The Captain's Log: January 2009

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Let It Sink In

Good little student film backed by Glory Box, one of my favorite songs of all by by my favorite band of all time. Sampled from Isaac Hayes' Ike's Rap series.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Jean-Claude Van DAMME SHE FIONNNE

As a male, I appreciate the singular most beautiful image that our brains have the capacity to understand: A Woman. Every week, I will be sharing a few choice cuts about some females who stun me with their beauty, talents, drive, ambition or anything else that catches my attention. This week, I bring to you the stunning Odette Yustman. You may remember her from the CLASSIC Cloverfield, getting ripped from a pipe that she was stuck on (yummy sound effects on that one), but she's also had roles on the television series Monk and South Beach. Look for her to do bigger things in 09; she'll be in the upcoming thriller The Unborn. She's begging for a Google search right about now. Enjoy!

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Kenzo-san!

Kenzo is a rare breed. These muhfuckahs ROCKED Paris with their new collection. A shit ton of people fall into two categories: those who are fashionable and those who have style. Your basic fashionable people are into the cookie cutter stuff with the big name. For girls, you know, rockin' Juicy Couture sweatsuits or carrying that tired fake Chanel bag with the C's on the side, stitching all coming loose. For the dude's, it's the bright ass Nike's, once you get some money they turn into Prada's, and a hoody or whatever other reasonable top to perfectly match. If you're going to pay the obscene amount of moeny that one can pay for these names, make sure it's for the right reasons people! Now I love me some Marc Jacobs, but if you ask me why I'll break it down. Ask yourself, what do you really know about what you're wearing? Then there are your stylish peoples. The one's who walk down the street and you go "What the fuck?" then next month everybody doing the same shit they were doing, but they done already moved on to something else. I love fashion as an ART, not as a trend, so it brings me great joy to see the recent work that the Kenzo brand has produced. First time menswear designer Antonio Marras, known for his women's sportswear, implemented a Russian theme, adding elements of nature to soften the hard edges. In fact, I think he's the first cat to make beading and embroidery look even close to masculine. Big ups to Marras and the whole Kenzo crew for continuing to innovate when the majority of the fashion world is bogged down in its own pretentiousness.
Check the Full Collection Here

One of the Best Remixes I've Ever Heard

This is what a remix is supposed to be: take the original concept and idea, and give it new life. Well done, chaps. Well done.

Discover Maroon 5!

Mind Fuck

1.
mindfuck

an idea or concept that shakes one's previously held beliefs or assumptions about the nature of reality.

I experienced one of these when I decided to start listening to The Rhumb Line, Ra Ra Riot's latest. The Syracuse natives have put together a blueprint of how to create urgency, not hurry, with the opening track, "Ghost Under Rocks." This trend continues as we continue into the Beatle-esque "Winter 05." It's truly a marveling sound to hear how they evoke emotion, even when using major chords. If you don't know anything about the band, I will tell you this about this album: Last year, before the release of their album, original drummer John Pike was found dead in Buzzard's Bay. You can hear the hue of blue on every song, despite not all of them being particularly downy (that's not even a word, kids). Keeping it short and sweet, this is one of those albums that really restored my faith in musicians, and undoubtedly one of the best albums of 2008. Do yourself a favor and LEGALLY get a copy of this.

If You Could Only Download 1 Song, Download: "Oh, La"

Over and Out

New Era Cap

American Tour Dates (Go see them! I was supposed to see them at Northeastern, fucking ice)

The Air Up Here

Let's talk about this for a second. It's a rare occasion for me to answer the phone. Quite simply, I don't have the time. Couple that with my extreme level of irritability in the last 3 months and you should expect to e-mail me or text any type of request you may have. For anybody I work with, this is especially for you: I don't hate you, I'm not avoiding you, I really just don't want anything to do with that place right now. Let's not even mention the fact that the economy has driven people to act a damn fool and lose "they COT damn" minds, but picture this: for two weeks in a row, they have scheduled me EXCLUSIVELY on the days of whichI told them I have school. Not to mention, they put the only MALE on the floor (your Captain) on to work for Superbowl Sunday. Superbowl Sunday!! In my twenty-three-and-some-odd years on this planet, I have never...EVVVVVVVVVVVER missed the Superbowl. This year marks the first, and ultimately last time this rare occurence happens. Mix in a dash of panic and frenzy by the front office suits DEMANDING that we intrude ourselves into the personal life of everyone who steps foot in that building, well I hope you can understand my frustrations. I never see my family either, and I've been called out many times on it. Money's tight, I commute at least, at THE VERY LEAST, 4 hours a day. EVERYDAY. However, I have never been more busy in my entire life than I am right now. So you know what gets sacrificed for those 4 hours? Sleep. You know what an average night of sleep for a guy like me is? About 5 hours. The math speaks for itself.

So yes, you will see less and less of me until the summer. Fortunetly, you will hear more and more from me on this very site. So keep your eyes open, your ears to the streets, and bear with me. 2009 has some great surprises ahead. Love y'alls

P.S. Please text instead of call!

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Ahoy!

Welcome aboard the Captain Scuzzo Express. My mission statement is as follows: After every post, you will know more about me, and hopefully more about yourself. There will be no holds barred, no topic untouched, no sugar to coat with (unless it's better for the taste), and no stone unturned. Religion, politics, fashion, upcoming events, it will all be found here. Starting tonight, the world will never, EVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVER, be the same, aGAIN (rhymes with pain or lane).

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Saturday, January 31, 2009

Let It Sink In

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Jean-Claude Van DAMME SHE FIONNNE

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Kenzo-san!

One of the Best Remixes I've Ever Heard

Mind Fuck

The Air Up Here

In the Beginning....

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