Dalston Roof Park

Posted: May 31st, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Community, Culture, Events, Green | Tags: , | No Comments.

Last Friday evening the distinct waft of bbq deliciousness and booming speakers was my cue to leave the office. That’s one of the bonuses of having a roof top garden on your building.

The Bootstrap Company recently launched the Dalston Roof Park, which will be hosting a variety of cultural events for the community over the summer.

Unfortunately I missed out on a tasty burger from Meat Wagon as the queue was a tad too long for me to make it in time for a date with my cutie god daughter.

If you’re in the E8 area in the next few weeks though, pop in and visit; it’s dead nice.

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Garden Opening Times: Monday – Friday 09:00 – 23:00, Sat 13:00 – 24:00, Sun 13:00 – 22:00
Bar Opening Times: Monday – Thursday 17:00 – 23:00, Sat 13:00 – 24:00, Sun 13:00 – 22:00

New Look | 100 Days of Summer

Posted: May 27th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Advertising | Tags: , | No Comments.

100 days of summer may be just a figment of our imagination, but this advertising spot from Mother actually made me take a new look at New Look.

A fact made all the more impressive considering I don’t wear skirts or bikinis.

Leah Gordon | Kanaval

Posted: May 27th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Culture, Events, Photography | Tags: , , , | No Comments.

Leah Gordon presents an exhibition of photographs at the Side Gallery in Newcastle taken from the book Kanaval: Vodou, Politics and Revolution on the streets of Haiti .

Published by the stella Soul Jazz Records, this book promises an insight into a cultural event unblighted by threats of gentile Hyde Park routes and fizzy drinks sponsorship.

Notting Hill Carnival this certainly ain’t.

Black Atlantic | Moodymann and Joy Orbison, 28.05.11

Posted: May 23rd, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Culture, Events, Music | Tags: , , | No Comments.

The Black Atlantic crew are going in hard this coming Saturday with Detroit legend Moodymann, the mighty Joy Orbison & guests at a secret location somewhere in Londinium.

When you’ve quality like these artists on DJ duties, a little bit of secrecy adds to the mystique, not to mention demand. Needless to say, tickets are running out fast, so you know what to do.

Refugee Week posters

Posted: May 23rd, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Advertising, Events, Society | Tags: | No Comments.

There’s something about the idea of Refugee Week that sticks in my craw like a fish bone: a bit like Black History Month in fact. Namely because the history of this country – and most countries for that matter – is either a history of immigration, or of people having sought refuge.

By virtue of such uncomfortable truths, these stories are an integral – not exclusive – part of a nations narrative. If I see another campaign talking about the virtues of Mary Seacole, someone’s going to get it up the seacole.

If you’re going to broach the subject of refugees contribution to a nation, then you had better say something interesting. Thankfully, these posters for Refugee Week manage to do that.

Christoph Morlinghaus | Church

Posted: May 17th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Photography | Tags: | No Comments.

There’s something eerily magical about the work of Christoph Morlinghaus. Sometimes sparse, sometimes vast, but always rich, his still shots often leave me with the feeling that someone has just left the room. For this post though, I want to focus on these almost futuristic church interiors.

I’m not what you might call a religious man, but when I saw these images I became a believer in both the power of divine composition and very, very big collection plates.

Ordio Kid’s Gonna Start An Uprise Mix

Posted: May 12th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Design, Illustration, Music, Youth | Tags: , , | No Comments.

Ordio Kid of Urban Nerds goes in hard on his May mixtape which is free to download via his DJ Ordio Kid Mixcloud page.

In the mix you’ll find more big tunes and remixes than you can poke a stick at, with artwork produced by the twenty%extra crew.

What people think about Internet Explorer 9

Posted: May 10th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Marketing | Tags: | No Comments.

I’ll tell what I think shall I? Well when you’ve got a product – or in this case a browser – that’s generally 5 years behind the rest of the industry standard, then to have the balls to think that the interweb using populous have been waiting eagerly for the revamp of a dinosour is more than ballsy, it’s laughable, as confirmed by the ironically titled launch site www.beautyoftheweb.com.

Tyrannosaus Rex may have developed slightly longer arms, but the marketing surrounding the launch of Internet Explorer 9 comes across as smug and poorly delivered as the product is behind the times.

Welcome to 2011 IE9. See you in 2024 IE10. By which time browsers will probably have wings.