Here is a little guide on what to expect @ OH-WOW & what to do afterward on Halloween night, for the Neckface exhibition, titled “Devils Disciple”.

Neckface wants to scare you:

The dark is scary, mainly because you don’t know what’s next, or where you are, or who is in the dark with you. Neckface knows this, he’s spent the last few month’s carving out a little piece of hell to showcase in Miami. The feeling you get when you walk into the haunted house is familiar, it’s that same one you’d get when you were young (& scared shitless) – you’re a 5 year old again – trapped in a dark attic… with no where to go; you heard that boogie man lives here & in this case, he does. His name is Neckface & he’s left his demons to keep you company while he’s gone. He’ll be back though, and you don’t want to be there when he does…

Neckface wants you to be amused:

Neckface wants you to be scared – but I think he also wants you to be amused. Cara Cuello is giving us his best work to date, with full scale art, across a variety of mediums. There will be plenty to keep your eyes satisfied – after if you get out of the haunted house without shitting yourself.

You can also expect the Baker / Deathwish skate crew to be there, naturally, skating – Neckface has done multiple boards / artwork for them in the past & is now serving as their Art Director.

You’ll also be able to buy his new book “The Devil Made Me Do It” for $38 at the event. We will be giving away 2 copies to our readers. So don’t worry, we got you covered!

Neckface wants you to party:

The “after party” is being held in Mid-town @ Electric Pickles. Busy P (edro) will be in the building spinning that dopeness. You can also expect “The Goat” to be there – a rock band, comprised of pro skaters; Andrew Reynolds & Kevin ‘Spanky’ Long. Filmers/Photographers Josh Beagle & Atiba Jefferson & that one dude from Shake Junt – Shane Heyl.

Important times & places:

8-10PM
OH-WOW: 3100 NW 7 Avenue / Miami / Florida / 33127 (Google Map)

10PM-?
Electric Pickle: 2826 N Miami Ave / Miami / FL (Google Map)

Russell Simmons, FFEU Chairman, Honoree Rashidah Ali, Rabbi Marc Schneier, FFEU President

The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding recently honored Rashidah Ali (CEO of Bourgeoisie Shoes) with the 2009 Joseph Papp Racial Harmony Award during their New York Fall Benefit event.  The cocktail benefit provided a platform of celebration of diversity and global unity. This event took place at the home of Music Mogul/Philanthropist: Russell Simmons.  The high society in the worlds of music, philanthropy, faith and business where in attendance to celebrate Rashidah Ali.  Other notable guest and honorees for the evening included: Russell Simmons (Chairman FFEU), Rabbi Marc Schneier (President FFEU), Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean, Rashidah Ali (CEO of Bourgeoisie), Cathy Hughes (Founder of Radio One), David Rosenberg (Founder of Unifund) and more.

This prestigious Joseph Papp Racial Harmony Award is given to one distinguished award recipient who displays commitment to strengthening race relations and efforts in promoting diversity and ethnic tolerance through business and personal endeavors. Attracting the who’s who from the worlds of business, entertainment, community and media, Rashidah Ali will be presented the award by Russell Simmons (Chair) and Rabbi Marc Schneier (President). (more…)

A line developed amongst two respected American brands in Odin and Duckie Brown, the Edward collection for this season was debuted earlier this week. The collection features a relatively large sized-range coming in at 17-pieces with retail prices all below $500 USD. Not bad considering it includes some noteworthy outerwear pieces and production remains solely stateside in the United States.  (more…)

“Crafted to withstand a rugged lifestyle”. Here’s a closer look at the latest “Valley” model from the Ransom by adidas Originals shoe line. Despite the shoe’s initial minimalist appearance, the shoe supports a host of features including: a suede upper in a navy-denim colorway, orange trim and inner lining, white laces and rubber mid and outersole, a loose and layered pulltab, triple ribbed collar, all complete with very subtle branding on the outside-heel and some tight zigzag contract stitching just off the toebox. All in all, a mature design which only serves to enhance the growing reputation of the Ransom by adidas Originals range. (more…)

