September29th
GLC is touching down in London and doing a one off special album preview at the Fenchurch store next Monday night. GLC Chi Town rapper and good friend of Kanye West, is singed to West’s G.O.O.D Music Label and has his debut album “Love, Life & Loyalty” dropping this autumn. His first single features Bun B and Sir Mix-A-lot which is a promising start. RSVP to this event guestlist@visionmusic.co.uk .
September29th
Paris based photographer Virginie Dubois bought her first camera at the end of 2008, and started taking pictures just for fun. “- I was impressed by all the buttons….i thought this job was “push the button”, yes ok, it’s cool but wich one? It was really just for fun and now it’s my job!”
She names photographers as Chris Heads, Steve Hiett and Nirrimi Hakanson as inspirational, but she says that most of her inspiration comes from within:”- Actually my work is a part of me, just what I am, a child hidden in an adult’s body and I look for this small place of madness in which we hide.”
Virginie’s work has been featured in publications such as C-Heads Mag, Dirrty Glam and Vox magazine, and at the moment she’s working on a few new fashion stories: “- I met a great stylist (a crazy girl) and we plan to shoot in a house who burned few days ago, it could be awesome, but i’m waiting for the authorization!”
Here’s some of her work:
September29th
September29th
California purveyor of all things skate and snow, Nixon has recently released a great looking new watch called the ‘Rubber Re-Run’. With a design reminiscent of vinyl toy aesthetics and pop-modernism, the watch features dual time, alarm, calendar, and light case. Available at Nixon for only $90.
September29th
President Barack Obama sat down with Rolling Stone for an in-depth interview where he sounds off on everything from emergence of The Tea Party to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. The President held no punches during the interview evening throwing shots at right leaning media source,FOX NEWS, not to mention the Republican Party and all his critics.
President Obama’s Rolling Stone interview touches on everything you would expect the President to address, the war in Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and even a musical interlude where the Pres expresses his joy of music and that he is a fan of Lil Wayne. A great interview which shows a Commander-in-chief who is in full control of the ship no matter how much it’s rocking. Take a look at some excerpts from the interview.
Obama On Bipartisanship
The recovery package we shaped was put together on the theory that we shouldn’t exclude any ideas on the basis of ideological predispositions…But the delays, the cloture votes, the unprecedented obstruction that has taken place in the Senate took its toll.
Even if you eventually got something done, it would take so long and it would be so contentious, that it sent a message to the public that “Gosh, Obama said he was going to come in and change Washington, and it’s exactly the same, it’s more contentious than ever.”
Everything just seems to drag on — even what should be routine activities, like appointments, aren’t happening. So it created an atmosphere in which a public that is already very skeptical of government, but was maybe feeling hopeful right after my election, felt deflated and sort of felt, “We’re just seeing more of the same.”
On the G.O.P.
Well, on the economic front, their only agenda seems to be tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. If you ask their leadership what their agenda will be going into next year to bring about growth and improve the job numbers out there, what they will say is, “We just want these tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, which will cost us $700 billion and which we’re not going to pay for.”
On The Tea Party
I think the Tea Party is an amalgam, some aspects of the Tea Party that are a little darker, that have to do with anti-immigrant sentiment or are troubled by what I represent as the president. So I think it’s hard to characterize the Tea Party as a whole, and I think it’s still defining itself.
There’s no doubt that there is genuine anger, frustration and anxiety in the public at large about the worst financial crisis we’ve experienced since the Great Depression. Part of what we have to keep in mind here is this recession is worse than the Ronald Reagan recession of the Eighties, the 1990-91 recession, and the 2001 recession combined. The depths of it have been profound. This body politic took a big hit in the gut, and that always roils up our politics, and can make people angry. But because of the ability of a lot of very well-funded groups to point that anger — I think misdirect that anger — it is translating into a relevant political force in this election.
Obama On FOX NEWS
Look, as president, I swore to uphold the Constitution, and part of that Constitution is a free press. We’ve got a tradition in this country of a press that oftentimes is opinionated. The golden age of an objective press was a pretty narrow span of time in our history. Before that, you had folks like Hearst who used their newspapers very intentionally to promote their viewpoints. I think Fox is part of that tradition — it is part of the tradition that has a very clear, undeniable point of view.
