Thursday, 7 July 2011

Batman: Year One - animation trailer

Written by Frank Miller and illustrated by David Mazzucchelli - BATMAN: YEAR ONE is a plunge into the Dark Knight's origins; much of which inspired the Nolan classic Batman Begins.

See below for the first trailer for the animation DC Comics are releasing...


Click here to see our Batman range of merchandise.


BFI Urban Species Shout Out


A mighty thanks to the amazing BFI (southbank), with whom we also enjoyed the premiere of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, did us the grace of shouting out our forthcoming Transformers vs Technics range in their newsletter


Toddla T with Roots Manuva - "Watch Me Dance" video

Last week we dropped knowledge on the forthcoming Roots Manuva album/ free download/ etc - a version of this song wth Toddla T will feature on the '4everrevolution' album. In the meantime get your dancing shoes on to this video

Wednesday, 6 July 2011

Spin Doctor's Birthday BBQ and Hip Hop Pub Quiz


Spin Doctor, DJ Vadim, Mr Thing,
Jehst (DJ Set), Kidkanevil, Eric Lau, The Last Skeptik, Excalibah, Bruce Wayne, Chris Read,
Chris P Cuts, Kyri R2, DJ Lok, Pings
& live graffiti by Dan Kitchener

FREE all day!

Hip-Hop pub quiz (1pm start / £2 per player / teams max of 6 people)
BBQ & Full Menu Served all day. Kids of all ages welcome until 7pm.

For the last two years Spin Doctor’s FREE Birthday bash has been the party of the summer. Once again the hardest working man in Hip-Hop has called in favours from some of his musical mates to mark his big day with an incredible line up of DJs each spinning 1⁄2 hour each in the summer sun.

As ever there will be a BBQ to enjoy as you bump to a summer soundtrack of Hip-Hop, Soul, Reggae and beyond. For those looking to exercise their grey matter Spin will be hosting the latest edition of his ever-popular Hip-Hop Pub Quiz (kicking off at 1pm) with prizes galore provided by the generous people at Dephect clothing (www.dephect.com) and Rap & Soul Mailorder (www.rapandsoulmailorder.com).

As if all this was not already enough to temp you out for a full days fun we also have the phenomenal Dan Kitchener (http://www.dephect.com/users/dan-kitchener) painting one of Cargo’s walls that have previously been blessed by the likes of Banksy.

DOCTOR'S ORDERS SITE

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Monday, 4 July 2011

Cinema Review - TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

26th June 2011 we were the Lucky ones, blessed with tickets to the Imax premiere of Transformers: Dark of the Moon...

Beer at the cinema, free treats and water with the coupe de grace, my personal favourite little finishing touch the most 80's retro 3D shades imaginable. This was not simply going to the movies, it was a perfect red carpeted celebrity filled Sunday evening.

Now in this day and age, when you say Transformers to me, before last weekend I would have shuddered. But alas I am an eletist of the old school... Transformers? Kids today, wouldnt know a Transformer if it bit it in the ass. Regardless there is never an occassion where walking in to a new experience with a closed mind is an option, not in this world.

Oh how I was due to swallow my words, its not the same dealio, not by any means. But it was graphic entertainment at its best. This is not something to be watched in the comfort of your living room, lone wolf or posse, get yourself to a big screen and melt into the seat.

Leonard Nimoy is back for any and all incredibly geeked out chicks such as my self who have been crushing on him since back in the teleportation days his presence alone is enough to make your insides sky rocket a little further than any other mere mortal could.



Shia LeBeouf is as entertaining as ever in his clearly natural geek state, Rosie HW has a placid background charm that suits the film far better than her predecessor, and in true Michael Bay style the out dated casting of a token black guy is optimized by throwing Tyrese in the mix.

Dont mean to be getting agro with that comment, but aren’t we a little bit past that? Like ooh look we included one of you people, and of course his body puts the rest of them to shame. Us ethnic minorities we just have the natural edge in that realm, come on America catch up.

