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KANYE MERCH FROM THE MAN HIMSELF
Nov 27th
Ever dreamed of owning a super-duper limited edition (like one pair only in the whole wide world) pair of Nike Air Yeezys? How about some rare Loop Dreams T-Shirts? Or Glow In The Dark Tour and Thank You And You’re Welcome! books all signed by none other than Kanye West himself? Well, lucky this isn’t an internet hoax. It’s fo real and it’s coming to you from Karmaloop (http://www.karmaloop.com/klswap/KanyesClosetLanding.aspx). All you have to do is sign up now to be alerted when the Autographed Yeezys drop as well as when other rare and limited gear from Kanye’s closet goes live for bidding! Easy peasy.
Put It In The Karmaloop Kitty: Melody Ehsani
Nov 27th
Lightening earrings. Gun ring. Moonwalker pin. It doesn’t get any cooler than Melody Ehsani jewellery. She’s definitely got the tres-cool thing on lock. Even Rhianna, Erykah Badu and Keri Hilson think so.
rocksmith rocks
Nov 27th
While you’re all out there buying turkey for Thanksgiving, presents for Christmas or new threads for all the festivities, Rocksmith is in the fashion lab cooking up some damn fine clothes. Take their fall/autumn 2009 collection: http://www.rocksmithtokyo.com/collection.html Checks, fleece, stripes, shirts, sweaters, hoods caps – it’s got gangster sewn all over it.
RBK + HLZ = 10 steps ahead
Nov 24th
Reebok and Hellz Bellz have schmoozed each other and the result? A fresh-looking pair of kicks. All you need to know is they are being released on the net on Fri Nov 27 and you can keep checking here http://www.hellz-bellz.com/ until they land.
FASHION FOCUS: PETE VS TOBY
Nov 23rd
PVT can only mean three words – Pete Versus Toby. Check out the new wave of prints in their hot new collection (not too mention their hot modules!). Drool.
MURAL ON EBENEZER
Nov 23rd
When Matt Stuckey and Joel Van Der Knapp (of The Treehouse fame) wanted to create something to make the environment a bit more fun and engaging, they turned their skills to painting a mural representing the interaction between urban landscapes and organic elements in the creative hub that is Ebenezer Pl, Adelaide.
“Basically we just want to create something we’re happy to look at everyday. Hopefully people who we would never meet otherwise will notice and appreciate our work and contemporary art in general.”
Standing at over a story tall and about 9m wide, it’s impossible to miss the gigantic abstract form.
“It is huge. Both of us have a very bold, graphic style, so we’ve taken that look and scaled it up,” explains Matt.
With their studio just around the corner, Ebenezer was an obvious choice.
“It is between us and coffee, so we pass it frequently. It is a great location in a really creative hub. There will certainly be more and more street art in the East End in the near future so it is a great place and time to be up and visible.”
Tanya Morgan 4 iPhone Freestyle App
Nov 23rd
Emcees Ilyas, Donwill and Von Pea – AKA Tanya Morgan – educates us on the new iTunes application made specifically for rappers by rappers. Here’s what you get when you download the app: a notepad, microphone, rhyming dictionary, and sound bank of original beats. Neat huh? So now you can write and record tracks on an iPhone or iPod Touch *no studio needed*.
SPADER BLOG
Nov 23rd
Argh 2009. The year MJ died (RIP). Obama became president and the GFC raped us all hard. But in between all the gloom and doom, there was plenty of room for merry moments: Kanye dissing Taylor Swift. Jay-Z feeding us The Blueprint 3. Red + Method Man and their thoughts on Kelis… Yup rehashing 2009 is on everyone’s lips – especially the cool peeps over at Spader. They hit up and cornered one half of Crumpet founder and Attitude magazine journo Bee Peasy to jog her pea-sized brizain for her best 2009 moments a year could bring.
