Bastille Remixes

Here are some of my favourite remixes of what are already amazing songs from Bastille. I'm going to pick one remix for a few of their singles. Such a good listen and a great start to your Saturday Night! I don't think I have ever heard so many great remixes from one band. They should definitely do a dance tour as well!

 

I only heard this the other day and fell in love with it straight away, a great song already made even better for those nights out! Starting off with a quiet bit of piano work with a few dodgy keys but a great build up to when the beat drops! And when it does....

This one is a remix by TORN.

 

Now I think this originally is one of my favourites from the album, (my favourite constantly changes as they are all so good) but this Kat Krazy Remix for Laura Palmer is great! It slows down the track quite a bit but had an uplifting dance zest.

 

 

Now this is probably the most popular song and definitely the most popular remix, heard throughout the clubs it sticks with the lyrics and theme of the song with a great dance spin. Its another Kat Krazy Remix!

 

But which is my favourite? Hmm I can't decide.

An Eerily Quiet Hurricane Season

This Hurricane Season has been a strangely quiet one with only 6 named storms and no full blown Hurricanes. Its the normally the peak season for Hurricanes forming over the Atlantic and ramming into West Coast USA. The forecast is still showing an active season with 13-19 storms predicted to form, 6-9 Hurricanes and 3-5 major Hurricanes when wind speed exceeds 178km/h. There have already been 6 named storms, which is already more than average, it is just none have reached Hurricane strength. There have been tropical cyclones which have been hitting the Pacific Rim but the Atlantic Basin has been quiet.

 

So why has there been no Hurricanes so far? Well there has been a lot of dust drawn up in to the atmosphere from the Sahara. This is very dry air and is "cap" which stops the storms spinning and intensifying. This has created very dry sinking air where as the storms survive off warm, rising moist air. The effect of the Saharan Dust is highly debated and is known as the Saharan Air Layer. Scientists are warning that the storm season is no way over and September is certainly going to be more accurate.

 

However, the dust is set to dissipate over the current weeks meaning that these storms can form and intensify over the warm water.

Stats via Huffington Post and BBC

New GTA V Trailer

A new trailer has been released for GTA V, less than 3 weeks before the game is released! This trailer really gets those excitement levels high leading up to the launch on September the 17th. This trailer shows new footage and gives an idea of the main story!

 

 

The trailer comes just days after 48 hours of sound footage was leaked after hackers downloaded content from the pre-ordered part game download for those who pre-ordered the game from the PlayStation network. Some reports suggest that ending of the storyline had been ruined by the leak.

 

It also comes days after Rockstar said they had completely finished with GTA V and no further amendments are to be made.

DJ Earworm - Summer Mash 2013

 

So DJ Earworm does some great mashups, favourites being from 2009-2010 but this is the latest one mashing up some of the big summer smash hits!

Through the Keith Hole

 

This weekend sees a return to an old favourite of Saturday night TV. Through the keyhole has been revived by ITV and has been give a fresh entertaining feel on prime time telly. The show is still the same a panel of celebrities have to guess "who lives in a house like this," as the host, who is funnyman Keith Lemon, snoops around a celebrities home giving out clues. The show returns this Saturday 31st August on itv at 9.20pm after the first episode of the X Factor.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0eGqFR3QwA

 

Keith Lemon returns tonight on the first Celebrity Juice of the season, with the "Return of the Fearne" as Fearne Cotton rejoins the panel. ITV2 10pm!

Twenty One Pilots: Holding on to you

Now I have head this a few times on the radio waves but after watching the MTV VMAs I finally put a name to the song and the singers! The American duo from Ohio who formed in 2009 were nominated for the upcoming artist award.

 

So I thought I would share you the song as I think its a great tune and I think it sounds more like a British singer than an American by the way it is sung.

 

 

The Fly

A true story

By Adam Dargan 

Darkness fell. It had been a warm day and the windows in the Dargan Residence had been kept wide open to allow the warm air to escape and cool breeze to seep in. However, typically not only cool air came through the open window, many flying insects flew in also.
As it was late, the residents of the house were going to bed. To the delight of Adam, one of the residents entered his small room to a cool breeze but was annoyed to hear a loud buzzing of a small fly which was drifting around the room.