But alas the humans are the downfall... its all about the bots. In many respects on an underlying level Mr Bay pays tribute to the 80's animated film. Anyone who has seen that as many times as I have could spot the detailing a mile off, that element alone turns this film from a regular cinema experience into something a fair bit more intellectually worthy.

It runs on about 20mins longer than it should, but the action and those graphics really are something incredibly special, if nothing else will win you over that will. To conclude for you cool kids it gets the Urban Species stamp of approval. This one's worth a watch.

Peace out,

Miss Phoenix. x

Saturday, 2 July 2011

Urban Species at London Film and Comic Con

Urban Species is proud to anounce our presence at this years London Film and Comic Con.

We hereby cordially invite you all to join us for a fun filled weekend of cross convergent multi media based madness. That's right, I said madness; so crazy I'm not even wearing my glasses as I type. There will be hot chicks in tight clothing even hotter men greasing themselves up, and lets not forget the most important element the latest funkiest freshest garms going. Including our ranges of officially licensed DC Transformers & Technics products.

Miss Phoenix and Miss Lowy Clark will be your personal shopping assistants for the exceptionally fun filled weekend of the 8th-10th of July. With the occassional flying visit from the Most beautiful Mama Supreme to make sure neither of us isn't getting away with something a little bit too naughty. Our boys get to take it easy for the weekend, but they will surely be drifting about and contact details for all the team will be at hand at all times.

This is due to be a fantastic event Located in the heart of London town. With a huge variation in companies exhibiting every kind of relevant product imaginable. Be there, there's no two ways about it. We will most definately make it worth your while.

Peace out Cool kids. Miss Phoenix

www.urbanspecies.co.uk

London Film and Comic Con

Friday, 1 July 2011

The Transformers are here... Rock your Transformers t-shirts as Dark of the Moon graces the big screen

We've watched Transformers: Dark of the Moon and we loved it [review coming soon]

In conjunction with the film release; do check out the flashy range of Transformers t-shirts we at Urban Species are presenting for your tastes...







Check out all the designs here... tell us what you think

Statik Selektah, Spin Doctor, DJ Excalibah & The Last
Skeptik
Only 100 tickets left!
Discount tickets & Free CD for all!

The Doctor’s Orders “The Kings of the capital’s Hip-Hop scene” (Time Out) are celebrating another incredible year with thier first ever boat party on the Thames. As the temperatures have been cranking up this is the perfect way to party and now you lucky people not only get discounted £10 tickets but also a free double disk mix CD for everyone on board!

To grab you discount ticket simply go to the Ticketweb link and enter the promo code "boat" and follow the steps from there!

As always he is joined by a dream team of London's best DJs in the shape of Spin Doctor, The Last Skeptik & DJ Excalibah so tell a friend to tell a friend and grab your tickets now! Joining them is none other than Statik Selektah. Having learnt his way round a studio under the tutorage of none other than the legendary DJ Premier creating his own take on the classic Boom-Bap sound of Golden Era Hip-Hop he has gone on to produce tracks for Nas, KRS One, Mobb Deep, Foxy Brown & MOP among a host of others. Now heading his own Show Off Records Stat makes this rareLondon appearance rocking the boat in true NYC style!

http://www.thedoctorsorders.com/

Thursday, 30 June 2011

Roots Manuva's new album announced by Big Dada!


Well, Well, Well and by Gosh! Big Dada have just announced details for Roots Manuva's new album plus details on a free download so read below to get as mightily excited as we are:


NEW ROOTS MANUVA ALBUM!

Exciting news here at Manuva Towers - as you may have already heard, on September 26th (in the UK and Europe, October 11th in the USA) Roots Manuva will release a brand new studio album, '4everevolution,' via Big Dada/Banana Klan. The album is just a few seconds under an hour long, consists of seventeen tracks and covers every style from wonky reggae through pop-funk, street spitting, straight up hip hop, sung ballads and epic death-disco. We think it's his very best work since 'Run Come Save Me.' We're wondering (whisper it) whether it might be his best album... (sshh) ever.

