The Obey Sample Sale is kicking off today, August 28th and will last until August 30th.
The sale, which includes attire for both women and man, can be found at the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane, London. It’s open now and will go on until 5pm on Sunday, with everything half price or less, so make sure you get down there and pick up the bargains!
He just doesn’t stop putting new albums out and Ghostface has continued that trend with details of the latest release from the Wu Tang rapper.
The Wizard Of Poetry is set for release at the end of September and will focus on an Oz-like state. Yeah, we’ve no idea what it’ll be like either, but reports are that it will have a fair chunk of R&B in it. Can Ghost get away with that? Only time will tell. Check out the cover to the right. Golden.
Those party-smashers the Urban Nerds have revealed the line up for their Carnival Party on Saturday 29th August.
The event will take place at The Hearn Street Car Park, 16 Hearn Street (off Curtain Road) in Shoreditch with a mammoth line up featuring:
MJ Cole
DJ Zinc (House Set)
Mampi Swift
Mumdance
Rattus Rattus, Klose One & MC Illaman (4 Deck Carnival History Set)
Footloose
Flirta D
The Heatwave (Rinse FM / Soul Jazz)
DJ Vectra (Rinse FM)
MC Shaga
Ordio Kid & MC Lakey
Drama
Dusty Lungs
Daddy Nature (Step:One)
Pick up your tickets here or buy them on the door, but if you do the latter, make sure you get in quick, it’ll be first come first served!
VANS have announced they will be throwing one of those Downtown Showdown events in Europe on12th September in Italy.
The board companies invited to be involved are, Alai, Blueprint, Cliché, Element, Heroin and Trap. All of these skate companies will be asked to create their own Off the Wall ideas to be skated.
Asked about what obstacles would be built, these were the responses:
“As far as any words I have to say about the obstacle, all there really is to say is that we designed something that will be fun for EVERYONE to skate, no handrail, no stairs, just ollies, wallies, grinds and rides. We are here to enjoy” Paul Shier, Blueprint
“The chance to design an obstacle for the Vans Downtown Showdown was too good to pass up, the US ones always looked like so much fun I’m stoked to be able to involved in the European one. I wanted to design something fun but challenging to skate, I’m not gonna give too much away, all I’m going to say is that it’s a creative wallride based obstacle.” Fos, Heroin
“We’re going to bring a piece of Lyon to Torino and I’m sure crew will be stoked to skate it. We’re not bringing the cactus though!!! Jeremie Daclin, Cliché
Obviously Fos has the edge on the others as he has left his mark with building obstacles in many countries including many Crossfire events but with the budgets on offer from the mighty VANS brand let’s say we are expecting some Good Shit.
Brother Ali has geared up for his new album with a new website.
The rapper, who releases Us on Rhymesayers on September 21st, has seen his www.brotherali.com site go live and he’s specifically set it up as a place to talk directly to fans. It’s quite simply really, let Ali show you what he thinks:
Seasick Steve has announced that he will release his next album in October.
‘Man From Another Time’ will be released on October 19th and serves as a follow up to ‘I Started Out With Nothin’ And I Still Got Most Of It Left’ which came out in 2008. The singer is expected to announce a UK tour for November in the near future too. Remind yourself about the man himself with the video below:
Motive Skateboards are firing up the web this week. Check out Leo Smith with 12 tricks at the Plaza here…
Mexico City
Circo Volador
23/8/09
Latin American metal fans have a reputation for being a particularly devoted bunch, which perhaps explains why Mexico City seems to be blessed with a steady stream of no-nonsense metal shows in no-nonsense venues.
The Circo Volador (roughly 3,000 capacity) is an old converted cinema that looks reassuringly well-worn in places, with a couple of graffiti murals and countless posters of previous concerts adorning the walls. The beer is cheap (the equivalent of roughly £2 a pint), the atmosphere is friendly, and the fans’ enthusiasm isn’t waning despite the steadily rising heat.
The only slight worry is the echoing sound that plagues Mulux Pac‘s set. The local quintet’s thunderous, riff-laden attack doesn’t really break any new ground, but they do sound admirably tight and brutal in all the right places, and they deservedly whip up a decent-sized pit down the front of the steadily growing crowd.
For the second of two nights at this venue, Swedish death metal veterans Arch Enemy are dusting off plenty of older, rawer favourites; the kind of set which, as vocalist Angela Gossow informs us, they can only play in Mexico and Japan due to a relative lack of demand elsewhere. Any doubts as to the validity of such a statement are soon quelled, with the crowd going utterly apeshit as the band rip into ‘Enemy Within‘ with the force of a rocket-powered juggernaut.
It’s a pretty fearsome introduction, and from then on, the highlights come thick and fast. ‘Bury Me An Angel‘ is as fine an example of unbridled death metal fury as you could wish for, ‘Pilgrim‘ sees some jaw-dropping dual solo action from guitarists Michael and Chris Arnott, and the closing ‘We Will Rise‘ is as epic as it is heavy.Overall, it’s a fine soundtrack to the insanity that unfolds in front of the band, with every song greeted by pumping fists, hurricane-esque pits and deafening chants of ‘ARK ENEMY!’. Hey, you can forgive these folks the odd mispronunciation, trust me.
The smile on Angela’s face at the end of their set says it all. Arch Enemy have never exactly been slackers in the live setting, but they play with more fire and venom tonight than I’ve ever witnessed at their UK shows. And with a following like this, it’s pretty safe to bet that they’ll be back in Mexico City in the not-too-distant future.
Alex Gosman