Archive for December, 2008

rad video (and song): RES – “Golden Boys” written by the legendary SANTI WHITE!

thanks hyun for this one! the stuff i usually post are oldies, as this is another good one. this before SANTI was SANTOGOLD! (woodrow, is that you?)

“Golden Boys”

Why are you selling dreams of who you wish you could be
A prince in all of…

December 31, 2008 • Tags: , , , • Posted in: BLOG • 7 Comments

rad video: (and song) SHERYL CROW – “My Favorite Mistake”

it’s supposedly about her relationship with ERIC CLAPTON. it’s so amazing. the video is by SAMUEL BAYER. he did the famous “Bee Girl” video for Blind Melon (”No Rain). videos back then look so soft and cinematic.

December 30, 2008 • Tags: , • Posted in: BLOG • 2 Comments

this might very much ruin your day…

as i get older i’m trying to do all the adult-things i should; like taking care of my health, planning for the future, etc. it’s a bit depressing, but it’s very necessary. recently, i’ve been taking my finances and credit very seriously. i’ve been reading a lot and watching SUZE…

December 30, 2008 • Tags: , , • Posted in: BLOG • 2 Comments

POP CHAMPAGNE! it’s time to shine in ‘09…

hmmm? “it’s time to shine in ‘09?” we need a good tagline for the new year, (like BIG DADDY KANE “it’s ‘88, time to set it straight”).

-be kind in ‘09?

-it’s time to bump and grind in ‘09?

-do crime and time…

December 29, 2008 • Tags: , • Posted in: BLOG • 18 Comments

LIQUID TELEVISION – classic!

this a throwback for real. who remembers this? for all you youngin’s, this short film and animation variety show came out when MTV was still cool and influential. a time when they played real music videos and not ridiculous reality tv and gameshows.

*SOAP OPERA; with soap

*DOG…

December 29, 2008 • Tags: , • Posted in: BLOG • No Comments

JUMPOFF TV x ME interview…

super geek. interview done while directing, so i look even more like a scatterbrain.

December 29, 2008 • Tags: , • Posted in: BLOG • 5 Comments

press: VIOLETTE x DJ HICO

thanks to my japanese distributor HIROSHI at ESSENSE for this one. check out DJ HICO in NYLON JP rocking a VIOLETTE tee!!! very KA-WA-EE!

December 28, 2008 • Tags: , , , , • Posted in: BLOG • 5 Comments

party pics: OPEN PARTY at SANTOS 12/26 with Q-TIP – GRANDMASTER FLASH – RALPH MCDANIELS – FUNKMASTER FLEX -RICH MEDINA


*Q TIP, RICH MEDINA and RALPH MCDANIELS.


*GRANDMASTER FLASH.


*FUNKMASTER FLEX.


*NYRI, CAIT and GRACE.

ALBANY | i put on for my city (part 2)!

next up…NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM! in downtown ALBANY. it had everything from a ROCKWELL KENT exhibit to the history of NEW YORK, from the ice ages to present day. it was exhausting, hence the post might put you to sleep.


*SAVIE and the…

ALBANY| i put on for my city (part 1)!

the capital of NEW YORK is where i was born and bred. it might seem confusing why my Fathers brother came from Trinidad to settle down in the Bronx in the late 70’s and why my Father didn’t follow his path. if you ask him why he immigrated to Albany…

December 27, 2008 • Tags: , , • Posted in: BLOG • 6 Comments