Reports suggest England footballer will come out as gay this weekend….any guesses?

Posted by: Tobi

Date: March 7th, 2014

The Sun yesterday released the information they have an exclusive reveal from an England international football player coming out as gay, this Sunday. The Sun also reports the player was picked in the current England squad.

Last night and today Twitter has been awash with speculation on who the player could be but Southampton left back Luke Shaw has already ruled himself out of the speculation, tweeting “It’s not me chill out guys!”.

Any guesses as to who it could be? Is this even a big deal in this day and age?

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GRM Daily Going Out Guide: Ready For The Weekend?

Posted by: Tobi

Date: March 7th, 2014

Ready for the weekend? Not to worry, we’ve got you! Every week we’ll now be throwing up suggestions on the hot spots to hit in London and around the UK.

 

CLUBS

Sat 8th – Disclosure @ Alexandra Palace
The pairs biggest UK show to date goes down this weekend at 10’000 capacity Ally Pally. Expect all the hits and even a few special guest surprises.

Fri 7th – LoveDough @ Proud Camden
FuseODG tops the bill here with the likes of Shikane, Martel B & Che Lingo also performing on the night. Get your tickets here

Fri 7th & Sat 9th – AudioWhore Weekender @ Great Suffolk St Warehouse
House heads know where to head to this weekend, chart toppers Route 94 headline the bill and also expect killer sets from Martin Ikin, Carnao Beats and Mark Radford across the two days. Tickets have moved fast but there should be some available here

 

EVENTS

Mon 10th – Silent Disco @ The View from The Shard
Ever wanted to party in the tallest building in Europe? Here’s your chance. Simply pick a channel and choose your side as three DJs battle it out over separate wireless channels, playing the best in pop, rock and party classics, while you dance the night away at 1,000ft. Tickets available here

Boat Show (Comedy Show) on The Tattershall Castle (Boat)
Saturday’s lineup include’s includes Funmbi Omotayo, Keith Farnan and MC Ian Smith. The shows run until 29th March. So there’s plenty of time to get down there.

 

FOOD & DRINK

Nagoya – Baker Street W1U 8NX
Top quality Japanese spot in Marylebone. Offers the authentic experience with its attractive monochrome interior. The menu is varied enough, with the usual dishes present – sushi, tempura and deep-fried breaded pork (tonkatsu), ramen and noodle dishes.

Beach Blanket Babylon – W11 2AA
This peculiar bar is renowned for its cocktails, the Porn Star being a firm favourite and the venue is ideal for an al fresco lunch or intimate dinner. Worth a visit for the décor alone.

 

Be sure to check back here over the weekend as we’ll be adding more and more events over the weekend.

Want your event featured on ‘Ready for the weekend’ – get in touch editor@grimedaily.com

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Throwback Thursday: Ghetto

Posted by: Tobi

Date: March 6th, 2014

As he prepares to drop his debut album let’s take it back to when Ghetts was still Ghetto. Arguably the most gifted lyricist to emerge from the grime scene, the talent of Ghetto was never in doubt.

However what was indeed questionable at times was his professionalism (Logan, I’ll wrap you up”), his temperament (“Ask, Carlos!?”), crossover appeal and ability to make a rounded CD. He wisely stepped out of the shadow of Kano and started The Movement but then had to sit and wait as several members of his camp (Devlin, Scorcher, Wretch 32) all got their shot at the limelight before him.

The last two years Ghetto became Ghetts and went about putting the doubts to rest – older, more mature and more musically proficient, Ghetts is about to end the ridiculously long wait for his debut album. Having listened to an early stream, I can confirm Ghetts has delivered and has finally answered every question that has lingered over his career thus far. It’s a great moment for one of the biggest talents to emerge from these shores, one we’ve witnessed grow and mature in front of our eyes.

For Throwback Thursday I’ll take it back to the moment years ago, I realised this angry East London grime MC had a lot more to offer if given the chance.

