Prey for the Hunted

If you are looking to step up your kicks and you value hustling the streets in something that most sneakerheads haven’t even heard of, then look no further than Lanvin .  Lanvin is a French brand started by Jeanne Lanvin in 1909. She grew her local dress boutique into an empire including a dye factory and shops devoted to home decor, menswear, furs and lingerie , ultimately created Lanvin Parfums SA and introduced her signature fragrance Arpège in 1927.

Lanvin has changed hands many time and has employed a number of designers who have managed to keep the brand’s design ethos while staying relevant to modern trends.

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Tired of hearing about all the grooming and scenting rituals of the modern metrosexual? You are a guy and you like to look good, but you are not looking to spend $100s to have a cabinet full of girly Kiehls and L’occitane products. Well Ritual grooming products has come along with products for men, by men, and addressing the needs of men.

Ritual focuses on the man’s grooming routine of the 3 S’s shit, shower, and shave. For the shitting they have a product called "Nature Calls" that are essentially odor eliminating toilet drops. This little bottle of black magic actually destroys the smell of your worst poop. I am not sure what kind of genius chemist works for Ritual but this stuff actually works!

We are talking about completely eliminating the smell of your most toxic tandori trip to the toilet. Their other products include more common products but done right for men. These include a foamy body wash, a shave cream that provides a rich lather and has a dose of lidocane to reduce the pain and redness of razor burn, and an after shave gel.

Next time you are headed out for a big night give yourself a few extra minutes and enjoy a shit, shower, and shave with the products of Ritual. You will feel like a new man and you will know what these guys mean with their slogan of "Goodbye MetroSexual, Hellow MachoSexual".

Get yourself the full line of products here!

God how clearly I can remember staying up late into the night to put together the perfect mixtape in some futile attempt to win back the heart of some highschool girlfriend. It is not just about selecting the right songs, it is picking a theme and selecting a song order to set the mood or tell a story. Well now 20 some years later we have the new web 2.0 version of the venerable art called MUXTAPE . Muxtape allows you to upload 12 songs in MP3 format of up to 24mb per song. It is so stupidly simple you put up the songs and arrange the order on screen with some intuitive use of Ajax.

Fortunately I am devoid of heartbreak at the moment so I use Muxtape to share music with friends around the country. My lastest Mux is a list of great rock songs that everyone recognizes but forgets who sings them. Get your Classic Rock on and check out my Muxtape Here

Hip Hop legend Andre 3000 of Outkast has clearly always been the creative type. From Outkast’s blend of soul, pop, funk, and jazz to create a truly original brand of hip hop, to his personal style that has long made him a stand out in the public eye, Andre Benjamin seems frothing with creativity.

Andre Benjamin has now officially turned his creative eye on the world of fashion with his new line called Benjamin Bixby. Andre harnessed his ecclectic and unique fashion sensibilities and focused the collection on 1930’s era foot ballers. The Benjamin Bixby line contains over 70 odd pieces ranging from collegiate boiled wool sweaters, to suspenders, and cordoroy blazers. Expect the Benjamin Bixby line to get more press in the pages of GQ than Sean John does on MTV.

Here it is folks the Bentley Brooklands, potentially the most powerful panty magnet on the planet. The Brooklands has supercar worthy power coming from its 6.75 liter twin turbo V8 making 530hp and 775 ft/lbs of torque but at 213 inches long and weighing 5800 pounds its dimensions are more like a Chevy Suburban than a Ferrari.

But what makes this car so powerful to the fairer sex? It is not the motor, more likely it is the Bentley’s imposing silhouette and the giant Winged “B” that adorns the hood, trunk and 20″ wheels. Is this because driving a Bentley says I can spend $340,000 on a car, or is there something more?

Most people and certainly most women don’t really know how ridiculously expensive the Brooklands may be but they can feel its presence, and they can see every persons’ head turn as it rolls down the street. Most people will never know that they are witnessing one of only 550 ever to be built rolling works of art. As you in invite you future supermodel girlfriend to take a ride in your car that cost more than most people’s home will she will be forced to note of your appreciation for luxury and craftsmanship more than just the dollars in your wallet.

Will she understand that it takes 16 dead cows, 120 hours, and 43,000 stitches to create the sumptuous interior she is sitting in? Will she understand that honing the rare burl woods for the dash and trim takes over a month, or that It takes two hours for one man just to braze the two pieces of the front fender together and then smooth the join to a seamless finish?

She won’t know these details but she will feel the majesty oozing from this car, and then she will most certainly feel like going home with you! Now all we need to worry about is George Clooney buying one of these, in which case all mens’ penises will be rendered useless.

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Nathan Ota is another fine example of a graffiti artist who has made good on his artisitc talent. Ota graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena in 1993 and has been illustrating, painting, and teaching ever since. I for one think his work is amazing.

Look for his up and coming show at La Luz de Jesus gallery in October.

Most of the time when I hear "Psychedelic Rock" i want to take an ice pick and get all basic instinct on my ipod, so I wasn’t real excited when I heard about Sleepy Sun and their new record Embrace . When I think psychedelic rock I want old Black Sabith not this new brand of sonic torture where the artist try to invent new ways to twist music into bizarre dischord. The Sleepy Sun I have heard does have some of those psychedelic wanderings but they are intentional not just experimental and they always come back around to a solid rock ‘n’ roll foundation.

The Song below New Age, is worth a listen and is a good example of the sonic yovage Sleepy Sun is about to take the music scene on.