Dream Drives Jaguar: The Jaguar XK and Jaguar XJ
filmmaker and author dream hampton describes her latest adventure driving two Jaguars. Late last fall, I test drove a big bodied 2012 Jaguar XJ around Los Angeles. The cashmere metallic four-door sedan was so luxurious I damn near complained it didn’t come with a driver. (Never mind my “real” car’s a Ford that incidentally, not so long ago, owned Jaguar). I so wanted to experience the backseat I parked in the lot... Read More
New Exhibition: Syd Mead at BravinLee
COPYRIGHT © OBLAGON INC. www.sydmead.com courtesy BravinLee programs Syd Mead is in the brains behind the sets of Blade Runner, Tron, and Mission Impossible III, but he’s also one of the most prolific designers of the modern era, who has designed for Ford, Sony and architectural firms. Mead is also an accomplished painter who exhibited at Document 6 in Kassel, Germany in 1973. A rare exhibitions of his paintings is on view at BravinLee in New York... Read More
Holiday Special: Jazzy Ladies
I’ve always loved to sing the jazz songs meant for instruments, and the holidays are a perfect time to listen to old jazz records. There are a few songs that I’ve had an incredibly difficult time finding, including Ray Noble’s beautiful Indian love song “Cherokee” (I used to bang it out on my piano in high school) sung by the fantastically brassy Sarah Vaughan: and also the haunted vocals of Abbey Lincoln killing Mongo... Read More
NPR: Listening To Rap For The First Time, With A Book Critic
Thanks to Alexandria Gamlin, I have been privy to this amazing interview subsequenting an equally amazing review of a great book. Enough superlatives? You’ll think of more after you complete the content below. As a long-time loyalist to hip-hop, I am so grateful that someone finally did a nerdy science experiment on rap, lyrics and beats, and measured emcees in a larger context of language, performance and musicianship. I could hardly believe... Read More
Mary HK Choi on Men Dresssing Well
Found this brilliant sartorial essay on Facebook via Leah Taylor, who found it on The Awl’s new sister blog The Hairpin. Within the first two sentences, I became officially obsessed with author Mary HK Choi. Former Exec Editor of Mass Appeal, Founder of it’s now-defunct sister mag Missbehave, and current Senior Editor of Complex, Choi has probably already made twenty people laugh this morning. Thank you for introducing me to the term “dickroll”.... Read More
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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week: High Tea at Lincoln
Fashion Week made the big switcharoo to Lincoln Center this week, with designers flaunting the spring 2011 collections. Title sponsor Mercedes-Benz rolled out the pink carpet at the brand-new restaurant Lincoln for high tea. Global ambassador Milla Jovovich graced the afternoon party, adding a bit of flourish to the proper affair. Jovovich was featured in a visual campaign rolled at Berlin Fashion Week in May. The piece was shot by photographer... Read More
Jennifer Knapp at Joe’s Pub
Gotryke photographer blogger Priscilla Mercedes Vazquez covered Jennifer Knapp’s return to the stage at Joe’s Pub in New York City on Aug 31. In 2003 Jennifer Knapp received two Grammy nominations, had sold over one-million records and toured with Lilith Fair. Knapp was on the road 250 days a year. In a word, she was exhausted. The music industry wasn’t giving her what she wanted, or needed, so she decided to walk away. The choice... Read More
DJ 3000 x Gotryke 09.01.2010
The Gotryke Mix Series debut with the right kind of pedigree from DJ 3000, a musically-inclined car connoiseur. Tweet This Post Read More
I Hate New York City Yellow Cabs!
So I hate NYC Yellow cabs. When I tell the cabbie, I’m headed back to Brooklyn, I get a look that says fuckin jerk. I came about this Fan page on Facebook which has like minded people, who own similar issues with NYC cabs. Basically an anti-fan site for NYC Yellow Cab drivers. Share your experiences, vent about the lousy taxi driver you had. For people who are sick of cab drivers’ bull****. I Hate New York City Yellow Cabs! Tweet This... Read More
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