lunch money up front

after a seismic performance on tuesday we're still clearing out jockstraps from The Showroom, nerds are still waiting to be let out of lockers and the last time we saw The Jock he was taking the entire cheerleading squad up to make out point.

he only came to do two things, and he'd already drunk some beers.

so, here's a little bit of inspiration for all you wanna be jocks out there. time for a training montage.

JOCTALK | LIVE

Anyone in Bristol should make their way down to the Parlour on College Green for next Tuesday, the 21st Feb, for an evening with JockTalk and Le Donk. The Jock will be starting on nerds from 10pm, so be on time and don't forget to bring your lunch money. I got dutch rubbed into putting on the visuals, so you'll see a couple pieces from me too. Needless to say there'll also be some music.

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JOCKTALK | PERFORMING LIVE @ BRISTOL ARTS WEEK

sex, money, mayhem

Project Mayhem are an unsigned crew from Chicago, keeping it strictly pm in the am. refreshingly fresh. not a gold chain, escalade or supreme cap in sight. now isn't that better?

shot in the characteristically street style creative control have got under lock and key, these two videos give you a sense of where hip hop came from and what it was once about. rhythmically reminiscent of Edo G, with beats that Pete Rock would be proud of.

not to mention that Young Lennon's got the deepest voice in the game since J5's Chali 2na. not to be sniffed at.

PROJECT MAYHEM | MUSIC, MONEY, MAYHEM

PROJECT MAYHEM | JUST CHILL

to fop or not to fop

i've recently developed a taste for period dramas. i know. 

the costumes, the sets, the scenery and, most of all, the foppery. i just can't get enough. don't get me wrong, you're not going to catch me watching Pride and Prejudice, now. i like my fops continental. none of that English manners bullshit. 

these are, however, to my mind, the two greatest ever made. 

Amadeus is basically a period, rock biopic. Mozart, it turns out, was a serious fookin' superstar. prima donna as fuck. it's up there with the very best rivalry driven films: Salieri's obsession with Mozart is as beautifully depicted as any i've seen on screen.

Barry Lyndon is perhaps my favourite rise-and-fall movie ever. boy, his rise just couldn't be sweeter. from timid, romantic country lad, Barry duels and shags his way to a peerage. only to have it all taken away from him by his step-son, the scheming super-fop, Lord Bullingdon. pure genius. its Flashman without the cowardice.

so, powder your wigs and limp up those wrists, here are a couple of snap-shots from both.

    Amadeus

    Barry Lyndon

don't waste any more time. go and watch them.

latest

two websites i've been haunting recently.

as low-end professional film-makers, they've seriously got their shit together. everything they do is cheap and easy, and comes out looking sick.

creative-control.tv

creative control are a production company making music videos and short culture pieces out of the States. all hand-held, soft-focus and low-budget.

HBTV

hypebeast is an online magazine, also Stateside. hypebeast.tv is their vimeo channel. it's a masterclass in culture-piece documentary making, and they're all around the five minute mark.

always style, and sometimes substance too.