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Sunday 1 June 2008

Sweet like candy

Awaking from my power nap at 10 o'clock I headed out for Concrete. Taking a scenic route and appreciating the tunes on my ipod I arrived at Sweet like candy just before 11 o'clock. Upon entrance I was greeted by Ian and was informed the vibes were already flowing downstairs.

Venturing down the stairs Concrete was already a lively placed packed this time with Brummies, with Charlie Victor providing the musics the skanking had already begun. Such a variety from the 'Vinyl is' man, bassline, dubstep and drum n bass amongst the genres on the playlist, even though the mixing was a bit sketchy for the drum n bass Charlie gets massive props for dropping Hazard - No more games!

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Playing for over two hours, Blaise turned up about thirty minutes late due to a closure on the motorway but he didn't mess about in bringing the bass. Starting off with a dubby/reggae flex he quickly moved through the gears drawing for the hip hop classics, old skool garage and some devastating dubstep... some of the Rusko bits had me skanking all over the place! Hold tight Greg for elbowing me in the face during Jahova.

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One thing I must point out is how the Concrete security felt the need to try and spoil everyone's fun. Every time people got a bit excited and started banging on the ceiling...they were going on like school teachers. WASTE MEN! Biggin' up Walex for standing up to their bullying and singling him out as the lone "ceiling banger"

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Finally Klose one closed the show, starting with some old skool garage that didn't go down to well he pulled out some absolute hip hop classics causing the dance floor to errupt into a mosh pit and even some break dancing. Once again security tried to dampen the fun but they failed epically and the rowdy dance floor antics continued. I fled for the safety of my camera!

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In summary I'm gonna say ENERGY pure energy from the crowd, too many familiar faces up there. Big up the Candy store crew, Size crew, Olivia and Grace, and everyone else you know who you are!

Headshots:

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18 comments:

Anonymous said...

Another dope & successful trip to Birmingham, I'm also taking in donations of the paper currency kind to buy a new phone. So if you're feeling generous hit me up :)

Agostinho said...

Everymans got an SLR, def one of the reason i don't take mine to dances, ha.

Good pics though mate, your getting better!!!!

@witts_bntl said...

nah dont worry, there were only two camera men there..

rob just gets drunk and borrows veezeys camera.

thanks for the props!

Anonymous said...

I was not drunk...I was merry.

Anonymous said...

bruv, you where gone.

@OllieDanger said...

Yeh good night. J2O was all i needed.

Some serious beats were laid down. My shout for 'When im here'...i thought the floor was gonna cave in.

Anonymous said...

birmingham boys wish they were london mans they behind on fashion like they living in the outskirts of europe lololol

Matthew Schnickens said...

Sendage!

Candy Man said...

anonymous you waste!
Birmingham MANS are not trying to be london boys.
Streetwear does not = London.
Its a culture, a worldwide movement.
You sound threatened by what we seem to be bringing to the table?
Next time leave your name.

@OllieDanger said...

Anonymous thats a bold statement.

If your from the UK then you cant talk man. The UK is behind Tokyo, New York, San Fran, LA etc.. U ever wondered why brands only release stuff in Asia or the US.

Im not from Birmingham or London but i do live for streetwear and i appreciate when people like Ian (Candy Store) try and help the scene.

People like you are why the UK scene is moving so slow.

Im embarrassed man!

Candy Man said...

Told you waste!
couldnt of said it better bro

Anonymous said...

BIG up Candy Store

respect

Matthew Schnickens said...

Who cares about what city has the best scene!? I've never been New York or Tokyo but I can guarantee a streetwear scene wouldn't make me prefer a place..

But truesay, there's such a thing as EU exclusives too.

Anonymous said...

streetwaear is a representation of yourself not your steert,area,city or country...

its what makes us unique, wear what represents your moods and attitude

Matthew Schnickens said...

If you seriously need CLOTHING to represent your moods and attitude, you have self expression issues.

@OllieDanger said...

Its a lifestyle for me....

It doesnt stop at the clothes, its the music i listen to, the places i skate, the graffiti i write the swagger in my walk.

Take from streetwear what you like but dont hate on no-one!

@witts_bntl said...

everyone please pipe down.

ignore the waste comment and stop chatting absolute rubbish about "streetwear"

Anonymous said...

All this chat about Behind/"i do live for" is a bit depressing.

Streetwear IS a fashion genre. It isnt a culture. Its a product OF cultures. You shouldnt love streetwear more than you like ths superficiality of overpriced clothing and scene mentality.

Streetwear is only good becuase it represents other cultures and although clothing and cultures merge they are never one and the same.