02 January 2009
Recession 2009: January Retail Sales A’Cometh
You might already know it, or you might not want to know it, but some good online sales have been popping up this afternoon — my inbox informed me of a 40% off pre-sale at Acne online with nice items from their Fall/Winter collection, along with some ‘reduced-but-still-dreaming’ deals at TRÈS BIEN shop, with markdowns on some Scandinavian-designer favourites, along with some sweet pieces by Raf by Raf Simmons, and Martin Margiela.
Unsurprisingly, the sale at Steven Alan is still going strong, with up to 70% off, and after visiting their boutique in New York, I can vouch for it being a good retail opportunity to score some of those well-made basics before they return back to “yeah right” territory, though admittedly, that margin has definitely expanded as of late.
01 January 2009
Greetings, 2009!
Although some great people decided to stay in this year for New Years, the downside for folks like ‘Ye was missing out on our More Proof collaboration with Shit La Merde at Sneaky Dee’s last night — shit was wild!
Thanks to everyone who came out, and we’ll be posting up party pics soon. Happy ‘09!
30 December 2008
NYT: Change? It Wasn’t in Fashion—Really?
While it seems that you can always rely upon a greater cynicism out there than your own, Eric Wilson’s article in the Times on the lack of originality in fashion this year really drives home the whining about the ever-presence of coloured shades and skinny denim. If anything, the piece speaks to me about how fast paced our standards and expectations have become — as if the iconic trends of our generation need carry a much more sporadic, hyper-aware shelf life than before.
As H(Y)R suggests, and ironically so, the article also excludes the mention of many different kinds trend facets that were born out of this past year, from silhouettes to pants to heels, along with many fresh and unusual faces.
The return to the Sprouse print Vuitton purse, or the reappearance of a familiar supermodel, is like throwing in a life preserver of revised consistency in a very fluid and dynamic sea of fashion fluctuations. Perhaps Marc Jacobs’ nudity could speak more to the designer’s ever-growing sense of narcissism, moreso than what that had to say about a lack of creativity in this past 2008.
23 December 2008
Daniel Merriweather feat. Wale: Change
Daniel Merriweather is a blue-eyed, post-boy-band soul singer from Melbourne, Australia. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with producer Mark Ronson — especially their Smiths cover Stop Me — released for Ronson’s solo record in 2007.
Meanwhile, Merriweather’s debut solo album Love and War due is out this spring. You can get a preview with the video for his first single, Change.
More tracks available as per usual via Myspace, and are definitely worth a listen.
21 December 2008
Holiday Giftgiving: Christmas at the New Yorker
If you’re the type to save your Christmas shopping to the last possible minute — present company included — gifting the New Yorker holiday edition, Christmas at the New Yorker might not be such a bad idea. (Retail: $21.95)
While one might recoil at the cheesiness of a themed gift, just imagine how nice this would look as an annual touch on the family coffee table.
Photo: Mark Coatsworth (Now)
19 December 2008
Bergh Stalker: Bad Holiday Fundraiser Tonight
For those of you on Bergh watch, you might have already noticed Colin in Now Magazine’s dj spotlight this week. However, if uninformed, perhaps this could yield to a further suggestion of catching him tonight as Wyrd Visions at the Bad Holiday Fundraiser, supporting our favourite local mag, Bad Day magazine.
If you’re committed, you’re in luck — you’ll have the pleasure of checking out more Colin afterwards at his monthly party, The Clap. It may be the snowpocalypse outside, but take note: Bergh stalkers work in rain or sleet.
18 December 2008
Chloé Fragrance—First Advertisement Online
It’s about time we had some eye candy on our blog, and what better way than to show off the first television ad for the new self-named fragrance by Chloé. To the soundtrack of CSS’ “Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death From Above”, the clips stars models Anja Rubik, Clémence Poésy and our favourite of the namesake, Chloé Sévigny. Further proof that gorgeous hair flipping ceases to be tiresome.
For more behind the scenes footage and commentary from the girls, click here.
Via Wunderbuzz
15 December 2008
Tiga—Mind Dimension (Gingy Edit)
"Funny, three weeks ago at my night at Fouf’s, someone put ghb in my drink. And while I blacked out, I played Mind Dimension three times in a row. The third time, I played it backwards and I looked at my crowd with one finger up in the air.” -DJ Cherry Cola
14 December 2008
Online: Kenneth Anger, Scorpio Rising (1964)
On a late weekend blogging, still in a haze from last Friday’s More Proof party, finding a full-length version of Kenneth Anger’s seminal film, Scorpio Rising is a sweet sight for sore eyes.
While the quality isn’t its greatest, the film is typically impossible to find otherwise. And as a touchstone of the avant-garde film era of the 60s, you would think you’d see it around more: Scorpio Rising has been a well-known influence on some of America’s greatest film directors, the likes of David Lynch, Martin Scorsese and John Waters, as well as being a great slice of Americana on its own.
Plus, it has one of the best soundtracks in film history — the perfect tunes for a chilled-out Sunday afternoon.
12 December 2008
Food of the Gods—Boy From Brazil
All mention of “supergroup” aside, Food of the Gods is a psychedelic pick-up band featuring Eddie Ruscha, DJ Harvey, Tim Koh, Thomas Bullock, and Miho Hatori, all of whom have found fame and fortune from their previous musical noodlings. After reading a review of their single Boy From Brazil/Poison Apple, on RA, I was curious about the group’s supposed buoyancy, though their Can-ish quality of awesome psych is undebatable.
In any case, Boy from Brazil is set to get your next dance party, happening, or other climax moments achieved. Get it from the inconspicous Whatever We Want Records as soon as you can, since it probably won’t be re-printed or issued on CD. In fact, it might just be sold out by the time you finish reading this sentence.
These guys don’t even have a myspace, but the kind, amazing folks at WWWR did send us a copy of the record, and let us stick up a sample:
