new Roots Manuva video - Get the Get (featuring Rokshan)

Roots Manuva aka Canadian Park Ranger (featuring Rokshan aka Bags are for girls)

Get suave!

Roots Manuva's Banana Klan at Living Bar in Brixton

We have word that Roots Manuva's effervescent Banana Klan will be rocking it at the Living Bar on Coldharbour Lane (Brixton) this Friday. And it's only £3 'til midnight to get your skank and hip-shake on. Get in! 9:30 til late

Grab your Banana Klan merchandise exclusively from Urban Species here.

Thrilling concept art from BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY

Take some moments to breathe in these thrilling concept-art images from BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY via Carlos D'anda.

Check out our DC/Batman range on our website URBAN SPECIES




We've scooped these from the nice guys at Comic Book Movies.

Killer Transformers Costumes

Raaaah! Check out the Optimus Prime & Bumblebee costumes below if you haven't already:

Check out our cracking Transformers range here:

Funki Dred, The Doctor’s Orders & The Social present
SubSoul
“The real over ground sound”

8pm-1am Every Saturday
@ The Social, 5 Little Portland Street, London W1W 7JD

with residents
Jazzie B
Spin Doctor
Chris P Cuts
& special guests
Playing a fun packed mix of whatever they like!

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September Line Ups
3rd - Spin Doctor & Jazzie B
10th – Spin Doctor & Chris P Cuts
17th – Chris P Cuts & The Last Skeptik
24th – Chris P Cuts & Jazzie B

October Line Ups
1st: Jazzie B & Spin Doctor
8th: Chris P Cuts & Ben Waist
15th: Spin Doctor & Chris P Cuts
22nd: Jazzie B & Chris P Cuts
29th: Jazzie B & Spin Doctor
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With 8 months under their belt SubSoul have already banished any thoughts of fake tans and champagne swilling posers when it comes to thinking of partying in the West End. Each and every week a fun loving crowd of real music lovers have been descending on the legendary Social to hear the brilliant line up of resident DJs and guests including Eric Lau, Jazzi Q, DJ Khalil, Fitzroy the Buzzboy, DJ Lok, The Last Skeptik, Kyri R2 and more play a soulful blend of the platters that matter old and new.

As the old saying goes if it ain’t broke don’t fix it so SubSoul continues throughout the summer with the straight up party philosophy that has seen it become popular so quickly. With word spreading like wild fire this is the underground party for those looking for the overground sound!

Jazzie B: The original Funki Dred
Playing and making records since 1977, Jazzie is one of the few true international legends of modern soul music. With Soul II Soul he’s scored Number One hits all over the world; has won two Grammies and an Ivor Novello award; and received an OBE and the keys to no less than seven American cities – some states even celebrate a Soul II Soul Day. As busy now as he’s ever been, deejaying all over the world, and with a BBC London 94.9 radio show, Subterranean Soul presents him with an chance to spin the records that played such a large part in his early success on the sound system scene.

Spin Doctor: The hardest working man in Hip-Hop.
The driving force behind The Doctor’s Orders, Spin has been promoting and rocking parties in London for longer than he might care to mention and while best known for his dedication to Hip-Hop his passion for all genres is undoubted and he is more than ready and willing to show the extent of his collection at this new night.

Chris P Cuts: Star in the making.
Already establishing himself as one of the most exciting DJs on the underground party scene Chris P will be expanding his reputation and experience with his first residency. Always fearless in the variety of his selection he will be building on his reputation week by week.

www.thedoctorsorders.com

London Philharmonic Orchestra plays concert featuring (y)our favourite video game music: + win two tickets!

As a Sci-fi and fantasy fan, and an ardent music fan, when City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra delighted aural receivers with their 'Sci & Fantasy Symphony' series' (featuring music from Dr Who, Lord of the Rings, Stargate, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Holst's Planets, Thunderbirds and Red Dwarf), it was a transcendental: a joyous and giddy experience. A woman even fainted during Mars, which added to the pathos of the whole affair.

And now in London, I hear that the London Philharmonic Orchestra are doing a concert playing scores from VIDEO GAMES. I'm wall-crawling with excitement right now.