It’s a point of view that I disagree with. It’s a point of view that I think is ultimately destructive for the long-term growth of a country that has a vibrant middle class and is competitive in the world. But as an economic enterprise, it’s been wildly successful. And I suspect that if you ask Mr. Murdoch what his number-one concern is, it’s that Fox is very successful.
On music Obama thanks Reggie Love for his musical taste these days with a hefty dose of Weezy.
Thanks to Reggie [Love, the president's personal aide], my rap palate has greatly improved. Jay-Z used to be sort of what predominated, but now I’ve got a little Nas and a little Lil Wayne and some other stuff, but I would not claim to be an expert.
Malia and Sasha are now getting old enough to where they start hipping me to things. Music is still a great source of joy and occasional solace in the midst of what can be some difficult days.
VIA: GLOBALGRIND.COM
September29th
It’s not Friday yet, but new Kanye West music on a Wednesday is welcome and there’s an air of juxtaposition that makes the head-spinning “Lost
In The World” work. There’s the cacophony of sounds ranging between wailing, warbling Auto-Tune offset by rolling, triumphant drum patterns. The fairer elements from a Bon Ivers’ sample placed against the strong voice of Gil Scott-Heron. It’s a jungle boogie running parallel with theme music for a city’s night life.
Download: Here
September28th
September28th
The duet Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott made a photoshoot with the top model and famous star, Naomi Campbell. Assuming her bad reputation, Naomi agreed to play with it and to to be the main subject of a photoshoot where we can see her torturing a man in an old russian bathroom. The pictures are in fact made for the October issue of Interview Magazine. A photoshoot between horror and genius art.
September28th
Yes, that’s right. It’s Married to the MOB for the boys. And there are three tees. There’s “I got this MOB bitch that don’t cook or clean but she dress her ass off and her walk is mean” that you may recognize from Jay Z minus the MOB part. There’s also Money Over Bitches and a Sex, Drugs, and Cash number. The shirts are modeled by rapper Curren$y.
September28th
Macallan 57 years old in Lalique Decanter (Lalique III)
Valued at $15,000 and designed by the legendary French crystal house Lalique, exclusively for The Macallan The Finest Cut decanter contains a rare 57 years old single malt whisky. A limited edition of just 400 have been produced.
DIVA Premium Vodka
“DIVA Premium Vodka” is triple distilled vodka produced by the Blackwood Distillers of Scotland. The drink is unique because it is filtered through a sand of crushed diamonds and gemstones. And also, in the middle of each of the bottle we can find precious stones, including diamonds. The price per bottle is between $3,700 and $1 million, depending on the choice ofprecious stones used in the bottle.
Rémy Martin Black Pearl Grande Champagne
Limited edition cognac “Black Pearl Louis XIII” from Rémy Martin exists in only 786 bottles and each bottle comes for a price of €10,000 (about $15,000). The new decanter, hand-crafted in black crystal by French house Baccarat, required more than 50 operations by some 20 artisans and comes encased in a coffret forged in metal. Adding to the luster of the crystal, the coffret features mirrors and internal lighting and a metal clasp to hold the decanter in place.
Hennessy “Paradis Horus”
An 18K gold bottle for cognac “Paradis Horus” from Hennessy was designed by Italian designer Ferruccio Laviani. It’s shaped like a flame and draws its inspiration from Horus, the Egyptian god of Sun. Designer has also designed black and gold plastic package for the range. The cognac inside is a mèlange of hundreds of rare eaux-de-vies, aged for between 25-130 years. It costs €1,400.
The Highland Park 50 year old Whiskey
Bottle of Orkney’s oldest whiskey is handcrafted from sterling silver and was designed specially by renowned jewelry designer Maeve Gillies of MaeVona, New York. The Highland Park 50 year old is a limited edition restricted to 275 exclusive bottles and will be availiable exclusively from Harrods for £10,500 ($16,470) till the end of October.
