MAESTRO KNOWS

JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT.

Maestro Knows - NYC Edition (Nigel Sylvester) from Maestro Knows on Vimeo.

TRULY YOURS

THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY HAVE BEEN A TRENDING TOPIC FOR TWITTER.
#TRULY YOURS- DIZ GIBRAN.FT. BJ THE CHICAGO KID.
I LOVE THEIR MUSIC, IT'S A TASTE OF SOMETHING REAL, AND THE VIDEO, WOW! ENJOY!

I'M BAAAAACK!

SO I KNOW I KEEP ON TAKING BREAKS FROM BLOGGING, IT'S BEEN A HECTIC TIME FRAME SINCE THE LAST TIME I BLOGGED. I'VE COME TO FIND THAT BLOGGING IS A NECESSITY IN MY LIFE. I BECOME MUCH MORE AWARE OF MY EMOTIONS, OPINIONS AND SURROUNDINGS, THEREFORE I WON'T LET IT GO ANYMORE. SO ONCE AGAIN, LET'S GET READY TO BLOG!

MTTM

SO HIGH SOCIETY FALL I
I AM NOT EVEN KIDDING YOU GUYS, MY HEART STOPPED BEATING FOR A SECOND AS I WAS GOING THROUGH THE NEW MARRIED TO THE MOB ISH! BOY ARE THEY COMING HARD THIS SEASON! AHHHH! I WANT IT ALL!

THE DREAM TEAM

MAESTRO KNOWS EPISODE 10
I LOVE TAKING BREAKS FROM THE CYBERNETIC WORLD. IT GIVES ME TIME TO REFLECT AND APPRECIATE THE LITTLE THINGS THAT STILL EXIST IN THIS EARTH. IT HAD BEEN AWHILE SINCE I HAD BEEN ONLINE, AND IT FEELS GOOD TO BE HOME BABY! THERE ARE A CERTAIN WEBSITES I ENJOY CHECKING IN TO BECAUSE THEY INSPIRE ME AND HELP ME GROW. THE FIRST THING THAT I CHECKED AS SOON AS I HOPPED ONLINE WAS THE LATEST EPISODE OF MAESTRO KNOWS. HE DID IT AGAIN!

LITTLE MR. ENTREPENEUR

I KNOW I CONTINUOUSLY KEEP ON MAKING THESE GAPS IN BETWEEN TIMES I CHECK IN. LATELY I'VE BEEN FOCUSING ON LIFE CHOICES AND WORKING ON SETTING MY CAREER. HONESTLY, I'VE BEEN A STRESS BALL! IT IS REALLY COMPLICATED TRYING TO SET THOUGHTS STRAIGHT AND SEEING WHAT OPTIONS ARE OUT THERE AND WHAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERING DECISIONS TO MAKE. I HAVE FIGURED EVERYTHING OUT AND SET ALL OF MY WORRIES STRAIGHT BUT I CAN SAY I AM MUCH MORE CONFIDENT IN MYSELF AND HAVE A BETTER PLAN. IT TAKES A LOT OF THINKING AND RESEARCHING IN REGARDS TO CHOOSING ONE'S CAREER. MY BEST ADVICE TO ANY LOST SOUL THAT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IN LIFE OR JUST NEEDS A LITTLE BOOST, TRY TALKING TO PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING IN YOUR FIELD OF INTEREST... BOY DOES IT HELP. THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN HEARING WHAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THROUGH, HOW THEY CAME UP TO THE SUCCESSFUL POINT THEY ARE IN. A GREAT SUCCESS STORY AND INSPIRATION IS MR. JOHNNY CUPCAKES.

MAN OH MAN IS THE MAN GREAT! I'VE BEEN INTO HIS BRAND, I THOUGHT HE WAS SO CREATIVE AND DELIGHTFUL WITH ALL THESE IDEAS AND HOW MANY WAYS HE TURNED CUPCAKES INTO INFINITE SHIRT POSSIBILITIES, WELL, LAST NIGHT I ATTENDED A LECTURE OFFERED BY JOHNNY CUPCAKES... QUESTION: AREN'T LECTURES SUPPOSED TO BE BORRRRRRING? NOT THIS ONE! I WAS ENGAGED EVERY SINGLE MILLISECOND OF THE 5 HOUR PRESENTATION... MAN IF HE WAS MY INSTRUCTOR I WOULD DEFINITELY PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS! HIS WHOLE LIFE STORY AMAZED ME, HIS IDEAS ARE ONE OF A KIND, HE IS A HUMBLE MILLIONAIRE, HE IS DEFINITELY SOMEONE TO FOLLOW AND LEARN FROM. AT THE LECTURE, JOHNNY SPOKE ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS, GAVE OUT TIPS AND TRICKS, AND ALTHOUGH I WILL NOT REGURGITATE HIS LECTURE, THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT PIECES OF ADVICE I TOOK FROM HIS LECTURE ARE: DON'T RUSH! FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE EVERYTHING!!! IF YOU ARE DESPERATE TO START YOUR BUSINESS, YOU RUSH, AND LEAVE MANY SIGNIFICANT IDEAS OUT. THIS WILL NOT LEAD TO A STEADY FLOWING START. AND IF YOU WANT TO START A BUSINESS, YOU MUST SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY! SO TAKE THE RISK, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT MIGHT BE IN STORE FOR YOU. JOHNNY TOOK THE RISK, NOW HE'S GOT MANY OF US BLOGGING ABOUT HIM.

