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TONIGHT: SINJIN HAWKE, MΔRRI$, NIKE7UP, NANI CASTLE + NIRE, KNIFESHOW
Venue: Tandem Bar, 236 Troutman Street, Brooklyn
Cost: $5
THE INEVITABLE META-REVIEW: Lana Del Rey’s Critical Reception
In a world forever changed by Lana Del Ray’s SNL performance, the release in late January of her album Born to Die has generated a good punch of unflattering reviews - many of them sharing a common thread. These reviews fuss about her sudden, confusing presence in the music scene, the claimed addiction to cosmetic surgery and a spoiled-rich-girl-gone-bad image. Nevermind the music, I’m starting to feel she’s been misunderstood. Talented or not, the controversy is on and we’re reviewing the reviews.
PITCHFORK
Pitchfork says the album is a fake orgasm: all show, no substance. Hollywood glamour puss who yearns for the bad boyfriend, licking her sultry lips and singing faux-whispery. She goes out of tune on purpose and (fake) timidly touching her (fake) hair on national television in order to build the myth of LDR.
4 out of 5 stars - Good review, would read again
NEW YORK TIMES
The New York Times shoots Lana down and tells her to go home and muss with her hair. They suggest that maybe Lana Del Rey is only playing a character who is reluctant to commit to prime time. Maybe her whole thing is to be unpolished and unprepared? The Times calls the album an anti-climax, and most other publications agree.
But then there’s something else. Some people are talking about the album as superficial and a weak imitation of modern girl power. Really?
Here’s the point boys: it’s not about the performance. She’s mixing all the fashionable components that we love and boiling the soup in a cheap trailer van’s microwave. 50’s Hollywood glamour, bad assness, trip-hop beats and white trash hipster swag. What more can you ask for? You want something classy? Oh go to the opera!
She’s giving us the cheesy truth. Pop isn’t about talent anymore, it’s about the persona. LDR is a creation of our generation, as inhuman as Jersey Shore, Kim Kardashian or 16 and Pregnant. We may know her is self-made and calculated, but that’s okay. Remember that Lady Gaga was once Stephanie.
At the very least, what LDR has going for her is relevance. A musician made in her own image in a time of instant celebrity. She may not be the greatest musician (definitely not the greatest musician), but who cares about talent? Just watch American Idol. Critics may have made up their mind, but I’m still waiting for more.
Like Sartre said “There may be more beautiful times, but this one is ours.”
@Katri_NaukX
In a world forever changed by Lana Del Ray’s SNL performance, the release in late January of her album Born to Die has generated a good punch of unflattering reviews - many of them sharing a common thread. These reviews fuss about her sudden, confusing presence in the music scene, the claimed addiction to cosmetic surgery and a spoiled-rich-girl-gone-bad image. Nevermind the music, I’m starting to feel she’s been misunderstood. Talented or not, the controversy is on and we’re reviewing the reviews.
PITCHFORK
Pitchfork says the album is a fake orgasm: all show, no substance. Hollywood glamour puss who yearns for the bad boyfriend, licking her sultry lips and singing faux-whispery. She goes out of tune on purpose and (fake) timidly touching her (fake) hair on national television in order to build the myth of LDR.
4 out of 5 stars - Good review, would read again
NEW YORK TIMES
The New York Times shoots Lana down and tells her to go home and muss with her hair. They suggest that maybe Lana Del Rey is only playing a character who is reluctant to commit to prime time. Maybe her whole thing is to be unpolished and unprepared? The Times calls the album an anti-climax, and most other publications agree.
But then there’s something else. Some people are talking about the album as superficial and a weak imitation of modern girl power. Really?
Here’s the point boys: it’s not about the performance. She’s mixing all the fashionable components that we love and boiling the soup in a cheap trailer van’s microwave. 50’s Hollywood glamour, bad assness, trip-hop beats and white trash hipster swag. What more can you ask for? You want something classy? Oh go to the opera!
She’s giving us the cheesy truth. Pop isn’t about talent anymore, it’s about the persona. LDR is a creation of our generation, as inhuman as Jersey Shore, Kim Kardashian or 16 and Pregnant. We may know her is self-made and calculated, but that’s okay. Remember that Lady Gaga was once Stephanie.
At the very least, what LDR has going for her is relevance. A musician made in her own image in a time of instant celebrity. She may not be the greatest musician (definitely not the greatest musician), but who cares about talent? Just watch American Idol. Critics may have made up their mind, but I’m still waiting for more.
