NAMIE AMURO "What A Feeling" (PV).

Gisele Bundchen NOT The World's Sexiest Model?

Although I am an ex-New Yorker, at some point during each day, I still read the first newspaper I ever knew, the New York Daily News. Nowadays I have to settle for the online edition as opposed to the printed copy. Zero nostalgia factor, but still effective. I am still able to keep up with what goes on back home. After a busy day, I didn’t get to it until about 7PM yesterday.

There was the usual stuff. Local crime, sports, the elections, Hillary, Barack Obama, McCain, Roger Clemens, yada, yada, yada. Then something different caught my eye. There was an article on something Models.com did. The world’s sexiest model. Giselle Bundchen came in second to Heidi Klum. Well, I don’t know know what they’re smoking over there at models.com, but I’m hoping they get treatment.

Giselle is the ish. According to the daily news article she made $33 million last year and now she and boyfriend Tom Brady are expecting. Now I admit Heidi looks fantastic for a woman her age, especially the way her and Seal keep spitting out babies. Still, sexier than Giselle? I don’t know. Well, like they say we have our own opinion, so models.com I’m going to respect your’s, but next year I’m going to engage in some heavy ballot box stuffing.

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NY Daily News.

Harold Hunter: Two years Gone, Not Forgotten.

When we met, Harold was a 16 years old Skater who lived with a relative three blocks from my East Village apartment. Over the years we had many little urban, nightlife adventures together. He put a lot of trust in me and I feel that as a friend I proved worthy of his trust. We drifted in different directions a bit later on but frequently crossed paths on the lower east side. Strangely, one of my last nights in New York City, I ran into Harold and then later, his Kids co-star, Chloe Sevigny about 20 minutes later.

When I left New York City I knew he wasn’t in a good place but I always held out hope for him. When a mutual friend hit me on myspace and told me of his sudden death in ‘06, I was stunned. The scene stealer from Kids did a lot, seen a lot and traveled coast-to-coast in his short life. He inspired thousands of young skateboarders, had a clothing line, a skateboards line and fans around the globe. His viewing lasted 5 days. He was loved that much. Two years gone but not forgotten, rest in peace Harold.

The Spectacular Art of Patrick Gannon.

One of the first blogs I discovered shortly after I started blogging back in late August was Patrick Gannon's Paper Cuts. Patrick Gannon is an amazing artists who blogs about his work and projects and things going on in the North American art community that he or his friends are associated with. Usually his paintings are dark, moody and atmospheric. This one is different, it's whimsical. It's still left-of-center and atmospheric, but it's a brighter different Patrick Gannon. He has a great talent and his versatility is quite evident. See his site and see what works for you.

Paper Cuts.

Primal parties.

This is another small glimpse into my nightlife past. After my bit as a doorman at New York nightclubs like The Limelight, The Bank, The Palladium, Webster Hall and The Pyramid, I decided to start throwing parties instead of just working for people that threw them. The first party I ever threw was a one-off. It was an after hours on a rooftop in midtown, about four blocks south of Macy’s; Primal was my first weekly and although I never made much doing it, it will always be close to my heart. I had no clue, really, what I was doing. I was ignorant, innocent and blissful. I started Primal in a little bar in the East Village close to the NYU & Parson’s dorms. Probably the only smart thing I did back then. Eventually, we got to move it into the back room at Limelight. After that, as a promoter I started to, as they say, blow up. At that point, the innocence would forever fade away.

田中ロマ "Forever Love" Featuring Thelma Aoyama (PV).

Mixed race Japanese kids unite! How cute is that? Two halfu, hold each other down. I like it. And they both sing very well. People are going to have to pay attention to Thelma Aoyama. The girl is for real.

Y-3 Fall Winter 2008-09 Fashion Show.

Words can not describe the beauty, sheer comfort and wearable functionality of Y-3 by Yohji Yamamoto. To see it up close and personal, hit the link below.

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KANYE WEST Featuring DAFT PUNK - 50th Annual Grammy Awards.

