Above is an animated trailer for a movie called Persepolis to be released in the US on Christmas Day 2007. Based on a graphic novel of the same name, it tells the story of a teenage girl growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Actually, this is an animated documentary of the graphic novelist, Marjane Satrapi. Elements like Marjane resorting to punk music and wearing nike sneakers is comparable to the likes of a Hayao Miyazaki film where the protagonists finds an escape from their reality. The animation for Persopolis may be in a league of it’s own, but my bets are this film is worth the watch. According to Wiki, its already won the 2007 Prize of Jury at Cannes.
With the success of the first Shop Gentei 59fifty, a new one in red/goldblack colorway is now available. The run on these are 30 pieces total. So if you want in on this spartan colorway, make haste!
Apple i-phones are still running the game (and deservingly i might add), but if you miss the glory days when a cell phone was a communication device as well as a status symbol and wearing a rope chain meant you were hustlin and not an ironic hipster, peep the new (depending how you look at it) Mini Mob Brick Phone. Continue Reading
This week’s Throwback Thursday features a classic RnB joint from waaay back in the day. The Charmels, I’m talking about, and their joint “As Long As I’ve Got You” is just a straight soulful joint. You can hear it in the voice when they sing the hook. Anyways for those that don’t know this was a group that came from, of all places, Tacoma, Washington, located in the Pacific Northwest. This threesome was on the scene from roughly 1959 - 1968. Then in 1994, this hip hop group came out exploding on the scene and helped extend the hip hop Golden Era. Their style was pure rawness and just listening to the music would incite you to go out and “chop off some fuckin’ heads”. This group rolled 8 fuckin’ members deep and each one killed it. Click on the jump below to see who I’m talkin’ about.
Old Man Winter is approaching. Whether you’re in Park Slope or DC Metro, I’m sure bundling up and scheduled visits to Starbucks is a part of your routine. Above is a neckie created by Alina’s home girl, Langdon. These neckies are hand-knit with alpaca or merino wool and come in many colorways. As a finishing touch, they are enclosed with an oversized vintage button. You can get them for $30 plus $3 for shipping if you live outside of the NYC. The neckies can be ordered via emailing Langdon. *Cough* Christmas present *Cough* Also be sure to check out her online gallery. Check the backside to see more neckies.
Yo here’s an interview that Miss Info recently did with Ghostface. Basically breaking down his upcoming album The Big Doe Rehab, which coincidentally is dropping the same day as the Wu-Tang project, 8 Diagrams. Man I have such a crush on Miss Info, and was so wishing that I’d run into her when I was out in NYC with AJK at the Complex party. But fate was not on my side that night. Two part video, check for the second part after the jump. Enjoy.
The new Snoop Dogg video just dropped and as much as I wasn’t a huge fan of the song intially, the video put it in a new light.
Paying homage to the king of the talkbox - Roger Troutman, the video is fresh and humorous at the same time. There are a few different devices to achieve that sound (aka Mr. Roboto voice that Tortilla Pain uses on all his songs) including the Vocoder, Talkbox, and Autotune.
You gotta love the intro with the momentarily blurred screen and “PLAY” in the top left corner giving it an authentic pre-recorded VHS feel. Though the video borrows off the many artists of the 70’s - 80’s, its a breath of fresh air in today’s obsession with wack big budget video’s full of nothing but slow motion rim-spinning and money tossing (Big up to Kanye for “Stronger” and “Good Life”, a few other current creative videos).
Oh..and this probably had a relatively low budget compared to Baby “Turdman” Williams’ “$100 Million” video. Speaking of which, the Old $tunna just got busted with weed and gats..smart.