"Experience total orchestral immersion in the worlds of Advent Rising, Halo, Bioshock, Dead Space, Mass Effect, Battlefield, Call of Duty, Splinter Cell, Elder Scrolls, Final Fantasy, Legend of Zelda, Myst, World of Warcraft,Uncharted: Drakes Fortune, Angry Birds, Tetris, Super Mario Bros, Enemy Zero, 007: Blood Stone, Little Big Planet, Grand Theft Auto, Metal Gear Solid"

The concert takes place on the 2nd of September and you can grab further information and tickets here.

COMPETITION:

To win a pair of tickets to the concert, answer this: What is the name of the protagonist in the Splinter Cell games series? Ha, we weren't going to ask you a Mario Bros question now were we? Add us on facebook, then message us the answer. Splendid.

TRIANGLE featuring XXXY, 2-22s, Dave Chambers & Paul Cross + COMPETITION

CAMP 19.08

70-74 CITY ROAD

xxxy (Orca/Ten Thousand Yen)
2-22s (Resident)
DAVE CHAMBERS
PAUL CROSS (NTS Radio)

Triangle relaunches. From our previous homes at the Big Chill House and Concrete onto and down into the basement of CAMP.

We are massively excited about this one, and so should you be. xxxy has been on our radar for sometime now, so we're pleased to have him down to CAMP to help create what should be an awesome night.

Contributing to proceedings is resident DJ 2-22s, Dave Chambers and NTS Radio's Paul Cross

£5 All Night

Here's a mix by the resident:

http://soundcloud.com/triangle-3

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COMPETITION: To win yourself two tickets all you have to do is ask. Yup, it's that nice really.

Email: paul@urbanspecies.co.uk

SOUNDCRASH presents DJ YODA at Roundhouse: AV set on a full sized cinema screen

Presents

UK EXCLUSIVE OF DJ YODA'S ALL NEW AV SHOW

ON A FULL SIZED CINEMA SCREEN!

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF...

DJ YODA

WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS

THE TRANS-SIBERIAN MARCH BAND!

THE ROUNDHOUSE- CAMDEN-LONDON

SATURDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2011

www.soundcrashmusic.com

http://www.transsiberianmarchband.com

Soundcrash presents the ultimate audiovisual dj in the ultimate audiovisual venue!

After selling out the IMAX and KOKO DJ Yoda steps it up a couple of gears and produces a new live AV spectacular worthy of the legendary Roundhouse! Acclaimed by critics and loved by masses of sweaty, happy crowds the world over, DJ Yoda’s audiovisual extravaganza reaches a whole new round-shaped level. Blink and you’ll miss out on tickets!

The night presents a live collaboration between master Turntabilist DJ Yoda and Balkan Brass group The Trans-Siberian March Band, the night promises a magnificent mix of beats, brass and musical experimentation. Lots of DJs have re-mixed Balkan Brass, DJ Yoda does it first live!

Duncan Beiny aka DJ Yoda is no ordinary scratch DJ. His seminal How To Cut & Paste series showcased a tongue-in-cheek mixing style that prompted Q Magazine to declare him “one of the ten DJs to see before you die”, whilst Hip Hop Connection voted him “one of the top three DJs in the world”.

Originally a hip hop dj, DJ Yoda has been steadily incorporating a myriad music styles into his shows with a view to create exhilarating musical collages, from reggae to drum’n’bass, kuduro to country music - and often at the same time! - concocting an intoxicating blend with one single aim in mind: to get the party going!

Trail-blazing into the world of the audio-visual he has pioneered a new artform using cutting edge technology that he has been instrumental in developing to scratch and mix visuals on top of his DJ sets. Drawing from sources as diverse as classic movies, obscure television shows, or viral youtube clips, you can find him cutting up the Indiana Jones theme tune to full on dubstep, or dicing and splicing the Muppet Theme with M.I.A. in amongst the inimitable audiovisual whirlwind that is DJ YODA.

Bumblebee of Transformers Costume

Badass

Doctor's Orders present Blitz the Ambassador & The Stepkids (STONESTHROW)

"A blindingly bright clarity drives Blitz the Ambassador. With a spot-on sense of flow, he name-checks Basquiat and Lumumba, evokes lovelorn sighs on Accra buses, émigré alienation, history’s shadows. All set to swirls of brass, distorted guitars, and the crackle and pop of old amplifiers.

