The Nintendo Wii U hits UK shelves this Friday, 30th November. The Japanese giant's latest  console, the first new console in six years, was released in the US earlier this month but will finally make its way across the pond at the end of this week. A midnight launch for the unique console is being held at HMV's flagship store on Oxford Street on Thursday. Doors open at 11pm and the first 100 people in the ...

Black Pistol Fire (BPF) are a talented two-piece piece band hailing from the southern US. They released Big Beat '59 in August this year, a fast moving, thoroughbred rock 'n' roll album. Drummer Eric Owen and guitarist/vocalist Kevin McKeown took some time out of their tour in the North America to answer a few questions for holdupnow. HUNOW: There’s a lot of bands you have been compared with, The Black keys ...

Love is "alive and kicking" according to international wedding photographer – Donal Doherty. Doherty isn’t your typical wedding photographer and his story isn’t a common one. Based in Londonderry, Ireland, Doherty was originally a man of business. He had just been short-listed as Entrepreneur of the Year, running both a modelling and public relations marketing agency before flying away and changing his life ...

Recently international wedding photographer Donal Doherty agreed to give an insight into his own photographic procedure. Below you will find Doherty' exclusive tips for all photographers. holdupnow: Digital or film - which do you prefer and why? Donal Doherty: I have always used digital, apart from once in my City and Guilds course when I had to use film. With digital I like being able to review an image on ...

So, it's been and gone. The 21st of March was supposedly going to mark the date in which under 18s were not allowed to purchase McDonald's. Was I right to assume that this was nothing more than a silly rumour and to write a post outlining this fact? Yes, I think I was very right to. As I said in my previous post on the matter entitled 'McDonald's Has Stopped Serving U18S' this is just plain unbelievable. It ...