In search of a mixtape this Monday, I came across one  by Classixx. for Fluo Kids.  Those of you that have followed along with Classixx may remember Tyler and Michael when they were under a different moniker.  A remix for Hellogoodbye is the first track that comes to mind when they were known as Young Americans.  After having scanned the track listing, the single song that turned me onto this mix was “Push the Feeling On” by Nightcrawlers.  Either that or Barbara Tucker’s “I Get Lifted” would’ve sold me as I love club jams from the mid 90’s.  With that said, have a listen and download the track here.

1. The Cars - Let the Good Times Roll
2. Chocolate City - Orlando Johnson
3. Roman Salzger - Alpha Centauri
4. Shock - Shock Talk (U-Tern Remix)
5. Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Frankie Knuckles Remix)
6. Dorfmeister vs. Madrid de los Austrias - Boogie No More (Reverso 68 Remix)
7. Simian Mobile Disco - Hot Dog (Cosmo Vitelli Remix)
8. Classixx - I’ll Get you feat. Jeppe (Royal Rumble Edit)
9. Morgan Geist - Detroit (Carl Craig Remix)
10. Compuphonic & Kolombo - B1 - Emotion [Edit]
11. Rubies - I Feel Electric (TieDye Version)
12. Drop Out Orchestra - Gibbon
13. Siriusmo - Simple
14. Night Crawlers - Push the Feeling On
15. Guns’n'Bombs - Riddle of Steel (Classixx Remix)
16. Kraftwerk - Computer Love

Image Source: fluo kids

I am loving lace up boots right now, in fact I’ve been in love with them for the past couple of months. I still need to buy a pair for myself, just not sure which ones I adore the most. This style of boot can be worn with almost anything and instantly gives your outfit some edge. Here are my top 5 favorites…

Jeffrey Campbell, $150 at Urban Outfitters

Forever21, $28.80

Repetto, on sale for $188 at Oak

Urban Outfitters, $88

Frye, on sale for $249.99 at Urban Outfitters

The day started off gloomy as a few of us were unsure if we wanted to hit the M83 show as it was the last day at the office for…ohhhh about 124 of us had our last day. But to be quite honest I’ve never seen a happier group of peeps leave a place before, myself included.

So with a day like that a few of us were in a chill mood, but I was convinced to check out M83. The first act, School of Seven Bells, came on the stage at roughly 9:30pm and WOW! The group, from Williamsburg Brooklyn (figures), came on and played a seriously solid set. I hadn’t heard of them before but I was definitely down with what I was hearing and the next day bought their record, Alpinisms. The band features twin sisters, Alejandra and Claudia Deheza and Benjamin Curtis formerly from Secret Machines. They very much had the crowd warmed up and going crazy. A solid act to look out for down the road most definitely.

After School of Seven Bells 5 – 6 song set, the stage crew came on quickly to re-configure the equipment and shortly after M83 came out to a host of screams and cheers. The group played songs off of the Saturdays=Youth album, but at one point a fan requested something older, to which Anthony Gonzalez replied with a “eeeeh, I don’t know about that one”. The crowd went crazy when “Kim & Jessie” came on and M83 could feel the love as they played with a warm smile on their faces. Actually they pretty much had this look on their face the whole night and the chemistry between Anthony and Morgan Kibby (from The Romanovs) was incredible. They had a certain connection and would send playful signals via quick glances.

Morgan Kibby’s voice is incredible I have to say. She had 90% of the guys swooning over her and I received a barrage of Blackberry messages from my friend Martinez, who was stuck in the back, to get as many pictures as I could of Morgan. Stunning and talented and held her own on stage with Anthony. One of the songs that would really capture me this evening was “Skin Of The Night”, the song is just so ominous with mad ‘80s flavor and Morgan’s voice just melts your face, pretty fuckin’ epic. When the fairly upbeat “Graveyard Girl” came the crowd immediately went into another dancing frenzy. Another song I quite enjoyed was “Up!” its definitely reminiscent of something quite familiar, but with an M83 twist all over it.

For the groups encore they played “Couleurs”, this track is so friggin’ next level. The layering on it alone is bananas, seriously! This was definitely a perfect way to end a night of solid performances from both School of Seven Bells and M83.

I want to thank Timbre Productions for allowing us to come in the house and take photos and write this review for you all. They put on a great production and bring in stellar acts. Check out their site www.timbreproductionsconcerts.com for upcoming shows in your city.

