Stu Graham is now definitely pro on Creature Skateboards.
Stu joins the undead ranks of Al Partenan, Sam Hitz, Josh Perkin, David Gravette and Darren Navarette. For more info (and when it gets relaunched) check www.creatureskateboards.com and peep Stu’s welcoming vid on the Strange Notes site here
Lee Dainton’s Welsh Army have just unleashed their brand new trailer featuring a soundtrack from Public Enemy and bangers from Nicky Howells. Look out for more Kill City footage soon…
Here’s the Kill City Newport promo if you missed it earlier in the year…
Pendulum release their new single Propane Nightmares on April 28th, from their upcoming album In Silico.
When it comes to UK hip hop, the usual names are always floating at the top of the pile – Jehst, Verb T, Harry Love, you know the deal. But let us not forget the one man who likes to flip reality on its head and bring the horror into our realm – Kashmere. Kashmere is back with a new album, Raiders Of The Lost Archives, and showcases what’s to come with the lead single Do The Numbers.
The Jehst and LG produced track swings into action with some ridiculous upright bass and dusty snares with Kashmere slamming in almost immediately with his typical flow promising to murk “all bastards”. The beat and the vocals compliment each other perfectly and with the chorus saying “One, two and one more makes three, we’re gonna teach everybody how to MC”, you know the rapper is bringing it hardcore and meaning every word he says.
The b-side to the single and also featured on the album is Dawn Of The Darkness, produced by Fly Stallone [ok, so I made that up, but he’ll love it] aka The Last Skeptik. The beat is defiantly upbeat with an almost whistling melody which is brilliantly juxtaposed by Kashmere’s lyrics which recount the tale of pain, blood and carnage. Want to hear a fella rap about meeting the guardian of hell? You got it right here!
“24/7 is the rate of combustion” says the Iguana Man to kick the single off, which is seriously apt, as this album is fire.
Abjekt.
Atmosphere have posted another video.
Guarantees is taken from their upcoming album When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold and is featured on the Shoulda Known 12″. Abjekt approves it so much he’s fallen into a coma of love.
Roots Manuva will be playing Koko on April 12th.
The UK MC will be hitting the stage with his right hand man DJ MK on a night that will see him being supported by Infinite Livez, Underling, Imperial Leisure, a Coldcut DJ set and Shape Of Broad Minds. Tickets are on sale now and you know that it’s going to be an absolute banger.
Vice are launching a new night at Proud in Camden on April 11th.
Vice Kills will feature Ladyhawke, The Death Set, Primary 1 and Damn Shames with DJ sets from Night Moves, Ortzroka, Mumdance and People Are Germs. The night will continue on every second Friday of every month. Where Vice goes, so goes the party.
Warner Bros (Spain) & Picturehouse
www.theorphanagemovie.com
The Orphanage is a ghost story, about an old house on the coast of Spain, which continues to act as a playground for the deceased orphans who used to reside there. When Laura, a housewife who grew up in the orphanage, decides to return to her childhood home, she brings her adopted son and husband back, however her son starts to see more than his fair share of imaginary friends.
Laura decides to set up the old orphanage as a new children’s shelter, for children with disabilities, who need extra care and help. Laura and Carlos (the husband) have brought their young, adopted son Simon with them. Simonhas HIV but doesn’t know about it yet, nor does he know that he is adopted. The new owners throw a welcoming party for some of the children who are planning on staying at the house. When Simon goes missing, frantically Laura searches for him. In a desperate attempt at getting him back, she decides to play a game that he taught her, a game that he played with his imaginary friends. She also encourages a psychic reader to come and see if she can find any clue as to where he might be.
As the film is all in Spanish it obviously has subtitles, but this doesn’t make the film hard to watch, nor does it take anything away from the eerie, but mystical tale. With Guillermo del Toro leading Juan Antonio Bayonawith his feature film, directorial debut,the atmosphere is thick with tension and trepidation, and you can clearly see the links and ties between this and Pans Labyrinth.
The Orphanage could have very easily become yet another “ghost story”, thankfully though, with a keen eye and sharp script it remains a suspenseful, chilling tale of the strongest and purist love between and mother and child,and the lengths at which they are prepared to go. Also, children in horror films are always a bit creepy, check out the original Dark Water. Throughout there are moments of darkness, creepy and disturbing flashes, but they are cut between the fundamental roots of love, loss and guilt. The agonizing remorse and regret is brilliantly conveyed through several indications towards J.M.Barrie’s classic stories of Peter Pan and his group of lost boys. A great film, that works on more than one level of fear.
Emily Paget
Primal Scream have confirmed they will be playing this year’s Hop Farm Festival.
The festival, taking place in Paddock Wood in Tonbridge, already has Neil Young as its headliner and will take place on the 6th of July. The gates for the event are open at midday and can hold 30,000 so make sure you pick up your ticket, priced at £49.50 to get in.
Keeping things Organika is Walker Ryan, the latest rider to get on the team.
He has been impressing all over the place recently, and this welcome video shows exactly why. This is footage not making it into their upcoming video, blimey.