WOOLFY VS. PROJECTIONS
This song is a tad aggressive but it’s Friday so we’re gonna play it anyway. “Neeve Permanent Vacation Tropical” by Woolfy vs. Projections – a name that belongs in an SNL skit yes, but give it a try nonetheless.
MAKE THE GIRLS DANCE
“Baby Baby Baby” by Make the Girls Dance is a great video. Three stunning french women baring all for arts sake in Paris. Can you imagine if this went down on Bleecker Street in New York? Me neither. And they got it in one take, really impressive, and fresh.
SO AMERICAN BY PORTUGAL THE MAN
“So American” by Portugal The Man. Listen for the steel drums towards the end, just a simple, uplifting song.
MY HEADPHONES BY JOSHUA HEATH
A little funky bass from Joshua Heath, just in time for the weekend.
BARBRA STREISAND BY DUCK SAUCE
This is classic.
SHORT CHANGE HERO BY THE HEAVY
Lovin this song today. “Short Change Hero” by The Heavy. Has a wild west vibe in the background, like Clint’s gonna come walking through the woods. Think twice about asking that girl out on a date.
THE ROOTS FOR JOHN VARVATOS
The Roots for John Varvatos, May 22, 2011. Awesome.
SHOOTING STARS BY THE BAG RAIDERS
Digging this song by the Bag Raiders, “Shooting Stars.” Kinda old school.
GUCCI & STREISAND
I wrote about this in an earlier post but the video was buried, so here it is in it’s full glory: Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb performing “Guilty” in 1980 – the inspiration behind Gucci’s hugely successful fragrance of the same name that launched this past year. Creative Director Frida Giannini is a big Streisand fan, so much so that the album cover was predominately displayed alongside the fragrance during a past press event. This was the first time the duo performed on stage together. And trust me, if Frida thinks it’s cool, it’s cool.
NOEL GALLAGHER + ADIDAS
This is an interesting partnership to be sure. To help promote the debut album of his new band, the High Flying Birds, Noel Gallagher, formerly of Oasis, collaborated with Adidas on a custom sneaker. It’s pretty sharp, but haven’t we seen it before? Gallagher went with a Trainer 72 in Adidas blue and white, with gummy soles. For your chance to win one of only 200 pairs being created, head over the Adidas facebook fanpage.
VCR BY THE XX
Get this goin at your house party this weekend. “VCR” by The xx – Matthew Dear Remix.
PUMPED UP KICKS – FOSTER THE PEOPLE
So friggin good. “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People.
PLAYED LAST NIGHT
This is a good extended dance version of the 80′s classic “Don’t You Want Me” by Human League, played last night by DJ Zen Freeman at GQ & Burberry’s party at Bloomingdale’s 59th Street.
FURTHUR AT RED ROCKS COLORADO
I’m super jealous of a few of my buddies who are heading out to Red Rocks Colorado this weekend for two concerts by “Furthur,” a group formed in 2009 by former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh. If you haven’t been, Red Rocks is one of the most dramatic and (more…)
OUT OF CONTROL BY ODAHL
Great beats. “Out of Control” by Odahl, Justin Faust Remix.
ASOS BEATBOXING CHOIR TOKYO
This is a fresh and innovative brand extension for shopping site ASOS – As Seen on the Street. Their YouTube channel is killer.
VINTAGE ROCK T-SHIRTS
Spotted at one of the best retail stores in Stockholm, Nitty Gritty. Flipping through this classic book provided a nice break from a long day of walking. A compilation of authentic concert T-shirts that are funny, nostalgic and bad-ass. “Vintage Rock T-Shirts” $29, available at Amazon.
FLEET FOXES GROWN OCEAN
“Grown Ocean” by Fleet Foxes was played during the Perry Ellis men’s Spring Summer 2012 show last week and matched up well with the light and airy collection. Also check out “Circuital” by My Morning Jacket which rocked the finale. I have to include this great comment from RDBeatnik on YouTube: “Can we stop with the hipster shit already? It’s getting old. I’m not a hipster and I like this band. Sure, I wear boat shoes and rock some Ray Bans once in a while. And listen to NPR. And read David Sedaris. And have unkempt hair and beard. And I went to Pitchfork last month, where this band played and there was a bunch of hipst… wait a minute… oh my GOD…….. NOOOOOOOO!”
THE KILLERS FERRY CORSTEN REMIX
Designer Alexander Wang threw a good old fashioned bender last Saturday night to celebrate his kick ass women’s show. I had to Shazam this song cause it rocks. “Human” by the Killers remixed by Ferry Corsten (radio edit.) Another good one, best played nice and loud.
THEOPHILUS LONDON HUMDRUM TOWN
Up-and-coming hip hop artist Theophilus London has been everywhere during fashion week, hosting parties, attending fashion shows and tomorrow, his exclusive shoe collaboration with Cole Haan launches at their Soho store. His music is new and fresh and it’s no surprise they chose him to help design a bold, blue suede buck. Check out his music if you haven’t heard of him yet and keep an eye out for an upcoming post with more details on the buck.
