This will never get old…
Not so Tinie anymore
I’ve sat staring at my computer screen for the last half-an-hour looking for ways to describe how bloody great Tinie Tempah’s live show was on Thursday night.
What can I say? The guy is a star in the making - that’s if he’s not regarded one already. The last time I saw someone with so much presence on stage was the day Jay-Z supported Coldplay at Wembley Stadium back in 2009.
The south-east Londoner oozes an unparalleled level of confidence for someone of 23 years old.
Flawless lyrics, incredible energy and a track list full of instantly recognisable hits made for an enjoyable evening at Wembley Arena. Hats off to Nero and Labrinth who did a superb job of warming up the crowd, but nobody was expecting a 30 minute DJ set from Zane Lowe, or cameos from Kelly Rowland and Emili Sande who joined Tinie for their respective tracks with the rapper. Not bad for £25!
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Tinie (Taken with instagram)
Tune
If you don’t jump, you’ll never know if you can fly.
Mind the gap (Taken with instagram)
The Eiffel Tower, Paris
El Clásico
When I am older, I will probably show my grandchildren (if anyone is careless enough to marry me, let alone have a child with me) a tape of the El Clásico football match I witnessed this evening.
The El Clásico has to be one of the most anticipated football matches to take place each season. Spain’s footballing giants Barcelona and Real Madrid meet at least twice a year and manage to divide the nation in half to battle it out for bragging rights and commonly the Spanish La Liga title. I predicted a “close” 2-1 win for Barcelona with some of my colleagues and swiftly caught the first train home from work to catch the build up. Let’s just say Match of the Day won’t be hiring me anytime soon after my predictions…
Barcelona mauled Real Madrid 5-0 thanks to absolute magic from Messi and co. I have never seen a team in my lifetime pass, move and outclass such strong opposition. Although Real Madrid never really got going, I don’t believe for a second the Catalan’s gave them an opportunity. Barcelona made Real Madrid look like a Sunday league team.
El Clásico? More like El Massacre.
The Social Network
After watching a trailer that surfaced on the web a few months ago, and reading a third of The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich, I finally decided to see what all the hype was about and watch The Social Network at the cinema last night.
Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland, Adventureland) plays Mark Zuckerberg, the awkward founder of social networking site Facebook. Eisenberg’s portrayal of the youngest ever billionaire is nothing short of outstanding. Everything down to the geeky mannerisms, social awkwardness and blunt dialogue gives viewers an impression of what the real Zuckerberg is like. A driven, self-assuming genius. However, the film does not bow down to Facebook’s young Messiah and the ground he walks on. Several legal battles take place during of the film, which draws an air of uncertainty over who exactly came up with the idea of Facebook. Zuckerberg has forked out millions of dollars to keep the haters and piggy-backers’ claims to a minimum.
Zuckerberg’s (former) best friend, co-founder and business partner Eduardo Saverin is played by emerging actor Andrew Garfield (The Imaginarium of Dr Panassus) and he proves why he has been cast as Peter Parker in the next installment of Spiderman. Justin Timberlake’s cameo as Sean ‘Napster’ Parker is also noteworthy but credit must go to Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) for the excellent screenplay and dialogue throughout.
I came out of the film so impressed by Zuckerberg’s success, that I am now plotting my £25 billion empire. Flowerbook…? Faceflower…? I should probably keep thinking.
