Category Archives: Night Life

Big Daddy Black Sheep

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There’s a new sneaker store in Manchester City centre!

You may remember back in October I posted some news, bringing you a new sneaker / skate shop to sunny old Stockport… Well now The Black Sheep have just opened another store in the centre of Manchester!

Located conveniently between Dr. Hermans and Bench in the Northern Quarter, right where the Vans store used to be. The Black Sheep store bring shoe styles like; DC, Fallen, Etnies, Supra, Vans and clothing Brands such as Diamond x Grizzly, Heel Bruise, Neff, Primitive, Dephect and more.

Being 1 of 7 stores in the entire country to stock the Vans Syndicate range makes the store definitely one to visit, for your Syndicate cops!

Sunday 5th May held the mighty, Big Daddy Kane appearance in store for the opening day! It was a great day, full of pretty sneaker wearing girls, skaters, friends and the rest of the street. Performances from Dr. Syntax and Shotty Horrah warmed up the Mic before Big Daddy Kane stepped into the shop, kicked a freestyle for the old school heads and then had a one-on-one interview with Televised.

Here’s a few photos from the day! Shouts to Prankin Photography & C M Taylor Photography for the images below.

Shouts to Televised & The Black Sheep, go follow on Instagram and Facebook.

Peace and Love!

@Lem0n_Cake

Liminal Sounds Label Launch with Youngstar, Visionist, Blackwax & More!

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YOUNGSTAR
/PULSE X REMIXES/
LIMINAL SOUNDS – LMNL001

Remixes from:
Visionist – Blackwax
Slackk – Pedro 123 – Elsewhere

Release Date: 21.01.13
Format: 12” / Digital Download

10 years on from the release of the original, we are extremely proud to
announce the launch of our label with a selection of reworks of
Youngstar’s seminal ‘Pulse X’ featuring Visionist, Blackwax, Slackk,
Pedro 123 and Elsewhere.

Widely considered to be the first grime track ever made, ‘Pulse X’ is
one of the most important, influential and recognizable tracks the scene
has ever birthed, igniting a new wave of innovation out of the ashes of
UKG. Its sparse 808 snares and visceral, distorted bass tones would go
on to inform the direction of the embryonic genre and flow through the
tracks of hundreds of imitators in its wake right through to this day.
It is testament to the lasting impact of the track that it still
regularly draws rewinds in clubs every weekend, finding its way into the
bags of an incredibly diverse range of DJs.

With Youngstar having generously given us the parts to work on this
project as part of our remix EP series, we have now commissioned five
producers to take THAT bassline and put their own unique spin on it. The
result is this, a five-track remix EP paying homage to one of the most
important underground tracks of the last ten years and drawing
connections between one of grime’s originators and a generation of
producers influenced by him.

Vinyl:
A. Pulse X (Visionist Remix)
AA. Pulse X (Blackwax Remix)

Digital:
1. Pulse X (Visionist Remix)
2. Pulse X (Blackwax Remix)
3. Pulse X (Slackk Remix)
4. Pulse X (Pedro 123 Remix)
5. Pulse X (Elsewhere Remix)

Listen:

Watch the Teaser:

Pre-order Links

Vinyl:
Red Eye: http://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/asp/view_product.asp?id=38585
Chemical Records: http://www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/servlet/Info?
Track=LMNL001

Digital:
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/pulse-x-remixes-ep/id589597626
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Pulse-X-Remixes/dp/B00ASNDAVA

Label launch party:

http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?439626

http://www.facebook.com/events/150153391802429/?fref=ts

For more info, promo and interview requests:
sam@liminalsounds.com // http://liminalsounds.com

Make sure you get your ass down to this label launch, going to be bigtime!

Peace & Love

@Lem0n_Cake

Concrete Collective

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BIRMINGHAM BIG EYES CREW!!!
Have we got a musical treat for you!
If you love House,Bass,Garage music check this out.

At Big Eyes, we like to support all kinds of creative talent, and with this post, we’re supporting something fresh and uplifting for 2013.

Concrete Collective; a collection of local artists set to make a new movement in the Birmingham underground music scene.

05/01/2013 (tomorrow night) is an EVENT, bringing this exclusive FREE EP, being released at the same time.

These guys will be checking your crepes on entrance, strictly skankin wear, strictly steez!

Peace out,

Holly
Instagram: @holz_jade
Twitter: @HolzJade

The Black Sheep & Vans Manchester Xmas Bash!

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PEOPLE OF MANCHESTER….

The Black Sheep Store and Vans Manchester invite you and yours to a big old Xmas party this Saturday 15th December 10pm till late.

-Bassment Club Mcr (Unity Radio) (click for facebook page / directions)

-Live MC’s, Hip-Hop, Drum ‘n’ Bass and whole festive vibes will be brought to you by- TNC, HOTWIRE, DOGGER, GEZ AND SANTA CLAWZ.

-Free giveaways from sponsors- SKULLCANDY SUPREME SOUND, BONES WHEELS, POWELL, CARVE WICKED, VANS AND THE BLACK SHEEP.

