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Tuesday, 31 May 2016

England Football Team Suits 2016 designed by Marks and Sparks!

God it feels like an age since I've written on here and I'm sorry for the absence I've been busy travelling and I'm back now so I'm just catching up.

Anyhew...You may or may not have heard that for Euro 2016 England football team will have their team suits designed by Marks and Spencer's according to an article on The Mirror's website, also according to this same article the FA's Commercial Director, Stuart Turner has said:

"Once again, the in-house design team at M&S has shown excellent attention and the England squad will be heading to France in a suit of the highest quality..."

He went on to say that:

"We are delighted to continue our partnership with M&S into a ninth successive year ahead of another major tournament...

"...The FA's relationship with M&S continues to go from strength- to- strength and we are really pleased with the England team's official suits for Euro 2016..."

Also whilst I was perusing the internet to try and find any information about these wool navy suits I saw on Marks and Spencer's own website that not only will these be navy but these suits will be wool with a tailored fitted jacket which according to Marks and Spencer's website:

"...really defines the shoulder, chest and waist..."

this suit also comes with tailored fit trousers and has been made using Alfred Brown cloth with details such as a navy jacquard football pitch lining, a star on the inside pocket for winning the World Cup in 1966 as well as the internals featuring red, white and blue trims so says Marks and Spencer's own website.

Their website also mentions how this suit is available in a tailored fit in store with slim fit, big and tall fit.

This suit also comes with a pure wool 5 button waistcoat, a cotton tailored fit Supima shirt, a pure silk striped tie and leather lace up Derby shoes.    

England Euro 2016 NEW! Home and Away kit revealed!

I was perusing the Facebook this morning and I saw a headline revealing the New 2016 England home and away team kit that will be showcased at this years Euro 2016 tournament that starts this June 10th with the final taking place a month later in Paris.

If you want to have a gander this is what the Home Strip will look like according to GIVEMESPORT.com:

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Also according to GIVEMESPORT.com this is what the Away Strip will now look like:

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But this new kit hasn't as you can imagine with most changing of things in football with open arms and reading why this new kit has been controversial I can understand why...if your thinking about buying this new kit it will according to an article on The Daily Mail's website that a full adult replica kit will cost £101, but also according to this same Daily Mail article if you wanted to buy a full replica kid's kit it would cost £84, and if you were thinking of buying just an adult shirt this would cost you £60 and a kid's replica shirt would cost £48.

And if you were thinking of buying the shorts,-which I can't see why you'd just buy these on their own or unless you wanted to buy these along with the shirt or as part of the full kit,- for the adult shorts it will cost you £28.00 or if your going to buy the kid's sized shorts these will cost £23.00.

But it looks like though the cheapest part of this new kit both in adult sizes and in kid's sizes is the socks, these will only cost £13.00.

But I'm guessing as with everything these days these prices may seem a bit high as your not only paying for the name Nike which has designed, created and made these shirts but also your going to be paying for the technology inside these new kits as well as how these kits look.

As According to The Daily Mail these NEW kits "...mark a revolution in football apparel...".

The Daily Mail's article goes onto say that:

" England's Vapor kits are 10 per cent lighter, boast 50 per cent more stretch, wick sweat 20 per cent quicker and dry 25 per cent faster than Nike's most recent football kits."

The creative director of Nike, Martin Lotti has said about this NEW kit that:

" For both kits we set out with the goal of bringing together the colours that are synonymous with English football: white, red and blue – flashes of contrast are used to illustrate innovative details such as the cross-dyed knitted sleeves and the ventilation-enhancing stripe on the sides of the shirts and shorts."

He goes on to say that:

"England have had great moments in red over the years – one in particular – and our design team have risen to the challenge of integrating references to England’s footballing history with a futuristic system of performance apparel in both the home and away kits."
 
Some of these "futuristic system's" that Nike are planning to introduce with this NEW kit is on the shorts the drawstrings which have been a staple feature on the team shorts for a while now has now been removed and a brand new waistband has been introduced along with ventilation holes being on this strip so the players can be able to cope with playing in the warm climate of the south of France.
 
Also sewn into the back collar of this NEW kit will be the word "England", and the words "Lion" and "Three" will adorn the inside cuffs of the shirts.
 
And on the reverse of the crest will reveal a white rose graphic, this is supposed to be a reference to the symbol that was embroided on early England caps in the nineteenth century.
 
