Tranqill – Deadly Wintaz from Haydn Davies on Vimeo.

tranqill is one of my favorite uk emcee’s. can’t really put my finger on what it is about him that makes me weak to the knees (apart from the fact that it’s pure hotness when people rhyme in british…) but I cant deny that he “makes the kind of raw, spontaneous, thrilling rap music that made us fall in love with those classic wu-tang records.” his ep “deadly wintaz” will officially be released on 15th march on one-handed music, however, you can have a cheeky listen below and download the tune “payroll” for free.

 

it’s that time of the week again, when we get the chance to show you some of the blogs that help inspire us. 

it’s been the longest week in history. since the brit awards i
haven’t stopped. there’s been all the show, the baftas and let us not forget
the amazing fashion for relief event where i was alongside sarah brown, naomi
campbell and, er, ronnie corbett.

fortunately i had one night left in me. i was thrilled to accept an
invitation to pop along to see sadie frost’s new play where she stars alongside
former libertine carl barat. the play, sam shepherd’s fool for love, has had
mixed reviews to say the least but never trust a reviewer until you see things
with your own eyes. it’s not that bad at all. sadie’s great on stage and really
captivates you – and carl’s not bad for a musician starting out in an acting
world.

but it was a great opportunity to catch up with sadie about how her
label frost french is doing. and after a tricky few years it seems they are
getting back on top. she tells me: “we’re opening another store at the end
of the march at whiteley’s.

“it’s been a difficult few years with backers falling through
but things are finally looking up. at the end of the day we have a brand and we
have an opportunity to get things moving. we’ve got a bright future and a
possible big backer coming to us this year. it would be great to get things
into a big global brand but we have to keep things exclusive and smaller and
make sure we’re in control this time around. this time around it’s just jemima
(french) and me calling the shots.”

she also said she was feeling a little sad at missing all of the
london fashion week proceedings – and her bosom buddy kate moss’s fashion for
relief runway moment. “i missed kate on the catwalk,” she said.
“and all the parties. which is a shame. but i’ve been working every night
here. i’m loving the play and loving working hard on my acting. i’m very
focused.” i don’t doubt her!

anyway, my night out with miss frost ends a week of non stop
partying. here’s my awards for moments of the week….

best colourful collection: issa – and great celebrity guests
including princess bea in the front row.

best moment: this is easy – kate moss walking the catwalk for ffr.

funniest comment: pixie geldof telling me that her dad bob wasn’t
asleep when he had his head hanging down in the front row of ffr when sarah
brown made her speech. she said: “he does that to concentrate.”

try hard: geri halliwell tried so hard to steal the show at ffr -
but failed.

most promising: leona lewis – she’s ready to start pushing some
fashion boundaries. hurrah. so long dame viv. hello william tempest.

best party: without a doubt alice temperley’s bash at selfridges was
the winner. trinny woodall, slash, courtney love and me were invited into the
temperley wonderland. amazing.

so finally – it’s been great keeping you in the celebrity loop! keep
supping up those vitaminwaters. laters. mwah.

the tents are being dismantled, the clothes are being packed up, the
models are off to milan and the designers are finally going to get a full
night’s sleep: london fashion week is over. 

yesterday was the day of menswear shows
and presentations (a relatively new thing for london, as most mens collections
get shown in paris and milan menswear weeks). in the exhausted state i was in
(and feeling the need to get back to the real world and do normal things like
cook a meal and send an email), i only managed to catch one show – orschel-read. the designer, stefan, is
a friend of mine from way back when i started my night circus, and i’m dead
proud of his achievements. he loves a sharp tailored aesthetic, but i noticed a
bit of casual influence in there with a hoodie and track-pants. the hair
was influenced
by warriors – scraped backed, pinned, wrapped and with bits and bobs sewn
on – this is probably the most interesting hair concept i’ve seen on the runway
this season, everyone else has disappointed in that department. my colour
moment was the rich burgundy that featured throughout the collection.

it’s been a great week for original design – london really is a
melting pot of design talent and the coolest city to party in. i need about six
months rest now….which in actual fact is perfect timing for the next
round! 

so long readers, thanks for logging in, and see you next
season. 