KARL LAGERFELD BY TOKIDOKI

I SECRETLY WANT ONE (=

MAESTRO KNOWS

I AM A FAN OF MAESTRO KNOWS EPISODES! HE'S SUCH A POSITIVE AND DOWN TO EARTH PERSON! I LOVE HOW NO EPISODE IS EVER IDENTICAL. SO I'VE SEEN HIS MOST RECENT EPISODES BUT SOMEHOW I'D MISSED HIS 7TH EPISODE: SOUTH AFRICA. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE EPISODES! HE TAKES A TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA AND THROUGH HIS MAGICAL LENSE, SHARES THE SOUTH AFRICAN CULTURE. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PART OF THAT EPISODE TO ME, WAS THE LITTLE GIRL THAT COMES OUT DANCING. THE SHOT IS SO CLEAR AND VIVID AND TAKEN FROM THE PERFECT ANGLE THAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU ARE REALLY THERE. PLEASE WATCH!

Maestro Knows - Episode 7 (South Africa) from Maestro Knows on Vimeo.

FUCK THY SYSTEM

SO YESTERDAY I HAD A ROUGH N BUSY DAY. WENT TO DINNER AT RED LOBSTER AND AS I WAS APPROACHING MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT, I FIND MYSELF TO MY REAR WINDOW BROKEN! EVERYTHING AFTER THAT HAPPENED A LITTLE TOO FAST BUT I REMEMBER COVERING MY MOUTH AND SAYING WHAT THE FUCK! THEY TOOK TWO OF MY PURSES I HAD IN THERE, ALONG WITH MY LICENSE. LUCKILY I HAD TAKEN MY CARDS OUT WITH ME BUT JUST THE THOUGHT OF BEING A VICTIM IS SCARY. THE PEOPLE THAT WERE WITH ME CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE THEM COME TAKE FINGERPRINTS AND FILE A REPORT; UNFORTUNATELY THE DISPATCHER WAS SO RUDE. SHE TOLD US TO GO ONLINE AND DO IT THERE. LIKE, WHAT ABOUT THE FINGERPRINTS?! I KNOW MY INCIDENT WAS NOT AN EMERGENCY ISSUE COMPARED TO KILLINGS AND OTHER MAJOR SHIT, BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF VIGILANCE YOU KNOW. THEREFORE, FUCK THE SYSTEM! AND WE ARE SUPPOSED TO FEEL SAFE?!

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE BEING HOMELESS?

SPARE PAINT, WHICH IS THE NAME OF THIS VID, IS A TWO-PART SERIES FEATURING SAN FRANCISCO ARTISTS DAVID CHOONG LEE AND BRIAN BARNECLO. THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF THIS VIDEO FEATURES TWO HOMELESS MEN PANHANDLING THE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IN THESE VIDEOS, STORIES OF WHAT IT'S LIKE LIVING IN THE STREETS ARE SHARED. I'D SAY DEFINITELY SOMETHING WORTH A WATCH... WAY BETTER THAN THE GARBAGE THAT IS CONSTANTLY SEEN ON TV.

INSIGHT FALL/WINTER 2009

SO LOOKBOOKS KEEP ON DROPPING FROM KNOWN BRANDS TO UPCOMING BRANDS... ALL WITH THE SAME MOTIF, TO SHOW YOU THEIR GOODIES THAT'LL MAKE YOU DROOL OVER. INSIGHT DROPS THEIR BOMB. CHECK THEM OUT.

COMPLEX OCTOBER/NOVEMBER

THIS OCTOBER/NOVEMBER ISSUE WILL BE HOT AND BUSY FOR COMPLEX MAG. THEY WILL BE DROPPING THREE COVERS FOR THEIR FALL ISSUE; IN WHICH ARTWORK OF KAWS AND THE CLIPSE WILL BE FEATURED. BY THE WAY, TILL THE CASKET DROPS WILL BE THE NAME OF THE DUO'S THIRD ALBUM. COMPLEX WILL BE HITTING NEWSSTANDS AND TARGET, WHICH IS WHERE I GET MINE FROM ON OCTOBER 6TH SO BE READY.

SUPERB FALL 2009

LOOKBOOK.
SUPERB IS AN LA BASED BRAND. NEW TO THE GAME AND MAN ARE THEY IN WITH HEAT. THE FIRST DELIVERY WILL BRING GRAPHIC TEES AS WELL SWEATERS.

