I have felt that music has become stagnant. With the birth of electro/post punk/new wave and everything in between a couple years ago (the renaissance if you will) and the explosion of talent and creativity through new mediums like myspace and youtube, I can't believe i'm saying this. Im getting bored.  This could be the onset of winter hitting me, but i'm not impressed. Maybe i was just spoiled with some amazing new talent over the past 12months and i'm expecting something new and amazing to hit me. Will this happen..?? we'll see. Im trying 

Dr Hook, Cover of the Rolling Stone

Patrick Watson - The Great Escape

Some Stuff

Neil Young-Old Man (rare acoustic live footage)

Tegan And Sara - Call It Off

The 80's - Creator of the power-pop-ballad-anthem

Evidence - When music videos tried to be deep. Celebrities in the 80's didn't want to send meaningful messages about the ailing the world in their music videos. They we're trying to cure the broken hearts of adolescents, by kicking and dancing in spandex and leg warmers. It almost worked. Thnk you Kurt Cobain, Soundgarden and early Chili Peppers for providing new role models that showed greasy hair, flannel and track marks were not just the sign of a junkie, but a true super star.

Bonnie Tyler- Holdin


Pat Benatar - Love is a battlefield

Nirvana All Apologies Unplugged - kewego
Nirvana en una interpretación acústica de su canción All Apologies. La verdad que me gusta esta versión.

Keywords: rock nirvana kurt cobain grunge unplugged all apologies

Video from saturn

Cut Copy - Lights and Music

Enjoy. I'm tired. I just mowed the lawn. Good wknd

New Kanye West video - Good Morning

This video is only a few days old. Recently released. Kanye is getting some help from the Japanese animators/designers on this vid. Where would Kanye be without Takashi Murakami?

Thank you Alexander Wang

I would like to extend an enormous amount of gratitude to San Francisco turned New York Designer Alexander Wang. At the age of 24 he has probably created the most amazing pants of all time. I am pro choice on these. I don't know if the Jane Austen crowd will be mobing the stores for these pants. Enjoy.

Calvin Klein. Designer or Subversive Mastermind

Calvin Klein - Free Speech advocate (probably)

In 1995 you may recall the Calvin Klein adds that were pulled off the air due to their "questionable content". It seems that the questions posed in the commercials and the amateur photography and film work involved in them made it seem to "real". The campaign which involved teenage models was pulled and Calvin Klein issued an apology. It seems we've come a long way in a short period of time, when you see the music videos that the pop production machine are churning out. The guy asking the questions does creep me out. Most likely a diddler.

Hollywood, Hollywouldn't...Hollywould if she could.

Telepopmusik - Just Breath

Lali Puna - Faking the Books

Ladyhawke - Paris is Burning


Trainspotting

The Top 5 DTI Fictional Characters

1) Scrooge McDuck

2) Bruce Wayne

3) Robert Redfords character John Gage in 'Indecent Proposal'

4) Carter Pewterschmidt

and ........ 5) Gordon Gecko from the Oliver Stone 80's Classic 'Wall Street'
Michael Douglas gave us some amazing lines, but this one is my favorite.

"The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation. It's bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own. We make the rules, pal. The news, war, peace, famine, upheaval, the price per paper clip. We pick that rabbit out of the hat while everybody sits out there wondering how the hell we did it. Now you're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you buddy? It's the free market. And you're a part of it. You've got that killer instinct. Stick around pal, I've still got a lot to teach you."

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DTI Loves Art and Artists LOVE DTI

One day I hope to be a patron of the Arts. Until then I can only appreciate it. I could probably do more, but so could you. I believe an important tradition of DTI civilizations throughout history has been the financial support of artists in urban communities. Many of the great renaissance painters and sculptors worked primarily for wealthy families such as the Medici family of Italy. Art can be painstaking and hard work, yet its intrinsic value lies in the audiences’ appreciation. The Day, Months or hours spent to create art have very little relevance to its liquidity. The majority of people around the world work in jobs where a monetary value has been placed on a person’s time depending on their skill, knowledge or ability to perform a specific task better than another. This is the reason why postmodern art can be considered brilliant and groundbreaking or silly and absurd. Yet there are many people that are willing to pay a great deal of money to have something groundbreaking or absurd in their East Hampton summer home, if it portrays a sense of creativity, intelligence and class in the owner of that art.

