CHANEL No.5 NEW VIRAL VIDEO CAMPAIGN

The house of Chanel ceases to amaze us with their inventive ways in order to stay original. They have just released their latest viral promoting their iconic No. 5 fragrance. The short film tells the story of love at first sight. You'll have
to watch in order to fully appreciate. The lead is non other than French actress Audrey Tatou, who will be the latest to play the role of the late Coco Chanel
in an upcoming film biography.

TRAILER| Where The Wild Things Are

The rumors of a live-action movie adaption by none other than Spike Jonze for "Where The Wild Things Are" is all true. Originally written by Brooklyn native Maurice Sendak, the picture book was published in 1963 and is regarded today as an American classic in children's literature.

The book tells the story of a young boy named Max getting into mischief one evening in his home. For punishment, his mother sends him to his room without dinner, where it opens up into a magical land of the Wild Things. We're all about living in the land of imagination these days. Those interested mark your calendar as it is set to open in theatres October 16th, 2009. Come with your Goobers and an open mind!

UNKLE x FULLY FLARED RE-EDIT

Originally used for the end credits of the acclaimed Fully Flared skate video directed by Spike Jonze and Ty Evans, the use of the acoustic driven track "Heaven" by U.N.K.L.E. was used as the inspiration and backdrop to re-edit
a sequence of shots provided by the Lakai Skate team. The end result is pure perfection.

The music video will be released via Itunes and other digital outlets on March 22nd in the UK, and March 24th in North America.

TERMINATOR SALVATION| TRAILER 2

Terminator SALVATION Trailer #2 has been released by Warner Bros. Its more thank likely safe to say that this is a sure bet for being a summer time hit. Get your popcorn and Ju Ju Bees ready kids- blockbuster mayhem is about to begin. T4 releases in theatres nationwide on May 21, 2009.

SYNOPSIS:
The protagonist John Connor is back this time as an adult in the fourth installation of the Terminator series. Set in the year 2018, Connor is fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. The future that Connor was raised to believe by his mother Sarah Connor is changed with the appearance of Marcus Wright, a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares for its final showdown, both men must work together in order to get to the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.

HELLO KITTY x MAC COSMETICS VIDEO CAMPAIGN

When your girly childhood dreams meet your adult night fantasies you get the latest collaboration between MAC and the iconic Hello Kitty. Back in January we dropped the news of the latest limited edition cosmetics and accessories by Sanrio. With much buzz still in the air, MAC continues with their campaign hustle, by releasing the MAC X KITTY viral video, featuring what seems to be an Alice In Wonderland meets S&M inspired storyline.

We say, PVC never looked so intriguing. We're sure this is for adults only.
Peep the decadence of our favorite feline friend reinvented.

EDGAR MULLER x "ICE AGE" ART

We had to take a triple take on this one. A definate mind boggling...what the? moment. Be sure to peep the video- pure genius.

German master street paint artist Edgar Müller known for his 3D illusion work participated in the "Festival of World Culture" installment last year, located in In Dun Laoghaire from August 21- 24. His latest installment included the transformation of the East Pier into a life size ice age scene. This project was supported by the Goethe Institution Germany.

NIKE CORTEZ BROTHERS & FLYMOTION RELEASE

Okay, so we realize that we have been slacking a bit on our posts...
We promise you that we have a perfectly legitimate explanation for it all! With a variety of client projects that we have been consulting on, planning events for the new Special Sauce Flagship store, and our recent mergers and acquisitions with Trashbag Aesthetics, we've been keeping on our toes.

Did we mention that Fashion Week for 2009 is about to be in full effect here in New York?- Yeah, and that too. So please forgive us, as we love dishing you daily hot plates of goodness and receiving feedback from all our readers who share our interests. Now, back to our regulary scheduled program! (Ummm- kind of at least.)




Though a bit late on this news, we couldn't pass on dropping the Cortez Brothers movie short presented by Nike and Berlin based shop Overkill, released a couple of days ago. For the occasion they teamed up with Tokyoplastic who created the two animated characters in the film. The viral video is also a collaboration with the newly released Nike Cortez Brothers Double Pack, which consists of a blue nylon Cortez and a silver metallic Cortez Flymotion.

The two sneaker styles and toys are also representative of Nike's co-founders Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman. The films two little characters Phil & Bill, symbolically represent the fusion between old school style and 21 century technology of the reinvented Nike Cortez hybrid. For more information visit Overkill.



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Stephen Colbert On: Shepard Fairey Copyright Battle

As if there weren't a plethora of more important issues to be concerned about regarding our country, economy, and the world... another case of the mighty dollar rears its ugly head. This past week the Associated Press accused L.A. based street artist Shepard Fairey for copyright infringement by using the original AP image for his iconic red-white-and blue portrait capturing Obama. You be the judge- what are your thoughts?

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2|16|09 UPDATE- KEITH HARING DOCUMENTARY

Somehow mysteriously the hour long documentary below that we posted last week has been taken down. Could it possibly be a copyright and licensing rights related issue? I wouldn't be surprised, as I personally dealt with these kind of dreaded issues for 8 years when I worked with MTV- Yeah, I admit it..I worked as a drone for the corporate hog and lived to tell the story.

Thankfully we have a little something to replenish you all with. It has come to our attention that there is a new documentary currently being shown entitled
"The Universe of Keith Haring" directed by Christina Clausen, with its theme song by DJ junior Vasquez. (Wow- can you say Tunnel, NYC circa 1990's) unfortunately it is only available in Canada, Europe and Brazil right now.
We'll be sure to keep you posted on this though. Stay tuned.



