M.I.A Born free video

This is the new video for M.I.A's "Born free" song. The video is directed by Romain Gavras. After watching the video I really don't know how to feel, especially with all the "ginger talk" going on at the moment, because of some South Park episodes. I don't know wether to feel disgusted or to think that the video is a masterpiece. There's a few scenes in the video, that I do not think should've been there, because they're simply too rough and too harsh. As for the song goes, I'm not really digging it, usually I'm a fan of M.I.A, but this song just somehow remind me of an old British punk song or something like that. However, this is definitely an interesting video and I think it will cause a lot of debate.

- Nicholas.

ALIS SKATE COMPETITION AT WONDERLAND

-Natascha

CHEAP MONDAY + WEEKDAY CUSTOMIZED TOUR -CPH.

Thursday 22nd of April Cheap Monday and WEEKDAY presented their Customized Construction Tour. 3 countries, 8 cities and 13 stores have been lucky to be a part of this one-night spectacular.


-Natascha

GURU- R.I.P.

Legendary Gangstarr artist Guru, died yesterday April 19th, after a long time living with cancer.
Guru founded Gang Starr in 1987, and built a sizable following in the early 1990s, releasing classic albums such as Step in the Arena and Daily Operation. In 1993, he released his first solo album, Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1. The album featured collaborations with Donald Byrd, N'Dea Davenport and Roy Ayers, while his second LP, Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality, featured Ramsey Lewis, Branford Marsalis and Jamiroquai.

Guru's latest project is the fourth installment in the Jazzmatazz series, all produced by Solar. It was released in the summer of 2007. May 19, 2008 Guru and Solar released Guru 8.0: Lost And Found. All the projects produced by Solar were met with generally negative reviews by critics and fans due to Solar's lackluster production efforts, yet Guru states he will not work with DJ Premier again.

Solar said that Guru wrote this letter to his fans before he died:

I, Guru, am writing this letter to my fans, friends and loved ones around the world. I have had a long battle with cancer and have succumbed to the disease. I have suffered with this illness for over a year. I have exhausted all medical options. I have a non-profit organization called Each One Counts dedicated to carrying on my charitable work on behalf of abused and disadvantaged children from around the world and also to educate and research a cure for this terrible disease that took my life. I write this with tears in my eyes, not of sorrow but of joy for what a wonderful life I have enjoyed and how many great people I have had the pleasure of meeting.

My loyal best friend, partner and brother, Solar, has been at my side through it all and has been made my health proxy by myself on all matters relating to myself. He has been with me by my side on my many hospital stays, operations, doctors visits and stayed with me at my home and cared for me when I could not care for myself. Solar and his family is my family and I love them dearly and I expect my family, friends, and fans to respect that, regardless to anybody's feelings on the matter. It is my wish that counts. This being said I am survived by the love of my life, my sun KC, who I trust will be looked after by Solar and his family as their own. Any awards or tributes should be accepted, organized approved by Solar on behalf myself and my son until he is of age to except on his own.

I do not wish my ex-DJ to have anything to do with my name likeness, events tributes etc. connected in anyway to my situation including any use of my name or circumstance for any reason and I have instructed my lawyers to enforce this. I had nothing to do with him in life for over 7 years and want nothing to do with him in death. Solar has my life story and is well informed on my family situation, as well as the real reason for separating from my ex-DJ. As the sole founder of GangStarr, I am very proud of what GangStarr has meant to the music world and fans. I equally am proud of my Jazzmatazz series and as the father of Hip-Hop/Jazz. I am most proud of my leadership and pioneering efforts on Jazzmatazz 4 for reinvigorating the Hip-Hop/Jazz genre in a time when music quality has reached an all time low. Solar and I have toured in places that I have never been before with GangStarr or Jazzmatatazz and we gained a reputation for being the best on the planet at Hip-Hop/Jazz, as well as the biggest and most influential Hip-Hop/Jazz record with Jazzmatazz 4 of the decade to now. The work I have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time. And we as a team were not afraid to push the envelope. To me this is what true artists do! As men of honor we stood tall in the face of small mindedness, greed, and ignorance. As we fought for music and integrity at the cost of not earning millions and for this I will always be happy and proud, and would like to thank the million fans who have seen us perform over the years from all over the world. The work I have done with Solar represents a legacy far beyond its time and is my most creative and experimental to date. I hope that our music will receive the attention it deserves as it is some of the best work I have done and represents some of the best years of my life.


-Natascha

Via http://www.allhiphop.com/ and http://www.wikipedia.com/

WILL I GO TO HELL FOR THIS- BOOK RELEASE

Will I Go To Hell For This, is a new Danish book about graffiti on the S-trains from 1984 to 2009 in Copenhagen,  made by three dedicated authors. After more than two years of work, more than 75 interviews and after over 600 selected photos, the final result is a book that gives an overview of 25 years of Copenhagen S-train graffiti and offers the reader a rare glimpse into the hidden world of the graffiti writers.

The book release took place at Nørrebro, Copenhagen, in a old train station, where fancy colored muffins and free beer was served.

Check out more info, and take a peek at the book at http://www.willigotohellforthis.com/

-Natascha

WEEKDAY STORE OPENING- COPENHAGEN

Thursday April 15th, WEEKDAY opened up their second store in Denmark, at Amagertorv 33 in Copenhagen. The new massive, 2 floor store, is loaded with cool clothes, bags and shoes. 

When you go there, make sure you check out the back of the store, where they make their own screen print.

-Natascha

MOS DEF LIVE IN COPENHAGEN

Thursday April 9th. Mos Def gave an amazing performance at Vega in Copenhagen. For those of you who did´nt go, here are some cool photos from the concert.

-Natascha

Nike Air Superfly Woven

Nike has done it again, this time they've combined the Nike Superfly model with one of my favourite Nike models the Air Woven. I especially love the multicoloured woven upper and it will be perfect for the spring and summer. I personally think this is one of the best releases so far this season and will try to get my hands on these. Unfortunately it seems that these will only hit japanese retailers, but nothing is confirmed yet. Look for these on the net throughout this month.

- Nicholas

POPcph STORE OPENING

Yesterday the two young designers, Kasper Henriksen and Mikkel Kristensen, opened the doors to their own retail store, showroom & working studio. A large crowd came out to take a peek at their new collection and the cosy shop, in the center of Copenhagen. There was cold beer provided by Tuborg and funky beats mixed by Christian D´or.

Check out the cool shop at, Gråbrødretorv 4, 1154 Copenhagen K or check out their webpage at http://www.popcph.dk/

-Natascha

CONTA/MAMACITA BY SBHSMG RELEASE PARTY

The party took place in a little building, in the fancy meat district in the heart of Copenhagen. The place was packed and people were rocking it to the funky beats all night.

Photos by Josh Iowa

-Natascha