TRACKLIST

You good people are the first to see the tracklist. It runs:

1. First Growth
2. Here We Go Again
3. Skid Valley
4. Who Goes There?
5. Watch Me Dance
6. Revelation
7. Wha' Mek?
8. Takes Time To
9. Beyond This World
10. Go Champ
11. Get The Get
12. Crow Bars
13. In The Throes Of It
14. Noddy
15. Much Too Plush
16. The Path
17. Banana Skank

The album mainly revolves around Roots' own production and voice, with contributions from Banana Klan stalwarts including Ricky Ranking and Daddy Kope. In addition, on three tracks Mr Manuva introduces talented young singer Rokhsan. Other guests include Skin and Cass Lewis from Skunk Anansie. Production, meanwhile, comes from as far afield as Australia, Rodney Smith's travels allowing him to meet beatmakers and producers all over the world.

WATCH ME DANCE

The first taste from this epic is already out and about in the form of "Watch Me Dance". A dirty little funk ditty with its origins in Ricky Ranking's earliest live performances with the Manuva band, Rodney demoed the track 18 months or so ago and then gave the parts to Toddla T to see what he could do with them. They both agreed that the results sounded more like a Toddla T track than a Roots Manuva track, so that version gave Toddla's new album its name, but Rodney's own version is also out and about and picking up plays....

FREE DOWNLOAD

We're excited and we want you to be excited, too. That's why we're offering you a chance to download Roots Manuva's version of "Watch Me Dance" for free. Go to the link below, enter your email address and it's all yours. If you're already on the mailing list with an up-to-date email address, don't worry - you won't start getting double mails! And please - be sure to tell your friends, tweet it, Facebook it and make sure as many other people as possible know this is out there. That's all we ask of you!

Get "Watch Me Dance" for free here.

Is "Watch Me Dance" typical of the album that follows? No, it isn't. This record is so varied that we couldn't really pick a track to represent it. Just treat is as representing one facet of the many facets of a great recording artist... And those of you who look for deep lyrical content from Roots Manuva - don't worry, there's more than enough of that on the record to hold your interest!

KEEP UP!

Times change, things move on. You probably signed up to this mailing list two or three years ago. We would highly recommend that if you wanna keep up, you keep up via Twitter and Facebook, too. There will be some special contests, offers etc, through these channels, so it's definitely worth it!

Twitter:
@rootsmanuva
@bigdadarecords


Facebook:
Roots Manuva
Big Dada Records


Tuesday, 28 June 2011

Kidz Cool It review of Green Lantern


The Kidz Cool It philosophy is a simple marvel - why bother with what decadent middle-aged people have to say about the Green Lantern eh? Kidz Cool It goes straight to the vortex of children's thought to bring you reviews written/spoken BY children FOR children. Here is Tobias rocking our very own Green Lantern t-shirt. Join the corps!

Watch the review on kidzcoolit website here.

http://www.kidzcoolit.com/

Gullyver: Free London Club night



This gets your attention doesn't it? [Sorry feminists]

Check out the Gullyver's Facebook pageDJs MK and A-Cyde bring the heat via old and new Hip-Hop, Bashment, Soul, Funk, Grime, Raggae, Electro... Basically, everything to get ya foots to stepping.

Urban Species shout out on Green Lantern UK Facebook


Power to the people and the Corps! Check out our shout out on Green Latern official UK Facebook page. We loved the film (escapism is a glory) - check our exclusive t-shirts/prints and so on here.

Monday, 27 June 2011

Letter from Michael Bay ahead of Transformers: Dark of the Moon release [Basically, "watch it in 3D!"]



Thank You Note From Michael Bay
06/26/2011

I just want to take the opportunity to thank all the fans around the world for letting me have fun with the Transformers franchise. It has been a wonderful opportunity to have worked with about 4000 crew members around the world. These artists are some of the very best in the entire film business. I’m honored to have had you work along side me. We had an amazing time.

‘Dark of the Moon’ has some of the most technically challenging sequences ever shot. And shot in 3D. I must urge you to find the very best theatre and see this movie in that format. 3D was a forethought, not an afterthought in this movie. I’m glad Jim Cameron and Steven Spielberg really convinced me to shoot in this new technology. We used and invented many new techniques to make the 3D sharper, brighter and more color contrast. I think theatre owners heard their audience that they need to respect the specs of the projectors and not dim the bulbs to save money.

