Monthly Archives: April 2012
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April 25, 2012GANT, which has its brand roots embedded in all things preppy, has taken their heritage DNA one step further with the international launch of its GANT Yale Co-Op Shirt Collection (available here)– a line based upon original designs carried in … Continue reading
Posted in Style | Tagged clothing, fashion, gant, life+times, style | 3 CommentsIn The Cut With Flosstradamus
April 25, 2012[haiku url=”http://cdn.mobilerider.com/mobilerider/mobilestorefront/2416/media/file/59696/335610.mp3″ title=”Original Don (Flosstradamus Remix)”] Since 2006, Chicago DJ collective Flosstradamus have made a name for themselves by blending hip-hop and dance music. The duo of Curt Cameruci (Autobot) and Josh Young (J2K), have taken the festival circuit by … Continue reading
Posted in Music | Tagged edm, Flosstradamus, hip-hop, Kreayshawn, music, Sigur Ros, twista | Leave a commentFocusing on Moscot
April 25, 2012MOSCOT, a New York City optical establishment, is nearing 100 years in business, its foundation crafted on creating timeless eyewear and unparalleled craftsmanship. A family business, MOSCOT’s frames have that unique old-school charm, yet with modern details. Here, Life+Times chats … Continue reading
Posted in Style | Tagged eyewear, fashion, life+times, moscot, style, terry richardson | 2 CommentsThe Nets, A Retrospective
April 24, 2012They no longer call New Jersey home. After 35 years of balling in the Garden State, the Nets’ future now resides in Brooklyn. The Nets played their final game in New Jersey on Monday night, and the occasion was enough … Continue reading
Posted in Sports | Tagged Albert King, Brian Scalabrine, Buck Williams, Darryl Dawkins, Darwin Cook, Derrick Coleman, jason kidd, Kenny Anderson, Kenyon Martin, Kerry Kittles, Michael Ray Richardson, nba, Otis Birdsong, sports, Todd MacCullough, vince carter | Leave a comment#HELLOBROOKLYN
April 24, 2012 Posted in Sports | Tagged brooklyn nets, hello brooklyn, sports | 11 Comments“Transmissions” Curated by Mike D
April 24, 2012At the opening of Mercedes-Benz Transmission LA: AV Club, curator Mike D said that he has long dreamed of curating an art exhibition. The Beastie Boy-turned-curator, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this month, invited … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Design | Tagged mercedes-benz, mike d, raf simons, robert mckinley, roy choi, the beastie boys, tom sachs | 1 CommentThe Life+Times of “FELA!”
April 24, 2012In entertainment, many great artists find just as much success and popularity posthumously as they did when they were living. Such is definitely true in the case of African musical pioneer Fela Kuti. It was over four decades ago that … Continue reading
Posted in Leisure | Tagged Bill T. Jones, broadway, culture, fela, jada pinkett-smith, life+times, Nicole Chantel De Weever, will smith, Yoshi Takemasa | 8 CommentsEngineering Levi’s Commuter Series
April 23, 2012JeWon Yu joined Levi Straus & Co. in September of 2007 and currently acts as the Global Senior Designer, Men’s. Originally from Los Angeles, she now resides in the Mission district of San Francisco and spends her days spearheading the … Continue reading
Posted in Style | Tagged commuter, fashion, JeWon Yu, levi's, style | 6 CommentsThe Incomparable De La Soul
April 23, 2012[haiku url=”http://cdn.mobilerider.com/mobilerider/mobilestorefront/2416/media/file/59654/335216.mp3″ title=”Must B The Music”] Hip-Hop’s extensive history has included some impactful concept albums circling around a central theme while simultaneously telling a story. The legendary De La Soul delivered one in 1991 with De La Soul is dead. … Continue reading
Posted in Music | Tagged de la soul, hip-hop, music, rap | Leave a comment