School of Seven Bells photos here
M83 photos here

DT
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Here are the rest of the tour date stops.

For this weeks Fitted Fridays, I found out one of my favorite online vendors, Become Fitted is carrying some New Eras in collaboration with Mighty Healthy.  I first came across the brand by way of DJ Oz when he wore the “Listen to Ghostface” tee.  The above “Park Run” fitted really piques my interest as corduroy is very appropriate for the weather.  Not to mention I absolutely love contrast stitching.  Park Run comes in two colorways, olive and purple.  Another fine release from Mighty Healthy is their “Varsity” fitted which can be picked up in either brown or black.  Both are now readily available in a full range of sizes at Become Fitted.

Image Source: Strictly Fitteds via Become Fitted

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First off Happy Thanksgiving to those in the USA. This is a bit of a freestyle as I really didn’t have anything planned, but then I was flipping through the channels when I saw the video for this song and remembered how sick it was. Check the drum track on this song, to me it’s pretty sick how fast Tré Cool is playing them. Of course the band is Green Day and the track, “Basket Case”, came off of the the groups third record Dookie, which some people felt that the group had sold out, but you know what, WHO GIVES A FUCK. This record was dope from beginning to the end, why the fuck do people hate everytime someone that was underground hits big. Haters hate, that’s what they do best.

The visuals are pretty cool too, with the colors being super saturated and exagerated and those freaky ass masks. Green Day really opened my eyes to the genre of punk and had me going back to listen to classics such as the Ramones, The Clash and later on down the road I’d pick up Blink 182 and Rancid.

Those that know me know that I can’t seem to get enough of leggings. And while I have a couple pairs of the old black standbys, I’m also always looking for different leggings that are just too hot not to cop!

These Dirty Wash Pocket Leggings by one of my fave streetwear labels DimePiece definitely fit the bill. Of course they’re made with the usual 95% cotton, 5% spandex material. But what makes these leggings really special is the bleach rinse, giving them a more tie-dye ’80s effect. Also, gotta give props to the ladies at DimePiece for putting pockets on this pair. The side patch pockets on either side definitely give these leggings a more pant-like appearnace and not just something you’d hide under a dress.

For a casual look, pair these leggings with your favorite kicks and bright top. If you wanna dress ‘em up, swap the kicks for a pair of sky-high heels or of-the-moment over the knee boots and a flowly formal top.

Got it? Cop ‘em HERE at Karmaloop.

Photo by David Thai

Earlier this summer I had an opportunity to catch Thunderheist at the Virgin Music Festival out in Toronto, except for one thing, I was busy reviewing and taking photos of another act, a small group by the name of MGMT. So suffice to say I was a bit bummed, but then was totally stoked again when I ran into Thunderheist in the backstage tent area, where the good peoples of Bacardi were serving us lots of free booze. I immediately jumped at the chance for an introduction. During this meeting of the minds, Isis performed a freestyle with my online magazine name, Killahbeez, that went on for a good minute at least and drawing a crowd. Then we were on stage dancing during MSTRKRFTs set. Definitely one of the dopest highlights of that weekend. So when I heard they were finally hitting the West Coast I was giddy like a 12-year-old schoolgirl.

The evening started off with the ½ Alive DJ crew which consists of: Tyler Fedchuk, My! Gay! Husband! and Tony X. These guys held it down and warmed the crowd up nicely as everyone was shaking it to their sets. They dropped some old school and I mean like Planet Rock type old school, hip-hop, New Order, MGMT and Breakbot’s remix of Pnau to name a few tracks.

Just shortly after 12:30, Isis made her way to the stage first and shortly after Grahm aka Grahmzilla joined her. Immediately the crowd was wildin’ pretty hard, those at the front, this includes yours truly, were getting squished against the stage. It was all worth it once the first track, “Bubblegum”, dropped. The energy that Isis had was pretty incredible and throughout the night she would maintain this frenetic pace. Showing some love to the crowd she at one point pulled a girl up on stage to dance with her, this said girl from the audience went buckwild and as she left the stage basically tripped over a chord and almost did a face plant onto the floor, luckily she was caught by a whole lot of people. Throughout the night both Grahm and Isis dove into the crowd to do a little surfing, very cool that they were keeping it mad real like that with the fans in the house.