The sound was very irritating and was louder than a normal fly and Adam decided that he would have to deal with the fly before going to sleep. It would have been to loud to sleep.

A sleepy Adam began to try and waft it out with no energy to swat the fly.

He began by opening his door, a good start and then waving his hands in the air he tried to waft the fly through it. It was unsuccessfully at the start buy he managed to at one point hit the fly towards the door. The fly darted around and managed to steer itself back into the room.

On numerous occasions Adam lost sight of the fly, with his sleepy eyes and a dark room. He spotted the fly sitting on the wall next to the window.

As Adam moved closer he managed to catch the fly in his left hand as it took off. He whacked it towards the door where his right hand managed to also hit the fly and aimed it directly through the door. With the sight of the fly heading away from the door, he slammed the door behind him in celebration.

However, to his horror as Adam turned around the fly was sitting at the exact same spot! Adam questioned whether he had imagined hitting the fly out of the room or whether he was being attacked by a plague of flies!

Angrily he decided that a more physical approach was needed and he resorted to swatting the fly. He managed to stun the fly momentarily, confusing the creature making it weak and fly slower.

Finally, Adam managed to waft the fly away. He presumed it had lost its life but he could not find its body anywhere and the sound of a buzzing was no more! Happy with himself, he got into bed and wrapped himself in his covers in a cocoon.

After a few minutes Adam had began to doze off, but suddenly an awfully familiar sound buzzed around the room. Adam had chosen to try and sleep through the terror. To Adams dread the fly landed right on his head.
 

This was the final straw, he got up and left the room to sleep in another bed in another not plagued by the fly.
The fly had won! But after a long day, Adam was just too tired!

As I write this short story the fly is mocking me and flying round my head and checking itself out on the mirror.

Pompeii Trailer

"And the walls kept tumbling down
In the city that we love
Grey clouds roll over the hills
Bringing darkness from above"

Bastille - "Pompeii"

 

 

Buried in the Earth near Naples in Italy lies an ancient Roman city destroyed by the fury of the planet. The huge city which can be seen in a world heritage site in ruin over a vast area close to the city of Naples was levelled in 79 AD by a catastrophic eruption of Mt Vesuvius.

 

In 2014 a brand new upcoming American film co-written, produced and directed by Paul Anderson, who has worked on the Death Race trilogy, the Resident Evil films among many others,  hits the big screen. To be released in February the films plot surrounds a slave on a ship heading home to save the woman he loves and his best friend, a gladiator trapped inside the city's colosseum days before the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

 

Written by a British writer, the film also stars other Britains :
Kit Harrington, best known for his appearance as Jon Snow in Game of Thrones and also stars in Warhorse,
Jared Harris starring in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Sherlock Holmes 2 and Lincoln,

 Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje starring in Oz, The Mummy Returns, The Bourne Identity and LOST (Mr Eko.)

 

Other stars include: Emily Browning, Keifer Sutherland and Jared Harris.

 

There is little information surrounding the film but the first teaser has just been released and here it is now:

 

 

 

Graphics look awesome. Hope its a good film with strong acting will add to the epicness surrounding a volcanic eruption!

 

 

Another Sunny Bank Holiday?!

Well last time it was a shock for many of us... and then it happened again and now its happened for a third time! Minus the very snowy Easter break and bank holidays many of our Bank Holiday Mondays have been sunny and dry and today is no exception! Our May day Holidays were both summery and this August Bank Holiday is too! This is the last Bank Holiday until Christmas EEK! So enjoy the extra day of sunshine while we can!

 

The weather for the next week looks quite promising also, its going to stay relatively warm at around 20C and mainly dry. Some weather fronts are going to try and push in from the NorthWest but will mainly fizzle out. The best weather is the South East as usual but for many it will stay quite summery as we come to the end of August! :)

I'm on a boat

 

So over the next few days I am plodding along the waterways across Lincolnshire in a Canal Boat! Chill out few days on the water.

 

 

Hopefully the weather is going to improve as it says it will and enjoy some more sunshine.

 

 

 Pub crawl along the canal sounds good to me :)

 

There maybe a lack of blogs over the next few days, as I cant blog while I am away but I will be busy catching up when I return!