Many theaters are presenting it in the brand new 7.1 sound, which is awesome. This is the most complex, intricate sound track that me and my Academy Awarding winning sound team have done. They really out did themselves to make this a big picture experience. Hopefully you will have as much fun watching this movie as we all had making it.

Thanks,

Michael Bay


While you get your Transformers hype on, check out our dazzling new range here:



Transformers is out 28th June nationwide and stars Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Ken Jeong, Patrick Dempsey, and John Malkovich

Thursday, 23 June 2011

Roots Manuva Takeover

The ecclesiastic-ish fearless wordsmith of unique idioms is the man called Rodney Smith aka Roots Manuva. Taking charge of his disciples (full live band), here begins a plethora of shows working towards the next album, which is bound to be a scorcher.

We're gonna do some time-hopping so stay with us:


The Big Feastival


Friday 1st of July will see Roots Manuva share stage with the likes of Soul II Soul in a celebration of good music, and good food. Whilst enjoying the soundscapes, there are several pop-up restaurants that will offer culinary company at Clapham Common. And did I say 'Under 12s go for Free?' Well they do. With all profits going to The Jamie Oliver Foundations & The Prince's Trust, it's for a great cause. Save the Children!!!

Check out the Big Feastival here


Cowley Road Carnival - Fiesta in the Park, Oxford


Saturday 2nd of July, you are able to catch Roots Manuva headline a super select of raggae artists like Kanda Bongo Man, Brassroots and Carnival Colective. Soundsystems will be rocked by Skylarkin Soundsystem among others so a fine day this will be. Just need my cricket bat and whites now.

Grab your tickets via here.


Austria shows

I applaud their bio of Roots Manuva section saying "Roots Manuva is characterized by his guts regarding experiments." Nice.

Check out the details for this Friday's Austria show here.

Saturday Austria show details are here




Grab your Banana Klan (Roots Manuva's Collective) T-shirts straight from Urban Species.

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

DOWNPOUR this Thursday presents Part2ism, Evm, Mau'Lin, Moody Boyz + residents at the Horse and Groom



Part 2 (New Flesh/ Big Dada)

Part 2, of seminal Hip Hop group "New Flesh" is special guest for the evening. Best known for the "Universally Dirty" album released on Big Dada & his collaborations with Gift of Gab (Blackalicious), Beans (Anti-Pop Consortium), Juice Aleem, Roots Manuva, Ty, Speech Debelle, Fallacy, Lotek and many others.





THE MOODYBOYZ (Studio Rockers)

Tony is an acid house & Dub legend, having released tracks on XL Recordings , collaborated with KLF & completed remixes for the likes of Lee Scratch Perry , Roots Manuva & Erykah Badu.

Now the boss of seminal label Studio Rockers Tony is continuing to push the boundaries of electronic music.




EVM (Meltdown )

With a release on Ross Allen's Meltdown records imminent, this talented beatsmith is gaining support from the likes of Giles Peterson, Huw Stephens & many more.




MAU'LIN (Ho - Tep)

With an awesome release on Alexander Nut's Ho - Tep label under his belt, we had to ask Mau'lin down to spin a few records for your listening pleasure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry7L-5CKrLM


ONOE CAPONOE (Audio Doughnuts)

West London's Onoe Caponoe is preparing to release his Album with Seminal label "Audio Doughnuts" and is currently making waves with his brand of spaced out Hip Hop . Not to be missed.

PLUS +++

SWELL (Downpour)
ROGUE N JOSH (Downpour)


The Horse & Groom, Shoreditch
Curtain Road, Shoreditch
London, United Kingdom
6pm - 2am

Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Why you should NEVER leave your laptop on stage whilst another DJ performs [via DMC]

Check this video out (courtesy of DMC).

Peace to DJ Motek.


Not that we say you should foresee Nunchaku threats, but still. Good advice!

Real Roots Reggae-Raggastep Fri 24th June FREE!

