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Fledgling arsonists will love this vid from US pop punk band, Fall Out Boy. It embarks on a bizarre premise: hire a couple of great looking girls to assist a mean-ass dude in the combustion of expensive musical equipment. An odd ‘burning the music’ homage perhaps, but somehow fitting with the driving track (that in places sounds more like an 80’s rock anthem than anything derived from a punk origin).
Read more: My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) - Fall Out Boy
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Keeping on the theme of setting stuff alight from the Fall Out Boy review here we see Snoop with partners in crime, Popcaan & Mavado on a video outing to seemingly enrage anti-smoking campaigners.
Whatever you think about the underlying message, the Caribbean Rastafarian culture and sultry tropical atmosphere is beautifully captured. As with much of Snoop’s work, he moves through edgy territory, in this case asking us to light up and get high with him. But it’s just Snoop doing what he does - all effortless and with an easy reggae vibe in keeping with the colourful images.
Review by @jsmithwriter
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R&B singer, Marques Houston’s video for his latest track Speechless is a good example of what to do if the crew is stumped for locations with only a modest budget available: book the floor of hotel and a stunning model and take it from there.
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This commercial just oozes style warmth and vibrant colour - shot with some clever lighting and lenses no doubt. And the classical mode of going by train in India. I love it - will look out for some REAL videos of train travel in india for comparison..
Watch the age restricted video on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svrzp-nI_uI
Read more: Is this the real India :) I doubt it but makes me want to travel
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With the pitch perfect agendas of shows like the X-Factor seeking the next teen poodle to exploit, it’s refreshing to go out and see a live band with a lot of grit and a few imperfections creeping in. And if you’re looking for something well outside the norm, then an event like the recent album release party from punk pop outfit The Get at The Railway Hotel in Southend should hit the mark. Let’s hope their latest album Gettitude! is not the last and will provide a reason to host another of these extraordinary nights. Indeed, if this transgender rock frolic had been promoted to the wider world, it would have relegated the Sex Pistols’ stage performance to the annals of banality.
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James Smith’s quick-fire insight into the world of movies exclusive to style-review.com
Here he checks out the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger in a perplexing but fun cocktail of gunfire and mirth in The Last Stand.
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Bowie’s music video (or short film as it’s being described) for his new single Where Are We Now? might take a few plays to absorb for the less broad minded individuals out there. Indeed, take Bowie out of the equation for a moment, and you may assume you’ve stumbled on an art house film uploaded to YouTube by a stoned student.
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This music video is a great example of how keeping things simple can work just beautifully. There’s no big statement here, no groundbreaking concept graphics or political message to be made. The overall notion is one of coming together - all races and nationalities - to party and enjoy music. It’s nicely shot in exotic locations and draws on winning themes: beach parties, packed concerts, dancing and good looking young people immersed in good vibes. Can’t lose really can it?
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One of the best films if you like good concept movies
I love a good concept, this film doesn't dissapoint and the performances from Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried are good.
'I dont have time' something I feel daily like most people but in In Time it is the
struggle to get more of it that drives the film.
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For someone as middle as me when I first experienced Leona Lewis sing Hurt originally by Johnny Cash (a massive favorite of my fathers) my ears pricked up.
Not only has she always stood apart - a long way from the new pack of artists she is not afraid to try this massive ballad. I featured the original video out of respect and the other fact that you will hear this over and over for the moment and though I would always prefer the original as Cash was singing from the real depths of his soul.
Now Leona Lewis has just performed this at the Royal Variety Performance (I don't rate the dress) and Nicole Scherzinger (I got it wrong didn't I ) will be glad that Peter Kay did a funny featuring Jimmy Saville creating the space to follow Lewis' performance. In the words of Kelly Rowland who's latest song in very average though her body is amazing 'SHE LAID IT DOWN'
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After the sold-out success of their 'Model Behaviour' single launch in December,
This Saturday 11th February
The Collectable Few play Paris Is Burning Club @ The Lexington, London
Last remaining tickets available for pre-order here http://www.wegottickets.com/event/154357
Doors from 8pm // The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB(Nearest tube: Angel).