SURFACE TO AIRXSOLVE SUNDSBO

CAPSULE COLLECTION.
HOW COOL IS THIS!!! JUST A DISPLAY OF A FEW OF MY FAVORITES.

SPACE BEACH

BY BBC/ICE CREAM FALL/WINTER 09

GET THIS PARTY POPPINNNNNNNN!

HOW I WISH I WOULD'VE BEEN HERE... KID CUDI+COMMON IN CHICAGO... LOOK HOW AMPED THE PEOPLE WERE.

Kid Cudi + Common - "Make Her Say" + "The People" + "Resurrection" + "The Corner" Live in Chicago 9-18-9 from Brandon "N2ition" Riley on Vimeo.

LOU DOILLON FOR GIVENCHY BY RICCARDO TISCI VIDEO

YOU GUYS MUST WATCH THIS VIDEO! ALTHOUGH I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT FAMOUS FRENCH ACTRESS LOU DOILLON IS SAYING, I LOVE THE CREATIVITY AND NATURE OF THIS VIDEO. KUDDOS TO HER FOR THIS ONE.

SO AMBITIOUS

BBC "BLUE PRINT 3" T SHIRT
3 SHIRTS WILL BE RELEASED FOR JAY-Z'S "BLUE PRINT 3" ALBUM.

LADIES SPECIAL

THE FEELING OF WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND BEING LOOKED AT WITH UNDRESSING EYES, MAKING YOU FEEL TOUCHED ALTHOUGH NO HAND HAS BEEN LAID ON YOU... THOSE SEXUAL REMARKS NOT EVEN THE OLDER MEN REFRAIN FROM STATING... BEING LOOKED AS AN ITEM AND NOT A HUMAN BEING... BELIEVED TO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO STATE YOUR OPINION... NOT ABLE TO TAKE ACTION IN WHAT YOU BELIEVE... LOOKED AND USED AS A FORM OF PLEASURE AND PLEASURE ONLY... YOUR BODY IS A TEMPLE, NOT A BAR...
IMAGINE NOW LIVING IN A COUNTRY WHERE YOU REALLY HAVE NO SAY... WHAT DO YOU DO? INDIA IS COUNTRY IN WHICH WOMEN SUFFRAGE IS STILL TAKING PLACE. ALTHOUGH MILLIONS OF WOMEN HAVE POURED INTO THE WORK FORCE, THEY HAVE MET WITH DIFFERENT OBSTACLES IN A TRADITION- BOUND, PATRIARCHAL CULTURE. PATRIARCHAL: WHERE THE SUPREMACY OF A MAN; WHETHER IT MAY BE THE FATHER, HUSBAND, OR SON HAS THE POWER TO CONTROL. HAVING THE ABILITY TO GO TO WORK FOR WOMEN IN INDIA IS ONE THING, BUT GETTING TO WORK AND DEALING WITH THE OBSTACLES FACED THERE IS ANOTHER.

THE PROBLEMS OF TAUNTING AND HARASSMENT HAVE BEEN SO PERSISTENT THAT IN RECENT MONTHS THE GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO REMOVE MEN ALTOGETHER FROM CERTAIN TRAINS.

IN A PILOT PROGRAM IN INDIA'S FOUR LARGEST CITIES, EIGHT NEW COMMUTER TRAINS MADE EXCLUSIVE FOR FEMALE PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED; KNOWN AS LADIES SPECIALS. THE COUNTRY'S MOST POWERFUL POLITICIAN, SONIA GANDHI, IS A WOMAN AND SO IS THE PRESIDENT.

WOMEN HAVE ENTERED THE URBAN WORK FORCE SINCE THE EARLY 1990S, INITIALLY AS GOVERNMENT OFFICE WORKERS BUT NOW INCREASINGLY AS EMPLOYEES IN PROFESSIONAL JOBS. THE NUMBER OF WORKING WOMEN HAS DOUBLED IN 15 YEARS.

JUST AS THE NUMBER OF WORKING WOMEN HAS INCREASED, SO HAS THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. BETWEEN 2003 AND 2007, RAPE CASES ROSE BY MORE THAN 30 PERCENT AND KIDNAPPING OR ABDUCTION CASES ROSE BY MORE THAN 50 PERCENT, WHILE TORTURE AND MOLESTATION ALSO JUMPED SHARPLY.

FOR MANY YEARS, WOMEN TRAVELING BY TRAIN SAT WITH MEN, UNTIL CROWDING AND SECURITY CONCERNS PROMPTED THE RAILROAD TO RESERVE TWO COMPARTMENTS PER TRAIN FOR WOMEN. WITH COMPLAINTS RISING FROM FEMALE PASSENGERS, MAMATA BANERJEE, THE NEW FEMALE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, ANNOUNCED THE EIGHT NEW LADIES SPECIALS TRAINS.