 

 

Trollied Season 3

Now if you have never seen Trollied before, then where have you been!! The Sky1 comedy is hilarious with an array of familiar faces. Set in NW it follows the daily tasks and troubles in a typical supermarket. With some strong and well loved humorous characters and some fun and quirky storylines it is a really good british comedy. The third season starts tonight (Thursday) at 9pm on Sky1. Check out the trailer here:

 

Dream Diary

So I haven't done one of these in a while but I have been dreaming...

 

 

 

Last night I was clambering up the sides of a Volcano which was in full eruption mode. There was ash raining down on me and whoever I was with. The sky was dark and fiery and the ground was grey and black. There was a constant sound of rumbling and the floor shook gradually and often violently. Loud explosions were rocketing around me and I am pretty sure I had a steel umbrella to stop the large fragments of rock hitting me on the head. The heat was immense and large lips of lava flows were running down the side of the mountain. There was one place in which the ground I was standing on was still soft and wobbly. I was worried that there was still lava beneath the surface in which I could fall so I tried to avoid the area. But as I walked around the ground infront of me suddenly rose into a big dome. I was worried that this was going to be a huge explosion but it was a huge gas bubble. The large black sphere rose a few feet dripping with half molten rocks. It then popped and a peppering of half molten rocks spattered on the ground. I then walked along the edge of a massive canyon in which the ground seemed to be much harder.

 

I then felt that I had had enough of being on the volcano and to exit I needed to jump into a lava lake. This was to end my game. As I did I hit the lava continued downwards and saw the foundations of the game which were made from large colourful blocks. I then left the gamestation and was with family in a games centre. I then entertained my little cousin by playing with games and his toys. I noticed he was watching childrens programmes on television, the programme of which was "Barbie Big Brother" in which a cartoon Barbie show was taking a spin off the reality show.

 

Next thing I know I am helping out a class of children and I needed to make burgers. These where however missing and then I found them within a toilet....

 

Then I think I woke up...

 

Very strange.

 

Started off quite epic though! 

Stranger

Now I am not going to go into this teaser too much, I like the mystery behind it with what looks to be an epic new story. A short teaser trailer has been released from JJ Abrams and his company Bad Robot! This short 1 minute clip entitled "Stranger" begins with a shot of the stars but whether its to do with any of the big Star Trek Star Wars franchises it is unknown yet unlikely. There are a lot of rumours that it is for neither film or TV but actually for a book. JJ is due to release his first book entitled "S" in October.

 

 

 

 

Because what begins at the water shall end there. And what ends there shall once more begin. This is what happens: Men become lost; men vanish; men are erased - and reborn.

 

 

 

 For me the first thing that came to my mind when I saw a man flailing on the beach in the water was Richard Alpert and LOST. And with the "Men become LOST" speech.... I got very excited. Next year is ten years since LOST began and there's a lot of talk around fans and the actors of the show about a reunion. It is unlikely but would be amazingly cool yet maybe silly to spoil an already epic story.

Under the Dome

Tonight see's the start of a new Sci-fi US TV show hitting the screens here in the UK. "Under the Dome" Premiering tonight at 10pm on Channel 5 the show sounds like its been taken from "The Simpsons Movie" but the idea is actually based around a book written by Stephen King eventually published in 2009. The new series has been adapted for television and has been produced by Steven Speilberg. It was originally planned as a 13 episode mini series but is set to get a second series after great reviews and viewing figures.

 

 

 

Stephen King has helped out with the series but has stated that the TV show varies considerably to his book. King is set to write the first episode of the second season.

 

 

 

Spot the LOST Actors!

 

Jeff Fahey, who plays Chief of Police and played Frank Lapidus the helicopter pilot in LOST!

The lady who owns the diner, was Kate in LOSTs mother!

The politician/car salesman plays a big role in Breaking Bad but plays a grieving dad in LOST who ropes in Miles' to use his 'power' to communicate to his dead son.

Big Bad World

Now there aren't many films or TV shows out there at the moment that are describing my current life situation. But this looks like its straight out of Dargan Diaries and is going to be hilarious! Starting on Wednesday at 9pm on Comedy Central on it stars Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison and Caroline Quentin.

