J. Peguero " Down in my city " 2011 Miami Heat Highlight Reel
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Aston Martin - 2011 GT4
Ms. Martin Music - J. Peguero Feat Chrisette Michele by Jpegueromusic
Aston Martin keeps a pretty spectacular balance between performance and luxury. The undeniably English-bred automaker somehow maintains a sense of gentility, even as it turns out more and more G-Force capable vehicles. If, in recent years, Aston’s marquee vehicles (like the One 77) have targeted the Londongrad oligarch set, the automaker is still catering to those who want a stronger racing streak in their conspicuous luxury, with it’s GT4. For 2011, the GT4 keeps the familiar Vantage influence; though the V12 version is the inspiration for the updated racer; it also gets a re-mapped computer, offering more power and torque, plus aerodynamic upgrades that provide brutal downforce. In it’s several years of production, the Vantage GT4 has been one of the most successful cars in it’s class, in terms of both sales and race results – evidence of how brutal it’s power is, and how beautifully that power is carried in the Aston body. The 2011 GT4 is slated to appear in a number of races, including the Challenge of Great Britain, and it’s very own European GT4 Cup. And while there is no word on pricing or availability yet, some sort of limited release of the GT4 for road use would not be surprising – millionaires do tend to get the cars they want.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Aloha Rag x Converse JP Zip
Aloha Rag
This special version of the JP Zip is produced in collaboration with Aloha Rag, inspired by New York, the big city of dreams. Aloha Rag New York has been open for nearly 3 years now, and it's about time it has its own shoe. The ARNY JP Zip features an off white sole, blacked out Jack Purcell “smile” at the toe, crinkle patent leather mid, patterned buffalo leather outer, soft leather lined interior, embroidered skull/hearts logo, and brassed zipper, eyelets and heel spike. All of these elements create a versatile shoe, one which can be worn crispy or tattered, but will always be ready for what ever the city throws at it.
George Condo explains artwork for Kanye West album
George Condo may not be a household name, but his work has been pushed to the forefront of pop-culture with the release on Kanye’s latest album. Most are familiar with the controversial cover of My Dark Twisted Fantasy, which has been banned by Target, and depicts a representation of Kanye positioned against a nude Phoenix. Condo describes this cover as “challenging” Kanye with imagery. Condo goes on to explain his meetings with Kanye as well as the thought process behind the 5 alternate cover. Excerpts from the piece can be read below.
Head with sword
“I really like that idea of a Shakespearian thing,” West told Condo about this painting of a severed head wearing a crown. The piece’s two contrasting styles — “cubism and classicism forged together in a single painting” — dovetail, Condo says, with West’s music, with its “layers of different styles happening simultaneously.” What did Kanye see in the picture that made him like it? “His tragedy was a kind of exile that Kanye imposed upon himself,” Condo says. “He was free from exile by having the cathartic moment in the image. He’s alive in the painting, you know what I mean? In a strange way it’s like, he opened his eyes.”
Ballerina
Condo remembers that West came to his studio between eight and ten times over the course of the summer. The ballerina — a concept that later worked its way into West’s “Runaway” film and performance at the VMAs — came from one of those visits. “We were hanging around one night, and we were listening to that tune ‘Runaway,’” Condo recalls, when his wife, Anna, showed West a a shot of French dancer Sylvie Guillem moving in slow motion. “And somehow Kanye grabbed onto that idea of the ballerina,” Condo explains. “He just said, ‘Hey man, I’d like to have a great ballerina painting.’ I thought of a ballerina toasting. You know, ‘let’s toast to the scumbags.’”
Naked sphinx straddling Kanye
“That’s a good painting,” Condo says matter-of-factly. “She’s a kind of fragment, between a sphinx, a phoenix, a haunting ghost, a harpy. And then Kanye is also in some sort of strange 1970s burned-out back room of a Chicago blues club having a beer — so far away from the real Kanye West that it’s just a scream.” In painting Kanye in such an outrageous situation, Condo says, “I was challenging him with the imagery as well. He said, ‘I’m shocked, but I like it, and I gotta go with my gut feeling.’” This cover’s already been banned by Wal-Mart and Apple’s iTunes Music Store, much to Condo’s disgust. “The superimposition of people’s perceptions on a cartoon is shocking,” Condo scoffs. “What’s happening in their minds should be banned. Not the painting.”
Bugatti Boyz - Another One
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Kamaflage - "Tan Jebi" video shoot BTS
Here are some behind the scene shots of the video. Also check out the track below.
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Kamaflage ft. Cantara - Tan Jebi by Kamaflage
Kamaflage
(from left) Assistant Director - Brent Bully, Cantara, Kamaflage, Scotty
Safe Statik
TikTok and LunaTik
Designer Scott Wilson is the only designer I know who got the iPod wrist watch right!
He is the founder of a company called Minimal. Their client list is full of heavy hitters like X-Box, Nike, Dell and Steel Case. They have designed cool iPhone cases in the past but these iPod Nano watch concepts are GENIUS!