Like Sartre said “There may be more beautiful times, but this one is ours.”
@Katri_NaukX
INTERVIEW: DJ Price of Reason Clothing - The Reasons Behind Reason
Good god it was nice yesterday - The end is near. LOOSEWORLD (Skyler and Brian) seized the opportunity (made an excuse) to take a trip to the East Village and pop into the Reason Outpost.
We walked in the store to find that Reason founder DJ Price was in the building. Since we had our 5D and a pad of paper in hand it only made sense to do a little nosing around.
LOOSEWORLD: So, first off, why is it The Outpost?
Price: Well, we’ve always wanted to specifically brand our stores under its own entity. Our style is reminiscent of early American work wear and the industrial period, 1920’s and earlier. We needed a creative title to get our point across and Outpost always stood out to me, so we ran with it. It allows us to have Outposts in different cities, different neighborhoods. It’s really just like our retail extension of our brand and online presence.
LW: Obviously there are a lot of things to expect when you go from an online store to an actual storefront in the city, but what was the biggest surprise?
Price: The biggest surprise for sure was to be accepted by the community and the neighborhood as a vintage store. A lot of the customers that we get on a daily basis have never even heard of the brand before. It’s surprising for me to see different people of all ages and walks of life coming in to the store, understanding the concept and actually purchasing.
LW: How has Reason changed from when you started?
Price: I think Reason has matured as a clothing line as I have matured as an adult. When we started the brand, I was a young adult and I was into street wear, so we were a street wear brand, but as I grew older, my fashion taste changed, and so did the brand. Now we’re more of a mature line that has classic pieces that we create to be as timeless as possible. You can wear them now, you can wear them 5 years from now and you could have worn them 30 years ago. It still would’ve been fashionable and easy to wear.
LW: Do you think that is a trend we are seeing more now in older street clothing lines?
Price: I think a lot of street wear clothing lines have their unique look that you can put your finger on, like chains or guns or something. We tried that for awhile but eventually we found ourselves. Now that we sell vintage in the store, people can understand where our inspiration comes from. We hand pick all of our vintage pieces so that you can identify with them and see the where we get our inspiration.
LW: Before we ever met and I was still in high school in Los Angeles, I had the white and gold Diplomats hoodie (so dope), but after I moved to NYC and found out that the company behind it were New York kids my age and it added a level of authenticity to it.
Price: A big part of the line is that we create clothing for ourselves and for people our age, and our generation. You know, a lot of people who design clothing aren’t really designing clothing for us. They design for a customer who has a lot more money or even more style. But, we try to do it for us.
LW: Where do you find your designers and what do you guys look for when you are hiring new people?
Price: We look for really hard-working, diligent, young and successful people who are willing to be a part of the team. It’s like a machine, everyone has their own little gear, but together we run. I would say to anyone looking for a job in a fun and artistic label, just get involved, work as hard as possible, show your worth and your value and be specific about what you want to do. Especially within the company.
LW: So, obviously you’re still DJing. I blacked out when you were playing at Riff Raff the other night. Do you find that music influences your role in the company or vice versa?
Price: For sure. The music in the store is very specific. We keep it alternative, rock n’ roll, and classic. We don’t like having any dance music, no house music, no new hip hop. We like having old school 90’s hip hop and the New York things that we grew up on. So, the musical direction of the store is very important to put you in the right mood for shopping.
I am still doing mixtapes for the label and we still put them out in the store. We are gonna have a Reason Outpost mixtape soon which will kind of explain the whole sound and aesthetic of the store through music.
LW: With the Mayan calendar upon us there is a little sense of urgency, but what can we expect from you guys in the near future?
Price: Our spring line comes out in March. It’s really exciting! All new tops and pants and jackets and t-shirts. We get new vintage clothes every week. Besides that, we have a lot of events planned coming up for the Winter Music Conference in Miami and SXSW in Austin, TX. And then the summer; we’re hoping to expand. We have new partners coming on and employees and stuff, so, I’m really excited.
LW: Where can we stay up on all of that?
Price: www.reasonclothing.com , or just come and talk to us over here at 436 East 9th Street, between 1st Ave & Ave A.
LW: Very dope, but most importantly and what the people really want to hear… when can they expect the LOOSEWORLD x Reason collaboration?
Price: Mixtape? CD? T-shirt package? What are we talking?
LW: Everything!
