Editors Picks this week in Flash Sales 10/26/12

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Azealia Banks, Armin Van Buuren and Temper Trap/RAC

Azealia Banks dropped a new track called JUMANJI, which brings very similar bounce to that of "212" but I'd say has a superior instrumental hook. JUMANJI is definitely in step with her other work, if not better. I love Azealia, I really do. She's crisp concise and flavorful. JUMANJI brings the energy, flows and spirit of a dame who has been mastering the game since its inception. I love this up and comer, she's like the bastard child of Nikki Minaj and a Brooklyn's Hipster out to avenge herself from her horrible parents.

In addition, here's some new Armin for you. Its called "We are Here to Make Some Noise." It follows pretty closely along with his body of work. Regardless, Armin is the biggest Trance DJ in the world for a reason. This track roams a little into the category of progressive house, but Buuren says he is not going to depart from trance.I remember watching his Ultra set online and just being blown away. He doesn't disappoint on this track.

Armin Van Buuren- We Are Here to Make Some Noise 






Temper Trap and RAC combine. Enough said.

That NW Good: Young Diffy's New Mixtape-Still Fresher Than Your Average

Around a week ago my homie Phil Stanford, who goes by Young Diffy, dropped his latest mixtape, Still Fresher Than Your Average. I finally listened to it yesterday and have to say that Diffy kills it. The Katt Williams skits effortlessly transition into hard-hitting bangers with Diffy's signature flow and NW style. Shmokin' Drankin' is one of my new favorite cuts and I wish it was available on Spotify--it bumps. I also really like Shmokin' Grapes--Diffy kills it with an energy and don't-give-a-fuck attitude. Anyways, if you are a fan of good hip-hop you definitely need to give Young Diffy's mixtape a listen. Check the link below:

Still Fresher Than Your Average Mixtape Link

---Posted by: Karl Ryan (@karlmcdougerson)

Update Yo Self--Summer Style Guide

Summer is around the corner and it is about time for everyone to start their summer internships. Studies have proven that appearance plays a large role in how employers react toward's said person's performance--so make your job a little easier and swag yourself out a bit. I am going to post a couple of my favorite clothing sites, as well as some of my favorite items. Check it out:

Site One: Dover St. Market
I came across this site when I was searching for some Commes des Garcons Play tees. This store is based out of England so expect a pricier-than-normal shipping fee but I believe the selection they have makes it well worth any extra shipping expense. They primarily carry Commes des Garcons' sub-brand 'Play' which is known for its iconic 'Heart with Eyes' graphic. Seriously though, go to this site and check out all of the tabs on the side--almost every item on their site will increase your fresh level 100%. My top picks are the CDG 'Shirt Forever' button-ups. They come in an awesome variety of colors and have three different fits: Wide Classic, Narrow Classic, and Small Button-Down.
SHOP SITE: DOVER STREET MARKET

Beatles CDG T-Shirt 

Price: $109.51

CDG 'Shirt Forever' Wide Classic Fit

Price: $277.07

Inoue Brothers Skull Men's T-Shirt

Price: Unavailable, Shirt is launching soon

Play T-Shirt

Price: $116.11

Site Two: Evisu Genes
Currently under the creative direction of Scott Morrison, the co-founder of denim brands, Earnest Sewn and Paper Denim & Cloth, Evisu is a fantastic go-to denim brand that boasts great fit and styling. Their graphic tees also boast a unique style that will interest you if you are into streetwear t-shirts. I am a huge fan of the last 'Valentine' Tee. It has a really cool Keith Haring-inspired graphic where the classic man is replaced with a Buddha.
SHOP SITE: EVISU GENES


Sale Items:

Classic Straight Fit Sanjo Jeans 

Price-$122.08

Heritage Evisu Tee 

Price-$33.17

Full Price Items:

Lot. 2008 Twisted Seam Coloured Shorts (also available in Red)

Price-$139.33

Valentine's Tee 

Price-$79.62

Yo Mr Mesagog, Remember When Robot Chicken Was Funny

The Phenomenal '04

You’re standing next to the computer, iPod, or miscellaneous music player at your friend’s college house party when the resident in charge of the music selection has to take a tinkle, yack his brains out, or pursue that hawt chick he talked to twice in philosophy class. Silence… What just happened? You’re now on DJ duty.

