Three months after the original video, Kid Cudi releases some new visuals for Pursuit of Happiness. The first video was of Cudi and friends partying for a few minutes to the track, while the new release sits on the opposite end of the creative spectrum. The new video takes you on the confusing loops and the crazy costumes we face while in pursuit. We’re loving it.
You can check the original video ahead and let us know which one you’re feeling more.
I recently went to the opening of The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tucson, AZ and was able to catch a surprise set by every blogs favorite Harlem. It’s not fair to judge them on a short set (they played about 5-6 songs) in a venue that wasn’t built for musical acts, with an odd mismash of people; but Harlem performed surprisingly well for such conditions.
Perhaps their classic garage rock sound lent itself nicely to the monitors turned up way too loud and the reverberations of the large open space. Or maybe it was the giant gold chain and fake fur coat that the lead singer was wearing that gave him special powers to overcome adversity? Whatever it was, they were able to get the art crowd to form a nice little hipster-ey moshpit. Be sure, Harlem are an up and coming band that people who like good music should be paying attention to (especially since their LP ‘Hippies’ will be dropping April 6th).
Below is “Friendly Ghost” which is on the aforementioned upcoming LP. I can’t wait for summer.
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DOWNLOAD: Harlem – Friendly Ghost
What’s the hardest song we have heard in awhile? Easy. Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg’s “The Next Episode (Jay Robinson Clubstep Mix)”. This is the sound I guess kids are calling “clubstep” (or at least Jay Robinson), a musical derivation of dubstep.
It may sound relatively tame and familiar for awhile but wait until the 1:46 mark hits… boom goes the dynamite.
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DOWNLOAD: Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg – The Next Episode (Jay Robinson Clubstep Mix)
The venue filled quickly for an early concert – the doors opened at 5:30pm. The Alkaline Trio’s fans were not phased by the matinee status and showed up to the sold out show ready to go hard; 6 inch Mohawks, backwards white hats, tattoos and blazers converging in their Alkaline Trio fanship.
Matt Skiba and Dan Andriano traded vocals throughout the set as they ripped through tracks from their seven LPs. Skiba was an exceptional frontman in non-genre-subscribing attire. He came out with his tattoo sleeves contrasted by a Ralph Lauren polo shirt, cool kid glasses, and a poorboy hat. He shed his hat and glasses within the first two tracks as his inner rock-star seemed conflicted with his accessible looks. Older fans looking for Skiba’s signature shirt and tie live performance dress-code could find solace in his classic eyeliner.
The band played a great high energy set showing ample love to their older tracks as well as a few newer tracks from This Addiction. The crowd gave the band much love in different forms – mosh pits, index fingers in the air, and singalongs. The Trio reciprocated with sweat, wine consumption, banter and great renditions of This Addiction, Crawl, Sadie, Mr. Chainsaw and Radio.
The band Javelin from Brooklyn have been on our radar for awhile now, but with their first LP “No Más” dropping soon (April 6th) so we feel compelled to tell other people about them.
Javelin are eccentric to say the least but don’t let their strangeness throw you off; this is good music. There is a reason these guys are opening for Yeasayer for a lot of their concerts. People seem to have a tendency to write off any band that actually shows they have a sense of humor as somehow less worthy of their time than equally weird but “serious” groups like Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Don’t get us wrong, we love Godspeed, but c’mon, there are only so many times in life you can sit down and listen to one of their 18 minute long songs).
Don’t make the same mistake. Even “STD Fury” which has them rapping about sexually transmitted diseases over an unusually cheery chiptune/hip-hop beat is actually an effective educational tool for promoting safe sex with a positive message of “Your anaconda won’t get none unless you got a condom”. If that’s not you’re style be sure to check out their song “Lindsey Brohan” which is an easy-breezy electronic instrumental adventure perfect for drinks on a beach.
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DOWNLOAD: Javelin – STD Fury ***EXPLICIT LYRICS***
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DOWNLOAD: Javelin – Lindsey Brohan
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DOWNLOAD: Javelin – Oh! Centra
One of the most surreal, inspiring, beautiful, confusing and strange documentaries I have ever seen.
“Henry Darger, an elderly recluse, spent his childhood in an Illinois asylum for feeble-minded children and his adulthood working as a janitor. He lived a quiet, nearly solitary existence, but his imaginary life was exciting, colorful and sexually provocative. When he died in Chicago in 1973, his landlady discovered in his room 300 paintings, some over 10 feet long, and a 15,000-page illustrated novel (The Realms of the Unreal), which told the epic story of the virtuous Vivian Girls, seven angelic sisters who lead a rebellion against godless, child-enslaving men.”
At the end of the film you are left wondering if Henry Darger was a madman or a genius. We believe he is a genius and probably one of the most important American artists (or simply artist) to exist. The Realms of the Unreal stands as the longest novel ever written.
If you’re rich, you’re eccentric; if you’re poor, you’re crazy…
Click “continue reading” below for the trailer.
The shop has been restocked. If you’re one of those people that been wanting some Handsome clothing but couldn’t grab anything because we were sold out, we humbly apologize for the wait and we hope you can grab a piece before we run out for the last time (yes… that means new pieces are in the works).
Thank you for your time,
Handsome Clothing Co.
Here’s a great video from Oliver Peoples for their 2010 Campaign featuring their coming eyewear collection. The eccentric video stars Elijah Wood and Shirley Manson are featured as an odd couple sporting exceptional eyewear at their estate.
“Les enfants sennuienet le dimance” (The children are bored on Sundays) has great shots from Autumn de Wilde reminiscent of Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums. Simply an exceptional video full of exceptional eye-wear.
Japanese cool kids are amongst the coolest in the world. Here’s an interview with Verbal and Yoon of Ambush. You’ve probably seen some Ambush jewelery pieces on people like Cudi and Big Sean who both rep a POW piece on the regular. Verbal (Teriyaki Boyz front man) and Yoon also recently collaborated with A Bathing Ape on some jewelery pieces and footwear.
Here’s an interesting interview by T.M.I. (Too Much Information) with the two of them going over style, design, the collaborative process and a get-started-on-your-dream message from the duo.
Gucci’s Icon-Temporary pop-up shops are making their way across global cities. Next on the list is London and a couple of exclusive sneakers for the London store have been created by Frida Giannini. The above shoe for London has been our favourite so far. You can check out the second London exclusive sneaker ahead.
The London location will be open for three weeks starting on April 22nd in Covent Garden and will carry 17 additional sneaker styles from the Icon-Temporary collection.
