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		<title>M.I.A. :: Up to mischief as usual</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A younger counterpart to the YBAs, M.I.A. is a medley of confidence, controversy and 21st century multi-media sensibilities, Ms Arulpragasam has always known how to get people talking – &#8216;Bad Girls&#8217; isn&#8217;t any different. Another collabo with director Romain Gavras, the video features middle eastern racing boys and girls performing car tricks and Hip-Hop dance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/m-i-a-up-to-mischief-as-usual/</link>
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		<title>Angelo Dundee :: Trainer of Champions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Angelo Dundee – the legendary boxing trainer – died on February 1 aged 90. Even The Greatest need a great team in their corner. From the age of 18, Muhammad Ali had Dundee. Dundee once reflect: “When you’re working with a fighter, you’re a surgeon, an engineer and a psychologist.” Dundee worked with 15 other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Cover Archive :: An archive of book cover designs and designers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A book cover has to work that much harder than say, a CD cover for the obvious reason that sampling a book actually requires you to read it. In the case of the best work, a books narrative begins with the visual narrative of the front page. The Book Archive not only gives kudos to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/book-cover-archive-an-archive-of-book-cover-designs-and-designers/</link>
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		<title>Zebra Katz ft. Njena Reddd Foxxx :: Ima Read</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Zebra Katz, from Brooklyn NYC, cleverly subverts the played out hyper masculine narrative to make a record about education. Don&#8217;t think you can get a read on his character from this video alone, as Zebra also appears to be quite the Hipster.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/zebra-katz-ft-njena-reddd-foxxx-ima-read/</link>
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		<title>The Insomniax :: Daydreaming</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve 2 days to catch The Insomniax&#8216;s debut on Earnest Endeavours as part of the Gilles Peterson show on Radio 1. Sure we&#8217;re chuffed at the airplay, but this only the very start of the journey. The track forms part of an upcoming promo release that&#8217;ll introduce the world to the EE roster; and what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/the-insomniax-daydreaming/</link>
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		<title>Paul Octavious :: Lean With It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You can either lean back or take photographer Paul Octavious&#8216; advice and lean with it.]]></description>
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		<title>Bucketfeet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been known to do a little doddle on my shoes, even had the fabulous Brennan &#038; Burch doodle on some old Adidas trainers for me. So when Bucketfeet caught my eye it nearly made me open up a new pack of felt tips. Bucketfeet is a footwear company that collaborates with global artists to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/bucketfeet/</link>
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		<title>Mr Simo :: Boomcases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bored with your over sized headphones already? Looking for alternative amplification? Well Mr Simo have got you covered with their Boomcases. Take a leather or wood vintage suitcase, add a couple of sub woofers, top with a few customised features and there you have it; your own super stylish sound system. Definitely targeted at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/mr-simo-boomcases/</link>
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		<title>Lianne La Havas :: Forget</title>
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		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/forget-lianne-la-havas/</link>
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		<title>Andy Warhol Polariods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Days gone by.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/andy-warhol-polariods/</link>
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		<title>Samuel Craven :: Gang Colours</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re dead proud of our former twenty%extra Art Director Samuel Craven, who&#8217;s gone on to pursue his dreams of being a music video director. Sam&#8217;s latest work for Brownswood Records new artist, Gang Colours showcases his penchant for found Super 8 footage which he has used spliced with some original film to give a warm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/samuel-craven-gang-colours/</link>
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		<title>Ivan Colic :: Afrographique</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The world’s economic paradigm is shifting quicker than Lewis Hamilton would in a Red Bull. Brazil has officially overtaken the UK to be the 6th largest economy and Africa is the new China. The relatively recent growth of the African nations is based on rich commodity resources (but that’s nothing new), improved infrastructure and a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/ivan-colic-afrographique/</link>
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		<title>Wes Anderson :: Moonrise Kingdom trailer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Moonrise Kingdom looks set to deliver classic Wes Anderson. The hallmarks of Anderson&#8217;s work are as recognisable as they are hard to pin down. Few people celebrate the strange absurdities of human relationships like Wes, who looks to be in fine abstractive form. Keep your eyes peeled for a release date.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/wes-anderson-moonrise-kingdom-trailer/</link>
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		<title>Agenda :: Focused Young Individuals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Signature portraits by our good friend Agenda Photography for the F.Y.I Project. Agenda is a big fan of bouncing natural light sources onto his subjects, while is use of artificial light sources create a studio-like feel in otherwise natural surroundings. The F.YI. photography exhibition of young creatives shot, produced and promoted by over 30 young [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/agenda-focused-young-individuals/</link>
