vvintage madonna for you.

Saturday July 17, 2010

and i’m offff….outta town this whole week, starting today in atlantic city.  but if i was in new york tonight this is where i would be:

something else that is dope (although, not as dope as the soundwavve show will be tonight!!! you should go!), is this bomb madonna cover of spin magazine from 1988.  totally found this on vicious skylicious amongst a plethora of other spin covers from the 80’s, and it stuck out to me because hers was the only cover without her name printed on it.  even in ‘88 it just was what it was- you should know who this is!  i love that all it says is “sex as a weapon. what did she start?”  loving the cross earrings as well.  everything about this picture rocks my world.

just for the sake of keeping it relevant today (something you know i hardly do lol), thought i’d post a madonna track for your tune of the day.  you should already have all the classics in your library, and if not then shame on you!  this is one of my favorite tracks from her last album though-hard candy. check out “she’s not me.”  make sure to listen all the way to the end to hear pharrell act a fool (in the best way possible).

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atlantic city pics on the internet, bitch.

Friday July 16, 2010

so.  i know this blog seems like a messy compilation of the often disorganized and always chaotic innerworkings of the kalkutta mind, but there actually is a format i use to break it all down for you people every entry.  usually i write a little somethin-somethin about my personal life/experiences, then i dish you out the hot mess/act of brilliance/questionmark of the day, and of course leave you crazy kids with a new tune (or throwback!!).  the reason i’m re-iterating this is because i’m about to make a minor change, and for some unknown godawful reason, some of you follow this blog (semi)regularly, so i just thought i’d let you know.  instead of doing the hot mess/act of brilliance/questionmark of the day i’m just going to highlight something that caught my eye.  something i spied with my little eye on the internets and felt so inclined to share with all of you lovely folks at home- be it clothes, a crazy video (if i ever get those to work on here!!), a funny forum, a crazy pic…whateverrrrr.  that’s all.  nothing major.  like anyone ever realized i actually had a rhyme or reason to how i wrote this thing before this anyway! lol!

that being said… here’s a few pics of me spinning at the toga bar inside ceasar’s atlantic city last weekend.  as you can see, there’s a whole mess of different people up in that place.  all of whom love themselves some pitbull and lil jon.

now, i know i said i wasn’t going to call this “hot mess of the day” anymore, but unfortunately, this is quite the hot mess.  sadly, i still check bossip from time to time, even though i think for the most part that blog is on the ignant side.  upon recent investigation i found this entry discussing the budget cuts for the oakland police force and the repercussions of this facing the city.  you can see the post yourself HERE, but to sum it up basically they don’t have enough cops to go around so they’ve listed 44 crimes they will no longer have an immediate response to.  apparently you’re supposed to file a complaint online if any of these things happen to you? (wtf??)  amongst the most shocking listed i found:

  • burglary
  • theft
  • grand theft
  • grand theft (dog)
  • identity theft
  • administer/expose poison to another

i mean, what?! what in the sam hell is going on here?  all of these things should be reported immediately no matter how short you are on officers! lol! and think what kind of madness will be taking place now that potential robbers know about this lunacy!  this makes no sense whatsoever to me.  reason #23948723498 why i live in new york.

your tune for the day is a bit of throwback, but probably new to a lot of you.  check out ninjasonik’s “internet bitch” below.  the lyrics say it all, no explanation necessary of why this song is AWESOME.  this is off their tight pants EP, so make sure to cop that on itunes!

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the roof, the roof, the roof is literally on fire.

Thursday July 8, 2010

nyc is hot.  my block was literally on fire today.  that is all.

was totally gonna blog about these bomb quilted denim chanel sneakers today, and just realized the whole reason i even found these on sneaker me stupid was because they were highlighting vashtie’s top 50 sneaker list for complex magazine.  so make sure to check that out.

your tune for the day is definitely this track “be still” off the new big boi album.  it features janelle monae, whom i’ve found to be a musical match made in heaven for big boi.

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the real fAAMe monster.

Wednesday July 7, 2010

you may or may not be aware of this, but i am actually the worst photographer of all time.  i could take a picture on a brand new $2000 camera and somehow, sadly, it would still look like a shot off the first camera phone invented.  so bear with me.  a couple shots of soundwavve during their performance at full spectrum last night.  (which, by the way, was a dope little show, props to the other artists & dj’s involved!!)

today’s hot mess of the day isn’t so much a hot mess as it is just a disappointment.  i know lindsay lohan has been in and out of the tabloids forever now, and her entire existence is pretty much just a joke to most people who follow entertainment news, but from the bottom of the most self-destructive part of my heart i actually feel kind of bad for her.  granted, her jail time will be spent apart from the general populous, and surely she will only have to serve a fraction of her sentence, this shot of her final plea for forgiveness in the court made me a little sad.  some people really truly just can’t help screwing up over and over again.  fame only amplifies a predisposed self-destructive nature.  also, i know she’s not doing anything that anyone else isn’t doing, she just happens to be under so much more scrutiny than everyone else at her level.  it’s all just…very sad.

that being said, today’s tune is from the musical equivalent of miss lohan- amy winehouse.  it’s quite the throwback, coming from her first album, ‘frank’, but it’s such an amazing track.  check out “you sent me flying/cherry” below.

