International Matchbox
I stumbled across some pictures of old matchbox covers from all over the world a little while back and was completely enthralled by the artistic style of it all. I was also intrigued by the imagery of what was all on the covers as it ranged from dragons, to King Kong, to stuffed teddy bears, to missiles and even a Pegasus. The style of the art with the gradient color tones, so good.
Music Monday Montage
Since I missed last Music Monday, this week I would give you a taste of what has been rotating pretty heavily in my car/computer/iPod/iHome/tape deck for the past two weeks, in no particular order.
Best Track: I Don’t Trust Myself
Beirut – Realpeople Holland EP
Best Track: Venice
Baroness – Blue Album
Best Track: A Horse Called Golgotha
Atlas Sound – Logos
Best Track: Walkabout feat. Noah Lennox
(This album cover will never stop freaking me out)
Lupe Fiasco – Enemy of the State: A Love Story
Best Track: Say Somethin’
Volcano Choir – Unmap
Best Track: Island, IS
Isis – Panopticon
Best Track: Altered Course
Eclecticism at it’s finest.
MC Toms
I saw these again in the Toms catalog a couple weeks back and I tell you what, they are good. Toms Vegan Leg Wrap Boots. Ladies, invest in some.
The Five Panels
Ever since the purchase of my first five-panel cap a couple years back, I have longed to add to my collection. Looks like now is the time to do it.
10 Deep
Quintin
Pump It Up
As you may know, Reebok is celebrating the 20th Birthday of their iconic Pumps. They collaborated with 20 different sneaker retailers all over the globe and came out with 20 different exclusive Reebok Pumps. After looking through all of the final products, I think I finally can amply assess my favorites, seen here:
HUF (San Francisco)
Alife Rivington Club (New York)
Undefeated (Los Angeles)
Colette (Paris)
A couple others almost made the cut including the ones from Bodega (Boston), St. Alfred (Chicago) and Kasina (Korea), but didn’t quite have enough appeal or were a little too flashy. All-in-all a dope collab effort from everyone involved.
The Thin Red Line
I’ve been on a World War II kick lately, partially thanks to Nick from A Time To Get, and so I watched The Thin Red Line yesterday, one day after watching about 6 hours worth of Band of Brothers.
This great evil. Where does it come from? How’d it steal into the world? What seed, what root did it grow from? Who’s doin’ this? Who’s killin’ us? Robbing us of life and light. Mockin’ us with the sight of what we might’ve known. Does our ruin benefit the earth? Does it help the grass to grow, the sun to shine? Is this darkness in you, too? Have you passed to this night?
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