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audible: Yeah Yeah Yeahs x joey2tits

Aside from the DJ name fit for a perverted sesame street character, this track from Yeah Yeah Yeahs mixed by joey2tits is clean and calculated.





Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Runaway (joey2tits Remix)

credit: hypem

visible: My Outfit Today

It's been a crazy few days for me, with office renovations, meetings, interviews, collection launch parties, networking/shmoozing, errands, multiple job-offers, french proficiency tests, screening exams, boutique hunting, after-dinner cocktails and late night Mackie-D's... in fact I'm sitting in my comfy bed right now, about to rest my head for the first time on my own pillow in three nights. Many updates and exciting visible-related entries in the coming days. Stay tuned...

For now however, I leave you with my outfit for the day. Simple, but effective.

Shoes : Opening Ceremony Burlap

Jeans: Levi's Red Tab

Bag: Art Berg-do

Belt: Tie-ups

T-shirt: Strellson Mel Ramos Pin Up

Cardigan: Victorinox (I know... really?)

Watch: Nixon Rotolog

credit: mom and dad for making a boy that is perfect sample size.

audible: The Presets @ Mod Club

Last minute decisions tend to send your life in one of two directions: homeless in Afghanistan, or partying up with your millionaire friends on their 60' yacht. Last night (edit: Monday, April 6th) fell somewhere in between partying and yacht. No millionaires though.

The aussies graced the stage for almost two full hours, and sent me home happy to have permanent hearing loss. I missed them last year in Vancouver due to exorbitant ticket prices, but when a friend was bragging about going, I knew I had to too.




(MUSIC REMOVED DUE TO LEGAL RESTRICTIONS)

The Presets - Girl And The Sea

The Presets - This Boy's In Love (Lifelike Remix)

The Presets - Kicking and Screaming (Bang Gang's E is for edit)

audible: Lil' Wayne x DJDT

Perfect ringtone material. Brought to you by Lil' Wayne and DJDT.





Lil' Wayne - A Milli (DJDT Remix)

Nothing says electro-rap companionship like taking your shirt off.

credit: hypem

audible: The Golden Filter @ Mod Club

Walked into the club to see The Presets last night at the Mod Club to a resoundingly 80's sounding ghostly female figure on the stage: The Golden Filter. Jaaaysus they were good. You know they're badass when they only sold 45's at the t-shirt booth, no CD's. I think they might be my new secret obsession.






The Golden Filter - Solid Gold


Little Boots - New In Town (The Golden Filter Remix)

As the primitive dancing style of The Golden Filter's lead singer entranced the crowd, my friend leaned over to me to utter: "You know, they had it right in the 80's. But no one is willing to admit it." Although The Golden Filter is probably not as 80's as I make them out to be, the influence is undeniable. And my friend had a point. Name one thing that was wrong with the 80's. I've tried.

Another interesting mystery lies in the identities of The Golden Filter members. Google them and you'll find out what I mean. Up until the time of this posting, there is no wikipedia page, no band bio, no info anywhere on who they are. Quite frankly, I don't care.

credit: shae and friends

visible: Fashionation

Brought to you by the folks at thecoolhunter.net, I came across Fashionation.us, a fashion blog that claims quite a bit:

Never before has the world's hottest fashion photography from the best fashion and pop culture magazines converged in one central hub. You'll also find the coolest offerings from fashion week events around the world, plus the best of the web's street style blogs. Fashionation - the only fashion destination online.

aside from audible/visible, of course.

It does have some pretty rad streeter styles for both guys and girls, which you even get to vote on head-to-head sartorial battles. Their photographer spots are pretty intense too. Here are a few styles that meet my criteria for posting on a/v:







Check it out, and get some ideas before you go to the Gap and spend all of your allowance in one spot.

Fashionation.us

credit: thecoolhunter.net

audible: Sasquatch! Sundays: Crystal Castles

I wonder how many segments I'll start and stop?

Here's the newest brilliant idea: 'Sasquatch! Sundays' — every Sunday I do a spot a band that I am pumped to see at the Sasquatch! Music Festival on May long weekend until I board that plane bound for Sasquatchdom. iCal is even going to remind me to do it.

This week, CRYSTAL CASTLES. Holy shit, I looked at the 'audible' link list to your left and realized that there was no Crystal Castles link present at all, despite them having invented some of the baddest sounds allowed to exist. Granted, some of their tracks are like listening to knives have sex, others are simply too good to not let the invisible crowd outside your car know how good a DJ you are for playing Crystal Castles on your drive to work.





Crystal Castles hails from my home turf, Toronto, Ontario, and is another notch on T.O.'s Belt of Electronic Dominance in Canada. They could almost be considered veterans of the electro touring scene, and I am pumped to see 2000+ people thrash their inebriated bodies around to their sound-waves at Sasquatch! in May. I'll be able to brag about how my city is better than the nice-to-meet-yous' there, whilst pointing to the stage in a drunken rage. Mmmmm, sweet sweet superiority.


Crystal Castles - Courtship Dating (A/V Highly Recommends)

Crystal Castles - Untrust Us

Crystal Castles - Vanished

Crystal Castles - Crystal Death

credit: hypem, sasquatch, pitchfork

audible: Radiohead x Gigamesh and more!

So, there's this little band called Radiohead, (an 'up and coming') and they made this song (like a kind of secret track that nobody has ever heard of) that this guy called Gigamesh played with the volume levels and stuff (i don't know what they do! lolz!1). Anyway, mrbk dropped this track for me a couple weeks back, and the rest is, as they say, the history channel.






Radiohead - Everything In It's Right Place (Gigamesh Mix)

And just for kicks: check out this doozie by Annie remixed by Designer Drugs:

Annie - Antonio (Designer Drugs Remix)
Enjoy!

credit: mrbk

audible/visible: Coco and Lowe

Listen up Torontonians and citizens of the World: your very own audible/visible just got a shout out from one of the best blogs this side of the Pacific Ocean, Coco & Lowe. These two girls are not only in the game, I'm pretty sure they run the indie blog scene in Toronto, with spots on fashion, phenoms, and features that will remind you of how many things you have left to do before you die. In a good way. Best part is that they update all the time, so their content as always so fresh and so clean, clean.

A few of the interesting items buried deep into the catacombs of cocoandlowe.com:


good call on this track! Ratatat - Wildcat...

features from their travels (in this case LONDON...)

features on phenomenon-artists such as Iaian Greenson

This blog has been on my blog roll for a couple of weeks now since it's discovery, but let's make it official. Check out

http://cocoandlowe.com

credit: C&L, thanks girls!

visible: From Tokyo, With Love

Look into the future of fashion... or the past since everything is cyclical. Anyway, I cherrypicked a few looks from Tokyo Street Style for you to peruse and plan your wardrobe four years in advance:

(minus the head)

I suppose these looks are all applicable to us Westerners, and that's probably why they appealed to me most out of those I shuffled through. Oh, to be back in Tokyo.

credit: TSS

audible: Flying Lotus x Low Limit

Music has many dialects.

It speaks to different creeds, colours and consciences by varying it's tonal accents in the form of instruments, structure and intent. When someone asks you, "what kind of music do you like?" how do you usually respond? I believe that those of us who find it hard to describe our musical tastes in one convenient string of words are most likely the same people who can appreciate a vast spectrum of interpretations of reality within our own reality easier than those who don't. I dub this the 'Audio-Reality Transcendence Theory'—or ART theory for short. Despite sociological classifications, a suburban white middle-class male should be able to easily subscribe to the sounds and vision of hard ghetto rock groups bred in the heart of Detroit—a place well out of the comfort zone of said yuppy—without being affected or guilted by the stigma attached to this 'exclusive' niche of music. Simply because one is not from a specific breeding ground of eclectic music, does not mean that they should not be able to let it influence them. On the contrary, not only should it influence them, it should be encouraged, so long as that person does not fail to realize that their role in the evolution of music is that of an information gatherer, until of course they reach the position of being able to produce music as widely acclaimed as those who produced the initial influential music. Only then will the cycle complete itself and a new breed of musical authority can emerge, much like the evolution of language and dialects themselves. This is the foundation of the ART Theory.

On that note, enjoy this blissfully hip-hop inspired electro by LA native Flying Lotus, remixed by Low Limit, hailing from San Fran (?)... I highly recommend you all to check out their MySpace pages if you want to melt your brain.

Flying Lotus

Low Limit

Flying Lotus - Tea Leaf Dancers (Low Limit Remix)

Up yours, corporation-backed intrusive mainstream.

credit: hypem and friends

audible: Passion Pit

In light of their upcoming appearance at Sasquatch! Music Festival at The Gorge (which conveniently coincides with their new album release titled Manners on May 19th), I decided I need to start listening to the Massachusetts-native Electro-poppers more actively, in an attempt to be the coolest person at the festival.



Take a listen to their second most liked song:

Passion Pit - The Reeling

And then listen to their most famous song—BAM! techno remixed— because I'm secretly a robot and this song transmits important encoded information from a distant galaxy only robots can decipher:


Passion PIt - Sleepyhead (Kids At The Bar Remix)


Looks like it's a gonna be a good a show ah.

credit: hypem

audible: Sasquatch! Music Festival

There is an outside chance that I may actually be on the West Coast when this year's Sasquatch! Music Festival is taking place (May 23-25), since I am walking the stage at UBC. This makes me very happy. I attended last year with four comrades, and it left an indelible impression on my youth. For those who have yet to attend a music festival, or think EdgeFest or SarsFest is even in the same league is seriously mistaken and wow this blog is so G-rated. Just imagine road trip/concert/camping/partying/$12 heinekens/3 hours of sleep/no work/all play for a couple of days, not to mention the memories.. ohhh the memories....



I would punch a baby to see any of these, let alone all on the same weekend, at this venue, with some close friends, drunk:
Kings of Leon / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / The Decemberists / Animal Collective / Bon Iver / Passion Pit / Crystal Castles / M83 / The Dodos / Deadmau5 / Natalie Portman's Shaved Head / Silversun Pickups / Santigold / Grizzly Bear / Girl Talk / Chromeo / Demetri Martin... plus all those artists that I have only vaguely heard of that will turn out to be Godly.

Those who will be willing to travel to, or will be in, the Vancouver area for the May long weekend needs to get in touch with me so we can plan. Holy shit I'm super excited.

credit: the gorge.

audible: Dark Was The Night

Purchased as a house-warming gift (what makes a house warmer than distinguishable sound of vinyl-on-needle action?) for a rad couple, I unwittingly discovered the Dark Was The Night compilation record. Ironically, I find myself smack-dab in the middle of musical transition stage, where I can almost see the icy waters of the lake slowly transform into a viable weekend destination, and when each day is allowing me to shed one more piece of winter clothing. A transition from cold, calculated electronic music is once more giving way to organic indie rock and roll and folk rock, as the days become longer and the sleeps become shorter. Welcome to spring everyone.



One of the more remarkable tracks is from my good old friend Sufjan Stevens. By good old friend I mean, of course, someone who has forced me to entertain the idea of becoming a nomad permanently, questing for invisible waves of sound that induce all those happiness-inducing hormones. Have a listen (bear with it for a couple of seconds through the– intense, if anything else– intro):

Sufjan Stevens - You are the Blood

Anyway, get the whole album. You will not be disappointed. Granted, most of the compilation is comprised of much less intrusive songs: bon iver, decemberists, arcade fire, etc..

credit: vinyl records around the world

visible: My Outfit Today

I was feeling very Hollywood-in-New-York-esque today. Like a slice of pizza topped with jet-black dyed flying fish roe.



Blazer : Cold Method
Shirt: Strellson
Cardigan: Vintage from Australia
Tie: H&M
Belt: Vintage
Jeans: Energie
Hat: Urban Outfitters
Glasses: Tom Ford Knockoffs (Look down)

These pics are for you cam. Not bad, hey?

visible: My Outfit Today

Do I smell new segment? Perhaps. In light of my recent discovery of LOOKBOOK.nu, I want to show you how I dress. Hate it or love it, let me know. (but just don't tell me if you hate it).


Jacket: Victorinox
Blazer: Cold Method
Shirt: Sand
Tie: ZZegna
Jeans: Levi's Red Tab
Boots: Cafeina
Belt: Tie-ups
Bag: Art Berg
Glasses: Tom Ford knock offs that look amazing and I just got them so I'm still really excited

Perhaps I should invest in a decent camera. And a full time personal professional photographer.

credit: me

visible: Post Strellson Show

Let me start off by expressing my frustration and total disappointment with the fact that the Strellson Fashion show coincided with the Britney Spears concert last night in Toronto, and thus eliminating my chances of fulfilling my dreams of catching a few drops of Britney-sweat in my mouth because I know all the lyrics and was singing when she wriggled her torso in such a way that salty bodily fluids launched into orbit around the imaginary planet representing my love for the pop-princess and crash-landed on my tongue in a bitter-sweet fiery explosion of emotion.

Let me follow that up with the Strellson Fashion Show at Ultra Supper Club was very good. I would wager that about 300 people showed up, and if you knew someone of high stature in the Strellson world, you would drink Belvedere and Peroni because you are so cool (and because it was free). Here are a couple shots from the show (forget camera = stuck with iPhone):

The models there were fantastic! The guys wearing the clothes on the runway were pretty good too.

Overall, I felt the line was comfortable and casual, however perhaps a little too 'loose' for my tastes. There really wasn't any piece that stood out, and I almost feel snobbish for even thinking that, let alone telling the world. Almost. Then I remember it's okay to have an opinion on fashion, it's what it's all about. In the end, it was a great event and I got to meet some new people and drink with old acquaintances. The Strellson line's strengths, in my humble opinion, lie in the smart casual and dressy sides of their designs, which easily rivals BOSS on quality and design whilst beating them on price. 

Special props to Patrick Huffman of Vital Design for orchestrating the event. You rock!

credit: phuffman

visible: Blue Blood

I happened to be looking at Elvis Jesus for the fall at the EJco's Toronto distributor's showroom, (side note: we saw some phenomenal cashmeres priced at a modest $500CDN/ea of clear Elvis Jesus pedigree but somehow the combination of intense detail and soft cashmere created this magnificent juxtaposition of class and clash... looking forward to seeing them in stores, and perhaps get my hands on one if I'm lucky)... BAM sidetracked!

Okay, we were at the distributor's showroom and they wanted to show us a new line they have started to carry called Blue Blood. Being a somewhat premium-line rookie, I had never heard of it, but I'm pretty sure I won't be forgetting it any time soon. Take a look at some of their looks, for both men and women from this spring and fall:










They are a true denim-inspired and driven line (hence 'Blue Blood' as in the indigo dye in denim). And apparently they're only focusing on the highest possible quality without really worrying about that pesky thing called price, unlike most other sucker brands. That aside, I tried on a $2900 cashmere blazer today, and if I died then and there I would have been okay with it. Their price points for jeans are between $300 and $1000 for the selvedge Osaka denim (2nd picture from the top) which were pretty amazing IRL.

I particularly like the jumpsuit in the last picture, actually. Other than that look, it's pretty clean, with just well balanced outfits and colours. Blue Blood is really one of the few high-end lines that the runway clothes aren't exclusively runway clothes, and that you'd actually want to wear. 

In other news, I just stumbled upon a freaking fantastic site called LOOKBOOK.nu for new fashion looks that just ate up an hour of my life without me even noticing.

credit: Agency One, randy
a/v rating: why do i even bother rating? everything on here is golden.
factoid: I broke the zipper on an $1100 EJ leather jacket today and I felt bad about it.

audible: Röyksopp's new album!

More info on the much anticipated follow up to arguably one of the best albums in the history of electronic music according to every single personality in my head, The Understanding CD: Röksopp's new album Junior will be out on March 23rd, and features many-a-cameo appearances by star female vocalists from around the big fat world (Robyn, Lykke Li, Karin Dreieireereiijer, Annelli Drecker) and, wow. Oh, and yay. I almost forgot, and friggin' sweet.




Here is a musical triplet, designed to inspire the mind and revile the kind of blind signs that seduce our times:

Röyksopp - Miss It So Much (Feat. Lykke Li)

Röyksopp - Tricky Tricky (Feat. Karin Dreijer)

Röyksopp - Forever

There's a certain epicness/perfection/seamlessness Röyksopp never seems to stray from. Despite it's clean and precise intervals of blips and beats, there's still an organic feel to it. You know, the feeling you get when you are surrounded by rolling green grass knolls while sitting under an oasis oak tree. Natural. Fresh. Röyksopp. See how well that name flows? I told you.

credit: hypem
a/v rating: it's like the moment you walk out of the dentist's office because you know it is the longest possible time before you must return
factoid: 'Röyksopp' is a stylized version of the Norwegian word for the puffball mushroom, or literally, "smoke mushroom".

visible: Strellson @ Ultra

I made my way to School Bakery & Cafe (a Liberty Village watering hole, not a learning institution) for the Mel Ramos + Strellson launch party, where I got a whiff of the new Strellson swiss cross line. Mel Ramos is a decorated—and perhaps one of the last active- true Pop Artist, and it is evident in the collection:

I learned that there was to be a Strellson fashion show on March 18th at Ultra Supper Club on Queen West, and anyone who is interested in coming can drop me a line or RSVP on the Strellson Fashion Show Facebook page!

credit: huffdaddy
a/v rating: events are fun
factoid: Strellson and Hugo Boss were once one in the same.

audible: Calvin Harris @ circa

I have some glorious news in the form of DJ royalty gracing the stage at Toronto's tallest house of loud music. Calvin Harris will be playing a set at Circa March 27th 2009. He will be joined by a Mario J (A.D/D) and MRK.



I will be there. You should come. Seriously.
A teaser:

The Hours - See The Light (Calvin Harris Remix)

credit: god
a/v rating: i'll let you know
factoid: rumour has it that it costs $10,000/month just to run the escalators at circa

audible: The Hype Machine

Well buoys and gulls, I know a secret, and it is sooo good to hear it. Want to know know what it shwas? All right. I'll tell you what it shwas. I know, how to count, allll the way to Hypemachine. You can check out my updated favorite tracks list whenever you feel like it by clicking the link in the top left spot of this page. If you want to be added to the hypemachine list, let me know and I'll gladly add your loved tracks link. It'll be like a music slumber party except there are no pillows and probably nothing even closely related to a slumber party.

visible: Jonathan + Olivia

If I wasn't so poor, I would probably be richer and subsequently purchase much more stuff from Jonathan + Olivia (ooo! fancy new website). I stumbled across it in Vancouver last fall for the first time, and hobbled my way to the store on Ossington in TO in February. Great little collection going on for both guys and girls. The only way I can describe the store is that it's like an British dude living in New York with major West Coast attitude. I don't know if that helps.

Where the magic happens. photo courtesy blogto.

Oliver Spencer

YMC

On that note, I think I am qualified enough to become your personal freakin' fashion adviser. I may just turn that into a job eventually, so catch me at my good rates before I get too expensive for you (I'm free right now, just take me shopping!!).

For those who follow this blog religiously (probably only Cam, thanks Cam!) then brace yourself. Things are going to change around here.

credit: my legs, blogto, j+o, god, my family, oh my god thank you, thank you for this honour
a/v rating: a/v likes
factoid: jonathan = 'gift of god' + olivia = 'olive tree'