ok, it’s that time again. the euphoria that is friday evening���. we got there in the end. first off��� go to the new crookers blog and play the micromix vol. 2 found on the left hand side. oh, and crank the bass. standard. then start to read on���. do not pass go and don’t collect ��200 until you do so. promise?
okay, so we can get started. had to set the scene you see. so crookers always seem to kill It and this minimicromegamix features tracks from the likes of Fake Blood, Bingo Players, Riva Starr, Jack Beat, Nic Sarno, Congorock, L-Vis 1990 and Jesse Rose. not to mention the shout outs from the mac and the almighty godfather outro! so nothing has changed there then plus not only that but we thought we���d also throw in the latest remix offering of fever ray (of the knife fame) in the video up top.
so crank it up and let the weekend begin!

trapstar, urban nerds, a.in.t, dirty canvas, nike 1948, chockablock, night slugs and cordy house all in the same sentence? all on the same weekend? yup and yes, i tell you no lies. this weekend london is playing the very happy host to notting hill carnival and all the treats that come with it. these are my plans, feel free to come and join me, i will mainly be dancing, eating olives and learning to hula hoop.
friday night is big, stupidly so. pick one or the other or pick both but don???t go anywhere else, all you could ever want is here, dirty canvas and why not @ scala or chockablock @ the egg.
good morning saturday! rise and shine,?? spark in hand (sooo much better than a boring coffee) and off to the reset at nike 1948, shoreditch. bring something to keep you busy in the que, like a colouring book or a hula hoop (i???m obsessed) if the first reset is anything to go by then this one is going to be ginormous! once again gracing the floors of 1948 our true british streetwear brands, trapstar, a.in.t, second son and trinotron plus a couple of new ones for this time round, suburban bliss and charlatan. if you want in on the afterparty at cordy house be quick and email here, its strictly guestlist only!
hanging about on street corners isn???t always a bad thing (really). come sunday (if you are still standing) oi you are hosting a 2 day party on the corner of portobello road and elgin cresent with a 10k soundsystem in tow. radioclit, titus and jack penate, man like me, blaise bellville, work it girls, get me and oi you dj???s will all be thrown in for good measure. yes please to this.
i almost forgot, a mix to get you in le mood, oneman vs brackles on toddla t???s ???in new djs we trust??? show on radio 1, download it??here and enjoy. thanks oney! x
tracklisting
martin kemp – after the night
doc daneeka – deadly rhythm
emvee – groove on (wireblock)
r1 ryders – rubberband
dva – jelly roll
bok bok – ripe banana (dress 2 sweat)
zed bias – neighbourhood (zed bias 09 mix)
rossi b & luca – e10 riddim
dva – nasty nasty nasty (roska remix)
geeneus feat. katy b – as I (skepta remix) (rinse)
crystal fighters – i love london (brackles remix)
gemmy – rainbow road (planet mu)
zomby – godzilla (ramp recordings)
numan – secrets (unsigned)
guido – beautiful complication (punch drunk)
untold – don’t know don’t care
desto – broken memory (ramp recordings)

like hannibal (as in the a-team guy, not the eaty-brains-guy), we love it when a plan comes together. and this is a pretty awesome plan if we do say so ourselves. foreign beggars have teamed up with the almighty legends of turntablism the scratch perverts for a new project called neurosonics audiomedical produced by chris cairns (who is so hot right now) i don’t want to spill too many beans as the video and the site talks for itself, in fact, all i can probably say is ���aaaaaaaammmmmmmaaaaaaazzzzzzziiiiinnnnnnnnnnggggg!��� or something along the same lines.
via huck magazine

now i���ve known about this for a while but seriously, today i discovered or shall i say unearthed an entire pool on flickr with loads of these geeky graphs that people have made. if you haven���t come across these before then, well, this is what we���re here for. definitely good fodder for sending round the office, you know, when everyone needs a good geeky laugh. did you ever think a flow chart would make you smile?

yes i know, it���s wednesday all over again. it���s a weird one wednesday, it���s like saying is the bottle half empty or half full. well for us, it���s always ���full��� and in some willy wonkaesque manner we never run out of juice. so, no matter what your stars are saying we���ve developed a quick fire mid-week chart to make you perkier than that puppet pig twin thing (aka perky pig). let���s get down to business:

1. david guetta ft. akon ��� sexy chick (abel ramos��� atlanta remix)
2. just jack ��� the day i died
3. lady gaga ��� love game (chew fu remix ft. marilyn manson)
4. arctic monkeys ��� crying lightning
5. calvin harris ��� i���m not alone (royal k���s alone in the dark bootleg)

check back next wednesday for more remixchartery action!

ok, so we were all taught not to play with our food and all that.�� But��� well��� we just can���t resist these handy lightsaber chopsticks.�� They���re darn right ingenius! what���s the most amazing and creative thing like this you���ve seen? and can someone please tell me how the darth maul chopsticks are supposed to work???

some breaking news just broke all over my computer and i���m currently wiping the last bits of a story from my screen. so i just read on nu rave brain wave that the news is out! the libertines are actually going to reform a little bit, i think it���s probably because you lot kept blogging about it. personally, i���m looking at it as a great thing. maybe a beautiful thing? either way it���s some of the most uplifting news in the past couple of days! but what do you think? ok, now i���m so hyped….. who wants to form an equestrian dubstep jazz outfit with me?!?!?!?
leave a comment or tweet me @dailyvitamins

ever wanted to skateboard down a really high mountain but can���t muster up the energy? my answer to that would be a no, but i���d sure as heck like to watch someone else have a go. cue olliewood, a short skate film contest, 15 teams of skaters have 40 hours to film, edit and submit their 2 minute masterpiece! this weekend bristol���s amphitheatre will be filled with ramps, music, sweaty skaters, movie makers (somehow i don���t think we���ll be seeing any mountains) and turned into the ultimate skate plaza. on sunday pop your skates on (oh dear) and get to the cube cinema to celebrate the winning movie.
���wah, wah, wah���my wardrobe is overflowing with stuff i never wear��� fear not clothing hoarder, shove it all in a bin bag and get yourself to the wah nail studio. this sunday the girls are throwing yet another party, this time it���s a swap shop! come home with a whole new wardrobe happy in the knowledge that your garms have gone to a loving home. oh and forget the roast dinner for the day, as well as swapping there will be wheat-free cupcakes for all, deeeelish!
i love goodie bags, i love good soundsystems, i love good music and i love london, where could i go to get such delights? i guess i could go to the doinit launch next weds at tamar gang. don���t worry about it being a school night, i���ve already thought about that and loaded up the goodie bags with the only drink you will ever need to get you through the next day (vitaminwater of course!). one last thing, if you are planning on having a shot or five make sure you pick up the goodie bag with the purple drink ok? those of you who want to thank me for this vital piece of info please come back next week and thank away x

yes, yet again i got rained on hard this week��� at least twice. but at least tuesday���s balmy summer���s evening was a welcome surprise- so; i headed down to the royal festival hall for a few glasses of wine (al fresco). by 8pm the usual middle aged folk dining on the south bank were stunned by the invasion of young, folk-loving, laura marling look-a-likes.
starting rather tentatively, marling was definitely comforted by the dozens of musicians / ���friends���, that joined her on stage, show casing their own material as well as supporting some of her new tracks.
at one point, i counted about 14 musicians walking on stage in single file- bit like a school assembly! stand out musicians for me, included marcus mumford and pete roe.
hackney down���s fest
so all i wanted to do on thursday was go for a nice meal with some buddies. but as the down turn bites- and actually having money to dine anywhere other than pizza express on a 2-for-1 deal seems out of the question��� we decided to have a late night picnic on hackney downs.
this by the way, was the best idea ever- five of us ���made��� (bought!) inexpensive yummies including, ���home made��� chapatti and rice, humus, dips, olives, spring rolls, salad, vitaminwater, red and white wine, falafel and potatoes , an apple and cinnamon pie, the obligatory picnic sheet and pillows, and lounged in the moonlight . it���s cheap. it���s fun. i recommend it.
welcome to the hackney hacienda
saturday marked the return of the humble house party- egged on by glorious weather. all and sundry seemed to be opening their doors for a hackney hoe down��� my favourite current pastime is turning up to these things unannounced (and unknown. strangers��� house parties are always much more fun)
look our for me on your living room couch any day now���
the soundtrack to my week
��� marina and the diamonds – i am not a robot
��� mystery jets ft. lauring marling – young love
��� en vogue – don���t let go
��� bobby brown – roni
��� aaliyah – rock the boat
��� sam cooke – bring it on home to me
��� diana ross – love hangover
��� kitty daisy and lewis – buggin��� blues
��� kp and envyi – shorty swing my way
��� donna summer- state of independence
��� jazzy jeff and the fresh prince – summertime
trend alert
��� wedges and clogs with socks- i���m totally serious! say bye bye to stiletto heels- they provide no support and are just plain dangerous! plus socks prevent that icky summer slide you get when feet get sweaty.
��� pork pie hats- i���m addicted- purely because my hair is always a mess
��� lace lace lace- i love lace

i know i know, you didn���t mean to have that extra shot (make that several) on saturday night and then do it all again on sunday. we both know it���s not really your fault. but that���s not going to solve your dire situation, nor your pounding brain bags. no, what you need is a kick to the cranium right between the eyes with enough welly to bring you to your quaking feet and scream��� ���not this time hangover, it���s time to meet your maker!!!!���
so how do you transcend to become this altered beast that which i speak of?! well, the answer is simple. grab the nearest music box to your person and jack it up as loud as it will dare to go and gyrate all the way to the bank with this little banger by mystery producer maybb. touring in new york is boring apparently, which is bound to make you feel better as you seek out the nearest coffee saloon before battling the day to its death.