Sunday, January 24, 2010
PHARRELL KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT MIDEM 2010
Not needing to state his accomplishment Pharrell Wiliams was the Keynote speaker at MIDEM 2010. If you dont have the time to watch the entire video heres what I recieved from it. During his talk he was asked about all of the different campaigns and projects he was currently working on who he was working with and what exactly he sought to be accomplished from each. A few that stood out to me was his creation in KIDULT.COM and ARTST.COM and his involvement with BIONICYARN.COM. Kidult.com being a website for news catering to the 12-17 age group. A col site that encourages learning and thinking news other then the paparazzi rubbish that is often the buzz (impressed with this idea i actually posted the site on my little brothers facebook so that he could start thinking more about the world he lives in instead of obsessing over the little things). Artst.com a site that I already knew about is also an example of a great opportunity for young artist t get exposure as well as opportunities to recieve equipment or funding to fuel their dreams through contests sponsored by major brands. And finally bionicyarn.com a company devoted to creating clothing, luggage and furniture from recycled iems such as bottlecaps. Although Pharrell is a really trending person to admire and or think is cool, I admire how he is using the influence he has to not only sponsor things that are positive but also create new things that will aid the youth of today to achieve what they actually want to do.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
PUBLIC SCHOOL
Love their pieces a really intelligently put together brand. Really diggin the way they use monochromatic blacks and grays neutrals and red. Fresh. Simple. Dirty. Public School. (about to pitch that catch phrase to them ha).
GILL SCOTT HERON
Legendary American poet, musician and revolutionist is back after a 16 year hiatus. Known for his contribution to Hip Hop and Neo Soul is back with a new single entitled Me and the Devil . The revolution is back check out the video and free download.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
WORLD JUKE BOX
My boy Trevor notified me of his new blog he started commemorating his love for hip hop music and a feed of what is going on in the hip hop community. Sharing music and the dish on whats new. Check out his Thursday Throwback posted now. Stay tuned for more from the blog.
Check it out WORLD JUKE BOX
PHARRELL X KAWS INTERVIEW
Stole this off of my boys Shadez blog.. really diggin these conversations between two creatives see more of them at MTV PLAYGROUND
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
THEOPHILUS LONDON HUMDRUM TOWN VIDEO
Definately a dope video I'll say that first. Jammin to this song long before the release of the video its an unexpected approach. For a second the part where hes in his apartment I thought there would be a part reminiscent of Michael Jackson's Beat It video but I guess not. And of course Theophilus would have everyone jammin in a karaoke bar to his own song ha. Loving the creativity in this vid.
Download Track: HUMDRUM TOWN
Sunday, January 10, 2010
SANTIGOLD SOTSK
Santigold explains why she decided to join the climb on Killimanjaro to fight the clean water crisis and explains the impact one individual can have to relieve the matter. In her climber blog she says she feels that issues like this are deemed not as important compared to stupid matters like the kardashians or octomom.
"Another reason that it’s appealing to me to do something like this is because the state of American culture is so upsetting to me right now, especially as an entertainer. The stupid shit that takes up so much of your time…the menial things that don’t mean anything. If I had it my way, I wouldn’t deal with all the extra. People are famous for sex tapes and having too many kids. Red carpets create an atmosphere where people feel they have to have plastic surgery to be beautiful or feel awful if they don’t. And if you’re a kid growing up in that world, you don’t know to have any interest or initiative to find out about things other than Octomom, Sweet 16 and the Kardashians. "
Read the entire post at http://sotsk.tumblr.com/
African Girls Preview
info via: http://www.tolumusic.blogspot.com/
This is a preview of Tolu's New Song African Girls. This Song is inspired by African Woman all over the world who struggle and work hard to be successful and make it in this world. If you like what you hear, drop a comment show some love and spread the music. Thanks!
Song is said to be played on Nigerian radio stations a major move for Tolu.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
XO ONE. ONE. TEN
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