the Freshness
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The Equalizer is Here…
Chicago-based Shala’s music is afro-punk/hip-hop/electro/freshness (and you can experience it tonight)… For the uninitiated, here’s a link to a sampling: get-yur Shala.-here Equalizer presents Shala. at Darkroom also featuring: Nikki Lynette mathpanda Doc Wattson and resident DJ LA*Jesus Friday, February 27, 2009 at 9:00pm – 2:00am Location: Darkroom Street: 2210 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL…
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Puma.com’s “Mongolian Shoe BBQ”: Here’s my Takeout…
This is not one of those blogs with a bunch of hip-ass sneakers. But I thought you might like to know about Puma’s Mongolian Shoe BBQ, where they give you the opportunity to custom design your sneaks from tongue to sole. They offer literally thousands of material combinations, and the price is less than you’d…
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The Equalizer is Coming…
Chicago-based Shala’s music is afro-punk/hip-hop/electro/freshness. For the uninitiated, here’s links to some samplings: get-yur-Shala.-here and here coming soon: Equalizer presents Shala. at Darkroom Time and Place Start Time: Friday, February 27, 2009 at 9:00pm End Time: Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 2:00am Location: Darkroom Street: 2210 W. Chicago Ave. City/Town: Chicago, IL
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Jack Peñate is in My Head
“I’m in a haze an’ in between stage Cos I’m not awake but walk in a state Of ghostly charm a deadly calm And my filthy palms Reach for the harms….” British Cat Jack Peñate has got a new track called “Tonight’s Today” that I can’t get out of my head….in the best way. A…
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The Look Spring 2009: Disco meets Deco French Riviera
I’m looking forward to spring, if only to feel the sun on my shoulders. For a some of the looks I am itching to recreate (or at least scope) click here some highlights: Tracy Reese’s collection has me laced all up in it…. Disco meets Deco French Riviera is a pervasive look, alongside a lot…
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the Brooklyn Circus
So, I am in in love with a carney The Brooklyn Circus. Great boutique in the NYC. But was I excited to discover that said fly-ass boutique has an outpost here in Chicago! The BKC has got great urban clothing that is for folks doing holy work (i.e.: not so-fly-you-can’t-get-your-hands-dirty). They say on their site,…
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Book Review: More than just Race
(Norton Press, 2009) According to William Julius Wilson, author of More Than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City (in stores March 2009), “the disproportionate number of low-skilled black males in this country is one of the legacies of historical segregation and discrimination”. This statement cuts cleanly the notion that class-ism is…
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Delicious Whispers of Light
New York’s Francis and the Lights are garnering some delicious whispers. Why? The sound is Bowie meets Prince. What else do you need to know? Listen… ….and click here to buy their current 45rpm (tee-hee).
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