R: I recently caught up with Jamie Timony of Australian, Sydney based band ‘RAPIDS’ -  www.wearerapids.com 

Their debut EP ‘Holland Air’ is our next month. Check. It. Out.

Jamie kindly let me into his personal playlist so I could understand a little bit more about his musical influences… Here the top 10:

1. TAME IMPALA - Alter Ego 

2. DZ DEATHRAYS - Dollar Chills

3. DEEP SEA ARCADE - The Devil Won’t Take You

4. THE HORRORS - You Said

5. THE BLACK LIPS - Family Tree

6. DEERHUNTER - Coronado

7. MGMT - It’s Working

8. THE SCARE - No Money

9. REPTILES - One by One

10. RADIOHEAD - Feral
 

Become a fan of their Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/rapidstheband

M: What the fuck is happening to the UK? What started out as a peace protest in Tottenham over the death of Mark Duggan has turned into a 3 day riot all over London and has spread to other cities including Bristol and Liverpool.

It’s currently 3:46am and I’m unable to sleep, I keep refreshing Facebook for local updates in the hopes that I don’t need to worry about the safety of my family and friends.   
These degenerate, moronic, opportunist pricks are rioting without any cause other then mindless theft and vandalism! None of them care about Mark Duggan, in fact I would be suprised if 90% even knew who he was or why he’s in the media.

I feel completely ashamed of my city today. 

For any of you Londoners with a conscience let’s do our part and at least attempt to clean up this mess using groups like the one below to come together and help our communities - www.facebook.com/notes/post-riot-clean-up-lets-help-london/list-of-possible-clean-up-meet-ups-in-london-tuesday-9-august/218257231558124   

Photo: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/08/london_riots.html 

R: Tonight I spent the evening at an event in Old Street which involved a Photo booth Vintage Mini! The Mini is a fully functional vehicle that can be set up as a photo booth on location and includes lots of fancy dress! I haven’t had this much fun in a photo booth EVER! The car was decorated in sixties “hippy chique” and caused quite a stir all evening. The car is constantly booked out across the UK and I can recommend this booth to any events company looking for something both simple and entertaining.