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There is nothing more exciting than going on a cruise. I remember the first time I set sail with my best girlfriends for our 40th birthday celebration. We had the time of our lives, and I will cherish that holiday forever.
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Flo Rida - what luck to be able to do a remix of one of the biggest tunes of 2012 and still strong at the start of 2013.
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I just love this video and the track is pretty awesome too. Better than the stuff DG can output its a tremendous idea that sees the world coming together literally.
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This is my favourite tune to grind out a section in style when skiing. And I love this self-made video by Luke Leslie.
Read more: The Writings On The Wall - Unofficial yet brilliant by Luke Leslie
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Mancunian electro band Swiss Lips have released their single ‘Lost’ as a free download on their website; it’s a driving track, somewhere in the ether between guitar and dance, perhaps with a hint of Aussie influence from Empire Of The Sun.
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Here, the briefest of mentions for a more rudimentary approach to music video production: the live acoustic set.
Read more: Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got) - Amelia Lily
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Bruce Willis is back as John Mclane in the unashamed action bust-up, helicopter-extravaganza, A Good Day to Die Hard. And that pretty much sums up the state of affairs. Appreciating that this is the fifth of the franchise, there’s little point in dwelling on plotlines or moral insights. Maclane’s son, played by Jai Courtney somehow gets embroiled with a CIA mission in Russia, only to end up thrown in the slammer and then breaking out to stop slippery terrorists stealing uranium from Chernobyl.
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The Spanish language song Más Y Más is a refreshing departure from the ubiquitous hip hop tracks or diva wailing crowding the charts at the moment.
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While living in CA (Central America) I became fond of this guy and I have been itching to post the sexiness style and audacity shown in this video. Just hope that it allows me to embed after all that.
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Whenever an idea comes into my head I never think to write it down, but luckily today my laptop was already on and ready to go. So my idea or rather my question which I will now attempt to answer is certainly an intriguing one indeed. Recently I have been writing articles on games, their genres and games themselves, but I haven’t delved into the prospect of why some particular features appeal to us as gamers. For example Grand Theft Auto, even the older overhead styled titles have you running around city environments stealing cars, murdering people with a variety of methods, committing fraud, stealing, burglary, transporting drugs and so on. But why, oh why does this appeal to us? In real life I wouldn’t drive my car down a path and run over every pedestrian in site would I? Nor would I rob a bank, magically fly a Harrier jump jet or an Apache helicopter. I wouldn’t walk around armed with a visible Ak-47 or rocket launcher, or even run red lights or knock lampposts over.
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I recently published a post on the violence we see in video games, but of course every Ying has a Yang, and too be honest I’m not sure which of the two is more controversial. You’ve probably already guessed what I’m talking about, because with violence, Sex soon follows. Sex appeal and sexual content in gaming has increased somewhat over the years, I remember interacting with the strippers from the original Duke Nukem so they would flash their nipple tassels at me. The first 3-dimensional Grand Theft Auto allowed the player to sleep with prostitutes for extra health, provided you had a vehicle and a remote location to carry out the car rocking deed. This would also prove to be a popular and well used feature over the coming GTA series.
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In the single Gangsta, Kat Dahlia delivers a very Rhianna-like vocal performance, which is certainly no criticism, especially when complimented by an excellent music video such as this.
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Needed to show this video, couldn't quite live up to the pulsating tones of this track but none less is original for the epoch, one of Fleetwood Macs best songs if you ask me.
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Over the last week I have defined each genre of the gaming world, I have investigated why certain aspects affect our game play styles, our methods and ways of deciding on purchases and the past and future of the industry. I have discussed sex, sexual content and nudity, I have also discussed violence, violent content, and graphic images in our favourite titles. I would say ultimately I have probably discussed and addressed most issues as I have progressed. Thinking this I have had to work hard to think of many subjects to touch upon. I have looked at dying breeds, games of the past and future and each individual genre and have argued the case for each. This post will tap into the minds of the consumer and game designers and major companies that bring us interactive entertainment.
