots and then sit down and chill. I think any good stylist should be well versed in art direction and not only know their fashion but elements such as videography, photography, direction and ALL that techno ish! If you go on set knowing your stuff you command much more authority anyway.

So after seeing enough very talented male directors do their thing, and never being one to give into gender stereotypes, i thought i would switch up the roles and give being behind the camera a go.

Releasing my frustrated inner geek and learning how to use my extreme bossiness / anal-ness to my advantage, I directed and styled my first ever fashion film for a fashion week project.

A film concentrating on the idea of interracial relationships and combating societies prejudices and racisms.

Difference is beautiful. Enjoy!

WE’RE ALL HUMAN | WE’RE ALL AIR FORCE 1′S | NIKE | from Sarah Young on Vimeo.

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For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, check out the Best of British issue out now. You’ll get to read about loadsa talented people from the UK scene: Adam Deacon, Anton Ferdinand, Emil Nava, FDM, Jammer, Jodie Connor, Michelle Ryan, Paul Epworth, Rusko, Scorcher, Sunday Girl and a bit about me too.

Read the full article here.

Our NYE party is shaping up to be the party we always thought it was going to be. Forget the disapointment which took place at the turn of the millenium, the first pulsating minutes of 2010 are going to be the best ever.

Not only will it sound surr-weet (Kleptones, The Whip, Russell autoKrtaz and ourselves to name just a few of the DJs) but our house-inside-a-club is likely to be the most stylish house you’ve ever partied at. Our mate Jessica designed this wall paper which will be adorning the boys’ bedroom wall.

No way is that a Boxfresh SPACE INVADER poster, you ask. Yes it is, and we think it’s gonna look pretty cool alongside all the other junk which you’d expect in a teens’ room.

Here’s all the information you need to know about our House Party: http://www.myboxfresh.com/?p=4533&preview=true

We also have this to cure your (likely) hangover…

Yup, following on from “The best House Party you’ve ever been to” at the Ruby Lounge on New Year’s Eve, THE KLEPTONES will be taking up residence in the lounge at Hatter’s Hostel on the following afternoon to celebrate the flipside of their new double album “Uptime / Downtime”, which will be released at Midnight on 01/01/10.

There’ll be brunch and bloody marys to help revive you, and special guests, including our friends from MURKAGE CARTEL (fresh from their own NYE insanity at Sankeys), will be joining Eric Kleptone to provide the perfect soundtrack to ease you into 2010.

That makes for a perfect end to the night for you dirty stop outs, and fine restarter session for those of you who have managed to get some kip and are back out for another hard day’s night.

Space will be limited, but entrance is free, so RSVP names to nyd10@kleptones.com by 12 noon on New Year’s Eve to ensure yourselves a beanbag!

Hey hey my my !Well time flies when your (busy) having fun and we have our new issue out in the shops already. Go buy it at your local magazine retailer or whilst sat on your computer, i.e now, go buy a copy online at www.artrockermagazine.com

WHAT YOU’LL SEE INSIDE:

JOHNNY FOREIGNER Blasting Out Of Brum,  YOKO ONO,  VICTORIAN ENGLISH GENTLEMEN’S CLUB, O. CHILDREN, NEPHU HUZZBAND, BBC RADIO 1’s HUW STEPHENS

ACCESS ALL AREAS:
Manchester and Melbourne

PLUS: The Young Republic: US Tour Diary, Efterklang, Not Cool, Bad For Lazarus, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Sailor Jerry: The tattoo legend, the latest single, album and live reviews, FREE MP3 downloads …and loads of other stuff!