With a lightning-fast mind, the political boldness of Chuck D, and the sixth groove sense of Fela Kuti, Ghanaian-born, New York-based MC, composer, and producer unleashes psychedelic Afrobeat colors and triple-time rhymes with a sound clearly born in Africa but honed on New York Streets.

Blitz grew up when the fierce promise of Afrocentric, intellectually discerning rap was at its peak. In the Accra of his youth, the golden age of Hip-Hop lived on long after rap began to go (Dirty) South in the U.S. Blitz and his brothers and friends became avid fans of groups like Public Enemy, one of the few major Hip-Hop names to tour Ghana, memorizing raps verbatim to impress the cool kids at school, studying the flow of masters from Rakim to Q-Tip.

Surrounded by a profusion of other music in Accra, from the highlife swaying at a nearby soccer field to the kora and drums played for chiefs and sub-chiefs. Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson, and local reactions to rock and funk all made their mark, spinning on the sometime unreliable family record player.

Stone’s Throw Records’ latest discovery The Stepkids are a psych –soul outfit that have drawn comparisons to Rotary Connection & Animal Collective fusing Soul, Funk, Punk, Jazz & African Rhythms into a psychedelic sound for the 21st Centaury. All three members write, sing and engineer their sound as one with a focus on the whole. “What excites us about this band is this band itself; it’s about creating an entity where the entity itself is what’s important.”

Having all cut their teeth on the East Coast Jazz / R&B Scene they have all individually recorded solo projects, score movies, share stages with the likes of Alicia Keys, 50 cent & Laryn Hiil but is as this collective with a common purpose and unified voice that they are set to take the world by storm as The Stepkids step into the spotlight.

Tonight presents a change to hear two of the freshest and most exciting acts to hit London for a while. With both having such unique takes on such established sounds this is the chance to look into the future’s exciting re-interpretation of the past."

Support DJs Spin Doctor & Charlie Dark

8pm-Midnight
Wednesday 3rd August 2011
@ Cargo Courtyard, 83 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3AY
(Old Street Tube)

http://www.thedoctorsorders.com/diary_blitz.html

Banana Klan and Earth's Fastest Man - Roots Manuva and Usain Bolt!

And it's quite apt that at this show in Berlin, the fastest man to have ever ran on Earth (probably), one Usain Bolt graces the stage with Roots Manuva for Witness the Fitness.

Grab your exclusive Banana Klan gear here .

Super 8 - win a pair of tickets to see the film at BFI + T-shirt giveaway

J. J Abrams, bringer of such cinema smashers as Cloverfield and Star Trek, as well as stints on Lost and Alias, brings us another Summer IMAX experience at the amazing BFI: SUPER 8.

It's the year 1979 (which is numerologically significant in itself - go do the knowledge) and a group of friends start to notice strange happenings around their around their town after a mysterious train crash.

Check the trailer below...


To win a pair of tickets to experience this chiller/thriller haunt, which opens at BFI Southbank on the 5th of August - simply answer:

"Which classic sci-fi series did Abrams bring to the big screen in 2009?"

Simple isn't it? Easier than a Vulcan mind meld. Along with your tickets also choose one of the t-shirts from the Urban Species range below we've decided to throw in (Check sizes etc here). Email your answers to filmcompetitions@bfi.org.uk and make sure make 'Urban Species' the subject. All the best and enjoy!

Interview: ANTI-POP CONSORTIUM'S H-PRIZM

H-Prizm aka High Priest is the smokey voiced uber-cool high rap scientist of the polymathematically dope group that is Anti-Pop Consortium. For those that don't know; make sure you check out the digi-bounce, unorthodox accompanied flows, supremely brought forward on neck snapping singles such as Volcano and Apparently from their latest album Fluorescent Black (Big Dada).

Perry Dominoes caught up with HP for a swift-blade interview in run-up to their forthcoming shows in the UK.

What is your concept of the divine/God and what role does this have in your life? Our appreciation of the small things in life help us grasp a vast concept like the divine.

Who are your favourite superheroes and supervillains? Dr Manhattan, Batman, Daredevil, Stick, Black Goliath, Doom, The Vision, Adam Warlock, Thanos, Spiderman, Black Panther, etc.

What inspires and motivates you to make music now vs. around the time of your first record release? The same thing - having a sound that is individual, impactful and dynamic.

