found this on the Arab Parrot:


Anybody know when the tickets go on sale?

Karl Lagerfeld x Grand Theft Auto IV



Lagerfeld = 1
Rainey = 0


*Note: When asked for his thoughts, Rainey refused commentary.

Say what you will about the new Portishead album, but the vinyl edition is looking craze.

(Yes, that's a P-shaped USB drive with the whole album on it. Nice etching on the 4th side too...)

New Annex Spring things, right off of the shady truck driver's cargo!

Gravis Hobo Messenger Bag


In4mation Overnight Messenger Bag


In4mation Shell Jacket (Now With Extra Windproofiness!)


10 Deep Navigator Hat (Aye aye, Captain!)

The Hundreds and In4mation Shorts

Camo for the sassy. . .

Pinstripe for the classy!

And who's got time to check out the ladies this Spring when they're checking out this baby right here?

LRG x G-Shock Watch

Hehe, just kidding on that last plug. There's always time for the ladies. . !

stuff that's good..

speaking of food... my new favorite burger in the city is Goodburger. it's perfectly executed and doesn't make you feel like crap after you eat em...

i walked into this random record store a couple weeks ago... they have a killer selection of latin stuff and weird import 7"s... incredible stuff on the walls... check the original Tropicalia pressing... they got a Nara record in the window too... it's on 5th street near 2nd ave

the lab has always been run on guerrilla tactics for the most part, especially when it comes to office furniture. i can't even tell you where me and tony got our office chairs from (and we definitely didn't buy em). they have probably caused us some sort permanent damage. after years of procrastination, we've finally made the plunge and got fully loaded Aerons... it is well worth the money.... air just flows all over your ass through the mesh, no-homo.

this car is always parked on east 7th... it's inspirational that something like this was actually mass produced at some point in time... breath it in...

lastly, the best thing i've recently discovered is 91.5fm. new yorkers always gripe about the poor selection of radio channels available to them... this radio station is what you've been looking for... they play all the latest indy stuff, the new wave classics, stuff we sell at the Lab (guy shops there), and even more stuff that we don't.... check it out.

my homie Paul put me onto this chicken spot yesterday...

"BBQ Chicken" is a chain restaurant from South Korea that opened up here in NY- but they don't even serve Bar-B-Que chicken! "BBQ" actually stands for "Best of the Best Quality," its all fried but the catch is they fry it up in extra virgin olive oil (making it extra tasty and super crispy).

The olive fried chicken was BOMB, but what really killed it was the COL-POP...

(yes, that is a soda with chicken coming out of it.)

GENIUS SNACK INNOVATION

more on the col-pop.

Damn the weathers gettin' warm... you know what that means - time to get fitted!

WESC got your back when it comes to the clean styles

and when i'm rollin' to play a set on the beach, I bring my reggae 45's in this -

and for my playas livin in land locked areas,
this is for you -

Sorry Fixed the link.... Durrrrrrrr....

NEW LAB LA RADIO

This month my guests included...

FATLIP

If you know me you know this interview was a dream come true. Lip used to DJ before he was even in the Pharcyde. His DJ set was straight "wildstyle" and straight entertainment. The interview was what you would expect, hilarious! I sound kind of like a gay hip hop guy, but Lip had nothing but interesting shit to say, like the story of when the Pharcyde got beat up by Double XX posse back in the day at the Wetlands and so much more.

DAM FUNK

Dam funk is currently every cool person in LA's favorite DJ, hands down! Beyond his dope production (he's currently signed to Stones Throw and used to play keys for CMW), he's mainly know for his Monday night residency called Funkmosphere. The ill thing is that unlike most deep diggers Dam doesn't keep his records secret, in fact he announces the song, artist and label in the intro to every song. He brings this "magical" vibe to everything he does and IS the future of the FUNK!...

If you haven't checked out Pink Skull please do. They're a really dope duo out of Philly and were having their record release this Thursday at Pocket Checkers (no Sharona)...

This past weekend, Japan's APPLEBUM crew paid us a cool visit.



Came through.


Spread love.


And picked up hella items (including a Mr. T bobblehead).

Mr. T says "I pity the fool that ain't BIG in Japan!"

-Rainey

dude,
are you german?
just sayin'......

"Bloody Murder Flyer" by Thunder Horse


THURSDAY! THURSDAY THURSDAY! Fool's Gold x Dim Mak tour kicks off at Hiro in NYC then hits Toronto, Montreal, Philadelphia, Chicago, Vancouver, Seattle, and SF. No LA date cause A-Trak is playing Coachella. Here's all the dates and presale info, check y'all on the road!

Why is it, that everytime I step into da club, somebody's tryin' to take my picture for their blog? Maaaaan.......Funk Dat! It must be all the crispy new gear - check!

Recon brings us the best of both worlds - Heaven & Hell!

In4mation gets cleaner than ever!

10 Deep brings the heat

and more killer designs from Staple (check the back of the pigeon shirt, Hilarious!)

Peace in da hood G.

last weeks party in effect: aka my 12th wmc

some people may have experienced paying a $70 cab from Ft Lauderdale (ft ladi dadi) to south beach. next time hit the tri rail and drop a cool $1.50 - It may take 3 transfers and about 4 hours, but i call it the scenic route..



once you hit the beach, you could be throwing the damn party and the bar is still gonna try to charge you $27 for 3 beers. might wanna bring some of these.

if you're on the move and find yourself without shades, just stop in any restaurant (or falafel joint) and say "i left my sunglasses here, have you seen them?" (this works for ipods too)


a snippet of the warehouse party at charcoal studios. there was also a 2nd vip warehouse behind this one..

meanwhile at white room i ran into great moments like this, introducing dust la rock to freegums and friendswithyou. (they're all wearing their own shirts, )

on my way out this guy was on his way in, dope setup

pres wearing a fine selection from the sunoco station

there were tons of parties (duh) but one of the highlights was the ghostly boat party. the music was really pure after hearing a buttload of mediocre dance music.


its hard to not have a good time in miami...
but overall i was not that impressed with this years conference musically speaking. i heard a lot of generic dance tracks. a lot of 4/4 pounding and not too much musical risk taking. maybe i'm jaded. maybe out in the sun i prefer to hear melodic tunes as opposed to monotone square waves.

watch out for the cupcakes !

BIG UP L.O.A.