Everybody drop everything and go to Terry Richardson’s blog right now. He shot the Jersey Shore dudes and it’s AWESOME. [Terry's Diary]
Seattle’s Maiden Noir gives us a taste of what to expect from their spring 2010 collection. [High Snobiety]
Nat Thomson has worked with Phonomenon and Calvin Klein as a web marketer, and he also writes and DJs. Check out this interview where he discusses everything from what he’s reading to his love for houseplants. [Slamxhype]
F1 engineers designed this beautiful BERU Factor 001 bicycle, and if you’ve got 34 grand to throw around, you’re an asshole you should get one. [Autoblog]
If you haven’t already, check out the heartstring tangling trailer for Spike Jonze’s short film Robot Love Story that was commissioned by Absolut Vodka and premiered at Sundance. [Yanko Design]
Here’s a lovely gallery from the gorgeous flagship of yesterday’s Buy It Now brand Barbour. Seriously, can we live? Can they build one here? Please? [A Continuous Lean]
A couple weeks ago, we put you on Kanye West and Spike Jonze’s excellent short film, We Were Once A Fairytale. Now the duo is back with the perfect counter to their lengthy, pensive video–a brief, hilarious behind-the-scenes clip. The post title isn’t entirely misleading, but the confrontation is obviously staged. Hopefully this inspires rappers to get more creative with their behind-the-scenes features and do away with bloated joints that clog the blogs these days.
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Almost a year after the album’s release, there’s a music video for nearly every song on 808s & Heartbreak (with one for “Robocop” starring Amber Rose on the way), but none are as ambitious as this 11 minute, “See You In My Nightmares”-inspired, mini-movie that debuted over the weekend.
Shot in January and premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival during the summer, We Were Once A Fairytale is the second collaboration between Kanye West and Spike Jonze (the “Flashing Lights” video was the first). This time we’re treated to same dark themes except on a grander scale. Summaries have been online for months now, so all that’s left to do is click play and let the short film begin.
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It’s hard to remember our childhood without reminiscing about the mischievous monsters of Maurice Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are that lived in our dreams. The figments of our animated imagination finally come to life with director Spike Jonze’s highly-anticipated film adaption of the your favorite bedtime story. With the film opening this weekend, put the baby mama drama aside and your boss’ bitching outta your head, and sail into the land of the Wild Things, just like you always used to.
If there’s one person who never left that mysterious land, it’s Spike Jonze. His expansive career has been built on boyish fantasies of skateboards, bikes, explosions, and pranks. Hell, even his name is make-believe (his birth name was Adam Spiegel). With that said, we think it’s time we take a peek into Jonze’s coloring book and check out the most iconic/interesting of the works that have kept him 39 going on 13…
You already know you’re gonna watch Spike Jonze’s big-screen adaptation of Where The Wild Things Are when it hits theaters in October. But there’s something extra dope about actually being able to playMaurice Sendak’s timeless childhood classic from the ’60s. In the video game, which comes out on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii. and DS around the same time as the movie, you assume the role of Max, “King Of All Wild Things,” who teams up the giant furry creatures to find a way to safety and battle the island’s enemies and rugged terrain. Sold. [via Joystiq]
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In Complex’s August/September issue, on stands now, we interviewed a variety of cultural tastemakers for our 2009 Style & Design Package, asking them to list all the things that are affecting their world now, and the things that they feel are going to have an impact moving forward.
One of our four tastemakers (representing the “living” portion of the package) is former Complex Shotcaller Aaron Rose, the man who put on pretty much all of your art heroes back in the day with Alleged, and continues to kill it with projects like ANP Quarterly, Beautiful Losers, and various art shows around the world. He gave us a rundown on the top ten things that he sees affecting his world/our culture right now, and for the next few years. Check out the extended version that didn’t fit in the magazine below…
And just like that, Australian T-shirt king Schwipe is finished. Fuck. [Schwipe]
Kanye and Spike Jonze will release the 10-minute a short film/music video for ‘ye’s song, “See You in my Nightmares” on September 8th. [We Love You So]
We usually reserve these posts for interesting/cool moments in style and design, but sometimes it’s important to call out the A-holes. If you’re going to shit on Helvetica, do something awesome, not some idiotic T-Shirt, thanks. [whitezine]
Afro-centricity is so 1989? The great Dane Henrik Vibskov begs to differ. [Slam x Hype]
Rick Klotz could be the most awesome guy in this whole streetwear game. [The Hundreds]
The eN eS dubs Varsity jackets are worth selling your firstborn. [Hypebeast]
Winogrand, Weegie, Boogie. Nils Jorgensen. Awesome. [nilsjorgensen]
This morning on Wake N’ Watch, we’re bringing you a double feature. First up is a claaaaasic joint from highly-influential alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr.: the 1994 video for “Feel The Pain.” This staple of MTV’s 120 Minutes was directed by none other than Spike Jonze in the prime of his video-directing heyday. Who else would take a kinda awkward band from Amherst, Massachusetts, give ’em a golf cart and let them tee off in the middle of NYC? Oh, and ’90s Babies probably know “Feel The Pain” from Guitar Hero. *Pats on head* Thanks for coming by, guys.
Why are we playing this? Well, Dinosaur Jr.’s fifth studio album Farm drops today, and J. Mascis and the gang are definitely still dope—even with grey hair! Watch the old-timers skateboarding in their new video “Over It” below…