Fear immediately sets in as responsibility for the party’s audio selection and general vibe now falls squarely on your shoulders. You don’t want to be the butthead that ruins the party, so you ask yourself, “What song do I put on?”

Option A: Play that new song that you’ve had on repeat in your head since you discovered it three days ago. This option gives you the obvious benefit of hearing the song you’ve been bumping lately, and perhaps becoming the one prophetic individual that enlightens the masses with a revolutionary new jam, you just found on Joints and Cheese. On the flip side, you run the risk of nobody having any idea what is playing or the crowd not feeling it. It’s a high-risk, high-reward situation, but one you may be willing to entertain based on your confidence in the song and/or blood-alcohol content.

Option B: Play the song atop the radio charts currently. Odds are the ladies in attendance know all the words and will sing along, and whether guys like it or not, they are used to hearing it. You are unlikely to make a statement – a lost opportunity to assert your awesomeness – with this selection, but its popularity and prevalence makes it a smaller risk than swinging for the fences with Option A.

While both Option A and B are viable choices, Option C holds The Secret to keeping everyone grooving and partying away.

Option C: It may be by some statistical anomaly that music from this year was simply superior, or it may be that the songs stir up fond memories of awkward middle school dances for current collegiates whom are still nostalgic about the days when grinding would land them a trip the principal’s office… but the sole low-risk, high-reward pick is Hip-Hop from 2004.

Even a small sample of chart toppers from ’04 reveals what those keen to The Secret already knew: there are no shortage of sure thing jams from the 2004 Hip-Hop/R&B crop.

Usher – Yeah!

Terror Squad – Lean Back

Twista ft. Kanye West & Jamie Foxx – Slow Jamz

J-Kwon - Tipsy

Kelis - Milkshake

Ludacris – Stand Up

Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz – Get Low

Chingy – Holidae Inn

Murphy Lee – Wat Da Hook Gon Be

Kevin Lyttle – Turn Me On

This is not to say that the surplus of excellent track in 2004 overshadow any and all other potential jams. What's important here though is the high density longevity that 2004 has brought us. And for that we thank you.

Bro-chievement Award: Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel, I would like to award you with a "Bro-chievement Award" for your fantastic job on calling out and making a fool of Jay Leno on his own show. I don't think I have ever laughed harder watching Jay Leno... so congratulations.

To give some context: Jay Leno is a douche-bag. A huge douche-bag. If you weren't aware of what went down with Leno and Conan O'Brien, I'll give you the basic gist: Back in '04, O'Brien and Leno made a deal that O'Brien would take over the Tonight Show in '09. When '09 rolled around, O'Brien took Leno's post at the Tonight Show and Leno moved to a prime-time slot. Unfortunately, Leno's primetime slot tanked and had abysmal viewership. Now Leno, being the fat-chinned douche bag he is decided to go back to his 11:30 slot and push O'Brien's "Tonight Show" to 12:05. This was such a douchey move because how can you push "The Tonight Show" out of its classic 11:30 spot into... tomorrow? It wasn't Conan's fault that Leno couldn't provide the ratings for a primetime show that he had chosen to start.

Jimmy Kimmel, being the bro that he is decided to take to fellow late-night host O'Brien's side and call Leno out for his douch-iness on his on show. Check out the video above for one of the greatest moments in "Bros Helping Out Other Bro's" history. It is truly classic.

---Karl Ryan (@karlmcdougerson)

Watch This Film: Carnage

I just watched this Roman Polanski film a couple of days ago and am pleased to say it was awesome. It is based upon a French play called "God of Carnage"  by Yasmin Reza. This screwball comedy is centered around two couples who meet to discuss how one of the couples sons assaulted the other's son at a playground one afternoon. 

The conversation that ensues between the couples as they discuss this event is hysterical and nothing short of brilliant. This film allows each member of the ensemble cast to exercise their acting skills accordingly and each does so in their own unique manner. Jodie Foster plays an eager-to-please liberal mom, while Kate Winslet is the foil to Foster, playing an uptight woman. John C. Reilly is hysterical as the laid-back dad contrasting with Christoph Waltz's performance as an apathetic business man. 

As the movie goes on, the dialogue becomes increasingly absurd and events get out of hand. By the midway point when John C. Reilly breaks out the Scotch you almost want to pour a glass of booze for yourself and join in on the fun--it is infectious. It is fun to see all of these actors come together in a piece that allows them to individually showcase their acting skills. I highly recommend you check out this film, it is available now for rental. Check out the trailer after the jump.

The Wheel in the Sky

I have a friend with some kind of connection to a DJ in New York, named John Hamilton. The man is absolutely blowing up. I checked out some of his music today and found a couple rather uninspired mixes, consisting of compilations of last week’s polecat’s favorite songs to blow lines to. All the usual suspects of some college freshman’s first electro mix are present in the mix. Ellie Goulding, Pitbull, Eva Simmons and every other female voice devoid of substance or caliber litter the audio waves of this booming artist's feature mixes. I feel the need to reign down criticisms with the intesity of 10,000 white hot suns in a rather biblical fashion... but I find simply myself unable to do so. Dopamine is literally bull rushing my synapses, inspiring me to reflect on how much I love my friends and my life. I am invigorated and inspired by unoriginal 135 bpm slosh in a manner I can only describe as atypical euphoria.  Zero fucks are being given to anomaly of why I like John Hamilton so much. Cliches are sloshing my cochlea’s in a uniquely stimulating fashion; And what I have rediscovered is my long-standing theory of sinusoidal musical tastes.

Last Week's Pole Cat

For every reaction there is an equal or greater reaction. I don’t fucking know, something like that. I don’t know physics. No matter how superficially popular music rises, a deep overly maudlin reaction will occur. For every Europe, there will be a Nirvana. For every Elvis there will be a Bob Dylan, and for every Isley Brothers there will be a Ramones or a Johnny Cash. Music moves progressively, but not always in a unwavering forward fashion. The synth will only build so high until a counter to builds derivative from the dissent of that generations youth. This is not news, I have long expressed this and would be rather naïve to think I was the only one who has come to this conclusion. What is news is that the superficiality of music is at an all time high and rising. No one can truly encapsulate all the relevant factors in the explosion of electronic music into popular culture over the past ten years. But one thing is clear, it is a genre that will go down hand in hand with rock-n-roll and hip-hop as being one of the most generationally defining musical genres. It is truly unprecedented in progression, but the critical element is that it is also unprecedented in superficiality.

But what is important about this is the ways in which I am now finding to be important. What is greater? The truth or catharsis provided in the depth of musical artistry. Or the entertainment and cultural value of musically devoid tracks that seemingly assisted in changing the landscape of a generation's common experience?

(Before you jump on the hipster bandwagon of musical artistry being superior and that "disco sucks", realize that you’re conception was likely derived from disco that "sucked" or another song that had little to no musical or artistic value. The place for popular music is clear and proper. One for mating purposes, have you ever fingered a girl in a dance club blasting “Heart Shaped Box?”) Without John Hamilton’s uninspired bangers and the monotony of house music in general; M83, Air, Theivery Corporation, LCD Soundsystem, FC Hayling or whomever you find to be worthy of note in the Alternative Electronic Scene would be unable to derive their value. And is therefore existent as a baseline for comparison. If everything and everyone was truly exceptional, wouldn't that make no one exceptional.

The only problem with this model of thought is that it assumes that each musical or creative endeavor attempts to acheive exceptionality in the same category. Creative endeavors attempt to capture a feeling of emotion. The emotion being expressed in the works of Mr. Hamilton, or any other pop artist for that matter from Ms. Perry, to GaGa to Taio Cruz, may differ and seem superficial and simplistic in the category of joyousness, however if they are able to serve as an escapist vehicle for a young man or woman, have the not achieved a valuable deed? Maybe there is escapism in superficiality and simplicity. Maybe this wasn't lost in the feathered hair or bell bottoms of the 70's and 80's.

