Jet Set

Former John Galliano intern, Emma Lundgren, gets ‘dazed’ with colors.

London based fashion student, Lundgren, is returning to school to polish her already award-winning folkloric style and admiration for all things color. But don’t fret – we can catch her stuff all February long in Stockholm at the Nordic Museum.

Your frequent flyer miles don’t cover a trip to Sweden? Guess you’re just going to have to catch her stuff on her website or check out a sick shoot shot and styled by Dazed Digital for Lundgren’s collection.

** Image courtesy of Dazed Digital

Bulletproof

Men fashion’s very own rebel rouser, Jeremy Scott, does Adidas… again!

That’s right! A new spring/summer Originals by Originals Adidas collection is coming to stores on February 1^st. With already two ObyO collections down his belt, Jeremy Scott is packing heat (star prints, rhinestones, and wings) for his new collection with Adidas. Expect some ‘rock star’ inspired Adidas original pieces lock and loaded.

Check out the rest of collection here today (thanks Hypebeast).

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Missing

Get ready to be thrown into the depths of the dark thriller of the year directed by the favorite Martin Scorsese.

Shutter Island is Martin Scorsese’s newest film that comes out in theaters on February 19, 2010. Based on Dennis Lehane’s novel, it is set in 1954 where US Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo) head to Shutter Island, a secluded island designated to treat the criminally insane, to investigate the disappearance of an escaped murderess. As the mystery slowly unravels, viewers also come across some of the detectives very own dark secrets and painful memories.

Get a 'briefing of the institution' and missing patient here today.

- ARIEL SULTAN

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RED HOT SERIES: Fun in the Sun

Something to jump-start a great week – a new She & Him single!

Starting a new week is always super tough. But here’s something that’ll send some sunshine down your way… She & Him’s new single “In The Sun” from their forthcoming album Volume Two (set to be released in March). Thanks Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward!

Listen to it today on their MySpace.

Oh, and can't get enough of them? They might be coming to you...

03/15 Los Angeles, CA – Largo

03/25 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater

03/27 Savannah, GA – Savannah Music Festival

03/29 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom

03/30 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom

04/15 Pomona, CA – The Glass House

04/16 Indio, CA – Coachella Festival

(P.S. Tickets are selling out fast, so hurry!)

** Image courtesy of myspace.com/sheandhim

Blow on This

The wait is over – the 2008 debut Sundance flick hits theatre February 10^th.

The Yellow Handkerchief, packing on a four-star power punch – William Hurt, Maria Bello, Kristen Stewart, and Eddie Redmayne – is set to be released soon and is already stirring talk that the ride the quartet embarks on is going to be tear-jerker for the audience.

This poignant drama follows Brett (played by Hurt), a trivial criminal, looking for a ride home [to reconcile with his wife, May (Bello)] after being jailed for six years. Hurt gives a noteworthy performance as an outsider that hitches a ride from a pair of troubled teens, Martine (Stewart) and Gordy (Redmayne).

Check out the trailer here today.

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Bon Appétit!

Take a bite out of this – New York hotspot, Ace Hotel, is opening a No. 7 Sub!

A word from a friend (Paper Magazine) of a friend (New York Magazine)… Our stomachs are growling because we’re so hungry from hearing that Fort Greene’s No. 7 is opening up at the Ace Hotel this upcoming February 15^th.

So get some friends together and get your grub on with some yummy roast beef and tuna salad.

Silence that noisy stomach of yours for now with a preview of the menu.

Bon appétit!

** Image courtesy of no7restaurant.com

VAULT SERIES: Can You See Me?

Yes we can Natalie, Marion, and George!

And that’s only some of the remarkable people featured in the Screen Test series presented by New York T Magazine, We’re big fans of the magazine here (loved the Holiday 2009 issue), so we’re reopening their vault and showing you some of the personal interviews they did in the past. Where else can you find out that a Harvard grad like Miss Portman loves movies like Superbad?

Check out all their interviews here.

** Image courtesy of youtube.com/newyorktimes

Knock Knock

Who’s there? Matthew Williamson! His men collection hits stores on February – and we’re not joking!

