Archive for September, 2008

All Bounce, No Fill

22 Sep 2008
they fly, i've seen it

I’m in Berlin, wandering the streets with a camera, hoping to see beneath the surface. Shooting in a new city always begins with contrasts of the banal, and the trick is to get past that. En route, I saw the bikes and thought of Eggleston, who shoots only one take. Resolved to do the same, [...]


Branded Local

20 Sep 2008
bagel with thatdated 2008. uh-oh.

This past summer in my uptown New Orleans neighborhood I noticed some funky stuff going on in the shop windows. In a city in which local and neighborhood identity means everything to folks, certain shop owners had taken the step to support a local artist in the most surprising way. Instead of the standard issue [...]


Sound The Trumpets

20 Sep 2008
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and ring the alarm, cause today is Raafmonster’s birthday. Tonight there will be much making merry and galavanting around New York Town. Give a shout to join our hijinks.


Who’s Got Next: Champion + Starter?

19 Sep 2008
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OK. So we know that the 90s are the new 80s, and now that it’s the first crispy day of fall, I’m ready to see if 2 classic brands come back 100% in hipster/rapster style: Champion logo sweatshirts and Starter Jackets. Internets, what do you think? And – JSmooth has for us a great note [...]


Mischief Rekha

18 Sep 2008
bout to wreck ya body and say turn the party out

22 Monday eve at the Hudson Hotel, come grind to the Basement Bhangra sound of DJ Rekha. The doormen are serious, so indeed do RSVP!