High on Hope is a film which presents the real story behind what acid house meant in Northern England in the late eighties and early nineties. The explosion of electronic dance music has since become a multi-million pound global industry, but for the hundreds of people in Blackburn during this time period it was much more than that; an escape route from the crippling effects Thatcherism was having on their livelihoods and communities. High on Hope tells their story.
The film has already been premièred at several film festivals, winning best film in Barcelona’s In-Edit festival and won the audience Award at Leeds Film festival, beating the Kings Speech in the process. But whilst the film has been finished, financed by a combination of borrowing, call in favours, waiving fees and sown together by director Piers Sanderson’s hard work and determination, there are still costs relating to licensing the music and various scenes within the film.
For the film to be released on DVD and shown in independent cinemas, a small amount of money needs to be raised. There is a Crowd funding appeal set up.
Here’s the trailer that was posted a while back on here. Excited to see that it has finally made it to a big screen in the UK!
The UK premiere of ‘Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest’, Michael Rapaport’s award winning film documenting the highs and lows of Hip Hop’s Golden Era’s most celebrated group A Tribe Called Quest. Featuring an original soundtrack by Madlib and including humorous & insightful interviews with the likes of ?uestlove, De La Soul, Ghostface Killah, Pharrell Williamsm Adam Horowitz and Mary J Blige as well as extensive accounts from Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Jarobi White and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, never has the story of A Tribe Called Quest been better told. The screening will be followed by an exclusive live show by original Tribesman Phife Dawg featuring ATCQ classics from ‘Peoples Instinctive Travels’, ‘Midnight Marauders’, ‘Low End Theory’, ‘Beats, Rhymes & Life’ as well as new material.
Monday 21 Nov 2011 at KOKO, London
7pm-11pm (Screening commences 8pm, Live show 9:30pm) @ KOKO
Not much of a fan of hype trainers but this is on another level! The Nike Air Mag’s feature auto-lacing and are from 2015. Sound familiar? Yes you guessed it! They’re the shoes Marty McFly wore in Back to the Future II!
Here’s the story, Nike filed a patent for auto-lacing shoes a while back, just to own the concept perhaps? The teaser video (above) has been knocking around, it shows inside Marty McFly’s closet, packed full of Air Mags. Just a few hours ago NiceKicks were lead to a hotel room containing a black box, in it a special invite – “IT’S ABOUT TIME…an unveiling that could change the course of time”, metal glasses Doc Brown famously wore in BTTF II as well as other related throwback and nostalgic goodies.
Really it can only mean one thing! We’ll go as far as to say that if this isn’t about a Nike Air Mags release we’ll be donating 100 hard earnt British pounds to the charity of your choice!
Beats, Rhymes & Life is a portrait of one of the most innovative and influential hip hop bands of all time, the Queens NY collective known as A Tribe Called Quest. Featuring members Q-Tip, Phife, Ali and Jarobi, as well as guests such as Common, Ludacris, DJ Red Alert, the Jungle Brothers, Busta Rhymes, the Beastie Boys, Pharrell, Pete Rock and De La Soul, an absolute must-see for anyone remotely interested in the band.
Unfortunately only opening in the US on 8 July, looks like we’ll have to wait a little longer for this one.
Jaimie D’ Cruz, the producer of Banksy’s documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop, and Chris King, the film’s editor, sat down with David Poland of Movie City News for an extended interview. For the first time ever, Jamie and David provide behind-the-scenes information and anecdotes about the the film. A must see if you’ve seen the film, are intrigued by how it was all put together and how Banksy helped shape it.
The What Is Music? project’s goal is to express the notion of music at a personal level, with contributors being asked the question, “what is music?”. Talent from across London’s diverse urban music culture have contributed through featuring in interviews, recording exclusive influences mixes and also creating one off art pieces. What Is Music? was made in association with 4Talent and will continue to grow to produce an evolving collage of expression for London’s ever-changing music scene.
The Creators Project is a collaboration of efforts from Intel and Vice. Having already shaken up New York the project is coming to London and bringing with it a celebratory assemblage of musicians, artists, designers, panelists, filmmakers, food, and drink.
Firstly the day time exhibition, running from 12PM to 6PM will include interactive installations from Radical Friend, United Visual Artists, Karl Sadler, Nick Zinner, Takeshi Murata, Spike Jonze, DSP, Mark Essen, Li Hui and Felix Thorn. No registration is required for this event and it is open to everyone.
Limited tickets are also being given away for the invite only party in the evening just register here.
The people at StreetFest put on another great party this bank holiday weekend. The main stage headlined by Mr Hudson but strong performances from Ty, Reeps 1 and the End of the Weak MCs really got the people going. Outside a hyped crowd gathered around a group of b-boys, also enjoying the sunshine were graffers and artists who worked throughout the day on their pieces. Back inside skaters took turns on a specially constructed half pipe, and around the way, a well stocked street market and cinema. Where else could you have spent your Sunday?
Check out the video for our highlights, photos coming too. Hold tight!
Building a modern day community of collective creativity StreetFest is a new breed of festival where the onus is on promoting and merging creative talents.
StreetFest, is the first live art street festival in UK. StreetFest performers are drawn from a across the artistic spectrum ranging from creative painters, architects, designers, illustrators, skaters and writers who will be expressing themselves during the day through live demos, screenings and shows. This festival pulls together design styles and crews from all over the world.
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October 28, 2011 11:00 AM | 
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