Rebel With a Cause is out 9th March

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Nike Air Tech Challenge II Quickstrike ‘Hot Lava’ Restock

Posted by: ASYLUMSNEAKER

Date: March 6th, 2014

The Nike Air Tech Challenge II has been massively growing in popularity as of late which means that when it comes to picking them up a pair, we’re often left empty handed.  Those of you looking to pick up the Nike Air Tech Challenge II Quickstrike ‘Hot Lava’ and missed out, or those of you looking to pick up another pair to put on ice, NikeStore have just added a full size run online.  RRP £104.

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Watch our live stream of Ghetts’ exclusive album performance & interview this Thursday

Posted by: Tobi

Date: March 6th, 2014

As he prepares to release new album ‘Rebel With A Cause’ on the 9th March, Ghetts will be premiering the album exclusively in partnership with the Roundhouse and GRM Daily on the 6th March via online live stream at 7.45pm.

This intimate listening and interview session will be chaired by DJ Charlie Sloth who, alongside his own interview, will take questions from a small audience and social media. Ghetts will unveil 8 album tracks via audio, video and live session footage including Rude Boy, Gas Mark 9 ft. Giggs, What I’ve Done, Pray and Fatherhood.

Don’t miss out on this groundbreaking event taking place this week and we’re not done there either. On Thursday 3rd April, Ghetts will headline a show at Roundhouse, performing alongside the OnTrack project participants – the OnTrack Collective, and Funk Da Cirque. Get your tickets here. We’re expecting a sell-out, so grab your tickets while you still can!

“I want to do something more than just chart, I want to leave a legacy – music that changed a demographic; changed the game. I was always the newcomer, now I see myself as the underdog – it’s where I’m most at home.” Ghetts @Jclarke_Ghetts

Ghetts – Rebel with a Cause is released 9 March 2014 via Disrupt.

Join the live stream at grmdaily.com or Youtube – TheRealGhettsTV this Thursday

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BBC Three to be axed and become an online-only channel

Posted by: Tobi

Date: March 6th, 2014

An official announcement from the BBC is due tomorrow but today sources confirmed to us that BBC3 is to be taken off air and will turn into an online-only channel available on iPlayer after the director Tony Hall revealed his savings plans at the Oxford Media Conference. This all comes as part of the corporation’s plans to save £100million by 2016.

Meanwhile, an online petition to save BBC3 has reached over 9,000 signatures in under a day. You can sign the change.org petition here

Will you miss BBC3 and it’s flagship shows such as Family Guy and Don’t Tell The Bride?

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New day, new milestone! Krept & Konan’s DWMT vid hits 2 Million views

Posted by: Tobi

Date: March 5th, 2014

With the remix video hitting our screens the last week, all eyes have no doubt been on Krept and Konan. Today Krept took to Instagram to announce the official video that dropped in August last year has now passed the 2 million mark for YouTube views. Great stuff.

It’s even more impressive when you factor in the lack of nationwide radio play the track has received. Something Krept hinted at with the caption reading “Big 2 Million!! National radio can you support it now or still nah??”

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MDotE is back with “Lean & Loud”

Posted by: Tobi

Date: March 4th, 2014

MDotE has blessed us with a new single entitled ‘Lean & Loud’ – produced by Sus, it’s sure to be a hit in the clubs and is a daily reminder of how to live your life the right way – pop bottles & get money!

MDotE is an inspirational artist with an astonishing ear for good beats and a positive state of mind. He tells me “My biggest goal is to be a role model, not just for my son but others, too. I want to be a successful musician and producer but really, I just want to be successful in anything I put my mind to!…“I took some time away from the music scene last year after I became a father to my son, Cruz” the South Londoner tells me.

“I have a lot planned for the next couple of years – more touring, videos, and of course, more music!”

MDotE’s independent clothing label, ‘Cruz Control’ is also coming very soon! – Check out “Lean & Loud” below

http://mdote.co.uk

https://twitter.com/MdotE

Words – @HarveyLindsay

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Hova/Yeezy Takeover! Roc Nation and Donda announce new partnership

Posted by: Tobi

Date: March 3rd, 2014

Today a joint announcement released via both firms revealed that:

Kanye West’s creative house DONDA enters into partnership with Roc Nation to manage all DONDA Music. The partnership will focus on Mr. West’s international recording brand and worldwide touring ventures.

As of now the fine details aren’t very clear. Mainly, what happens with GOOD music artists? We’ll do some enquiring and keep you posted when we hear the latest. All we know for now is that its certainly a bold move from both camps involved. Will the combination work?

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Mayweather challenges Khan – “Beat Broner and you can fight me”

Posted by: Tobi

Date: March 3rd, 2014

Boxing fans it looks like we could have a really entertaining twelve months on our hands here. Floyd Mayweather has challenged Amir Khan to beat Adrien Broner on the undercard of his bout with Marcos Maidana on 3 May in order to earn a fight with him.

The unbeaten World Champion took to his Twitter account and lay down the gauntlet, stating: “I don’t have an easy fight on May 3, 2014, so I can’t over look @ChinoMaidana but @AmirKingKhan, if you and @AdrienBroner end up fighting each other on my show and you win (which you won’t)… I’ll fight you.”

Khan discussed the Broner fight on Sky Sports’ Ringside, saying: “A few names have been put to me – even someone like Broner would be a great fight for me.

“The fight would probably be in America and possibly be on a Floyd card as well. But I have a contract with Showtime, so I have my own television deal in the US…more than likely the fight will probably be in America.”

The challenge has certainly been thrown to Amir Khan but you know what they say, wanna be the best, you gotta beat them. Lets go!

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Nike Air Huarache LE ‘Flint’ RE-STOCK

Posted by: ASYLUMSNEAKER

Date: March 3rd, 2014

For those of you that may have missed out on the Nike Air Huarache LE ‘Flint’, UK based Offspring have just had a re-stock in all sizes.  Click here to buy the Nike Air Huarache LE ‘Flint’.

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Did you miss the Oscars last night? We’ve got the full list of winners here…

Posted by: Tobi

Date: March 3rd, 2014

Check out the full list of winners below:

86th Academy Awards winners

Best Picture: 12 Years A Slave

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity

Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years A Slave

Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Original Screenplay: Her, Spike Jonze

Best Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years A Slave, screenplay by John Ridley

Best Animated Feature Film: Frozen

Best Documentary Feature: 20 Feet From Stardom

Best Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty

Best Visual Effects: Gravity, Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould

Best Film Editing: Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger

Best Cinematography: Gravity, Emmanuel Lubezki

Best Costume Design: The Great Gatsby, Catherine Martin

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Dallas Buyers Club, Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews

Best Production Design: The Great Gatsby, Catherine Martin (Production Design) and Beverley Dunn (Set Decoration)

Best Sound Mixing: Gravity, Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro

Best Sound Editing: Gravity, Glenn Freemantle

Best Original Score: Gravity, Steven Price

Best Original Song: Let It Go, from Frozen

Best Animated Short Film: Mr. Hublot, Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares

Best Live-Action Short Film: Helium, Anders Walter and Kim Magnusson

Best Documentary Short Subject: The Lady In Number 6: Music Saved My Life, Malcolm Clarke and Nicholas Reed

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Chris Brown diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder

Posted by: Tobi

Date: March 1st, 2014

The reason’s behind Chris Brown’s aggressive behaviour may have just been solved as they have reportedly been linked to previously undiagnosed bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Legal documents from Brown’s rehab facility states, “Mr. Brown will also require close supervision by his treating physician in order to ensure his bipolar mental health condition remains stable. It is not uncommon for patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Bipolar II to use substances to self-medicate their biomedical mood swings and trauma triggers.”

It continues, “Mr. Brown became aggressive and acted out physically due to his untreated mental health disorder, severe sleep deprivation, inappropriate self-medicating and untreated PTSD.”

Brown last night tweeted ”Court tomorrow. Prayers and Positivity. Thank you so much GOD and team breezy for everything you do.”

