6 Nov 2009
Wiz Khalifa - “Burn After Rolling” single artwork over at KeapHope
So far I’ve done a decent job of keeping up with these, and I have a decent idea of what I want to do for next week.
6 Nov 2009
Jay Electronica HD Footage
I can’t believe I skipped this show. It would have been a great experience to check out Jay. I caught him open for Mos Def way back in March 2008 and to be honest the stage show just wasn’t there at the time. This type of show seems to be a better fit, and now he really seems more comfortable in who he his, and the talent he has.
Download the entire hour and half show via 2dopeboyz and get excited for the word that Jay is linking up with Mos Def and fellow N.O. rapper Curren$y to put out a new project…already 6 tracks in.
6 Nov 2009
Royal Mail unveils new stamps featuring classic British album covers
Designed by Studio DempseyFrom Creative Review: The final selection of ten sleeves (which perhaps oddly doesn’t feature one of The Beatles’ album covers) will appear on a set of 10 stamps that will launch on January 7, 2010 - and the stamps will be uniquely shaped, as shown in these images, to accommodate a glimpse of a vinyl disc poking out of each record sleeve.
Peter Saville and The Clash in stamp form…too bad I don’t mail letters and I don’t live in England.
via Creative Review
This is a great set. I really want to get a sheet of these, frame them and put them up next to my Eames stamps.
6 Nov 2009
Wu-Tang Clan covers, recreated as Blue Note record sleeves. I can’t tell you how awesome this is.
I’m sure I posted these way back when, but with the recent album cover work I’ve been doing these are fun to check out. I have a new piece hitting KeapHope later today.
6 Nov 2009
Undefeated x Stussy x Hectic x New Balance MT580
My love for “Newbies” spans back years (I ran track ever since I was a child up until high school)…
I love these!
3 Nov 2009
ILoveDust X NookaNooka
The I Love Dust blog posted up this preview image of their collaboration with Nooka for the event taking place next week at the Red Bull Space. The gallery will be open to the public November 11th from 12-7 with a VIP reception the night before from 7:30-10. Here is a bit more info from the Nooka site.
3 Nov 2009
What's your Favorite Sandwich?
So, today’s National Sandwich Day, as it’s the birthday of John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, and you guessed it, he’s the inventor of the world-changing bread-meat-bread concept. As Liz Lemon so eloquently put it, all of humankind has one thing in common, the sandwich.
Living in New York, I know this to be true. My favorite sandwiches represent a smorgasbord of cultures, ranging from Banh Mi (from Banh Mi Saigon) to the fresh Saturday roast beef at Fiore’s, to pastrami at the Second Avenue Deli. And I haven’t even been to Defonte’s, Porchetta, or Luke’s Lobster yet.
My favorite sandwich probably has more to do with nostalgia than any sort of culinary judgement I could make though. But that’s the best part of sandwiches right? They take you places: ballgames, picnics, the mostly-blacked out memory of a corner deli at 4 am.
My all-time go-to sandwich comes from the Park Avenue Deli in Huntington, NY. It is the Buffalo Soldier. It’s perfect in it’s simplicity: one well breaded chicken cutlet, fully submerged and soaked in buffalo sauce, placed on a poppy-seed Kaiser roll, and slathered with blue cheese dressing. It’s basically a giant Hooters wing between two pieces of bread, and it’s perfect.
So, today I ask you to humor me. What’s your favorite sandwich and where is it from?
Below are some awesome links on great sandwiches of NYC, courtesy of Serious Eats:
Sandwich Alley: New York’s West Village Block of Sandwich Deliciousness
Some Serious Sandwiches in Manhattan
Top 10 Sandwiches in Brooklyn
Bouchon Bakery’s Fluffernutter Sandwich
Xie Xie: An Asian Sandwich Shop (What a Concept)
Roast Beef Sandwich Mondays at Salumeria Biellese
Sandwiches at Saltie
Bklyn Larder: Great Artisanal Market and Deli from the Franny’s Pizzeria Owners
Hoagie Haven in Princeton, NJ
New Jersey: Town Hall Deli’s Sloppy Joe
Num Pang Sandwich Shop: What’s in a Name?
Baoguette, Tasty Banh Mi Sandwiches, Not Tasty Delivery
Salumeria Biellese: The BYOB Hero Review
I grew up in Sandwich Mass, so maybe its part of my roots but I consider the sandwich the perfect food. Might have to get a bitchin’ sandwich tonight. My favorite? The Norbie Special from Metropolitan Deli.
