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Machines Don’t Care

Supergroups are common through guitar based music. Grab a heap of musicians from seminal bands, knock out a few tunes and Bob’s your money-making uncle. But now we’ve got arguably the first ever electro-ghettotech-baile-dancehall super group in Machines Don’t Care with a line up consisting of Sinden, Hervé, Toddla T, Drop The Lime, Fake Blood, Trevor Loveys, Affie Yusuf and Detboi with Serocee giving it some vocal welly on one track.

Even before listening to the self-titled album, it is obvious that it isn’t going to suck. With a line up as good as that, you’re guaranteed bangers from top to bottom and that is exactly what you get. From Toddla’ and Hervé’s dancehall infused Badman to the groggy basslines of Hervé and Sinden’s Afro Jacker and Trouble On The Floor by Trevor Loveys and Fake Blood, you get a dance soundtrack of epic proportions.

The track you can hear by clicking above is Jugs, produced by Detboi and Sinden which a bumper bassline jumping all over the drums and a vocal sample imploring the ladies to “wave your brassiere in-a de air”. And you know what? This record is enough to make me take hormone pills, grow a set, head into Harmony, pick up a particularly racey bit of cup holding equipment just so I can take it off and wave it in the air.

What?

Abjekt.

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STICKY: Flip London Demo 2008 this Saturday!

Flip Skateboards have asked Crossfire to host the Flip London demo on their European summer tour in association with our good friends at Sidewalk Magazine and it’s coming this Saturday.

The demo will be held at Bay Sixty 6 Skatepark based at 66-67 Acklam Rd, Ladbroke Grove, London W10 on Saturday 28th June from 12-5pm. £10 entry.

Guest riders include, Geoff Rowley, Tom Penny, Rodrigo TX, Mark Appleyard, David Gonzalez, Luan DeOliviera, Willow, Louie Lopez and Curren Caples. The team will also visit Rollersnakes on July 1st for a signing, Stoke demo and Pub mini ramp jam.

Don’t miss this!

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Vans open UK partnership store

Vans have teamed up with legendary independent streetwear retailer, Natterjacks, to open the first Vans partnership store in the UK.

The unit is located on Fife Street, within the hub of the shopping district in Kingston Upon Thames Iin Surrey and an opening party issaid to be immininent.

The Kingston unit is part of Vans’ continuing expansion of its single brand retail locations throughout Europe. Alongside a hugely successful Berlin store that opened last year, Amsterdam, Barcelona and London Carnaby still remain extremely successful flagship stores.

You can find the shop at 30a Fife Road, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 1SZ – Telephone number is 0208 546 5516.

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Worrest éS shoe collab with Krooked

Bobby Worrest has a new shoe out on éS featuring art from Mark Gonzales‘ Krooked Skateboards.

Click here to see a video promo.

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Cave In rarities

Cave In are reportedly releasing a compilation of rarities through Hydrahead soon but it’s unsure exactly when this will happen. The members may’ve been busy with a multitude of other different projects recently but it sounds like this Cave In release is also on the cards. Frontman Steve Brodsky is said to have delivered four whole discs or rare Cave In material to Hydrahead which will be whittled down for the release.

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Say Anything defend their genre in the U.K.

Perpetually smiley U.S. pop-rock upstarts Say Anything are touring the U.K. in June ahead of the release of their latest album In Defense of The Genre over here on 23rd June via Hassle Records. Check out tracks from the bulging double album on their MySpace. It’s full to the brim with guest vocals from the likes of Chris Carrabba, Matt Skiba and Hayley Williams…

The dates in full are as follows:
04.06.2008 NEWCASTLE ACADEMY 2
05.06.2008 GLASGOW ABC2
07.06.2008 MANCHESTER ACADEMY 3
08.06.2008 LIVERPOOL ACADEMY 2
09.06.2008 BIRMINGHAM BARFLY
10.06.2008 LONDON KCLSU

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‘Who’ London Video Premiere unleashed

Friday 8th February is the date set for the London Premiere showing of Scott Magill’s Welsh scene video – Who. The venue picked for the showing is Mau Mau’s on Portobello Rd, Ladbroke Grove, West London (W10) and it’s totally free to get in.

Check www.myspace.com/whovideo for all the details and look out for the release on 15th February featuring Bridgenders Chris Wilson, Chris Jones, Nick Batt, Jess Young, Alan Williams, Caradog Emanuel, Dylan Hughes, Nicky Howells and more…

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Corby skatepark gets rinsed

Recent visits to Corby’s ‘Adrenalin Alley’ skatepark reveal that the park are really pushing their indoor facility to cater for everyone.

The new 14ft x 76 vert ramp that was opened in December has proved to be a massive hit with the UK vert heads and the bowl is certainly the most fun around. The current street course also has a seperate BMX street area so that skaters and bikers don’t hassle each other and staff told us that plans are also in place to raise funds for a street plaza in addition to the current area this year.

All in all this park is well worthy of a visit and if you can’t get there we will bring you some footage from there soon..

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Vans release Johnny Ramone collection

In Feb 2008, Vans will release their line of Johnny Ramone inspired shoes and clothes in homage to the punk guitarist legend.

With two shirts, one emblazoned with the Ramones presidential seal and other a live gig shot, as well as a pair of super skinny jeans and their classic slip-on shoe featuring the man himself.

It makes sense that the best punk ripper hooks up with the best in ripper skate shoes, so get hold of these as soon as they drop next year.

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Concrete Heaven from Independent

I know we covered this already but if you missed it last week and want a burst of energy then look no further than the Independent Lincoln City Tour edit and get fucking stoked…