Music Time: American Heartbeat

Whether you're looking to wind down or ramp up your Friday afternoon, let us suggest a suitable soundtrack to guide you into the weekend. Played more then a few times in the office is "American Heartbeat":

I rescued this cassette from being thrown out along with the rest of my Dad's tape collection as it contains some pretty stone-cold AM radio rock jams from the 70s & 80s. Toto, Boston, Blue Oyster Cult... It's all the songs you know & love from the previous 100 times you've heard them! All it needs is some Steve Miller Band and we'd have a nuclear party/the best pub jukebox on our hands. Side One and Side Two (Sides! Remember those?!) have been uploaded to Soundcloud (complete with authentic tape hissss) for your enjoyment and are below for your pleasure. Enjoy!


American Heartbeat Side 1 by robert-10

American Heartbeat Side 2 by robert-10

Sharwood's "Great British Curry" by Stuart Douglas

The urge to insert curry puns is almost too great (...too jalfr-easy?), so it's best if we were to just say this is Stuart's latest which is currently airing on a TV set near you. Sharwood's chefs get inspired by the nation's best curries. 

Sport Relief "Keith Lemon Dating Video" by JJ Keith

JJ Keith delivers the gift of love with some rude gesturing this Valentine's in the form of Keith Lemon's dating video.  

Big Trouble in Little China II

JJ Keith (above in his Princess Leia phase) has just returned from China, having shot a job for the official water of the Chinese Olympic team, Ice Dew. We hand the reins of the Nice Shirt Blog over to him as he presents an intrepid travelogue from "the Paris of the East"/biggest container port city in the world, Shanghai.

"Our homemade minibar"

"Local producer has a way of getting things done"

"Vague signs of creativity says something about project"

"Automated bog at airport"

"Random security guard"

"Chinese winnebago"

"Rooftop tennis"

"Summer Olympics"

"A fish that faired better than most"

"A 'Dirty Noodle' after club. Their version of a kebab."

Dyson Airblade x NSF

Spotted on "the most fastest, most hygenic hand dryer", the Dyson Airblade no less...

 Guerrilla marketing? An exclusive collaboration? A load of hot air?

And you thought the snow here was bad

An image from Rich's recent visit to a certain Italian sports car manufacturer's headquarters, where they had quite a bit of snow- hence the 'outfits'. 

(Note: this image may have been digitally manipulated)

Production, Shanghai style

"Having fun in Shanghai," writes producer Tom who's over there shooting with JJ Keith at the moment. "This is Geok. The Executing Producer for Loft Films. She has a no-nonsense style that is very refreshing."