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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Muuuuuusics

Readers! I'm going to be away for a bit and not sure when/if I'll be posting. So, I wanted to share some musical grabbies before I cross ze Atlantic..

BLOODY BEETROOTS - XLR8R PODCAST MIX
the signature bangin Beetroots sound comes alive as they mix some real jams...including, their very own sont, Yeyo, MSTRKRFTs Bounce, and a remix of The Ashton SHuffle's, Stomp Yo..it's good..rill good..

THE TWELVES - BBC5 MIN MIX
twelves mix from BBC radio two years ago.. featuring some of the mixes that put The Twelves on the proverbial map...including...M.I.A's Boyz, Alab Brax's Penthouse Serenade, Holy Ghost!'s Hold On, Chromeo Call Me Up, Snoop Dogg's Sensual Seduction, blah balah blah blah...very good stuff..especially for getting ready for work..that's probably just me...

PAUL MCCARTNEY - TEMPORARY SECRETARY
I found this gem on the internets recently and love love it. Pauly Macs experimental stint into synthesizers and electronic 80s music...off of the album McCartney II..After listening to it, you will see that Sir McCartney defintely had more of a knack for songwriting then synth programming..

HUDSON MOHAWKE - OOoops
Hudson Mohawke's sublime reworking of Tweet's, Oh My..danceworthy..

ENJOY, hopefully.

Ok. sleep.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

She's Gotta Have It

Chanel Iman outside Dolce & Gabbana at Milan Fashion week

The people here at Dub(do)Work can always appreciate natural forms of beauty when we see it. Therefore, I could not help but post some of my favorite looks on Miss Iman from this season's Fashion Weeks..she effortlessly dominates the runway..and with a name like Chanel Iman..she'd Have to.

Gucci

Blumarine

Marc Jacobs

House of Holland

backstage at Anna Sui

all pics from style.com

JR, the photographer

For my very first blog post, I highlighted the stellar work of french photographer, JR. And today I learned that the world tour of his Women Are Heroes campaign has come to an end. Don't be sad. If you missed JR's work in the first post, I have conveniently embedded a video of his work from Kibera, Kenya below...The combination of imagery and sound in the video make for a stunningly stark portrayal of everyday life in the Kenyan slums...No millionaires here..

JR - EXTRAIT "WOMEN ARE HEROES", Kibera, Kenya
by JR

If you will be in Paris between October 3rd and October 23rd, you will have the opportunity to see Women Are Heroes in person, at the Pavillon de L'Arsenal. And as luck would have it, I will be in Paris between October 3rd and October 23rd. Hopefully it will live up to my expectations? I think so.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

The Black Keys + Dope Rappers = BLAKROC

When Damon Dash recently saw a live Black Keys show, he joined millions (?) of other fans across the US who revere the hard blues-rock sound of the band. And I'm glad he did. Because, after seeing the show, and listening to more sounds from The Black Keys, he knew he Had to work with them. So, he called some of his friends and organized some studio time with The Keys and got to work. And BLAKROC was born. I wished that they would've taken some extra time to think of a better name. Blakroc is OK, but a bit obvious, don't you think?

I also included their first webisode for the project. And, after watching...I'm sure you'll keep an eye out for their upcoming album. Set to release after Thanksgiving.

Oh and I also found a download for one of the tracks, Hoochie Coo, which you guys can get here.

Pill and The Dead Weather

I've been loving music videos as long as I can remember. So, from time to time, I like to have my own, personal d(d)w 106 & Park for videos that will probably never be on 106 & Park. So, check them out. I promise you'll love them.

Video #1. The Dead Weather - Treat Me Like Your Mother.

I ran across this video when I found out about Jack White's latest project, The Dead Weather. The group consists of Mr. White and Alison Mosshart, who made her name as the lead-woman for indie rock band, The Kills. I'm not too big a fan of The Kills, but I always expect good things to come out of JW's corner. And I can now add this video and project in that same corner. The video, for the second single from their debut album Horehound, seems to be a visual representation of The Dead Weather sound - Gritty, honest, and daring. The video also shows White's and Mosshart's supernatural selves, as they seemingly survive their unique style of relationship therapy. I also like that this sort of gun-play is set against the backdrop of undeveloped Suburbia land. Makes it a more interesting to me for some reason.

Video #2. Pill - Glass.

I recently saw this video from underground ATL rapper, Pill. And it blew me away. It has all the same characteristics of the first video. But, for totally different reasons. One, is obviously fictional and used to display the creative vision of the artist. While, the other is not-so-fictional and used to display a day in the life of the artist. For Glass, Pill seems to follow the same formula as his first video, Trap Goin' Ham. Which, seems to consist of grabbing a camera, pressing record, and following him around for a half hour. I didn't reallly love Trap Goin' Ham, probably because it was a little too real. But, this video is much much better. Same approach, just much more tasteful and artistic. But, the main reason I love this new video is because there is no rain-making, no rented Maybachs and no Melyssa Ford look-alikes being shoved in my face. It's very refreshing.

PILL - GLASS from zachwolfe.com/live on Vimeo.

If you like what you see/hear, be sure to pick up Pill's mixtape from his myspace page. I did. It's great.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Mr. Jacobs

The Mad Scientist.

Last night in New York City, Marc Jacobs debuted the the Spring/Summer 2010 collection for his sister line, Marc by Marc Jacobs. And although his main Marc Jacobs line was beautiful, this collection seemed to be a bit more lively and diverse. The African inspired prints really POP and I would most definitely hollar at Any girl that could rock one of those bunny bows in her head. Below are some of my favorite looks from the line..