Photo by David Thai

Also in the house for the night was director That Go and model Ana B, whom were both involved in the video / visual delight for the song “Jerk It”. During the song “Jerk It”, which was the last jam of the evening, Isis pulled Ana up on stage and the crowd went wild, then home girl basically threw Ana to the wolves for some crowd surfing, all of it was pretty hilarious to watch.

Thunderheist went on to perform jams that any fan would recognize, hitting “Horny”, “Little Booty Girl”, “Peer Pressure” and “Sueos Dulces”. At one point during the evening Grahm threw on MSTRKRFT’s song “Bounce” and asked if everyone recognized the voice. Of course! It was Isis. She went on to let everyone know that they had her do the track and never gave her any credit or form of payment, pretty wack considering both crews are from Toronto and that song blew up.

The performance was high energy and had yours truly and everyone else from the looks of it, sweating like a mofo. Grahm providing the ill beats while Isis slayed the mic all night long and provided some comedic relief, commenting on how unsexy she felt with the amount of sweat coming off of her and randomly making comments like “OBAMA BITCH!”. The show was great and the audience was dope as you could tell everyone was there to shake their asses to some good music, I would definitely have to recommend that all music heads experience a Thunderheist show as they bring the muthafuckin’ heat. How much heat you ask? I woke up with broken glass in my hair, bruised knee caps and sore calf muscles, wtf??? Much love to Tyler Fedchuk and the ½ Alive crew for hooking Killahbeez up with some tickets for a wicked show. Check out their website for upcoming shows and info: www.halfalive.ca. Stay tuned to the first quarter of the new year, as Thunderheist will have some goodies dropping.

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For pictures of the event hit up my flickr page here.

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DT

It’s that time of the year again!  Black Friday - November 28, 2008!

I’m thinking about copping the Apple iPhone. So far, the only thing that Apple has revealed is an internet teaser ad.  The anticipation is building up for all the Apple fans at the moment!

For the Ladies:

Chanel has launched a special website for nine exclusive items, priced at $295-$3125.  These items are exclusively sold at chanel-exclusives.com and are not in stores.  The items are from Karl Lagerfeld’s 2008/2009 Cruise Collection.

Source: Fashion Weekly

100 pairs of Ray-Ban Wayfarers designed by Chris Mendoza will be released at NYC’s Sunglass Hut in SoHo.  Twenty-five percent of proceeds will be donated to Give the Gift of Sight.

Early birds get 20% off their entire purchase of $50 or more from store opening until 10AM at all H&M stores in the United States on Friday, November 28th.

On Friday, at 12:01 AM, the following H&M stores will open early for Black Friday:

Milpitas, CA: The Great Mall at Milpitas
San Francisco, CA: 150 Powell Street
Gurnee, IL: Gurnee Mills
Hanover, MD: Arundel Mills
South Portland, ME: The Maine Mall

All stores will have extended holiday hours. Please call your nearest store for exact hours.

Shopbop is has a special offer for US shoppers:

Spend $250 get $50 off
Spend $500 get $100 off
Spend $1000 get $250 off
Spend $1500 get $500 off

Enter THANKS2U at checkout. Offer ends at 12/1/08 at 11:59 PT.

Revolve Clothing is offering up to 85% in savings! Use code NOTCOTLOVESREVOLVE to save an additional 25% (with some brand exclusions*) or JT for an addition 15% off (no exclusions with this code).

80s Purple will take 25% off your entire purchase.  Use the coupon code: thepurps.

Source: USA Today

Britney Spears graces the cover of the new Rolling Stone issue, which will be hitting newstands on Friday.  Hah - okay, there’s no specials on the new issue but Brit is looking like her old self again!

This sale is only offered at the Flagship Crooks & Castles LA store.

New fitted caps will be released too, I would cop this if I were a boy!

Stussy DC is offering 30% off EVERYTHING, come by Florida Avenue to check out the new releases.

Commonwealth VA and DC will be opening one hour early, check out the exclusive offers.  If I’m not purchasing something for one of my brothers, I’m getting something for myself at Cmon.

DJ AM will be releasing the Co-Op tee at UNDFTD from 12 - 6 pm.  Proceeds from the collobraion t-shirt will go to Accesshelp.org.

The Hundreds will open at 5 AM at both locations.

There is a shitload of other Black Friday Sales on this site.  I will post more ads and flyers as I come across them this week.

Happy Turkey Day All!

New edition here from Digital Gravel with their 50% off sale.