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Gorillaz

2010-03-10T10:56:43+00:00

Gorillaz’ new album ‘Plastic Beach’ was released yesterday, and proves Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s animated superstars are still going strong. The album is a staggering melting pot of collaborations, featuring amongst others, Mos Def, Snoop Dogg, plus the Clash’s Mick Jones and Paul Simenon. Equal attention is given to the band’s visual side, as represented by an immersive online game and a stunning video for lead single ‘Stylo’. Read the review here.

ipad

2010-03-08T15:02:10+00:00

A release date for the highly anticipated ipad has been announced for 3rd April in the US and “later that month” for everywhere else. The first advert was aired during the Oscars last night. Seems Apple have taken a leaf out of the Nintendo Book of Advertising, and gone all vanilla. Check it here.

Seriouslysocial

2010-03-05T11:13:03+00:00

Coverage and photos from Amplify’s Seriously Social campaign for 3 are up on Event Magazine’s website. Liverpool student Will Fraser was awarded £30,000 to spend creating his party, and enjoyed mentoring from Johnno Burgess of event producers Bugged Out!. Fraser’s Seven Deadly Sins themed party took place on Friday 19 February at Liverpool’s Circo. Check it here.

Roller disco

2010-03-03T17:09:54+00:00

Dust off those legwarmers and whip out your spandex, the old-school rollerdisco is making a comeback. Head to the Renaissance Rooms tomorrow night for its weekly roller disco session. Moodymann, DJ for the famous Detroit Soul Skate night, will be hitting the decks, and Horse Meat Disco will be keeping the momentum going till the early hours. Check it here.

Time Out

2010-03-02T15:45:22+00:00

Check out this month’s issue of Time Out, on sale today, for a rare interview with Banksy. The cover of the magazine features a unique Banksy ‘mixture of spray paint and self portraiture’ and is unlike anything he’s ever done for a magazine before. 5000 limited posters of the cover have been created for sale. Proceeds go the Haiti Earthquake relief effort.

Play MP23

2010-03-01T11:13:00+00:00

In the already dominated MP3 player market, originality in design has become crucial to survival. The Play MP3 Player is inspired by origami and to control it you fold it to create the shape of what you want to do. A triangle to play, a square to stop and overlapping triangles to go forward or backward. PLAY MP3 Player most definitely adds a new dimension in MP3 designs! Check it here.

turntubelist

2010-02-26T15:04:40+00:00

TurnTubelist allows you budding DJs out there to practice the fine art of building sets. Cross-fade YouTube videos, create video playlists, and produce your own mash-ups and remixes just by sliding the relevant bars! Check it here.

SeOne

2010-02-24T15:32:43+00:00

As a reminder that the hard economic times are not yet over, SeOne Club in London shuts its doors. Over the years the venue, located in the railway arches that run from London Bridge station across Tooley Street, has served clubbers with events as diverse as Raindance, Minus and Dutch Therapy. Read more here.

DJ Telephone

2010-02-23T13:47:16+00:00

So S-Express’s DJ Mark Moore was championing the DJ telephone for years – but girl DJ’s ‘Broken Hearts’ have taken the same lo-fi approach and applied it to hi-fi laptop DJ sets. These are also great for you regular Skypers. For the new take - check it here, and for the retro here.

Bio Synery - Skinny Water

2010-02-22T22:18:00+00:00

Bio-Synergy’s Skinny Water, a new dietary supplement drink, is to partner with ‘X Factor’ style online talent contest ‘Music Crowns’, to offer the winner a spot in its forthcoming TV ad. Music Crowns offers unsigned rock and urban acts the opportunity to win a year-long management contract, a website worth £1,000 and a Music Crowns trophy. Budding artists apply here!