Next person that comes to visit the island has to bring one of these.

Shy-Rock blog Nicky Digital gives homeboy Red Foxxworth's party "Hearthrob" some internet love. Definitely check out the pictures section cause they look nuts.

Kalefa Sanneh writes an Interesting article on Koch Records. Gives some perspective on the Cam vs. 50 situation and also sheds some light on the changing face of the music industry. (See the stuff I wrote about DJ Drama last week for more).

Check out the pictures from our Friday night Housewarming Jawn. Shout out to our special VIP guests: Pierre (Sensitive but not Shy), Gabe (Sometimes Sick but still gets Chicks), Shaun (Sheek and Dapper ), Michal (M-Dot Challa) and (Yoga Master) Molly Gavin.

my homies from philly, dc and ny are in town this weekend. it's going down.

Shout out to Oliver and Dan at Bodega in Boston.
The hundreds just named their store "the best shop ever." That's what's up.

Gordon Matta Clark retorspective opened yesterday at the Whitney. He was a really cool artist that cut buildings in half. If I were back in NY, this is a show that I would definitely check out.

J Montag and Tim Sweeney from DFA tonight in LA.

Cuuuuurtis!

Jen Stark and Freegums just dropped this dope book Mural Madness Extravaganza. If you've ever driven around Miami, and I'm not talking about South Beach, then you've probably noticed the crazy amount of murals that adorn many of the buildings in the neighborhoods that make up the city. They usually feature cartoonish imagery and the typography is really on point-everything from bubble letters to script and so on. The stuff isn't done with spray paint, and it's been going on here for years. One dood in particular signs all his stuff "$erge" and I've been checking for him since I first started noticing his work. Freegums and Jen Stark interview $erge and take lots of pictures in this book. You should buy it.

5o incredible rap songs you need to hear right now brought to us by the doods at CocaineBlunts who think about and analyze hip hop way too much. Enjoy.

A New York Times article on the unfolding situation with DJ Drama. It's funny because I was just talking about this with Matt Foley last night. DJ Drama is perhaps the most influential DJ in the country. He makes artists hot with his mixtapes. Once an artist gets on a Drama mixtape, people hear it and are then far more likely to go out and buy the artist's records. Why then, is he the target of the record industry? They think he's profiting off of their property illegaly. But it's his work that ultimately translates into sales for record companies. It cuts right into the dilemmas facing the muisc industy and illustrates the difficult situation that record labels find themselves in now that media and technology have completely restructured the game.

Here is something very special for your Sunday morning. Alife brought together John Mayer and super producer Just Blaze to do an improvosational collaboration at the Alife store in Lower Eastside Manhattan about a month ago. Not much to say here...just watch the clips. The highlight for me is how Mayer plays guitar over Souls of Mischief's "93 to Infinity." The concept is fresh and I'm looking forward to more dopeness from Rob and company at Alife. Respect as usual for pushing the limit again and again.
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Akroe has created the logos for Teki, TTC, Institubes and many more. Check out his site. Dood does real hot shit.

Electric Zoo shows love to Institubes. After you get familiar, listen to more Tacteel here.

A special Valentines Day treat featuring Juelz Santana and Just Blaze from iTunes. Ay!

Extra big shout out to my homegirl Rebecca Gordon. This Saturday she's throwing a benefit for 2nd Gallery in Boston. DJs Lone Wolf and Red Foxworth and a bunch of others will be playing records for indy rock kids and grown ups. Check out the flyer and make your donation so you get in the door. There will be girls wearing stilletos and tight jeans there for sure, so no excuses fellas.

Caleb Neelon just sent me a picture of a painting he spent all day yesterday working on. It's really dope...check out the legs on that boat! Caleb's got a show coming up at White Walls in SF and another one in Denver. I'll have more about those shows on here soon along with more info on the artists he's collaborating with and all the cool stuff that Caleb does in his new house.

Fresh for 2007, a little video clip of Claw doing what she does:

More fresh handstyles coming soon fron handselecta.com.

Friends With You are from Miami and you should have already read about them in Swindle (Caleb Neelon Shout Out) and everywhere else. They are doing big things all over the place so check for them when they come to your hood and build you a playground. Seriously.

Pretty funny interview with The Clipse from the good folks at Vice Magazine

Biggie and Nas together on the same stage.

Live from Hibiscus Island, the eternally optimistic and never shy Matt Foley interviews Teki Latex from TTC. Read up suckas.

Homeboy Greg Lamarche is popping off at the Reed Space in LES. I'm real late with this and I think the show ends today but whatevs. He did the deck above in collaboration with Zoo York for the show. Greg is an OG and if you're in NY show love!

Incredible folding chair!

Some flicks from Sundance. Maybe i'll put up more later but i kind of doubt it.

Readymade Projects updated website for 2007! And Steven was in the New York Times today. Check it out: