Wowee! Series 2 of Vannen Watches is out now, feature a roster of 4 fantastic artists all bringing something new to the collection. They designs are bolder, brasher and brighter and really extend the visual styes with the Vannen collection. There really is something for everyone now. Check out the new designs below and click each image to find out more about the individual watch.

Travis Lampe

Blaine Fontana

Thomas Han

Bigfoot

As usual there the packaging is simply divine, featuring all the accompanying rich artwork!

For more information head on over to the awesome Vannen Watches site

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UK streetwear label AnyForty has collaborated with 18 of the world’s finest illustration talent and is proud to bring its first exhibition to Bristol, ‘AnyForty Versus.’

The exhibition will be held at the Start the Bus art space on Baldwin St from Friday 11th June till Sunday 13th June, (That’s THIS weekend!) with a private viewing held on Friday night at 7 till 9, with an after show shindig at the main Start the Bus bar downstairs.

The artists who have worked on commision pieces will be attendance and available for interviews, and taking guests round the exhibition for those who want to find out more about the show. We also have a sponsor in the form of the awesome Havanna Club, so the mojito’s are on us!

AnyForty invite you all to come down and check the fresh talents of the hand picked collective who are all part of the extended AnyForty family. If you want to attend the Private View just holla at Fran Pearce, all details are here. Or if you just want to mill around at your own leisure, swing by on the saturday or sunday and witness the fitness.

AnyForty are proud to announce that all proceeds from the show will be donated to Knowle West Media Centre, a Bristol based charity which works with the community to develop the creative, educational and social potential of people within the surrounding area.

KWMC produces high-quality film, design and media work, provide exciting experiences for young people and run a diverse programme of arts activities, including exhibitions, events, talks and screenings.

Limited edition prints of the work that is being showcased will be available to buy at the show for a bargain price of £10, with all proceeds going to KWMC.

Illustrators who have produced work for the project include 123 Klan, MegaMunden, Guy McKinley, Mr Bowlegs, iLK, 45 rpm and Another Example.

Full details of the Exhibition and all the artists collaborating at www.anyforty.wordpress.com

Please contact Fran Pearce for all media enquiries.

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We’re pleased to announced we’ll be covering the awesomeness over at this years Relentless NASS Festival 2010. With world class BMX, World Cup Skateboarding, FMX and inlining there isn’t a more jaw-dropping extreme sports festival in the UK. Pack that out with some excellent live music from Bowling for Soup, Chase & Status Live, Plan B, Tinie Tempah, Crazy Arm, Failsafe and Ghost of a Thousand and you’re onto a winning weekend all round.

You’ll be able to read reviews of our favourite bands and sickest tricks from our favourite riders and skaters.

For more details about the festival please visit the Relentless NASS 2010 site.

See the highlights of NASS 2009 below

Were you at Relentless NASS 2009? Tell us about your own personal highlight! Did you rock out to N.E.R.D and did you catch the Horse Boarding and Roller Derby?

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Having smashed the biggest clubs across the UK, including the legendary 
Ministry of Sound and Matter amongst others, the forward thinking youth brand Under The Radar is now proud to present its biggest party yet in the form of Under the Radar Summer Break!

Enter this competition and you and a mate can brace yourself for 5 days of rib rattling bass, sunsets and surf as thousands of students flock to Newquay’s silky white shores to see off the end of exams in style.

With the likes of Drum and Bass man of the moment Sub Focus (with MC ID), the mighty Pendulum, the true first lady of UK garage Ms Dynamite, bass loving grime pioneer Joker and Boy Better know heavyweights: grime boy Skepta and younger brother JME along with old favourite Shy FX already confirmed for the beach bonanza there’ll be no complaints from the bass heads! By day, you can surf, try your hand at zip wire-ing, coasteering or cliff hanging or simply lie back and catch some rays on the UTR private beach. So forget cheesy student holidays, as UTR Summer Break is the only place to celebrate this summer.

To Enter

Just leave a comment below telling us why you deserve to go to the Under The Radar Summer Break e.g.

“I’d love to go to Under The Radar Summer Break because I need my pumping summer bass fix and to get my surf on!”

We’ll choose our favourite from all the entries and the one winner will receive both tickets. Closing date is Wednesday 9th June, so get your entries in quick! Good luck and get creative!

*This competition is now closed*

Check out www.utrsummerbreak.com for more details.

Hold on a second WAIT! Important stuff!

Please note this is an 18+ event, so all entrants to the above competition must be 18 on or before the 27th June and must present a valid form of ID upon arrival.

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Special offer Alert! Having amassed a huge following on facebook and twitter in the short space of time, LadyUmbrella are one of the hardest working Tee Shirt Brands out there. Founders, Elena and Rob consistently engage with their audience with special offers, videos and competitions. Showing that a bit of elbow grease and using social media going a long way…

Their latest super deal is a little regular offering called Bonus Batch Bingo, which is open to everyone who has previously bought a LadyUmbrella tee. You see each tee comes with a hangtag which is rubber stamped, signed, numbered and dated. (See the video below).

