Prior to the launch of Unit Portables in 2011, the brand founder, Andreas Ehde, travelled the world as a salesman and as his collection of ‘must-have’ gadgets and accessories grew, so did the realisation that there was no single bag that would safely transport them, whilst also delivering a stylish look. His lifestyle demanded that his laptop, cables, MP3 player, iPad, smartphone and more, were on hand at all times. Added to this he wanted them to be properly organised and easy to access when on the move.

On the market he spotted either boring laptop bags or stylish ones that were often expensive with zero functionality. And so, the concept of Unit Portables was born; to deliver a collection of stylish, but highly functional bags, with modular and customisable functionality to suit daily requirements.

By chance, Andreas came across Swedish design agency, KurppaHosk, who instantly understood his idea and allowed him to lead the design process from product design to the brand’s graphic image, helping his ideas become reality.

Fast forward two years, and Unit Portables’ unique range of bags are now on the shoulders, and part of the everyday life, of people around the globe. These include the very first Unit Portables shoulder bag, or Unit 01, to the Unit 15 Backpack and Unit 16 Tote launched spring / summer 2013. Units 17-19 are currently in production due for autumn/winter 2013.

In line with the original Unit Portables design concept, each bag utilises a modular system and is completely customisable. The range features a series of pockets, pouches, and smaller ‘units’ for an iPad, laptop, smart phone, cables, kindle and just about anything else you may you need to carry, on a daily basis or on a short trip away. Even clothing and toiletries are neatly organised as part of the minimally styled, Unit 05 overnight bag.

To mark its second year anniversary, Unit Portables will be running daily competitions on Facebook giving away products from its existing range, starting Monday 27th May at www.facebook.com/unitportables

Unit Portables’ popularity is driven by the simple, yet innovative concept at its core. The typically Scandinavian mix of fashion and functionality has created a brand with ever-increasing relevance to modern society.

The team behind Unit Portables are a collective of passionate individuals with backgrounds in fashion, technology and design. This eclectic mix of personalities and opinion ensures that Unit Portables will be shaping the way that we transport our precious ‘stuff’ for a long time to come.

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www.unitportables.com

Monday 20th May - Legendary rock band Soundgarden today announced they will release a brand new repackaged edition of ‘King Animal’, their critically acclaimed album released in November last year. Out on 2nd September 2013, ‘King Animal Plus’ features 5 exclusive live tracks recorded at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles and 1 acoustic track recorded at radio station 89X CIMX in Detroit. ‘King Animal Plus’ will be available as an exclusive pre-order bundle from 22nd May.The band have also announced further European dates and are set to kick off proceedings on September 4th in Helsinki, performing at the Hartwall Arena before taking in Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Berlin, Amsterdam, Manchester, Birmingham, Dublin and London. Soundgarden tickets go on-sale 9am on Friday 24th May and are available from www.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk   

One of the forefathers of the legendary Seattle alternative rock scene in the 90s, Soundgarden released ‘King Animal’, their sixth studio album and their first in 15 years, to widespread critical acclaim in November 2012. 

The September shows follow the band’s high profile return to European stages last summer including their much-lauded performances at Download Festival and Hard Rock Calling in the UK. With over 21 million records sold worldwide and 2 GRAMMY ® awards to their name, Soundgarden along with their contemporaries, forged a new musical movement which became a global phenomenon, undoubtedly leaving a lasting impact on wider popular culture. Now, with their first collection of new songs since the 1990's, the September tour is set to be one of the most highly anticipated live events of the Autumn - marking the start of an incredibly exciting new chapter for the band and their fans.              

Soundgarden Tour Dates: 

September 13                      UK, Manchester                 O2 Apollo                 

September 14                      UK, Birmingham                 O2 Academy

September 16                      Ireland, Dublin                   O2                               

September 18                      UK, London                        O2 Brixton Academy  

For more information on Soundgarden, contact:Virgin EMI Records - Lauren Hales, Head of Publicity – 020 7471 5491 / lauren.hales@umusic.com 

Soundgarden tickets go on-sale 9am on Friday 24th May priced at £36.00 regionally and £38.50 in London (subject to booking fee) and are available from www.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk  

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During a rare interview on Australian television on Sunday night (May 5), the blonde songstress was asked if the Swedish band will ever take the stage together again and she simply explained:

"I don’t think so. No. And we’ve had a lot of offers but we have our own life now since many years back and we don’t understand why we should do it. Because we’ve had our time and I think we should let ABBA rest and just listen to the music.”