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despite the nyc heatwavve…

Tuesday July 6, 2010

my brain has melted in this nyc heat, and the last remaining cells are being used to write the most half-assed blog entry of all time.  going to see soundwavve perform at little field tonight with special guest telli of ninjasonik.  this is all assuming i don’t have a heat stroke before i can hop the train to brooklyn.  show starts at 8ish, they’re on around 10ish…i think…ish…

the hot mess of the day is obviously this weather.   bye.

oh yeah, and a tune for you kids.  this hatchmatik remix of animal collective’s “my girls.”  i’m not into remixes that sound almost exactly like the original, but i love this track and i think it just needed a little something extra in the percussion department for me to love it more, so here it is.

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relax. don’t do it.

Monday July 5, 2010

ayyyyyyyo.  that’s sometimes how i open my blog.  i’m officially moved into the new spot aka the LES jump-off pad, and soooo glad to be done.  a move in manhattan is unlike a move anywhere else in the world.  driving a uhaul through this city is like playing the worst video game ever made, except for when you hit people you don’t just lose points, someone might really die in these streets.  luckily, the residents of nyc remain unscathed after my terrifying/exhilarating u-haul shenanigans.  and (mostly) everything made it into the new place in one piece.  all of this in between gigs of course.  here’s a pic someone snapped at the yrb magazine party i just spun at the gates pre-move:

your hot mess of the day was going to be this woman who bears a striking resemblance to david hasselhoff…

…but then i remembered hearing about this little incident, and took a look at the video for myself.

watch HERE before proceeding…

alicia keys.  i love you.  and i am forever inspired by your dedication to your craft.  but you are just wayyyyy too pregnant for these kinds of hijinks.  and you’re stressing out both concert-goers and viral video viewers.  so… *cues frankie goes to hollywood* relax.  don’t do it.  please.  just for a few more months.  that’dbegreatkthanks.

as for your tune today, check out the ill breakdown’s hard LA remix of MIA’s “steppin’ up”.  this is for you, electro/dance lovers.  you’re welcome.

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does a tearful performance equal forgiveness for breezy?

Thursday July 1, 2010

so glad to see some of my new favorite faces at tonight’s honey magazine event as well as last night’s fader event!  and catch a dream performance for $free.99!  it’s been a busy last couple days (hence my neglect of this blog lol), and the next few days are gonna be bananas, so let me just get this in now.

today i have a questionmark of the day for you crazy kids.  what i’m just dying to know is….do we or do we not forgive chris brown post-BET awards?  as brittany mendenhall, editor of chichi212, said (well, tweeted)- ‘he loved him some MJ. he was bawling like his mama died.’  and so he was.  i’m pretty sure they were genuine tears too.  if not, he missed his calling because that shit was oscar-worthy.  his performance came sooo close to making me forget how mad i am at him, i even tweeted my own forgiveness…but then i remembered, you did go ape shit on rihanna’s face, and no matter how good you can sing and dance you’re still a little bit psycho on the inside.  on the other hand, maybe we should give him the benefit of the doubt.  he may very well be a changed man.  and as t.i. has repeatedly pointed out- everyone deserves a second chance.  hmmm… the jury’s still out on this one.

rather than streaming a song for you today, i’m posting a link to an entire mix.  this is dj equal’s summer mix.  he’s got the ill skills, and i’ll be damned if anyone can touch his electronic game right now.  he spins at the eldridge, boathouse, above allen, and many more reputable nyc venues.  homie also happens to be a really dope, genuine person.  not mad at this mix at all.  also, kudos to whoever did the album art for this one.  loves it.

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all michael everything.

Friday June 25, 2010

it’s so hard to believe it’s been a year already since that fateful day when so many of us felt our hearts drop into our stomach upon hearing the news of michael jackson’s death.  for many of his fans the pain was similar to that of a loss of a family member, and in a way, that’s exactly what it was.  it blows my mind that i even walked this earth during the same period of time michael was gracing it’s population with his gift.  we are truly blessed to have witnessed something that can never be touched by another human being again.  we are the final generation of people to truly understand the pure magnitude that could be possessed by one man based solely on talent.  his death marked an end of an era and it’s the absolute least we can do to honor his work and everything he stood for today.  tonight, as you may have noticed, i will be celebrating his life along with soundwavve at my usual friday spot- polar lounge.  if you’re in new york city tonight, please join us in paying homage to greatest artist who has ever lived.

unfortunately, i’m still having issues with videos on this blog (tim, helppp!!!!), but i will post a screenshot of today’s act of brilliance.  and by ‘today’ i mean a year ago august when this was made.  it’s a bollywood tribute to michael jackson which can be viewed HERE.  i thought it was touching and adorable…definitely for the b-wood fans.

and to continue with the all michael everything- check the soundwavve remix of dancing machine.  i use this in my set allll the time, so some of you may have heard it already, but it’s official release is today!