 

 

 

"Big Bad World is about what happens when you wait for life to begin. Ben (Harrison) has just graduated and the world should be his oyster, but he quickly finds himself back in his hometown and nursing his as-yet unformulated dreams."

New GTA V Goodies!

I demand you all to head over to Rockstars website immediately! www.rockstargames.com/V

 

They put up an online sort of brochure for Los Santos showing off a range of items and activities you will be able to do in Los Santos. From some of the awesome cars, to aircraft along with a few brands and other characters that may pop up in the background of the game.

 

Including these two: Jock Cranley and Sue Murray

 

 

 

So close now!

 

New Two Door Cinema Club

This is brand new Two Door Cinema Club and its another amazing tune! Its called Changing of the Seasons and its out 20th August and the first song from their new EP

Its actually been produced by French teen Madeon and you can hear a hint of his work in the background along with great lyrics and the usual TDCC instruments.

Take a lovely listen :)

 

 

Fracking

So its about time I do a blog on Fracking! Its been around in the news now all year but it looks like at the moment things are coming to a climax, with protesters affecting the production of a company.

 

Today, reporters are stationed outside a Cuadrilla Well site, close to Balcombe village.

1000 anti fracking activists are set up outside with over 40 arrests already taken place. Production at the site has currently been halted as the company adds to security measurements at the site to make it safer for their workers after advice from Sussex Police. Many residents are worried of criminal activity in the area with the many protesters coming from across the UK. 

Pictures from BBC, Protesters along the road outside Cuadrilla site

 

 

So what is all the fuss about? Well here is a quick rundown on the pros and cons of Fracking.

 

HOW MUCH GAS?

A lot of the shale gas is in parts of central Britain in an area between Wrexham and Blackpool in the west, and Nottingham and Scarborough in the east. The estimate is in the form of a range to reflect geological uncertainty. The lower limit of the range is 822 tcf* and the upper limit is 2281 tcf, but the central estimate for the resource is 1329 tcf.

Data from BGS*

 

WHAT IS THE GAS?

Shale gas is mainly composed of methane which is a ‘natural gas’ and used to generate electricity for a range of uses. It is produced using technologies developed since the 1980s that enable gas to be recovered from rocks (mostly shale) which were previously considered to be unsuitable for extracting gas.

 

WHERE CAN IT BE FOUND?

There are several different rock lithologies below the UK in which have the potential to produce shale gas. Main rocks are the Carboniferous units, particularly the Bowland Shale Formation which is found across Northwest, central and Eastern England. It is possible that other sequences in the Jurassic rocks of the Weald Basin, may contain Shale gas across parts of southern and north-eastern England, and County Fermanagh Northern Ireland.

BGS*

 

WHAT IS THE PROCESS

Exploration of these rock sequences will begin first in which boreholes are drilled into the shale selected sites. They may be drilled horizontally to increase the volume of rock that can be accessed. When it is known that gases are within a process called hydraulic fracturing ('fracking') begins. This involves pumping water into sections of the borehole at high pressures in which the rock can be fractured. Sand added into the water helps keep the fractures open and this allows the gas to flow into the borehole.

 Chemicals can also be added to improve the efficiency of the fracking operation and amount of gas extracted.

 

Image from BBC

 

THE RISKS

There are a few minor risks involved with shale gas extraction. 'Induced seismicity’ can be a consequence of this fracturing rock, this has already been seen across Lancashire in 2011 when a handful of "Earthquakes" were felt by a few residents. There is also the potential for groundwater and surface water contamination. Spillage where the water and chemicals are stored and mixed at the drill/fracking site or the flow of fluids within the rocks may cause local water sources to be contaminated. There is also likely to be hundreds of service lorries and tankers visiting the site each day which will cause nuisance to the local residents in the usually quite country areas.

 

However, the medias portrayal and peoples views of "Big Earthquakes and contaminated water" are a bit exaggerated. Any tremors resulting in fracking will be minor, they will not be felt by many, if any and would cause no damage to property. Also, it was revealed that the amount of contaminants in water is also low. It has been stated, at sites which currently operate the contaminants in water sources nearby are lower than the Environment Agency standards for polluted water. 

