October 7, 2008

{      Insight - Fall/Holiday o8'      }    

After a season of prints seemingly inspired by the hipster beach bum, Insight seems to be leaning more towards the taste of the old-timey inspired hipster with their fall collection. A re-emergence to diamond prints, cool cut preppy dress shirts, and old skool plaid inspired garments. Don’t think they’ve forgotten the unique, wild style design scheme as they’re still represented in force. They even managed to make a skinny jean that is somewhat tolerable called "Loose Joints." I still hate the f*ckers, but I know some people out there still like skinny's so, a ray of light exists. Insight has simply managed to take the outrageous and comfortable fashions and blend them together. At the very least, I’d drop by their website and give their Autumn line a closer look.

Click Here to check out Insight

{      Let's go dance to Joy Division . . .      }    

Not much to say about this. Good solid care-free-sunshine-and-rainbows-on-a-cloudy-day-dance-punk. It's just something I wanted to share. This song probably gets a lot of play on Michael Cera's Ipod and wouldn't be surprised if it was used as a song to back an MTV promo - - -

But despite this I like it. It's a solid upbeat downer dance punk song that gets some serious sing song at the end. The break at the end is killer. It's kinda the Daft Punk Playing at My House song for Joy Division.

Anyways, this isn't a song meant for a crowd older than 19 I think. It's a song for people who really really got into Joy Division after Donnie Darko and there ain't nothin' wrong with that. Donnie Darko got me into Tears for Fears in a big way.

- The Wombats - Let's Dance to Joy Division (320 zShare link)

October 6, 2008

{      Top Twelve Hooker Flicks      }    

Fuck Pretty Woman.

1. Midnight Cowboy
2. Nights of Cabiria
3. Whore
4. My Own Private Idaho
5. My Life to Live
6. Belle de Jour
7. Naked Kiss
8. Dolemite
9. Trash
10. Willie Dynamite
11. Taxi Driver
12. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

September 27, 2008

{      Dalek Decks      }    

James 'Dalek' Marshall has put out some new decks with ARTSPROJEKT. Pretty rad but do they have to be 100 bucks. I mean is the market driving the price. Think about the collectors. If these were 60 bucks they would be sold out... Lucky of you!?

September 24, 2008

{      The Selby      }    

One of the newer and more important URLs to make it into my RSS reader (nerd, nerd) lately has been the feed for The Selby, a collection of interior shots by NYC photog to the stars Todd Selby.

Selby goes into and documents the homes of various big and small NYC VIPs and creative-types such as fashion designer Alexander Wang, tattoo master Scott Campbell, leatherman Mitch Alfus, author Tom Wolfe, Nylon editor-in-chief Marvin Jarrett, actress Krysten Ritter, and my personal favorite, former Jane editor Jauretsi Saizarbitoria (dj, former editor of the old, good Details magazine, director of East of Havana, and collector of amazing Deitch Projects-esque art). The shots are intimate, plentiful, and of my favorite subject - the living spaces of creatives (what up E-Whock). I've always been fascinated with the homes of interesting (or not) individuals and how they choose to arrange their most comforting and personal spaces, thus this website is a goldmine for me. Check it out...

September 8, 2008

{      Twelve Sexually Dubious Video Game Titles      }    

12. Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (ps2)
11. Ball Breakers (ps)
10. Tang Tang (gba)
9. Dirt Jockey (ps)
8. Barbie Horse Adventures (ps2)
7. Monkey Magic (ps)
6. Whacked! (xbox)
5. Irritating Stick (ps)
4. Mary Kate & Ashley: Sweet 16 (ps2)
3. Mr. Driller (ps)
2. Manhunt (ps2)
1. Tube Slider (gc)

{      I LOVE The Asylum      }    

Before Be Kind, Rewind there was already a group of fantastically talented and whimsically imaginative filmmakers braving the world of post-modern re-interpretation. They're called The Asylum, and if you haven't seen their work yet, it may be because you're not borderline mentally retarded.

12. High School The Musical :: Sunday School Musical
Just as gay as the original, only way more... Christian? Wait, don't they hate the gay? Hypocrisy aside, this one wins for Most Bestest Ripped-Off Font and Most Lispiest Trailer.

11. Eragon :: Dragon
Dude, they totally changed one letter in the title! Winner of the "Did Somebody Draw That Dragon With Crayons Award" for best Dragon CGI in a dragon-based dragon movie.

10. Pirates of the Caribbean :: Pirates of Treasure Island
A surprising number of The Asylum's films star Lance Henriksen. This beast wins for Most Awesome Performance by Lance Henriksen in a Role Originally Made Famous by Johnny Depp.

9. The Da Vinci Code :: The Da Vinci Treasure
You guessed it, winner of the Most Awesome Performance by Lance Henriksen in a Role Originally Made Completely Boring by Tom Hanks.