After turning to Mr. Hamilton in a horrible exam induced state of dread and finding solace in simplicity, I see mildly that maybe that coexistence is present in musical complexity. And that the musical wheel in the sky may not have been turning after all, but rather, the moods and emotions of a young man have and coexistence in genres that "suck" or are dead have been there silently the entire time.

Yours truly,

The Astute Citizen.

--- Post by Gabe Piacentini

Name This Sandwich Contest

As an astute citizen, Joints and Cheese never stops helping Americans increase their blood pressure, cholesterol and any other important health category one delicious creation at a time. What we have here, ladies and gentlemen, is The Cockpit Kitchen Creation #1. The only problem is we need your help naming this Sandwich.

The ___________

1/3 lb Seasoned Ground Beef
1/4 lb Louisiana Hot Link (Split and Grilled)
1 slice of Meat Lovers Pizza
Piled High with Chips
2 Slices of Melted Medium Sharp Tillamook Cheddar Slices
Served on a Toasted Roll slathered with melted butter, mustard and Sweet Baby Ray's

It was damn fucking good. You name it, we'll keep the creations coming.

Send in Culinary Creations to jointsandcheese@gmail.com

--Cooked, Conceived and Posted by Gabe Piacentini

HEE-DAA-HEE-DAA-HEE-DAA-HEE-DAA: Welcome to New Orleans Bounce Music

I am sure that if you spend time on Youtube you are aware of "The Walmart Song". If not, here is the video:

I shop at this Wal-Mart...

This ass-clapping, trance-like bass rhythm, with repetitive vocals makes up the core foundation of New Orleans 'Bounce' Music. I will never forget the first time I happened upon a Bounce concert. It was my freshman year at Tulane and I was attending Voodoo Music Festival over Halloween weekend. As we were leaving the festival on the third and final day, we heard this crazy beat coming from a huge circus tent. We followed the noise and came upon a Sissy Nobby & Big Freedia concert. What we saw was a fat black woman yelling into a microphone as ten or so women were doing lewd dance moves on the stage. Some women were straight up humping the floor, while others were just perched against the DJ table making their asses clap. View the following video to get an idea of what was going on:

As you can see it is essentially just a lot of girls shaking their asses-and hard-while Nobby DJ's/motivates the dancing. It is an absolute blast to watch and inspires the audience to dance along with the crazy beat and even crazier emcees. Another reason why it is so much fun is because of its regional unique-ness. Bounce music pervades the New Orleans music scene in the same way that Crunk swept ATL and how the Thizzle Dance is wholly Bay-Area. The Bounce scene has been around since the early eighties, arising out of the hypnotic chants of the Mardi Gras Indians (women would shake their asses to these chants).

If you find yourself bobbing to the beat of these videos, I would highly recommend checking out Diplo's new cut, "Express Yourself" featuring Jamaican dancehall singer Nicky Da B. Diplo is always a man to follow regional music trends and he borrows heavily from Bounce music in "Express Yourself". It works perfectly with Diplo's hard-hitting beats and great lyrics: "Express yourself/Release & go/Attack the floor/and work it low!" Check out the video below, it has all the same dancing as the above videos (but with Diplo smoking a joint!) to the soundtrack of a great Diplo-produced song.

If you are interested where this video takes place, it is in the Bywater... near the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans. Check out the pizzeria "Pizza Delicious" if you want to see where the dancing from this video takes place.

The song is available on Spotify with a Radio Edit, Extended Mix, Acapella, Instrumental, as well as another song called "No Problem" featuring Flinch & Kay.

MAKE THAT ASS CLAP!

---Karl Ryan (@karlmcdougerson)

Santa Clara Hairpiece Club for Men Revives Era of Decadent Locks

SANTA CLARA, CA - The clock strikes 9 p.m. on Friday night and gentlemen clad in all styles of artificial hairpieces begin to arrive at their de facto headquarters, a house just off Santa Clara University’s campus known by its alias, Club Rio.

These fine members have their hairpieces on tight,

as they will shortly be House Johnson'd and only a

 hack would loose their hairpiece. 

Don’t be fooled by the young men with the mullets, rattails, and pageboy cuts gathering at Club Rio, this is no glam rock concert. No, this is the calm before the storm that will soon become the Tony Perkis Workout Extravaganza – the first party of the quarter hosted by the Santa Clara Hairpiece Club for Men.

Equipped with their finest hairpieces and their cheapest wine, beer, or liquor, the twenty-some male Santa Clara students comprising the group file in. They begin to pour drinks, achieving a healthy buzz before the festivities commemorating Tony Perkis – Ben Stiller’s character in the film Heavyweights, known for his magnificent long hair – are to start.

As guests constantly shuffle in and the drinks continue to flow, Club Rio becomes, as promised, a full-blown hairpiece extravaganza by midnight. Another success in the books for the Santa Clara Hairpiece Club For Men.

Santa Clara Hairpiece Club for Women?

The Tony Perkis Workout Extravaganza is but the latest in a long line of events put on by the Santa Clara Hairpiece Club For Men dating back to its inception. The name of the club connotes a tie to the university and a formal structure, but to be clear, this is simply a group of individuals that find mutual pleasure in a finely groomed hairpiece and a few glasses of chardonnay. In fact, the original members founded the loose organization in 2009 as a laidback, easy-going alternative to the established social options in college.

The transition from high school to college can be difficult to cope with. Finding a niche in an unfamiliar environment of new students and surroundings is a challenge that all incoming students must inevitably face. Perhaps most unsettling, there is no prescribed way to go about it.

Some turn to the Greek system to build their social structure, certain students join on-campus organizations, and others take up club sports. But this unique group at Santa Clara University spurned all the traditional avenues and found their social circle in the least likely of unifying factors: artificial hairpieces.

Turn On: Dudes in Hairpieces
Photo Courtesy of Bagel Johnson

One group of friends in Santa Clara’s class of 2011 started out as a mere collection of students just trying to find their place. Like so many others, they spent their weekend nights at house parties around Santa Clara letting the existing social scene call their shots.

“One day we hit Savers or some thrift store like that and just came across some wigs,” says Kurt Natter, a founding member of the group. “These things were hilarious, and we weren’t not going to buy them. It wasn’t too long until we started wearing them out at night and it just caught on.”

Alas, the Santa Clara Hairpiece Club for Men was born. Slowly but surely it began catering to a section of the student population fond of outlandish accessories but not so high on defined institutional structures.

The appeal of fraternities is bred from their promise of brotherhood and time-honored traditions. Campus groups are typically founded on social activism, shared aspirations, and a routine schedule of events. The Santa Clara Hairpiece Club for Men is unique not only in that it is centered on unorthodox accessories, but also in its uncharacteristically loose organization.

Phil DiTulio, a rising star in the Hairpiece
 Movement asks, "What? Are you not gonna wear
 a hairpiece? C'mon"

“The spontaneity of it, the randomness. We don’t even have a defined set of members, just throw a hairpiece on and that’s pretty much it, see what happens,” says member Christian Workman. “Whenever anyone puts a hairpiece on it’s always a good time, always positive energy and that’s what we’re looking for in putting this together. It adds another dimension to our social life.”

The group has no official tie to the school, and for now that is how they would like to keep it. But just because the club’s members do not wish to formalize their status does not mean they are slouches when it come to their wigs. Of all accessories they could have chosen to identify with the hairpiece is far from arbitrary.

Nick Munoz, a prophet of  sorts ponders why
Rick James ever went out of style.

“I’m not a fashion expert, but with the current state of male hair you tend to see shorter haircuts in comparison to the eras of the seventies and eighties,” Workman says. “Where’s the mullet? Where’s the greased-back hair? You don’t see that as much anymore. Nowadays it’s really more clean-cut, clean-shaven.”