 

Seriously, would a large company like this put lives at risk by their techniques? 

 

THE POSITIVES

Firstly, millions of pounds will be brought to the areas affected along with reduced bills. There will also be hundreds of new jobs. In the US it has boosted oil and gas production, reducing gas prices and with a security of gas for about 100 years, generating electricity at half the CO2 emissions of coal. 

 

 

The world is running low on energy resources and this area is new and needs developing. It still consists as a greenhouse gas polluter but much less than using coal. In  a few years time many other coal power station in the UK will have to close to meet EU guidelines on polluntants. This means that the UK will not be self sufficient in its power production. Meaning we will have to get gas/oil from elsewhere. Which will be costly and will increase bills. There is no way of creating enough renewable energy sources to compensate our energy loss. These sources are highly expensive. Therefore this gas, which is right under our feet is a good option in the mean-time so that we can continue developing renewable energy sources, with more money going towards them as the gas we extract will be cheaper and see bills reduce. The gas beneath us will keep us powering the UK for over a 100 years 

 

 In my opinion fracking is a good option. The media have portrayed fracking and the views of some people have been ridiculous! I heard one person say how they are "Blowing up the Earth, drilling into it!" it is not serious. These people don't understand the process, the true impacts, the current need for energy sources in a time when we are not at a stage to rely on renewables or afford to make enough to power the UK. The environmental impacts compared to coal and oil are minute and visually a few wells across the country is much better than an open cast mine and spoil heaps.

 I can understand peoples worries, but with the investments it brings, with money and jobs it is something that this country needs to help improve our economy.

 

I can imagine, that the government feel this too and the fact there are many protesting will not phase them in pushing ahead. 

 

BGS* British Geological Survey

GTA V Online Trailer

A new GTA V trailer has been revealed and this show what the immense world of online play on GTA V will be and oh my goodness it looks absolutely fantastic!

 

 

 

From making your own races to killzones and activities to  a whole new story, being able to develop your online world and buy your own places, cars and items then it seems to be great. The flying races, quad races and everything else in this trailer looks amazing!

 

Grand Theft Auto V will be released on September 17 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the Grand Theft Auto Online will be launching 2 weeks late on October 1.

Results Day

So for many people across the UK it is results day! That frightening day when you wake up in the morning after little sleep, in anticipation for that little envelope. The chaotic moments of checking on UCAS to see whether you have been accepted!

Luckily for me today isn't results day for me. But it definitely brings back memories from that day. In fact this year it is 4 years since I opened my results and found out that I got into Uni!

 

As soon as I got up I checked UCAS to see whether I had been accepted by Lancaster University and for about an hour mine hadn't updated. Many friends on facebook had already posted there success and I was beginning to get worried about whether I had not met the grades I needed. Eventually I have I got the message through!

 

 

Woohoo! I then went off to college to get my results and was very happy when I opened to find I had got good grades!

 

So today many others will be feeling the same, excited and eager to start their new life!

Its such a good feeling and I am very very jealous of many of them!

 

My little brother has this morning got into his university with good grades! He is now off to Kingston University to study Graphic Design!

 

For others, it may be a short panic and worry if they haven't got their grades, but there is lots of help out there. UCAS will try their best and get you through clearing but the majority of students that go through Clearing are happy with the resulting university!

 

Too everyone who is opening results! GOOD LUCK!

The Conjuring

So last night I went to the cinema to watch "The Conjuring" a horror film! I don't often go to the cinema to watch horror films because most of the time they are pretty poor and not scary. But this one was a really good horror film and definitely scary.

 

 

 

Now anyone who says that they weren't scared at all during this film is probably telling a little lie or they are someone who is already disturbed enough not to be bothered. There are many different types of scary/horror movies, the "possession", the "paranormal", the "physcopath" etc. other films such as Saw are more gory and a more "What if this happened" sort of scary. But this type of a film is a more traumatizing scary and personally I find these films the scariest.

 

Check out the trailer:

 

 

 

Bow the good thing about this film is that they have missed out all the best bits in the trailer so you definitely get a blasting of horror that you won't have seen coming.