ALICIA KEYS - 50th Annual Grammy Awards.

LENNY KRAVITZ "Love, Love, Love" (PV).

Paul Van Dyk Coming To Club Unit In Tokyo

New Year’s Eve, 1995 I had thrown one of the biggest parties New York City had ever seen. Thirteen Thousand people had come from as far away as Osaka, Paris, Puerto Rico and Mexico for the party. A couple even got married on the dance floor. True story. Some of the world’s greatest DJs were on the bill, Felix Da Housecat, Doc Martin, Tiga, Juan Atkins and Paul Van Dyk.

I was just pulling up at about 2Am with Paul Van Dyk when I saw almost as many police and firemen as there were patrons standing outside my Queens warehouse. Not a good sign. Long story short, four months of worldwide promotion had landed me squarely on Mayor Guliani’s ish-list. Last week when his party came to an end I felt like Karma was coming back to him for raining on mine. I only worked with Paulonce after that, but I can tell you the man is as wonderful a human being as he is a DJ. A very talented person who’s musical interests are as wide and grand as his smile.

If you are in Tokyo or plan to be on February 21st, head over to Club Unit in chic Daikanyama and hear Paul Van Dyk weave those influences through techno beats while he flashes that big smile across the dance floor. It’s the Tokyo stop for Paul's In Between Album Tour. Doors open at 11:30PM and it will cost you ¥4000 to get in. info:03-5459-8630.

Club Unit.

Koda Kumi Apologizes For Radio Gaffe.

J-Pop starlet Koda Kumi made an attempt at humor that went totally awry. On a January 30th radio show promoting her new release, Kingdom, she said ‘Women over 35 had rotten fluid in their wombs’ making it difficult for them to bear children, drawing the ire of mature women all over Japan. Teary eyed, Ms. Koda went on Fuji TV “Super News” program . After that epic brain fart, her record company, Avex Entertainment, the biggest record label in Japan, put the breaks on all of her promotional appearances, and hopefully, enrolled her in a biology class.

Additionally, she lost a marketing deal. Kose corp, one of Japan’s major cosmetics manufacturer, drop her from their popular Vissee brand cosmetics promotions. Shutting down her appearances have in part been done for her own protection. The singer might have had a beatdown coming her way. Maybe now that she apologized for her lack of sensitivity, they’ll take their boot off her neck, but still it’s pretty shocking that she ever could say something like that.

Source: Japan Today.

Japanese Man Arrested For Illegally Dumping Porno Collection.

Oh, those wild and wacky Japanese. A 33 year old man from shizuoka prefecture got himself thrown in the clink for allegedly dumping over a thousand X-rated DVDS, videocassettes and magazines in an abandoned lot in Aichi (Nagoya), near a spot he’d gone fishing at. He drove all the way there because it was far away from his home after his wife told him to get rid of the stuff, presumably before she left him. Obviously, things went awry somewhere along way of the ill conceived plan. The police caught him and while explaining his dilemma, throw in the caveat, that he would have been “embarrassed if someone near my home had seen all this stuff”, referring to his little porno treasure trove.

Oh my Lord, that poor imbecile. Gives new meaning to the phrase caught red-handed. Japan, birth place of the Kyoto Protocol, takes it’s environmentalism very seriously, so I’m sure the punishment for this guy’s stupidity was rather stiff (sorry, I had to go there). My question is, if you have a wife, what the hell do you need with all that porn? Maybe if they had those “Give A Hoot, Don’t Pollute” commercials in Japan this wouldn’t have happened. Well, let that be a lesson to all you porn obsessed individuals out there.

Source: Japan Today.

Christina Milian At Baby Phat/KLS Show.

Oooh, spank me! Christina Milian was looking good in rubber at the show for Baby Phat & Kimora Lee Simmons during New York Fashion Week. Love the tattoo.

Hip HopDX Intrviews Video Director Rik Cordero.

