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Entries from July 2008

Faces in the Crowd - Vegas BLVD

July 31st, 2008 1 Comment

Thursday night found Jason,  me and a gaggle of friends at Vegas BLVD in Hartford. My love of booty shaking beats can only be quenched there mainly because resident DJ Jefferey Perez spins (electro, disco, house, b-more) and from time to time I’ve dropped in. This Thursday people were exposed to the beginnings of Panther […]

Tags: event · culture

Asher Roth - The Next Big White Rapper?

July 31st, 2008 No Comments

So I was checking out the Non Threatening Black Male blog and he hipped us to this clip of buzzed about artist Asher Roth. Personally I enjoyed this track; he doesn’t take himself too seriously and I can honestly say that this video feels like the dude is being himself. His flow is pretty good and he’s […]

Tags: Music

Virgin Galatic Unviels WK2 Space Travel Ship - Makes the rest of us feel broke

July 31st, 2008 No Comments

Got 200,000 dollars lying around and are able to make make a 10 percent deposit for a ticket? If so, you probably aren’t the type who knows the meaning of broke and can most likely make plans to sit next to other absorbingly rich people and fly on Virgin Galatic’s new White Knight 2. This week everyone and their […]

Tags: technology

Classic Nickelodeon Shows now on iTunes

July 30th, 2008 No Comments

Remember when watching Nick involved a big orange couch, cartoons not suited for small children, and live action TV shows without snotty nosed brat kids that wanted a record deal? I do! And I bet you do too. Nickelodeon has just rolled out some pretty sweet classic shows that haven’t been on the air […]

Tags: TV · technology

The Presets - Talk Like That

July 30th, 2008 1 Comment

These guys are everywhere these days from BMW commercials in their native Australia, every hipster music blog known to man, and if we don’t watch out probably on the front of your favorite cereal. The video for their single “Talk Like That” features what could only be described as a binge on way too […]

Tags: Music

A Kid Named CUDI mixtape

July 29th, 2008 1 Comment

The man on the moon has landed. This whole record from front to back is gold. So many notable collaborations and creative effort was put into this. Check out our interview with the man as well, enough talk DOWNLOAD NOW!

Tags: Music

Converse My Drive Thru Ad Campaign

July 29th, 2008 No Comments

By now you’ve either heard the song, seen the ad on TV, or read about it in various publications, but now you can ask your self a serious question- did it work? Jason and I found ourselves at Barcelona a few days ago discussing that very idea. Over the course of a few drinks and […]

Tags: Advertising

Who’s Gonna Save My Soul?

July 24th, 2008 No Comments

 
A new music video for Gnarls Barkely’s second single off the second album, The Odd Couple released recently.  The avant-garde video was directed by the 2008 Music Video Director of the Year, Chris Milk, and lives up to the high expectations.  When I first watched the video last night,  I proceeded to watch it two more times until I […]

Tags: video · Music

BLACK SCALE SEASON 4

July 16th, 2008 1 Comment

Season 4

Season 3
Mega (BLACK SCALE/HUF) just unveiled the new gear available for season 4 of his black scale line. If you’ve seen the previous seasons, the line has changed themes from a state of urgency, revolt for the status quo of the government, religion and even a hint of secret societies to its current tone of […]

Tags: street wear · fashion

A Rose by Any Other name

July 16th, 2008 No Comments

Jackie and her new album “The Stoop” have been in heavy rotation on my iPod for the past 2 weeks. Her lyrics are cheeky and fresh; she infuses 60’s soul rhythms and tacks on BK hip-hop swagger. It is so nice to hear such great music from such a strong female vocalist! Now what […]

Tags: Music