 

The following may contain minor spoilers:

 

This film fits quite well in between the "Paranormal Activity" films and "Insidious" films. It has hints of other films and has a pretty regular sort of storyline. A family with a young family and a dog, moving to a big white wooden house in the middle of the countryside with lake and of course a cellar. Therefore from the start you are thinking of a regular sort of horror. The film has hints of Amityville Horror and The Orphanage but in this case its the father who doesn't become psychopathic or possessed and try and kill their children.

 

The house is haunted by not one but many entities similar to that of Insidious and throughout the film there is almost a constant scarefest from the very start.

 

I think the things that made the film really good, was the fact that the acting was really good, there were a few familiar faces in there and the way the film was shot was excellent. It has nearly everything that Paranormal brought but instead of being filmed on hand held cameras it was proper film footage, therefore a lot scarier angles. It had all the ghostly occurrences plus the demonic possessions. Plus the film didn't just focus around the family, it followed a couple who specialise in paranormal / demonic possessions and it was good to see something a bit different than just the family. It also shows moments of the  occasions when the couple have helped out which are just as scary as the film. The film starts with something totally different to the main storyline but with one horrifying doll!

 

These sort of films scare me the most and there was several times when I was hiding behind my hands and even occasions when I had cover my ears. There was a lot of silent moments in the film along with loud crashes and sounds along with intense music and even during the credits the music is truly haunting! Definitely a scarefest! I would probably say that this film is one of the scariest I have seen. Yet I found the Grudge scary when I was little, though I was only about 13! Now I can just laugh at it.

 

So in my opinion filmwise I'll give it 8/10 and scarywise 10/10.

 

Hopefully they will make another one and I'm pretty sure with all those possessed items in that house at the end I am sure it will!

Applause

After the last few days when snippets of Lady Gaga's new song Applause were leaked online she has decided to do a Katy Perry and release it a week earlier.

Now this is an okay song, sounds pretty dancey and exciting, as good as other hits? Possibly. But it is most likely to do well in the charts! Better than Katy Perry's new song Roar? In my opinion, no.

 

This is the first song from the album ARTPOP due for release in the UK in November as a CD, digital release and an app.

 

 

It means the battle is on for Katy and Gaga on this weeks charts in the US. It is currently unknown when the single Applause is available in the UK after todays event. This is her first material since 2011.

Roar

Okay so I have a big guilty pleasure in the beautiful form of Katy Perry and she is back with a new song and a new image! Videos over the last few days have shown Katy attend the funeral of her old self and burn her legendary blue wig!

 

 

She is drawing a line under her previous album Teenage Dream which was released in 2010 with the lead single "California Gurls." Since then she became the first woman to have 5 number 1 Hot 100 singles from one album! A further extended version of her album was released including most recent hits "Wide Awake" and "Part Of Me"

 

Fingers crossed that the next album will be even better! By the sounds of this new single it definitely sounds like it.

 

"Roar" is the first single from the new album "Prism" which is to be released on 22nd October. The single released around much of the world today is already hitting the top ten in over 20 different countries iTunes charts. Currently a large golden 18 wheel semi truck is travelling around the USA advertising the album.

 

 

Its personal, powerful and Perry at her best!

 

In todays news it is believed a drunk driver rammed the truck causing no injuries but significant damage. The driver was said to have fled but returned to face the consequences. It is also believed hackers leaked the song by a few days over the weekend along with Lady Gaga whose song was also hacked. 

 

 

 

People of the UK, the current release date for the song is September the 8th! Why we have to wait so long I am not sure but it may be pushed forward.

Indonesian Volcano kills 6 people

Its not that often nowadays that people are killed from volcanic eruptions, due to their constant monitoring and precursory events leading up to an eruption, but yesterday it was confirmed that 6 people had died after an eruption on the island of Palue in Indonesia.

 

 

 

The volcano called Mt.Rokatenda situated 2000km East of Jakarta spewed hot ash and rocks several kilometres into the air. It is believed hot ash covered a nearby beach, leaving four adults and two children dead. They were ignoring warnings from officials and a 3km exclusion zone which was set up last October underway. since which meant a large evacuation got underway.

 

It seems many villagers on the island, with a population of 10,000 people were now used to the volcanic activity and ignored the evacuation order.

In 2010 250,000 people were displaced and at least 350 people killed when Mt. Merapi in Java, one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia erupted.

 

 

7000 views!

Woweeeeeee who would have thought it! 7000 views! Celebration time!

 

 

Here is a song I quite like at the moment, give it a listen and tell me what you think :)

2 years on: The Riots

So this week is 2 years on from the Riots which happened around Britain in 2011. I distinctly remember this, as I was at my birthday party when some of the worst rioting was happening. It was crazy to see so many people out on the streets causing destruction, destroying peoples livelihoods and putting lives at risk.

The riots came about after anger and protests from the death of Mark Duggan, a London man was shot dead by police on August 6th. This attention from the media which showed escalation of anger with attacks on police and destruction of police vehicles a bus and some businesses. Further rioting in Tottenham continued into the night with looting and arson taking place with the media stating there was a complete lack of control by the police.

 

 

 

The following days, similar riots took place in other London boroughs, named as copycat violence and the media coverage continued with devastation shown on the streets of London and a complete poor police presence. The following days saw riots spread to other English cities, including Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester along with other smaller towns. These riots seemed to have lost the connection with the death of Mark Duggan but solely motivated by the fact that the riots in other areas had gotten so severe and seemingly had many get away without punishment.

 

Over 3100 people were eventually arrested, with many in Manchester arrested days after the event after looking through the thousands of CCTV cameras. There were a total of 3633 crimes in London with emergency calls up 300%! At least £200 million damage was caused.

The riots were fuelled by social media and blackberry messaging services where groups would name locations and times for rioting targets.

They were a crazy few days and was quite scary for residents of these areas affected.

But, what is the likelihood of rioting returning to the streets? With the high community spirit from the Olympics and Royal events, some believe that the likelihood is low. But the fact is, that the riots can occur at any time. It takes one thing to spark anger. And there are a lot of things that are causing anger at current time, including scrapping of some benefits, bedroom taxes and much more. These are affecting the poorer class systems the most and it may seem that it is only matter of time for one more thing for the government to do that will affect them the most which will spark rioting. With the lack of support for the young, the reduction of youth groups and the large social gap, there is always a chance of some sort of uproar.

 

Pictures from guardian

Gonna party like its my birthday!

So today is a special day for me as its my birthday woo! Not a special one, just been a chilled out day, watched Monsters University (finally) which was good and went for a nice meal. Much more sophisticated on what crazy night last year was! But that is something I expect now, no more crazy parties!

 

Now I'm 22... this is the song that pops into my head, not that I like the song much, maybe I will more now I am 22....

 

 

 

BBC Radio1s Greg James made his own version and I reckon some of these lyrics will definitely come up during this year...

 

 

"It feels like the perfect night to work out what tax is"

"Yeh I'm sad and skint confused and lonely at the same time"
"Everything is not alright, mu I miss you! I can't iron my shirts, hangovers are getting worse"
"I'm feeling sad tonight, I miss my un friends and one pound jagerbombs oh oh , oh oh"

 

But I am sure there will be amazing times as well! Need to plan ahead!

What to do when you are 22:

 

My plans for the year consist of, getting my own place, a permanent job, spending more time with friends, eurotrip, continue my blog, make some more videos and artwork, try new things and most of all to not worry about the future and to just have fun!

 

Mumford & Sons - Hopeless Wanderer

Mumford and Sons have released the video to their latest release from the number 1 album "Babel" the second studio album from the UK folk band. The video however, isn't all as it seems, a typical usual Mumford and Sons video opens up to a crazy and very very funny short comedy performance from some very familiar faces!! Can you spot the famous film stars?!

 

I will say no more for now, just watch...

 

 

And there you go, a hilarious video! And if you didn't guess all the stars well here they are: Jason Bateman (Juno, Hancock, Arrested Development, Horrible Bosses, Identity thief), Ed Helms (The Office, Hangover Trilogy, We're The Millers) Jason Sudeikis (Saturday Night Live, The Cleveland Show, Hall Pass, Horrible Bosses, We're The Millers) and Will Forte (Saturday Night Live, Rock of Ages, The Watch.) US Comedy Actors and a British Band!