Monkey Shoulder Burns Night

Monkey Shoulder the More Original Whiskey is holding a More Original Burns Night

Monkey Shoulder are hosting a Burns Night with a difference. Think beat poetry, rock and roll bagpipes and salubrious Monkey Shoulder Whiskey drinks to match the bonnie surroundings of Paramount Club in Soho.

The evening's entertainment includes:

The Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Rock 'n Roll Bagpipes - Guaranteed to blow your mind

Mr. Monkey our Master Mixologist
Jamie Forbes will be shaking his stuff at the bar & unveiling his original Burns night cocktails

Edinburg DJ Group Tokyo Blu
Scotland's hottest DJs will keep the night swinging

AND... introducing Monkey Mars Bar Tempura
Haggis Hors D'oeuvres, Whiskey Trifle and other lip smacking simian snacks

Whatever your view there’s no denying the joy of Burns night, the celebrated Scottish equivalent of St Patrick’s Day, especially in the 250th year since his death. Monkey Shoulder are running a night in his honour at the Paramount. Expect bagpipes, DJs, haggis, whisky cocktails, and a panoramic 360-degree view of London, a whopping 385 feet high up.

The Monkey Shoulder Burns Night
Where
The Paramount Club
101-103 Centrepoint, New Oxford Street, WC1A 1DD

When
7:00pm, Mon 25 Jan, 2010

More info head over to the Monkey Shoulder Whiskey website

Felix Leiter’s Home for Sale

Formally the movie set for the James Bond film License to Kill,'' now a tropical oasis with a License to Chill.'' Low key casual setting on rare sprawling 14,351 sq ft parcel just 2 blocks from famous Duval Street. 3 structures & 2 pools total 6 bedrooms with a historic 3 or 4 bedroom home boasting light filled rooms with high ceilings, original wood floors, open spaces and French doors to fabulous covered porches. Relaxed floor plan laid out for private guest spaces with exterior entrances, private ipe decks, 2 detached guest homes and plenty of off-street parking with access from either Villa Mill Alley or South Street. A casual Key West compound perfectly suited for family comfort, entertainment paradise & an occasional movie set.

Julian Perretta - Secret Gig

Julian Perretta - Secret Gig

Julian Perretta is playing an exclusive gig on 7th July 09 in London.

At 16 Perretta left school auditioning successfully for a course at the drama centre, RADA, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, intending to pursue a career as an actor.

When his course ended he began writing and producing material with the members of the band Jamiroquai. During that time he was introduced to Girls Aloud manager Hillary Shaw.



Music career
In March 2008, Sony Music executives signed him to a five album recording deal aged 19. Perretta went onto sign a publishing agreement as a songwriter, with Universal Music Publishing Group.

He joined Mark Ronson on a European Tour, where he sang The Smiths hit, "Stop Me."

In December 2008 he was tipped as one of MTV's Top New Artists of 2009, receiving high praise from the television network.

The track, "Wonder Why" debuted on radio, December 28 2008 on 95.8 Capital FM.

Perretta gained a large internet following from notable blogging websites, such as Hollywood celebrity blogger Perez Hilton who is known to be a big supporter of the singer. His myspace page seeing in excess of a two million views in three months.

Perez Hilton featured the singer in Paste Magazine's "Three Musical Acts To Watch in 2009.

The track Wonder Why saw a huge upsurge in plays and popularity on social networking sites such as myspace, taking over 1.5 million plays itself.

In May 2009, Columbia Records released a free download of the song Ride My Star to coincide with him supporting Girls Aloud on their Out of Control Tour UK Arena Tour. The download saw a huge reception, taking half a million hits that month on myspace.

It’s at a secret Venue in Central London

Tuesday July 7, 2009 at 6:00pm
Secret location in London

Film4 Summer Screen films - Raiders of the Lost Ark

Film4 Summer Screen films - Raiders of the Lost Ark


The ultimate action-adventure, back on the big-screen where it belongs. Harrison Ford cracks the whip as George Lucas and Steven Spielberg deliver one thrilling cliff-hanger after another.

Film4 Summer Screen films - Raiders of the Lost Ark

Saturday August 8, 2009 at 8:00pm

Somerset House
The Strand
London, England WC1R

Alan Moore's Michael Moorcock and London

Michael Moorcock is one of the most popular and prolific writers in the English language, bringing vast literary invention to a host of genres. Best known for his fantasy and science fiction, he edited New Worlds from 1964 to 1980, making it into one of the truly important and experimental magazines of it time. Among his most acclaimed novels is Mother London, a triumph of the imagination delving deep into the multiplicity of London life. On a rare visit to the capital, the city and his relationship with its forms will comprise the core of the evening’s conversation with Alan Moore, the greatest graphic novelist of our times (From Hell, Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen). The event will be introduced by Iain Sinclair.


This event is part of The Story of London, a month long festival celebrating London’s past, present and future.