Price: Let get to work! Spring and Summer 2012! I can’t wait for our next pool party together, the last one was memorable!
LW: I like it. Thanks for letting us chop it up. We get a discount now right?
(They laugh and LOOSEWORLD is kicked out of the store waves goodbye)
REVIEW: Flatbush Zombies “Thug Waffle”
Flatbush Zombies’ “Thug Waffle” is sort of a video essay that proudly argues all you need is a 5D, Sour Diesel, Waffles and vampire grills to make a blog friendly hip hop music video, and I’m not mad at that.
The video starts off with the beat banging from the jump and a “Zombies” graphic that looks like it was designed by your burnout high school friend who was starting his awesome street clothing company way back when (420kingz for lyfe BRO), which I think fits for the group. I was thrown off the by the beginning of Meech’s verse the first time I watched the video but was pleasantly surprised once I stuck it out. The awkward choppy way he comes out of the gate makes it that much better once his flow sits right into the track, the fact that he looks like a black Bart Simpson doesn’t hurt his cause either.
SPOILER: If you do not want a chorus stuck in your head for days DO NOT LISTEN. Say what you want but that shit is catchy as fuck.
My biggest issue with this video is the second verse by Juice. I don’t know if it was the wardrobe departments fault or if all the waffles and sour diesel went to this kids head, either way please make it stop. Juice’s performance also feels really forced which made this video a big let down. I was surprised to find how much more I liked his verse when I minimized the video in my browser.
Overall good job dudes. A weed album you can bang out to is always something to be proud of. Meech keep staying weird and doing you and Juice stay in the shadows or tone it down, because we do actually want to hear you.
DOWNLOAD the song: http://limelinx.com/files/94a52abe409efc176d9115575293f73d
REVIEW: STAR WARS UNCUT OR, STAR WARS NEEDS A NEW HOPE
One thing you should know about me: I have zero shame confessing my deep deep love for Star Wars. I had a Yoda toothbrush well into high school and was fluent in Ewokese. Feech!
Back to the movie, this concept was made public almost a year ago. Proposed by former Vimeo developer Casey Plugh; What the project spawned into is 00:00:15 segments of the movie, chopped and screwed by fans. Dope idea right? The only rule was that they had to follow the original script. If only I had the pure awesomeness to devote time into character research on the lil homie R2D2; but no, I will leave this up to people way more cool than I am. And sit back and enjoy.
The whole experience might be disorienting and confusing if you haven’t seen the original in awhile. The honest dead give away started really really early into it at 00:03:38 when Woody from Toy Story and everyone’s favorite Turtle Gang were involved, shooting shit up. I forgot who was who and what they were doing. They were obviously fighting, but por que?
Combating my teetering confusion through out the movie, I can say overall I’m really stoked I got to watch it. The remake is not just for fans, young kids, or oldies, its also for stoners everywhere. Who just wanna roll a fatty and watch some comical awesome shit. So green lover not, I highly suggest you sit back and watch. You won’t be disappointed.
I will be opening for The Dirty Projectors on Friday at the Natural History Museum as part of the awesome One Step Beyond party series! This is your chance to hear Mannie Fresh while you look at dinosaur bones. #everythingrealbig
MONDAYS: LOOSEWORLD at The Jane Hotel
EVENT: This weekend LOOSEWORLD is teaming up with clothing line Deschain and setting up shop at the Red Bull Event Space. Come by our booth, say hi, and get some awesome christmas shopping done.
LOOSEWORLD curated the DJs for Saturday, and there’s gonna be an open bar. Little shopping, a little partying, why not?
If you are unfortunately not in NYC this weekend we will have select items go up exclusively on our online store. SHOP NOW: LOOSEWORLD Bodega
EVENT: Prolific photographer Ricky Powell has a solo photo exhibition on the occasion of his 50th birthday tonight.
Rare prints spanning Powell’s more than 30 years as one of New York City’s most prolific street photographers will be on display and available for purchase.
TONIGHT Tuesday November, 22nd
Opening Reception: 6-9pm
Miss Lily’s Variety (NW corner of West Houston & Sullivan)
Beer by Heineken.
Supported by PONY, Kangol, Heineken & Frank151
After-Party
with DJ’s Jasmine Solano & Stretch Armstrong
&
A VERY SPECIAL SURPRISE GUEST APPEARANCE!
at
The Box
189 Chrystie Street
12 til DONE!
For more information, please contact whatsgood@wearethegoodlife.com
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