Urban Outfitters

From DC 06/05/09

Beautiful Swimmers’ “Oh Yea” Video permalink

Layering 80’s workout videos into a sexy fever dream, Aurora Halal and Ashiq Khondker’s visuals are the perfect accompaniment for Beautiful Swimmers’ spacey, world-music-tinged electro. 

From Paris 05/29/09

Chanel Paris-Moscow Pre-Fall Accessories Video permalink

I honestly don’t know how they do it. This Chanel Pre-Fall video brings you into this fantasy mindset for just a few minutes before reality sets back in and you then realize you are unfortunately not one of the lucky girls trying on one of those spectacular headdresses. Nice 7 minute daydream though. X - Jen

From New York 05/29/09

Cool, Casual, by Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Cool, Casual, by Slow and Steady Wins the Race permalink

Slow and Steady Wins the Race, the conceptual New York-based fashion line, has now created Cool, Casual, a collection exclusively for Urban Outfitters that combines clever construction with a humorous, quirky, and casual aesthetic. In conjunction, the Slow and Steady Wins the Race pop-up shop is now open at Space 15 Twenty, as well as Slam Dunk, a Slow and Steady Wins the Race-curated art show at Space 15 Twenty’s Gallery Space. Here, you can find the entire Cool, Casual, lookbook, and a special video Slow and Steady Wins the Race created just for UO. 

From London 05/27/09

Henry Holland Meets...

Henry Holland Meets… permalink

Who wouldn’t spill their guts to this guy? Henry Holland puts his formidable interviewing skills to use for a video series for British Vogue: “I’m here with Alexander Wang. We’re going to ask him very probing questions. Or not. Whatever.”

From Elsewhere 05/19/09

In B Flat

In B Flat permalink

In B Flat is Darren Solomon’s musical YouTube collage that’s surprisingly beautiful and relaxing. 

From Los Angeles 05/15/09

Kitsuné x The Cobrasnake permalink

Mark Hunter and Kitsuné have teamed up to release a digital EP, Kitsuné x The Cobrasnake, which drops on June 1. Hunter directed the video for Classixx‘s “I Get You,” and whaddayaknow, it’s like a Cobrasnake photo come to life. 

From Oslo 05/05/09

Days of Thunder permalink

Days of Thunder is a mountain bike competition now in its second year, and it features some of the most bad-ass riders from Europe and around the world. What goes up must come down...sometimes painfully. 

From Los Angeles 05/04/09

Maestro Knows permalink

Filmmaker, artist, skate rat and all-around lovable guy Levi Maestro gained a cult following with his online show Maestro Knows, which was often just him hanging out, or driving around in his car. Tonight, Alife at Space 15 Twenty hosts a special screening of Maestro Knows episodes, plus extra footage from the Levi’s past couple of years. As laidback a kid as he is, if Levi’s videos don’t inspire you to get off your ass and do something, we don’t know what will.

From Elsewhere 04/24/09

Subprime

Subprime permalink

Motionographer Mike Winkelman uses a cute, colorful animation to put the current housing crisis into a nutshell. 

From Philadelphia 04/22/09

Print Liberation Flagship Store permalink

Print Liberation are some of our favorite local T-shirt designers and to promote the opening of their new store in Northern Liberties, they’ve channeled sleazy carpet salesmen and made a commercial.

From New York 04/16/09

UO Shoots: Skye Parrot & Valentine Fillol-Cordier

UO Shoots: Skye Parrot & Valentine Fillol-Cordier permalink

In addition to their photographer+model relationship, Skye Parrott and Valentine Fillol-Cordier are also close friends and frequent collaborators. In an editorial for Dossier Journal—a magazine that Parrott co-founded with Katherine Krause—Parrott and Fillol-Cordier paired up once again to present their take on Kim Gordon’s Mirror/Dash collection. The resulting images are just as dreamy, romantic and rock ‘n’ roll as we would imagine them to be.

From Los Angeles 04/08/09


Spike Jonze “Everyone Poops” permalink

Yep, it’s fake. But that doesn’t mean it can’t still be genius. 