Alan Moore's Michael Moorcock and London

Michael Moorcock is one of the most popular and prolific writers in the English language, bringing vast literary invention to a host of genres. Best known for his fantasy and science fiction, he edited New Worlds from 1964 to 1980, making it into one of the truly important and experimental magazines of it time. Among his most acclaimed novels is Mother London, a triumph of the imagination delving deep into the multiplicity of London life. On a rare visit to the capital, the city and his relationship with its forms will comprise the core of the evening’s conversation with Alan Moore, the greatest graphic novelist of our times (From Hell, Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen). The event will be introduced by Iain Sinclair.


This event is part of The Story of London, a month long festival celebrating London’s past, present and future.

Devil in the White City - Fan Made Trailer

Devil in the White City is a book by Erik Larson that tells the story of 2 men "Their fates were linked by the magical Chicago World’s Fair of 1893, nicknamed the “White City” for its majestic beauty. Architect Daniel Burnham built it; serial killer Dr. H. H. Holmes used it to lure victims to his World’s Fair Hotel, designed for murder. Both men left behind them a powerful legacy, one of brilliance and energy, the other of sorrow and darkness." This is an awesome tale weaving 2 stories together. The mast incredible thing about the story is that it is all true.

This story is ripe to be made into a film. I recently asked David Fincher if he had any intrest in adapting it his response was brief and to the point "I would need to see a screenplay". For more info visit here: http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/devilinthewhitecity/home.html

I hope to see this on the big screen soon.

Special screening of The Merchant of Venice and discussion with Andrea Pallad, London

Special screening of The Merchant of Venice and discussion with Andrea Pallad

To coincide with the Royal Academy of Arts’ new exhibition ‘Andrea Palladi: His Life and Legacy’, Curzon will be presenting Michael Radford’s The Merchant of Venice, followed by a discussion.

The Merchant of Venice
Directors: Michael Radford| Starring: Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes

Set in 16th Century Venice, William Shakespeare’s enduring comedy/drama follows the fate and fortunes of a group of young Christian noblemen and their interactions with the Jewish moneylender Shylock (Al Pacino). The film is described as a “fresh, lucid and unpretentious screen revival of The Merchant of Venice” – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian.



Sunday February 15, 2009 at 2:30pm
Curzon Mayfair
38 Curzon Street
London, England W1J 7TY

Media Facades Festival Berlin 2008

Myths and Potentials of Media Architecture and Urban Screens

The MEDIA FACADES FESTIVAL BERLIN 2008 is an innovative project, engaging a wide range of stakeholders with distinctive interests in the public space. Through round tables, a workshop, panel sessions, lectures, urban screenings on media facades and an architecture exhibition the event will promote a multi-disciplinary action research approach to technology, architecture and media art in modern cities.Exhibition at the German Architecture Centre (DAZ)

This exhibition will explore the integration of moving images into the building facade as a communicative element, and its effect on Urban Space. A selection of innovative projects that have been realized in various cities will demonstrate possible connections between architecture and screens and highlight different artistic and architectural strategies. Practical technical information will give architects a deeper insight into the challenges and possibilities of utilizing new media in architecture.

More info here!

Media Facades Festival Berlin 2008

Myths and Potentials of Media Architecture and Urban Screens

The MEDIA FACADES FESTIVAL BERLIN 2008 is an innovative project, engaging a wide range of stakeholders with distinctive interests in the public space. Through round tables, a workshop, panel sessions, lectures, urban screenings on media facades and an architecture exhibition the event will promote a multi-disciplinary action research approach to technology, architecture and media art in modern cities.Exhibition at the German Architecture Centre (DAZ)

This exhibition will explore the integration of moving images into the building facade as a communicative element, and its effect on Urban Space. A selection of innovative projects that have been realized in various cities will demonstrate possible connections between architecture and screens and highlight different artistic and architectural strategies. Practical technical information will give architects a deeper insight into the challenges and possibilities of utilizing new media in architecture.

More info here!

Memory Cloud in Trafalgar Square, London

Memory Cloud in Trafalgar Square, London

Memory Cloud in Trafalgar Square, London, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

The ICA is proud to present Memory Cloud by Minimaforms (www.minimaforms.com), an incredible transient light environment set to transform London's Trafalgar Square in October. Memory Cloud is based on smoke signals - one of the oldest forms of visual communication, for three nights the public will be invited to participate by sending text messages that will be grafted onto plumes of smoke. Fusing ancient and contemporary forms of communication, Memory Cloud creates a dynamic hybrid space that will project personal statements as part of an evolving text, animating the built environment through conversation.

Memory Cloud in Trafalgar Square, London, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

The method of textual inscription works with light as virtual ink that perceptually writes and erases through a cinematic interplay with the external environment. Memory Cloud aims to motivate social interaction through the construction of an environment that is given form through a collective act of writing space.

More info here! http://www.minimaforms.com/memorycloud/

JWT foyer, Knightsbridge, London

JWT foyer, Knightsbridge, London, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

JWT is the current name of the United States largest and world's fourth largest advertising agency. It is one of the key companies of Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP Group and is headquartered in New York.

The company that was to become JWT was originally founded by William James Carlton in 1864.

Carlton's original company was renamed by James Walter Thompson in 1877 to The James Walter Thompson Company, which eventually became J. Walter Thompson.