8. The Fast and the Furious :: Street Racer
I'm assuming this is The Asylum's most successful film to date, simply because anybody who's dumb enough to enjoy the original Fast and Furious really isn't capable of discriminating against this third-rate knockoff. Winner of the Most Literal Title award.

7. Cloverfield :: Monster
Faux-reality "found footage" is SO hot right now! This baby gets the Balls As Big As Godzilla's award for setting the film in Tokyo, the OG home of giant-monster movies. Even JJ Abrams knew better than to go there....

6. The Exorcism of Emily Rose :: Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers
Wait, isn't that like naming your movie Awakening: The Sleepening of T.J. O'Pootertoot? This movie wins a $5 Applebee's gift card.

5. Death Race :: Death Racers
Really? Wow. So you made it... plural? Death Racers wins the Best Use of Insane Clown Posse Since That Stupid Bitch Had a Juggalo Funeral For Her Newborn Award.

4. Transformers :: Transmorphers
Unfortunately, Transmorphers does NOT follow the adventures of Optimum Pryme and his courageous band of transmorphing Autoborgs as they attempt to keep the Earth safe from the clutches of the evil Magmatron and his horde of Deceptobot minions. Earning this the Most Promised, Least Delivered award.

3. I Am Legend :: I Am Omega
Fuck it, there's no way this isn't better than I Am Legend. It automatically gets the "At Least It Doesn't Star Will Smith" nod.

2. Snakes on a Plane :: Snakes on a Train
Arguably the most well-known of The Asylum's mockbusters, this was also one of the only films released in 2006 that didn't star Samuel L. Jackson. Winner of a homemade t-shirt with the phrase "Where the Fuck is My Snakes on a Boat?" hand-lettered in Sharpie.

1. AVP: Alien Vs. Predator Requiem :: AVH: Alien Vs. Hunter
If only The Asylum had gotten Lance Henriksen to star in their rip-off version of the sequel to a film which originally starred Lance Henriksen, we might have been able to tear open a rift in the fabric of logic and reason itself. Instead they got William Katt, the Greatest American Hero, which only slightly bruised the fabric of logic and reason. This wins for Best Use of a Thesaurus to Avoid Getting Sued.

September 4, 2008

{      Batter Blaster = Awesome      }    

Although I have not had the pleasure of eating this stuff up for breakfast, it looks completely and totally awesome. That being said I am honored to introduce Batter Blaster, the pancake waffle batter in a can. I see the folks over at B.B. have gathered some press from some pretty mainstream and legit news outlets, but I don't give a shit! The 'coed' dozens deserve ready made batter in a cylinder. If it had not had so much press I would not believe it was true, it is just too good!

August 22, 2008

{      Chemical Brothers - Hey Boy Hey Girl (Soulwax Remix)      }    

Hey Boy Hey Girl! 2 MANY DJS - HERE YOU GO!

Not much to say except that this is another HUGE remix by Soulwax / 2 Many DJs. It updates the original without stomping it into oblivion and is one of the most exciting things I've heard from Soulwax since their Gossip remix.

August 20, 2008

{      Read it for Free: GIRLS #1 by the Luna Brothers      }    

{      NiggyTardust!      }    

Just do it.

Buy/Download/Read anything by Saul Williams. It's well worth it. He's one of those artists that belong in a timeless renaissance - a struggle always weighed down by inevitability and availability. His words and ideas and musings reach much further than the artist he echoes, but is also lost in the void of saturation. This modern conundrum is confusing and the apparent struggle of such is...

What I'm sayin, is SAUL WILLIAMS IS MY SHIT!!!

August 8, 2008

{      Simple Shoes / TOMS Shoes      }    

In the peak of the season we find we’re balancing on humid laden scorchers and days that have grown shorter towards colder nights. For this purpose we must find the means of protecting our bipedal equipment: our feet. 

My first pair of shoe recommendations comes from a previous note maker on CrownDozen, Simple Shoes. As you find yourself trekking in the still summer weather, you’re going to want to wear a pair of comfy pads, specifically in sandal forms and this is where Simple comes to play. Whilst their sandal line is pretty cool, the ace in the hole is the “Cushee” sandal. The sandal’s body is made of something that looks as if it were torn from the walls of a musician’s sound studio in a fit of rage, thrown onto the floor in a cut foot pattern, and strap appendages bound to them in the liberation to warmer, less captive environments. That or they were considering the wavy padding would feel great on your feet while you wore them (and they do). Honestly, if you need a pair of ace sandals, I’d really recommend these. They’re not your everyday pair of sandals and they’re conscience gold as they’re all around friendly for the environment. Even cooler, they come in biodegradable bags that you can just chuck and not have the guilt of sentencing your grandchildren to cleaning up one day. That’s right, you’re also dodging a future dirty scowl. Of all the summer pairs I have come across, these sandals are really highly recommended. Check them out, click the link below.