Oh hey there! What, this? Oh, this is just you and me and we are finally back together again for a new Mixcast. Now, the first Mixcast of 2011 is somewhat scattered—a little bit like my brains, all over the place this time of year—and it’s entirely possible that the only common thread in this Mixcast is its own inconsistency. Enjoy!
Christopher Kane’s releases his first ever menswear collection and, thank almighty Thor, the common theme throughout this collection was Space.
The detail and colour of the explosions and landscapes. The hooded sweatshirt above features an abstract explosion of colors and… leather sleeves? London blogger 00 o 00 tried it on and claims the leather sleeves are paper thin and lightweight, but we’ll have to take his word for it until someone here is brave enough for any of these items.
I am brave enough for this
Most of the pieces from this collection were made from cashmere and silk, by one of the oldest Scottish woolen mills, Johnstons of Elgin. Johnstons also supplies and manufactures knitwear for many other luxury fashion houses.
You know, I am not a morning person. I don’t like getting up early. In fact, I’m pretty cranky before I even have my first coffee of the day, it doesn’t matter what time of the day that is, that first cup is essential to my mood, just ask my mom. So on days like today, and this week, it’s nice getting to the computer at the time that regular people get to work at. I read an article that said for true success, it’s important to get up early (ish) at the same time every day and just start working. I will try to do that more. I like that it’s 10:30 in the morning and rather than just putting coffee on, I’ve already scheduled 5 posts for FP and Awesome Okanagan, developed some artwork concepts, and completed a bunch of other things. Just… awesome.
Wolf Gang has finally released the video for their latest single ‘Lions in Cages.’ The single caught the tale end of the summer for my friends and I (and can be heard on Faked Potatoes Mixcast No. 003) and the video has been available on Facebook for a couple weeks now for fans and followers but the rest of the world can now catch a glimpse of it! I’ve also attached the Memory Tapes remix here for you to check out
The news of the day is—undeniably—the 40th anniversary of Starbucks and their latest update to their logo. I would like to go on record and say that I love it, I think it’s fantastic. The latest logo embraces the Swedish and Modernist ideals of minimalism we see enveloping design worldwide, removing the clutter, all the bells and whistles, and says what it’s about, the coffee. I’m very excited to see this more conservative (design-wise, anyway) look unveil as the years progress.
Ever since I began making these Mixcasts, it was my eventual hope I would be able to co-host and co-curate some of these mixes. In some way, this small dream has come true with the Guest Mixtapes I've been able to share with you; but at the end of the day, it was still my voice. At least in the literal sense. All of that changes today as I'm joined by my friend Erik Jack (@erikstocrat).
We sat down and picked some of the songs we haven't been able to get out of our heads in the past couple months, as ...
Faked Potatoes Mixcast No. 027
Well spring has sprung (if you ask me, and no, no one did) and you know how I feel about warmer weather. Instead of doing a two-parter spring Mixcast this year, I figured I'd just do a double length. I didn't put a lot of effort into narration for this one, so the good news you get to enjoy more music! Get in the mood with these fine musicians:
Amor Fati by Washed Out
Weekend by Class Actress
Young Silence by Echo Lake
Friendship Station by Le Tigre
A Visit From Drum by Liars
Ashamed by Deer Tick
All We'll Ever Know by Parallels
Triceratops (CFCF Rmx) by ...
The Top 10 Songs About Robots
Now this has been a long time coming. The last few months for me have been a ride, to say the very least. January, usually a slow time in my life was quickly filled with personal projects I had been putting off for a long time. I followed up with a lot of people I've wanted to collaborate with, under the assumption about 30%-50% of them would have the time to commit to a collab... imagine my surprise when just about everyone was into working together.
Long story some-what short, I asked my friends in Sex with Strangers (@SWSmusic) to put ...
…By a Fire: Volume 2
I tried something new last year when I gave you the ...By a Fire Mixtape, an alternative—although not entirely disparate—Holiday Mixtape. An hour long, commercial-free Holiday Mixtape where only 1/3 of the tracks are actual Christmas songs. To this day, I've considered producing another Mixtape in a similar fashion. I know it's nice to be able to put some music on and forget about it. I also hate the silence between tracks on regular Holiday albums so we kill two birds with one stone. Now, enjoy ...By a Fire: Volume 2.
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! by ...