-Game of S.K.A.T.E involving booze (oh dear…)

-Premiere screening of The Black Sheep/CRVWKD/PUMF

GET ON IT, GET DRUNK, GET YOUR DANCE ON.

CLICK HERE FOR FULL EVENT INFO

The Black Sheep Store and Vans Manchester.

TONIGHT TONIGHT! BIG EYES X LIMINAL SOUNDS

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It’s tonight! We’re so excited to be able to celebrate our 2nd birthday with you all with a Garage Special! So get your best beaters at the ready and make sure you limber up, this will be a night of non stop skanking out.

Start your weekend off with a bang and bring your £5 notes.. CHEAP AND CHEERFUL!
Here’s the address: 16-18 Whitechapel Road, E1 1EW. (More info here)

Big love to the Liminal Sounds guys for helping us make this happen..

We hope to be partying with you until the early hours of tomorrow morning… After all, we’ll be there until 5AM (and if anyone wants to bring us a cake, we’d definitely appreciate it!)

SEE YOU TONIGHT

Big Eyes Bday Bash

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As I’m sure you’ve all heard, we’re having a big 2nd birthday part on 12th October at Rhythm Factory in London!

But… A huge party isn’t all we’ve got for you, the amazing Sara from Liminal Sounds has created this incredible free zine for you all!

You can pick yours up NOW from Rough Trade, Phonica, BM Soho, Size? Carnaby St and The Candy Store London.

Only 100 have been printed so you’ll have to be quick or you’ll miss them!

Here’s a link to our event page on FB, hit ATTENDING so we know if we’ll see you there!

Big Love

@YaniLDN x

Seen From Afar

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In the hellish queue on the way home from the Olympic semi finals of the football at Wembley Stadium last week, I spotted a fellow spectator’s trainers that caught my eye instantly.. Here they are!

Nike WMNS TR Fit 2 Print

White/Anthracite-Black

Rave Pink/White-Bordeaux-Mandrin

Volt/White-Cool Grey-Wolf Grey

Blue Glow/White-Shaded Blue-Night Blue

The first pair (the ones the lady was wearing) are my favourite from this pack and I can see the camo-esque pair being a crowd-pleaser as well. There’s something about a sneaker with a no sew upper and its seamless build that makes the shoe appealing to me, probably because it just looks so sleek.

I know that this silhouette is one that most would prefer to see worn with gym clothes and not a girly dress or jeans but I feel that it’s the all over print that changes my perception of the shoe. As well as looking good, the shoes as always have technology behind them, with a barefoot-like feel due to its lightness and sole and the support from the build.

Go get ‘em! 

@YaniLDN

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Nike x Crepe City x Big Eyes, Little Soles

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We had a stall at Crepe City at 1948 in London on Saturday.. here’s some of the pics taken by the lovely Amara!

That’s me, checking my phone.. wearing my 6′s!
 April doing her thing, selling some kicks!
 The lovely Pins was next to us, here’s our favourite piece
 Another little snap of our stall – Big Eyes x Amara Por Dios
 Late into the afternoon and people were still queuing
 Aprils Kicks
 Some of the other trainers for sale
 Some lovely sellers

If you got any pics of us, send them over to – Facebook, Instagram @bigeyeslittlesoles or Twitter @bigeyeslilsoles.

BIG LOVE to all the Crepe City guys, Pins and Bannerworx who made our day so much fun!

Oh and a massive shout out to The Drop Date and Sneakerpedia.. Nice to put a face to a Twitter handle!

@YaniLDN
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This Weekend!

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There are a few weighty lineups in London this weekend for those, like me, that are mourning the fact they didn’t get a ticket for BLOC festival. Check them out below!

First up, the likes of Funkystepz, Man Like Me and Magic (featuring a live PA from Chronik) take to the decks to celebrate Dirty Canvas’ 7th birthday at XOYO.

Tickets £8 Advance/£10 On The Door
10-6am
Friday 6th July 2012
XOYO
32-37 Cowper Street
London
EC2A 4AP

Next up, Fabric’s usual Friday installment of Drum & Bass is accompanied by some Grime and Garage in the form of Sticky, Wookie, Rude Kid, Preditah and DJ Cameo. MCs on the night include Mz Bratt, Merky ACE and C4.

Tickets £10 students/£16 Advance/£17 On The Door
Friday 6th July 2012
10-6am
77a Charterhouse Street
London
EC1M 3HN

Last but certainly not least, the Butterz crew descend upon Cable once again for the third installment of Butterz & Hardrive. DJs on the night include Swindle, Notion, Logan Sama and Elijah & Skilliam while Newham Generals and Trim are on MC duties.

Tickets £10 Advance/£13 On The Door/£25 VIP
Saturday 7th July 2012
10-6am
Cable
33 Bermondsey Street
London Bridge
SE1 3JW

Crepe City x Nike

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This Saturday 7th July, head down to Crepe City at 1948, Batemans Row, Shoreditch for all the Nike related sneaker goodness you could ever think of, as well as some tasty treats and music to make the day even better!

Will you be going?

@YaniLDN

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