COMING VERY SOON!! 
COMING VERY SOON!!
alberg friends ben & mal have moved out to spain and set up a downhill mountain biking company. check out this awesome new video. it will make you want to RIDE.
can you spot the alberg t-shirt in this trailer for 2000 trees festival?
We love this great video on how to turn an old XL t-shirt into loads of cool new tops and dresses….we will definitely be trying it out when the summer comes…
check out this Christmas charity single by Jack Shaw & Aine Brown….you can now buy it on itunes and the 79p goes to Barnardos
dancing lotus have a brand spanking new website. www.dancinglotus.co.uk go and check it out and listen to their fantastic single 6am. do it.
in collaboration with isavedlaurence designer Laurence Davies. Watch this space!
Check out Luke Leighfield & Jose Vanders cover of Blindsided.
Luke Leighfield & Jose Vanders – Blindsided (Bon Iver cover) from Luke Leighfield on Vimeo.
alberg crew out and about on the red carpet, in the mountains and at summer sundae festival….
when: saturday 14th august
where: carnaby street, london
who: alberg’s friends
what: spreading the alberg vibes
funniest moment: bucket-gate
celeb spot: mary queen of shops
most random moment: picking up some random buskers from manchester
check out the pics below…
peace out, a-town down
this weekend, armed with a suitcase of tees, two chairs and a big bowl of sweets, alberg & austin headed off to the backyard market on brick lane. we came, we sold, we ate too much. big shout out to joey, clara, gill, dreamboat, freebs, duncan, heloise, aun, steph, bizz, murphy, bestie and westie.
we also made some market friends including artist faizal lulat and jewellery designer holly ellis. check out faizal’s wicked prints here http://experimantal.com/ and holly’s scrabble jewellery here http://misshollysboutique.wordpress.com/
peace up, a-town down xxx
Here are some wicked examples of some other work by three of the alberg & austin designers…
Kath Eastwood
“Bloom” came to be whilst I was pottering about and making pretty things for my tiny bedroom in Sheffield in an attempt to make it look more homely!
I’ve always had a love for all things floral, vintage, polka dot and pretty and turned my passion for these things into homeware accessories that can make any home that little more quirky!
Bloom products are sold in and around South Yorkshire in one-off boutiques and at local craft markets.
If you would like to see more of what Bloom is all about and can do then check out my facebook page for more pictures and information: ‘Bloom Kath Eastwood’
The Bloom website is coming very shortly so look out for me!
Ian Carrington
I came across a lot of old pictures that my dad had taken years ago and thought they were pretty nice images.
Having seen a few examples of nice imagery used with cute sayings or song lyrics, I tried my hand at giving it a go.
The collection I have now is growing after looking through hundreds of old pictures, my dad seemed to have a keen eye back in the day.
The text used is only song lyrics with personal connections.
Amy Hill
I draw, I write and I take photos. I wouldn’t claim to excel in any of these fields, but I love them all equally. Albert Einstein might have been talking about me when he said ” I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious”. When I get a ‘real’ job I’d like to work in marketing or publishing, although at the moment I enjoy the freedom that comes with freelancing alongside working for Topshop – it’s a great form of escapism for me, personally. I think giving yourself mini projects and deadlines to work towards can help establish what it is you take out of your creativity, and how much you’re willing to put into it to make it work as something more than a hobby. I’d like to concentrate my efforts into sketching more next year to develop my style; I’m still learning from my mistakes and teaching myself new things all the time. My biggest outlet for my illustration is probably birthday cards and mix cds for my friends – I love hand made gifts. I am a notorious hoarder, which comes in handy when I’m looking for inspiration. Oh and I really want a kitten, which is pretty much the reason they feature on every other page in my sketchbooks.
Look out for more stuff from our other designers soon!
peace up, a-town down xxx
who has a nice drawing board.
last week a new friend told me about an illustrator called Barnaby Ward and I instantly loved his long legged ladies. here are some examples of his work for you feast your eyes upon.
we collected a few new friends this month and hooked them up with some alberg tees! Check out the pics below of… Blake Harrison who plays Neil Sutherland in The Inbetweeners, Mike Bailey who played Sid Jenkins in Skins and Sarah Solemani who plays Becky in BBC 3’s Him & Her.