Art is subjective and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. These are obvious statements but need to be said. There are still many patrons of the arts that believe in the purity of individuality and expression regardless of art community trends or the opinions of people living South of Houston Street in New York or La Rive Droite en Paris. Shanghai is the home of a modern day wealthy patron that chose to stand in the face of contemporary trends and chose to have strong nationalistic ties to her heritage, culture and art community. The person I am talking about is Pearl Lam. Wealthy socialite and patron of the ever-growing Shanghai art community. Pearl Lam is so DTI it hurts. She is like the Medici’s and Louis the 14th rolled into one. Pearl Lam a socialite jet setter that is known for her flamboyant couture shopping spree’s in Paris and in the opposite spectrum an outspoken advocate for Chinese art and artists. Pearl is the daughter of a wealthy Hong Kong Banking and Textiles tycoon(Lim Por-yen).
Her inheritance has allowed her to open up galleries in London and Shanghai, bringing Chinese contemporary art to the world. We need more Pearl Lams out there and maybe, just maybe, if we all looked deep down inside ourselves, we’d find our own lil’ Pearl Lam. Support your local artists in whatever way you can. I’d rather have future civilizations look back on our society as brilliant or absurd, then the civilization that pioneered reality television.

click here for Pearl Lams gallery

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A Promise to the readers of DTI

I will begin a rigurous schedule of writing. Soon to come. Some hilarious anecdotes that involve me going out drinking with Paul Newman and Steve Mcqueen and getting into a hilarious bar brall. I guess it's inapropriate for a waspy kid from Canada to call a Mexican gang banger.. "Cabrrrron". Thnx for having my back Paul Newman.

Boats N Hoes (Music Video)- Step Brothers

This movie was incredible. I had to. It's somewhat DTI. Im stretching it a little.

Maybe One of the Greatest Scenes in Cinema History

from the critically acclaimed film 'American Psycho' enjoy




why. because I can't sleep

A Final Video for your enjoyment - This act is not from Brooklyn (Im pretty sure)

The Black Kids- Im Not Gonna Teach your BF how to Dance With you



An amazing remix of this song can be found on Hypem. Its a 'Twelves Remix'

Brooklyn Must have somethin in the Water

Mr...

Charles Hamilton - showing why he's gonna cause a stir in Hip-Hop. Look out Kanye and Lupee. New ALbum Nov. 10
DJ Green Lantern - Freestyle - Part One


Part Two


Charles Hamilton (myspace)

Pretty Much the HOTTEST artist coming out of Brooklyn

she is .....

Santogold

Les Artistes


My Drive Thru


Santogold NME Interview

A Few Pics from the Dejour Magazine / Cobrasnake jam

A great thank you must go out to Kyle Morrison from Dejour Magazine for throwing one hell of an after party. Of course what brought out many revellers, was the opportunity to have your mugshot photographed by the infamous and world renowned party chronicler of our time 'Mark Hunter' aka 'Cobrasnake'. So many thanks to Kyle and Mark for a night that Dionysus the ancient Greek God of Wine and Frenzy would be proud of. (Photos courtesy of Cobrasnake and DTI)

To learn more about Ancient Greece and Dionysus, check out wikipedia and make a few changes for fun.

Rock the Bells - A Hip Hop Festivus for the Rest of Us

A Special Thanks to Hip Hop Mogul and Camera Specialist Jennifer D.

