During the CMJ marathon we made our way to Drom, a great underground haunt located just outside of Alphabet City. The night looked promising, featuring acts like Project E.A.R., P.P.S. the Writah, Adrienne Mack-Davis, Krissy Krissy, and the dynamic art collective, New Villager. Hosted by the charming, Cathleen Angelo, the evening started out with a performance by New Villager which …
Die Entdeckung Der Langsamkeit.
We live in an age of instant gratification. There was a time when New York was the only city that never slept, but with technology becoming even more advance, the world is becoming one restless ball of energy. Seeking to counteract this effect, designer, Susanne Westphal, is inviting us to get reacquainted with slowness. Westphal’s project, Die Entdeckung Der Langsamkeit (The …
Galactic Cuisine.
There’s no doubt that NASA is a palace of secrets and hoarded kickass technology–they have shared their food with us but who believes that that crusty brick of powder is really ice cream? Thankfully, Giorgia Zanellato has given us a visual of what real Space Food looks like. Taking a rather humorous approach, Zanellato’s Space Food series is a chuckleworthy …
Hunter S. Cruz?
Rapper, Anthony Cruz, evokes the spirit of the late, great Hunter S. Thompson in the recently released visuals for his titular single, “Fear and Loathing in New York City”. Directed by Andrew Benavides, Cruz and his cohort go under the influence in a seedy a hotel room before heading out to paint the town psychedelic. The single will be included on …
A Black and White Issue.
TOPMAN’s Rucksack collection is dope altogether but there is one particular piece that caught our eye. The simply intricate Black and White Nylon Rucksack is perfect those who to seek to pop without succumbing to crazy colors. Click the picture to purchase or check out the rest of the collection → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that …
Keep the Vibe Alive.
The web is jizzing their pants over the latest informal release of a demo video of Kendrick Lamar’s “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe” featuring Lady Gaga. In the demo version, Lady Gaga can be heard crooning the hook. The video consist of candid shots of Gaga and company touring in Rio and Colombia. Released by Gaga herself, the song was intended to …
PB & J Heydays.
We are complete suckers for hyperrealism and will continue to be as long as we keep discovering splendid pieces like the ones we are featuring today. Painted by Mary Ellen Johnson, these nostalgic paintings of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches bring with it a flood of childhood memories. Like most hyperrealistic works, these pieces look more real than an actual …