Band of Outsiders still remains to be one of the more versatile and classy brands in the contemporary market, they’ve has certainly garnered the attention of plenty with its new seasonal selections. Amongst the chosen releases for October are three wel defined cut Schoolboy Blazers, a Toggle Coat, tailored trousers, tweed vest, and a few simple button-down pieces. All can be purchased directly at Forward. (more…)

On the one year anniversary of Barack Obama‘s election, the TASCHEN Store New York invites you to the launch of Design for Obama: Posters for Change. A Grassroots Anthology.

During the lead up to the 2008 presidential election, hundreds of artists and designers from all over the world expressed their support for the Obama candidacy by designing personal and unique posters that emphasized Obama’s message of hope and change, and submitted them for a free download to college senior Aaron Perry-Zucker’s website www.designforobama.org . One piece in particular, entitled “Did The Right Thing,” was sent by artist Don Button days after the election, which caught the attention of filmmaker Spike Lee. The result is a book of over 200 designs that consists of the very best contributions to the site from around the globe.

Making the move to a more cleaner approach to their line with cut & sew piece, HomeRoom Clothing delivers once again with their 2-Finger Rings. All HomeRoom jewelry is hand crafted by their in-house jeweler. The 2-finger-ring is made from solid silver, which is an upgrade from their last 2-finger-ring offering; the Gold 2-finger-ring is plated over a solid silver ring.

Each ring is polished by hand to achieve a flawless surface. Years of experience and hours of time go into each individual piece, their jeweler only uses the best available materials and has been applying generations of learned skill. He has made a career of the phrase “attention to detail”.  Each ring has a laser etched homeroom logo on the inside of the ring-finger. (more…)

R&B singer Mary J. Blige gave back to her hometown of Yonkers, New York earlier this week, when she opened her new facility, the Mary J. Blige Center for Women. Blige and Hip-Hop mogul Steve Stoute founded the Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now (FFAWN) in 2008, as a way to encourage women by supporting educational programs, career development, self-esteem and personal growth. Blige and Stoute are initially concentrating the foundation’s focus on Yonkers and the surrounding communities of West Chester, although plans are underway to service the entire country. Blige announced the center’s opening during an emotionally charged press conference, that brought the R&B singer to tears. “When I was 5-years-old there was a lot that happened to me that I carried all my life,” a tear eyed Blige said. “When I was growing up after that I saw so many women almost beaten to their death by men.” In the United States, a woman is abused by her partner every 9 seconds, while four women actually killed by their partner every 24-hours.

We’ve heard a rumor about it for some time, but did not want to spoil the surprise until we had something solid. But now, we have heard from a member of VEGA, it’s official! VEGA is signed with Fools Gold records – DJ A-Trak’s record label, founded with Nick Catchdubs.

We’ll be expecting an announcement on the Fools Gold blog or twitter soon.

As a bonus, there is also a rumor circulating that the new album is going to be produced by someone in the Fools Gold camp; we’re hoping A-Trak himself, LA Riots or Chromeo!

We have previous coverage of VEGA here, here & here.

British artist Stephen Wiltshire is currently attempting to draw the Manhattan skyline from memory. Since Monday October 26th Wiltshire began filling in an 18 foot canvas at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. The drawing is expected to be complete by Friday October 30th. You can follow his progress through the live webcam here.

Wiltshire, diagnosed with autism at the age of three displays an unusually powerful photographic memory that he has applied to rendering cityscapes. He can look at the subject of his drawing once and reproduce it accurately with photographic detail, down to the exact number of columns or windows on a building. He memorizes their shapes, locations and the architecture.

Having completed cityscapes of some of the world’s most iconic cities – London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Rome, Madrid, Frankfurt, Dubai, and Jerusalem, the New York panorama marks Wiltshire’s last cityscape. After this piece is complete, he said he will pursue drawing individual buildings. (more…)