Hear Hear: Portugal. The Man

I'm having a hipster moment because I'm PISSED I'm just discovering this band now! Portugal. The Man is like a mixture of Foster the People and the Beatles (you just can't go wrong with that!) Everyone should love this band. Seriously Amazing.

And this VIDEO. MAGIC. It's a religious experience. This song is a religious experience.

Also check out Modern Jesus.

Brands to Watch: Bark Decor

There are some real hidden gems buried within Etsy, all you need is a little shove in the right direction. I'm really loving the designs over at Bark Decor.

Reasons To Love It:

1. Sophisticated color palette with neutral tones to match everything.

2. Each piece is hand printed and made-in-America.

3. The artwork is absolutely stunning.

4. Reasonably priced. You can get shittier, similar stuff from the  Anthropologie/Urban Outfitters menace for about $40 more.

5. Support small businesses and artists!

So head on over. You can get shirts, bottoms, pillows and even jewelery! I'll take one of everything.

Bark Decor

STUNNING ALERT: SLOW MO

Stunning video is stunning. Everything is perfect about it: The cast, the acting, the story, the styling...

The pretentiousness that is The Matrix makes me want to loathe slow motion shots, but slow motion is just so fascinating! Share the love with me:

1. That fabulous "Embrace Life," wear your seatbelts PSA

2.

This amazing and violent slow motion that actually inspired my photography project:

3. Where I shot "slow motion" to capture people's funny face reactions when I dumped water on them. Without them knowing....

Because with slow motion still images you can capture those subtle moments not visible to the human eye.

4. Let's just take the time to admire some great "slow" photography. (Ironically it is technically called high speed photography although you are really just "slowing things down").

Gumby gets shot in "slow motion".


Water droplet.

A Christmas ornament filled with play dough explodes.


Popping a balloon.

Popping a Water Balloon over someone's head.

More here!

5. As far as MOVIES are concerned, Accidents Happen had a more stunning scene than Neo dodging bullets. Just saying.

Blood by The Middle East if you were wondering.

Here's to loving the art without associating it with the blockbuster.

Walk Walk Walk Walk

STUNNING.

So kaledescopicdcascpow

Shinkansen ver.2 from daihei shibata on Vimeo.

So intriguing.

Stunning

In honor of Alexander McQueen, because his funeral was today and I'm STILL upset that he died, here is a S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G editorial photograph of one of his designs.

UGH!!! WHY!!!!

Hear Hear: WERQ

New Ciara ft. Missy Elliot.

OMFG THIS IS FIERCE. She would make Tyra proud. WERQ IT GURL WERQ IT. Holy shit. This is my new workout routine.

Stunning booty popping aside, this video has this dirty quality to it that just SCREAMS 90s and it makes me love it even more. At first I was like...ugh, whoever directed this chose an awful cheap camera, but now I'm like...that's kind of awesome. It's like Sir-Mix-A-Lot esque or All I wanna Do is a Zoom Zoom in your Boom Boom esque. WERQ IT VIDEO DIRECTOR.

NGL though, it reminds me of my main man...BENNY BENNASSI'S AWESOME SATISFACTION VIDEO.

Speaking of Benny Benassi. He's playing at Ampersand New Orleans TONIGHT so go push and touch people in the club to get your satisfaction.

YES YES YES and YESSSSSSSSS!!

Who better to top People's Hottest Bachelor list other than CHACE CRAWFORD!!!! Perfection. That's all I can say. Goo-- I mean, GREAT pick People. Don't forget to check out all the other hotties who made this year's hot hottie po-tottie bachelor roundup!

James BOD

Del Monte foods is coming out with a James Bondsicle. Its going to be called License To Chill bahahha. The website I found this one said:

(Note to Del Monte: A Robert Pattinson ice pop would likely end the recession…)

I couldn't agree more.

16 STUNNING Album Covers

If there is one travesty that has arisen in the era of downloading music, it is the lack of attention people pay to album cover artwork. Some CDs these days are just ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. In my effort to compile the ultimate Itunes I'm searching for the cover artwork for all of my songs and here are 16 STUNNING covers I just had to share.

16. Abbey Road - The Beatles (1969)
This cover is ICONIC which is why I rank it at 16. But the photography in this is stunning. The moment is perfect. The crispness is perfect. It is just perfect.


15. Kylie Minogue - Fever (2001)
How can Kylie NOT be stunning?


14. Lindsay Lohan - A Little More Personal (2005)
YES. SHE DID TRY TO HAVE A MUSIC CAREER. CONFESSIONS OF A BROKEN HEART IS A GOOD SONG. Lindsay Lohan can be fierce sometimes, I have to hand it to her. I personally love this cover because of the hot pink paint that contrasts everything else. And LiLo is just working the camera. GET IT GIRL.


