This Friday, stop by Reward to catch a whiff of Six Scents Series Two, designer fragrances from Toga, Henrik Vibskov, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Richard Nicoll, House of Holland and Damir Doma, and preview the short film that accompanies each scent. Smells like fashion.
We're excited to introduce our new Music Mondays—five free songs to start the week off right. Download and keep it to yourself, or embed the player on your own blog to share the love. After all, everyone needs a little help recovering from the weekend.
You have to be insane not to strike quick and grab yourself a copy of William Boone's new zine. He is one of my complete and total favorite artists around and you need to go spend an hour sorting through all of his posted work ASAP. Then try to get one of the limited zines. -Jen
Wolfbats come to roost at Space 1026 this Friday, with a woodcut installation that includes sculptures and murals, snakes, eagles, angry beasts and wolfbats, of course.
Because you never know when you'll need Avoid the Noid, Naomi Campbell or Geo Tracker desktop wallpapers. It could be soon.
Photographer Dominic Episcopo dishes up some "United Steaks." What carnivore wouldn't want Texas to land on their plate? (Via Oh Joy!)
For Red Bull's Public Assembly, they challenged two local party promoters to throw the best party they could, and the winner gets the go-ahead to throw a no-holds-barred event in NYC. How does this affect you? As part of the contest, Simplefly is giving away 600 free tickets to an Amanda Blank show next Tuesday at Woody's.
Drew Olanoff was diagnosed with cancer this past May, and ever since then has been blaming everything on his cancer. Blame Drew's Cancer is hosting a 12-hour long benefit, The Blame-A-Thon, on September 9th with all of the proceeds donated to Livestrong. The Blame-A-Thon will include a full line up of bands at the North Star Bar, a raffle, giveaways, events at Indy Hall, and the Taco Bell Truck.
After enough radness to get them booted from the Flying W, Making Time found a new spot to hold their final pool party of 2009. And it's even in the city. Read the full story here.
Brian and Bobby Speak is a blog featuring the written correspondence of Brian McTear and Bobby Wolter. Brian and Bobby have both spent their lives battling Cystic Fibrosis, and due to the dangers of CF, Brian and Bobby have never actually met. It is under these circumstances that they forged an intimate and long lasting friendship. The honesty with which they discuss death, love, and life, among a wide range of subjects, is refreshing, hilarious, and at times, heartbreaking. Sadly, Bobby Wolter, an Urban employee and dear friend, passed away early Saturday due to complications from CF. As his letters to Brian show, Bobby was one of a kind. A sweet, caring, and open person, he brimmed with life even as he struggled with it daily. For those of us who knew him, he is absolutely irreplaceable. For those that weren't lucky enough to meet Bobby, you can get to know him through his letters.
Steve Powers' Love Letter project is romantic enough that we might have to start joy riding the train. (Via PSFK.)
If Max G. Morton's new book "Looking For The Magic" isn't sold out by now, I'd say all you lucky Philly residents ought to head down to Juan & Juanita's and grab yourself a copy quick. Max wows everyone once again with his latest book of wild childhood tales and how he lived through it all to become the impossibly perfect writer he is today. X - Jen
With tunes from Fruit Bats, War Paint, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Choir of Young Believers, Fool's Gold, Discovery, Lightning Dust, Jay Reatard and oodles more on our sixth LSTN compilation, you'd need extra phalanges to count all these free tracks.
Jewelry designer Lauren Manoogian uses tape and paper clips to construct her accessories, taking office-boredom crafting to new highs.
AJ Fosik has quite the collection of knitted beer sweaters. The sweaters, which are from the 70's and 80's were found and rescued and are now part of AJ's collection. Although the sweaters are not for sale, this should not stop you from being inspired and making your own.
A semi-annual warehouse sale hosted by local favorites Sugarcube and Third Street Habit, SugarHabit hauls out the goods from brands such as Opening Ceremony, Isabel Marant, Clu, Repetto, F-Troupe, Lyell, Steven Alan and APC. This year, the event also includes Reward, so get yourself to Shirt Corner at 3rd and Market bright and early tomorrow morning. In fact, maybe you shouldn't even go out tonight.
The Fleisher/Ollman Gallery asked Will Oldham, also known as Bonnie Prince Billy, to select contemporary works that he fancies. The resulting show is Frenz, comprised of eleven different artists working nationally and internationally. The show includes works by Shary Boyle, Able Brown, Lori Damiano, Kyle Field, Jill Gallenstein,
Sammy Harkham, Alan Licht, Ashley Macomber, Joanne Oldham, Leslie Shows
and Spencer Sweeney. Frenz indeed.