So on May 1st the LadyUmbrella guys will select one randomly unique hang tag number from all of the t-shirts and give away a free shirt to that lucky buyer!

If you haven’t got a LadyUmbrella tee, there has never been a better time to buy one. LadyUmbrella are having a super sale, where you can get €5 off AND claim a 15% discount. How good is that?

Get on over to LadyUmbrella shop and buy your tee you today you silly sausage!

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When you think of the top design publications showcasing the best work around, Creative Review is probably the the King of the jungle, featuring only the most exceptional in visual communication.

Well now for the first time at Creative Review, they are making their Annual available as an iPhone app. All the work selected for this years Annual is included in the app, along with some fabulous extras and credits!

Users will be able to watch video content and link to websites, share their favourites and tweet about the great work on display. You Tube will host all film/motion graphicness with any digital projects linking to the relevant sites.

Why is this significant? Well not only does it showcase some fantastic work, but it has been developed by the excellent Russell Quinn, who was also the man that created the highly regarded infotainment app McSweeneys.

The Creative Review Annual iphone App is available in the App Store now for £2.99

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Ok, So here’s a neat little contest for all you budding creatives. Fenchurch are asking you all to go crazy and reinterpret their iconic logo, in return for a top top prize…

OFFICIAL DETAILS

Welcome to the Fenchurch Tee Fest!

Get those creative juices flowing: we are on the hunt to find fresh new talent to
join our creative world!

The Fenchurch Tee Fest is a competition to design a new tee to rock the upcoming festival season. All you need to do to enter is come up with an original, innovative way of interpreting our iconic logo. We’ve always handpicked the most respected freelance designers out there, and now we’re opening it up to the public. Go online and download the graphics pack and get involved!.

The Brief

Create a graphic incorporating the iconic Fenchurch logo using the summer festival season as a reference point.

The design can be produced in any medium, from photography to illustration so long as it incorporates the logo and is based on the summer festival theme. Interpret the theme in any way you like. Fun, mud, music, friends….you know the score.

The Prize

The winners will be announced on 11th June 2010. There will be one winner for the men’s Tee and one for the women’s, they will both receive a £200 prize as well as seeing their T-shirt design being produced and sold in stores and on www.fenchurch.com

For more details visit www.fenchurch.com/teefest for details.

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Brighton Freak Show

Brighton’s not just about raves on beaches you know, it’s also home to some of the UK’s finest illustrators. To celebrate such epicness Johnny McCulloch and Mega Munden have put together “Brighton Freakshow” , their sumptious cherry pickings of Brighton’s finest image making talent this side of the pier! Illustrators on the roster include Luke Insect, Steve Wilson, Matt Taylor, Neil Davies and many more. It’s definately reflective of the growing crop of exciting and fresh things happening in the city.

The exhibition will be held at St. Peters Church and will form part of the 2010 Open House Festival in Brighton, UK. Brighton Freakshow will run every saturday throughout May between 10am and 5.30pm, so make sure you attend and let your eyes melt with delight like a summery ice-cream.

If you’re really keen the OPENING NIGHT is 30th April, 7pm – 9pm

For more information and to see the full list of artists get on over to the Brighton Freak Show site

Johnny McCulloch

Luke Insect

Matt Taylor

Mega Munden

Neil Davies

Steve Wilson

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Woah! A killer pixel invasion imagined by Patrick Jean. There’s something for every retro pixel lover here, whether it’s classic space invaders, pong or donkey kong on the empire state building. Shot completely on location in New York City, this is the latest of many fantastic videos produced by the One More Production crew!

Credits:
Written, directed by : Patrick Jean
Director of Photograhy : Matias Boucard
SFX by Patrick Jean and guests
Produced by One More Production

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Last Month, Motion Skatepark in Bristol hosted a one of a kind event entitled “HogJam”. The one day event included A BMX jam including pro and amateur competitions, live graffiti, B-boys and DJ sets all day and night, not to mention a mouth watering Hog Roast!!

Our lovely Fran caught up with Mitch Yeates, who was the main instigator and chief organiser of HogJam.

How long have you been organizing Hogjam for?

I started organizing HogJam at the start of the month, a pretty tight deadline but we had the date set as it was Tom’s birthday. Which was also the inspiration for the name Hogjam.

How did you think the day went?

It went well, I was pleased with the turn out especially as it was my first event. I think the lack of time was a big issue in putting the event together not only for planning the event but also in letting people know it was happening. It was a great great learning experience and there a lot of things I feel I can do better next time.

What’s your background bike wise?

I’ve been riding BMX for about 10 years now. In 2005 I joined Simple BMX and I also ride for Duffs.

What are your plans for the future and hogfest?

We are holding the NASS Pre party at Motion so i will run a bmx contest on that day but it will probably have a new name.

To keep track of future events or to get in touch with Mitch, head on over to Motion Skatepark site

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