Don’t forget you can get *20% OFF your alberg & austin order* this month by using the discount code NOV20 at the checkout! Great for getting ahead with your Christmas shopping!!
peace up, a-town down xxx
likes cereal & playing the piano. i first met luke back in 2004 when he showed a girl with a shark phobia his awesome shark watch. now he is a pop star and wears alberg & austin.
to download luke’s brilliant album ‘have you got heart’ FOR FREE click here
Luke has recorded live sessions for Huw Stephens at Radio 1 and John Kennedy at Xfm, as well as receiving support from Tom Robinson at BBC 6 Music who said of Luke’s latest album Have You Got Heart?; “If there’s any justice in the world, Luke Leighfield ought to be all over the Radio 1 playlist. Luke has completely upped his game on this new album. He’s got mainstream playlist appeal together with indie sensibility, which he still hasn’t abandoned.” Luke is currently writing for his fourth album, which he hopes to record in early 2011. Check out his website www.lukeleighfield.com for more info.
Don’t forget you only have a couple of days left to get 20% OFF your alberg & austin order by using the code NOV20 at the checkout!
peace up, a-town down xxx
by alberg & austin designer tom hill. Check out tom’s latest project here: the be nice project
“the be nice project was inspired by the manic experiences and the daily drudgery of commuting or traveling anywhere in central London. All I ask is that you quite simply smile, have a nice day and pass on this message.”
the be nice project part II is currently in production, if you’re interested in design and want to contribute e-mail: designers@albergandaustin.com for more info.
have a nice day, peace up, a-town down xxx
make me a cake as fast as you can.
a malibu cake in fact. Here is a nice recipe i found for a malibu and lime cake! Yum!
cake:
175g diced, unsalted butter
150g unrefined caster sugar
200g self-raising flour
½ tsp baking powder
25g coconut powder
3 large free range eggs
4 tbsp Malibu
900g loaf tin, lined with baking powder
icing:
125g sifted icing sugar
a little grated lime zest
1 ½ tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
25g desiccated coconut
Preheat the oven to 160C. Lightly grease the loaf tin with butter before you line it with baking paper. Put the butter in a large bowl with the sugar and beat with an electric beater or a wooden spoon until light and fluffy. In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and coconut powder. Lightly beat one of the eggs and add it to the butter mixture with a tbsp of the dry ingredients. Beat in well and repeat with the remaining eggs, adding a spoonful of the dry ingredients each time. Pour in the Malibu then add the remaining dry ingredients, mixing in lightly and quickly. Spoon the mixture into the loaf tin and spread the top evenly. Bake for 45-50 minutes until well risen. Remove from the oven, cool for 10 minutes then turn out of the tin and cool on a rack. For the icing, mix the lime zest with the sifted icing sugar and lime juice and spread over the cake, then sprinkle with desiccated coconut. Enjoy!
check out this new online magazine…brainchild of Richard Chappelow and friends.
This is what Rich had to say about the magazine:
“The magazine started in April 2010, Sam Peat and I came up with a pilot issue which only went around friends and didn’t get much notice from anyone else. From this we decided to have the publication as our main output and we would slowly start to introduce a video aspect as well. We got a few friends to help out and have now a team of 3 or 4 people working on this permanently. The purpose I suppose of putting this together was something to do really, I know that sounds bland and reasonably pathetic, but since graduating it seems that finding a job is harder than making one for yourself. So with that in mind we went through a few more changes in terms of simplifying layouts and getting to the visual look we are at now.
The intention of the magazine was always to help inspire students and people interested in art and design, the aim to showcase work of talented individuals and have interviews giving advice from industry professionals has always been the sole purpose, we just took a while to get the presentation right. We are self printing and distributing magazine but we obviously want to make sure we are supplying something that people are reading and wanting to read. Since it’s free we aren’t gaining anything financially from it, just the satisfaction of putting out a good quality publication.”
Check out the fon.i.ca online magazine at: www.fonica.org.uk
Also check out alberg friend and new blogger JOEY BLOGGS insightful thoughts at: http://joey-bloggs.blogspot.com/
In ALBERG & AUSTIN news…we are looking for a new design for a canvas bag! If you think you have the perfect design send an e-mail to designers@albergandaustin.com.
peace up, a-town down xx
is an independent digital magazine edited by the lovely Sam Bathe & friends that delves into all aspects of youth culture. The magazine spans music, film, art & style with a monthly digital edition available through the fan the fire website, iphone or ipad app. There is a wicked fan the fire blog updated daily and fan the fire even host a club night @ CATCH in Shoreditch called ‘friday night fist fight’. The next night is Friday 25th Feb and its free to get in! Check out the magazine, blog and see you @ CATCH!