Read more here…
http://spaderclothing.blogspot.com/
And buy the clothes here:
ROCKSMITH FALL/HOLIDAY 2009: ALL AROUND THE WORLD
Oct 15th
If it’s good enough for Lil Weasy and Jigga then it’s good enough for us! We’re talking about streetwear label Rocksmith. But wait, there’s more people that it’s good for – M-1 (Dead Prez), Curren$y, Wiz Khalifa, X.O., Ninjasonik, Truck North, Pill, Theophilus London, DJ Iron Lyon, Memberz Only, Conroy Chan (24 Herbs), Law, Innate, Benji, Dennis (Karmaloop) and Chris (CtotheJL) as they all appear in Rocksmith’s current spread. Get your swagger-on with the Rocksmith Fall/Holiday 2009: All Around the World Lookbook.
THE WHY FILES WITH MR. THING
Oct 13th
It was 1987 when Mr. Thing started spinning records like Streetsounds Crucial Electro, BDP’s Poetry and Adam & The Ants Kings Of The Wild Frontier. From there he went on to become one the world’s best DJs, winning comps like DMCs World Champ (’99) and UK Champ (’00). Fast forward nine years and he’s recently dropped another mix CD Strange Games And Mr. Thing. Crumpet caught up with him to find out why he calls himself Mr. Thing, why he loves cake and why he wears adidas…
Why do you call yourself Mr. Thing?
Because of the hand from The Addams Family that does everything and also The Thing from the Fantastic Four as well, that represents more of the battling side of me from the DMC and competition days!
Why did you decide to take up DJ as a career?
It was something I wanted to do since I first saw it, I’d heard scratching and stuff before but when I actually saw it visually I got completely sucked in by it, and 20 + years later I still love it!
Why did you call your new album Strange Breaks And Mr. Thing?
Because BBE already had done a series of compilations called Strange Games & Things after a legendary Love Unlimited track, and when they asked me to compile the first volume, that was what I had written on the CD I gave them initially and they loved it!
Why do you love playing hip hop?
In my car my favourite single track is Boom Bap Shit by Nino Bless, Skyzoo, Scram Jones, Rhymefest and Ras Kass, produced by Madlib. It’s literally a break loop and they all just rap so hard on it, it’s killer. Reminds me why I got into hip hop in the first place, raw.
Why do you choose to wear Adidas?
I love wearing Adidas Superstars or Shelltoes because they remind me of Run-DMC, which is pretty much the reason why I’m so into hip hop and DJing!
Why are you listening to Skyzoo?
I’m listening to Skyzoo The Salvation and Strong Arm Steady Stoney Jackson, both really solid hip hop albums and what I need to hear right now in this autotune madness we’re in now!
Why can’t you scratch as well with your right hand as you can your left?
I straight up find it awkward, uncomfortable and inconsistent! Much as I practice, still can’t do it as well.
Why do you fly Etihad?
When I went to Dubai I flew with them with Yungun a couple years ago, it’s super nice! Thankfully Ryanair or Easyjet don’t fly to Australia – the thought of them makes my blood boil.
Why is cake your fave food?
I love cake, coffee cake is my favourite of all time as made by my mum and my gran, who doesn’t love cake?
Why are you coming back to Australia?
I’m coming back to Australia to promote the BBE comp primarily but also looking forward to playing out there, do some digging, catch up with some friends and also see my cousins out in Brisbane, can’t wait!
tour dates:
Sat Oct 17 – Melbourne @ Revolver
Sun Oct 18 – Brisbane @ Family
Fri Oct 23 – Sydney @ Melt
Sample Sale with Claw Money x Hellz in NYC
Oct 7th
enuf said.
lucky if you live in new york. for all us other mere mortals, we’ll just wait here.
UNDRCRWN AND MOS DEF KNO WOT TIME IT IS
Oct 2nd
Tres-cool streetwear label UNDRCRWN and rapper Mos Def have teamed up to work on the Cut & Sew range, a mixture of college varsity styling and contemporary sportswear. Great for jocks and gangsters. And gangster jocks. Think patchwork jackets each featuring handcrafted prints, and graphics by Mos Def himself.
Clearly the UNDRCRWN and Mos Def collab is like Jay-Z and Beyonce – a match made in heaven.
