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VIDEO: DJ Panda Pupstep Blindfolded and Dog-Napped by Skrillex

Jessica Lapidos — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:52:47 +0000

Help! DJ Panda Pupstep has been captured! He’s been “blindfolded and driven to a secret location”! Could this be the same secret location Skrillex will be performing at Thursday night? Invitations with those exact no-peeking-allowed instructions for the Best New Artist Grammy nom’s show were indeed scattered across to a lucky few (Who, me??) by We Are The Superlative Conspiracy. True to their namesake’s philosophy, the headphone/skate/denim brand WeSC is planning something sneaky and totally epic. But to dognap this dubsteppin’ pupster? The horror! Sounds like Skrillex already wubbed his way into DJ Panda Pupstep’s doggy head.

If you’re ODing on the cute/badass mashup see the slightly more disturbing kidnap-related video – the original music video for the song you just heard, First Of The Year [Equinox] by Skrillex.

Tryin’ to trick your dog out like DJ Panda Pupstep?

First, the panda suit. Thank you, fine minds of Dogo. For $40, you put the Panda in Pupstep.

While these sicksta gold cans are not made by the talented headphone-making conspirators at WeSC, I got them from Karmaloop by Eskuche for $69.

DJ Panda Pupstep – CALL 911 NOW on your giant golden pop phone, $60 from Kitson or A. Turen on 85 Stanton.

Make your puppy look like Skrillex with a super long mane and a DJ Mixer by Merkury. It’s a device that plays two iPods and looks like a mini DJ-turntable, however, this machine is only meant to simulate DJ sounds with a range of reverb and flange and filter and fade effects. So basically you can take away the bass and add some heavy sounds on top of the music. You can also fade the songs into one another, but only by volume, not by speed as in a real DJ’s table. (Everything you heard in the video came directly from Skrillex.) So, for 120 bones, you can play two iPods at once and tinker with the sound.

DJ Panda Pupstep spins the tunes at the It hotspot right now, Chez Moi, 7 nights a week. Hit me for deets.

Style Adventure with The Heavy Pets

Jessica Lapidos — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:29:39 +0000

Meet The Heavy Pets. They’re a prolific funk-fused jazz-tinged and intellectually driven jam band that tours the country, making fans like me dance like wild to their heavy jams and visual feast of lights. They are staples in the lineups at monstrous festivals like Bonnaroo, Langerado, moe.down, Gathering of the Vibes, and my personal fave All Good. They’re seen by many hundreds of thousands fans across the United States. They’ve recorded with Grammy winning producers and renowned musicians. They’re talented and musically sexy. The singular drawback I find in them, and in many bands that surround the jam genre, is that they dress like…well…boys. The goal is to trim some of the immaturity off of their look, and bring them style-wise into the bold maturing and experimental sound of their music. Today I’m going on a styling adventure with lead singer Jeff Lloyd to help The Heavy Pets to dress like they sound for their concert this Friday, March 18th at The Brooklyn Bowl.

Follow me @JessicaLapidos as I tweet from the fitting room floor. First stop: Timo Weiland. From there I’m taking him on a high-low fashion exploration. Come along to see what I’m talking about.

In the meantime, enjoy this live performance of “Drenched” by The Heavy Pets. Their look here shows me they’re ready.

Can they evolve to be one of the future Best Dressed Man Bands?

Bieber Fever Officially an Incurable Pandemic

Lester Brathwaite — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:54:13 +0000

Grammy nominee Justin Bieber is on the cover of Vanity Fair. I just burst into tears while writing that.

“Is this the adorable, inescapable face of 2011?”

Sure, why not? It seems tweenaged girls are dictating the shape of this year, four days in, meaning that 2011 has already nosedived straight into hell.

While we’re at it, let’s just oust Obama and elect Bieber as President, Taylor Swift can be his VP, Katy Perry as Secretary of State and the cast of the Jersey Shore can make up the rest of the Cabinet.

One nation under Bieber, indivisible, with jeggings and Twitter for all.

Photo: Vanity Fair

So, How Did Wintour Do?

Kirby Marzec — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:11:15 +0000

British soul singer Adele play her part and snagged the Grammy award for best new artist. So, how did Anna Wintour do styling her? Adele walked the red carpet in a custom made Barbara Tfank flared dress and a satin green jacket with tuxedoed Hamish Bowles. Wait…are we sure Wintour styled with Adele in mind or her own personal fashion taste? This looks exactly like something Wintour would wear! Either way, I think the whole look is a bit matronly. The jacket isn’t exactly flattering and the black/green color combo makes me wonder why Adele is on the red carpet and not the Broadway stage of Wicked. Well Wintour, you tried…and failed. Moral of the story: never try.

Thanks for the photo Fashionologie!