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		<title>Matt Green :: Brenda iPhone case</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Illustrator Matt Green turns his hand to 3-dimensional merchandise with Brenda; a laser engraved, hand finished bamboo iPhone case made by Grove that is arguably more impressive than the phone itself.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/matt-green-brenda-iphone-case/</link>
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		<title>Lance Armstrong :: Live Strong</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you know anything about the living legend that is Lance Armstrong then you&#8217;ll know that he&#8217;s still alive because he is a legend, which is why the Live Strong adage makes sense. For those of you that need bringing up to speed, Armstrong is a record-holding seven-time winner of the Tour de France and cancer survivor. The Lance Armstrong [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/lance-armstrong-live-strong/</link>
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		<title>Phillip Toledano :: Days With My Father</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Beautiful. Touching. Honest. A few words to describe the photographic journal Days With My Father by Philip Toledano, recorded during the last few years looking after his aging father, who suffered from short term memory, whilst also grieving from the recent passing of his late mother. Old age is something we&#8217;ll all face if we are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/phillip-toledano-days-with-my-father/</link>
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		<title>Banksy :: An upside to the downturn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We popped down to St. Pauls a few weeks back to finally see the Occupy London camp for our selves. Whilst talking to a young fella, we came across another occupant who happened to be giving his mum – who was apparently checking up on him on her way home from work – a tour of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/banksy-an-upside-to-the-downturn/</link>
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		<title>Style Like U</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fashion – some people love it while others hate it. Style on the other hand is something most people would like to think they possess. Unlike fashion, style is a personal thing, wrapped up in a sense of identity and culture. During a lifetime an individual’s personal style may go through many changes reflective of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Return of the Rudeboy :: Size? and the Nike Pre Montreal Racer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rollup. Rollup. 15 years after rudeboy culture in put down the style of the rollup jeans, &#8216;trend central&#8217; picks it up and runs with it like it was born yesterday. The circle of style, fashion – and history in general – plays itself out courtesy of Size? and their promotion of the Nike Pre Montreal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/return-of-the-rudeboy-size-and-the-nike-pre-montreal-racer/</link>
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		<title>Oh Come All Ye Hackers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The unwanted Xmas jumper used to be the stuff of nightmares, but thanks to Shoreditch sheek, Andrew Salomone and his genius of a hacked knitting machine those worries are thing of the past. I want me that Bill Cosby number. Merry Xmas LBB Crew!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/oh-come-all-ye-hackers/</link>
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		<title>Forest Fire :: Future Shadows</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A skeleton family, stripped of love and understanding for each other, coming together through a natural disaster to find the full embodiment of what family values really are. A literal idea and description. Lateral execution and creativity. Remarkable work, all built, shot and edited by Craig Murray in 4 days in a very unremarkable room [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/forest-fire-future-shadows/</link>
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		<title>Stones Throw :: Direct To Disk series</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a record label with a vision, Stones Throw know that to thrive they need to go live. The modern artist need to be able to cut the mustard on stage. Much like the old skool artist in fact, but these things have a way of coming full circle. Throughout the year, Stones Throw have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/stones-throw-direct-to-disk-series/</link>
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		<title>Christina Guitian :: No Santa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently the bearded man is nowt but a myth. I didn&#8217;t want to be the one to break it you, but if you&#8217;re gonna hear it, best to hear from LBB and illustrator Christina Guitian. If you fancy spreading Xmas cheer to your loved ones, the card is available from Christina&#8217;s studion in Dalston, London. Just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/christina-guitian-no-santa/</link>
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		<title>William Eckersley :: Dark City</title>
		<description><![CDATA[William Eckersley captures a real sense of depth in what are very tricky, low and mixed light conditions. The compositions are meticulous. Maybe my glasses need cleaning but the light seems to flicker if we stare at them long enough; almost as if we were looking at film. Make no mistake about it folks; images [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/william-eckersley-dark-city/</link>
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		<title>Cadillac :: Endless Summer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Palm trees are the flavourGuitars, synths and sunshine. Calming blue sea and MJ in his prime. Lo-fi vid meets future hi-fi to create nearly 5 minutes of bliss from this Western Australia Dream Pop outfit.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/cadillac-endless-summer/</link>
