14 VIDEOS OF THE MONTH
GIGGS ‘Be With You’ Already well-established on the underground Rhythm and Grime scene, this is NY’s first, official solo release. Ok, so obviously the budget wasn’t huge, hence the attendance of Kirk Norcross from The Only Way is Essex and convenient use of his father’s nightclub as the video’s location. However, the video is professionally finished and Giggs owns his take. Most importantly it introduces the viewer to the beautiful and talented NY, who we’ve no doubt we’ll be seeing plenty more of this year.
NY FEATURING TYLER THE
CREATOR- YONKERS With nearly a million hits on YouTube, it’s no wonder American rapper Tyler the Creator has been causing a stir on the music scene. The black-and- white video which is directed by Tyler sees him sitting alone is a dark room rapping frantically at the camera whilst a cockroach crawls across a hand scrawled with the word “KILL”. Mixed with bass heavy Hip Hop, this simple but stylistic video sees the use of Silhouettes and interesting
camera work. The blood, bugs, and the grand finale make for a weird and slightly fucked up video, however, it is guaranteed to keep you engaged all the way through.
ARTIC MONKEYS ‘Don’t Sit Down Cause I’ve
Moved Your Chair’ We can’t decide if the direct imitation of Lennon and Gallagher (at one point, Turner -dressed in a parka- sticks up his two fingers at the camera) is tragic or genius, intentional or coincidental; after all, the Artic Monkeys are consciously taking their music in a different direction as of late. The psychedelic- themed video features clips of a soccer match as well as the lads out on a night out… and of course the obligatory shot of the band ‘rocking out’ in a large empty warehouse.
CHASE AND Portable Vaporisers
STATUS ‘Time’ When it comes to creating an edgy, innovative music video- Chase and Status have it covered. This month saw the release of their latest single, ‘Time’. The video begins with a cheerful tone, featuring a
Portable Vaporisers
DIARY OF A WEST END PROMOTER
Our resident club promoter Jonathon Scales gives us the low down.
It was one of those rare once-in-a-lifetime moments, like witnessing a eclipse or a being offered a seat on the tube. Last month we had not one, but two Bank Holiday weekends. As if that wasn’t enough to put a smile on our chops, the weather was gorgeous for both weekends! Every club did it’s best to milk the Royal Wedding theme as
much as possible. One club even went so far as to say, “party with The Queen this Friday as she hosts the VIP!” So to coax all our clubbers off their towels in Greenwich park we’ve been pulling out all the stops. I’ve been calling in a few favours from a few contacts to get as many US artists to visit our shores. I had a wicked night with IYAZ at No5
Cavendish Square. Clearly I underestimated the tiny artist’s success and was shocked when I saw his massive entourage. They even cleared the toilets so he could take a p*ss in peace! It was crazy watching hordes of ladies desperate to meet him.
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typical British family home. But the tone swiftly changes. The narrative becomes intense, emotional and full of teenage angst. The viewer witnesses two children living with domestic abuse. Visually it is raw and graphic, leading the viewer to become fully immersed in the narrative. Respectfully, the video finishes with, ‘
refuge.org.uk. For women and children. Against domestic abuse.’
BEYONCE ‘Move Your Body’
This deserves to make our list for originality alone. As part of Michelle Obama’s new campaign Let’s Move!, Beyonce has revamped her singled Get Me Bodied (2007), to Move Your Body. The video was created with the aim of inspiring children to exercise more. The video is set in high school canteen busy with children of all different ages and ethnicities. Ok, maybe it all gets a bit cringe when Beyonce finishes the song by repeatedly singing ‘Now wave the American flag’, but seeing as the video was initiated by the first lady herself- this is probably understandable!
THE GUESTLIST NETWORK | MAY 2011
DID YOU PACK YOUR BAG YOURSELF?
Wherever you’re jetting off to this summer, if you’re planning on taking your trusty ‘rampant rabbit’ as a sidekick, don’t do what an anonymous friend of the Guestlist Network did and try to stow it underneath fag packets and clean socks in your hand luggage. All electrical items have to
be placed in a tray, and if you’re not comfortable whipping out your sex toys, for gods sake put them in your main luggage. Miss anonymous’ failure to do so resulted in the most uncomfortable bag search Belfast security had ever seen. - learn from her mistake kids.
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