Yeah, we know… designer, Matthew Williamson, don’t make clothes for the men. But he did make a knock out summer 2009 men collection for H&M last May, so it seems Williamson made guys clothes and he liked it! Liked it so much that he is coming out with his own men collection (available in London, New York, and Dubai). Get ready to get your bright colors on!

Check out more photos of the collection here today.

** Image courtesy of selectism.com

ARTIST SERIES: The Adventures of Jason Reeves

Not only does JASON REEVES’ music resume boast writing Colbie Caillat’s hit song, “Bubbly,” but this singer/songwriter also have more than 17 million plays on his MySpace Music page – proving him to be an Indie/Folk artist to be reckon with. Known for his expressive lyrics and captivating melodies from his first album, The Magnificent Adventures of Heartache (and Other Frightening Tales), he continues to enchant listeners with delicate songs about human emotions in his recent EP, Patience for the Waiting. In this interview, Reeves takes a breather from playing in the snow of his hometown to reminisce about past collaborations and future projects.

Hey Jason! What are you up to today?

Well, I have been running around through the snow and just before this, I was making a spray-painting on a large piece of wood – which is very strange, I know. But basically, I’m in Iowa right now.

We hear that you have been busy! You recently collaborated with America Idol contestant, Katharine McPhee?

I got introduced to Kat through my friend, Kara [DioGuardi], who happens to be one of the judges on American Idol. We have been writing together for a while. So when Katharine started to make a new record, we got with her and tried to write some new songs. “Terrified” (available via Itunes) was a song I wrote with Kara and Katharine wanted me to sing on it. So I did a vocal from Nashville, sent it back to them, and it’s on the record now. I’m really excited because it’s not easy to get songs on albums anymore.

And Demi Lovato?

I actually wrote Demi’s song [“The Middle”] with Kara again and another friend, John Fields. It’s just really cool when someone takes a song you have written and wants to do it.

So how did you and Colbie Caillat end up working together?

Oh wow, this is kind of a crazy story. I made three records during and after high school. I got an email from a producer in California one day – his name is Michael Blue. He asked me if I wanted to come out there to record, and that was the easiest decision of my life. So I pretty much dropped everything and went out there. The crazy part of it all is that the first day I got there I met Colbie through him. Later that first night, we went back to her house and wrote one of the songs that are featured on her first record today. From there, we just became very good friends and spent everyday together writing music. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever been apart of. I ended up never going back to Iowa and just living out in California, where I still live today.

California tends to have that effect on people…

I know! Nothing else feels like California.

Must ask question: You and John Mayer, secret concert?

I love John and he’s incredible. He’s been one of my inspirations and favorite musicians for a long time. In the past year, I have gotten to meet him and hangout with him a little bit since we have the same publisher. Just last summer I was in Nashville and got a call asking if I would come out and do a secret show with him at the Troubadour. So I flew from Nashville to LA and did that show. It was completely out of nowhere. It was crazy you know. I never expected to play with him.

Troubadour is such a great venue!

That was another part I loved about it. There was just a lot of good energy and you could tell the people in the building were really true music fans.

So there is a notable time gap between your last album and current EP. What were you up to during that time?

Touring, just endless touring and being on the road. It’s not that I wanted there to be so much time in between the albums and it’s actually, by far, the worst part about doing what I do because now that I am involved with a label and publisher, I can’t put out as much music as I want. I write a lot and probably way too much actually for my own good. I want to put more records out but it’s just not something logical. But someday I’ll have a giant collection of songs I’ll try to get them down and put them out.

Time is good!

I hope so. I just finished recording my new record. It’s a lot different than anything I have put out. I’m actually really excited about it and I feel like I’m a much better songwriter now.

New record?

Yeah. All the songs will be letters to me from people instead of songs being from me towards somebody else. Putting out a new record is my favorite part. I love spending so long on something and finally being able to release it into the universe.

I recently watched the video for the Vespa Experiment!

I literally think that was the best three weeks of my life, and I’m pretty sure Brendan [James] and Amber [Rubarth] think that too! It’s really hard to make that video six minutes long. That’s six minutes out of three weeks! It was just the greatest experience I have ever had and the best part is that we’re doing it again. This year we’re doing a second Vespa Experiment. Hopefully we will have learned from the mistakes of the first time.

