Win a pair of tickets to see Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D!

Whether you're an old fan or new, there's no denying that seeing Star Wars on the big screen is an event not to be missed - especially when it's the first Star Wars movie to ever be presented in spectacular 3D.


The duel with Darth Maul, the harrowing Tatooine Podrace, the first meeting of R2-D2 and C3PO, and the introduction of the Star Wars Saga's tragic hero, Anakin Skywalker, are all back in an all-new 3D presentation of Episode I, an experience that promises to truly surround you with the Force.

...and we at Urban Species are giving away 3 pairs of BFI IMAX tickets to fans of our Facebook Page and followers of our Twitter feed.

The competition rules are quite simple; Share this photo ..or tag it with either yourself or a friend by 6/2/12 to be in with a chance.

• Winners will chosen at random
• Shows between 9/2/12 - 23/2/12
• BFI IMAX, Southbank, London only

...Happy tagging!!

: ^ D

Book IMAX Tickets Here!

ROOTS MANUVA ON TOUR!!! JAN/FEB2012

Roots Manuva is back on tour again with new material to play from his latest studio album '4everevolution' with support from a full live band including Urban Species' very own 'Hash Bassey' on guitar and bass.



Kicking off in Glasgow this Thursday and taking it worldwide to Australia and New Zealand through February and March. See dates below or check out http://www.rootsmanuva.co.uk/



Don't forget that Urban Species sell official Roots Manuva and Banana Klan merchandise...you can check out the range here.




In the photo below you can see the man himself sporting one of our old Marvel T-shirt designs, the Silver Surfer, from a gig at Koko 2009. My guess is they were performing 'Kick Up Ya Foot'...

Artist	Date	City	Venue	Buy
Roots Manuva	Thursday, Jan 26th	Glasgow, GB	Arches	Buy
Roots Manuva	Friday, Jan 27th	Manchester, GB	The Ritz	Buy
Roots Manuva	Saturday, Jan 28th	Leeds, GB	Leeds Metropolitan University	Buy
Roots Manuva	Monday, Jan 30th	Birmingham, GB	HMV Institute [formerly Barfly]	Buy
Roots Manuva	Tuesday, Jan 31st	Brighton, GB	Concorde 2	Buy
Roots Manuva	Wednesday, Feb 1st	Norwich, GB	Waterfront	Buy
Roots Manuva	Friday, Feb 3rd	Bristol, GB	Anson Rooms - University of Bristol	Buy
Roots Manuva	Saturday, Feb 4th	London, GB	Roundhouse	Buy
Roots Manuva	Sunday, Mar 4th	New South Wales, AU	Playground Weekender
Roots Manuva	Thursday, Mar 8th	Sydney, AU	The Hi-Fi
Roots Manuva	Friday, Mar 9th	Brisbane, AU	The Hi-Fi
Roots Manuva	Saturday, Mar 10th	Melbourne, AU	Prince Bandroom
Roots Manuva	Sunday, Mar 11th	Victoria, NZ	Golden Plains Festival	Buy

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol - The IMAX Experience (12A)

17 January - 2 February

This is not just another mission. The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in a global terrorist bombing plot. Ghost Protocol is initiated and Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his rogue new team must go undercover to clear their organisation's name. No help, no contact, off the grid. You have never seen a mission grittier and more intense than this. Director Brad Bird (The Incredibles) used IMAX cameras to film key sequences, during which time the picture will expand top and bottom to fill the entire height of our giant screen (over 20 meters high).

Make sure you enjoy the film on the biggest screen in Britain as it's the only place in London to see all the action at its biggest and best.

http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_imax

The Pyramids - 2 Day Residency at Cafe Oto

Wednesday 18th January 2012
Tickets : £10 adv / £12 on the door

Thursday 19th January 2012
Tickets : £10 adv / £12 on the door

£18 two day pass

Door Times : 8pm

A two day residency of "Deeply spiritual Afro psychedelic music" from The Pyramids!

