While the past couple months in Chicago have our own entranced with our new talent – we cannot look past others rising just as fast, like our bro & OTTN emcee Nemo Achida and others involved with 88-Keys and his Locksmith Music Roster. Today we get a short documentary detailed what Nemo has been up to, featuring 88-Keys, Peter Rosenberg, Robert Akins III, and more. Hit the jump for the clip.
Scaffolding is rarely attractive, but Google might just change that perception with a 450-foot mural by Brooklyn design studio Dark Igloo that wraps around its building in New York City. ‘Chelsea Illustrated’ doesn’t just hide the scaffolding that covers the building, it tells the story of the neighborhood in bold, graphic cartoons.
Google has created an interactive website that takes visitors who can’t see the mural in person – and even those who can – through each illustration, providing tidbits of information about the cartoons. Chelsea’s got some great stories, the website says, starting with the fact that the neighborhood is named after the estate of Clement Clarke Moore, a professor of literature at Columbia University in the 19th century.
Other Chelsea institutions included in the mural include the National Biscuit Company truck from the 1900′s, meatpacking street style, and before-and-after images of the High Line, which is a public park built on a historic elevated freight line. It includes images of notable residents, and important works of literature and music that were written there, including Jack Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’.
Google purchased the building for 1.9 million dollars in December 2010. The scaffolding is up for a routine inspection. Dark Igloo also assisted with the branding for the 2012 Bonnaroo Music Festival. See more of their work at their Flickr stream.
Odd Future performed last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC. The concert was special for a number of reasons, and most importantly because it was the crew’s first reunited with Earl Sweatshirt. It will be interesting to watch Odd Future now at full strength, and finally see what Earl Sweatshirt can do. The concert was high energy, and high joy for all in attendance, and most definitely for OFWGKTA. Watch “Oldie” below.
More pics and videos are available via Pitchfork.
Pencey Standard, the younger sister brand to NYC’s casual cool Pencey, marches onto Karmaloop this spring with its relaxed slub jersey collection. There are few color palettes as tried-and-true as this one, with red, black, and striped pieces. None of these items are particularly glitzy or ornate, but the simplicity and draping of each style guarantees it will become one of your wardrobe regulars. The best part? The ready to layer collection is perfect for that slow, painful transition from winter to spring! Scope out the line in their Spring 2012 lookbook — can you really resist their flattering Twist Mini Skirts?
The up and comer ASAAD recently sat down with RH homie itstheBino in NYC for an video interview. You already know folks. OnToTheNext. #OTTN
” When itstheBino met up with Asaad we discussed his background, his mentors, his thoughts on fashion and what Dirty Middle Class means as a movement. Listen up. Hop on the bandwagon now before it’s too late.”
itstheBino Interview: Asaad from itsthebino.com on Vimeo.
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Ruby Hornet and itstheBino Present: On To The Next [Trailer] from itsthebino.com on Vimeo.
On the latest episode of the former GOOD music artist Tony Williams’ #Road2KoTF, he released footage and spoke about the first time Kanye played Jay-Z “Big Brother” during the Graduation sessions. It was in NYC and just about everyone was there (Big Sean, Joi Starr, A-Trak, Plain Pat, Mike Dean, etc..) during the studio session. This footage is just another piece of evidence towards the understanding of Kanye’s community-esque vibe he creates in. s/o The Source for the link
As anticipated and without fail, Rihanna‘s Talk That Talk album is full of badass style-inspiring images that are pretty much a fashion blogger’s dream come true….kinda makes her the fairy godmother of style.
Cop RiRi’s Talk That Talk look by putting together some of my favorite pieces from Costume Department, Tripp NYC, RVCA, Jeffrey Campbell, Vans, and Soho Collection.
Sex appeal sold separately.
xoxo
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[RH Contest] See Curren$y Live At The Metro
SL Jones – M.E.M.P.H.I.S. f. Freddie Gibbs (prod. DJ Burn One)
NEXUSVII x George Cox 2012 Fall Officer Shoes
adidas adiZero Crazy Light 2 – Dark Onyx – Tech Grey – White
Supra Owen – Summer 2012 Colorways
Nike SB Dunk Mid Pro – Holiday 2012
Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo – Let’s Go
Chief Keef – Ballin’
Nixon 2012 Fall Video Lookbook