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Video: Miami Horror featuring Kimbra – I Look To You

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:48:18 +0000

Melbourne’s favorite psychedelic indie-electronic Miami Horror brings you there brand new single “I look to you” featuring the talented Kimbra. This is a great dance track with dope sounds and lyrics. The track will be featured on their most anticipated album “Illumination” which hit stores August 20th 2010. Miami Horror have been working hard on this high fashion music album to debut for about 2 years of producing. Pick up a copy of this fantastic Album here on Miami Horror online store.

Directed by Phillip Sage

Twist & Amaze | Bowery Wall

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:42:16 +0000

The Bowery wall, known for it’s timeless murals since the early 80′s. Many artists from all over the world have made their mark and have had their time share on this broad wall, located on the busy intersection of Bowery and Houston street in NYC. Timeless murals from artists like Blu & Os Gemeos from Brazil to Obey Clothing founder Shepard Fairey , they were also the last previous artist on the wall. The present muralist that own the wall now are Amaze and Barry Mcgee AKA Twist from California. The mural that they have up there now isn’t so much of a mural but more like hall of fame piece, paying homage to many New York graffiti artist from the old school as well as the new. They are the first to ever present anything like this, a wall with hundreds of tags from famous writers, mimicking their writing styles. It almost looks like they called up every writer and had a huge red spray paint frenzy. Only time will tell how long the mural will last though. Who will have their time next?

Photos Via Martha Cooper

The Rocketeers “Feeling Good” Official Music Video

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:00:18 +0000

Here it is! “Feeling Good”, the first video and single off The Rocketeers new
mixtape project, “The Manitee”. If you heard the song before seeing the video, your
probably thinking the same thing as us.”If the song is called Feeling Good, why are they playing the roles of homeless men”? Well The Rocketeers are trying to make bold statement through this video by not glorifying material things and showing us that there’s better things in life that we should value like friendship for instance. This video sends out a positive message and the song is pretty dope as well, the boys from Chi-town are back at it once again! Make sure you check out their new video and look out for their new mixtape.

Brandon Svarc Of Naked & Famous Denim “RARE & RAW”

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:11:38 +0000

Welcome to the rise of a new breed of nothing the less than the best in denim. A Canadian based brand is creeping to the USA with their official pair of Japanese inspired Denim cuts and raw material mixed into these tough jeans. Naked and Famous is a company committed to producing only the best and boldest quality denim in the world by bringing to it new styles and textures. When a company creates unique names like Slimguy, Weirdguy, and Skinnyguy, to describe their sizes it definitely becomes something worthy of investigating. In order to get the naked truth we asked owner Brandon Svarc to bare all about the ideas behind his company, presenting the first-ever made 32oz selvedge denim and 10% stainless steel threaded denim, and how he feels about his current success.

JGM: So what made want to produce the hardest and heaviest pair of 32oz denim Japanese denim in the world?

BRANDON: find that human beings in general are fascinated by superlatives. People obsess about the fastest car in the world, the tallest building ever built, or in this case, the heaviest denim ever created!

JGM:Which celebs have bought or have caught styling your denim?

BRANDON: I don’t know and I don’t care. In fact, even if I did know, I still wouldn’t tell you. I don’t want people to buy our jeans because they heard a celebrity wears them, I want people to love our jeans because they are the best and most innovative denim products on the market right now.
JGM: Do you remember the first pair of jeans you bought? Which were the most memorable and why?

BRANDON: I can’t remember the brand, but when I was in high-school (or for you Americans I think the equivalent would be middle-school?) I bought a pair of jeans that had a super long inseam. I really liked that as bunching up the jeans (called stacking) was fun and looked cool.

JGM: What is behind the title, NAKED AND FAMOUS? Who thought of that and why?

BRANDON: We created the name Naked & Famous Denim and the naked lady romance comic book style logo as Pop-Art satire of our celebrity obsessed society. We want to make fun of society for obsessing with products solely because they are celebrity endorsed.

JGM: Tell us more about the steel thread denim. who came up with that idea?

BRANDON: I saw a crazy coat from the designer Japanese brand Attachment, that contained a blended fabric of wool/cotton/silk and stainless steel. It was amazing so I figured we had better make a crazy jean with stainless steel yarn as well!

JGM: How many different kinds of cuts do you have of the denim? You have unique names for your cuts, what are they?

BRANDON: In mens we have 3 cuts… SkinnyGuy, which is a skinny straight cut with a long inseam. WeirdGuy, which is a gradual tapered leg with a lower rise. SlimGuy, which is a simple straight cut.

JGM: When did you start designing clothes and what was the first piece you made from hand?

BRANDON: N&F is the first collection that I have created which launched in Feb 2008. I do not personally make the jeans by hand, we have a factory with skilled and specialized employees who make our production. We will however have leather goods that are 100% handmade coming out next season!

JGM:What is in your closet now?

BRANDON: I just moved to a new place so truthfully nothing is in my closet now! All my stuff in waiting to be unpacked!

JGM: Who are some of your favorite designers? Do you have any favorites from your inner-circle?

BRANDON: My favourite new designer is a friend of mine named Sydney Mamane who has created a high-end contemporary line called KIN, which launched this season at Barneys New York and some other great stores. He does amazing suitings, shirts, coats and more. If I am a serious denim nerd, then Sydney is my ultimate tailor nerd!

JGM: How did it make you feel being in Vogue, ELLE, and GQ mag?

BRANDON: Getting editorial coverage is great. We don’t do any ads ever, so we need press to spread the word about our unique brand concept.

JGM: Did you ever style famous models?

BRANDON: One of my best friends Richie is our fit model. He is perfect for the job as he is exactly my size, except he has a bunch of muscles. So I can make all the samples in my size and then photograph them on him. I guess that doesn’t really answer your question though…

JGM: Have you ever collaborated of clothing projects with a certain individual?

BRANDON: Our first ever collaboration will be with cult Japanese denim brand MOMOTARO. Available Holiday 2010.

JGM: If you could choose anywhere in the world, where do you feel is the most stylish place?

BRANDON: Probably Tokyo. It’s like going a little bit into the future!

Naked & Famous Denim from Naked & Famous Denim on Vimeo.

LOOSEWORLD | Films In The Park Promo

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:43:27 +0000

LOOSEWORLD presents “Films in The Park”, a chance for aspiring film makers to have their film viewed in front of a large crowd in a NYC park. For those who have never heard of LOOSEWORLD, they are a film production company known for producing videos for people such as Chiddy Bang and Mickey Factz. There isn’t any exact date or location set yet but you can submit your work through their website here.

Moxie Black | “How Did This Happen” LP

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:23:18 +0000

Periodically dropping new singles and having them featured on almost over 70 different music blogs, it all leads up to the release of Moxie Black‘s debut album, “How Did This Happen”. Some classify their style of music as retro/futuristic, you might not know what genre to place them in. This duo has a very remarkable style, making music that they love and music that everyone can relate to. The new LP is complete with eleven solid tracks you can play without skipping, Moxie Black has definitely made their niche in the music game with this LP. Listen and download it here for free!

Recap: “Nothing Else Will Do” Showcase

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:14:13 +0000

The “Nothing Else Will Do” showcase made a lot of noise at 420 Lounge on the Upper West Side of NYC. People came out with hopes of seeing fresh hip hop talent from Great MC’s. Esquire The Great, straight from Florida, performed the opening act. He was then followed up by Crimson and Ellementt. Their performances undoubtedly had the crowd jumping and the ladies screaming for more. Crimson and Ellementt did separate acts but they ended it with a song they collaborated on. St Joe Louis brought down the house with their hype stage presence and Brick City style. Their presence was immediately felt once the lead MC Elete, stood on top of a couple of chairs with dreads swinging and uplifting lyrics. Last but not least, was Staten Island’s own Swizzy Swinton, closing the show with his energetic swagger and provocative yet comical lyrics. He brought out the best of everyone at the end of the night. The showcase gave all of the MC’s a chance to perform and test their skills in front of the audience. They all gave 5-star performances, you’re definitely looking at the future of hip hop!

Photos by PBS

Special Thanks: Lindell Palmer & DJ Finstababy

American Fortunes Clothing | Fall 2010 Collection

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:00:59 +0000

The recent start-up out of Los Angeles has combined their love of music, tattoos, and fashion to create a unique number of styles for the fall. American Fortunes Clothing is also working closely with a number of professional tattoo artists and musicians to create a limited number of shirts and accessories for the forthcoming Winter 2010 collection.

For the complete Fall collection visit www.AmericanFortunesClothing.com!

BarrelHouseBKLYN :The Rise (Trailers 1&2)

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:00:23 +0000

Here are the first 2 trailers from the Barrel House camp leading up to their new documentary, “The Rise”. This documentary is about youths from Brooklyn,NY starting a culture movement in their area. Barrel House Bklyn consists of, Music artists, Designers, and aspiring young entrepreneurs trying to make their mark in history. This documentary is no holds barred, you will see the great, along with the awful. The times of joy, laughter and celebration, as well as the times of disappointment, discouragement, and setbacks. The documentary will be about 40 minutes,dropping This November. This doc was filmed by Slick Jackson.

GALAKTIKAT: “The Return Of The Feline Tribe” By Lichiban

admin — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:36:37 +0000

Brooklyn based artist Lichiban recently showcased her newest work at “The Return Of The Feline Tribe” Exhibit. Her latest collection features different collabs with various artist such as Quan Luv, Mega, and LIVINGROOM JOHNSTON. Lichiban is a visionary, her work explores the concept of “shapeshifting” as a symbolic representation of the human potential to transform into other entities through the use of the imagination. In this exhibit Lichiban used the elements of animation,video, and photography to bring out her work. With the help of King Texas‘s photography she brings out the beautiful side of women making them resemble felines.

King Texas X Lichiban Collab Feat Stevie Lee & DiscoMakeUpAire

Photos Via Lichiban