Fältskog's TV appearance was to promote her own forthcoming solo album, named 'A', which is due to be released through Universal Music Group on May 13. 

The ABBA museum, meanwhile, will open on May 7 in Stockholm and a special phone line connected to the exhibition will enable the members of the iconic pop group to surprise visitors with unannounced calls.

Following on from her UK tour with ‘Simply Red’ front man, Mick Hucknall. Radio 2 A-listed, Moya is delighted to announce she’ll be supporting British music legend Rod Stewart, on his upcoming 14-date UK / EU tour: “I am unbelievably excited to be supporting Rod Stewart,” says Moya. “I never thought I would be able to play arenas so early on in my career and I feel really privileged to be supporting such a legend!”

The 22-year-old singer-songwriter will open for Rod each night – including 8 UK shows, two at London’s O2 June 4th & 5th – for a summer tour set to raise temperatures across the UK and Europe. Full dates below.

It’s been a busy few months for the young singer, since releasing the Radio 2 A Listed ‘Making Me Fall’ late last year. She’s since been featured in The Independent, as a One to Watch, and a page in Metro’s style section, to blanket coverage everywhere from Q, The Daily Mirror and Daily Star, to Digital Spy, MSN and The Huffington Post.

Her video views for ‘A Little More Love’ alone amount to over half a million YouTube views, a number Moya still can’t quite get her head round. ‘These past few months have been pretty amazing,’ says Moya. ‘But now it’s about stepping up and giving it even more. I'm really excited about what’s happening this year.’

‘A Little More Love’ is produced and co-written with David Blair-Oliphant, the producer behind Moya’s biggest hit to date ‘Making Me Fall.’ Taking the airwaves by storm in last October, the single spent 3 weeks on the BBC Radio 2 A-List, with interviews and countless plays across the station, including The Chris Evans Breakfast Show and Ken Bruce. Fearne Cotton loved the single, featuring it on her Radio 1 show and even Hollywood blogger Perez Hilton was won over, branding Moya ‘the female Bruno Mars.’

Moya is currently confirming the details for her next single, due this June, in the meantime you can catch her performing with Rod Stewart, this summer, at:

June

1 - Nottingham Capital FM Arena
4 - London - The O2 Arena
6 - London - The O2 Arena
8 - Manchester - Arena
9 - Manchester - Arena
12 - Amsterdam - Ziggo Dome
15 - Stockholm - Ericsson Globe
19 - Birmingham - LG Arena
20 - Birmingham - LG Arena
23 - Sheffield - Motorpoint Arena
26 - Belfast - Odyssey Arena
27 - Belfast - Odyssey Arena
29 - Dublin - RDS Arena

July
3 - Dortmund – Westfalenhalle

 www.moyamusic.com

 For more info contact: Steve Rose at EMMS Publicity steve@emmspublicity.com – 0207 607 5765 

The songstress, who will release her first album of original solo material since 1987 next week (May 13), told the Daily Mail newspaper that she can see ways the band could have improved and believes they weren't great live performers:

"I didn't mind doing videos, even if they came very close with the camera. I can take that, but walking onstage in concert and singing live, that is a bit difficult. And I don't think we sounded or looked very good."

She added that their lack of dance training was an issue and they used to decide on choreography themselves before each show: "It was nice to look how we looked, but we had no professional dance help. We did it on feelings, so when we had our concerts it was different every night. Frida and I didn't talk beforehand about what we were going to do."

The hitmaker recently revealed that it's very unlikely ABBA will ever reform, telling reporters that they have "had a lot of offers but we have our own life now since many years back and we don’t understand why we should do it."

