NISSAN CUBE X SECRET WARS - TRUMAN BREWERY

Secret Wars was invited by Nissan Cube to battle on HUGE walls down at the Truman Brewery for the exciting launch of the Cube car!

Hicks and Discoteck went head to head and the video below was their thoughts before the show.

Official statement

To celebrate the forthcoming launch of Japanese design icon, Cube, Nissan is unveiling a unique creative destination in East London: Cube Store in collaboration with Colette, Paris.

Cube Store will include the UK’s first ever pop-up shop from celebrated Parisian design emporium, Colette, Just in time for Christmas shopping , Colette has handpicked an eclectic range of Japanese inspired lifestyle products from renowned international designers to feature in Cube Store. The centrepiece of the retail exhibition will be the iconic Nissan Cube vehicle which will be showcased at the venue for a limited time only.

The conceptual space of Cube Store will also act as a creative forum playing host to a series of avant-garde music, fashion, design & art inspired evening experiences for the most inquisitive, inspirational and creative minds in the capital.

For me this is very special as we first saw the car 7 odd years ago in Tokyo, Japan... It blew my mind when such an odd, funny but innovative car past by... We saw lots of pimped out versions as well and I really knew from that point that these alien vehicles were going to be BIG (Not only in Japan but Europe) one day!

So fast forward into time and here we are... We are very proud to be associated with such a car and hope to be driving one in the very near future ;)

" There are some things the Japanese are just better at than us, but there are other things we just don't get. Tentacle porn, for one. The Nissan Cube was one design that never really took off outside the land of the rising sun, but at the Geneva International Motor Show we've seen a rounder, softer, less cube-like Cube for the European market.

This third generation of Cube will launch in Europe in 2010. It'll be powered by 1.5-litre diesel or 1.6-litre petrol engines over here. Car Craver Rory 'Ruler of the Road' Reid met the eco-friendly Denki Cube at the British Motor Show last summer, and an electric version of the new Cube is reportedly in the pipeline.

Showing a level of whimsy not usually found in PR nonsense, the Cube's press release suggests that the car mixes "the charm of Godzilla and the wit of Mothra". We don't remember Godzilla being that charming when he was stomping Tokyo, or Mothra zinging around too many bon mots, but we get the idea: it's wacky, it's quirky, it's -- yes -- zany.

The idea of the cube shape is that the wheels are placed as far into the corners as possible. This creates more space inside, and gives the car a long 2.5m wheelbase. The rear window has an odd asymmetrical shape, wrapping around the back corner of the car to give the left-hand driver an unobstructed view. Judging by some of the mock-ups, a right-hand drive version will also be available." Source - CRAVE NET

If you wanna go see the car with your own eyes, then past by the Boiler room @ Truman Brewery, as the pop up store is open for 5 weeks or so!

They are also selling Collette Paris goodies in there aswell - bring some serious cash for this tho.

Enjoy

SECRET WARS - GERMAN TOUR

A sneak peek at what our boys in Germany got up to!

They were so inspired by the old Don't Sleep tour, that they decided to rent their own camper and do all of Germany, Austria and Switzerland...

Well done guys! wish I was there.

SECRET WARS & EDDING WIN THE "INNOVATION PRIZE" @ THE ARTS AND BUSINESS AWARDS

Monorex and edding UK were shortlisted for 3 of the 8 awards this year, which is an unheard of achievement - we walked away on the night with one of those 3 awards "The Lloyds Innovation" prize... Congratulations to everyone who has helped make Secret Wars what it is today, from the artists battling to my guys back stage who make sure lights are on and walls are fresh white!

A special thanks to Andy from edding for making this all happen, as he was the man who filled in that crazy 32 page doc to apply at the start ;) well done sir!

Terry and Jay from Monorex / Secret Wars

Mr Arts and Business, Terry from Monorex/Secret Wars and Andy from edding

The award was hand carved in Afghanistan (Kabul) by a charity foundation called the Turquoise mountain.

A few eyebrows were raised when we won the award, as we were the underdog on the night - going up against people like BP and the Royal Opera House...

After losing the first two awards silently (in pain), a lot of passion was shown when Kate Mosse read out our name as winners for the final award - we all jumped up with huge screams of YES, C,mon...etc and started cuddling each other (man passion :).

To eat cost £200 each but as you can from the starters, it was well worth it!

Gabriella from Redbull added some much needed beauty to a table of lads..

Afterwards Classic FM and The Guardian interviewed us and we were congratulated by many random people, a great night and I hope we can apply again with the School Wars concept.

Watch out as we are going for all 8 next year!

SECRET WARS IS BACK IN BRIZZLE!!

SECRET WARS NEW FORMAT LAUNCHING 2010

IMPORTANT NEWS!! OFFICIAL SECRET WARS UPDATES

EUROPEAN LEAGUE TEAM SERIES - 2010



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SECRET WARS IS RE FORMATTING AND ROLLING INTO 2010 WITH A DIFFERENT KIND OF BATTLE PLAN!

After 3 and a half years of single battle series locally in over 20 countries, we have decided to try something different and potentially more exciting for 2010... Introducing the Secret Wars EURO LEAGUE!

"When we started Secret Wars 3 years ago, it was influenced heavily by various things from the Marvel comic, to Warriors and Fight Club. After experiencing the team battles around the World and seeing the benefits of this compared to the singles battles, we decided on trying it as a complete 6-8 month series!"

"I have noticed the crowds are more vocal and patriotic towards team battles - there seems to be more at stake and I love watching the artists free-styling alongside each other.... You never know what will come out the other end!" Terry Guy (Founder of Monorex and Secret Wars)

The rules are the same but the structure of the competition and dynamics of the battle are slightly different - see below for details.

1st Round - Group league qualifiers

• Four groups of 4 teams with the top two teams qualifying
• Rather than a knockout cup comp, we have decided to make this a little more interesting and maybe fairer - Each game will be a league match with each judge vote and crowd vote worth a point (so 3 points available per battle)!
• Each team will play home and away against the others in their group

Quarter finals

With the top two teams going through from each group, we will be left with 8 teams.

The winner of GROUP A will play the 2nd place of GROUP B and the winner of GROUP B will play the runners up of GROUP A...and so on!

These will be played over a two leg format with away counting for double if a tie occurs.

Q-final 1

GROUP 1 WINNER vs. GROUP 2 RUNNER UP

Q-final 2

GROUP 2 WINNER vs. GROUP 1 RUNNER UP

Q-final 3

GROUP 3 WINNER vs. GROUP 4 RUNNER UP

Q-final 4

GROUP 4 WINNER vs. GROUP 3 RUNNER UP

Semi finals

These will be played over a two leg format with away counting for double if a tie occurs.

Q-FINAL 1 WINNER vs. Q-FINAL 3 WINNER

Q-FINAL 2 WINNER vs. Q-FINAL 4 WINNER

GRAND FINAL

This will be hosted at a neutral venue, TBC nearer the time

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE COMPETITION

On the night

• 90 minutes on the Casio battle clock
• Only black edding markers and black acrylic paint can be used to paint
• No other markers can be used
• No pencils / sketches should be on stage or used (loose rule)
• Each team has to stay within the allocated space, if they creep over then there will be a 1 point deduction
• All teams are made up of 6 selected artists, but only 3 can travel and battle per event (tactical reasons)
• Battles are judged by 2 nominated and neutral guest judges + crowd vote

Competition

• The competition starts as a 4 grouped league concept
• There is a point gained for every vote (3 points in total available for each battle)
• The top two teams from each group will go through into the Q-finals
• If for some reason there is a draw of points with two teams in second place, then we will favour and send through the team with more away points
• Each team will play each other twice (home & away)
• The Q-finals / S finals will all be based on (home and away) knockout games
• The final will be held in a neutral city (preferred venue will be London / Birmingham)
• The grand final will be judged by an extra 2 judges, making 5 in total

SECRET WARS X OFFSET - SPECIAL EVENT

Having introduced the infamous live street art battle to Dublin back in July, Secret Wars picks back up its pens for a very special battle.

At 7pm on Friday 6th November, Secret Wars will be hosting a one off clash with OFFSET in The Car Park of The Bernard Shaw. This event will see Secret Wars Dublin battling some of our guest speakers chosen to represent OFFSET.

Originated in London back in March 06’, Secret Wars has been a revelation which has spawned into a cultural movement that is spreading across the globe. Normally held in dark corners of cities such as New York, London & Malmo, artists gather with black paint markers to follow the simple rules of drawing live against each other for 90 minutes. The winners are decided by the reaction of the crowd and the votes of two judges on the battle picture of the artists.

This Dublin battle promises to bring together some amazing & creative talent from both teams. An event not to be missed! Music on the night will come from 2 guest DJ’s and a surprise act from the UK.

GO BIG OR GO HOME!

FRIDAY 6TH NOVEMBER @ The Bernard Shaw
11-12 SOUTH RICHMOND STREET, DUBLIN 2
ADMISSION: FREE

For more information visit www.iloveoffset.com & www.bodytonicmusic.com

SECRET WARS X HOXTON PONY - NOVEMBER 4TH

Monorex & Secret Wars crew are dropping another special event next week

We are hosting a Secret Wars on the outside windows and we will be celebrating the NEW Monorex commission downstairs - Stika and Tan 1 are painting to a NEON WILDSTYLE brief, so being that these boys are letter specialist, we are in for a real visual treat!

Get down there early