Latest Newsweek Covers: U.S. Versus Rest Of World

Completely buried in work this week. But this. Whoa.

It's a Pierre Bourdieu goldmine. Social theorists are probably choking on big ideas about economic censorship -- that what gets published is "determined by the owners, by the companies that pay for the ads, or by the government that gives the subsidies." Or symbolic functioning -- calling attention to those elements "which offer something for everyone. These are things that won't shock anyone, where nothing is at stake..."

It's cool for the rest of the world to engage themselves in a quagmire we started, but we Americans would rather read and be visually enticed by "Annie Leibovitz, our most famous photographer, [who] places celebs side by side with surprisingly personal images of love and loss. An exclusive."

Awesome.

Analog and Vice Magazine Present "Fiesta Loca" AKA "Party of the Fucking Year"

ASR is a surf and skate trade show held in San Diego. Every company who likes to think they are somebody throws a party. So, Vice and Analog throw a party. But these motherfuckers did it right. They rented out a social club in Tijuana. Most people were like "No way, man. I'm not crossing the border for a Vice party. The Federales are going to be all over that shit." Excuses, excuses. Most people are just pussies. You could throw a party at a gay biker bar and people would be like "I don't want to see those creepy dudes with leather ass-less chaps and hairy chests," but really they want to see that shit.

Anyway the Black Lips recorded a live album on Vice Records, complete with a Mariachi band and they had free warm 40 oz. Tecates and cheap tequila and lots of teenage mexican hipsters got wasted and it ruled.

ASR Runway Show Presented by Foam Magazine

Hot model wearing Stussy polo, American Apparel shorts, and a creme Split Belt. I will never sleep with this girl, though masturbation remains a possibility.


Foam cover girl Olivia Munn, B level TV personality, reminded the crowd of her celebrity status. "You may know me from (insert obscure late night cable show) or Nickelodeon." Hows about the next time you blab on and on about it taking three grueling(!) shoots in Hawaii to nail the cover shot you come out wearing a grass skirt minus the panties. Then tell me whatever you want.





















The music of DJ Miss Dust had the same funky flavor as the silver bikini top and star necklace she wore. Amateur, but sexy. She was gettin' down with some thick diva beats--think affluent gay couple at the discotech. What's fucked up is that I was diggin' it.



Ezekiel top, jacket, and short (Nautical look, right).


















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The Roots Headline Southern Comfort Music Festival in Downtown San Diego

The Roots officially kicked off their worldwide tour to promote Game Theory, released Aug. 29 by Def Jam. Representing Philly (literally, with a shout out every fucking 30 seconds), The Roots do kill it live. For their encore, they showed crazy range by playing covers--mostly commerical classics like Kanye, Snoop, Biggie, MJ, Tribe--adding that distinctive jazzy flavor only The Roots can bring. Alas, there were the gratuitous "go buy our album" plugs. So incessant was the self-promotion that Black Thought (in the pink shirt below) came across as desparate. Than again, all hip-hop crews do that shit. Rarely does the rocker tell a room to go buy an album, but rappers have no shame in pushing their goods.

Read what Pitchfork has to say about Game Theory by clicking here. Or sample it yourself on their myspace page.

Mad Decent Worldwide Radio

If you're down with Diplo (M.I.A., Bonde Do Role, Hollertronics) and all the crazy, crazy shit he does, check some of these mixes and interviews that he's put together. The latest podcast features Ed Banger records out of Paris, but there's all kinds of global flavor -- including, of course, lots of the Brazil scene. Click here.

Kaskade Drops House Music Proper at Onyx Room San Diego; First Leg of Love Mysterious Tour

As usual, ladies lose the lacies for this guy. But the hype--it's real. Kaskade's third album, Love Mysterious is blowing it left right and sideways and will officially hit stores later this month. The San Francisco-based DJ/Producer played an intimate show at the Onyx Room in the downtown Gas Lamp district in San Diego, before heading to the Nocturnal massive in San Bernadino the next night. Say what's up to the man on his myspace.

Magic Fashion and Apparel Show in Las Vegas

Hit the Magic Show for a day. Lots of apparel to check out, new lines, fashion shows, parties later that night, blah blah blah.


Jonas, center, co-owner of L-R-G.








Alyssa Milano and what appeared to be a shitty new line. I might add her ass looked markedly flat in those jeans.


Russell Lee representing the Dim Mak Collection











And Russell Simmons representing the Phat Farm line. The line has about as much style as the hoochies flanking his side.






















































There are two conditions in which Moby will play a show. One is for charity and the other is for a very large sum of money. This night was put on by The New York Times Style Magazine to raise money for the Los Angeles Children's Hospital. Open bar, expensive catering, trendy club, international headlining star? Sounds more like an excuse for the rich to party than it does an authentic charitable event. Yes, cougars were on the prowl.