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Hopefully you enjoyed some of the nights over Christmas from our last Going Out post... but it's time for an even bigger party with NYE just round the corner. OPTIMO HOGMANAY 2014 - The Art School This Hogmanay Glasgow legends OPTIMO are back at their old haunt of The Art School for the first time in years. Here is what to expect:  Assembly Hall - OPTIMO TRAX - Boot & Tax (LIVE) + JD Twitch & JG Wilkes The Vic Bar - OPTIMO MUSIC presents Whilst & Golden Teacher all night DJ takeover - featuring Whilst (LIVE) OPTIMO return to the Glasgow School Of Art for their biggest Glasgow party of the year, choosing to celebrate their own musical family with a line-up of artists from the Optimo Music and Optimo Trax labels. Accompanying JG Wilkes & JD Twitch in the main room are Milanese duo BOOT & TAX. Their first Ep ACIDO on Optimo Trax was a sell-out success, ripping a path through dancefloors in 2013. This, their UK debut live show, promises to be a t...

Song of the week: The Weeknd & Ariana Grande - Love Me Harder While The Weeknd and Ariana Grande might not make the most obvious bed fellows for a song you cannot doubt the power of their vocals on their collaborative single "Love Me Harder".  They have just released this stripped back video recording of the song with nothing but their mighty vocals along with an acoustic guitar. Listen to the full track on Hypebeast here . Album stream of the week: Wale & A-Trak - Festivus In anticipation of his next studio LP, The Album About Nothing, Wale has dropped Festivus an 11 track EP along with DJ and producer A-Trak. This latest offering features appearances from Pusha-T, A$AP Ferg and Fat Trel, listen for yourself over at Hypetrak here . Musical roundup of the week: Soundcloud Roundup 143 - Holiday Hangover Edition  Get over the festive hangover with another soundcloud roundup from Brotherhood Mag. Kicking it off with the latest French Montana you can head over...

It's sale time at Fat Buddha with more and more product hitting the floor daily. For those of you not lucky enough to make it down yet we have selected a small selections of some of our favorite sale items which you can pick up instore or online here . Asics Gel Saga - Burgundy (Xmas Pack) Just released before Christmas and part of the hugely sought after Asics Christmas Pack this item is a real gem. In a rich festive burgundy colour this would help anyone see in the New Year in style. Was £100 - Now £69 Garbstore Laser Cut Seam Welded MP Parka - Navy Massive reduction on this beautiful Parka from Garbstore. Another example of Garbstore's renowned craft and tailoring the jacket features waterproof materials, is triple layered, heat bonded and has two bonded front flap pockets as well as a waterproof zip fastening zip front pocket. Limited stock left in this i'm afraid so don't miss your change to pick this bargain up. Was £325 - Now £162.95    Woo...

Already creating a lot of buzz online we are glad to say that the Nike SB Trainerendor in "Blue Force" has now landed instore. The popular Trainerendor is a hybrid of a skate shoe and a runner and comes in this deep blue colourway called "Blue Force". Made of a mixture of breathable mesh with a synthetic strap the shoe has a speckled white midsole and outsole and is finished off with pink accents on the heel tab and tongue. Already available instore these will be online shortly. Browse our full collection of Nike SB online here . 

Two new bold colourways have dropped from Nike in their popular Air Safari silhouette. Constructed of a combination of suede and mesh the sneaker features mesh paneling along the front for breathability. Designed for comfort as well as style the shoe also features a cushioned heel and tongue. Stylistically the sneaker employs Nike's iconic Safari print along the toe box and rear and is finished off with a crisp white sole and branding. Both of these colourways are available now instore and online at Fat Buddha.