At the dawn of the 1970s, saxophonist Idris Ackamoor, flautist Margo Simmons and bassist Kimathi Asante were embedded in the radical artistic hotbed of Ohio's Antioch College. Idris Ackamoor had cut his teeth with Albert Ayler's alto player Charles Tyler in Los Angeles and had his own free jazz outfit called “The Collective” with Margo Simmons and three other Ohio musicians; Kimathi Asante had played in a handful of obscure acid rock bands before being tapped by Sonny Sharrock's “Brute Force” but like many of the musicians caught up in the gestalt at Antioch, it was under the tutelage of Cecil Taylor and participation in his 40 member Black Music Ensemble that Idris, Kimathi and Margo began to galvanize a vision of the free black music they would soon play as The Pyramids.

Young, vital and filled with an insatiable wanderlust, the trio set sail in 1972 for a year long cultural odyssey through the heart of Africa by way of the fertile expatriate cultures of Paris and Amsterdam. Kimathi suggested the name while they were in France: “The Pyramids”. The group liked its evocation of the symbolic monuments of African and Egyptian culture. Steadfast and timeless. After numerous performances throughout Holland and France the group headed for an amazing journey throughout Africa where they had the rare opportunity to study and play with Alhassan Ibrahim and the King's drummers of Tamale, Ghana. In Nairobi, Kenya the group made treks to the countryside to study, experience, and record the music of the Masai and Kikuyu tribes.

The Pyramids returned home with a name, a sound, a look and a singular vision that infused their high-energy fire music with hypnotizing Pan-African melodies, propulsive polyrhythms and a deeply spiritual Afro psychedelic music. In the span of just over 5 years together, The Pyramids cut three stunning independently produced albums including "Lalibela" (1973), "King of Kings" (1974), and "Birth/Speed/Merging" (1976) that drew heavily upon their shared experiences abroad. As well, the band migrated to the San Francisco Bay Area and became a local phenomenon in the avant-garde jazz musical community.

By 1977, after a performance at the UC Berkeley Jazz Festival the group had disbanded.

Now, close to 40 years since the founding of the group, The Pyramids have been “rediscovered” and in the past nine months the band has toured Europe three times performing with original and new members at major jazz festivals, concert venues, and clubs throughout the continent! In a spectacular comeback the band has performed at Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Enjoy Jazz Festival in Heidelberg, Germany, Berlin’s leading theatre Volksbühne, ÜberJazz Festival in Hamburg, Prague’s Palac Acropolis, Worldwide Festival in Séte, France and the Dutch State X Festival. The Pyramids just have been signed to Disko B Records in Munich for a two-record deal. Disco B Records will release their recently produced album, “Otherworldly”. "THEY PLAY TO MAKE MUSIC FIRE! THEY PLAY TO MAKE THE SOUL BURST FROM THE BODY!"

LONDON SUPER COMIC CONVENTION 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!!


We trust you had a fun filled festive break and are eagerly excited about the year ahead....

To wet your appetities a little here are details of the first major Comic Convention happening in London this year...

General Info

London Super Comic Convention

Saturday, Feb 25th, 2012 (10:00 - 18:00)

Sunday, Feb 26th, 2012 (10:00 - 17:00)

ExCeL London

One Western Gateway

Royal Victoria Dock

London

E16 1XL

Admission

1-Day Pass: £15

2-Day Pass: £25

Kids 11 & under are free if accompanied by a paid attendee

STAN LEE Headlines the London Super Comic Convention

Stan Lee, legendary comic book creator best known as the man who created the Marvel Universe, will be the headline guest at The London Super Comic Convention 2012 - his first Official Comic Convention in the UK for nearly 40 years.

Organisers of The London Super Comic Convention 2012 are going all out to make the inaugural event unique and special for all attendees, by giving them a unique opportunity to interact with Stan, who will be soon celebrating his 89th birthday and created many of the most enduring comic book characters and pop culture icons of the last 50 years

Attendees can look forward to having their comics signed, their photo's taken and watch Stan “The Man” in action on guest panels.

Don’t miss out on this special opportunity to see Stan Lee in 2012.

For more info and tickets please go to http://www.londonsupercomicconvention.com/