Fan the fire is published with the love of new media and drive to expose the great talents in popular culture.
check out the magazine and blog here: http://fanthefiremagazine.com/
are currently on their ‘express yourself’ tour of london in association with alberg & austin and last night performed at Arch 635 in Clapham. Dancing Lotus are not your average band. A 6-piece miniature pop orchestra comprising a singer,rapper, a violinist, bass, guitar, beats and piano, the Lotus gang have hit on a winning musical formula and are rapidly rising to great things. Check out Larry & Woody in their alberg & austin tees at last night’s gig in the photos below…and listen to them on their myspace page. Their next gig is at the blagclub in Notting Hill on the 3rd of March. To find out more about the ‘express yourself tour’ check out their facebook page.
peace up, a-town down xx
and to celebrate this lets all marvel at the female form…
alberg friend & musician Luke Leighfield is currently recording his album and he needs your help….give him some cash and he’ll shower you with goodies. take a look at his campaign here: http://lukeleighfield.com/newseason/Â and take a look at his latest single below…
you can also download his last album for FREE…yes FREE here: http://lukeleighfield.bandcamp.com/Â it’s great!
have a Guinness & listen to The High Kings
If you haven’t yet been introduced to the horrors of Rebecca Black’s pop song ‘Friday’ you are in a for a real sickly treat!
With classic lines such as “gotta make my mind up….which seat can I take”, “yesterday was thursday” and “sunday comes afterwards”.
And what were they thinking getting a fully grown man to rap about “the school bus in front of me”!?
As RB would say “it’s friday, friday, gotta get down on friday” It’s probably the worst thing you’ll see all day!
Just jeans and hoodies.
Balletboyz is a dance company with a difference.
The new Balletboyz company features 9 young male dancers aged 19 – 24, hand picked by Artistic Directors Michael Nunn and William Trevitt. They are currently touring with their new show ‘The Talent’ which consists of 3 pieces; Torsion, Alpha & Void.
do you like delicious burgers?
do you like massive onion rings?
do you like cocktails in jars and free beers?
do you live in London?
 if so, you need to check out meateasy which is above the Goldsmiths Tavern at 316 New Cross Rd, London SE14 6AF.
It’s open Tuesday to Saturday, 6pm – 11pm for food, later for drinks. CASH ONLY. NO BOOKINGS.
IT’S CLOSING ON THE 16TH APRIL 
 SO GRAB YOUR FRIENDS AND GET THERE EARLY AS IT GETS VERY BUSY!!
friends of alberg & austin ’dancing lotus’ have just realeased a new single with Elliott Morris called ‘Spend Some Time’.
Check out them out here recording the track. You can buy the single on itunes. good work boys.
alberg & austin friends ‘Loadstar’ have a new EP out. Fearne Cotton, Annie Mac & Zane Lowe love them and if u love a bit of dirty drum n bass you will too! Check out the video for Space Between below and you can buy ‘Space Between’ and ‘Blvd’ on itunes!
alberg & austin are heading back to the backyard market on brick lane this weekend! so if you are in LONDON, come and see us and say hello! We will be there all day saturday and sunday! The Upmarket is also close by and its got lots of places to grab some lunch! 
alberg & austin’s musical mates Dancing Lotus & Elliot Morris have a beaut of a new single out next week called ’silver & blue’, take a peak at the video below. They had a great reaction to their last single ‘Spend Some Time’ and even made it to number 1 in the itunes singer/songwriter charts! You can catch them live at Proud in Camden on the 25th April and at the Relentless Garage in Islington on the 20th May.
james brown. illustrator & printmaker. we like his style.
check out this super cute little design by resident alberg designer tom ‘bizz’ hill.
You can check out some more of his work here: http://blimpymedia.blogspot.com/
These photos have been taken by alberg friend Paul Emms and we heart them ALOT, so wanted to share them with you. You can check out his flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/emmsy322/
are you a budding designer?
do you have lots of wicked doodles and sketches hidden away?
do you want to join our alberg crew?
do you want your design to be part of our brand spanking NEW collection?
If so, e-mail designers@albergandaustin.com for more info
Over the last few days TWO t-shirts blogs have uploaded posts about alberg & austin.
You can check out the blog on ‘hide your arms’ here.
You can look at the post on ‘in my short sleeve’ here.
Last week we also launched our alberg & austin logo tees on the website and you can pick one up here.
Hope everyone had a good weekend
so some of the alberg & austin crew headed off to the 2000 trees festival in Gloucestershire for 3 days of maximum fun. highlights included: the 15 man pyramid, impromptu discount codes & cheeky messages, drinking an orchards worth of cider, dressing up as ninjas, the boys falling in love with girls in hotpants every 30 seconds, silent disco, winning a guy £5 by saying we were on a stag do with one hen, straight-lining, Chucky falling asleep standing up, Breen being 1 metre away from big trouble, Goldenheart getting his cast signed by Romily from Japanese Voyeurs, watching Phil in a circle mosh pit, Joe being the best gay cowboy, Ben switching from CB to GB every ten minutes, Jack loving his festival naps, Madboy’s 3D back injury & oh we watched quite a few bands too! Check out some photos below:
