Beautiful Copenhagen

Even after you step off the plane and through arrivals, the airport train station is stunning! Everything about Copenhagen is smart and stylish, the buildings and interiors are designed intelligently yet aesthetically pleasing. The people are gorgeous, giant Viking men and women, all tonned, blonde and pale, looking effortlessly stunning without looking like they tried a single bit. NNS will be planning a trip back in summer as seriouly this is one city you must go to.

Posted by: NNS 30/03/12

Pina Colada Milkshake

Sunny day in London meant I needed a milkshake, the one from the Dinner from Carnaby Street pretty much hit the spot.

  • 1 pint of coconut ice cream
  • 3/4 of a cup of pineapple
  • 1/4 of a cup of rum

Posted by: NNS 13/03/12

Which festival to go to?

I first went to Reading festival when I was 14. I believe the average age of the festival's attendees is 14. If I’m honest, I’m not that interested in hanging around 14 year olds. This wouldn’t have really registered on my radar except for the news that At The Drive-In have announced their only UK gig. Day ticket or working at the bar, did that last year, wasn’t too bad.
More information

Posted by: NNS 12/03/12

Which festival to go to?

This is the trailer for Tomorrow Land 2011, a 'Disney'-styled festival in Belgium mainly concentrating on dance, electro and house. This has got to be one of the strangest festivals out there, surely a contender for your hard-earned cash no?
More information at Tomorrow Land website

Posted by: NNS 28/02/12

Freud at the NPG

It's funny, Lucian Freud became notable for his portraits which depicted the skin as an intense surface, with deep contours and tonal changes, usually making the sitters look years older then they actually were. 11.30am at the National Potrait Gallery, I am surrounded by a sea of over 60's, shuffling around, mini moving Freud's in their own right, displaying the pain of waiting in line for the last hour and a half. It's funny, this is what you do when you get old.

The Lucian Freud exhibtion that runs at the National Potrait Gallery from the 9th February - 27 May is the largest collection of Freud's work assembled, with some never been shown before. The scope of work range Freud's entire life, from his early marriages through to his sittings with the Queen and David Hockney, the prior showing the undercurrent of unhappy married life and a clear distance between him and the women in his life. The latter exhibits the painters life-learned skills of portraying ones life in a portrait.

Lucian Freud was one of the finest potrait artists ever and you must go and visit this exhibition! That's all I have to say on the matter.


Posted by: NNS 20/02/12

Jackass

From the very moment Jonny Knoxville appears on the screen, with the inevitable opening invitation of ‘Welcome to Jackass!’, the first thing you think is, he’s looking old and that essentially sums up Jackass 3D. The first movie stepped up to the big screen by bringing in some rather original set pieces (notably the dance singing and dance routines) and having many genuinely laugh out loud moments interspersed in the gross out comedy. These were none more so then the secret camera moments with the public, which in the first were brilliantly executed while in the third instalment just seem to have completely missed the mark and seem more embarrassing for the crew then anyone else.

Its unfortunate that Knoxville and co. felt that the way to continue this series was to almost simply continue the exact same format and even some of the same stunts. In fact at times, some of the crew in the background look rather uninterested and shares your view of thinking;- ‘Hang on, haven’t we done this stunt a few years ago?’.

On a rather sad note, it is unfortunate that the film’s best stunts and moments are when the late Ryan Dunne is involved. He had seemed to have had a natural affinity for putting his hand up for the best ideas and brought a rather unintentional flair and humour to the situation. Sad that he’s gone, but also sad for the series as a whole.

Jackass 3D will make you laugh un-doubtidly and maybe I’m being harsh but the same same approach has gotten a tad boring and realistically the gross out moments are often nothing compared to the Dirty Sanchez movie, which honestly has the most disgusting scene NNS has ever seen on an non-porn movie.

View this!


Posted by: NNS 12/02/12

Wierd social things I have

It's in the office and it's the team meeting, we're sitting there intensely bored by the Powerpoint slides of numbers and graphs which are simply mind numbing tedium. My colleague next to me turns his bald shiny head toward the screen as he begins to discuss why we should care about the words exiting the orifice in his face, when all I want to do is put my hand on it. Every nerve ending in my body says to do it, place your hand and hit his bald head, get that slapping sound of the palm of my hand straight on the shiny part, as if I were fucking my girlfriend and spanking her arse until it turned red. Why?

We are in the pub and I am one of five men, standing in a circle chatting erroneous drivel, laughing at each other’s ‘safe for strangers’ jokes. Nothing about fucking paraplegics or shitting in women’s mouths here. As largest member of the group snorts with laughter at his own retort, I just want to lean over and lick the side of his face; a big wet, lingering tongue, excreting saliva down the side of his chubby face. What would his reaction be? What would mine be? Why do I think like this?

