The Missing – BBC Series Impresses

James_Nesbit_looks_distressed_in_first_images_from_The_MissingThe Missing is a new BBC series that rocks. Don’t think this is Maddie revisited. This is James Nesbitt at his best. The plot: The Hughes family loses her son in 2006. He disappears in France in a little village and no one knows what has happened.Present day. Eight years on from Oliver’s disappearance and the fallout has resulted in the end of Tony and Emily’s marriage. Tony refuses to believe that Oliver is dead and doggedly continues his search to find his son. After years of searching, Tony is given new hope when a shred of evidence emerges. Suspense from the first second.

The Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k5Z8pui9Us

Big Buff Smoked BBQ – Contender for the Best BBQ Outside of the US – Berlin

thumb_600.So far TrendEngel’s favorite BBQ outside the US was Pit Cue in London. But now there is a new kid on the block and believe it or not it is in Berlin in the famous Markthalle 9 in the middle of beautiful amazing Kreuzberg. Big Buff Smoked BBQ is all you want in a BBQ. Pulled pork, pork belly, as a sandwich or on a plate with an unbelievable steak sauce and marvelous spices.  Every Thursday to Saturday as long as the meat lasts. This is heaven for meat lovers.markthalle; big stuff smoked barbecue

Ball Park Music – Australian Sensation

ball-park-musicThey are touring like crazy just having done their 300th show and it is all about to pay off. Ball Park Music are five mates from Down Under and are pretty great – to say the least. Their Album Puddinghead and especially their song trip pin the light fantastic are proof that POP is not dead whatsoever. Next march they will perform at SXSW in Austin – you know what that means.

and this from everyones favorite Radio Station Triple-J:

Spineless – Susan Middleton Brings Us Pure Magic

Spineless_jacket_Final_CX.inddFor a portrait photographer, Susan Middleton has an unusual studio. It’s mobile, for one thing, and it requires the subject to be confined in a small glass box. But the results are gorgeous.Spineless_p6-72 Red-Eye Medusa Polyorchis penicillatus Taxon: cnidarian hydromedusa

In her new book, Spineless: Portraits of Marine Invertebrates, The Backbone of Life, Middleton gives jellyfish, nudibranchs, and anemones (among many others) the type of photographic treatment usually reserved for sports stars and heads of state. Shot against plain black or white backgrounds, the weird beauty of these creatures—many of them rare species seldom seen by human eyes—really stands out.Spineless_p472

Before I Disappear – Shawn Christensen is Born

before-i-disappearShawn Christensen is multi talented. He starrs and directs the beautiful new movie Berfore I Disappear that won over audiences in Austin (SXSW) and Venice. At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his eleven-year old niece, Sophia, for a few hours…this is only the beginning. Fatima Ptacheck is the other discovery. She could be the next Natalie Portman (remember Leon?) The Trailer:

Lily and The Parlour Tricks – Requiem

lily_parlour_tricks-1-620x400These days the music world is gathered in New York for the CMJ Music Festival. One of the bands to watch is Lily and The Parlour Tricks. The song Requiem is very cool and def. an indication of more good things to come…many many more. The New York City Sextett is the perfect combo of pretty and gritty

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