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Next on my top ten First Person shooters is none other than, Fallout 3 New Vegas, although this is more of an adventure open world game, it’s still a FPS in the traditional sense. Like most games from Bethesda, the Fallout games feature extended story arcs, massive open play worlds, free play, go anywhere do anything game play, although you might want to be armed to the teeth when wandering around the Wasteland! The Fallout series follows individuals that were originally locked underground in nuclear bunkers. America and Russia have gone to war, and inevitably nukes were used, and destroyed most of the known world along with it. The world is now a dreary, radioactive, mutant filled, warring and violent place to survive. Various clans or settlers have established cities, towns and villages fashioned from scrap metal and other random materials. One of the cities featured in Fallout 3 was actually an old aircraft carrier, and New Vegas features the main Las Vegas strip and the Hoover dam as hubs of human life.
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Streaming television shows on the computer is probably one of the most convenient ways of keeping up with one's favourite shows. This can also be said for watching films, rather than take the trouble of buying the DVD or watching the film on a normal television, it's a much more pleasant viewing experience to stream these online. But what does one do when the stream breaks, or worse, suddenly does not work on your computer? The last thing anyone would want is for the streaming to stop when immersed in the suspense of the show.
Read more: Streaming television how to watch without a hiccup?
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When it comes to gaming, the whole hobby can be expensive indeed. First you need to purchase either a console like the Playstation or Xbox, or invest quite a bit in a gaming laptop or desktop. Then you need games, which in their own right can cost an arm and leg. Downloading some games direct from PSN, Steam or Xbox Live can cost around £50 to £60. The new Steam console apparently will be on the market for a $1000 in America, which is ridiculous. The same can be said for gaming accessories, for example, game pad controllers, Custom controllers, gaming chairs, Kinect and PS Move, and various others are high in price.
Read more: Gaming accessories - A pricy booster for your experience
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James Smith’s quick-fire insight into the world of movies. Here he checks out Hitchcock, a look at a period of the rotund movie legend’s life during the making of smash horror, Psycho.
Directed by Sacha Gervasi
Starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson
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It was a watershed of crayon and a wake up call to the power and imagination that would be music video that until much previous had be film of the band or some other story, but here we had a real story of danger, escape and rescue and the dream. So watch it again and let us know where you were and if it implanted on you as it did me.
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Port Royale 3 is a historical real time strategy, Economic, simulation game for Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and the PC. The game has the player following the role of a Trader, Buccaneer or Pirate, trading goods around the colonies in the Caribbean, attacking ports and raiding trading routes. The player can purchase ships, form convoys, start businesses at various towns and built residences and receive income from manual or automated trade routes. The title does have a back story; either route the player decides to follow you must win the heart of the Viceroys daughter. Following the trading route will have you improving settlements and Adventuring will have you rescuing the damsel in distress from pirates.
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I wanted to add this very well known track lesser well known video as it takes me back to some happy times working and breathing London.
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All this week I have gave my definitions of each genre of gaming, including a group piece on particular genres that appear to be dying out. I have purposely left the best for last, and of course those of you that have read my articles will know that I’m talking about first and third person shooters and adventure games. The basis from which I define these styles of gaming is based on game sales and the quantity that are released. Household brands like the Call of Duty series, one released annually, plus various other titles including Battlefield, The Elder Scrolls games, Mass Effect, Fable, and Gears of war, Dead Space, and Assassins Creed.
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James Smith’s quick-fire insight into the world of movies exclusive to style-review.com
Here he checks out Flight, a tense action drama starring Denzel Washington as an airline pilot, not only battling at the controls of an aircraft, but also with his own addiction.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Starring Denzel Washington, Bruce Greenwood, Kelly Reilly
Denzel Washington seems to have a talent for playing flawed professionals with drink problems, and drawing parallels with the acclaimed Man On Fire, in Flight he portrays an airline pilot on a downward spiral in more ways than one: firstly on an airliner in an uncontrolled dive, and secondly within himself as he descends into addiction and alcoholism.