Looking for Suzanne

Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half crazy
But that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.
And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.

Now Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.

Says my friend Colin Whyte of Leonard Cohen, "Most of his stuff is tough to access but then he can drop suzanne and just crush any pop writer working in the last 20 years."

Round Table Knights Spring Mix

Download the new Round Table Knights spring mix (free) here, where you'll be treated to lots of tinging sun-sapped feelings, like fresh blue sky, flowers in bloom, girls in summer dresses sans their bra. Plus, the opening track is by Yeasayer. So go ahead, get down with some Swiss flavor.

Check the playlist:

Yeasayer - Sunrise
Danny Gold - Throwdown (Pilooski Edit)
Comron - C64 Carat (Tom Trago Remix Instrumental)
Knight Acion - Single Girl
Panthers - Goblin City (Holy Ghost! Disco Dub)
K.I.M. - Party Machini (Emperor Machine Extended Mix)
Riva Starr - La Conga
Junior Boys - No Kinda Man (Jona Remix)
Le Le - Breakfast
Bart B More - Make Some Noise
South Rakkas Crew - Mad Again (Boy 8-Bit Remix)
Juice String - Sex Weed (Laidback Luke Remix)
Deadset - The Deacon
Matthew Dear - It's Over Now
Dj Amazing Clay - Favela Funk Samba
El Guincho - Kalise
Woolfey - Odyssey
James Pants feat. Deon Davis - Crystal Lite
Michael Danna / DeVotchKa - The Winner Is
Robert Wyatt - A Beautiful Peace

Aussies = Life of Leisure

A few days ago, my friend Peppa popped up out of nowhere on my IM and dropped this photo on me. She's Australian and I'm fairly certain all Aussies are born with some sort of travel gene, because most of the ones I know make a life of cruising the world. In Peppa's case, looking for good surf. I think she took this in Indo, but sent it to me from Bali. Must be nice.

RE:UP 15 Seattle Jumpy

This one is just around the corner... And if Pretty Titty is known for getting loose at his regular Sing Sing events, who knows what storm he'll bring for his B-Day celly. Plus Stretch Armstrong is gonna be in the house, hot off his gig for the new Diesel flagship store opening next week in Hong Kong.

The Royal Rumble Gang

Am I feeling these trendy L.A. New Wave disco scenesters right now? Yes... afraid so.

Check out their latest mini-mix (#5), available for download off their Myspace. And props to Russ, who is definitely the dude.

Getting Ohhh So Cool with Crystal Castles

So I'm on a blog-rummaging rampage right now and just came across this photo from a Crystal Castles show a few weeks ago. When I noticed--shiiit--there I am in the corner getting wild on the photo tip. You can check my post from this night here.

Nipple City

Sometimes I just can't help myself. A bit of a problem, really. But REALLY all that makeup and just the general vibe of this photo is killing me -- to the point I don't actually like it. Not a bit.

But still, damn!










Thanks to Mel D for bringing this one to my attention.

Kid Sister in W Magazine

We all know that Kid Sister is on her way to greatness, that her brother is Josh from Flosstradomus, that her boy toy is none other than A-Trak, and of course, Kanye has brought her into his golden fold. But what I didn't know was how fashionably informed the 27-year-old was. Just check this excerpt from a profile of her in W:

"Though Young claims to be a fashion neophyte, there’s plenty of evidence to the contrary. She made her TRL debut in a purple Hussein Chalayan dress and Valentino slingbacks, and her requests for this photo shoot read like a veteran fashionista’s wish list, straight from the spring runways: “Clothing: Dior, Hussein Chalayan, Alexander Wang, Topshop stuff (not Kate Moss’s line), Etro, Chloé (footwear and clothing), Balenciaga (knee-high gladiator sandals in black and white), Gracie by Alice McCall (Australian designer), Miu Miu.... Shoes: Christian Louboutin, Chloé, Pierre Hardy, Valentino, Yves Saint Laurent star heels.”"

Damn. And she calls herself a neophyte?

Read the full piece here.

Ed Templeton Solo Exhibition

Skater, photographer, Toy Machine founder, Vegan, featured artist of the upcoming Beautiful Losers movie -- Ed Templeton is a creative multi-tasker, and is having his second solo exhibition at the Nils Staerk Gallery in Copenhagen, opening tonight. Ed has been in town downing Carlsberg with the Danes and preparing for the show for the last month with his wife Deanna (the nude below and one of the pieces that will be on display).


If you're in the Denmark area, or will be sometime this next month, the exhibit runs through June 28.

R.I.P. Mass Appeal

As reported by Gawker: Adrian Moeller, publisher of Mass Appeal magazine, emails us to confirm that the hip hop lifestyle mag is in fact shutting down, as we reported yesterday: “After 12 years of publishing Mass Appeal Magazine we’ve decided to call it quits on the print edition,” he writes “We’re putting our resources into our faster growing properties, Missbehave Magazine and Colossal Media. We’re in talks to sell Mass Appeal, and it may resume publishing in the future. We’ll continue the website and special event productions.” So, not as bad as a sharp stick in the eye.

RE:UP x Stussy x Turntable Lab: Beats Release Parties

Pour One Out For Robert Rauschenberg

His work is a part of art history curriculum, he questioned everything, broke all the rules, drank like a fish, spoke with a heavy Southern drawl and ran with the likes of de Kooning, Jasper Johns, and Jackson Pollock. One of the most recognizable figures in 20th century postwar modernism died today at 82, and the art world is paying their respects. He pushed the limits of Abstract Expressionism, the cool guy art of the 1950s and helped develop the philosophy of pop art, conceptualism, and process art. Rauschenberg was first noticed for his “combine” art–the combination of paint and sculpture–but later moved into several different mediums and experimental styles. For a comprehensive obituary, head over to The New York Times.

The Sartorial Selecta

One of my favorite columns, which happens to appear in GQ, is by longtime fashion observer Scott Schuman. He gives men advice on how to dress, how to behave, and generally anything related to taste, comportment and style. He doesn't delve into unfamiliar territory, but keeps his focus on the classic and long standing traditions of proper dress. Reading Schuman is like picking up an etiquette book from the 50s. He preaches sartorial convention that has endured through cultural fads and fleeting trends. Knowing this and understanding where Schuman is coming from, it's easy to appreciate his keen and refined eye. And there's something very real and accessible about his writing. It's authoritative and convincing without coming across as pretentious or condescending -- and when it comes to something as arbitrary and debatable as fashion, this is no small achievement. Anyway, I was surfing the web looking for some coverage of Australian Fashion Week, which just ended today. But when I came across The Sartorialist blog I hardly remembered what I was looking for in the first place. And yes, that's Wes Anderson in the corduroy. Although before my distraction, I did find this great suit by James Cameron from his show today in Sydney. When appropriate, I'm a big fan of no socks with suits (final image).