Big hip-hop news over the weekend was Jay Electronica being signed by Jay-Z and Roc Nation and basically splitting from Diddy. Not sure what the big deal is but good stuff. My thing is, who really still cares about labels. I mean honestly, besides marketing dollars do you really need em? Do people still even […]
Entries from November 15th, 2010
Jay Electronica- “The Announcement”
November 15th, 2010 No Comments
Tags: diddy · jay electronica · Jay-Z · roc nation
kane. the best rapper ever…on paper?
November 14th, 2010 No Comments
read this interesting piece in new york magazine and decide for your own bad self.
Tags: big daddy kane · new york magazine · rap
seu jorge + almaz in “the model”
November 13th, 2010 No Comments
seu jorge, better known stateside as the cool dude who sang portuguese covers of david bowie songs in “the life aquatic,” is one of my favorites—and a true original whose shows i catch live whenever possible. part 1 of this short film below—”the model” will be premiering on IFC in a few weeks—comes via the […]
Tags: almaz · brasil · IFC · kahlil joseph · paul chang · seu jorge · the life aquatic · the model
oh, biebs
November 12th, 2010 No Comments
wonder what he’s thinkin’ 🙂
Tags: justin bieber · laker girls
“project runway” fans: heidi wears the mondo dress!
November 12th, 2010 No Comments
die hard fans like moi could see this coming from a cat walk away; the dress just screamed the model’s quirky/sexy style the minute it appeared on stage. kors was right to cut those sleeves, though, snaps. more on mondo, who should have won instead of that bore from oregon, right here.
Tags: heidi klum · mondo guerra · project runway
new chromeo video: “hot mess”
November 12th, 2010 No Comments
Tags: business casual · chromeo · hot mess
absolutely beautiful: watch this now!
November 10th, 2010 No Comments
somewhere in a basement in america a 3-year-old recites poetry to his action figures. and it’s amazing. watch here. + follow along here: LITANY You are the bread and the knife, The crystal goblet and the wine… -Jacques Crickillon You are the bread and the knife, the crystal goblet and the wine. You are the […]
Tags: billy collins · litany · poetry
gang of four tour
November 10th, 2010 No Comments
February 4 Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON February 5 Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA February 7 Paradise Boston, MA February 8 Webster Hall New York, NY February 9 9:30 Club Washington, DC February 11 Metro Chicago, IL February 12 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN February 15 Venue Vancouver, BC February 16 Showbox @ the Market […]
Tags: gang of four
new DJ Premier
November 10th, 2010 No Comments
DJ Premier Presents- Year Round Records: Get Used To Us will be available at all fine retailers and digital outlets starting 12/7/10. Here’s the track-listing, in no particular order (aka to music nerds, sequencing is still TBD) 1.) “Bang Dis!” Blaq Poet 2.) “Fine By Me” MC Eiht (produced by Brenks) 3.) “Policy” NYG’z 4.) […]
Tags: dj premier · entourage · gang starr · saigon · turtle
feeling this: ace hotel movie nights + hook-up
November 10th, 2010 No Comments
if i were leonard cohen and it was 2010, i would write a song called “ace hotel” (palm springs) to follow-up the chelsea hotel. which i believe closing down, anyway—very sad! “We love watching and supporting emerging and independent film. So we’re starting a new film night, Cinemathèque, with rarely seen gems every Thursday night […]
Tags: ace hotel · chelsea hotel · leonard cohen · palm springs
