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Nina Dobrev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria as Николина Константинова Добрева, and moved to Canada at the age of two, where she was raised in Toronto, Ontario. She speaks fluent French, English, and Bulgarian. She has an older brother, Alexander, her father, Nikolai Dobrev, is a computer specialist and her mother, Michaela Leveski Dobreva, is an artist. Dobrev attended J. B. Tyrrell Sr. Public School, where she started ballet and jazz classes, and competed in rhythmic gymnastics. Then, she attended Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts in Scarborough, Ontario, and Ryerson University in Toronto, majoring in sociology. She left in 2008 to pursue her acting career. Career Modeling jobs led to commercials, which then turned into film auditions. Shortly thereafter, she booked roles in feature films, including Fugitive Pieces, Away from Her, Never Cry Werewolf, and the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. She starred in a number of Lifetime original movies. In 2007 she appe...

A new piece of work by British street artist Banksy has appeared in Los Angeles. Titled Better Out Than In , the piece uses the surrounding environment to depict a young graffiti artist throwing up flowers. The English artist has remained rather quiet since his last piece right before London’s Olympics shown below. The piece seems to allude to an upcoming series or show of the same name, judging by the text via his website . Details are few at the moment but we’re sure you'll hear all about it soon enough

DJ and co-founder of Death In Vegas Richard Fearless has been busy with his great bi-monthly club night Drone at The Berkeley Suite in Glasgow, and tonight (Fri 27th Sept) see's him step behind the turntables once again. Having emerged during the earliest throes of Britpop as something of a musical anomaly, Death In Vegas have continued to confound expectations ever since. Formed in 1994 as a vehicle for Richard Fearless and then co-conspirator Steve Hellier's genre crossing experiments, Death In Vegas have maintained a high degree of quality rather than churning out an endless stream of continually inferior but prolific records. With Tim Holmes having replaced Hellier, 1999's second long player The Contino Sessions and its successor Scorpio Rising brought about mainstream recognition and commercial success, album number four Satan's Circus took an even more disparate route into Germanic territories and ultimately, remains their "lost classic". ...

Guild Of Labour is one of the newest brands to arrive at Fat Buddha Store , oand one we have been looking forward to arriving. The brand produces simple, beautiful clothing made entirely in England. Inspired by the ideals of heritage workwear and early sportswear not to mention vintage pieces from their own wardrobes, Guild of Labour doesn't follow the usual fads and whims of fashion but focuses instead on the fabric, fit and detail of the garment to produce truly authentic and timeless product. Guild of Labour achieves this effortless style through studying, and drawing inspiration from, the craft in clothing from the 1930s and 40s and moulds them to fit a contemporary wardrobe. These masters of craft pride themselves on fabric sourced right here in Britain and using manufacturers close to home. Shown above is the brands heavyweight waxed jacket , which looks to be a great addition to the winter wardrobe. This sits alongside amazingly crafted shirts, tee's and sw...

One of our favourite jackets and an essential piece for the winter wardrobe has to be the Carhartt Anchorage Parka. The jacket has been a staple part of our Autumn/Winter collections for the past few years, and continues again this season. The Anchorage Parka features a 100% tough Nylon outer fabric, quitled padded lining, detachable faux fur hood trim, fleece lined hood, four front press stud pockets, woven Carhartt logo on front and comes in some great new colours such as the Imperial Blue shown above, and Blacksmith and also Cypress shown below. All colours shown above of Carhartt 's Anchorage Parka are available in store at Fat Buddha Store from tomorrow and online in the next few days. The perfect jacket for the incoming winter months ahead.

Puma go deep into their extensive footwear archive to bring us the release of the Trinomic XT2 OG. The XT2 was regarded as the brands signature model for the Trinomic series running collection, and was originally released in the 90s. It comes back to us as a limited edition release in all it's former glory. The shoe features a grey mesh upper with tonal felt overlays on the toe, ankle and lace surround with green panels on the bottom lace loop and heel and fluorescent yellow accents on the form stripe and lace up. The shoe is sat on a white and grey midsole with a black grey and green outsole and is finished with Puma branding on the tongue, heel and on a yellow lace jewel. You can check out some pics below. The shoe is released tomorrow (Wed 25th September), and is set to go fast, so be quick to grab this Limited Edition OG reissue. Available in store and online at Fat Buddha Store.

Do you wear Selvedge Denim, do you like to wear your Selvedge in, do you wish when you could wear them a bit longer before the crucial first wash, and when this crucial first wash comes about, would it not be good to have something that helps keep the colour. Yes, yes, yes and again yes - here is the product for you, 2 products infact, Denim REfresh and Denim Wash, some detaield info is listed below, but it will be available this week online at Fat Buddha Store ABOUT DENIM WASH A highly concentrated unique enzyme free wash specifically formulated to clean denim. This gentle liquid offers an unsurpassed clean by breaking down and rinsing away dirt whilst maintaining denim. Benefits: - Helps maintain colour intensity - Minimises fading - Reduces the risk of shrinking and stretching - Keeps denim in premium condition - Made from plant derived ingredients ABOUT DENIM REFRESH An all in-one product designed to clean and refresh and prevent stains from setting...

One of our new brand additions for this year is the much acclaimed Universal Works , a particular strength of this brand is the Jackets, the use of fabrics and as you would expect the cut of its gib. The fits are all honed to a tee, and once you try them on, there's another jacket bought.  This winter is going to be cold and wet, the jacket above is the Keswick Jacket , the fabric is British Millerain, and we all know how good that is. Browse the rest of the range and you will see some key basic pieces for the coming season, and watch out for more good things from these guys.

  Glasgows very own Offbeat have played host to some of the best musical talent there is to offer and tonight is no exception. Having already been praised in write ups from The Guardian , this night has been difficult to keep a secret as the one and only DJ Funk, master of the booty, has came to grace the booth at La Cheetah for a single night of mayhem. DJ Funk tearing is up in Sub Club @ Numbers 07 Treating us to a whirlwind of ghettotech, techno, house, all things Chicago and any other powerful beats that make you wana shake it, DJ Funk is not one to miss. Known for his on stage antics and talent for getting the crowd hyped up, Glasgow seems like the perfect home for tonights guest of honour. An intimate venue, La Cheetah is known for holding some of the wildest and busiest nights in Glasgow, add this to the combination of DJ Funk and the Glaswegian crowd make this either a match made in heaven, or perhaps hell... To get you in the party mood Offbeat have recently...

Here we have 2 cracking time-pieces from the guys at Nixon, the Ti stands for Titanium and the 51-30 is a watch in great need of a weight reduction, this i know through personal experience. The 51-30 comes in either a plain Titanium or All Black finish, the Titanium finish is rather special and if you are looking for a lighter weight watch then look no further than the 51-30. Xmas is coming in with it comes the need for something shiney,  grab the Nixon 51-30 Ti Tide Watch.

We have been stocking Nixon since the day we opened, this great watch brand has continued to impress with every season.  The brand continues to innovate and anyone looking at the range will not fail to be impressed. Big hitters are the 51-30, the new 48-20, the Sentry, Cannon & Magnatron are key pieces for this year.  To view the full range of Nixon Watches , visit the site at www.fatbuddhastore.com Another post by Leslie

  This week's Hottie of the Week is Rosanna Davison, this hottie is a former Miss World from back in 2003, and Playboy bunny girl.  Healthy eating is the key here, Rosanna is a keen Vegan and has recently enlisted as a student in Dublin, learning how to be a Nutrional Therapist. Daughter of Chris De Burgh, the song Rosanna was penned in her honour and she competes in Ironman triathalons, so fitness and good eating is the key

Tonight see's the return of Wolf Music to The Berkeley Suite as the Wolf Music bosses, Matt and Stu, once again set out to turn the Glasgow venue into a den of sweat and awesome house music. After giving the world the likes of Medlar, Greymatter and Bicep, Wolf Music and putting down a storming set at The Berkeley Suite last year, the demand for Matt and Stu has went through the roof, with them playing to packed dancefloors all across Europe. On their return to Glasgow, they've brought along special guest KRL, who, in his first time in Glasgow, is keen to match the boys energy with his hip hop, soul and disco inspired set. If you're out and about in Glasgow tonight, this is sure to be a great night!!

The good folks over at NPR have just released on us a first listen to one of the most interesting musical collaborations of the year, the new album 'Wise Up Ghost' from Elvis Costello and The Roots! After a meeting with hip hop's most exciting live band as a guest on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon', Elvis Costello began recording with The Roots in a series of experimental sessions which eventually spanned a year. The sound of the album has already drawn comparisons to the soulful and funky sounds of early Curtis Mayfield and Isaac Hayes but with added hip hop basslines and the literary brilliance of Mr Costello weaving itself amongst the cinematic sounds. Collaborations of this nature often force the very best out of musicians and songwriters, with both coming from very different musical backgrounds and attempting to create a cohesive collaborative project, in this case it works beautifully! Head over to the NPR player to check it out!

Shown above is the first glimpse of the collaboration between Pharrell Williams and artist Daniel Arsham . Known for his beautiful sculptural work, Arsham re-created the Casio MT-500 keyboard in collaboration with Pharrell. The keyboard was the first instrument that Pharrell ever made music with. Arsham gave it his signature look, adding signs of use and beautiful details to it. It looks like the keyboard was created in several colors.   The exhibition opens on September 11th at the Standard hotel in East Village New York, but no one knows if the work will be for sale yet.