Hope all is well, kids.

J.Diamond.Murda

The slaughter continues as RUNE rampages on the great chase for long guapo. Love your people, treat all equal and always listen till’ the end…

I had a chance to check out selected photography from the book Radio Silence / A Selected Visual History of American Hardcore Music. Look out for the photo show to pop up in Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, and more in 2009. Thanks to Luis over @ OKAY OKAY for the invite…

It takes a lot to scare me these days. The Saw movies never did it, I’ve always thought the Ring and similar movies were stupid, and zombies films are cliche. Last spring I saw [Rec], a Spanish film about a building that gets mysteriously quarantined. That’s all you need to know (and the less you know the better). If this sounds in the least bit familiar, it’s due to the fact that American remake Quarantine hit theaters this October. I avoided it at all costs, fearing the worst and finding reviews less than favorable. I can assure you: [Rec] is the real deal. 75 minutes of unmitigated terror. I had to stop it half way through the first time I watched it. A good example of foreign horror directors putting American directors to shame. A DVD release should hit the states late this year or early next year. Until then, youtube is your best friend.


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A close friend of mine, Jake Patterson, is a featured artist in ‘ART ROCKS! New York’, the second annual benefit hosted by Naomi Berrie for children with Diabetes. Not exactly sure what to expect, but the show is curated by James & Emmett from LOLA so I’m sure it’ll be something worth seeing. Check out the flier below for more info..

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The other day I saw Let the Right One In, a new, independent Norwegian horror film. The plot line follows two kids in a very quite, slow town, with one big secret. The whole film is very image driven - there are many scenes with hardly any talking at all and everything from the acting to the soundtrack to the cinematography is nearly flawless. Definitely worth your while.

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For those who don’t already know, in 2007, ODIN New York, which was recently rated #3 on DNR’s list of the 50 best mens stores, launched a side project, next door, called DEN. DEN showcases one designer at a time, as sort of a pop-up shop, except more with a more involved installation, and often times limited edition pieces. The first brand that was featured was Shiply&Halmos. Amazing idea, and I’m sure the execution is better than cotton-candy flavored bubble gum…if only life were that wonderful for all of us…

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Vogue UK recently hired film-director Tim Burton to direct a Roald Dahl inspired photo-shoot with the hopes of bringing Dahl’s imaginative, creative visions to live through fashion. For any true Dahl fans the imagery and references will be familiar, and Burton seems to have done an excellent job seeing as the end result is truly a fabulous, fantasy fashion shoot.

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