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		<title>Steve Bell :: A fear of domination</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As Europe battles with a harsh economic reality, it also struggles with the notion that the very future of the eurozone rests in the hands of a woman. Sometimes an image masquerading as commentary says more about the commentator – Steve Bell – and society at large than it does the commentated upon. The semiotics [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/steve-bell-a-fear-of-domination/</link>
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		<title>OriginalFake &amp; Kaws :: Snoopy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d never hear of OriginalFake, but I had heard of Snoopy. I can&#8217;t actually buy a limited edition Snoopy because they&#8217;re sold out, but because of Original Fake&#8217;s strategic merchandise tie-in with Kaws, I&#8217;m now looking at ties on the OriginalFake website. Ok, there are no ties but there are some rather fresh sleeveless puffa&#8217;s. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/originalfake-kaws-snoopy/</link>
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		<title>Banksy :: Brace Yourself</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even tougher economic times lay ahead. This 2010 illustration proves again that through his message, Banksy always stays ahead of the curve.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/banksy-brace-yourself/</link>
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		<title>Nigel Peake :: The Broken Camera Club</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Star Trek: Wagons in space. Fight Club: An office employee and a soap salesman build a global organization to help vent male aggression – The best moments in film stem from simple, compelling concepts. The Broken Camera Club: 13 broken cameras and their downfall, illustrated by Nigel Peake. The cameras may have come to a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/nigel-peake-the-broken-camera-club/</link>
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		<title>The Economist :: An Ostrich, a bull &amp; a judge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Visual humour. A play on words. Very serious issues: The Economist&#8216;s brand has tone of voice and visual identity on lock.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/the-economist-an-ostrich-a-bull-a-judge/</link>
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		<title>Dam-Funk :: Outrun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dam-Funk and Outrun. 25 years apart yet born of the same time. This is no retro remake folks, as the video is original footage of the game. The music captures the feel of my memories from playing Outrun in﻿ the arcades to tee, thus connecting 25 years of good times. Am I showing my age? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/dam-funk-outrun/</link>
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		<title>Herman Cain :: Gotcha</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone with as little knowledge as Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain on, well anything, better have a good catch phrase to hand. His &#8220;We need a leader not a reader&#8221; response to the Libya gaff could wash if Cain weren&#8217;t vying for leadership of the world&#8217;s largest economy and armed forces. Cain though, doesn&#8217;t quite [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/herman-cain-gotcha/</link>
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		<title>Paul Hollingworth :: Slinktype</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the right hands typefaces can really come alive. This type experiment – courtesy of graphic designer, photographer and illustrator Paul Hollingworth –uses repetitive linear shapes to form letter forms. Expect to see this one bouncing merrily down your stairs soon.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/paul-hollingworth-slinktype/</link>
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		<title>Student protest placards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When our inalienable rights to protest are threatened by potential repercussions and the use of rubber bullets – as they were in the lead up to last weeks University fees protests – what better way to subvert that tension with some well crafted humour and essential commentary. More to come on this soon&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/student-protest-placards/</link>
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		<title>Zach Terrell :: Illustrator of Molar Bears</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I like the simplicity and quality of the work. I like the humour. I like the subtlety of the message. Say hello to Zach Terrell. Galaxy Tunes speaks of the transformational quality of music (no matter the format). Space Melt is nice and abstract. Molar Bear is about Bears with very Molars. Duh.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/zach-terrell-illustrator-of-molar-bears/</link>
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		<title>Close</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A really nice minimalist player and visual mechanism by Build for ‘Close’ – an anonymous music collective – comes slightly undone by a webpage that annoyingly rescales the image and has no pause on the player. The beautifully shot images by Benjamin Grillon are in a very high resolution, so you can scale them until your hearts content. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/close/</link>
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		<title>Aaron Ruell :: Director and Photograper</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Director, photographer and actor Aaron Ruell takes photographs like a man who directs film. He was responsible for the promotional photography and opening title sequences for the 2004 award winning cult movie Napoleon Dynamite, which he also starred in. Ruell manages to capture a real sense of theatre and character; even within the confines of the seemingly bog [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/aaron-ruell-director-and-photograper/</link>
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		<title>iPhone 4 camera</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Watching this film shot on the new iPhone 4 makes me wanna get an upgrade, now. The footage looks amazing with a lovely depth of field. I have a feeling that we&#8217;re going to see a lot of &#8216;iMovies&#8217; coming our way soon.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/iphone4-camera/</link>
