‘Happy Victims, You Are What You Buy’ by Kyoichi Tsuzuki Seigensha, Kyoto, 2008. 178 pp., 85 color illustrations, 10½x8″. Happy Victims is a photo book that profiles Japanese individuals who are obsessed with one particular designer. In the book collectors range from a Buddhist monk who visits his Tokyo condo filled with Comme des Garcons … Read more
These intimate portraits of Kurt Cobain were taken by photographer Jesse Frohman just months before his death in November 1993. “They show his disheveled appearance and unwillingness to share despite his fame and notoriety, perhaps the very stresses that contributed to his troubled state of mind. Cobain can be seen behind oversized sunglasses that photographer … Read more
If you’ve been on the internet at all in the last 24 hours you’ve definitely seen A$AP Rocky’s new visuals for the hit-boy produced banger ‘Goldie’. This behind the scenes video gives viewers a glimpse into the making of Goldie is worth visiting simply for the awkward video call conversation between Rocky and Alexander Wang. … Read more
I was fortunate enough to see Lil’B the Based God’s #rare speaking engagement tonight at the NYU Kimmel Center. The experience was an unique one : part interactive fan meet & greet, part motivational speech and part based TED talk on humanity. There was minimal cooking (the million dollar dance) but Lil’B touched on a … Read more
Danny Brown often gets lumped in with other blogger-dubbed weirdo rappers but exploring his music will make it clear that he’s got his style all his own. Since giving his free 2011 album XXX many solid listens I am convinced that Danny Brown is here to stay. Hip-hop is evolving and artists like Danny are … Read more
Without a doubt, A$AP mob is killing the rap game right now. Rocky in particular has one of the freshest sounds and looks in music period. Wassup is in the early lead for my favorite video of 2012. Being a big fan of 90’s rap videos, this definetly takes me back to that era. Wassup … Read more