Another set of advertisements for popular UK sports retailer Sports Direct are now out in stores nationwide. Their new catalogue has been released and if you turn over to the mens clothing section you'll find your boy Jsky making a cheeky appearance on a few double pages for the sporting brand giant Adidas.
Last Saturday, like most Saturday nights out on 'The Manchester Scene', started off at Livingroom. Livingroom has become like the melting pot for promotors to begin their night in a last ditch attempt to sell their brand ethos. I made my way to the back and was pleasantly welcomed by Sarah Lawrence and Craig Bramall of Mode Events who got the Grey Goose in. After a quick hello to Geek party organiser Bradley Howard, Amy Ramsey made her way towards our table with MTV presenter/Kiss DJ Melvin Odoom. He was in town for a family Christening and Amy Ramsey was to be something of a tour guide for his night out in Manchester. Having met Melvin last year at a Swankys party I reminded him that there was another Swankys party coming up next month for Halloween. I text Sophie Reade to see how far she was. She too was inside, so I caught up with her whilst finishing off one almighty cocktail.
I arrived at Boutique Nightclub a little bit early. Upon arrival I was promptly escorted to the VIP table cordoned off for InkedUp PR/Chloe Sims and friends. InkedUp PR has somewhat crept up out of nowhere, but has quickly established itself as the reputable booking agency for TV personalities and popular music artists. There's even a rumour of Rihanna coming out in Manchester later this year with them.
Chloe Sims entered the club in a blaze of excitement from onlookers sporting a wonderfully golden garment, accompanied by InkedUp PR's main man himself, Alex 'Shaq' Shafiq and Boohoo.com's owners Umar and Adam Kamani. The boys got the drinks in, and the party began to accelerate. Several Sambuca's, glasses of Moet and the odd Grey Goose later a very plastered Jsky and Chloe Sims made their way over to Bijou Club with the boys. It was late, but the VIP area in there was still going strong. It was great to catch up with Chris Moore, Nicole Bailey, Sara Beverly Jones, Ana Tanaka and Wayne Lineker. I did get a lot of attention for wearing such an over-the-top earring though. I have to thank Sophia Makuza for making it. It was adapted from a dreamcatcher and I think it looks really cool.
Pictured: Chloe Sims (The Only Way Is Essex) and Jsky (Jskychat)
Pictured: Alex 'Shaq' Shafiq (InkedUp PR) and Chloe Sims (The Only Way Is Essex)
Pictured: Umar Kamani (Boohoo.com) and Chloe Sims (The Only Way Is Essex)
Pictured: Umar Kamani (Boohoo.com) and Alex 'Shaq' Shafiq (InkedUp PR)
The new J Lo video is crazy, and definitely cost a pretty penny or two! This has clearly been shot with the intention of promoting Jennifer Lopez as intensely desirable in as humble a manner as possible (which she executes beautifully). As a woman she is beautiful, powerful and rich. Her character in this video however is that of an Alice and Wonderland type; an ordinary girl who accepts an extraordinarily magically gift. The clumsy, Jackie Chan-esque choreography is just that. However, what I do admire is the fact that J Lo has stayed true to her latin roots, and is still very much 'Jenny from the block'.
Ex-army lad Chris Kenna had a vision to create a TV drama that portrayed the gritty street life that is lived in many parts of Manchester. The journey from script through to casting and filming has been a long one, but finally the show is in fruition airing on Sky Channel 219 at 9pm tomorrow night. Show your support for Manchester talent. For more information go to www.theendzdrama.com.
New band Rubika released their crowd pleaser 'Robots' on Monday and I have fallen in love with the Plank! remix which recently surfaced on Soundcloud. I caught up with the band to talk music. Check them out at Rubikamusic.com.
Ants in a maze, A window against rain, Choices have been taken, The pain of frustration, The longing for better Whilst knowing we have more, The rich and the poor, The ceiling and the floor.
Pop artists are saturating Dance music. R&B and Hip-Hop artists are diluting the power of House music. But tracks like this keep the genre alive and remind us all exactly what a big track should sound like. The build and the drop are huge and trascend with a finese and feeling the only a few can manifest. This collaboration of House giants has very much become synonymous for its embrace that was felt at Tomorrowland Festival 2011. Decent.