In 2005, the agency was "relaunched" by dropping the name J. Walter Thompson in exchange for JWT.

David Adjaye's Sclera a tulipwood pavilion, Southbank, London

David Adjaye's Sclera a tulipwood pavilion, Southbank, London, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

Wooden structure installed at Southbank as part of London Design Festival

Architect David Adjaye has created a pavilion made of American tulipwood that is on display at the Southbank centre as part of the London Design Festival. The pavillion's open design allows visitors to experience the effect of light inside the curved interior.

Adjaye selected American tulipwood for its flexibility, strength, attractive grain and varying colour hues of pale yellow through to mid brown.

The pavilion, named “Sclera”, was made in collaboration with the American Hardwood Export Council to demonstrate how this particular wood is suitable for a wide range of applications.
It was transported in four trucks from Germany and constructed on site by UK company Mtech, working with German fabricators Hess Wohnwerk. Wood preservation specialists Osmose have been technical advisors to the project.

Bunhill Fields Cemetery, London

Bunhill Fields is a peaceful oasis in the center of the London used by locals and tourists alike to relax and take a break from the bustling city.

It is also a site of great historical and religious significance: Bunhill Fields is unconsecrated ground that has been used for centuries as a burial place for Nonconformists, Dissenters, and other people who died outside of the Church of England.

This old burial ground, shaded by mature plane trees, is situated on the edge of the City. Bunhill Fields was first set aside as a cemetery during the Great Plague of 1665.

Bunhill Fields Cemetery, London, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

It was enclosed by a brick wall and gates but does not seem to have been used at that time. The ground was never apparently consecrated and twenty years later it became a popular burial ground for Nonconformists, who were banned from being buried in churchyards because of their refusal to use the Church of England prayer book.

Bunhill Fields Cemetery, London

Bunhill Fields is a peaceful oasis in the center of the London used by locals and tourists alike to relax and take a break from the bustling city.

It is also a site of great historical and religious significance: Bunhill Fields is unconsecrated ground that has been used for centuries as a burial place for Nonconformists, Dissenters, and other people who died outside of the Church of England.

This old burial ground, shaded by mature plane trees, is situated on the edge of the City. Bunhill Fields was first set aside as a cemetery during the Great Plague of 1665.

Bunhill Fields Cemetery, London, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

It was enclosed by a brick wall and gates but does not seem to have been used at that time. The ground was never apparently consecrated and twenty years later it became a popular burial ground for Nonconformists, who were banned from being buried in churchyards because of their refusal to use the Church of England prayer book.

Sainsburys' HQ, Fetter Lane, Clerkenwell, London

Sainsburys HQ, 60 Fetter Lane, Clerkenwell, London

Sainsburys' HQ, Fetter Lane, Clerkenwell, London, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

Sainsburys' HQ, Fetter Lane, Clerkenwell, London

Sainsburys HQ, 60 Fetter Lane, Clerkenwell, London

Sainsburys' HQ, Fetter Lane, Clerkenwell, London, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

London Eye, Waterloo, London

The London Eye (Millenium Wheel)

London Eye, Waterloo, London, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

The London Eye (Millenium Wheel) at a height of 135 metres (443 ft) [1], is the biggest Ferris wheel in Europe, and has become the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3 million people a year.[2]

At the time it was erected it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, until it was surpassed by the Star of Nanchang (160m) in May 2006, and then the Singapore Flyer (165m) on February 11, 2008. However, it is still described by its operators as "the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel" (because the entire structure is supported by an A-frame on one side only).[3]

London Eye, Waterloo, London

The London Eye (Millenium Wheel)

London Eye, Waterloo, London, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

The London Eye (Millenium Wheel) at a height of 135 metres (443 ft) [1], is the biggest Ferris wheel in Europe, and has become the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3 million people a year.[2]

At the time it was erected it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, until it was surpassed by the Star of Nanchang (160m) in May 2006, and then the Singapore Flyer (165m) on February 11, 2008. However, it is still described by its operators as "the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel" (because the entire structure is supported by an A-frame on one side only).[3]

Waiting area in McCann Erickson, London

Waiting area in McCann Erickson, London, originally uploaded by Craig Grobler.

McCann Erickson is a global advertising agency network, with offices in over 130 countries and almost eight decades of multinational experience[citation needed]. McCann is a subsidiary of the Interpublic Group of Companies, one of the four holding corporations that make up the advertising industry.

McCann Erickson was named "Global Agency of the Year" by Adweek in 1998, 1999, and 2000.[citation needed]

McCann Erickson is part of McCann Worldgroup, which also includes planning and buying agency Universal McCann, direct/interactive web marketing agency MRM Worldwide, experiential marketing agency Momentum Worldwide, and healthcare marketing group McCann Healthcare Worldwide.

McCann Erickson was directly responsible for the success of The Hillside Singers' "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" in 1972. McCann Erickson was also the company that developed the "Army Strong" campaign for the United States Army. The company also developed the Mastercard commercial saying " "There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's MasterCard."