To call it “long-awaited” or “eagerly anticipated” would be the understatement of the year – as hip-hop’s most daring pioneers the Roots release their 9^th, studio album (and third for Def Jam Recordings) on June 22 HOW I GOT OVER.  The album, which takes its name from Clara Ward’s gospel classic (made popular by Mahalia Jackson), is the Roots’ first new release since joining Late Night with Jimmy Fallon for a full time gig as the show’s house band. Grammy Award winners the Roots characterize the songs on HOW I GOT OVER as “depicting the everyman’s search for hope in this dispiriting post-hope zeitgeist”. (more…)

Name / Alias: Joanna Shari / www.JoannaShari.com

Where are you originally from? North-Eastern NJ

Occupation? Graphic Designer

How did you get into modeling? I was contacted by an agency for some design work. Eventually I was convinced to try a test shoot. I loved the results and took it from there.

What’s the biggest misconception that people may have about models/video vixens? Many assume that we don’t have brains to match beauty. Another misconception in this industry is that too many assume that a model or video vixen means some kind of groupie. I’ll be the first to prove both of those misconceptions wrong! (more…)

Music and fashion always seem to go hand in hand. Music has always been needed to set the tone for collections being shown for the first time to the public and editors alike. Many label and fashion houses have in-house music directors that ensure the proper that the two properly complement one another.

Cataloging the music of the runway is something that Agenda Inc. is obsessed with as Frillr points out to us. 

Agenda Inc, a luxury strategy consultancy based in Paris and San Francisco has taken it upon themselves to compile and rank the playlists that accompanied every runway show for Spring/Summer 2009. “Agenda Inc also listed the top 10 tracks and the number of times they were played.” Again, thanks to Frillr for publishing the list.

View the entire list after the jump (more…)