Both the adult and kid's replica kits will come in different fits but the professional team are said to be going to wear specially made athletic-fitted shirts.
 
These NEW home and away kits will only be available to purchase from March 24th.
 
Thinking about it now, saying that prices for this new kit are high to me aren't to me very controversial as the £60.00 price tag for buying just a shirt is probably the minimum anybody has to  splash out on if they wanted to buy a shirt from the team they support shirt...so to me I don't really get what all the fuss is about as really this price tag is to me cheaper than some of the astronomical prices football teams ask their fans to pay for either just a ticket to see one match home or away or if their fans want to buy a season ticket...these prices seem to me to be more controversial than these prices and some fans this season such as Liverpool fans have even walked out of matches as way of protesting against these ridonculous prices.

Thursday, 17 March 2016

New Music Must Read Part 2: Stevie B Wolf's New Project!

If you read this blog or have read this blog before you'll know that I am a big fan of Stevie B. Wolf and I just really, really wanted to put up on here news of the new project he's already started called DORADO, this is him bringing out a brand new single every month for the next year...sounds like a tall order if you ask me but now that I think about it it sounds exciting to try and challenge yourself to come up with a brand new song every month for a year but it does sound like it could be a very long and arduous challenge but very exciting.

He's already started this road to DORADO with already releasing the single "Need You Baby", if you haven't managed to have a listen to this yet here is a link to it on soundcloud:

https://soundcloud.com/steviebwolf/need-you-baby

This as with all his other music is really good for background music if your chilling at the end of the day with having a few sun downers out on the terrace somewhere or if your just sat chilling at home his music is perfect music to listen to or even if you want to just sit back and decompress at the end of a hectic working week this is just perfect music to listen to.

But with this song especially and with Stevie B. Wolf's other songs including his amazing cover of Blink 182's "Dammit" he definitely gives a beachy sound to them,- i.e if you listen to any of his songs you can definitely imagine playing these songs whilst sat on the beach with a group of your friends chilling with a few beers-.

And I also have to say that with "Need You Baby" that with it's cheery vibes that get your toes tapping along to it is a bit sad to hear the song end.

If your already a fan or you just want to see what the next single for this next month will be then, be sure to stay tuned to Stevie B. Wolf's Facebook page where he'll be sharing his next single "Believe the Calm" this Friday 18th.

My apologies and New Music Alert: MUST READ! Part 1 SHINOBI NINJA

My apologies for not being on here in a while but I've been run off my feet lately promoting the fabulous L(A)B=Lab+Beauty Pro-Lift+ facial beauty tool being on the shopping channel QVC, this is a fantastic product that you can use for everything...and I mean everything, wrinkles, fine lines around the mouth crows feet (around your eyes) laughter lines, blotchy skin etc and it can be used for everyone from grandma right down to teenagers, middle aged people and men with either dry skin, oily skin, sensitive skin etc. It also helps that this tool comes with it's own duo set of a moisturising serum and a hydrating toning spray that can be used with and in conjunction with the interchangeable heads: the ion head, red LED light and blue LED light which cleanses, tones and hydrates as well as it really lifting the skin and giving you a mini facelift in just 4 mins!

And if you follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram now you can get your hands on this beauty tool for 25% off the sale price:

Facebook: LAB=Life+Beauty
Twitter: lablifebeauty
Instagram: lablifebeauty

Or if you want to take a gander at the other amazing beauty tools we do in our L(A)B=Life+Beauty range why not wander on over to our website here:

http://www.lab-lifeandbeauty.com/

But anyhew...enough of me saying about how amazing these products are and how you really Do need one of these beauty tools in your life and that these are your NEW! Must Have product that everyone is going to instantly be putting on their 'wishlists' for that special occasion that's coming up, that person's birthday that's coming round the corner or just for your next night in with the girls or why not run on down to your local Boots pharmacy and pick yourself one up or if you haven't got a store near you you could always use the trusty 'online shop' to get your hands on one.

Whilst doing this I have definitely been keeping my ears and eyes open to any and every form of new music I can listen to as I definitely think that all the 'chaos and the calm' created by running around and promoting this range of wonderful products would push me to the brink,-sorry for stealing the name of James Bay's album it just seemed to perfectly sum up how everything has been going lately-.