13. Christina Aguilera - Stripped (2002)
Stripped Christina was my favorite in her raunchy, DIRRTY glory. I think she looks amazing in this cover. The simple, plain background versus all the action in her clothes and hair is a very nice effect. STUNNING.


12. Feist - The Reminder (2007)
SILOHUETTE, STUNNING.


11. Hoobastank - The Reason (2003)
The whole arrangement and general tone of this cover is so serene. The lighting work is also top notch and works well with the photo. It's also nice the cultural reference (to Malaysian monks I think) in the artwork especially with the album title.


10. The Bar Kays - Too Hot To Stop (1976)
Stunning for it's shear RIDIC-NESS. And how all the guys are WERKING different hair styles and baby oil overload. I can't even handle this! STUNNING. I think this fashion should come back in the 2010.


9. Janet Jackson - Discipline (2008)
JUST STUNNING. Janet, WERKING it like usual.


8. Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007)
That giant M in the background...STUNNING


7. Miyavi - Miyavizm (2005)
The Japanese can be stunning too! The color tones in this and lighting...STUNNING


6. Roisin Murphy - Ruby Blue (2005)
Once again, less is better. The simple background goes well with the busy graphic of Roisin who IS STUNNING in her own. Anyway the graphic is great. The fashions are hot. I love it.

5. Fischerspooner - The Best Revenge (2008)
All 3 of these were STUNNING. I had to include them all.


4. Girl Talk - Unstoppable (2006)
Greg Gillis' baby blues just make this cover. He is WERKING the camera. And I'm also a sucker for these up close portraits. STUNNING. Hot pink text, also STUNNING.


3. Suemitsu & The Suemith - The Piano It's Me (2007)
Another STUNNING Japanese album. The action of paint being poured on the guy is a great moment. Stunning.


2. Erykah Badu - Worldwide Underground (2003)
Profile shot. STUNNING. Background. STUNNING.


1. Seal - Seal II (1994)
Not only does this man have a STUNNING voice and a STUNNING family, he also has some STUNNING album covers. I'm assuming the model for this cover is Seal, and if it is he is WURKING IT. WERK BOY WERK. And the lighting in this is just ACE. Composition is perfect. It is all PERFECT. Who ever desgined this is god of album cover arts.

DO WANT, But....

This look from the Balmain SS 2009 collection has just been tearing it up left and right. FIRST, there was a huge frenzy around the jeans. (Which, yes they are cute. I think most of the love comes from how amazing they look on Anna S, the model. Because really you could get something like this from Hollister or make them yourself easy enough).

But the real amazing-ness of this look are the shoes and the jacket. Oh Lord have mercy Kelly Clarkson Eddie Murphy THAT JACKET. I DO WANT.


Here's someone from the Paris Vogue team rocking the another, kind of different, SS09 Balmain military jacket in denim. She is WORKING IT. Jackets are so fierce.


Here's Queen Beyonce ALSO working that jacket. It's a happy break from her usual style because she usually looks a hot, gaudy, mess.

And here is the website that sells the jacket.




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This was my face for like 5 minutes when I saw the pricetag.

REALLY BALMAIN? CUT A GIRL A BREAK! I can handle $3,000...maybe $4,000 (not to BUY myself but I mean I think those are reasonable prices for FABRIC AND BUTTONS). But $11,000. I do want that jacket, but REALLY?

That's like....half a Mini Cooper right there. It's like 85% of a Mini Cooper from 2003.

STUNNING

YES PLEASE!!!!!!!!! WITH A SIDE OF MIND READING BOYFRIEND?!

Obviously I've started reading Twilight. And I wasn't sold on Edward Cullen at all until half way through the book when he does his mind reading. THEN I WAS DAZZLED.
And here's some dazzle AIM humor:

Golden Hot Pants: I AM SO INSPIRED AND DAZZLED RIGHT NOW

J: *thinks south park spoooooooof*

Golden Hot Pants: Ahahaa i didnt see it but ive decided im going to start saying dazzling now

J: dazzling... razzle dazzle thats pretty queer

Golden Hot Pants: Hahaha stop dazzling me

J: youre doing all the dazzling

J: speaking of queer...so I went to a party today. I was chilling with a friend I havent spoken in a while (a semester)and we drank a bit

J: I had like 2 beers and thats it

J: she had like...a looooot

J: and she was like omg since ur queer I wanna show you my boobs!!!! *flashes*
Golden Hot Pants: and you were dazzled by her dazzle melons!