With strange-noize and electro sounds making comfortable ways in mainstream hip-hop and music these days, how are APC approaching the next project in regards to sonically being ‘anti-pop’ – is this imperative/do you care? We have to evolve, show growth and stay committed to innovating.

What is your ideal dinner? A great meal with my family.

If you could score any film, which would it be? The John Coltrane story or A (new) Akira live action Movie.

If you could have any other rapper/singer’s voice, who would it be? Marvin Gaye.

Your house burns down but one record is safe… which is it? My harddrive.

What books have you recommended to anyone else recently? Malcolm X. Manning.

When can we expect the next record? FYaaaahHHHH (Fizzy Womack [of M.O.P. voice)

(Can I somehow find a copy of Shopping Trolleys Crashing?!?!) Come through the show. We got it for cheap.

If you could learn any new skill what would it be? Objective Coding [Objective coding is creating an index of objective summary data from a document, and (if discoverable), would include such information as dates, author, recipient and title – Wikipeda]

What are the best and worst things about this digi-age? Connectivity

Finish this sentence. If you don’t listen to the latest APC record you will-- Miss the mothership.

Go see APC live!

London: A Bird on the Wire presentation
Monday 25th July @ PLAN B, Brixton, 418 Brixton Road, London, SW9 7AY
Support by HLI (Sensei C & Elai Immortal), Slugabed, Raffertie.
DISCOUNT TICKETS
https://birdonthewire.ticketabc.com/events/anti-pop-consortium/
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Birmingham: A Fantastic Damage presentation
Tuesday 25th July @ HARE AND HOUNDS, Kings Heath, 106 High St | Kings Heath | B14 7JZ
Grab tickets here
Support by HLI, Felix the Spacecat, Sigmund Freud and others

The Boom Bap! Featuring DJs Excalibah, Eric Lau & T-Sparks

"The Boom Bap! is an alternative hip-hop night in East London that blurs the boundaries between audience and DJ. How? By letting the audience become the DJ. They can pre-submit tracks to play, listen to emerging producers and beat makers, participate in open decks (think open mics but for DJs) and trade their unwanted vinyl! The night is also about instigating the intimate relationship between audience and DJ; by returning back to the age where the DJ did not conform to the status quo, playing commercial tracks to prove their popularity, but spun tunes that actually enlightened their listeners!

It is a collaborative effort between J9 and DJ Excalibah. Both of whom are avid hip-hop enthusiasts attempting to provide a decent alternative to the milieu of retro nineties hip-hop nights currently plaguing Shoreditch. This night is for the discerning hip-hopper who will be entertained by the sounds of Camp Lo to Sa-Ra right back to George Clinton. So, expect a night playing homage to jazz, breaks, rare groove, funk and soul which has all influenced the hip-hop aesthetic as wells as anything else we feel like playing."

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Cinema Review: Solaris at BFI, Southbank

Directed by Andrey Tarkovskiy
Reviewed by Inshra Russell


Based on the book by Polish writer Stanislaw Lem, Solaris is a Russian science fiction epic told through the eyes of Kris Kelvin (Donatas Banionis), a psychologist who is sent to investigate the mysterious behaviour of the scientists on the space station based above the ocean planet Solaris, believed to posses intelligence. After spending some time on the station, widower Kelvin discovers that the Solaris Ocean does indeed have the ability to materialize memories into pseudo-reality, when his wife Hari (Natalya Bondarchuk) who had committed suicide ten years ago comes into being, arising questions in Kelvin of whether this mysterious intelligence is a curse or a blessing. This creature, in the body of his beloved wife begins to mean more to Kelvin then his true wife and as time passed Hari turns more human, only to realise that she is not. It is a very human-like love for Kelvin that ultimately drives her to destroy herself for the sake of his wellbeing.

The theme of love is what champions in this film over the loneliness that ensues from space science. Solaris is a comment on the importance of mankind needing each other rather than being an advocate of investigating extra terrestrial life.
Scenes of water and liquid are also evidently playing a role to articulate the life that it provides on earth as opposed to the insanity that the scientists were being driven to stationed on an ocean of liquid intelligence that plays into their subconscious memories of love.


