"A Beautifully Natural Boy"

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I love Mad Men.  I would dare say that it's my favorite show.  This video is a cover of the theme song, R2DJ's "A Beautiful Mine".  The twist is that the original had no lyrics, so this collective decided to borrow them from Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy".



The choice of lyrics is excellent, describing the main character Don Draper (aka my God) perfectly.

Also dope: the fact that this video is one solid shot.  Awesome.

Serpico

Recently I watched Pacino's 1973 corrupt cop flick Serpico.  The film is impeccable.  That part was no surprise. The 70's had Pacino at his best, long before Scent Of A Woman killed his career by turning him into a living caricature of himself, but I digress.  What did surprise me was how great the character's style was and how natural and cool the normally suit-and-tied Pacino looked in it.

None of the clothes look like costumes.  Nothing is perfectly fitted and it's all a little worn.  It just looks so genuine.  It's perfect. 

I can't say I'm not a little inspired.

Die Antwoord - "Evil Boy"

First and foremost, this is Die Antwoord:

They are a very real, very serious hip-hop (?) group from South Africa.  And yes, that is really what they look like.  It's hard to describe them as anything other than ridiculous.  Watch the video to see what I mean.

WARNING:  For some reason, this video features a LOT of penis-like imagery.  It's definitely NSFW.

"Denial Jewelry"

A few days ago, I posted a quote from my friend Jacob in which he used the term "denial jewelry".  I realized that this expression was lost on just about everyone but the two of us, so go read his blog post from yesterday here for a little clarity.  And while you're at it, read through his past posts.  He's got a really nice take on things.

Good Ass Job

This past weekend, Saturday Night Live's musical guest was the always incredible Kanye West, which is the best thing to happen to that show in years.  Needless to say, Ye killed it.

...why exactly did everyone freak out when he said he was the artist of our generation?

You may have heard the buzz in the past week about a couple of unfinished tracks from Kanye's next album that have been leaked.  Just this morning, Kanye made a few big announcements regarding said album.  First and foremost, the album will be title My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (I personally prefer the working title Good Ass Job, but whatever) and if his cryptic tweets are to be believed, it's dropping on November 22.  The album will include a few of the G.O.O.D. Friday tracks, and the first single will be the completed version of "All Of The Lights", one of the previously mentioned leaked tracks.

Shit just got live.

Here's the unfinished version of "All Of The Lights" thats been floating around the internet.  Supposedly once it's done it will blow our minds.  I don't doubt it.

Kanye West - All of the Lights by The Grandiose Co

"I think this is where fashion is going next. Simple. We've gotten so extravagant with our layers, denial jewelry and McQueen's 12 inch heels that the only place for everything to go next is simple."

                                                -Jacob Garris-Palalay
via The Sartorialist

Burberry Children's Fall/Winter 2010

Was anyone else aware that Burberry made children's clothes?  And not only that, but apparently they're one of the most well-known names in children's fashion?  You learn something new everyday, I suppose.

It's not really surprising that the line is dope.  Some of the pieces are a little much for my tastes, but the coats, jackets, and trenches (!) are pretty solid.

This cabled mockneck is no bullshit either: 

It'll be a few years before Alex can wear any of it, but I think I'll start hoarding stuff now.  Some of this stuff is too hot not to.

Mark Morrison - "Return Of The Mack"

Man, this takes me back.

It's one of those things that's so bad that it's good.  I can just feel it burrowing it's way into my brain so it can stay there for a week or so.

Chromeo - "Don't Turn The Lights On"

Check out this video for the single "Don't Turn The Lights On" from Chromeo's new album Business Casual that was released last week.


Don't Turn The Lights On from Chromeo1 on Vimeo.


I feel like it loses it's charm a little early on and you wish they would do something new, but it's still fully enjoyable.  I actually prefer the video for (and the song, now that I mention it) "Night By Night" quite a bit more.  I'm not really sure why, but there's something kind of sexy about it.


Chromeo - Night By Night from nettwerkmusic on Vimeo.

Either way, I'm sure the album is pretty dance-worthy.  That's just what they do.

"A confident, well-dressed woman can be so much sexier than a completely unclothed one."

                                                              -Me

via The Sartorialist