The new BAPE store, which opened a few months ago in Shibuya is off the chains. I wish i knew from personal experience, but the pictures alone look mind boggling. The store was done by Wonderwall and looks on point to say the least.
Source – High Snobiety
-GL
Get Into It…..
“Yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI spoke out about luxury. As part of his homily in St. Peter’s to mark the Catholic feast day of the Epiphany, the Pope said that we are creating a world where the haves and the have-nots are far apart. He preached that moderate lifestyles can help redistribute wealth and ease the fight over natural resources calling for ‘a greater hope, which allows us to prefer the common good of all, to the luxury of few and the poverty of many.’ Wait a minute guy. Take a look at the photo above. If your familiar with bouillon embroidery.
This guy has a 6 to 8 foot long cashmere velvet scarf with heavy, heavy intricately hand-made bouillon embroidery from top to bottom. It’s got to cost $50,000. Also, it has been reported in Rome that he received a X5 from BMW and in his off time wears bespoke Prada suits and such. Oh yeah, don’t forget about the solid 18k gold medallion he has on his neck that’s flooded with 10 carat emeralds, probably from the 18th century, that costs probably millions. Chill out Pope.”
- Buscemi
“If you do not know what this is a picture of, it is a glass of absinthe. After nearly a century-long ban on absinthe in the U.S., a federal agency has begrudgingly allowed two European distillers to sell the mysterious liquor Stateside. Renowned for its supposedly hallucinogenic effects, the anise-flavored alcohol was rumored to have caused an epidemic of psychosis in France in the late 1800s. Most infamously, leading Vincent van Gogh to cut off his ear. But before you kick one back Parisian-style, consider this, absinthe may not be the ill, cut a motherfuckers ear off type jump-off they want you to think it is.
To make a long story short, I read that the active ingredient in classic absinthe was thujone, which came from being distilled in the wormwood. But now, the US, Epcot Center, pussy bitch version comes, yes you guessed it, without the tripped out thujone. This shit is the equivalent to drinking anice-flavored Vodka. What a fucking waste of time.
Anyway, I remember drinking the real shit from Prague that Rick Howard brought back from out there, camping on a beach in Pismo, CA. Wowsers.” -Buscemi
-GL
for some people….maybe
OK, so I realize I love reggae way more than your average individual, but your just going to have to deal with it. Just now I was doing my weekly perusing of local music shows and so forth and came across another jaw dropper from the guys over at echodelic soundsystem. I find it funny because about a week ago I posted something about one of my favorite movies, ROCKERS. And now two jamaicans with very small parts in the movie but huge influences in the world of reggae are playing at the Dub Club. Chinna Smith (Pronounced chin-na) is considered one of the greatest reggae rythym guitarist of all-time, playing with the likes of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and tons more. Kiddus I (pronounced kid-us-i) pretty much performs never. As a matter of fact, I was able to find not one witnessed live performance in the United States in the last 15 years via extensive internet research. Additionally, Kiddus I has arguably the sickest scene in the whole Rockers movie. Check it out…
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=GqFpmvH2POY[/youtube]
Chinna Smith is the dude playing rythym guitar next to bassist Robbie Shakespeare from Sly & Robbie. Kiddus I is the dude singing. Enjoy the quick scene with Horsemouth hustlin’ corn. The clip even shows you how vinyl is made, what an educational day.
-GL
Ice Cube was caught wearing the Legacy in Silver with Chrome Sapphire, one of the most classic frames in the MOSLEY TRIBES Collection.
-PW
So Garrett, Buscemi, Lucci and myself rolled out to opening night of Y.Z. Kami and Sally Mann to check out the happs. It has been a while since i have been to the gallery, the last show that i saw there was the Tom Sachs with his interpretation of the Lunar Lander. This gallery always brings impressive artists and collections to its walls. I deffinitly have to say that i really liked the mixed media mosaics that Kami did. He used a song that was printed in Arabic as the content for the mosaic, what i found to be interesting is that chose to use the Christian symbol of the cross in one of the murals. Maybe he was trying to make a statement about how both beliefs can live in harmony. Just wanted to say thanks to Garrett’s boy Will of the Gagosian for the behind the scenes tour.
-PW
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=0eVa11fv_iM[/youtube][youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=yQbhlf5fjjI&feature=related[/youtube] Here are some Classics that have been ingrained in my brain, the XZIBIT cut was so sick back in late nineties and brings back so many memories, rolling in the dropped accord with the homies (Thanks Vic). Listen to the lyrics, what X is saying is so relevant today for peeps in the streets. One thing that still bugs me is that all these new rappers in the game are just pop stars and performers, what happened to the music and the musicianship? What happened to the lyrical content being the driving force of the song, now it is just some corny dance moves and redundant hooks.
“It’s a shame you only in the rap game only for the money and the fame EXTRA LARGE It’s a shame you only in in the rap game only for the money and the fame Paparazzi” – XZIBIT
-PW
I just wanted to add… “Xzibit built to last, cut slash and make a BLOODBATH!”
hahahahaha
-GL
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXpZi4I4G7k[/youtube]So I have been on a search for different music that is actually good. Came across SANTOGOLD a few monthsback and was listening to her today at work and had to throw up the “Creator” jam on the bloggy for all you to hear and enjoy. There are some MIA memories but well see when the whole album drops in a month or so. Be on the lookout for a Beastie Boys Remix Album featuring SANTO & Mark Ronson, should be on fire.-PW
Rockers is one of my all-time favorite movies and definitely a classic. This scene is so sick, Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace (drummer for Burning Spear) just had his bike stolen from him, he goes to Winston “Burning Spear” Rodney’s pad to ask him to take a walk with him because he’s feeling down. The song that the Spear sings to him was originally performed by Joseph Hill of Culture, but Spear is basically freestyling his own version in this scene. [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=BgeHnEoHFvg[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR_naKxLEPc[/youtube]
So sick, just want to say thanks to my boy Gil who is one of the Illustrators for OLIVER PEOPLES for turning me on to this clip.
Enjoy.
PW