 

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Victory for privacy! NHS announces plans to share medical records is put on hold

Posted by: Tobi

Date: February 28th, 2014

The NHS have delayed for at least six months, controversial plans to share data from people’s medical records on Tuesday following concerns from doctors and patients’ groups, acknowledging there was insufficient public confidence in the scheme. The extracted information will contain a person’s NHS number, date of birth, postcode, ethnicity and gender. Once live, organisations such as university research departments – but also insurers and drug companies – will be able to apply to the new Health and Social Care Information Centre to gain access to the database.

In a statement, NHS England said the collection of data from GPs’ surgeries would now begin in the autumn – it did not give a more precise date – to permit “more time to build understanding of the benefits of using the information, what safeguards are in place, and how people can opt out if they choose to”.

This climbdown is proof that people power can make a difference in the fight against NHS privatisation. It comes after a wave of pressure from 38 Degrees members, along with organisations like SumOfUs and medConfidential.

If you’re keen to opt-out right now, you can do so using https://www.faxyourgp.com/ or http://medconfidential.org/.

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GRM Daily Going Out Guide: Ready For The Weekend?

Posted by: Tobi

Date: February 28th, 2014

Ready for the weekend? Not to worry, we’ve got you! Every week we’ll now be throwing up suggestions on the hot spots to hit in London and around the UK.

 

Clubs

Fri 28th Feb – Licence 2 Trill x Fiesta Warehouse Wave @ Secret East London Location
DJ’s Motive, JD Reid, Budgie & more. Tickets £10 on the door before 12. Get your surfboards ready!

Sat 1st March – Disclosure B2B Eats Everything @ XOYO
Undoubtedly the most-talked about dance act in the UK and now breaking US shores, Disclosure play b2b with Eats Everything all night long. No advance tickets left for this show so get down early as there are limited tickets on the door.

 

Events

Weekend – Travelling to the Wonderland: Xu Bing installation at the V&A
The majestic pool in the John Madejski Garden, the huge interior courtyard at the V&A – has been transformed by Chinese artist Xu Bing to become an ethereal fantasy garden, inspired by a fifth-century Chinese fable called ‘Tao Hua Yuan’. In the museum’s TT Tsui Gallery, there will also be an exhibition of Xu Bing’s work – including examples of his large-scale calligraphy.

Fri 28th, Sat 1st, Sun 2nd – Beyoncé in concert @ The 02 Arena
Easily the hottest ticket in the capital this weekend.

Wed 5th – RADAR Industry Showcase
RADAR, borne out of a collaboration between Music Week, ILUVLIVE and MusicConnex is a night showcasing the best unsigned and just-signed talent to the UK music industry. The inaugural showcase features Ghetts, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Joel Baker and Rascals.

 

Food & Drink

Radio Rooftop Bar – The Strand WC2R
Radio rooftop bar is on the roof of the fancy ME London hotel, ten floors up, where transmission aerials once stood. The terrace is equipped with big sofas and space heaters, and mainly faces south

Polpetto – Soho W1F
Polpo is a bàcaro. This is a Venetian word to describe a humble restaurant serving simple food and good, young local wines. Pretty much sums up what goes on here.

 

Be sure to check back here over the weekend as we’ll be adding more and more events over the weekend.

Want your event featured on ‘Ready for the weekend’ – get in touch editor@grimedaily.com

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Fresh for Spring/Summer! Check out the new SS14 PONY Collection

Posted by: Tobi

Date: February 27th, 2014

Classic footwear brand PONY International is back this Spring/Summer with a brand new collection of fresh and colourful kicks. With the addition of three new lines: canvas Topstars, nylon M-100′s and nylon City Wings it’s due to be a hot summer!
Also in this seasons drop, look out for the retro style additions for the sneaker-heads, featuring the Slamdunk and NBA legend Spudd Webb’s kicks of choice, the CIty Wings.
Peep some of the shots from the look book below.
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WIN OR BIN? Adidas Launch world’s first knitted football boot

Posted by: Tobi

Date: February 27th, 2014

Adidas has unveiled the Samba primeknit football boots, the world’s first football boot knitted from heel-to-toe. The aim of this boot being to come as close to replicating the feel of playing in your socks.

I know, I know. Many of you are probably wondering how a knitted boot doesn’t immediately fall apart at the first hint of rain, but Adidas have gone some length to backing the boots durability. The boot weighs in at just 165g, but each yarn receives a high precision coating to guarantee water and damage resistance. The boot has undergone rigorous tests in many winter conditions and has apparently survived the wet and cold, undergoing improvements following feedback from players.

Markus Baumann, senior vice president for Global Football at Adidas, shared his thoughts on the launch of the boot: “Every adidas product is developed with the player in mind and in particular, the needs of the player. By producing the world’s first knitted football boot we have provided a brand new solution to the search for higher levels of comfort and flexibility.”

“primeknit is a further demonstration of our commitment to driving relentless innovation in football and is designed to allow for a bespoke fit for each player, making performance more intuitive and responsive than ever before. primeknit is a technology that is right at the heart of adidas innovation and we’re excited about introducing this development into football.”

The Adidas Primeknit will be available from March 17 retailing at £220

Will you be rocking this boot anytime in the near future? Check out more pics below and let us know what you think?

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Pharrell’s ‘GIRL’ album cover stirs racial controversy?

Posted by: Tobi

Date: February 27th, 2014

Pharrell‘s ‘G I R L’ album drops next week (March 3), but this week the ‘Happy’ singer’s project sparked controversy online before the release down to the albums cover. The cover art for the LP features the producer-rapper surrounded by three models, all of fair skin. Due to the absence of African-American women in the image, many have voiced their disappointment that Pharrell, a successful and prominent black man himself helped to add to the issues surrounding the idea of beauty and the lack of representation of black women in the media.

 

Check some of the tweets below for both sides.

pjhoody – Pharrell made a song called “Happy,” yet y’all expect a black woman on the album cover. What’s the joke?

@Prototype_101 – Who cares about who Pharrell puts on his cover. Were you auditioning for the cover? Was any racist statements made promoting the cover?

@queenundrum – Black women are not feminine or complacent enough to make it to Pharrell’s GIRL album cover. in short, he’s not talking about us lol.

@dreamhampton – I’m sure Pharrell’s album is great, he’s been making the best music of his life. Cover was disappointing. Google Chokwe Lumumba.

@CorporateBarbie – Well… I can only speak for me. Here’s what I want: For Black women of all hues to be represented proportionately in popular culture.

@MF_Greatest – Pharrell never seems to really *do* brown women. And… The album cover kind of makes that impossible to keep ignoring.

@immagiclydelish – As a member of the minority group, Pharrell choosing to exclude black females from his album cover cannot, by definition, be a racist act

@yusufyuie – Pharrell CONSTANTLY has women of color in his videos and art work. But because of this ONE album cover named GIRL you offended?

@JChiron18 – So Pharrell has a new album coming out called GIRL & its dedicated to girls, but he’s the darkest one on the cover.

 

Is there an issue here or is it just classic internet overreaction? Tell us what you think?

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Throwback Thursday – Crazy Titch

Posted by: Tobi

Date: February 27th, 2014

Following on from same time frame as last week’s pick, this week’s Throwback Thursday is more of a ‘We Wish He Was Still Here’ than a ‘Where Are They Now’.

We all know Carl Dobson aka Crazy Titch is serving a lengthy sentence for his involvement in a murder and over the years, a lot has been said of his circumstances, particularly whether he’s infact deserving of it. The facts are, that won’t change a thing. Whether I type ‘FREE TITCH’ or not, it’s highly unlikely it’ll help towards his freedom. Our only responsibility as fan’s of his and classic grime music in general is to make sure the next generation are aware of it. They need to experience what I felt when I first heard “Singalong”, or debate over who was better between early Dizzee and Titch upon hearing his “Just A Arsehole” diss track.

Titch wasn’t all misdirected aggression and anger like his rooftop beef with Dizzee, he was also capable of unintentional moments of comedy like those littered all over the ‘Crazy Times’ DVD, most notably his jumping out of a cab without paying a cheating taxi driver abroad. We miss Titch, not only as an artist but as a character capable of memorable moments of randomness.

Today we use Throwback Thursday to remember what we have left of Crazy Titch. Hold your head, wherever you are.

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