During a rare interview on Australian television on Sunday night (May 5), the blonde songstress was asked if the Swedish band will ever take the stage together again and she simply explained:

"I don’t think so. No. And we’ve had a lot of offers but we have our own life now since many years back and we don’t understand why we should do it. Because we’ve had our time and I think we should let ABBA rest and just listen to the music.”

Fältskog's TV appearance was to promote her own forthcoming solo album, named 'A', which is due to be released through Universal Music Group on May 13. 

The ABBA museum, meanwhile, will open on May 7 in Stockholm and a special phone line connected to the exhibition will enable the members of the iconic pop group to surprise visitors with unannounced calls.

The group have a permanent display at the Swedish Pop Hall Of Fame in Stockholm and one of the parts of the exhibition is a landline telephone, which the members have the phone number for and plan to use at random to chat with fans visiting the collection of memorabilia.

The room that houses the interactive phone line is dedicated to hit track 'Ring Ring' and the curator of the museum, Ingmarie Halling, confessed that when the doors open on May 7 it's very likely that visitors will receive calls: "It was Frida's (Lyngstad) idea... so of course she'll call."

Halling added: "We are working with settings from the life of ABBA so (almost) everything has a place. Obviously, I have a lot of items that won’t go in now, but I might use them for other small exhibits, like one about scriptwriting, where I can use all of Björn's old scripts and notes.”

Watch their video for 'The Winner Takes It All' below:

During her visit to KTH, the 'Hang With Me' songstress discussed with pupils how the machine should move along with how it should look and it was revealed that the project is due to be completed in January 2014.

A blog post by the students explains their decision to base the animatronic creation on the star, who has previously written tracks called 'Fembot' and 'Robotboy': "So why is Kth gong to build a robot in honour of Robyn? One reason, of course, is that she seems to like robots. Another reason is that she makes electronic music."

"And then, she also has the ambition to break new ground, just like some of you who might have plans to invent something or start a company. So, the robot will be a celebration of Robyn and people who go their own way."

The Bajan superstar will perform at London's Hyde Park next July, in what is her only scheduled UK appearance of 2012 so far, and is scheduled to close the event on Sunday, July 8. Tickets for next year's Wireless festival are due to go on sale at 9am on November 18. 

Rihanna will return to the UK on Sunday, November 13 where she will kick off an impressive run of dates at the O2 Arena in England's capital and at other venues around the country for her Loud tour. The full dates for her UK Loud tour are as follows:

• October 5 - London O2 Arena
• October 6 - London O2 Arena
• October 7 - Liverpool Echo Arena
• October 9 - Manchester Evening News Arena
• October 10 - Glasgow SECC
• October 11 - Glasgow SECC
• October 13 - London O2 Arena
• October 15 - Birmingham LG Arena
• October 16 - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
• November 13 - London O2 Arena
• November 14 - London O2 Arena
• November 15 - London O2 Arena
• November 18 - Birmingham LG Arena
• November 19 - Motorpoint Arena Sheffield
• November 21 - Manchester MEN Arena
• November 22 - Nottingham Capital FM Arena
• November 23 - Glasgow SECC
• November 27 - Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
• November 28 - Manchester Evening News Arena
• November 29 - Birmingham NIA
• December 1 - London O2 Arena
• December 2 - Manchester Evening News Arena
• December 20 - London O2 Arena
• December 21 - London O2 Arena
• December 22 - London O2 Arena

Watch her latest music video for 'We Found Love' below:

The Bajan superstar is currently soldiering through an extensive European tour to support her smash-hit album 'Loud' and became so ill on Halloween (October 31) that she was put on an intravenous drip and admitted to hospital for treatment.

She was scheduled to perform at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm on Wednesday, November 2 but had to pull out as she hadn't recovered and Live Nation issued a statement on the sudden change of plans:

"Unfortunately, we need to report that the concert with Rihanna... at the Ericsson Globe has been cancelled due to illness. Rihanna is exhausted and sick. Unfortunately we have once again been forced to make a difficult decision at the last minute."

Watch her campaign for fashion house Armani below: