R.I.P.

As the year comes to an end here are some of the people the world lost this year.

Michael Jackson

Sir Bobby Robson

Patrick Swayze

Tony Hart

David Carradine

Edward Woodward

Natasha Richardson

Brittany Murphy

Derek B

KARATE KID

Coming in 2010......wax on.....wax off?????

AVATAR

Went to see Avatar in 3D earlier,and it was amazing!!!!!
James Cameron has been trying to make this film for ten years,it was worth the wait!!!







Jake Sully, is an ex-marine, bound to a wheel chair. He seeks to make a fresh start on the moon Pandora where his brother worked. The moon has a military run mining colony. The business has brought humans into contact with the local natives, tall blue dudes, called Na'vi. The Na'vi inhabit a part of the moon under which lies a large deposit of valuable minerals, and the humans are trying to get them to relocate. Colonel Quarich who runs the operation, ask Sully to go under cover as a Na'vi, to learn the secrets, to give the humans an advantage. If successful, Sully will get his legs back. The magic of future science and 3-D effects give Sully a handsome genetically engineered Avatar body, and he embarks on his mission. Once on the inside however, his loyalties to the humans start to turn when his heart gets lost to the Na'vi princess Neytiri. Is he willing to fight on the blue side now?

The landscape of Pandora is the most creative and inventive of the decade. There are creatures that you might find in your wildest dreams or your worst nightmares. There is flora and fauna that shine with the bioluminescence of a thousand deep sea critters, and also trees which dwarf the Empire State Building.

I guess the only noticeable problem with Avatar, is a lack of original story. What you see on the screen will blow you away, but all the tough critics, may come down a bit on the fact that despite being the latest in film technology, Cameron uses a very old archetypal formula, perhaps just a bit too schematic. There are a few badly scripted segments of dialogue, but nothing that makes you wanna blow raspberries at the screen.




http://www.avatarmovie.com/index.html

OVER XMAS

So Christmas has come and gone and the end of the decade is fast approaching.Who knows what the future holds??????????

MERRY CHRISTMAS

KING OF POP

MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS

"Oh my god you look just like shakira,no no your katherine Zeta....actually my name's marina"Great lyrics from a decent pop band!!!

KAIKAI KIKI

Following a busy latter half of 2009, Takashi Murakami and his art brand Kaikai Kiki release a new series of prints. A seminal influence in the realm of “super flat” art, three different prints each take on different angles in aesthetics and art ranging from his most familiar flower concepts to more abstract pieces. The new prints will be available through the hnyee.Store.

NIKE X PATTA

Dutch shop patta have been celebrating its 5th anniversary by collaborating with nike,adding a fresh view to a classic shoe!!!! Get them all if you can!!!!!













http://www.patta.nl/index2.php

Giant Air Max

UK artist Benedict Radcliffe has been making a name for himself of late with his fantastic full-scale wire sculptures of auto vehicles and his experimental bicycle designs. Recently Nike commissioned him to create a whopping 3.5 meter long giant Air Max sculpture for the Dizzee Rascal Air Max 90 launch at Nike Sportswear’s 1948 space in London. Constructed entirely from bent wire rods!!








http://www.benedictradcliffe.co.uk/

NIKE LUNAR x WILD WOOD

The Danish label Wood Wood has chosen to take the ACG Wildwood and slap a Lunar sole on it to create the LunarWood and while the naming of the shoe is ironic it definitely stands alone as an all new creation worthy of consideration. Designed to tackle urban terrain these rugged uppered runners keep comfort in mind.

Headphones

With headphones fast becoming a fashion accessory must have,these certainly have the style and elegance to turn heads!!!!





http://www.aiaiai.dk/

National Geographic Photo Competition

A selection of photo's from national geographic 2009 photograpy competition.Some amazing shots!!!















http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/photo-contest/photo-contest

Ultragroove Christmas Classics

Saturday will see the annual ultragroove christmas classics party.Gareth Sommerville will be joined by local legends Craig Smith and Gino to cause havoc on the ultragroove dancefloor,expect the best house music from the last 2 decades in the front room from 2 of scotlands best dj's!!!! Whilst through the back Gino will be schooling the masses in hip hop funk and party jams!!!!! one not to be missed if you are in Scotland's capital on Saturday night!!!!

CLASSICS

NEW BALANCE

Not normally a fan of New Balance but these certainly change my mind!!!!






For those familiar with this past season from eYe JUNYA WATANABE COMME des GARCONS, this New Balance 576 collaboration is a continuation of the collection’s outdoor and workwear theme. Featuring a reddish brown upper in full leather, the laces are distinctly on the workboot tip. By no means a ground-breaking design but something that compliments the rest of the collection this year. The eYe JUNYA WATANABE COMME des GARCONS x New Balance 576 is available now at the flagship store in Hong Kong’s Central district with a retail price of $1950 HKD (approximatley $250 USD).

eYe JUNYA WATANABE COMME des GARÇONS Central
Ground Floor, 22 Wyndham Street,
Central, Hong Kong

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

out in the UK tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!

TRUE BLOOD

Love the opening titles of this show!!!!!

Kiehls x Kaws

An interesting collaboration between two famous brands, kaws seems to be everywhere at the moment and kiehls has been in new york since 1851!!!!!originally a japanese only release,kaws has produced ltd edition caps for the creme de corps bottles!!!!!!!!









http://www.kiehls.com
http://www.original-fake.com

Niketown NYC

Had a look at the jordan exhibit in niketown(check earlier blog entry) and took a couple of pics on the top floor!!!!