ok just to explain before you all think I have gone mad (well whats new?) Funk Rock is a clothes shop located in Hatfield that i had a rather huge obsession with while at Uni near by and now to hear of the launch of their website www.funkrock.co.uk, this will mean that my purse is in danger of being emptied once more.

So how my heart sang when I was kindly asked but the happy little elves of Funk Rock to review some of their line (some of which has gone to those pesky Scarletz so will write about those later)

So having first dibs on the clothing i picked out the following two to model and review:

First up is the Bridget Vest Dress which for £18.99 is not a bad price and considering that I’m not really a floral girl, this had a girly style but you could easily grunge it up as i have below. A very slimming dress too which is good news for all the girlies out there (my Mum actually rang me up today and asked if I had lost a lot of weight as she saw me in this)

Second dress I picked up was Funk Rock’s Freya Dress which for £19.99 is definitely good price. The dress is very light, and floaty (which I found out on a rather windy day at Whitstable beach, cling on the dear life I did) but is most certainly a dress for the summer.

Any comments would be great as I know the folks at Funk Rock are looking to see what you friendly internet types think of the clothing. So go! Discuss, run round and frolic in the prettiness of clothing xx

Currently reading: Trying to read “The Communist Manifesto” by Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels but still waiting to time to present its jolly self to me

What I am listening to: “Foxey Lady” by Jimi Hendrix, one of my favourite songs and damn sexy too (still can’t get the Wayne’s World scene out my head though)

Why the delay, its actually had nothing to do with lacking the inspiration to write anything its more about not having the energy…Its been a bit of a crazy year with highs and lows and lots of drink in between, but in recent months I came accross and opportunity which i couldn’t help but not go for…with a lot of studying and laste nights i have now moved from life of a librarian to working in the digital publishing idustry as a ….wait for it….Media Producer…get me

As you may have guessed I am still going to the the lovelly Scarletz girlies performing and it looks like they are building up a fan base im really pleased for them. Also met a couple of guys who make up The Fancy Toys. I actually missed the lads perform due to my over whelming need for chinese food. But listening to their Myspace i like the quirky French sound thats going on

Anyway back to another important topic…FOOD!!! So two of my favourite Chinese places are the Wong Kei and Yumi.com mmmmmm *drools*

Also in my strange little existence I have currently been reading “Tori Amos: Piece by Piece” its really is an interesting book, instead of the whole crass “celeb” lit thats going on at the moment which i tend to have no interest in mainly as its only the 5 minute famous that are writing this crap when most of the time I am surprised they managed to spell their name….ok breath…rant over….anyway. Tori Amos tends to talk about how she researches her songs and the influences in her life that has influence the way she wants to portray herself which is facinating…i seriously wouldnt be able to do this book justice so here’s a link

Ok randomly today I have been singing “I’m a teeny terrapin, on a magical island” i swear that was something that came out of a kinder egg i remember being when Kinder Eggs were the most exciting things ever and I would collect the toys…ok how did i get to writing about this haha in fact…..

Here is one being faced by a Transformer…..argh!! the cruelty!

I’lll leave you in peace now but i promise i will update a bit often and also show you pictures such as these….

Note: I quickly knocked this up last year in Paint for my own amusement…my skills are usually a tonne better…but yes the strange elf like creature was me at a work xmas party a few years back haha

Currently reading: “Piece by Piece” by Tori Amos and Ann Powers -ok i know I said in my last post i was reading this but i didn’t because of the job thing but am over half way through since starting it last week

What I am listening to: “Bad Romance” by Lady Gaga – its catchy and its a bit wierd, i love it

Not only did a chance to see The Scarletz play another gig in London town but i was helping out with the creation of their website (well when i mean help i was sitting in a pub garden giving creative advice while Anthony of Fantasy Creatives was doing all the hard work lol)

So the gig was at a rather studenty venue called Liquid Nation in Ladbroke Grove. I spent most of the time staring at the many records that were pinned to the ceiling…its ok on closer inspection of the records i declared that going by the artists and songs, pinning them to the ceiling was the kindest thing to do with them. I was also impressed with the tiling of cassette tapes covering the bar…see its the little things with me )

Anyways…so that i dont disapoint you all here are some pics of the lovely girls in action….

I turned the flash off for the above picture and it would have come out really well if the light had been hitting all of the band members equally but poor Claire was left in the dark (well I spose her hair is red enough as it is!)

So as with all of these kind od events, I end up finding the most interesting and sometimes strange characters to talk to…

Met a guy called Mike who during a converstaion found out that he is working for a clothing company that is working with Lou Molloy to create tattoo style T-Shirt Designs (I bet you would not have guessed the brand is called Lou Molloy, would you ;oP )

Those of you not familiar with Lou Malloy, he was the man behind the famous “Angel” tattoo on David Beckham and was also starring in the TV show London Ink.

Now i wouldn’t call myself a brand whore or have a particular interest in fashion beyond whether it looks good on me (although I am quite fond of Religion Clothing ) but because of my current interest in tattoos (still designing my own) and loving all things artistic, I am quite interested to see designs. Although sadly I am going to have to wait till the website is fully launched, so hopefully i can come back and write a little more about it then (could be quite good review experience too perhaps hmmmm…….)

In the mean time I have drafted this entire post on a little note pad in keep in my handbag at all times, while sitting in a cafe with good weather and a pot of peppermint tea…aahhhh…why can’t i just sit here and do this for a living…..can somebody pay me to please haha!!

Currently reading: “Piece by Piece” by Tori Amos and Ann Powers -did start this ages ago but got a little distracted so am going to start it again.

What I am listening to: “Imperfect Tenses” by After Forever – has a “Phantom of the Opera” fell to it i love it at the moment

Right now ive been hoarding as many books as possible on the whole photography scene, anyone would think im starting my own library also got some books on photoshop so i can hopefully create some artful masterpieces…one step at a time eh

So the themes that seem to draw me in in are dark, gothic, fantasy type works although im a long way off getting to do this kind of work its nice to know where i started to think and where I actually end up after all the practice. I have a project up my sleeve for the future but will have to keep that hush for now just in case someone steals my idea.

Last week was a bit of a disaster photo wise, as i went to see a great new girl band The Scarletz play one of their first gigs in Embassy in Mayfair, London. Great set and although i took pictures they were a bit dark as i only brought my standard digital camera, not my SLR.

The Scarletz @ Embassy

Another picture that i took which I found rather cool is the lasers that were on overkill during the gig (again not the best quality

Overkill Lasers

Oh and for a shameless plug visit The Scarletz Website

Also went to Whistable during the weekend, mostly the area is pretty picturesque but did see a great photo opportunitiy when it was pouring with rain of two rubber ducks floating in the gutter by the road side. Only trouble was i left my memory card in my laptop at home..doh!! Here was the cause of this rather strange sight anyway Whitstable Shopkeeper Driven Quackers Link

well thats all for now…until tomorrow me thinks!

Song of the Day: Glass by Bat for Lashes – a really nice chilled out song, looking forward to seeing them in October

What I am Reading: Only read July’s issue of British Journal of Photography, not much worth noting apart from the great work of Nick Knight.