The lockout may be drawing to a close but part of me hates to see the great, “lemons to lemonade” work done by Wieden + Kennedy go to waste. Directed by Lance Acord and created in part by Park Pictures, W+K fashions Kevin Durant as a man of the people in the latest (and possibly last?) commercial in Nike Basketball’s “Basketball Never Stops” campaign titled “Paint The Town.” Read the rest of this entry »

The concept of Black History Month may increasingly becoming an old-fashioned one, as many barriers have been broken down by the martyrs of yesteryear. But even still, the meshing of the notion into non-segregated culture doesn’t decrease its significance one bit. When looking back in time, one has to consider that the music you enjoy and consume today had to be run through the ringer, much like the artists who created it. Read the rest of this entry »

Brittney Banks, Blaow!

Even Tom Doesn’t Use MySpace Anymore [The Consumerist]

Tarantino Wants To Do A Western About Slavery [Film Drunk]

Two Dozen Carriers Worldwide Unite Against Apple’s App Store [Paid Content]

STDs: The Valentine Gift That No One Wanted [Fly Guy Chronicles]

Does Dead Prez Still Have A Pulse? [Urban Daily] Read the rest of this entry »

With all this “change” talk floating around, can we give some props to the almighty Sam Cooke? Read the rest of this entry »

Minus Wale, the front cover boys gain some weight over the horns triumphant and the Sam Cooke sample. Read the rest of this entry »