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		<title>David Icke :: Essential Knowledge For A Wall Street Protester</title>
		<description><![CDATA[David Icke talks a lot of sense. Despite that he&#8217;s known by many as just a conspiracy theorist. Why? Because he has had a tendency in the past to undermine his sound theories with talk of reptilian bloodlines ruling the world. Though if you&#8217;ve seen V,  the last point probably doesn&#8217;t seem like a massive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/david-icke-essential-knowledge-for-a-wall-street-protester/</link>
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		<title>Earnest Endeavours :: B. Bravo – Kiss &#8216;n&#8217; Tell EP &#8211; Out Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Monday saw the release of B.Bravo&#8216;s Kiss &#8216;n&#8217; Tell EP on Earnest Endeavours. This is the first release on the Earnest Endeavours label and we&#8217;re a little bit excited by this for quite a few reasons;- 1) Because B.Bravo is dope and 2) Because&#8230;aah we&#8217;ll keep this as a surprise&#8230; Reside in colder climates? Well [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/earnest-endeavours-b-bravo-%e2%80%93-kiss-n-tell-ep-teaser/</link>
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		<title>Annie Vought :: Paper Cut Letters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Before texts, before email, there was pen and paper; two ancient mediums that were as precious as they were personal. Annie Vought takes the precious to new levels with her work that includes the painstaking process of enlarging hand-written letters/doodles and cutting away the negative spaces with an X-ACTO knife. If you&#8217;re folks used to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/annie-vought/</link>
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		<title>Ray Villafane :: Incredible Carved Pumpkins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[6 days to go until Halloween. If you see a carved pumpkin fresher than these by Ray Villafane then I&#8217;ll actually eat a whole pumpkin. Raw. Ray&#8217;s story is an interesting one: After much research, Ray’s first “practice” sculpture actually became his first professional sculpture. In 2004, Ray was sculpting a Logan version of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/ray-villafane-incredible-carved-pumpkins/</link>
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		<title>How Bad Do You Want It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;When you want to succeed as badly as you want to breathe; then you&#8217;ll be successful.&#8221; Interesting video from Greyskale Multimedia featuring American footballer Giavanni Ruffin. I&#8217;d not heard of either Greyskale or Mr Ruffin but his story is a particularly interesting one. Ruffin is a highly touted running back out of East Carolina University [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/how-bad-do-you-want-it/</link>
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		<title>Daft Punk Coca-Cola</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Limited Edition Daft Punk Coca Cola bottles, complete with 925 sterling silver and 18k gold logo branding. Pop music well and truly goes &#8216;pop&#8217;. When was the last time you heard a song from Daft Punk? I haven&#8217;t in ages, which only goes to re-inforce the point that when a brand transcends the product it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/daft-punk-coca-cola/</link>
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		<title>NTS &amp; Tailored by Umbro :: Creative Communities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NTS: a new community radio station based in Dalston, launched in April this year. The community in this instance is the bubbling sub-culture of electronic music influenced by a staple of soul, funk and jazz amongst others. Their recent short gives you a glimpse into the beginnings of the station, their developing culture and a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/nts-tailored-by-umbro-creative-communities/</link>
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		<title>Olly Moss :: Star Wars posters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A retrospective twist on an old sci-fi favourite by Olly Moss, who has the uncanny ability knack of bringing a touch of &#8216;film noir&#8217; to film classics ranging from Blues Brothers, Rocky and Robocop. These posters have a real art house feel to them, which when considering the production process involved in making Star Wars [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/olly-moss-star-wars-posters/</link>
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		<title>The Insomniax :: Friday Comes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Friday Comes it should always sound like this. Another sneaky treat from the forthcoming Love She Wants EP by The Insomniax ft. Roses Gabor.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/the-insomniax-friday-comes/</link>
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		<title>Terry Obiora :: RAD BMX MK11 in Milton Keynes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Terry Obiora captures a day of BMXing nostalgia in Milton Keynes. These days I&#8217;m scared by a pot hole in the road. These lot on the other hand aren&#8217;t scared by anything. Riders ready, pedals ready, GO!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/terry-obiora-rad-bmx-mk11-in-milton-keynes/</link>
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		<title>The Insomniax After Carnival Special :: Bank Holiday Monday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Insomniax will be hosting an After Carnival Party Special today at Life on Old Street, with DJ&#8217;s Rapzcallion (Blacktronica) and Dan Anderson (A2B Records), not to mention a live performance of material from The Insomniax&#8217;s forthcoming Love She Wants EP, and live radio broadcast on Nasty.fm from 12-2AM. Don&#8217;t say we don&#8217;t spoil you, &#8217;cause [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.letsbebrief.co.uk/blog/the-insomniax-after-carnival-special-bank-holiday-monday/</link>
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