What a tune, had to post this up

HOT! BEATNIK vs Jason Jermaine 'Hollywood'

Shoes Shoes & More Shoes..

I keep seeing so many shoes that I love it's driving me a bit crazy, especially after not getting my hands on the Emma Cook for Topshop leopard lovelies...anyway here are some more from Topshop ('running tings' you say?), Louboutin, Alexander Wang, Bionda Castana, KG, Balmain & Proenza Scouler. All of which I would love to make room for in the shoe emporium that is my house.

BEATNIK rock the H&M Fashion Evening for VOGUE, Oxford Street, Ldn, Sept 10th 09

Statis and I rocked up to the Vogue shopping evening with H&M last Thursday to do a back to back dj set. I really enjoy DJing back to back with Statis as we have the same taste in music but with many different influences. Statis loves Squarepusher, Al Greene, Drum & Bass, Slick Rick, Mr Scruff, Mr Vegas and anything obscure and super cool underground...and I love 80's, hip hop, old house & tons of other stuff. Mixed together we were pulling some TUNES out of our very long sleeves! Very fun night- my favourite part was a beautiful lady of a certain age skanking to Musical Youth! You rock!!


Check out some of Hennes hot pieces fro A/W 09, there are some really well designed, edgy clothes. I had to stop myself from shopping in between records!

Karen's Birthday Bash at The Wellington, LDN

One of my best friends Karen had her Bday knees up at The Wellington last week, much fun was had by all and I saw many old friends. Big Up Lauretta who just had a beautiful baby girl, Allon who I dont get to see enough & Freddie for a wonderful dinner at Automat & night out at his place Jalouse- here are some pics of my crew and the Birthday Girl :) x
Karen & Allon





The Birthday Girl, who is leaving for New York this week for a month...we will miss her!

Chateau Loire Valley

I went on a day trip to an awsome Chateau, one of the many near where I was staying in Yseurres Sur Creuze (La Roche Possay)
Here are some pics...

My current shoe crush...Emma Cook for Topshop Boots- Amazing!

Topshop's designer collaboration has done it again. Just when I am trying to curb my shoe obsession (I gave away 15 pairs to my best friend this weekend) Toppers come along and dangle a great big carrot in front of my nose in the shape of these Emma Cook for Topshop boots.
They are so damn cute it hurts

I need these in my life!
Unfortunately the 7's have already sold out and there is a price tag of £165 for them (no doubt they will be listed on ebay for 500squid by next week) :(
There are a few other versions of these, black with zebra, wedges & a rather nice claret colour, but the tan/leopard print booties are the ones for me.
Sadly, I dont think they will be mine now as I couldnt get hold of them :( :(
I wanted to wear them for the State of Play magazine shoot (more about that soon). If there is a God of shoes I pray he/she has a word with the God of Toppers & makes it possible for me to get these babies!

BEATNIK VS JASON JERMAINE 'HOLLYWOOD'

Here is another stonking tune from the Beatnik stable
Beatnik vs Jason Jermaine
'HOLLYWOOD'

Wale Adeyemi's new collection for BSIDE featuring our music :) Beatnik feat STATIS 'Get Down'

Wale Adeyemi's (MBE)new collection for his label 'BSIDE' features one of our Beatnik tracks 'Get Down'. Filmed on location in East London the clothes are dope and the track is heavy with vocals by STATIS. Check it out, good music :) great clothes, cute boys...

Here I am DJing with Bootyluv on GMTV on Tuesday :) Their new tune 'Say It'

The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2009. Statis & DJ NIKKI go back to their roots..

Many years ago I did a degree in Fine Art, Statis my co- producer & frontman of Beatnik music, did his degree in Product Design at St Martins, so every now and then it is nice to check out some art.
Last week we went to the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in central London. It is the largest open contemorary art exhibition in the world with ordinary members of the public submitting artwork alongside very established names like Anthony Gormley. The exhibition has been held anually since the Royal Academy was founded in 1768! Artists submit work by standing in long queue's outside the Royal Academy early in the year, paying £50 per piece of submitted artwork and then waiting and hoping that this year their piece will catch the eyes of the commitee.






This year there were around 1200 artists chosen to exhibit, from painters to printers, scuptors to architecture, mixed media & film. There was so much diversity and a shed load of work which had been put in by artists and the gallery had obviously thought very carefully about how to show the pieces too, with each room being 'hung' by various luminaries from the artworld.
There was some great work and the most interesting part for me is that it is largely all for sale! We had great fun checking out who had made the most sales! (as indicated by small orange stickers next to each picture)









DJ NIKKI & Tia Grazette from State Of Play Magazine
DJ NIKKI & STATIS

STATIS & Tia