"Come as you are, leave with Jah blessing"

PLAYING SELECTIVE UNDERGROUND BEATS FROM THE VOLTS, CLASSICS AND NEW FUTURE SOUNDS...!

REGGAE BEATS:
Classics, Ska, Mash-ups, dubstep, Roots and Culture +
RARITIES!
Raggastep / Dubstep / Reggaestep

http://www.realroots.co.uk/

DJs:

Sattamann (Real Roots)
(Reggae specialist, flavored with funk and soul, strictly vinyl)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GXFn-D-Cd8
http://www.myspace.com/realrootsevents

DJ Paulo (Real Roots)
Spent half his career searching out rare tunes from back street record shops from around the world. From hip-hop to funk with reggae beats too.

DJ Rosco (Step:One/Real Roots)
Playing as everyone on this special night rare and classic old skool reggae beats.... Dubwise me selector.
http://www.myspace.com/djrosco

DJ King Boco (Blue Slims Radio/Real Roots) T.B.C.
Killer selector with to notch productions to go with! Check them out -http://soundcloud.com/soundspotboco

MC:
Simon Mandala TBC

5 RAVEY STREET, SHOREDITCH, LONDON. EC2A 4QW
(opposite the Griffin pub)

Nearest tube station OLD STREET TUBE
Nearest rail Liverpool Street
0207 739 7746

Friday, 17 June 2011

VIDEOCRASH SOLID STEEL SUMMER SPECIAL @ XOYO featuring Hexstatic, Quantic, DJ Food & others


The last Videocrash/Solid Steel special was such a good night we just had to do it all over again, and this time with added tropical heat courtesy of Will Holland, akaQuantic, playing his trademark cumbia driven funk in Room 2! The main room will see live AV sets from audiovisual pioneers Hexstatic, perennial innovators Dj Food & DK and Bristol’s Dj Cheeba. Bring on the beats and visual treats!


In The Basement:

  • Hexstatic “Trailer Trax” (Live AV Show)
  • Dj Food & DK (Live Av Show)
  • Dj Cheeba (Live Av Show)

Top Floor:

  • Quantic (on the decks)
  • PC (The Cinematic Orchestra)


Thursday, 16 June 2011

Charlie Shazer officially launches KidsLoveInk East at our HQ ground-floor

World renowned tattoo artist Charlie Shazer officially launches KidsLoveInk East in association with Tony Vegas (Scratch Perverts). This is the second London branch of the 'KLINK' family, located at Cheshire Street- just off Brick Lane.
A tattoo artist of over 13 years, Charlie began his career in Islington's Fine Line Tattoo before going on to manage Metalmorphasis in Soho and has also guested extensively at the legendary Tattoo SEEN in the Bronx, New York. Coming from a graffiti background, all of Charlie's work is custom drawn and ranges from traditional tattoos to his speciality, beautifully intricate Japanese designs.


KLINK East is open 6 days a week, Tuesday- Sunday. To make an appointment, call Charlie on 07943 605 417, mail chrlshzr@gmail.com or just drop in!
14 Cheshire Street, London E2 6EH
Check out some of Charlie's work at www.charlieshazer.blogspot.com

So whilst you get your ink, do remember that we haven’t disappeared. Bruce Wayne taught us that so many cool things take place below the surface so we will be alive and kicking in our own Batcave. Still the hub for our fantastic range DC range featuring Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash etc; our merchandising of international artistry and your own customization needs. Fly by and say Hi. www.urbanspecies.co.uk

Videos you should check out: Caspa, El Crisis & Thunder & HLI


Caspa - 'Fulham 2 Waterloo' from forthcoming album. Stream the single here.



El Crisis & Thunder - 'Could She Be Loved'. Grab here. Produced by Chemo with a profound remix by Hey!Zeus.



Watch the duo HLI (Sensei C & Elai Immortal) rock our Superman and Flash T-shirts for this single's video from their forthcoming EP

Kidz Cool It! Child reviews 'Green Lantern' after expo

The premise of Kidz Cool It is a simple joy. As adults, even in our most immature Frappuccino chucking moments (or puppy cuddling; that's a much nicer representation of children isn't it aaw)we are hopelessly unqualified in judging how entertaining a film is for our kids. So why not just get recommendations from 'kidz'? FOR 'kidz'?

