London Collections: Men Launch Video

  

Running from 15th - 17th June 2012, London will kick start the Menswear calendar with a showcase of British brands and businesses embedded in a cultural programme.

Red Bull Music Academy Lock-In House Party: Newcastle

Red Bull Music Academy Lock-In House Party: Newcastle

_________Rules________

1) No smoking in the basement due to gas pipes. (IMPORTANT!)

2) Always toast before a shot.

3) No cockblocking.

4) If the police come DO NOT answer the door, everyone hide!

5) If you are caught masturbating, don't stop.

6) No raping but MUCH rapping!

7) EVERYONE minces out on the dance floor.

8) Go hard or go home.

"Insane" is the first word that come to mind thinking about last night.

The party took place in a mansion in Jesmond. Jesmond is a very popular student location for student housing and just damn straight partying in Newcastle. Prime location, was the set up of a mad and fantastic evening. The never ending flow of Red Bull was also probably one of the major factor to the success of the night including the DJs and the music played.

"Go hard or go home". I think a lot of people took this a little bit too literately. Because going hard was what they did. Drinking, dancing, snogging, you name it. It was happening right there. Girls and boys were enjoying themselves in a beautiful setting. Hot was the house after past midnight. My good friend and house-mate Bryce "Fury" (see picture above) once again killed it on the decks. 

We had electro, hip-hop, drum & bass you name it. It was hitting us hard in the front room, in the downstairs bedroom and in the basement. 

One additional room upstairs was open and was dubbed by its users "the chilling room". Here's the setting, just imagine a massive bedroom with no bed just massive beanbags on the floor with people smoking and drinking, talking and laughing about god knows what. Just plain awesomeness was coming from that room.

I think the best thing about the whole house party was that people were so open to meet new people and just talk about whatever and so many new friendship bloomed last night it was a sight to see. I've never seen so many people just loving each other. There was no fight, no trouble just the feeling of love and friendship in the air. I've never felt something like that before, it was quite overwhelming. 

I mean I made so many new friends. I was rapping, beat-boxing, break-dancing with some guy the whole night. Sang Woo Han. I mean first of all this mother fucker has kick ass name, second he can dance, he's funny. Oh man I mean we were laughing. It was pretty intense. We were fucked too. I can't even remember how many dance off I had with this guy during that night. Jesus Christ he was awesome. No homo though. No homo.

An amazing night and an amazing event all in all.

Hopefully Red Bull Music Academy will host another such event in the future because I am definitely down there. 

Alice and Modern Moonlight presents The Correspondents

Alice and Modern Moonlight presents The Correspondents.

The Correspondents is a swing/hiphop duo made up of two extraordinary guys with DJ "Chucks" and MC and lead singer "Mr.Bruce". Based in London they've come up all the to the windy and rainy Newcastle to perform some of their amazing tunes.

The Venue hosting the event (The cooperage) is, I mean let's be honest, the size of my toilets, very small building comprising of a ground floor and two upper floors with the first floor playing hiphop music and the second playing electro swing. Very cramped, stuffing venue with people stepping on your toes and pushing back and forth I mean I felt like I was in one of them African buses we have back home.

 It was a great historical building don't get me wrong. Maybe an old Inn or a old house dating back to the 16th or the 17th century, when people all measured 5 foot. But as a venue it lacked the space needed to house so many people in my opinion.

Anyway I was there for the band and for my good house mate Mr.Fury who was DJiing straight after them and who killed it by the way. 

1:00 AM: The show is starting. During the night we hear the tunes that we all know such as  "What happened to Soho",  "Washington Square" and "Rio de hackney" along with some new tunes.

The performance was magnificent, breathtaking, beautiful, down right outrageous. To put it shortly, they killed it.

While "DJ Chucks" was in the back killing it on the decks, Mr.Bruce was like a beast that has been let loose. He was everywhere, the floor, the counters, the speakers, the bars holding the flashing lights. He was a monkey.

Now that's what I call entertainment. So much energy from Mr.Bruce. His garbs were made either to resemble a fool or a well dressed gentleman. In any case he looked like both. Imagine Arlequin decided do dress smart for the evening and you've got an idea of what the was wearing. It was genius and I loved it.

One word come to mind after listening to The Correspondents: "WOW". 

The Correspondents is a breath of fresh air from the commercial bullshit we hear everyday and will make you want to bust a move. If you have the chance to go and see them do not think about it. Buy your ticket and go. Trust me they are worth it. 

Before I take my leave. I urge you to have a look at this little teaser video from them you will glimpse a little bit of what I was up for last night.

Do not give up your dreams

A boy is reborn with memories of his previous lives and tries to fix the mistakes of the past.

Director: Bruce Thierry Cheung
Writer: Jeremy Craig Cheung
Producer: Jacob Robinson

Song: "Svefn-G-Englar" from Sigur Ros

Bathed in lava

You might be asking yourself, "What in the world is this?".
This my friends is the essence of beautiful cooking. This is magical, delectable, unbelievable.

This. Is. Chicken.

I know what you're thinking "A black man who loves chicken. How original."
No my friends. This is something else entirely.
This chicken has been wrapped in layers of bacon, bathed in a magnificent tomato sauce and stuffed with beautiful feta cheese. Just thinking about it again is making my mouth water.
Genius I dare say. It may be that this is just another normal dish to you but it is still beautiful. Pure imagination and simplicity have come up with this incredible dish.

I take my hat off to my house mate and friend Bryce "Fury" who once again has impressed me by his culinary skills.

Bravo.

Born from fire

This is the beginning of a new era. This platform will be used to display things that I like especially related to fashion and photography and probably will blend both most of the time. 

Partying and having fun are as much part of my life as eating and breathing are so there will probably be talk of things I do and events I partake in. 

Prepare to see the beautiful and the strange.

Welcome and enjoy the show.