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London Riots

Reeves Corner, Croydon

The disenchanted youth of today go on an access all areas shopping spree, looting, rioting and setting buildings a blaze. The wide spread looting of clothing and electrical stores was sparked by clusters of inner city youths who ran riot. Police and the Government have allowed the situation to escalate in such a way that following Saturday’s nights riots in North London leading on from police attacking a member of the community who demanded that questions surrounding the shooting of a local man by police were answered. The riots followed on from Tottenhan spread to Enfield, Wood Green and Hackney. Once footage of the looting of JD Sports, Currys, Spec Savers and HMV went viral other youths under privileged, socially deprived, pushed to the outside of society by the budget cuts and job losses, university graduates with no jobs, school kids on Summer holidays with no youth centre to go to as well as opportunists, joined forces to rob and loot. Despite polices efforts to deter clusters of unruly mobs, large scale riots, acts of theft, vandalism and arson cotinued. There has been talk of drafting in the army and the police are placing the blame on Blackberry messenger. The youths of today nonchalant and boisterous can be seen displaying their spoils on various social networking sites including twitter, facebook and pictures and videos of various different locations are appearing via bbm. Today is Day 4, Extra Police have been sent to London in an attempt to stop the London Riots, however last night Other urban areas reported under 18’s looting and vandalising shopping centres.

Vandalised area’s of London include: Croydon, Brixton, Camden, Tottenham, Enfield, Ealing, Old Kent Road…..

leaflet tells looters how to avoid police

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Channel 4 “Street Summer” Ad

As The Zombie that I am, I Was Wondering between BBC, ITV1 and Channel 4. I was about to press next on the Remote control and This Ad Came Up and caught my attention. The advert represents the emerging multiculturalism of LONDON and British Street culture. Showcasing an assortment different genres such as Rap, Grime, Parkour, graffiti, BeatBoxing, Dance, Bike, Skate Boarding, Everything  That CCTV can see in the streets is involved. In the aesthetic way of Google’s Street View Channel 4 introduce us to its Upcoming Show Entitled Street Summer featuring well-known Artists to Uprising Artist such as featuring Professor Green, Wretch 32, Ms Dynamite, Faith SFX, Akala and Ms Bratt. Also the graffiti artist Artful Dodger and cyclist Danny Mackaskill, each doing what they do best. Not to mention that the Soundtrack is Doper than Cream, The concept Is fresher than Clean representing the Streets of London with emerging Talented young Artists PRESS PLAY

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The Avant*Garde Diary (The Barbican Centre, A Certain Beauty)

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Peter Henderson is a Young Avant-Gardiste from London who has written incredible and particular Stories/Articles.  Spotted by Icon such as the fashion designer Raf Simons. Londoner Perter Henderson started out covering fashion and Lately began writing about architecture, art and design. With this video for The Avant- Garde Diary he allowed us to share his point of view on the controversial Barbican Building in London’s financial Center. The massive pile of concrete is an item of cultural or historical interest of the brutalist architecture movement from the 50’s, 60’s and 70s that became a symbol of socialist utopian ideology. The Young Man, walk us through the strangely compound, explaining its bizarre beauty and the architects’ avant-garde approach. A Doper than cream View To be looked at PRESS PLAY

Check out his Blog Peter Henderson

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Keisha Buchanan Performs Intimate Set: Jacques London Town House



On Wednesday 20th July 2011 I-likeitalot.com were in attendance as Keisha Buchanan debuted exclusive unreleased material, introduced as the lady of the Jacques London Town House in Mayfair for one night only Keisha previewed new material that she had been working on with her label Island due to be released later this year. The up town house party was attended by Reggie Yates, Sam That Grape Juice, Ortise Williams-JLS, Ashleen Big Brother, Preeya kalidas and Jamie Winston et al. After performing a set complete with flawless vocal runs that only Keisha can pull off, Keisha then conducted interviews, posed for pictures and signed autographs. Special thanks to JumpinSounds for the footage.

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itunes Festival Line Up 2011

This years itunes festival at London’s world famous Roundhouse could be the hottest ticket in town as a variety of acts take turns to perform everyday in the month of July. Tickets are free and are awarded to competition winners who simply have to register their interests in which bands they want to see via the itunes festival app available exclusively to download via Apple’s (itunes festivals sponsors) mobile app for iphone and ipads. Feel free to print the above itunes calendar, also to be in with a chance to win tickets for upcoming festival download the itunes festival 2011 application via the appstore to be in with a chance to see SBTRKT, Miles Kane, Arctic Monkeys, Katy B, Jamie Woon, Swedish House Mafia, Coldplay, Raphael Saadiq, Bluey Robinson, Magnetic Man, Chase and Status, Nero to name a few.

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TRAPSTAR x BRUM GOONIES – Video * LookBook

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TRAPSTAR x BRUM GOONIES reveal their collaboration with an innovative New Video and a creative Look-Book that  keep us captivated with  a new smoking hot concept entitled M40. It represents the motorway that connects together London to Birmingham and Vice Versa. The new Visuals showcases a diverse lineup from new graphic tees, Sweaters, SnapBacks and the noticeable Leather Jacket Vroom Vrom Start it up… on the MotorWay. The collection is Doper than Cream and visually stimulating PressPlay and check out the Look-book after the Jump…