Song of the week: Mikky Ekko - Mourning Doves (Suicideyear Remix featuring Denzel Curry)  American artist Mikky Ekko has just premiered this track "Mourning Doves" featuring rapper Denzel Curry with production by suicideyear. The resulting track combines Ekko's silky vocals with a stellar verse from Denzel Curry and suicideyears sonic production. Listen to the track, the first from Mikky Ekkos forthcoming debut Time, on Hypebeast here . Musical roundup of the week: Soundcloud Roundup 142 A festive offering in this week's soundcloud roundup from Brotherhood Mag. A highlight comes from Stalley with Ty Dolla $ign and ILoveMakonnen with the playlist finished with some new Miguel and a massive cut from Bearson. Check out the full roundup at Brotherhood Mag here . Also dropping this week: The Rap Monument  After week's of getting us excited by dropping snippets and verses Noisey have finally released the epic and highly anticipated "The Rap Monument...

The highlight of this week's outfit of the week is the beautiful Wood Wood Giles Bomber Jacket with the outfit also featuring belters from Carhartt, Nixon and Fracap. Fracap Scarponchino Hand made in Italy Fracap is the go to for well crafted hiking shoes. Constructed of premium leather with a goodyear welted to a Vibram Ripple sole unit the shoe is finished off with hiking laces. Wood Wood Giles Bomber Jacket - Black New for AW14 from Wood Wood is the Giles Bomber Jacket in Black as part of their 'Heroes' collection. Made from a polyester blend with different fabric on the sleeves this classic bomber jacket is fully lined and features snap closure buttons, tonal AA chest patch logo, branded button pockets with side entry and ribbed detailing to the collar, cuffs and hem finished off with contrasting sporty white stripe details. Carhartt Hooded Chase Jacket - Heather Grey This Carhartt Hooded Chase Jacket provi...

The festivities are upon us so we have selected some of the nights we're most looking forward to over the holiday period. Too NICE - The 1st Anniversary - 20/12/2014 Kicking off the festivities tomorrow is Too NICE's 1st anniversary at the Art School. The R&B and Hip Hop will be provided by:   Bessa aka DJ Midnight Oil [live set] Jon L aka J'Angelo DJ Heckter aka White Icee DJ Keoma *Special Guest* Tickets will be available from £5 on the door at 11:00pm tomorrow. LET YOUR ELF GO! - FREE PARTY- 23/12/2014 Early Christmas Present in the form of a free party over at Subclub this Sunday. Music will be provided from: Sensu Pro Vinylist Karim The Groundskeeper iAM Sub Rosa It's free entry with the doors open from 10.30pm-4am. All donations go to Yorkhill Children's Hospital & Meningitis Research Foundation Sunday Circus - Boxing Day - 26/12/2014 Over at the Berkeley Suite Sunday Circus will return with a Boxing Day tre...

Today is the start of our late night shopping for Christmas! For anyone needing to pick up some last minute presents here are our store opening hours. Fat Buddha Store is open 24/7

Dropping this Friday is the Puma "Marble" pack featuring two colorways of each the Puma Trinomic XT2 Plus and the Puma Blaze of Glory. Keeping the silhouette clean the shoe features marble textured overlays over two colourways of crisp white and black. Constructed from luxury leather with perforated toe boxes they are completed with Puma branding on the heel and tongue. Each of the models feature Puma's iconic Trinomic cushioning system.  Look out for these when they drop instore and online on Friday or browse the full Puma collection online here .

EP of the week: James Black - 200 Press Blake first premiered the track on BBC Radio 1 back in August, he has now officially dropped "200 Press" by way of an EP of the same name. Starting off with the title track the "200 Press" features cuts "Building It Still" and "Words That We Both Know". The highlight is undoubtedly the entirely new track "200 Pressure". Head over here to hear the full EP. Song of the week: Rich Homie Quan feautiring Drake - Tell Me Why  This weeks song of the week comes from Atlanta's own Rich Homie Quan featuring Drake. The track opens up with Drake with Rich Homie Quan coming in later to showchase his falsetto over the chorus and second verse. Check out the track on Hypebeast here . Musical roundup of the week: Soundcloud Roundup 141 This weeks musical roundup comes again from brotherhood mag and kicks off with the latest single from Nicki Minaj's upcoming The Pink Print. Highlights include ...