One of the fantastic new artists I've been listening to,-I've been listening to this band for a while now and really excited these guys are going to be at this year's SXSW Festival in Austin Texas on Thursday the 17th March at the Sledghammer 503 East 6th Street for anyone that's going to be in the area at 12:55-1:20am please check these out- is a Brooklyn, New York rock band SHINOBI NINJA whose style of music is described as "Rock Hood" on their Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/ShinobiNinjaMusic/info/?tab=overview

You should really check this out as well as their official website:

http://www.shinobininja.com/, (where you can find all their other upcoming gig dates)

Youtube channel and amazon USA where you can get a hold of their albums which include:

Escape From New York
the Maxi Single Funday (you can get this on their big cartel store)
Rock Hood
Artistic Visions
Return From...

Or go to their big cartel store to find all their really cool merchandise and lots more:

http://shinobininja.bigcartel.com/

All their music is as described rock music but in my opinion each track of theirs definitely has a very different feel to it, but all of these tracks do have a high energy to them that you can really rock out to and have a really good time to, these tracks aren't just amazing to hear in a concert environment these tracks would also sound really good if you were having any kind of party or even if you just want to listen to something different.

If you want to "try before you buy" any of SHINOBI NINJA's music you should definitely listen to "What If The Times" and just hear the summery vibes or in my opinion just sit back and you can just imagine this being played at a pool party somewhere.

Check out their other single "Bang Bang" your sure to have a better day by this song getting stuck in your head.

Friday, 19 February 2016

And the hits just keep on coming for Rita Ora and for X Factor

I was just perusing the web this morning after hearing Nick Grimshaw from Radio 1 wasn't going to be coming back after this series of The X Factor to see who else might be coming back or if there would be any additions to the judging panel after hearing this news...and I saw that not only is Nick Grimshaw not coming back but  Caroline Flack had also been axed and that it has been suggested that in a bid to shake up next year's series of "The X Factor" Simon Cowell is planning to be giving 1 Direction's Louis Tomlinson a role on tThe judging panel...so it looks like not only are the ratings for the TV show are in turmoil but it looks like the actual show could be in turmoil too and that the suggestion of the show "taking a rest" might be the best option at the moment.

Also I have to say I not only saw news of this on The Mirror's website but more news has come out about Rita Ora's on going lawsuits between her and her label Roc Nation...and then some.

According to The Mirror Rita Ora wants to leave "The X Factor" and according to "a source":

"Rita is one of the hottest properties in entertainment so it is no surprise The Voice producers want her back".

This source goes on to say that:

" X Factor ratings were dismal last year so it is no surprise Rita is keen to walk away..."

  This source continues to say that:

" A return to The Voice is very possible because she loved being a coach last time"

This "source" also reckons that:

" They (the producers) were devastated when she moved to The X Factor last year. But now it looks like she won't be doing the next series, it means they've got a chance of poaching her."

Not only this but you may or may not already know that Rita Ora has lately been fighting it out in the law courts with suing Jay-Z's Roc Nation record label with her team saying that Roc Nation have been holding back songs deliberately from her and giving them to Rihanna instead and that the record label has been promoting Rihanna and over artists on the label more than her, and in a counter lawsuit Roc Nation have sued her for breach of contract saying that she was contractually obliged to deliver five albums and she has only delivered one so far, and they're also suing her for the money plus damages the label has put into marketing and developing this second album which she has failed to deliver so far.

But according to The Mirror's website:

" Jay-Z is said to be happy to release the star from her contract..."

Not only this but also according to this website Rita Ora has had to discard as many as 100 unreleased songs, some of these tracks include ones that were written by Jess Glynne, Charlie XCX and Dianne Warren.

Oh dear it looks like things are going from bad to worse for Rita Ora as you may or may not already know that she has already had to discard one album that was produced by her ex-boyfriend who is also signed to Roc Nation Calvin Harris.

So until these issues can be sorted out Rita Ora will have to continue working on collaborations to keep up her level of exposure if she is to keep her name in the music charts and more importantly to keep her name in the papers and the magazines.

Monday, 15 February 2016

Oh My God, Oh my God, Oh my God...this is The sort of best news I've ever heard especially on Valentines Day The New Ghostbuster's has a trailer announcement


Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God I just saw this on Latino Review and I just had to immediately stop what I was doing and put this up here for all to see...Sony Pictures has released a trailer announcement that although there isn't a trailer as of yet for the new Ghostbuster's movie there is this which shows some footage of what this new look movie will look like and that there will be an official trailer for this new movie released on March 3rd 2016...so  says Latino Review as of an article that was posted on their website yesterday.