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Originally broadcasted on Dutch televison by AVRO, the documentary explores the street art movement in the 1980s, and the massive influence Keith Haring
left on the pop culture movement. Nearly an hour of video, it is in English and subtitled in Dutch. It is produced by Overcom & French Conecction Films & Absolute Film with co-production by Avro.

SHEPARD FAIREY x "HOPE" OBAMA

This past December we brought you the drop on Shepard Fairey's illustration of Obama used on the Time magazine cover, which was a true historical moment in its right for the street art movement. We present you with additional insight on the making of the iconic image that has virally captivated a nation, and now also resides within the Smithsonian Institute. A brief but excellent overview.
Peep the video below and hear what Fairey had to say.

N.E.R.D. x SOONER OR LATER

The latest video to drop featuring the song "Sooner or Later" off N.E.R.D's third studio album release Seeing Sounds.

KARL LAGERFELD PRESENTS: COCO CHANEL x PARIS-MOSCOW

The man behind and in front the house of Chanel never ceases to amaze us...
The blogosphere has been buzzing with the teaser video from Chanel. We decided to hold off until we were able to bring you the full length feature.

Last week Wednesday Karl Lagerfeld had his directorial debut. Used to set the tone for the opening of the Chanel "Paris-Moscow" 2009 pre fall collection, a ten minute silent film featured the life of the legendary Coco Chanel during the period of 1913, and then again in 1923. Held at the Theatre le Ranelagh, the presentation which was initially supposed to occur in Moscow, was then cancelled due Russian customs wanting to have three weeks preferential treatment of the collection.

The black and white short was shot in two days in a Paris studio, and featured a variety of Lagerfeld's personal entourage, which included Lithuanian model Edita Vilkeviciute, playing the role of Coco Chanel in her youth. Other supporting roles were played by muse, Amanda Harlech and daughter Tallulah Ormsby-Gore as customer and model, Brad Kroenig as Coco's lover, the Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich, and his bodyguard Sebastien Jondeau as a Russian general.

The viral video was inspired by Academy Award-winning Mack Sennett, otherwise known as the innovator of slapstick comedy, and features a spliced montage of authentic newsreel footage WWI. We say, in a time where the economic pinch is being felt by many, creativity is a necessity, and this marketing campaign gets two raised champagne glasses from us. View the world of luxury that is defined by Chanel.

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THE ART OF MEAR ONE

VIMBY -Mear One

No need for further details. This video provides a brief inside look into the mind and world that is Mear One. Enjoy.

ARABIAN PRINCE: Innovation Life ANTHOLOGY 1984-1989

Fresh out the lab from legendary DJ Peanut Butter Wolf and his Los Angeles based record label Stones Throw comes their latest release featuring the anthology collection of electro-rap artist Arabian Prince. Visit Stones Throw to learn some science and to purchase the album.

1st. Album Release: "Brother Arab" 1984- 1989
"She's Got A Big Posse

MARTHA COOPER ON MISSY TV

We can't get enough of the original Hip Hop pioneer behind the camera lens Martha Cooper. Back in July we featured two interviews courtesy of Current TV. This time around newly dropped fem-pop German magazine Missy caught up with Cooper in Berlin for her "Tag Town" book release. See what she had to say.

JCDC x LEGO

Based out of France, Four H is a new advertising and creative agency specializing in visual and music production.
For their latest campaign, they have produced a unique viral video depicting the fashion "catwalk", by collaborating with designer, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac otherwise known to many as JCDC. We say, now that's some fierce strutting.

WASSUP x OBAMA '08

A remake of the "Wassup" commercials brings light on todays unemployment, stock market, and health care issues this time around for the '08.

RON HOWARD'S CALL TO ACTION

I remember watching the "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Happy Days" in syndication after school. Thanks to Ron Howard, Andy Griffith, and Henry Winkler we can relive some of these childhood memories in a whole new insightful way

Happy Friday!

THIS ISN"T YOUR ORDINARY STEEL DRUM

Similar to the steel drum, the Hang instrument is a percussive steel drum known for its melodic "singing bowl" like sound qualities. It was introduced in Switzerland in 2001and presented at the Frankfurt Music Fair. (Where just as amazed at you are). Peep the video from artist Manu Delago playing his solo entitled "Mono Desire" from the "Living Room In London" tour.

CRYSTAL HEAD VODKA IS FOR REAL

We recently heard the latest buzz about the authenticity of the viral video featuring actor Dan Akroyd promoting his new quadruple-distilled vodka, made with Newfoundland water and triple filtered process. After viewing the 8 minute long video we were hesitant to believe this was actually real. What seems to be one part infomercial and two parts history lesson is actually part of a clever marketing campaign for the new premium spirit called Crystal Head Vodka. Manufactured in Canada, the vodka is featured in a clear glass shaped skull bottle designed by John Alexander, and manufactured by master artisans in Milan's Bruni Glass Company. We know what you’re thinking. Yes, it is pretty unique, isn't it? We wouldn't mind having this ourselves just for the bottle. Thankfully the Infinium Spirits is promoting the Crystal Head Vodka for the U.S. It will be available starting in California, Texas, Nevada, Louisiana and Florida. Retail price is $49.95 for the 750ml bottle. We say, bottom's up.
Peep the official site to watch the oddness.

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