So you’re a big fan of California? Any places you would recommend?

One of my favorite parts of California is everything around San Francisco including San Francisco. I would just recommend to anybody to take a drive from Santa Barbara to San Francisco and beyond.

We hear that you love photography too! Remember the last photo you took?

Yeah I do! Just got one of them printed out – pretty large. I took a picture of my friend at one of my favorite breakfast diners in Iowa City. It’s just this gorgeous picture of a girl sitting at a table. It’s really impossible to describe it further than that.

It seems like you are quite experienced with the topic of love – you know with your songs of ‘Someone Somewhere,’ ‘Pretty Eyes,’ and ‘Hearts Are Magnets.’ So what’s your remedy for a broken heart?

Well there are many. I think the best remedy for a broken heart is being a live – I don’t just mean breathing in and out. I mean fully exerting yourself into the world and all of its beauty, not focusing on the fact that one person and you had trouble and fell apart a little. There so much left beyond on that.

Well Jason Reeves’ music could be a cure for our broken heart for now!

Check out his music at www.myspace.com/jasonreeves.

Purchase his EP, Patience for the Waiting, on Itunes today!

- ANNA LI

** Image courtesy of Warner Bros Records

Running with the Boys

The Ashish x Topshop collection first stomped onto the fashion scene last fall. This spring, they continue the parade with a new eye-catching collection as well as a stampede of fervent fans.

The new sportswear collection, due to hit stores on February 3^rd, features a hint of Ashish’s very own collection from this season. Combining super-comf’ sweatshirt material with edgy spikes and studs, one of the It-girl trends of spring is presented: meet Tomboy Chic – she turns heads even while playing dirty with the boys.

Can't wait? Purchase other Topshop spring items here for now.

** Image courtesy of telegraph.co.uk

Talk to Us

The Watson Twins got their first nibble at success through collaborating with Jenny Lewis (lead singer of Rilo Kiley). Three years later and with the album Fire Songs down their belts, the sisters are back and taking another bite with Talk To You, Talk To Me.

This sophomore album, set to be release on February 9^th by Vanguard Records, showcases the growth and changes the dual act has undergone through the years. Unlike any of their previous records, this time around the girls have upbeated a lot of their songs, making the body sway irresistible. But don’t worry – there are still songs on the record that sustain their signature soulfulness.

Escaping from the commotion of the world to a secluded cabin near the Yosemite National Park, The Watson Twins bring us an album that proves to be a threshold for both joy and harmony.

Talk to You, Talk to Me

1. Harpeth River

2. Forever Me

3. Midnight

4. Savin’ You

5. The Brave One

6. Devil In You

7. Snow Canyons

8. Tell Me Why

9. Calling Out

10. Give Me A Chance

11. U-N-Me

12. Modern Man

www.myspace.com/thewatsontwins

** Image courtesy of myspace.com/thewatsontwins

Little Red

A movie about what happens to an innocent man that gets attacked by a werewolf! Oh, and the werewolf – it’s coming for us too, on February 12^th (USA Release).

In the film, The Wolfman, Lawrence Talbot (played by Benicio Del Toro) returns to his family’s home to investigate the recent death of his brother. But something not so human has been stalking the residents of Blackmore lately, and not even the recent arrival, Scotland Yard inspector Aberline (Hugo Weaving), can come to a logical conclusion. Academy-award winner, Anthony Hopkins, give a scary-like-Silence of the Lamb-scary performance as Talbot’s estranged father. And The Young Victoria herself, Emily Blunt, makes a cameo as a widowed fiancée.

Check out the trailer here today.

** Image courtesy of imdb.com

Major Booty

Nothing says “Happy Valentine’s Day” better than diamonds right? What about Swarovski crystals – in a room filled with it too?

Probably wondering how you would be able to afford it? Well fortunately for all the Miami locals – they struck crystal (literally)! At the Bass Museum of Art in Miami, former graffiti, Chicago-based artist, Dzine, is putting on a kaleidoscopic exhibit of the darling stones until the 21^st of February. Throughout the museum, people will catch installations of eye-catching pieces like a DJ set on a mirror and a chandelier with vehicle parts.

