Monthly Archives: May 2013

Phoenix Speak On New Album, Budweiser Made In America, and Touring

Posted on by Gabrielle Nicole Pharms

Five albums into their career, Phoenix, continue to dominate the music charts and dabble into unfamiliar territory. As a follow-up to 2009’s Grammy-winning album, Wolfgang Amadeus, the French quartet gives us Bankrupt! The latest record debuted at #4 on the … Continue reading

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“VJ” Looks At MTV’s Early Years

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Other books have explored the history of the cable channel that changed the face of America. But VJ—THE UNPLUGGED ADVENTURES OF MTV’S FIRST WAVE is the first to tell the story through the eyes of its most iconic and adored … Continue reading

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Life+Times x Imanos Present: “Trap Nation” Mixtape

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1. JAY Z – “Dirt Off Your Shoulders” (Brillz & Z-Trip Remix) 2. Willow Smith – “Whip My Hair” (ETC!ETC! Remix) 3. Timbaland Ft. Drake – “Say Something” (eSenTRIK Remix) 4. Rihanna – “Where Have You Been” (Morten Breum Remix) … Continue reading

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Chance The Rapper Speaks On “Acid Rap” Release

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With the recent release of his Acid Rap project, Chicago’s Chance The Rapper has been one of hip-hop’s heaviest trending names over the past few days. Roughly a year after his debut record, #10Day, features, videos and dope raps helped … Continue reading

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Christie’s Presents Jean-Michel Basquiat’s “Dustheads”

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“Dustheads is pure, concentrated energy, freedom and honesty. Basquiat’s work is an act of pure artistic freedom; of individual creativity made incarnate. It is only in the last 10 years that Basquiat–long considered an outsider— and always snubbed by the … Continue reading

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DJ Sander Van Doorn: This Is The Remix

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There isn’t one definition of success. It’s a multi-faceted diamond that is refined over time and glistens with each accomplished goal. Once success and passion pierces an artist’s heart, the output is something everyone can acknowledge. For Dutch DJ-producer, Sander … Continue reading

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Designer Alexander Stutterheim Talks About “Sad Golfers” and More

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He was inspired by his late grandfathers old fishing jacket and the lack of polished weather attire – so with those two thoughts, Alexander Stutterheim launched his line of raingear and accessories. His products are infused with a traditional Swedish … Continue reading

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J-Dash: Hitting Internet Gold With Miley Cyrus

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For many music lovers, their introduction to Florida based hip-hop artist J. Dash, was via an unlikely source: Miley Cyrus. Last month, Miley posted a twerk video on YouTube that featured J. Dash’s “WOP” as the soundtrack of choice. As … Continue reading

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Monocle Magazine Opens Cafe in London

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Tyler Brûlé’s global affairs magazine Monocle opened its first London café at 18 Chiltern Street, Marylebone, on April 15th, 2013. The new venture for the media brand follows the success of the Monocle Café in Tokyo, which opened in October … Continue reading

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Chef Melia Marden Speaks On Smile Cafe & New Cookbook

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Melia Marden is the Executive Chef at The Smile, one of New York’s most loved neighborhood restaurants. Growing up in both Manhattan and Greece, Marden has recently ventured out and put forward a cookbook titled Modern Mediterranean, which sums up … Continue reading

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