A TRIBE CALLED NEXT: November 2008

all change

After being recently informed about the amount of readers on our RSS feed i realised it was time to let you know there has been a big old move with ATCN.

WE HAVE MOVED!

Find us now on our new sexed up site www.atribecallednext.com the blog is tighter and you can join the new feed there.

Thanks for rolling with us and watch this space...

Lots to come

Biz

If you've never met me or are very unobservant you may not know that I am short. Actually I'm very short before anyone corrects me. An old friend from school hit me up to say that they had seen a whole bunch of pictures of me around London and sent me the tiny url - needless to say I fell for it...

In the blogspot is a whole heap of images of 'little people' around the streets of London village

have a look at the little people blog there is some amazing shots on there.

The London African Film Festival

If you grew up in an African household like me, you may have been subjected to the horrors of relentless bad acting, horrific sets and insane story lines that make up African cinema.

If you were lucky enough to dodge what now makes up a small section in HMV or were in the same boat as me now is your chance to finally see some quality film making from Africa.

Between the 29th of November and the 8th of December a celebration of African cinema takes place around the capital with the annual London African Film Festival, featuring UK premieres, Q&A sessions with filmmakers, screenings of silent films and more. Venues include the ICA, the Barbican and the Rich Mix.

Kenan Bell ...NEXT?

Kenan Bell

Saw this LA native step up on stage last night at Cargo and I must say him and his band impressed me. One band member came on playing a broken computer, which always gets brownie points in my books. They were playing on a completely UK line-up featuring Ms.Dynamite, Wretch 32 and Natty, and he held his own. They are pretty dope, all I'm saying is check them out. And remember I told you, they could just be NEXT.

Click here for their music...

SINK or SWIM?

Brits Do It Better

Heidi Klum is an extremely sexy woman. This much we have already established. Adriana Lima is completely gorgeous and all the other ones are very beautiful, too.

But do you know what is not sexy, gorgeous or beautiful? Victoria's Secret underwear. Any woman who has ever visited this emporium of American undergarment sluttiness will testify that the products they sell in there are tacky, tacky, tacky and completely overpriced. Every year, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show rolls around and every year I am momentarily awed into thinking that I should really get round to finally applying for a credit card so I can buy some of their bras and whatnot online. And then I remember that, unless you have the body of an age-defying German supermodel, that shit will just look, well, shit.

When it comes to online underwear perving, I'm sticking with AgentProvocateur.Com. As with sarcasm and a good cup of tea, women's lingerie is obviously one of those things that Brits, quite simply, do better.

Rock the Bells UK Video and more Photos

DJ Semtex posted his video online of him chatting with the stars in attendance for the London Rock the Bells

SEMTEX TV - ROCK THE BELLS UK [FEAT NAS, EPMD, DIZZEE RASCAL, THE PHARCYDE, SUPERNATURAL, GREEN LANTERN] from DJ SEMTEX on Vimeo.

and I finally got round to putting the rest of my shots on to flickr
you can check them here

The Heels that Keep on Giving

Brighton-based creatives Dead Dead Dead have added to the cult status of the INSA heels with a dope editorial shoot featuring doughnuts, icing and three hot models. Yummy.

Check out the full magazine-style spread HERE.

Phoebe

MISHKA x STRAIGHTUP SS09

Coming to a Store near you this Spring...or get it for your store...

See what is coming...

& make that Contact !

Be Well.

Trading Places V

Another month, another banging Trading Places. Reg, Acyde, Suz and Kish smashed it as always! Music selection was on point, venue was packed and was it just me or were the crowd extra-specially beautiful this time round?

A few pics:

Teamwork.

(Slightly) drunk and (very) hot girls.

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger.

Possessed.

Dancing Queens.

Never Not Pouting.

Abdul reps ATCN and Crossover in one photo. Good man.

Mubi: There are no words.

MR. W's delectable back off + a camera-shy Vis.

Budgie was enjoying himself more than you might have guessed.

LDN/NYC Party Girls

"REEEEEWIIIIIIIIIIIINNND!"

Hostess with the mothafuckin' Mostess.

Countdown to the next one has already begun!

Phoebe

G.O.O.D Music showcase

Full 13 minute clip featuring KANYE WEST, NAS, MOS DEF, WILL I AM, DELA SOUL, CONSEQUENCE, BIG SEAN,KID CUDI, MR HUDSON, TONY WILLIAMS AND DAMON ALBARN and yup... I missed it pissed!

WOAAHHHH

Footage of Kanye West G.O.O.D Music After party

Our very OWN Ginger Kid makes Consequence Tv! Im somewhere in there too.. I'm dreading when more footage is released.. I remember at one point when Nas came on I screamed so loudly my vocal chords nearly escaped me and landed on his jumper.

P.s A proper post comin with some more pics and vids of all the folk that where there.. One Of the best nights of my life.. YES!

Lil Wayne x Mad Magazine

Sink or Swim?

O TRIP 0.2

Some more Randoms from the Olympus Trip

& THIS IS SIOBHAN

Camper shoes by Hayon

Described as a sporty shoe with a touch of elegance these bad
boys float my boat but where do you stand?
Sink or Swim?

See more from The Hayon Studio Here

Don't like guitar hero?...

You may now.
Heidi klum, show us your joypad!!

ART ON ATCN : Françoise Nielly

"Working primarily with the palette knife, Nielly is not afraid to let the rawness of her methods dictate composition. Whimsical color choices and an unapologetic sprightliness in her application of paint speaks to both a reverence for her subject and for the process of painting itself."

I absolutely adore these oil paintings. With such bold strokes, applied with her chosen artistic weapon of choice, the palette knife - what’s not to love?

For a further look click HERE.

Specks

Brand New Mr. Hudson

Mr. Hudson is one of my favourite songwriters from the UK

When I saw him playing ball with KanYe I had hopes for what was to come and today I managed to get hold of a snippet of his new song (I also got some shaky footage from glow in the dark but it was so bad I didn't bother.)

This is called There will be Tears and is bloody brilliant - I can't wait to hear the full length version tonight at the O2...

Its a cold Winter Ya'll $*£%&! Better Bundle up!

New Bathing Ape Winter 08' Collection

P.s I love a dude in a dope Gilet.. Go cop! If you like em of course

ATCN x NERD

NERD at the Camden Roundhouse last night...

ATCN got slightly represented

gk

Props: P.Odai

Big and British

From that subject you would think that this post is about a great new porn DVD that I had purchased. But no. This is my new feature on ATCN about British artists/actors/musicians/anyone doing it big oversea's...

This weeks is...

IDRIS ELBA

Born in Hackney, star of 'The Wire' and many a blockbuster film.
Definetly slept on over here, he should be a household name.

...

soon come...

IS IT ME OR...

IS IT ALL GETTING A BIT SILLY NOW?

Play as Obama and defeat the evil Mccain in Super Obama World...
Funny or just a little too much?

WE DOES THIS

ATCN were reviewed in Saturday's Guardian Guide. We don't know who Johnny Dee is, but we surely do like him. Not heard the words 'po-faced' for years, so I particularly enjoyed that.

Guardian readers, including Phoebe and myself, where you at ???

FOURS

Specks

Then tonight you have the choice of N.E.R.D. or
KanYe followed by a secret Soda Boys event...

Tomorrow more KanYe...

Thursday it's all about YoYo with Benga on the wheels...

Then on Saturday night its...

Then if you put into the mix other wicked nights such as; Work It, Gullyver, Deviation, FWD, Space Raiders, Smash and Grab etc. out there, can you think of a better place to live???