DJ J. Period has teamed with Spike Lee & 40Acres.com to drop a tribute mixture to the music of Michael Jackson, to celebrate what would have been his 52nd birthday yesterday (August 29th).

J. Period conceived the 80-minute “Man or the Music” mixtape on the eve of Michael Jackson’s passing. The mixtape features Michael Jackson’s classic hits mixed with rare demo versions, as well as behind-the-scenes clips.

“This project originated on the night Michael passed last year, when I was asked by a few promotions companies to pull MJ tracks for a DJ blast,” J. Period explained to AllHipHop.com. “Once I started pulling records, I found myself unable to stop, and the next thing I knew I had stayed up all night making the original version of “Man or the Music” — a stream-of-consciousness mix very different from the usual process for making my tapes. The following morning, while the media was circling like vultures around every negative aspect of Michael’s life, I made the mix available online and in less than an hour I had 15K downloads, and over 30K after the first 24 hours. One thing I found that we all have in common: no matter what we think of Michael Jackson’s life, no one can front on his music. And that day, everyone needed their fix.”

Download: Man or the Music mixtape by J. Period

Although this may sound crazy, but there’s some truth to this statement; Nicki Minaj pretty much outshines everyone else on this track. All of these heavy weights do their best to out do each other but Ms. Minaj puts the nail in the coffin. Kanye tweeted that he and Jay-Z were working on a album titled “Watch The Throne”, and this MP3 is a peek of what we can expect to come from the two.

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Download: Kanye West f. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver & Nicki Minaj, “Monster”

Putting her foot down for the Spring 2011 season is the latest release from M.Dot’s Booji female footwear brand. The Francisco-Moc ALICE B. takes inspiration from the traditional moccasin show. Taking details like the Fringe Flap and Deco Stitching from the moccasin and applying to their Francisco oxford style sneaker.  The material make-up includes buttery soft flat suede for the full upper with a trim detail of 6oz cotton canvas. The Francisco-Moc ALICE B. model will be found in select stores worldwide. www.boojihouse.com

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Edition One Hundred, designed to provide beautifully packaged and produced art and photography at prices within reach. Based online at www.editiononehundred.com, this gallery without walls uses innovations in technology to produce and distribute high quality fine art prints to a new generation of collectors.

Edition One Hundred launched on June 30, 2010, with a program of three 2-month exhibitions to run through the end of the year. Each show is curated around a central theme—I Love LA, Freedom & Revolution, and Delayed Gratification—and features work by celebrated artists Martha Cooper, Estevan Oriol, B+, Nat Finkelstein, and Retna, among many others. Continue reading “Edition One Hundred: Art Within Reach” »

A luxury ten-suite boutique hotel in a remodeled, six-story, belle époque mansion in the heart of Buenos Aires’ stylish Recoleta neighborhood. It provides state-of-the-art luxuries, including 24-hour butler and concierge service, a fine-dining restaurant, a wine cellar, library bar and a rooftop pool, spa and bar. Continue reading “Buenos Aires’s Algodon Mansion” »

Stockholm-based label Morris presents a look into its latest collection through a traditional lookbook and seasonal video. Paying homage to the iconic works of Ralph Lauren, the collection places a European spin on what some would consider classic collegiate attire. Although an ode to yesteryear, we still sense a degree of contemporary styling amongst the collection.

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Take Ivy, the coveted style tome showcasing snapshots of classic Ivy League style from the 1960s, is being re-issued for the first time ever in the US later this month. On Tuesday August 31st, Jack Spade stores will be the first to offer the book again, this time equipped with a K-Swiss x Jack Spade collaboration featuring an limited edition old-school sweatshirt with preppy elbow patches and a retro leather belt. The heavy gauge crewneck sweatshirt has orange silk screened elbow patches and is cinched with the book by a custom bridle leather book strap made in NYC.

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Wallpaper gives us a intriguing look into Bark Design Architects‘ interactive floor plan on the design for their house on Discovery Coast.

Bark Design Architects’ eco-friendly philosophy made them the perfect candidates to design this new beach house on Queensland’s fragile Discovery Coast landscape. Nestled within the beach’s sand dunes and endemic vegetation, the house is strongly linked to its sensitive yet gorgeous natural surroundings as well as the area’s architectural history. Continue reading “Interactive floor plan: House on Discovery Coast” »

Making its way into Autumn fashion is the new YMC Nylon Multi-pocket jacket. Bright enough to keep you from getting hit by speeding cars and weather proof to keep you guarded from the weather to come. With elasticated cuffs, drawstring hood and contrast zip and button detailing YMC come correct yet again in the fight against wind-beaten moor sides and sodden city street dwellers. Available now at www.glassboutique.co.uk

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Edward & Nancy Kienholz, The Hoerengracht, 1983 – 1988. Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA

Five years in the making, Edward and Nancy Kienholz’s installation The Hoerengracht captures the essence of Amsterdam’s Red Light District of days past. A play on words, The Hoerengracht translates from Dutch to “the Whores Canal” and references the Herengracht (Gentlemen’s Canal), a prestigious Amsterdam thoroughfare. The artist couple made the work, a massive installation that recreates a section of the infamous Wallen district, while living in Berlin in the 1980s. Researched in the brothels of sex workers and constructed from materials found in flea markets and salvage yards, it depicts a provocative realm with empathy and wit.

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