Saturday Night Shenanigans

(Nothing in this story has been embellished or fabricated. And no animals were injured at anytime)
So to start this post. It's not going to be an informative piece about a musician, clothing line, art or industrial design from Norway. This post is going to help me piece together and recount the intensity of Saturday July 19th till Sunday Evening July 20th. I will have to omit some parts of the story for self preservation purposes, but here we go. I have the unforunate position in life at this moment where I often find myself working on weekends (not my choice), but it's good money. So I get off work at 11:00pm and proceed to drive home and create what some might call one of the greatest mix cd's ever made. It has the power to entrance, create mayhem and enrage the proletariat. After I proceed to gather identification, social lubricant (The new Grey Goose mickey) and my amazing new mix, I proceed to hop into a car that far exceeds my salary level now and for probably a couple years to come. It's not stolen and I don't "hustle" on the block. It's my fathers. I then proceed in this fine German Driving Machine down the 401 in lovely Southern Ontario with beats cranked and the city lights of Toronto off in the distance. There is a slight drizzle occurring and I make note of this while consistently checking my blind spots and adjusting my speed, while keeping my hands at 10 & 2. I'm consistent. I notice in my rear view mirror that a car is coming up behind me at quite a pace and I'm wondering what the hell someone is doing crowding me on an empty highway at 12:30 in the morning. It just so happens that it was a Police Officer that was suggesting I should pull over. I then decided to comply with the officers order to pull over and I thought to myself how can I diffuse the situation. In general I over analyze situations and I thought to myself. If I really want to make the Cobrasnake after party and avoid a ticket I must find the perfect track on my mix cd to play while the officer approaches the car. I decided against hip-hop, because I fear the connotations a police officer might come up with of a young man driving a car that most likely exceeds his means at 12:30 in the morning while blaring hip-hop. Even I know how this would end. I then decide against electronic music, because he'll probably assume I'm "on" something or going to be supplying the "something" to a party later that evening. So I narrowed my choices; two retro tracks on the disc. Either Van Halens 'Jump' or The theme song from COPS 'Bad Boys' by Inner Circle. (I kid you not) Earlier that day I felt an urge to put this song on the cd and it saved me. I rolled down the window and as the officer was approaching the car the song came on and he actually began to laugh. He then proceeded to tell me that I was a bit over the speed limit and it was somewhat rainy, so I should watch my speed. He then told me that I helped fulfill a dream of his as a cop to hear the COPS Theme while on duty. We both laughed and I didn't pay a ticket. Fin.
I made the party. More to come

The Wonder from Down Under

I was exhausted but I couldn’t sleep. I thought that I would go check my email but something drew me to the hype machine at 3am where I was presented with a glimpse into the future of electro. Ed Banger and the guys from France were doing great things, there has also been scenes exploding in London, New York, Detroit, San Francisco, Toronto and Paris, but new contenders from down under are showing the relics of 2007 where electro can go. Australia has been churning out some incredible dj’s and amazing beats but I believe the new guy on the block is gonna cause a stir. His name is Redial and he’s from Sydney. His electro beats have some serious Shaolin style. His music can be described as an onslaught to the senses. When I hear his music I think of raving at Base Camp on Everest, racing Ducatis’ in Prague or the image of Barbaric Germanic tribes sweeping over the Roman Empire causing mayhem and destruction. Redial is one hell of a producer and in the new age of online music and international party scenes and dj’s, I am sure the Redial will become a regular on the circuit. I look forward to what ever is coming next from ‘The Wonder from Down Under’(I coined this). Also for some reason the song ‘1985’ feat. Smackdown has some incredible Van Halen-esque synth sounds. Let me know what you think. Enjoy

Redial - 1985 (ft. Smackdown) right click to download

KillRoi Clothing - DTI Exclusive

Recently I had the pleasure to sit down with the design team behind KillRoi clothing (Daniel Hight and Talia Markos) to discuss their new line and what they love and hate about fashion. 'Busy At Love and War' has also done an incredible job on photography for a recent photo shoot for KillRoi. Enjoy (click on photos to enlarge)

What made the two of you want to become designers?
We both have backgrounds in and a love for design, art and fashion. While driving and roadtripping we'd often brainstorm design ideas. I think we kept going back to the idea of designing a clothing line because we would see so many of our ideas on racks or in ads months, sometimes years, after we talked about it. The next logical step was to stop talking about it and take action.
What do you love about fashion?
I love that fashion has a spectrum of functions: on one end it can be an outlet of someone's personality or creativity, on the other end it is wearable art. In between, it is an artist's inspiration brought to life on the runway or experimentation that pushes the boundaries of possibility.

What do you hate about fashion?
We're not fans of how "fast-fashion" has monopolized the market with cheap quality, low-priced stuff. We also hate how cookie-cutter big boxes have dominated the minds of the masses establishing conservative/boring styles the norm of how to dress. KillRoi is out to change that.
Why the environmentally friendly clothing? Is this a company philosophy or a

personal choice that the two of you made?
It's both a personal choice and a company philosophy--the two are interlinked. We've always had an eco-edge and we wanted to try maintaining that in our business as well. The icing on the cake for KillRoi is that bamboo fabric is not only irresistibly soft, but it is also an environmentally-friendly renewable resource.
Where do you get your inspiration for design and artwork?
We're inspired by our environment and our daily lives: Canada, urban culture, as well as fellow artists and designers.
Talia: I'm also inspired by aspiring fashion designers and trendsetters of all ages: kids are very creative and confident; teens and twenty-somethings have great ideas; any new talent that has a solid vibe inspires me; and I love Montreal grandmas rocking artsy-fartsy randomness.

