[UPDATED] CLIPSE x KAWS verses PET SHOP BOYS x FARROW

The official 1st single from the upcoming
Clipse album Till The Casket Drops

Clipse f/ Pharrell “I’m Good” (Produced by The Neptunes)

DOWNLOAD “I’M GOOD”

Click HERE to listen to the MP3...

Click HERE to download the MP3...

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• http://www.kawsone.com
• KAWS WIKI PAGE
  

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WORDS FROM THE HERO

Its more than apparent that this single needs no attention from the HERO of Hobbyshops but Truth is I have always been A Fan of Clipse as well as Pharrel (The NEPTUNES / N.E.R.D.) now. I wasn't really feeling the last joint that was released by the Clipse that KAWS was involved w/ but Im really feeling this joint.... More so the Production! is on some Original Neptune, Pharrel type Flava.

Now, Im going to come off as A "Hater" but I dont get the hype around this KAWS cover and if you've been reading for a bit you already know that I am a BIG fan of KAWS artwork! but Im not going to go Ape Ish over Some Stock Fonts and A Cover that looks like it was made in POWER POINT in like 40 seconds.... You can't slap 2 Trademark Kaws "X"'s and get love.....

Im hoping that the Album Cover is done in more taste..... Like the KANYE'S "GRADUATION" cover..... That's on some ill ish right there!!!!!!

Anyway! Dope enough Song, but the whole Marketing Technique is kinda weak.....Not enough Effort was put into the collab for there to be soooo much hype around it. Now you wanna See A Dope Marketing / Music Collabo

Pet Shop Boys special boxed vinyl edition

11 TRACK album w/ 11 Separate pieces of Vinyl for each track

Tho it is $300 dollars, I gotta respect the love and thought put into this project in a market where Vinyl and CD's just dont move...

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UPDATE / EDITED after ORIGINAL POST DATE (
6/18/09)
I just came across this KAWS post over @t [SOURCE -weburbanist] and decided to copy-N-paste it into this CLIPSE x KAWS post. Tho I still don't understand all the hype, maybe this will be new material for some of you who may have been wondering why there has been so much noise around this collabo. So Everything From this point on from the pictures to the words below and above them is all taken from weburbanist

Featured Artist Profile: KAWS

Where do fashion, art, graffiti and cool all intersect? In the mind of KAWS. The New York-based artist, who is referred to as Brian Donnelly by his mother, has been on the cusp of what’s cool, big, important and great about commerce-driven art for decades.

Taking Risks

(images via: ARTST)

But before KAWS was designing album covers for Kanye West and expensive vinyl toys for high end Japanese and European stores, he was risking life and limb pasting his own work over billboards, subway ads and phone booths (illegally) in New York, Tokyo, Paris, Berlin and other major cities.

Anything great involves taking some risks. And KAWS was onto something great that was about to be big.

KAWS’ Art Goes Mainstream

(image via: ARTST)

KAWS’ reworkings of The Simpson’s (called The Kimpsons) and his remixing of Mickey Mouse are his two most enduring images. Images of a KAWS-ified Krusty The Klown began appearing everywhere–not just billboards and ads, but on T-Shirts, sneakers and in toy stores. The remixes, the original art, the toys, the posters–they all featured the same thing: a KAWS Skull.

KAWS’ Own Brand of Art

(images via: ARTST)

Like Andy Warhol’s iconic Campbell’s Soup cans, what began as an ironic parody became an international brand.

Serious Fun

(images via: ARTST)

If the graffiti writer as Art Star is a two sided coin with Banksy’s political paste ups on one side, KAWS’ art and commerce cohabitation sits firmly on the other. And while KAWS’ work certainly lacks the lasting effect of Serious Works Of Art, what he lacks in political punch he makes up for in fun.

And, when the art’s this good, that’s a great thing.

N*E*R*D - In the Shower with Pharrell`

Awww Igght, So No One Really Ever Dies right? heeellll naw dunny brasco, we are hip to the code (UP-UP-DOWN-DOWN-LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT-B - A -SELECT for 2 players - START!) and BAM!!! 30 lives.... N*E*R*D dropped the new album "Seeing Sounds" this month. 

Something that really fascinated  me was the meaning behind the album titled "Seeing Sounds" it refers to the condition known as "synesthesia"

syn·es·the·sia also syn·aes·the·sia (sĭn'ĭs-thē'zhə) 

n.

1. A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color.
2. A sensation felt in one part of the body as a result of stimulus applied to another, as in referred pain.
3. The description of one kind of sense impression by using words that normally describe another.

I found this out while reading the booklet that came with the album, as always when I purchase Cd's, Tapes, Vinyl, I love to Read that bih front to back, which is prob one of the sadest things about this whole digital takeover, anyhow. Pharrel goes on to suggest we pop in the disk, hop in the shower and turn off the lights because in the dark with running water is the best conduit for synesthesia... So next time your getting ready for work or just getting your clean on, 

Turn off the lights and pop in Some Music,

Doesnt have to be the new NERD album, but hey give credit where its due.

I like the new album, I wont go into my review because id rather you just do you! but I will point you 

in the right direction for some dope shirts, The posts are a little past due but like ive already disclaimered

this site isnt meant to bring you breaking news or hip you to sneakers before they hit the shelf, but rather a platform

to share stuff I really enjoy and make it more known for the people who might not know about all the "cool" stuff out there.

N.E.R.D Seeing Sounds Tee

News – by Isha Thompson

This Saturday, June 7,(hahaha A little late on this one, But the shirt is butta regardless, props to FormatMAG - "Dutch") the BBC Ice Cream New York flagship store is the place to be if you are a fan of N.E.R.D. To celebrate their new album, The Billionaire Boys is releasing a tee that shows the members of N.E.R.D flying in space. Limited quantities will be available, so you best be there early.

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N.E.R.D x Colette - “Seeing Sounds” Tee

N.E.R.D has gone in a new direction to promote their new album, Seeing Sounds, which is slated to drop this upcoming Tuesday. Instead of having to wait until a street team comes to your neighborhood, N.E.R.D has teamed up with BBC/Ice Cream and now Colette to release limited edition t-shirts in conjunction with the release of their new album. This N.E.R.D x Colette tee features the “Brain” logo and “Seeing Sounds” on the front of the shirt in a unique color and will be given out to the first 50 customers who purchase the new N.E.R.D album on Tuesday, June 7th. via La MJC

Over the course of the last couple of year’s the internet has had a tremendous affect on the streetwear/sneaker industry in a variety of ways. Now fashion connoisseur’s can log onto the internet and check out what their peer half-way around the world is styling themselves in. Now courtesy of photographer extraordinaire, Neek, we have a new website that will devote itself solely to bringing you the newest in “What One’s Wearing” from all over the globe. The website will be updated on a weekly basis with most of the content coming via submissions, so make sure you submit your latest “What Did You Wear Today” picture to Neek his partners.

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