The concept of the group is simple, yet poignant. Members meet up before an evening of hitting the town and grab their finest hairpieces in hopes of inspiring awe and astonishment. They then proceed to party the night away, channeling the essence of an era when the male hairdo was still provocative.

Though the title might suggest a drearily singular focus, the Santa Clara Hairpiece Club for Men has found ways to incorporate other elements while remaining true to their roots as hair enthusiasts. In their attempt to embody past decades the club has also added velour tracksuits, sunglasses, sparkly blazers, and visors to their repertoire at one time or another.

Similar hairpiece clubs are not popping up on campuses nationwide, at least not yet. But professor of social psychology at SCU, Dr. Amara Brook, is not surprised that this trend has materialized.

She's a Doctor, listen up.

“Whenever you get a countercultural organization like that, they tend to have a stronger bond and stick together,” says Dr. Brook. “When it’s such a stigmatizing and unusual trait as a false hairpiece, it will usually draw the group closer.”

The Santa Clara Hairpiece Club for Men could not agree more, as it continues to add new members intent on joining the lifestyle. Some call the club preposterous, others call it avant-garde, but the fact of the matter is that the inebriated men wearing hairpieces are here to stay.

----Post By Connor Witt

Summer Blockbuster Trailer Awards

Summer Blockbusters tickle me in a rather unique manner. Many negative things are often said about summer blockbusters, from the mouths of the pretentious. They are said to give an eerie look into the shallow mind of the average American, that they are the pinnacle of modern literary ineptitude, and that they are nothing more than an escapist vehicle for crippled lives of the American public.  But I for one, wish to take a stand for them. Sure a cheesy Optimus Prime quote has never inspired true justice or raised awareness about injustice, but there will always be a place in my heart for these pieces of Americana derived from 2 hours of constant visual stimulation. This year's batch of blockbuster trailers have begun to hit the internet waves. As an astute citizen, Joints and Cheese feels compelled to bring you the first ever Joints and Cheese  Movie Trailer Awards. Enjoy.

The Shit Superheroes Say Award: Avengers Assemble

Alternative Title: Samuel L. Jackson Saves the World While Getting Pissed off at a Bunch of White Folk 3

All Sarcasm aside, this looks pretty awesome in terms of visual stimulation. I will likely see this on a rainy day this summer and feel moderately inspired for about 15 minutes after. I really like Mark Ruffallo and hopefully he will be able to bring solace to the identity of Hollywood's Hulk. My main question though is: What the fuck is that guy with the Bow and Arrow gonna do? Comic book nerds are likely rejoicing at Hawk Eye's inclusion; however I for one find his inclusion on the team reprehensible.

Also Filed Under  "I Wonder What Happens in This Film Award," "The I Wonder If There Will Be a Sequel Award" and "The Ridiculous Technology Differencials Award." Additional note: runner up to "The We Stole Michael Bay's Villians Award."

The Best Big Daddy Sequel Award: That's My Boy.

I never thought I'd say this, but I am really enjoying Happy Madison's developing cocaine propensities. It has delivered us Rad Omen and now this. Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg team up on this prodigal father film filled with yelling, drinking and improvements on the ping pong ball trick. Lucky for Donny he likely doesn't owe 43K because the prediction is coming from Rex Ryan. Maybe Sandler could have left the Little Nicky voice in hell where it belongs, but on a scale of 1 to Happy Gilmore I give it just below a Big Daddy, not bad for Happy Madison's umpteenth film. Im not going to lie, I very much anticipate  myself throwing this DVD on at 3am after a night out many a time years down the road.  I hope this film joins the second generation of good Happy Madison flick's such as Grandma's Boy, and avoids the Bucky Larson triangle of disaster. (Apologies, but even you the most jingoistic patrons of the nation of Happy Madison, must agree.)  And by the way, the teacher in this trailer is naked for the majority of season 3 of Californication... Also filed under "The Where Am I Gonna Get That Kinda Cash Award," and the "I wish I was 12 again Award."