Rik Cordero is a New York filmmaker with a gift for composing tight, gritty, powerful images. He creates masterpieces comprised of urban landscapes filled with people scrambling about, caught up in a life that’s too dark and sinister for us suburbanites to fully comprehend. Take for example, the trailer video he shot for Jay-Z’ American Gangster release. You can see a few video clips created by Mr. Codero and read an excellent interview written by Andrew Kameka over at HiphopDX if you follow the link below.

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Baby Phat/Kimora lee Simmons New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2008-09.

I think Kimora Lee Simmons’ Men & Women’s wear show during New York Fashion week was very impressive. The former Karl Lagerfeld model and current ex wife of music & fashion mogul Russell Simmons, took her inspiration from 1930s & 40s Hollywood, infusing her lines with a classic sense of style and glamour. Check this out.

MISSY ELLIOTT "Ching-A-Ling/Shake Your Pom Pom" (PV).

Natural Selection Speed Date II: Sugar Mamas and Boy Toys.

What is this world coming to? We have all heard of Speed Dating parties. Basically, a live action match.com session for professionals who don’t do the internet. On the one hand it’s kinda cool because people can’t B.S. you. You know how women say stuff like “I’m full figured” when they mean I’m bigger than Mo’Nique Imes or us guys say stuff like “I’m rich and successful”, when in reality, we drive an ‘87 Ford and flip burgers. Nothing against big girls, flipping burgers or ‘87 Fords (well… there’s actually not a lot of good that can be said about an ‘87 ford), but you get my point, people tend to camouflage whatever perceived flaws the have on cyberspace.

So that’s why we have speed dating in the world. Enter Jeremy Abelson of Pocket Change. Mr. Abelson has been throwing, and taking a lot of heat for, his Natural Selection Speed Date: Rich Guys & Hot Girls events that pair wealthy geezers with Supermodel-type gold diggers. I mean wealthy like “Forbes list” wealthy. Old guys sitting on millions who dream of sticking it to Scarlett Johansson. Hey, this type of thing happens all the time, just look at Jack Nicholson or the President of France.

Exactly what I’m talking about. I mean, we even have ish like The Millionaire Matchmaker on TV (which I am simultaneously addicted to and repulsed by). There’s just no two ways about it, if you’re a rich guy, culturally speaking, it’s alright for you to do a woman half your age. Double standard? No question.

Now I can’t say if it’s in the essence of fair play or that he realizes he can double his money, but Mr. Abelson has turned the tables. He’s holding a Natural Selection Speed Date II: Sugar mamas and Boy Toys event to pair rich broads how are probably the divorced wives of his male clients, with guys that are just one bad break away from hustling Midnight Cowboy style. The ladies start at 35 and go up to 60, and are sitting on a minimum $4 million in assets and bring in $500,000 annually. For them this is really well-timed, with fashion week and all, it’s great for the ladies. It’s almost like one stop shopping. You just can’t beat that.

The big sale, uhh… I mean event will be on February 7th at 230 Fifth avenue from 8Pm - 10PM. Already 5,000 boy toys have signed up and the weeding process has begun. So fellas, if you want in you’ll have to wait until next time, or better yet, get a job. Sorry.

For more on this check out The Gothamist, which is fast becoming my favorite read and Jeremy Abelson’s Pocket Change. Hit this link for an application if you’re a rich mama or a boy toy, some more details or to get a look at some of the Sugar Mamas attending. Get your groove on Mrs. Robinson, I’m not mad at you.

NAMIE AMURO "New Look" (PV).

Absolutely brilliant, there hasn’t been anything like this since the days of Pizzicato Five. This new song and video from J-Pop diva, Namie Amuro is just too cute but, of course it is. How could a song about a woman wanting to look her best not be cute? I’ve always loved my girls to be, well very girly. I think it’s very sexy. So this type of stuff always gets my attention. Other than that, it was nice from a personal point of view to see the Pat Field cameo appearance. Music-wise, I think the Sample of The Supremes’ Baby Love is a perfect fit for the track. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the companion track and video, Rock Steady here.