Watch Hag give a rating to 'Green Lantern' following MCM expo - exclusive footage

Green lantern preview kidzcoolit.com from Kidzcoolit on Vimeo.

www.kidzcoolit.com/

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

AutoKratz Interview + album preview


AutoKratz' (David Cox and Russell Crank) 2009 debut album 'Animal' was acclaimed as 'a joyful mash of pounding electronica' (Guardian) and album of the month in Mixmag. New album 'Self Help for Beginners' (out June 20th on Bad Life records) expands the house rocking techno pound sound, and features collaborations with Peter Hook of Joy Division/New Order, Andrew Innes of Primal Scream and Jagz Kooner.

The album launch is on the 17th: "To get free guest list for our London album launch on Friday 17th June, email info@bad-life.com. You’ll then be sent the details for the show (it’s in Shoreditch).

1. You get a TV show called Cox and Crank - what would it be like?
David - We'd be the new Ant n Dec and the show would be called Catch the Banker. It'd be the same premise as The Running Man except the public would vote for the banker of their choice to be hunted down by men on steroids with chainsaws. A spin off could be Tw*t the Tory.


2. Who are your heroes? (We already know about Peter Hook and Jagz Krooner)

David - John Lydon, Bobby Gillespie, Russell Brand, Morrissey.
Russell - I'm gonna go for Anton Newcombe, Mark E. Smith and Neil Young.


3. If you could re-score any movie of any era, which would it be?

David - I think Requiem for a Dream would be good. Weird and dark.

4. Who are your favourite Superheroes?
David - I never liked any Superheroes. I always preferred the villains such as The Joker or Lex Luthor. Although I did like it when Superman turned bad in Superman III.

5.Who would win a fist-fight between Mao and Stalin?
David - Stalin for sure. Mao let himself go towards the end. He'd be weezing before his second swing at Stalin.

6. What are the best stories/times/adventures you've had doing shows?

David - One of the best was when we toured Australia as part of the Parklife festival with loads of great artists such as La Roux, A-Trak and The Rapture. It was five shows over 2 weeks and we all practically lived together. Same coach to the airport, same flights, hotels etc so that was quite funny/strange. You'd come out of your room in the morning and theres La Roux to the left and Crystal Castles to the right and then Empire of the Sun was opposite. "Morning... morning.. morning".
Russell - A highlight from that tour for me was bringing me Mother backstage at parklife to meet Busy P ....it was pretty hillarious, and he was extremely charming.


7. With access to easy technology allowing a plethora of mediocre or terrible music to be heard by the plenty; plus the devaluing of the process of creating art/ HOW do Autokratzapproach their own music/creative process
David - The process varies, it could start with a vocal melody, a chord sequence or even just a bass line. I try to keep the approach different each time to keep it interesting for myself.

8. If you could work with any vocalist for your next project, who would it be?
David - Bobby Gillespie or La Roux might be cool.

9. Which actors would play you in a film?
David - Woody Harrelson
Russell - Edward Norton could do me well.

10. Please finish this sentence. If you do not listen to the Autokratz you will not__________________________________"
David - ....ever see your friends and family again.


'Becoming The Wraith' featuring Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order)



AutoKratz website.

SOUNDCRASH @ KOKO. Harmonic 313, Kode 9 et al REVIEW

SOUNDCRASH brought forth another smashing celebration of bass heavy electronic mind melting power music

Amid scattering glitches and the shimmer of bass vibrato the groove never ceased its constant morphing as Dorian Concepts dilligently juggled it in his hands. Shifting across his table of appliances with moves which could be plucked from an eighties electro party, Mr. Dorian took the audience through a seamless stream of rhythmic consciousness driven by quirky riffs and technical wizardry.