The I Cant Believe It's Now a Trilogy Award: Men in Black 3




MIB 3 may have just won this category because it had no opponents; however, this third installment breaks the 4th Dimension. Also filed under "The Best Aggressive Side Part Award," "The We Stole Michael Bay's Villians Award," "The Culturally introspective Award" and "The You've already Seen The Whole Movie Now Award."

The Rico Dynamite Award: Touchback
Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite gets an opportunity to see what would have happened if he hadn't of broke his leg in "that game." I wonder if he learns valuable lessons about life, through athletics.



Also Filed Under: "The Evidence Snake Plissken Can't Act Award"

The Character Seeimingly Based on Nic Cage's Real Life: Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance


Ghost Rider 1 has been on FX a couple of times in the last month. Once specifically, right as I was enjoying the trailer of Vampire's Kiss and Nic Cage Losing His Shit, as I was currently on a Nic Cage bender I decided to watch the entire film. Needless to say, I still have no idea what the film is about. However, I did have a couple excellent laughs and couldn't help but think that while he seemingly hasn't paid off his debt to the banks, he most certainly has paid his debt to society. Nic Cage we thank you here at Joints and Cheese for giving us so much content to write about.




Notable Other Trailers That Suck:

The Amazing Spider-Man. You give them a second chance and they still do a horrible job casting Spider Man.

Movies That Likely Wont Suck Section

The I Just Jizzed On My Keyboard Award: The Dark Knight Rises

This article began to parody shitty movies that are soon to come out; but as youtube drew me further and further into its depths, it was only a matter of time until I was reminded of Nolan's final Batman flick impending. The Dark Knight  is (potentially) the greatest superhero film of all time. I won't even say anything else, teasing is cruel.

The Amelie Award: We Have A Pope

This award goes out to the film trailer that looks most likely capture the magical balance of comedy, drama and most importantly charm. This year award goes to We Have a Pope. This trailer looks terrific. Charmingly ironic in a poignantly effortless fashion is the best way to describe what the film appears to be, without using more than two adverbs in one sentence. While not being a blockbuster, We Have a Pope's trailer was too good to pass up. Maybe the New Pope is just anxious someone will be required to touch his balls. Or maybe that the church doesn't have the money to cover it up afterwards. Also filed under "The Bring It On 11: The Vatican Edition."


--- Posted By Gabe Piacentini

Meet Mr. Yo Shitara

Mr. Yo Shitara is a fashion designer based out of the Harajuku district in Tokyo. His brand, called 'The Beams' is well known both nationally and globally. I found out about him and did some research on Shitara after I read an interview on him in the latest Mr. Porter Weekly Journal. The Beams, whose corporate tag-line is 'Happy Life Solution Company', seems to be reflective of our cultural times. It is a known-fact that Japan is extremely Western-influenced and in this interview Shitara describes his new weekend wear brand, "Beams Plus," as "inspired by classic American casual clothes, the style of President John F Kennedy and the life of Mr Ernest Hemingway, in particular." That is not to see he isn't tuned in with his national culture--his office, as shown in this interview, is a carefully curated space that one could spend time going from object to object and observing the curiosities Shitara has obtained over his lifetime. When asked about his collection of objects in his office, Shitara replied, "My collection transcends genre, nationality or historical background. Although it seems chaotic it's a mirror of the times." This is a great quote because it reflects on the current cultural state we are in. A Japanese fashion designer, whom has obviously partaken an interest in Western culture and ideas, has realized that our 'times' is one that you can't define in a particular genre. There is so much out there find that why would you limit your interests to just one particular field? Just a thought I had when reading his interviews. The links below are the sources I have used for this article as well as some of my favorite Beams clothing items/accesories I found on their Roppongi Store blog. Check it out.

The watch with the red band is FRESH

Franck Muller (watch-maker) iPhone case, sold exclusively at Beams. Retails for around $1,358

I would like these shoes

Note the American-Classic influences

Dope shoes X 4

 Hype Beast Interview
General Information

---Posted by Karl Ryan (@karlerikolimb)