Everywhere+Nowhere - Kidulthood Director!

We have been ambushed by so many urban type-lifestyle movies such as Kidulthood, Adulthood, Shank, Anuvahood and 4,3,2,1. And that's only to name a few. Can we handle another film about the 'road life'?

If you love films of this category then you will love this one. Kidulthood director Menhaj Huda has began principal photography on coming of age drama Everywhere & Nowhere, which is shooting in and around London and at Pinewood Studios.

Huda has also written the screenplay for the film, about a young British Asian man who, trapped between the hedonistic multi cultural world of London and his traditional Asian family upbringing in the suburbs, finds his identity by remixing classic Bollywood soundtracks with contemporary hip-hop.
James Floyd (The Infidel) plays the lead, alongside a supporting cast made up of Adam Deacon, Alyy Khan, Simon Webbe and newcomer Katia Winter.

The film will be the first in a number of planned collaborations between Huda and Sam Tromans’ Arena Productions, who is also executive producing Burning Man, which is shooting in Sydney with Matthew Goode and Rose Byrne.

Here's the trailer. Comment and let me know what you think.

Geordie Shore - UK's Jersey Shore!

Jersey Shore has taken over the same way Tsunami has taken over Japan. This is sad but true. It wasn't long before the UK wanted a piece of the same pie.

MTV cameras will follow some of Newcastle’s finest lads and lasses, as we sneak a peek into their glamorous lives and party lifestyles

From the city that gave us Cheryl Cole, Ant & Dec & Gazza, meet the real Angels Of The North as the girls strut their stuff in mini-skirts shorter than their belts, whilst the guys pump iron at the gym and drink more vodka shots than Newcastle Brown Ale. 

Meet Vicky, Jay, Charlotte-Letitia, Gary, Sophie, Greg, Holly and James. These over tanned, self obsessed characters will be on our TV screens on the 24th May at 10pm. If you can't wait till then, here's a sneak peak of the trailer. I think we might need subtitles for this show.

Wretch32 - Under Pressure!

Man of the moment Wretch32 seems to be feeling pressure 'To keep delivering hits'.

The Tottenham raised artist has just reached the top two with his latest single 'Unorthodox' featuring Example and the London MC has claimed his success is "both a gift and a curse" because of the pressure he now feels.

The British rapper, who is a successful grime artist, is now worried having crossed over onto the commercial side, that having to produce hits all the time will be too much for some people who aren't prepared.

In an interview with the Daily Star, Wretch said: "Grime is crossing over, but a massive song can be both a gift and a curse. Sometimes I feel like I'm almost up there and it throws you into a league that you might not be ready to be in."

He continued: "I could end up on the same stage as someone like Take That. But Take That have loads more material than me. "It means you have to keep delivering, otherwise people might think, 'He only had one or two hits'. You just have to be ready to adjust."

Wretch recently admitted that he thought his fans would slam him for sampling The Stone Roses' track 'Fools Gold' in his latest song.

Milly's World - Best Live Music Showcase!

Milly's World is a live music showcase which will be held at The Monarch in Camden. Founded and presented by Milly Allen, who already has plenty of previous successful showcase's under her belt, has taken 'Milly's World' to a whole new level. 

Described as 'the antidote to the X-Factor', with her carefully selected performers, this young lady creates an atmosphere that is very chilled and fun for the audience and the artists. Already interviewed artists such as Wretch32 and Eliza Dolittle, it seems like there is no stopping for this Camden girl. 

The next showcase is on the 18th of May at The Monarch and the line up of talented musicians performing is overwhelming. Maverick Sabre, Aruba Red, Cleo Sol, Pepstar and Obenewa are going to be providing you with great, mind blowing music such as reggae, soul and hip hop. Something for everyone.

Tickets are £4 which are also available on the door. Its a bargain you cant refuse. Music will be brought to you by DJ Layzee.  

Make sure you go and enjoy the show.

Tinie Tackles Homophobia!

On March 3rd, I did an article called 'The Undisclosed Gay MC'. When I wrote that article, I had 3 Mc's in my head that I thought could possibly be prime suspects...

Moving on swiftly, a gay rights activist called Peter Tatchell has claimed that he's approached the Football Association about filming a video to highlight the issues of homophobia and he believes that Tinie would be the right person for the music.

At a 'Leading The Way' conference, Tatchell reportedly said: "The Football Association (FA) needs to give a much stronger lead in tackling homophobia."

He continued: "I have long urged the FA to make a MTV-style video against homophobia, with big-name stars like David Beckham, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Wayne Rooney and others. I'd like to see the video have a strong, joyful music track by a leading contemporary singer like Tinie Tempah.

"The aim is to produce a feel-good, happy-vibe video and get it shown on MTV, YouTube, in schools, at junior football clubs and on giant screens at Premier League games before matches and during half-time."

The "Leading The Way' conference was organised by Kick It Out, which is football's anti-racism, equality and diversity campaign.

Strange that they think Tinie Tempah would be oh so perfect for this. I guess they thinks he has a way with balls.

Beyonce Is Back!

Beyonce Knowles is finally back from taking a long break from the music world. The 'Single Ladies' singer was spotted in a dirty motel in New Jersey where she was supposedly doing a photo shoot for her new album, which was being photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth. The same photographer that did Rihanna's 'Rated R' album cover.

Beyonce being a beautiful woman, looks awfully horrendous in this picture which was taken from the photo shoot. As we all can see, she is very light compared to when she first came out with former girl group Destiny's Child. Make-up or bleaching cream?

After BeyBey announced splitting from her manager who is also her father, Matthew Knowles, will she be able to conquer the music industry without the same support and input she has from her father? Either way she will be following in the foot steps of her rapper husband Jay Z and headlining Glastonbury this year.

R.I.P. The British Chipmunk!

No Chipmunk is NOT dead. But the way his carrying on, his music career in the UK might just come to an end very soon.

'In The Air' featuring Keri Hilson is a very tacky, very American sounding song. After coming out with 'Flying High', which previously I have said that it was a great way to come back to the music scene after leaving his label, his music has been redirected and away from your typical UK sound. 'Champion' featuring Chris Brown was a good song for Breezy but in terms of lyrical content, what relevance did it have for Chipmunk?

The only English thing about Chippy right now is his accent. His dress sense, the rapper with the tattoo's and his music video's are very 'Young Money' like. The stereo-typical US rapper. What happened to the young and non-follow fashion Munk we all loved? How English was 'Oopsy Daisy'? Understandable that as an artist you always want to set yourself a new target. And for every UK artist/group its always a great feeling to conquer the USA. What I don't understand is, why don't the US ever feel like they need to conquer the UK? Because they don't care, that's why. British musicians need to be happy and stop trying to please the US. We don't need to sound and look like them to be a hit. Nicki Minaj's alter ego is English. When you go to America, they love our accents. Embrace that.

Watch the video below and do let me know what you think.