Screen Printing at PrintClubLondon

Yesterday I went to PrintClubLondon screenprinting workshop in London to finally learn how to screenprint! I have been wanting to go on this course for ages as I never had the oppurtunity to learn how to do it at college or university (£3000 a year down the drain there then...) Their site can be found here, where you can book a days screenprinting beginners course for the bargainous price of £45. Marvellous! 

Needless to say it was so so good, and I now have the screenprinting bug! Have so much respect for people who print more than one colour, as it is so hard to get it right first time! There were some amazing prints around the studio on drying racks and whatnot and can't wait to see all the work at Pick Me Up at Somerset House in London in April. 

Here are some snippets of what my prints look like, limited edition screenprints will be available to buy soon. Some of them have some happy accidents on them where the ink bled through into the white space, but I actually really like it, and have one of the 'imperfect' ones hung on my wall, as I kind of prefer it to the perfect one! 

'You Lift My Heart Up' Heartbeats Challenge print now for sale!

Finally got my arse in gear and got this one sorted. 

It is available to buy for £10 on etsy if you click here.

Or there is now a 'shop' option in my tool bar at the top of this page! 

Get buying people, remember, £5 from each print is being donated to Frenchay Hospital Burns and Plastics Dressings Clinic, Bristol. 

Annie Mac's 2013 Soundcloud

Friday night never sounded so goooooood. 

Happy Friday with JT's new video 'Suit & Tie'. You're welcome.

Phwoar. 

Love the video, love the little illustrated extras, love the typography. Love. Him. JT is back. 

Happy Friday y'all. 

Get Over It

Paramore - Now

Here it is! 

Love it, have it on repeat. It's got beats, Hayley's amazing powerful voice (although in parts I do think she could have belted it out a bit more), catchy lyrics and lovely guitar riffs with all the shouty angst of youth that we have all come to expect from Paramore. Comparing it to the others that have been before, it seems more polished and together, maybe not as raw as some of their older tracks, which do make them better, I'm hoping that this will all come on the album. 

I already had it stuck in my head this morning whilst in the shower! 

Enjoy... 

New Paramore tomorrow, excited much?!

Those who know me well, will know that I am a BIG fan of Paramore. Before the dubstep, before the love of Jay-Z, before Drake, before being obsessed with Annie Mac, before Hype Machine, before Ecelectricity, there was Paramore. And there will always be Paramore. Because hiding away there will always be a lil bit of that angsty emo with the side swept fringe, listening to crushcrushcrush on repeat in the car singing my heart out, or belting out Misery Business with my good friend Kimberley Polmeer, in Tom's bedroom, in 3rd Year of Uni, on rock band. Yip. 

A set list of the new 4th album has already been released, although we will have to eagerly await until the 9th April before it gets released in it's entirety. 17 tracks. What a treat. 

iTunes Top 25 Played doesn't lie... and clearly my alliance lies somewhere in the middle of Paramore and Jay Z... 

So the news that a.) there is a new single out tomorrow and b.) there is a fourth album out in April excites me so much you do not even know. 

They have released this teaser video a few weeks or so ago.. 




Cannot. Wait. I shall have my ear firmly pressed to the internet tomorrow.

For now, for old times sake... 

Disclosure feat. Aluna George - White Noise

Love. 

HYPE(RMAGHERD)! I'm in remix-mashup heaven.

You all know that I a little obsessed with the Hype Machine. Don't even know how these beauts from their Music Blog Zeitgeist slipped under my nose, but thanks to my twinny who is just about obsessed as new music as I am, I now have them in my life.

Major Lazer never fails to disappoint and Hood Internent done good.  

OH, and did I mention you could download them FOR FREE! Hype Machine. I love you. 

Happy Sunday y'all. 

MAJOR LAZER vs. THE HYPE MACHINE

THIS IS TOOO GOOOOOOD: 6 mins 54 and 14 mins 8 being my faves....
 


