Archive for October, 2006
October 26, 2006 at 4:39 pm · Filed under Fashion
A little bird in NYC informed me that A.P.C., the French line made famous for its understated, impeccably constructed garments (not to mention its legendary dark-rinse denim), will soon release a new, nature-based multimedia piece.
A.P.C. founder Jean Touitou — who, after decades in fashion, has remained committed to unpresuming simplicity over celebrity — is now authoring a DVD of his journey to the North Pole, and it’s set to karaoke music. Can’t wait for what sounds like a creative gem.
October 23, 2006 at 1:38 pm · Filed under Architecture, Design, Fashion
Louis Vuitton has retained 9 of the world’s greatest artistic minds to reinterpret selections from its classic handbag collection. Shigeru Ban, James Turrell, Robert Wilson, Zaha Hadid, Sylvie Fleury, Bruno Peinado, Andr???e Putman, Ugo Rondinone and Tim White-Sobieski have offered their individual artistic versions of the tony line, which are currently on display at Espace Louis Vuitton Paris until the end of the year.
Espace Louis Vuitton
60, rue de Bassano
101 avenue des Champs-Elys???es, 75008 Paris
Open: Mon-Sat 12-7 pm, Sun 1-7 pm
More info and pictures available at LVMH’s online Magazine.
October 10, 2006 at 5:41 pm · Filed under Music
David and I met Paris the Black Fu, lead singer/brainichild behind the Detroit Grand Pubahs, at Mighty on Friday. We ended up spending the weekend hanging out with him around SF. Now ladies, don’t be fooled: onstage, he’s a salacious force to be reckoned with. But offstage, the surprisingly down-to-earth Paris made for considerate and charming company. He shared tidbits about his music writing and production techniques, preferences in his drink (ask me how he takes whisky!), and future plans for DGP Condomints. We introduced him to Pocket Pet, Menstruation Monsters, Ruede Hagelstein and other savory musical treats played at Bottom Feeder.
Paris left his hometown in Detroit for Geneva, where he currently lives with his wife. He’s been working with Dave the Hustler, the drummer for Kate Wax, and has a few releases coming up on his own label, Detelefunk. He claims that Switzerland, despite its fabulous scenery and swanky culture, is sleepy-deepy and seriously lacking in decent sushi, chicken fingers and burgers. By this time we were hungry, so we tempted him with our dazzling array of culinary options before finally settling down at Chow.
As we munched away, Paris revealed his grand saga of the Pubahs. It involves three most curious groups of creatures: the Galactic Ass Creatures from Uranus, the Techmarine Bottom-Feeders (who live in the ocean) and the Asexual Albino Cockroaches with Black Features. We also went down to Amoeba Records and Daljeets on Haight Street, where David helped him pick out a fierce-looking skull ring (above). We ended the evening by gear-crawling around Guitar Center and Robotspeak, where we introduced him to the Dave Smith Evolver. *drool*
On Sunday, we all got together for afternoon drinks before he and Oliver (the Mysterious Mister O, other half of the Pubahs) left for the airport. Paris and I hunted for the latest copy of XLR8R and tried shots of Blueberry Cheesecake for the first time.
Watch out San Francisco, the Pubahs may soon be relocating to our fair city. It’s either here or Portugal, according to the Doctor. In the meantime, you can check out his keyboardist/sax player Mitch every Wednesday at Amnesia. So cute but not so clean — haaa!
October 5, 2006 at 8:14 pm · Filed under Culture
From bbc.com: “Two young Slovakians have won the 28th world hip hop dance championship in Germany. Gabriela Nemcova and Pamela Peticka won the under-11’s hip hop duos category”
…work it, girls!
October 5, 2006 at 3:45 pm · Filed under Music
Can’t wait for this galactic event… tomorrow night at Mighty!
October 3, 2006 at 10:50 pm · Filed under Music
Come shake some ass at Bottom Feeder’s first ever shindig!! Experience the East Bay’s tightest minimal tech/electro boooooty night at Oasis in Oakland this Thursday.
Thursday, October 5th
10 am - close
October 3, 2006 at 12:25 am · Filed under Technology
I just finished installing Wordpress on my website. As I continue to tweak it, feel free to peruse my older Tribe blog postings, archived below. 
