Goddammit

I want a turban and my anti traigus pierced

From GadeMode, a neat Danish website that takes a leaf out of the Sartorialist's book. If there is one landmark aspect of the year 2009, it is the rise of street fashion documentation. I like...

COMME des GARCONS, COMME d'HABITUDE

When shopping for wallets, one must take into account a host of factors: size, shape, material, aesthetic factors, whether or not it will fit in a purse or pocket, which purse will which wallet fit best, etc. The search is seemingly never ceasing...but perhaps the end is near?

Comme des Garcons recently released their Mixed Embossed Reptile wallet collection, and I find them to be quite sufficient in all facets of wallet qualifications. Oh yes. They do suffice indeed.

Via Hypebeast 

Quickly

I am in the midst of some serious work

Serious, I tell you!

Currently slapping:

Right before I go

All the blogs have been going crazy about this one:

Wyclef Jean- Born a Shotta

I wasn't anticipating Wyclef's new album that deeply, (although I was definitely digging the cover art):

But this video is so touching, so firm and close, the red tint makes it passionate in all its simplicity. Hope you like it as much as I do.

Some more photography I've been trying out:

Apparently I like close-ups...?

FIrst Mos, then...

The homie Atlas put me up on some quality viewing material:

There is never a time when I am not in the mood to either listen to Common or discover tunes Common has sampled in his own songs. He is an interesting soul, man. His monotone voice and sloth like demeanor are puzzling and come off strangely at times, but as far as I'm concerned, he still is one of the "best" celebrities out there... I mean that in the sense of  staying out of the limelight, trying not to be ostentatious and excessive, all the while remaining relevant and worth listening to. Peep the Current TV episode-- first Mos, now Common, yes! Good stuff.

I forgive you for skipping out on Rock the Bells. 

"If everyone watched Current TV, people would be intelligent". 

-Liz Lang

CA

Lately, California  has got me down.

First, the weather has been unpredictable to say the least, causing me to leave the house during the brisk 40 degree morning and return drenched from the 87 degree sun. 

Then, the 32% fee increase for all UC students  hit and it was like a wave of garlic scent in Gilroy. 

People were exactly as you'd expect them to be: angered, outraged, resorting to drugs and alcohol, going into recluse...etc.

Anyways, to say the least, our great state is making me feel a bit sad. 

Until I received news of this-- as Amaya puts it-- nugget, and the situation was immediately exacerbated:

Pacific Northwest anyone?

Compare

The Strokes circa 2003

Albert Hammond Jr., rhythm guitarist for the Strokes' solo project circa 2006:

Julian Casablancas, lead guitarist and lead vocals for the Strokes' 2009 solo project:

Sigh.

But have you ever heard of Ninjasonik?

I saw these dudes at Hoodstock in Oakland during the summer but amidst the car wreckage, drama with ZRex's life love and being quite literally on a boat with Luisa, I didn't get a chance to listen to them in depth live. I had heard some of their old shit like "Somebody Gonna Get Pregnant" and "Art School Girls" but only considered these songs to just be funny, wierd youtubestar-esqe videos that were put up as jokes. But when I came up on their new album Darth Bano I was pretty surprised...The mixtape is solid to say the least. It features the likes of Theophilus London, Spankrock, and tracks produced by MAJOR LAZER like thissss oneeee:

and i recently found this dopeness:

A highlight from the album. And if you download it here make sure you listen to "My Eyes".

!!!!!

The difficult thing about being a writer, poet,  journalist, or artist, is the fact that your respective art will never be your only job. It simply can't be! I know plenty of poor, talented artists (of multiple mediums) that are incredible at what they do but flop miserably when it comes to actually making money. 

Still, these forms of expression are most important, and must be kept alive! Consider poetry, for example. How many new poets are out there?? Here's one:

Vito Acconci first became famous in NYC when he began editing for the journal 0 To 9 in the 1960s. Now, he speaks to vbs.tv in their series on new artists, appropriately dubbed "Art Talk." Watch dis!

And on the note of poetry, check out the homie Amaya's poetry blog. You won't be disappointed.

My favorite W.B. Yeats:

A COAT

I made my song a coat

Covered with embroideries

Out of old mythologies

From heel to throat;

But the fools caught it,

Wore it in the world's eyes

As though they'd wrought it.

Song, let them take it,

For there's more enterprise 

In walking naked.

apparently

Mos Def, Jay Electronica, and Curren$y are forming a group together to put a record out. Holy crap. Three of my favorite rappers right now. More news on this later

I've always really like Vivienne Westwood, especially while I was going through my Sex Pistols phase and I was obsessed with flipping through photos of a young V.W. hanging out with Sid Vicious at the London shop Sex. Her clothes are enigmatic, whimsical, out of this world. So I guess it's pretty fitting for her newest ads to feature a quirky, out of this world pair that really doesn't make very much sense:



The latest shown above is in promotion of her new Gold Label, and alongside her fiery moptop is Pamela Anderson and Jurgen Teller. I've never been big on celebrities modeling for fashion designers, but this ad is funny and nonsensical enough for it to work. And of course it doesn't help that Teller's Yashica T4 takes some of the dopest pictures I've ever seen!
More Teller:

And a personal Sid Vicious favorite:

I met Kreayshawn a while back and had been told that she made videos, although I didn't follow them too closely. When I actually began to peruse her youtube and vimeo channels, I was impressed and surprised that I hadn't been put up on game sooner. Stay tuned for a longer interview with this intriguing person...for now, watch my personal favorite of her videos.

Sad girl with the photograph from kreayshawn on Vimeo.

There is so much music in the world

It never stops! 

Thao With the Get Down Stay Down may be a mouthful, but their quirky Yeah Yeah Yeah-esque hooks and guitar rifts are super catchy.

And ROB

Ohhhh ROB

Straight outta Paris. Such the new slap. With Sebastien Tellier (thanks American Apparel for forever associating his album with big blousy tshirts!!)

i really dont care what you say

I still consider Mos Def to be one of the most relevant hip hop artists of this time. Some call him watered down, I call him down to earth. 

I recently watched this video which made me love him even more (I know, I'm hella late):

and this, off his new album The Ecstatic...it's a wrap man.

Gotta love the cover art

these photos

more

the blog has messed up my photos! oh well

Ever since I copped the Rebel XS my documentation of everyday life has been exponentially upgraded. 

okay so now that the new u is following each other...

The blog world is absolutely absurd. You think that no one reads your blog and then suddenly you find out that EVERYONE HAS A BLOG and it's great. I think it's really cool that mediums of media  have become sort of put into the hands of the common man. As most things should.

Off to more important things!

---I've been listening to Merriweather Post Pavilion nonstop! Highlights:

*Guys Eyes

*Also Frightened

*Summertime Clothes

Mount Eerie:

Never enough quiet folksy down home guitar singing! Note: Mount Eerie is just Phil Elverum.

I've also been interested in Vetiver so far, a band often joined by the homie Devendra. They're sweet. Listen:

Raekwon x The Black Lips= BLAKROC

and they are very good. I anxiously await their upcoming album; it features the likes of Mos Def, Rza, and more. Sounds exciting! For now:

Robert Frank at the Met until January 3rd. Those of you in New York please go for me! Please!

That's all for now I must do homework oh joy! Don't forget to e-mail me your stuff, you know? Godofthievery@gmail.com

send me some thangs

send it to me please.fashionxmusicxfilmxartxculturallyrelevantrunoff:::::

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