From Philadelphia 04/08/09

Man Man

Man Man “Rabbit Habits” permalink

Ear chocolate. Yum!

From Elsewhere 04/06/09

Los Colorados

Los Colorados permalink

We don’t like Katy Perry. But a Ukrainian polka band covering Katy Perry, we can totally get down with that. 

From London 03/25/09

Jack Penate “Today’s Tonight” permalink

Wow. There are so many surprises in this video, we can’t even begin to list them. 

From Montreal 03/24/09

Handsome Furs “I’m Confused” permalink

A recent article in the New Yorker touted how vampires are so hot right now. What about zombies? So hot they’re cold.

From Austin 03/23/09

It Was True permalink

The secret that wasn’t a secret this week was that Kanye West was going to show up at the Good Music showcase, the final performance at the four-day Levi’s/Fader Fort. Sure enough, he did, and put on a hype show that left several thousand people incredibly happy. The highlights were when West and protégé Kid Cudi played the Crookers’ remix of Cudi’s “Day N Nite” and just basically freaked out on stage, and when Common and Texas-born Erykah Badu showed up for a couple of songs. Getting up to the front would have taken a trio of bodyguards or a stun gun, but thankfully, the FADER has posted several good videos from the night.

From Austin 03/23/09

Lemonade permalink

When a band is called Lemonade and their MySpace is bananasandecstasy, you might expect this. Or you might not. 

From Austin 03/22/09

Nomo permalink

Nomo’s band members hail from the colder climates of Michigan and Chicago, so they were probably sweating like crazy in Austin’s mid-afternoon heat, but they’re so cool you’d never know.

From Austin 03/21/09

Chairlift

Chairlift permalink

Chairlift’s Caroline Polachek and their manager made these nifty school-photo-like flyers to promote their shows in Austin this week. Check out them performing at UO here. Sorry I occasionally cut off their heads. 

From Austin 03/20/09

Titus Andronicus permalink

We don’t know anything about Glen Rock, NJ. Judging from Titus Andronicus, it must rock. It’s a rare and special experience when you get to see a band freak out like this, especially when it is in your own backyard—er, back-lot.

From Austin 03/20/09

The Vivian Girls permalink

The Vivian Girls packed the house—er, lot—at the showcase today. Man, are they cute!

From Austin 03/19/09

The Wooden Birds permalink

A local Austin band fronted by Andrew Kenny of American Analog Set. 

From Elsewhere 03/12/09

Ricky Gervais and Elmo permalink

"It’s called acting, Mr. Gervais. Acting!” Amazing. We wish this went on forever.

From New York 03/09/09

Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Zero” permalink

Oh, Karen O—that is one killer leather jacket. 

From Australia 03/06/09

The Presets “If I Know You.” permalink

Ever since we saw Slumdog Millionaire, we can’t get enough dancing in the streets. Looks like the Presets can’t either.

From Philadelphia 03/05/09

Exit - Grand Opening Throwdown

Exit - Grand Opening Throwdown permalink

Exit, our go-to hometown skateshop, are celebrating the move from their old digs on Girard (see pic above) to their new spot in Northern Liberties this Friday by throwing a seriously multi-faceted party. OG skaterock band McRad is playing, Sammy Slice is dj’ing, Traffic are premiering their latest video Tokyo Transfer, you’ll be able to buy a limited edition Exit deck and wheels (Real and Spitfire respectively) and guzzle some free Yards, natch. If that wasn’t enough, the after party is The Bounce at the Barbary. There’s not much more to do other than suit up and show up. Exit’s event is from 6-9pm and the new shop is located at 825 N. 2nd St (bet Poplar and Brown). Get there.

From Los Angeles 03/04/09

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Erin Wasson x RVCA Fall 09 permalink

The behind-the-scenes video for Erin Wasson’s Fall collection for RVCA is basically five minutes of Wasson flipping her hair. Not that we’re complaining about that. Not at all. If Wasson wanted to beat us up, we’d let her. 

From Philadelphia 03/02/09

Snow Day permalink

We wish.

From New York 02/27/09

The Gay Blades permalink

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