These are two recent examples, this happens all the time to me, why?


Posted by: NNS 09/02/12

Free art in Brockley

Hmmm free art

Posted by: NNS 06/02/12

Random image of the day

When ordering a steak you don't normally look at the knife. When in Heathrow airport, I suggest you do, and ask yourself how the hell you're going to cut off a piece of it

Posted by: NNS 05/02/12

Random image of the day

That's just fucking scary

Posted by: NNS 26/01/12

Sandro's 2012 Spring Summer

Instantly recognisable as a French, specifically Parisian, brand, Sandro is a family orientated business. Co-Founded in 1984 by Mr Didier and Ms Evelyne Chétrite, their son Ilan Chétrite joined the ranks and launched the 2008 menswear range.
These French designers are real purveyors of this irresistible tailored, slick and easy style that do make others look on with envy.
Sandro’s new casual summer range does look fantastic, elegant yet simple, which is what they do best, with pieces you can make staples and build your wardrobe around. Simple lightweight cardigans and linen blazers allow freedom to bring more formality to the usual summer casualness, so you should never feel to hot under the collar.
All in all, you better start saving those pennies!

Posted by: NNS 26/01/12

Random image of the day

Art down the Redchurch Street in Shoreditch, well of course...

Posted by: NNS 25/01/12

Video of the day

Posted by: NNS 18/01/12

Enter Paul McCarthy's mind

  • The Train

  • The King

  • The House

This weekend marked the end last chance to see Paul McCarthney's bizarre series of installations; the King, the Train, the Island and the Ship at Hauser and Wirth gallery spanning Saville Row to Picadilly. Combining political figures and pop culture, the show is a morally deviant world populated by pirates, cowboys, the likenesses of George W. Bush and Angelina Jolie, an assortment of Disney characters and the artist himself, all carousing in a state of wild and reckless abandon. To say this is the most interesting thing of 2012 is an understatment, but certianly if the year begins with free shows like this, and we can't wait for what the rest of the year has to offer!

Images from Google images

Posted by: NNS 15/01/12

Random image of the day

Source: Goole Images

Posted by: NNS 15/01/12

O'keffe shoes

O'Keffe is a Irish-Italian shoe brand, Italian craftsmanship with Irish heritage which has some really interesting pieces this winter. Certainly a strange combination in terms of background, they have created some delightfully hand-crafted shoes. From the shots above they incapsulate that vintage look that certianly fits into this winters style. Above I've chosen my favourite of their winter collection, found on their site.

Posted by: NNS 10/01/12

The Hitler house

Knock down that facist house!

Posted by: NNS 10/01/12

THIS STATION IS ...NOW...OPERATIONAL

After their 11 years hiatus, At The Drive In have posted a cryptic message on their official site stating that they will be reforming! The Texan post-hardcore band and been one of the most influential outfits in recent decades with so many bands trying to re-create their creative left-field songs and exhilaratingly energetic live shows. 2001 saw the band split into two effectively, Bixler-Zavala and Omar-Rodriguez creating the Mars Volta while the remaining 3 members set-up Sparta. Later Bassist Paul Hinojos (who co-founded Sparta) later joined Mars Volta.
As of yet theres no actual confirmed details, although gossip of festivals are bounding around, all we hope is that they play London, and mainly NNS is there!

Posted by: NNS 09/01/12

Back of the cab

NNS:Ok so what happened in Vegas then?
Jit: Well we went out an we were drinking all day in the casinos and just playing roulette.
NNS: All day playing roulette, how much you win or lose?
Jit:Well this is where it gets all a bit hazy, I kinda of remember cashing in my chips for about £2,000.
NNS:Fuck £2,000!
Jit: Yeah so we went to the club because we wanted to celebrate, but Jonny had free entry through the convention we were at, and he got us free drinks too so I didn't spend anything.
NNS: Right, so..
Jit: So I get totally pissed and somehow end up being outside the club and decide I've had enough and want to go home. I've spent nothing and still got all my winnings right.
NNS:Right..
Jit: I wake up the next day and I've got the winnings receipt, but no winnings.
NNS:What!
Jit: I left £2,000 in the cab, I was so pissed I can't remember anything about the ride home. It's all gone.
NNS: Fuck!
Jit: Well at least I came back evens.
NNS: You lost £2,000 in the back of a fucking cab!
Jit:Yeah but I was still evens in my head, I was expecting to lose that much or so.
NNS: Fucking hell your a mong!


Posted by: NNS 03/01/12

It begins again

So it has been a while but now we are back up, with a new lick of paint, ok well black and white, and the usual sarcasm with unusual sense of humour. So yeah just read it or whatever.

Posted by: NNS 03/01/12