New vinyl toy company Dudebox has just dropped through the door at Fat Buddha Store, and boy does it look great. The company began life in 2010 through a burning love for art, design and everything to do with creative culture. Their first collection just arrived in stores this week after launching yesterday (Friday 11th May) and looks set to make a bang with five great vinyl figures and two sets of mini figure blind boxes. The images below showcase the companys four new characters alongside a plain white Do It Yourself figure to help get those creative juices flowing.
The company look set for big things, with an outstanding line-up of artists on board, and the backing of great minds in the vinyl toy sector such as Pete Fowler we will hopefully see the brand go from strength to strength. Below is an introduction video to the people who make Duebox work.
Available instore and online now at Fat Buddha Store, be quick to catch one of these great characters...
Palace is a collaborative programme of hip hop and electronic music over a one month period in Glasgow this Spring. It is taking place over a series of Glasgow venues in collaboration with a fine selection of promoters including The Arches, Mixed Bizness, Deadly Rhythm and Chambre 69. The overall aim is to bring a range of inventive artists to the city, with a goal of representing the creative direction of the Glasgow scene.
They have really done well with a great collection of varied bookings for the duration of the programme. Such as Jimmy Edgar, Machinedrum, Holy Other, Lil B, Lil Silva and Brenmar plus many more. As well as featuring a plethora of homegrown Scottish talent such as Eclair Fifi, Dam Mantle, Boom Monk Ben and Sega Bodega.
This Friday Palace have collaborated with Mixed Bizness to bring Brenmar, Dubbel Dutch, Mixed Bizness resident Boom Monk Ben and Sega Bodega at La Cheetah Club. If you are looking for percussion heavy bass music, UK House, Juke, Hip Hop and even R n B this is the party for you.
Check out the Palace Facebook page for all other upcoming events, there is quite a few to choose from, one that I am particularly interested in is the Tri Angle records showcase. The Palace Spring 2012 programme is a truly refreshing idea that not only brings exciting electronic talent to Glasgow but also celebrates Glasgow's rich and diverse electronic music, arts and dance culture. Hats off to them.
It's getting to that time of year we call summer when the clouds disappear, the rain is gone and there is nothing but blue skies, shining sun and hot hot heat. Sadly for us here in Scotland this is not usually the case for us. We may get a couple of weeks of sun throughout the following months but traditionally our summers are not as hot as we would like them to be.
Luckily summer is not all about the weather it is also the time of music festivals, time off work and of course summer blockbusters. When you are expecting some good summer weather and you end up with the rain there is nothing better than getting away from it all and enjoying a massive Hollywood blockbuster. Here are three massive films we are hyped about this Summer.
1. The Dark Knight Rises - The final instalment of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy takes place eight years after the last film, which saw Batman take the fall for Two Face's crimes. A new character Bane has terrorised and taken over the city and the Dark Knight must resurface to save it.
2. The Amazing Spider-Man - This film is a re-imagining of the latest Spider-Man films we have seen over the last decade and goes back to the start of the Spider-Man story. Featuring Andrew Garfield replacing Toby Maguire as the hero on a quest to understand why his parents disappeared when he was young resulting in him colliding with Dr. Curt Connors (The Lizard) on his way.
3. Prometheus - This sci-fi thriller sees a team of explorers discover the clues of the origin of mankind on the earth by journeying to the darkest parts of the universe and engaging terrifying battle to save the human race along the way. Although conceived as a prequel to Ridley Scott's Alien series, the director states it has strands of "Alien's DNA" but will explore its own mythology and ideas.
We are extremely HYPED about all of these bad boys. What blockbusters are you looking forward to?
Indcsn are a UK based brand that launched around 2 years ago. Within 5 months they had produced their first piece of headwear and developed their line throughout 2011. Now come summer 2012 the companys 5 panel caps have produced quite a stir. The Wool Team Cap comes in 3 choices of colours Grey, Black and Brown with contrasing floral patterened skip detail. The Duck Cotton caps are available in solid colours of Ranch and Navy. All of the caps are completed with a branded woven patch on the front, ventilation holes on the side panels and a second woven tab in the fastening on the reverse. All the caps in the range are made in the good old USA.
We're glad to have this great brand back in stock at Fat Buddha Store, but be sure to be quick as these boys seem to dissappear very fast. Available Instore and online now at Fat Buddha store.
Loake shoes have been described as the unsung heroes of British Shoemaking and their new Design Loake concept just goes to show why this great brand deserve this title. Loake shoes originated in 1880 when three brothers Loake set up a shoe factory right at the heart of Northamptonshire (the UK's shoe-manufacturing capital). Their aim was a simple one; to produce the most comfortable, fashionable and durable mens shoes at affordable prices. Now, 132 years later, their company has gone from strength to strength and Loake Shoes are now revered throughout the world. Loake design is aimed at those looking for contemporary design with the traditional Loake craftmanship and quality. The shoe shown above and below is the Loake Wedge in an Oxblood coloured leather.
This amazing polished calf leather brogue shoe features a heavy punched wing-cap design and a leather wedge stack heel on buatiful natural crepe outsole rounding the shoe of nicely. This shoe and lots more of the Loake range is available instore and online from Fat Buddha Store now.
Iggy Azalea is the 21 year old rapper born in Australia who moved to the United States to chase her dream of becomming a hip hop star. She created the Iggy Azalea moniker by combining the name of the family dog and the street she grew up on.
Now based in LA it looks like that dream is beginning to be fulfilled. After gaining huge viral success with the release of her two Youtube music videos "My World" and "Pu$$y" she was quickly signed up to Interscope Records and mentored by hip hop main man T.I. She is set to release her debut album "The New Classic" in June of this year.
Known for her outrageous sexually charged lyrics and model features she has been all over the internet. Since signing her record deal her popularity has soared and was featured on the cover of US Hip Hop magazine XXL as part of their annual top ten "Freshman List" alongside the likes of Danny Brown. This is basically a list of people to watch out for each year.
She is also rumoured to be dating New York based rapper and frontman of the ASAP Mob collective ASAP Rocky. She has also been said to be in a war of words with fellow female rapper Azealia Banks who claimed that she was racist.
Rita Ora claims the mighty Hottie of The Week title this week! The 21 year old Roc Nation music artist will be releasing her debut album later this year, so expect to see plenty more of her.
She was born in Kosovo but moved to the UK at a very early age, as well as singing on the DJ Fresh track "Hot Right Now" she also supported Drake on several parts of his UK tour.
What makes her different from the rest of current music acts? She feels that she creates music with no boundaries that she is fully honest with. 2012 looks to be a big one for her!
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