Over 2 and half hours long, Solaris is slow to get into the action and once there, lingers a little too long on most everything. A film that writer Lem wanted to disown the rights to and director Tarkovskiy expressed as his least favourite, Solaris, which is part of the BFI’s collection of Soviet Space Odysseys had the audience, a full house, sitting dead still throughout and not making a peep even when the credits finally rolled in the end. Banionis’s expressions remained somewhat exactly the same throughout and Bodarchuk’s desperate and suicidal love for Kelvin fails to provide any strength as the one of two female speaking roles in the film. The only time anyone made a sound was when a dwarf (who we never see again) attempted to escape Dr. Sartorius’s (Anatoli Solonitsyn) chamber as Kelvin questioned him of the plausibility of Solaris. It was a chuckle from a few members of the audience and the only attempt at laughter for what felt like mistaken comic relief. Overall, Tarkovskiy’s Solaris is a gripping and entertaining story told at a crawling pace, its deeper meaning of human truthfulness emphasised in the mise-en-scène, if you’re lucky enough to be awake to notice it.

Secure a viewing at BFI, Southbank. Details here

Anti-Pop Consortium live in London (Bird on the Wire) and Birmingham (Fantastic Damage)

"Antipop Consortium are an American alternative hip hop group. The group formed in 1997, when, High Priest, M. Sayyid and producer Earl Blaize met at a poetry slam in New York City.[1] They are notable for their stream-of-consciousness lyrics and musical references to contemporary composition methods.
They released several tape singles and two albums primarily on Dan the Automator's experimental hip-hop label 75 Ark before being signed by Warp Records in 2000. Their releases were met with mixed reviews from the mainstream music and underground hip-hop press alike, although they are noted for their inventiveness and the experimental electronic productions contributed by all members. They were frequently compared to other rappers with unorthodox lyrics, such as Kool Keith, MF Doom and Aesop Rock. In 2001, they opened for Radiohead during the European leg of their Amnesiac tour and subsequently toured with DJ Shadow."

London: A Bird on the Wire presentation
Monday 25th July @ PLAN B, Brixton, 418 Brixton Road, London, SW9 7AY
Grab tickets from here
Support by HLI (Sensei C & Elai Immortal), Slugabed, Raffertie.

DISCOUNT TICKETS
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Birmingham: A Fantastic Damage presentation
Tuesday 25th July @ HARE AND HOUNDS, Kings Heath, 106 High St | Kings Heath | B14 7JZ
Grab tickets here
Support by HLI, Felix the Spacecat, Sigmund Freud and others

Tee Junkie show us love for Wonder Woman T-shirt

Tee Junkie - a connoisseur site for all things T-Shirty have shown us much appreciated love for one of our Wonder Woman tees.

Posted by Kay who can also apparently twirl a lasso:

"In a time when the whole world seems to be going superhero mad, in a really macho way, it’s nice to be reminded that everything in life is not all testosterone.


Wonder Woman – remember her? She had the best hair, and the worst dialog, ever. Also a lasso, as I recall. Anyway, Green Lantern, Captain America, all those guys … they had nothing on Wonder Woman, who, when still a little girl, blew out the birthday candles on her cake with such force that the cake entered orbit. I never really got that one: if she was an Amazonian princess, how come she had a birthday cake with candles on? Also she had bullet-proof bracelets, which I wanted as a kid."

Read the whole piece on the tee junkie website

Direct link to this Wonder Woman t-shirt >

Urban Species

Cinema Review - LAST YEAR IN MARIENBAD

Last year in Marienbad (au L'année dernière à Marienbad is a surrealist piece from 1961, lauded as a cinematic masterpiece; it's obscure and non-linear narrative inspires much debate in regards to any extractable plot.

Last Year In Mariendbad's praise has won it a Golden Lion at the Venice film festival and an Academy award for original screenplay, as well as commendations as essential cinema schooling. Having said that, there's the fracas to its enigma of being rated as one of The Fifty Worst Films in a book by The Medveds (originators of the Hollywood 'Walk of Shame' and Golden Turkey awards)

The plot, through repetition ciphers of dialogue, and sweeping long shots with no chronological imperative establishes a first man attempting to convince a woman he meets at a grand Château social gathering that not only did they meet the year before; but they very well fell in love and that she has been waiting for him. A second man (probably the woman's husband) assumes his dominance by 'never losing' supremely orchestrated Nim matches to the first man.