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somehow, cute puppies make everything better.

Thursday June 24, 2010

i don’t know about you people, but it’s been one of those weeks.  lol!  had to hide in my laboratory apartment after the event this evening in a final attempt to avoid disaster… apologies to all those i promised i would wreak havoc with tonight post-soirée.  however, tomorrow is a new day, and if you’re me it starts out with a visit from maid-pro, so i will actually literally be starting my weekend with a clean slate.

obviously, today’s hot mess of the day is my life. but since tomorrow will be a total 360, and i will realize i was tripping for no reason at all, i decided to spare you the details and post this awesome picture instead:

you’re welcome.

as for today’s tune- check this ill electronic remix of travie mccoy (of gym class heroes) and bruno mars’ “billionaire.”  bruno mars actually came to polar lounge the other night while i was spinning, so don’t sleep on that spot!  dude was really down-to-earth, and turns out he can dance!  all the more reason for you to get into this…

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the s.t.d. conundrum.

Friday June 18, 2010

breaking news- i have a place to live!  moving to LES july 1st, but i definitely held it down for fly homeless people for like 2 days.  technically, my lease here is up so at this point i’m just exercising my squatter’s rights, which i’ve found is so much more thrilling than when i was actually on a lease.  partial homelessness hasn’t kept me from my usual shenanigans though- it’s birthday WEEK for cody pruitt (founder of the bespoke group), so tonight i wreaked havoc with him and co.  except for the part where i left my house at a million o’ clock and missed his usual libertine thursday party at rdv, i was able to catch up with him at griffin which led to kenmare which led to goldbar which led to cafeteria which led to l’express somehow.  now, home promptly at 5:45 a.m., i decided to drop some knowledge on you kids before i hit the bong sack.

ok, so i know my hot mess (or act of brilliance or questionmark) of the day is usually something you can see/check out online, but a good friend of mine asked me to bring up a situation that she recently found herself in as today’s hot mess, because really, it’s something that must be discussed.  so… she’s gone out with this guy all of one time, and it was an effing brunch date, not a dinner.  (yeah, i thought it was a bizarre idea for a 1st date too, but let’s pretend it’s normal and just go with it…)  they did kiss goodbye, but it was more of a peck situation than anything else.  for the following week and half they exchanged flirty yet brief texts til scheduling another date (this time for dinner, like normal people) for yesterday evening.  yesterday afternoon, hours and hours before said date, he texts her out of the blue asking “have you had anything?”  confused, she asked him “had what?”  instead of explaining himself, dude asks again if she’s ever had “anything.”  still befuddled by his question, she inquires as to what he means one more time.  this time he asks if she’s seen a doctor recently.  she replies that not that it’s any of his business, but yes, she has, and why is he asking??  he basically tells her he was trying to see if she’s been tested for STD’s lately.  (mind you, this is not in any way a slutty girl whatsoever.  trust me.  i have plenty of slutty friends, and i would be honest about their sluttyness in this story if that were the case.)  but, i digress… SLOW YOUR ROLL, HOMIE!!! this is the hot mess of the day because it’s a flaming hot mess to ask someone you haven’t had sexual contact with or even a second date with if they’ve been tested!!  especially a lady! (yay, double standards!)  how dare you, you presumptuous prick!  men- it’s good to be concerned and informed about your “partners”, but timing, my friend, is everything when it comes to this topic.  how about waiting until you know for sure that you’re gonna get laid before making yourself look like a pretentious dickhead?  or at least, if it’s such a matter of urgency, waiting til you see her in person?  i mean, how tacky.  i can’t be a part of this in any way.  if it had been me, i would’ve texted back “how dare you?! bye.” and never spoken to dude again.  because, what are you even implying?  that she’s easy?  that there’s such a high likeliness of her having a disease that you felt the need to just nip it in the bud eons before hitting it was even an option for you?  you hot, hot mess of a man.  but, on the other hand, i am kind of crazy, there’s a small possibility that maybe i’m wrong about this one- so i ask you, ever-elusive-blog-readers-who-never-comment-ever, when is the right time/place to ask your (potential) partner if they’ve been tested?  and is there a sexy way to go about it or do you just have to put that bitch out there?

oh, and please don’t act like you don’t find this picture hilarious.

as for your listen of the day- it’s not a new one, but definitely a song you should know: the classixx remix of phoenix’s “lisztomania”.  this version of the song is wayyyy sexier than the original, in my opinion.  also, it makes my world go ’round, so there’s that.  just check it out already so i don’t have to issue any late passes.

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