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did you watch it? what do you think? we’re you like me and expected the 7 funny looking guys with joker painted faces to tank just like the infamous ken lee from the bulgarian idol?

a terrible performance seemed even more imminent when the taylor swift song came on! however, they somehow turned it around to a very entertaining crowd pleasing act. youtube certainly seems to agree with the crowd, as this video is spreading like wildfire since it’s release yesterday. there is something about these ‘hello world’ guys that is almost a a jedward meets subo!

so what is it that makes us want to share a video like this? is it the originality of the performance? or the cleverly edited video sequence? or is it even the emergence of 7 supremely talented boys from the philipines destined to be the next jackson 5!?!

what’s your name
and where do you come from? (cilla style)

sofi / sofi donuts / sofi vitaminwater.
well, i come from the cornwall (the beautiful part of cornwall where all the
beaches are) but i’ve lived in bristol for 7 years, the home of massive attack
and the best parties around.

describe yourself
in 3 words

small, colourful, getsh*tdone.

who
else is on the your team?

terry turbo – she is little + fierce! don’t
mess!

andy – he loves lily allen (and all the
ladies for that matter)

dejay – singer / musician extraordinaire
from the us of a

tell us something that no one else knows
about you?

i’m addicted to pasta, i get withdrawal
symptoms if i don’t eat it…but i’m pretty sure that some people already know
this. if i could eat 3 meals of pasta a day, i would.

what do you love
about spreading the glaceau love?

travelling, meeting new people, spending
the summer in the sun at festivals and events. plus, it’s always nice to give
people a little cheer in the form of a complimentary bottle of vitaminwater.
must admit I spend a lot of my time setting myself challenges…i always need
something big to work towards. it’s fun conquering the nation! this is weird
but I actually like spreadsheets…makes me feel organised (need one of those I
heart spreadsheet mugs, any buyers?)

what’s your favourite saying/team motto?

we don’t really have one, though did call
ourselves ‘team apprentice’ for a while, we were at an event and there was a
lot of planning / team talk going on…it was like we were on the apprentice (but
we are way better than anyone on that show, of course). sometimes i call um
team turbo, but that was sooo last year.

what
flavour would you be for a day and why ?

spark! no contest! spark helps me get
motivated in the morning if I’m tired and need to focus, it’s also the
brightest of the bunch and the most energetic. focus is nice cos it’s in a
pretty bottle (neon pink) and tastes delicious (strawberry and kiwi)…but we don’t
have it right now.

where’s your favourite place to spread the glaceau love?

festivals! when people are dying of thirst
in the sun and we give them a bottle of vitaminwater, their lovely little
cherub faces light up! our area’s at festies are obviously the place to be…bestival
being an especially good one, we had tipis, a gypsy wagon and bitch n stitch
giving people fantastical glitter makeovers (and inflatable dolls dressed as
wizards…magical).

and one more for luck…. if you were an animal what would you be and why?

i’d always thought i’d quite like to be a
horse (probably a pony cos I’m small). they are powerful, they live outside and
can run away from people if they don’t wanna be caught…they can jump super
high, rich people have them, they get nice stables to live in and coats for the
winter…they get pampered and dressed up for shows and actually if they got paid
for all the work they did, they would probably be super well off (olympics,
showjumping, racing etc). plus, they are pretty hard…I wouldn’t be messing with
a horse.

fashion week is coming to an end and i really wish this rainy wet weather would come to an end as well so we can start wearing our spring & summer wear. unfortunately, spring seems like a distant dream on a day like this, so i have come up with a perfect solution! i stumbled across this great eclectic mix made by the bombay bicycle club for diesel:u music which not only is a fab listen, but it can also be used as a soundtrack to create your own private catwalk show at home. so never mind the rain, put those new clothes on and strut your stuff!

every year i pop along to the issa show at london fashion week. and every
year i’m never left disappointed by the collection – or the amazing
celebrity turn out. i took my seat directly behind jodie kidd – who wears
glasses during the shows because her eyesight isn’t what it used to be. she
spent the show nattering away to pearl lowe – who had brought her youngest
daughter along. within spitting distance away from me was princess beatrice (bea to her friends) and boy toy dave clark, model poppy delevingne and alexandra burke.
the celebs didn’t leave disappointed, that’s for sure.