The combination of sweeping shots; never-ending corridors and spiral staircases; repeated dialogue; flashbacks; flash-forwards and detached performances from all the leads exude a dream-like, transcendental quality. The score is usually simple crescendos or organs, with the overall effect a somewhat jarring timelessness loop. The viewer is abandoned from any plot resolution as how is it possible to make concrete judgement with no means to discern reality from imagination or dream? And that's the point.



This is french Dada-ist. Check the movement. Sure, it makes for fascinating and at times witty viewing. But the 'perfection' of the environment; the depletion of humanistic traits; the ornamental garden (where trees cast no shadows mind you) and once again I utter; the oft-repeated dialogue draws bee-lines to the theatre of the absurd..

Reclined in my BFI seat at Southbank, I couldn't help but feel like I was in on Alain Resnais and Alain Robbe-Grillet's joke... the sterile and polished exterior; the decay of decadence; renders all meaning defunct, leaving one protagonist on a mission (Persuasive? Unreasonable? Mesmerising? Abusive?)to connect some links between hearts.

Do go watch it. For what it's worth, view it as a meta-film, or an epic poem with visual stimulus. Feel free to love it or hate it. Next year you may not even know.

By Perry Dominoes

What's on at BFI Southbank

Skriblah - Belly of the East (video by Global Faction)

Bet you want some revelatory shades like in this video right?



"'The Little White Dot' is the long awaited debut solo album written and produced by UK Hip-hop virtuoso Skriblah DanGogh and it's coming quicker than you think! To get your appetite going we've hit you with this brand new music video directed by Global Faction. The track entitled 'Belly Of The East' is produced by Grime & UK Rap producer Smasher who has also produced for the likes of Devlin, Durrty Goodz, Ghetto, J2K, Klashnekoff, Roll Deep and more. This video is just a kind reminder us of why Skriblah and Terra Firma are so well respected in the scene.

Skriblah DanGogh a.k.a Crown Prince of Terra Firma is the renowned lyricist who arrived on the scene as part of the infamous hiphop crew and blazed trails through the industry with heavy hitters like 2006 smash 'The Foundation.' Skriblah is equally well known for his solo guest features with some the brightest urban talent including Emmanuel Jal, Klashnekoff, Twin Cities, K-Nite 13, Phoenix the Icefire, Global Faction and Louis Slipperz. Advocating intelligent hip-hop, DanGogh has always been lauded for his verbal ingenuity, and his new album is no different. He couples esoteric lyrics and metaphors with bold, authentic hip-hop beats - a winning combination which inevitably draws the listener into his world. A world which explores his unique perception, addressing issues that range from very honest and intimate accounts of personal development, to frank more deeper concepts such global issues.

Whatever it is that Skriblah says it's said with integrity and realness, the key to any great Hip-Hop artist. His album 'The Little White Dot' features production from Smasher, Beatbutcha, Sleeping Giants, DJ Slademan to name a few and gives the fans what they've been longing for: a deeper understanding of the "solid earth philosophy" from the skribe who designed it. This album is the end of the beginning, and with a second full-length album in process it serves as a prequel to Skriblah DanGogh's personal legacy."

Gullyver Returns

Get your two step (and more) on for a killer night for party vibes. And it's FREE so all you broke-asses have no excuse!

Tom Hardy as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises

These photos have been floating about for a hot minute or two but we thought we'd share how scary Tom Hardy (Bronson, Inception) looks as BANE. The infamous man who 'Broke the Bat'.

Check the Knightfall trilogy. Also recommended is Bane of the Demon. Enjoy...



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DARK KNIGHT RISES teaser poster revealed

Thought we'd share this...

Nolan's Batman trilogy finale The Dark Knight Rises stars Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Marion Cotillard, Josh Pence, Nestor Carbonell, Michael Cain a year from now. We cannot wait!

Marvellous DC comics, An exhibition of Awesome!

"This coming tuesday, the Marvellous DC comics begins a months reign at the infamous Lion Gallery in Stoke Newington.

The generous fellows at Urban Species on Cheshire st, off the World Famous Brick Lane have given us these incredible artworks of Classic Marvellous DC comic book heroes.

Relive your childhood revelries, as you gaze upon the Awesome Might of the Classic Comic Gods. Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman to name but a few...

Come and Join us with Free Wine and Kick Ass music, for a night Super Hero Awesomeness!"

Curated by Chu Maclean

Venue: The Lion, 132 Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 0JX London, United Kingdom ·

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...

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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