This week kicked off with what’s known as ‘Blue Monday’, the third Monday of the month of January every year is meant to be the most depressing day of the year; the weather is frightful, you’re just about scraping through to your next payday and a whole load of post-Christmas/NYE anti-climax nonsense is the “scientific reasoning” behind the namesake. I’m not sure about you guys, but this week sucked for me. Luckily I have some video gems from the likes of Lianne La Havas, The Bullitts, Santigold, The Internet and Nicki Minaj in this weeks Video Jukebox which should excite your aural and visual senses and hopefully lighten up your day a little! This week I included social media and iTunes links (if available). Hit the jump to see what I chose :-)
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Addiction has been dealt with in a myriad of styles by many different directors; alcohol, drugs and smoking obsessions have all been depicted numerous times on the big screen. It is noticeable then, that when comparing sex addiction to these obsessions, it has not been shown nearly as much in film. This is arguably a reflection of our modern society, as there is almost a taboo-like trait surrounding sex addiction. And yet, it’s the subject matter of choice that ambitious director Steve McQueen has decided to unabashedly tackle. It’s also McQueen’s second feature, a follow-up to 2008’s Hunger (also starring Michael Fassbender), and it is one which is sure to be unavoidably divisive, particularly in its many graphic scenes. Does Shame penetrate the mind as well as the body? Read on for my review.
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Style counts hence why I don’t compromise my style by going to the gym and embarrassing myself. I kid, honestly. On the side of Make It Count campaign, Nike was secretly hyping up its latest addition to its innovative Nike+ technology – the FuelBand. Remember the Live Strong/Stand-Up/Speak Up bands that were all the rage back in A-level days – it fits exactly like that but has the tech to provide a common metric as it tracks ALL your physical activities. Nike+ tech originally started out as product made especially for runners but the FuelBand tracks what the brand calls NikeFuel (what’s with the lack of spacing!?), which lets folks compare a football match to skateboarding. It’s basically gamifying all your activities; enabling us to measure up and compete with our friends who specialise in others. Nice. More on the reverse.
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Is there any market that Apple aren’t going to dabble? I have to say i really like the concept of this new app that brings forth a new way for people to engage with textbooks. I remember being at school, I really liked reading textbooks particularly science… never thought something like this would be created. It’s not even just about not having to carry big fat chunky books, it’s about how interactive it is. They’ve really utilised the iPads specs to create something that is wholly interactive, something that offers a more pleasant way of studying including making annotations and watch demonstrations- however the cost of actually having an iPad limits how accessible this app is. If I were lucky enough to own one of these, I may be persuaded to use the iBook 2 app.
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When you visit the O2 Arena next, make sure you have a quick glance at the space outside. You’ll see a selection of cool graffiti pieces designed by a handful of London’s creative youths. In a bid to help promote young talent, Somewhereto_ and The Graffiti Life Company joined forces to run this exhibition that will last for three months with new art work on rotation throughout. More after the break
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Another showcasing of a 2012 Autumn/Winter Collection this time from British label Alexander McQueen. It’s a collection which mostly consists of formal wear pieces from blazers, jackets and vests to suits. The colour palette can only be described as muted. Bright colours and bold patterns are no where to be seen but then I suppose it’s makes sense considering it is an Autumn/Winter collection. The collection as a whole is actually pretty decent and i’m looking forward to seeing some of the pieces up close when they are released. Until then I am restricted to looking at the collection in pictures as are you, so go ahead a check the rest of the collection on the flipside.
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So last night, a few of us ventured down to Nike‘s Make It Count exhibition launch in Shoreditch. As you’ve probably realised already, I’m pretty fond of this campaign. So much so that I wrote an essay of a post dissecting each of W+K‘s media channels used for the campaign. You can read it here, if I had the time; I’d have loved to dissect the sociological aspects for using such inspire and motivate methods to grab people’s attention. That would require a hell of a lot research as it’s something that I know very little about. Sigh, I’ve blabbed on. The event was a private viewing of the exhibition space with the photographer Adam Hinton showcasing the Nike athlete portraiture for the campaign. More on the reverse.
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