Dan: I get inspiration from the world around me: skate, surf, and snowboard culture and design, urban culture and graffiti as well.
What designers do you admire and also inspire you?
Talia: In general, I love and I'm intriguide by assymitry, minimalism, and complexness of Japanese design. Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen just about always intrigue me, needless to say that I'll watch back-to-back episodes of Fashion TV no matter what.
Dan: I get inspiration across the board... geometric proportions, like Malevich of the Russian avant-garde movement; clean lines, balance and harmony; composition. All of these play a strong role in my inspiration.
What music suits your clothing?
We listen to everything from classic jazz to grime. We dont' feel that KillRoi clothing speaks to only one style of music as long as it's inspiring, unique and edgy.
Someone wearing KillRoi, what would be the first song they listen to in the morning and the last song they listen to in the evening?

Morning: Breakbeats... anything that gets you moving, maybe even Right Said Fred's "I'm a model". Night: Acid jazz or any other type of musical fusion.
What piece of clothing or style do you want to bring back or be unique for KillRoi?

We're filling a void by establishing a unique niche comprising of dressy, urban and eco-concious styles. Our shirt designs are hybrids: we're blending together different elements creating unique gear that breaks the cookie-cutter mold, such as using contrast fabric details or a polo-style dress shirt or adding sweatshirt cuffs to button-up shirts.
If KillRoi was a movie.. what movie would it be?

Talia: Happiness of the Katakuri's.

Dan: Battle Royale.

A Special Thanks to Cheval Nightclub

and the people at Uniq Lifestyle

Bonnaroo Music Festival 08'- Special Edition (Manchester, Tennessee)

Tired from a weary drive that took approx 16 hrs. I had driven from 1:30 am till 5 with very little sleep the night before and an assortment of energy drinks and obscure radio stations helped me to keep going. The winding road called my name like a mistress of the night and I knew the prize at the end was ‘Bonnaroo’.

Christian radio stations, churches and adult bookstores were scattered along the highways in Ohio and Kentucky.

Arrived 8:30 AM- the security check.
“Are there any drugs in the vehicle?” (Guard)
We replied “No”. But they searched us anyway.

Security proceeded to tell us about some of the contraband they had confiscated, which included massive amounts of marijuana, cocaine, weapons ranging from ammunition, swords, machetes to the strange find of a chainsaw with one group. I knew that Bonnaroo would be my own ‘Heart of Darkness’ so I proceeded down the rabbit hole.

The lodgings at Bonnaroo were a virtual refugee camp/tent city filled with hippies from all walks of life. Bonnaroo is almost a cultural experiment with everything from blue grass to hip-hop, bringing fans out from all walks of life. Everything from ratty Birkenstocks to Nike Dunks were visible in this eclectic crowd.

Various drug dealers approached us within an hour of arriving. These nefarious chemists of the concert scene had an assortment drugs that would blow ones mind (and probably did). Mescaline, Opium, Ecstasy, Pot, Mushroom a cornucopia of illegal goodies…

Kanye West – Kanye had delayed his show to the late evening so he could unveil his new stage show that involved glow in the dark props. I was a little out of it by a quarter to five in the morning. I was somewhat lucid by 5. The entire set up for Kanye was sci fi story where he became stuck on a planet and there was a robot on his spaceship that he would talk to between songs.. He closed with ‘stronger. In my personal opinion it was incendiary. It was dark when he started and light when he finished. Not unlike ancient Egypt Kanye praised Ra the sun God and let the fans see an unparallel show.

Mstrkrft- What I do remember from Mstrkrft is the energy. Constant beat. I fell asleep waiting for Mstrkrft to come on and as soon as they started to unleash their rock/electro/beat style and I had an abundance of energy. The crowd was overcome with frenzy not unlike the ancient Greek festival of Dionysus. My patriotic Canadianess overtook me and I imagined electro raves mixed with hockey and cottaging. Mstrkrft was like a mafia hitman. They came…they saw…they conquered.

To sum up the experience, one word: Incensant (look it up)
Photos by A. Cook and story written by A. Cook
and DTI