21.2.11

wounded rhymes / LYKKI LI

LYKKI LI returns with her sophomore album WOUNDED RHYMES out March 1st in US // it is the much-anticipated release following her 2008 album YOUTH NOVELS / once again björn yttling handled production duties on the album // i was lucky enough to hear a preview of the new album over the weekend / overall, there is a much darker element to this album than her debut / reflecting on a heartbreak with the pounding beats scoring its dramatic impact // it really is an accomplished record from start to finish / i hope everyone gives it a spin // / below is the cover art by leif podhajsky  and photography by roger deckker // as well as the second single I FOLLOW RIVERS with the hauntingly beautiful video directed by tarik saleh

PREORDER 




TRACKLIST
01 / youth knows no pain
02 / i follow rivers
03 / love out of lust
04 / unrequited love
05 / get some 
06 / rich kid blues
07 / sadness is a blessing
08 / i know places
09 / jerome
10 / silent my song


 

20.2.11

JONATHAN SAUNDERS / menswear

rarely in the chronicles of my fashion scope has a womenswear designer been able to command my attention with such authority and awe as JONATHAN SAUNDERS has proven time and time again // ever since his fall 2006 womenswear collection, which was influenced by peggy guggenheim's 1940's art collection / he has been an immense source of inspiration on my own graphic work / a prodigiously talented print designer with a fine-art background / it makes sense his point of influence could be felt across all mediums  // / so with the arrival of few menswear looks in his most recent fall 2011 show during LONDON FASHION WEEK / its without saying how excited i am that he will soon be relaunching a menswear line // and this particular collection, influenced my pioneering photographer paul outerbridge, was beyond stunning // JONATHAN SAUNDERS is the man to watch

review by SHOWSTUDIOS



 



photos by STYLE.com

15.2.11

BONNAROO / 2011

bonnaroo music and arts festival is on from june 9-12, 2011 in manchester, tennessee




the bonnaroo 2011 lineup:

eminem / arcade fire / widespread panic / the black keys / buffalo springfield / my morning jacket / lil wayne / string cheese incident / robert plant & band of joy / mumford & sons / the strokes / the decemberists / ray lamontagne / bassnectar / iron & wine / girl talk / primus / dr. john and the original meters / alison krauss & union station / pretty lights / florence + the machine / superjam with dan auerbach and dr. john / explosions in the sky / sts9 / gogol bordello / beirut / big boi / scissor sisters / gregg allman / ratatat / global gypsy punk revue / robyn / warren haynes band / deerhunter / opeth / atmosphere / old crow medicine show / bootsy collins & the funk university / wiz khalifa / matt & kim / grace potter & the nocturnals / the del mccoury band / mavis staples / béla fleck and the flecktones / chiddy bang / jovanotti / bruce hornsby & the noisemakers / loretta lynn / cold war kids / the walkmen / devotchka / wanda jackson / neon trees / portugal. the man / sleigh bells / amos lee / best coast / dãm-funk & master blazter / the sword / the drums / the black angels / school of seven bells / j. cole / nicole atkins & the black sea / wavves / !!! / junip / freelance whales / justin townes earle / ryan bingham & the dead horses / deer tick / band of skulls / sharon van etten / abigail washburn / omar souleyman / twin shadow / kylesa / man man / the low anthem / alberta cross / railroad earth / jessica lea mayfield / smith westerns / the head and the heart / karen elson / beats antique / 22-20s / phosphorescent / clare maguire / hayes carll


and the countdown to my ROO begins now...

13.2.11

print design / fashion invites

one of my favorite ongoing features of wallpaper magazine is the seasonal review of print invites // these were my three favorite designs for fall 2011// view the entire gallery at WALLPAPER


PRADA
three layers of acetate were bound together and printed over with stencil effect



NEIL BARRETT
produced a heavy card envelope printed with black foil on matte black card... a smaller card could be pulled out to reveal the show details.



MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA
minimalist invitation was a blank piece of writing paper with the show details printed at the page's bottom in deceptively normal letterhead format






9.2.11

new track / the STROKES

the fuckin STROKES are back // /
HELLO, i missed you guys /// and it might not be EPIC / but its effing classic ass STROKES striaght up // and after a 5 year hiatus / its so good hear new material from them // welcome back!

8.2.11

album news / THE RAVEONETTES

THE RAVEONETTES will release their new album RAVEN IN THE GRAVE via VICE on APRIL 5th // in anticipation of the 5th studio album they shared the track FORGET THAT YOU'RE YOUNG today as a free and legal download via pitchfork

http://www.theraveonettes.com







for set list and album artwork

7.2.11

new music / THE CAVE SINGERS

  
just as i predicted at the end of last year / this was going to be the first great album of 2011 // happy to report 2 months later and just 2 weeks shy of its official release that i still stand by that comment // if you dont know who the CAVE SINGERS are by now / perhaps you should
from upcoming album NO WITCH / Out 2.22.11 on Jagjaguwar  // http://thecavesingers.com/

 
 
 

5.2.11

Y-3 / fall 2011 presentation

marking the 10th anniversary since the creation of the Y-3 label / japanese designer YOHJI YAMAMOTO's collaboration with ADIDAS // this presentation held in paris celebrated a decade of groundbreaking fashion sportswear // / presentation stills are after the jump....


http://www.y-3.com



PRESENTATION STILLS

4.2.11

SWATCH / GZ227 by oscar niemeyer

after months of careful selection i have chosen swatch GZ227 TRACOS DE UM ARQUITETO designed by famed architect OSCAR NIEMEYER as my latest edition to my ever growing swatch collection...

for additional images of NIEMEYER's work www.nowness.com



2.2.11

new music / PAPERCUTS

ok, well actually, warner brothers removed every PAPERCUTS song i had on my youtube (including the old material, WHY???) // i was only playing the music because i was fan // UGH UGH UGH

i love the album though //