All pieces are currently available for sale on www.UNDRCRWN.com
RAH RAH… RAHZEL!
Oct 2nd
After a heavy touring schedule and a new album in the pipeline, legendary beat boxer Rahzel (of The Roots fame) makes his way down to Australia again, bringing JS-1 from Rock Steady Crew with him. Here, he chats to Crumpet about Roc Raida, The Roots and his new album.
How are the vocal cords holding up?
Vocal cords are great. Of course you need a break here and there just to let them relax.
What do you think of Roc Raida’s [RIP] death? You guys did a Pepsi commercial together?
It is a tragedy to loose Roc Raida. He was a wonderful person and always fun to be around. Yes, we had a good time on the set together doing the commercial. What a great dude. Left behind some unforgettable memories.
What made you say yes to visit our shores again?
I love coming to Australia. The people are welcoming and always showing Rahzel much love. Great fans.
Do you think beatboaxing AKA the fifth element of hip hop, is alive and kicking?
I do think hip hop is alive and kicking. It has become very global. Now, corporate companies are integrating beat boxing in commercials etc.
You been doing anything with The Roots lately?
No, have not done anything with The Roots as of lately. We worked together recently at Radio City in NYC. Were still connected just busy working on our individual projects.
Any new albums in the pipeline?
Yes, just finished up the new album Greatest Knockouts 2.
And we understand that you’re joined by JS-1 from Rock Steady Crew?
Yes, JS1 and I have been together rocking over 10 years. He is a huge part of Rahzel. You see Rahzel you gonna see super dj JS1.
Join Rahzel on Wed Nov 11 at Oxford Art Factory.
ROCK ROCK, WHO’S THERE? PASE. PASE WHO? PASE ROCK.
Oct 1st
Producer/DJ/rapper Pase Rock has been known to DJ at private parties for Snoop, JT and Li-Lo; occasionally be Spank Rock’s right-hand man, earned his DJ stripes on Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak label, wants to call his next album Slutface and runs rings around the Hollywood party posse. Crumpet chat to the mischievous Brooklyn bad ass.
How did you introduce yourself to music?
I was introduced to me at a young age via my family, god bless them.
For all the tone-deaf people out there, describe your music.
Hmmm. Basically its hip hop. But dancey hip hop. I like to dance and I’m a professional DJ so it tends to be more geared toward the dancefloor more often than not.
You’ve DJ’ed at private parties for Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, Playboy and Lindsay Lohan – what’s been the funniest thing you’ve witness at any of them?
I once watched Kate Moss do lines off the penis of Ronnie Darko from Spankrock, amazing!
Who runs in your social circles? I run myself in social circles…
You always have awesome titles from your 2003 album Bullshit As Usual, the 2007 Lindsay Lohan’s Revenge to song titles like The Motherfucking Rave Is Over. How do you come up with such brilliance? And why? Do you like taking the piss?
Yeah I love taking the piss. I think something is wrong with my kidneys I have to pee so much. You know that’s not really an expression we use in America, taking the piss. Anyway, who knows how I come up with stuff. A lot of times I just take it from conversations I have with people or whatever. You have to laugh at life, it’s pretty comedic if you take a step back and remove yourself from it once in awhile.
What music are you feeling now? hmmm, my friend just sent me this Gladys
Knight song and it’s pretty amazing its called “The Makings of You” so good.
Last record you bought? Eli Escobar’s “Glass House 12″.
You got a new album in the pipeline?
I hope so. I have a record finished and I want to release it but who knows what will happen tomorrow. Everybody has been dying lately. So what will be will be, you know. I want to call the album Slutface but I dunno if that will fly. It sounds kinda mean. Like I don’t wanna listen to an album called Slutface so I’ll have to think of something else. The music is really beautiful and genuine so the title will have to reflect that. What do you think? I feel like I come up with good titles every day but I always forget them.
Finally, can you do a little rap about Crumpet?
I fucking hate crumpets so, no.
Thanks for you time!
No, thank you for the interview!
Catch Mr Rock on Friday 16 October at Oxford Art Factory