THE HOOD INTERNET vs THE HYPE MACHINE

4 mins 2 secs/ 7 mins / 17 minds onwards / 27 mins - UGH soooo good. 

Girls, you know you better watch out...

Amy doing what she did best. 



And then after I heard this, I now have this on repeat.

Lauren and Amy. Boom.

Hype on a sunday

New sunday faves on hype machine. Click on the links below to have a listen. 

Hudson Mowhawke - Oops
(remix of an old favourite)

Lauren Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) - Pedestrain and Maribou State remix
(one of my all time favourite, have it on in the car and sing it out loud like you don't give a.. nice to hear a new take on it)

DJ Earworm United State of Pop 2012 (still can't beat '09)

DJ Earworm has released his annual mashup of the year's top hits in the form of United States of Pop 2012 (Shine Brighter).

In my humble opinion, 2009 (Blame it on the pop) is still number 1, the year that I graduated, there are a lot of memories of playing this stupidly loud before heading out on our last nights as students. And it's all the songs that we heard when we were out that year. Kings of Leon, GaGa, Pitbull, Flo Rida, Ke$ha, Black Eyed Peas. All the songs you love to hate :)

2012 is getting there, better than 2011 which was a bit lack lustre. I reckon 2013 he could smash it. Don't let me down DJ Earworm! 

Below is 2012, and then below that, is the wonderous 2009 mash up. And if you want the ultimate DJ Earworm experience then below '09 is DJ Earworm United States of Pop 2007-2011. 24 minutes of mash up magic... 

Nothing like a bit of GIRL power on a bleak Thursday lunchtime.

New video/track from Santigold. 

One word. GIRLS. 

Dubby RiRi with a 90s RnB sample thrown in for good measure...

New favourite from the album. 

As well put from the Manning, tracks 1-4 not so good, 5 onwards, I'm starting to love! 

I found myself singing along to this the first time it came on, and had a niggly feeling I had heard it before. I was right. 

Both versions are below, once you hear the original, you will know it for suuuuure (especially the intro!)

Rihanna - Jump 




Ginuwine - Pony

On repeat.

Songs that I cannot stop playing... 

DJ Yoda - Big Trouble in Little China (Action Bronson ft. Alice Russell) 
Click here to listen

Frank Ocean - Lost.
Beautiful. 



Solange Knowles - Losing You.
Bey's lil sis. She got soul.

I know I really shouldn't... but I love this song.

Mind you put Drake on anything and I am all yours... 

Julio Bashmore - Au Seve - new favourite

Yeah I'm fickle with music. This is my new favourite heard it on the wonderous new breakfast show this morning, nothing like turning your speakers up and your windows down in late October at 8.45 am. #TeamGrimmy 

On repeat: Disclosure - Latch

Think I must have played this about 10 times this afternoon. Still not old. Still want to listen to it again. 




Disclosure - Latch feat. Sam Smith (Official Video) from Dan Stafford-Clark on Vimeo.

If my life had a soundtrack - Song #13 Silver Sun Pickups - Melatonin

Song #02

Silversun Pickups - Melatonin

WHEN: 2007

WHERE: Driving from Pittville Campus back home

DOING: All of us piled into Duncan's death trap of a car, him driving too fast, this playing way too loudly, and the windows steamed up so no one could see where we were going, especially Duncan. Who was driving. I'm sure one of us would have been holding his iMac for him too, sorry I mean laptop, no I mean iMac. 

WHO: Duncan Kelly, Kim Polmeer, James Brown and Me (the ones who used to bother going into uni, you know, to do work and that) 

If my life had a sound track - Song #12 The Fugees - Ready or Not (Drum'n'Bass remix)

Song #12

The Fugees - Ready or Not (DJ Zinc Remix)

WHEN: 2007/2008, 2nd year of uni, Tuesday nights

WHERE: 13, in the basement downstairs, 

DOING: Always reminds me of dancing to this when the music got good just before you were ready to go home, this comes on, turn around, head back to the dance floor.

WHO: Always reminds me of Em Dixon - I just remember you liking it as much as me!