Synyesthesia in one form is manifested as seeing sounds as colours. King Midas Sound were an intoxicated blurry haze, through which the crackle and distortion enveloped KOKO like a giant oven glove. This was tough love. Eerie vocals, channeled as if through a bunker with head nodding feminine dance steps, knob twiddling and DJ wizardry applied for an unsettling but rewarding experience.


Occasionally a DJ succeeds in hitting the nail on the head whilst grappling with the cumbersome nature of a sledgehammer. So much about Mark Pritchard, aka Harmonic 313's music is dense, hard and seamingly remorseless in its uncompromising nature. But, with a set mixing his own work with bass heavy behemoths, tonight he endlessly drops the needle on abrasive yet syncopated grooves to the sole effect of tearing up the laminate boards of KOKO for all they are worth. Endlessly switching up styles, the transitions of which ought to be jarring but which in effect give each new meander a feeling of refreshing surprise, Harmonic 313 proves his ability to marry the dysfunctional with the dancefloor and status as electronic powerhouse. This was an extension of the Detroit swing groove into event horizon looping territory. All that could have topped this was an emcee to master ceremoniously the wildin' out crowd.


And now we reach Kode 9. Really, can you trust a man who has written a book of freaking sonic-warfare to amplify sounds to a few thousand people? The french girl said it was very good "kode 9 just smashed it...it was an incredibly good night...all the line up was properly banging." And as we are still here to write and talk about it, he didn't kill us either. Thank you Kode 9.


And thank you SOUNDCRASH.

By Tom C. Grant
Edited by P. Dominoes

Clark Joseph Kent aka Kal-el aka SUPERMAN

The Last Son of Krypton



"He wouldn't puff out his chest or posture heroically, he would be totally chilled. If nothing can hurt you, you can afford to be cool. A man like Superman would never have to tense against the cold; never have to flinch in the face of a blow. He would be completely laid back, un-tense. With this image of Superman relaxing on a cloud looking out for us all in my head, I rushed back to my hotel room and filled dozens of pages of my notebook with notes and drawings" - Grant Morrison on the conception of All-Star Superman

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Exit Festival for your July Electro & Live Music Escape in Serbia


FULL LINE UP SO FAR:

Live: Arcade Fire, Pulp, Jamiroquai, Portishead, Grinderman, Editors, M.I.A, House of Pain, Bad Religion, Santigold, Kreator, Beirut, Hadouken!, Go Back to the Zoo

Electronic: Underworld, Deadmau5, Groove Armada, Fedde Le Grand, Magnetic Man, Tiga, James Zabiela, Digitalism live, DJ Sneak, Paul Kalkbrenner, Joris Voorn, Steve Aoki, Carl Craig, Marco Carola, Joachim Garraud, Rebel Rave (Damian Lazarus, Jamie Jones, Seth Troxler) Better Lost Than Stupid (Martin Buttrich, Davide Squillace, Matthias Tanzmann), Gramophonedzie, tINI, Maya Jane Coles, UNION, Caspa A/v show, Pleasurekraft, Photek, DJ Muggs, Digital Soundboy Soundsystem feat Shy FX, Breakage, B.Traits with Donaeo, Youngman & Stamina MC, Spy feat Stamina MC, Danny Byrd & MC Dynamite, David Rodigan, The Hacker, Nosaj Thing, Loefah, Boddika, Bok Bok, Girl Unit, KiNK, Jam City, Socmin TRG, Oneman, MC Chunky, Gesaffelstein, Alexander Robotnick, Grum, Futurecop!, Mikrofisch, Cinnamon Chasers, Den Haan, Anoraak, Marsheaux


TICKETS:
First Release - 4 day festival ticket - £89 + b/f
Second Release - 4 day festival ticket - £105 + b/f
Camping ticket - £25 + b/f

Taking place from Thursday 7th – Sunday 10th July, in the magical Petrovaradin Fortress overlooking the river Danube, EXIT is crammed with 20 stages to appeal to absolutely everyone, cheap food and drink onsite and the best campsite entertainment whilst bathing in the hot Balkan sunshine. EXIT is still the coolest, most adventurous and best value for money festival experience in Europe for the discerning festival goer.


Here's the website for you to have a peruse and buy tickets.