See… V-Day doesn’t have to be that costly after all. Just take that special someone down to the BMA and tell them “but you’re a diamond in my eyes” and you’re good.

But if you’re not in ‘The Magic City,’ don’t worry – there’s still a little love dust left over, just check out a video of the exhibit together here.

Check out all of Dzine's works at his official website.

** Image courtesy of hypebeast.com

Keep on Feeling

They once told us to “ do it now” and “say it now…” Well, we’re doing this post now because we are totally gung-ho for Hot Chip and we’re saying now that the beat-bopping boys are back with their new album One Life Stand.

Their last album, Made in the Dark, debut in 2008 earning mad props for their catchy, beat-heavy, club perfect tunes. So it’s pretty understandable for people to be itching, scratching away – so barmy – while awaiting some new jams from this London-based group. Well, at least we have been.

Check out this new promo video the boys made for their album’s release date, February 9th (US Release). Learn some cool shoulder popping, Elvis knee walking tricks. But beware – it’s a fucking tripster video.

One Life Stand

01 Thieves in the Night

02 Hand Me Down Your Love

03 I Feel Better

04 One Life Stand

05 Brothers

06 Slush

07 Alley Cats

08 We Have Love

09 Keep Quiet

10 Take It In

(Pre-order now and get the track "Take It In" free!)

www.myspace.com/hotchip

www.hotchip.co.uk

** Image courtesy of thewindishagency.com

Call Off the Hunt

There’s no need to be on a constant mad hunt for pieces by Parisian designer Isabel Marant anymore because a store is coming to the fashion burrows of Soho, NY (between Broome St. and Greene St) in February.

Talk has it that this coveted brand – favorite among top magazine editors and celebrities like Kirsten Dunst, Rachel Bilson, and Cameron Diaz – is awfully tough to come across in the United States since it’s not available via web. So it’s definitely a sign of relief for all Marant addicts to hear that it’s coming to the states – bringing the Spring/Summer 2010 collection along.

Hope you gals have some leftover Christmas money to indulge in your guilty – Isabel Marant – pleasure!

Check out the rest of the Spring/Summer 2010 collection here today (to quench your thirst for now...)

** Image courtesy of style.com

Rodarte for Boys

Inescapable fact: there has been a fashion fit, fury – whatever you want to call it – frenzy over the recent women collection Rodarte did for Target. But what’s next for the Mulleavy sisters?

Starting today, men will be the recipient of some sweater love from Kate and Laura Mulleavy. In this new project, the sisters have collaborated with popular fashion destination, Opening Ceremony, for a collection of webby, gauzy crewnecks and cardigans. So no need to throw a jealous fit any more boys (minus of course, the price tag), but now you can get a piece of the Mulleavy action too.

Shop for them at Opening Ceremony’s official website today.

P.S. Ladies, this would make for a great “love you too honey” present for the forthcoming V-Day.

** Image courtesy of openingceremony.us

Dear Readers

Love is in the air – or at least in the air conditioning of theaters… But it does seem like Hollywood has been bitten by the love bug.

Nicholas Sparks is no stranger in Hollywood. Heck, he’s no stranger to love either. So it’s no surprise that with February rolling around another Sparks novel inspired - tear dropping, love lusting – flick is coming out. But it seems Dear John, presented by Relativity Media and Screen Gems, may live up to all its hype after all – boasting a cast of G.I. Joe heartthrob Channing Tatum and Jennifer’s Body starlet Amanda Seyfried.

John Tyree (Tatum), a rebel that enlisted in the army after high school, comes to fall for Savannah Curtis (Seyfried), a college student, one spring in the port city of Wilmington, North Carolina. Although it doesn’t take long before these two develop deep affections for each other, John’s tours of duty quickly become a problem for their relationship – one not even a letter can fix.

Get ready for Sparks to take you on an emotional journey between two star-crossed lovers on February 5^th.

Check out the trailer here today.

** Image courtesy of imdb.com