Here is the link to watch this announcement via Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zen753JD5kI

I love these films and can't wait when the first official trailer for this movie gets released, and I really can't wait for when the actual movie which will be released over here in the UK on 15th July 2016...as it seems to have taken forever to get this movie made.

Also I've just seen these exciting stills over at IMDb.com which has only got me more excited about this new movie:

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1199762176/tt1289401?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_1#

I apologise that I couldn't put these still pictures from this movie on to this blog but my computer seems to be working against me instead of working with me. Bloody computers!

It is good to see,-from a fan point of view,- though that the proton power packs that were created in the original "Ghostbusters" by Dr. Egon Spengler have been kept along with the Ghostbuster car. I also just thought although this is just an announcement by Sony Pictures have made it does feel a bit like to me anyway a teaser trailer as there is obviously going to show the new "Ghostbuster" crew of  Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones...and Chris Hemsworth as the secretary, and Andy Garcia as the Mayor of New York City, Michael K. Williams, Matt Walsh and Neil Casey. But there also looks like there might just be some surprises to watch out for when this first official trailer gets released as there looks like they've still got the "Ghostbuster's" logo, the "Who You Gonna Call" slogan is still there, and the police cars are still there...but just what else might this new movie have in store for moviegoers I wonder?

Well we'll just have to wait and see what these surprises are when the trailer gets released on March 3rd 2016.

Friday, 12 February 2016

Did you know that The Evil Queen Ravenna from "Snow White and The Huntsman" had a sister?...no nor did I but she has now apparently she has in the new "The Huntsman:Winter's War"

You may or may not have heard but for a while now there has been in the works a sequel of sorts being made of the infamous "Snow White and The Huntsman" which starred Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron and a whole load of CGI dwarves some of which were none other than Nick Frost (shrunken of course), Ray Winston (again shrunken), Bob Hoskins, Ian McShane/ or you might recognise him as Lovejoy,- I'm sorry I just couldn't resist,-Eddie Marsan, Toby Jones, Johnny Harris and Brian Gleeson all shrunken down to dwarf size, as well as Sam Clafflin who's character William pretends to be part of the group sent by Ravenna (Charlize Theron's character) to kill Snow White after she escapes the castle and runs through the dark forest in a bid to get away from Ravenna who killed Snow White's father and basically does a "Mummy" style thing and sucks the beauty and youth out of people in order to stay young forever, and in order for the spell that her mother put on her when she was younger to be complete she must have Snow White's heart...as it says in the movie "...by pure blood it is undone..."

This film though you'll probably remember more so because during the filming of this the director whilst still married had an affair with Kristen Stewart.

And also in my opinion Charlize Theron played a really good evil queen Ravenna a bit too well if you ask me.

Anyhew... yesterday Empire Magazine and IMDb.com put up the new trailer for this prequel called "The Huntsman: Winter's War", here is the link to it on IMDb.com's website:

http://www.imdb.com/?ref_=nv_home

As you can see from this trailer for this prequel...Emily Blunt who plays Freya Revenna's sister looks to be just as badass but with a difference, that difference being she becomes the Ice Queen and hides herself away in a wintry palace and gathers herself an army of warriors that have been trained in combat from childhood to become hardened fighters that love combat more than anything else...and this of course was all because her sister Ravenna was jealous of how Freya's baby would grow up to be "...the fairest in the land..." and also because she didn't listen to the mirror about not harming the child as if she did it would make her sister even more powerful than she had ever known.

But one thing this movie nor the new movie trailer for this film seems to have explained is where is Ravenna's brother from the first movie or has the filmmaker's just breezed over this and started this story all over again as if the storyline from the first film never happened?

But this does seem odd to me as Empire Magazine's website says that not only is this a prequel of sorts with it being set before Ravenna's run in with Snow White as it shows how she betrayed her sister, but it also shows events after Ravenna's run in with Snow White as Empire Magazine's website says that "...which sees Ravenna restored after her clash with Snow and Eric using the Magic Mirror and all manor of trouble for the residents of The Enchanted Wood..."

Which by the looks of things ends with a big ol' fight between both sisters which I imagine could go on for a while as one turns everything into ice and the other has been around for a very long time given the amount of youth and beauty she has stolen from people through the ages.

It also looks like to me both the new and the old stories have been incorporated for this new film with there also being a few new faces added to the cast list in this film with the addition of Jessica Chastain among just some of the new additions in this film.

This time around Cedric Nicolas-Troyan has directed this film and it will be released on April 8th 2016 in the UK.