What clubs are you going to? None of the shoes you posted would be appealing in any upscale, adult clubs I've ever been to. Granted, I haven't been to German clubs, but unless German women are drastically different from French, British, and Americans in terms of taste, I have no idea how wearing those could make you look good in any non-athletic situation.

zul

Germany5427 Posts

January 24 2012 16:07 GMT

#103

On January 25 2012 01:00 hmunkey wrote:

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you can browse through this and get a good of the hamburg party scene. http://hamburg.prinz.de/party/partybilder/bilder-party-pics,412598,1,VnPartypics.html the coolest underground partys aren`t listed of course

JethroTV

United States206 Posts

January 24 2012 16:07 GMT

#104

Very nice blog. Found some stuff interesting, some, not so much.

Since everyone seems to like the shoe topic... these are the perfect balance between wanting to wear sneakers and wanting to not look like a kid in athletic shoes. imo

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Very easy to go back and forth from a relaxed to a classier look.

Daigomi

South Africa4316 Posts

January 24 2012 16:07 GMT

#105

Hmm, 2011 wasn't that good a year for hip hop. Some albums I did enjoy (in order):

The Roots - Undun (probably the best hip hop album of 2011)
Jay-z and Kanye - Watch the Throne
Saigon - Greatest Story Never Told
Kendrick Lamar - Section.80
Royce da 5'9" - Success is Certain

That said, I'm almost always a year behind in music. I generally wait until the end of the year to scour "best of" lists for new music. Your question reminded me that I haven't looked at DJ Premier's yearly list of the top 25 albums, so I'll go do that now

zul

Germany5427 Posts

January 24 2012 16:13 GMT

#106

On January 25 2012 01:07 Daigomi wrote:
Hmm, 2011 wasn't that good a year for hip hop. Some albums I did enjoy (in order):

The Roots - Undun (probably the best hip hop album of 2011)
Jay-z and Kanye - Watch the Throne
Saigon - Greatest Story Never Told
Kendrick Lamar - Section.80
Royce da 5'9" - Success is Certain

That said, I'm almost always a year behind in music. I generally wait until the end of the year to scour "best of" lists for new music. Your question reminded me that I haven't looked at DJ Premier's yearly list of the top 25 albums, so I'll go do that now

yeah the "watch the throne" LP was good, but when it comes to hip hop in 2011 I surely remember Tyler the creator`s "goblin" LP. His kinda bored-acting rapstyle was fun to hear.

p.s. Clams casino is great.

theSAiNT

United States726 Posts

January 24 2012 16:14 GMT

#107

Bon Iver is probably my album of 2011. I saw them when they came to London and they were awesome although their live sound is quite different to their studio stuff. They played with a much bigger band and a rockier set but interspersed with the intimate, acoustic songs which made them so well loved.

Gonna take some time to go through your other albums. I listened to some of them when you first put them up but none of them really stood out immediately.

Cambium

United States16368 Posts

January 24 2012 16:14 GMT

#108

On January 25 2012 01:07 SCJethro wrote:
Interesting blog. Found some stuff interesting, some, not so much.

Since everyone seems to like the shoe topic... these are the perfect balance between wanting to wear sneakers and wanting to not look like a kid in athletic shoes. imo

+ Show Spoiler +

Very easy to go back and forth from a relaxed to a classier look.

converse (and all the converse-looking ones) is probably the only exception imo

fusefuse

Estonia4644 Posts

January 24 2012 16:19 GMT

#109

this makes me wanna make a music blag

infinity2k9

United Kingdom2397 Posts

January 24 2012 16:20 GMT

#110

I agree with James Blake but i don't find his music reflects the early dubstep ethos or feels like its connected to where it started either. It's hard to describe exactly what that is, but as Mala said his music reflects the feelings about living/growing up in London. I did myself and can definitely feel the atmosphere reflected in dubstep and some drum n' bass very well. James Blake grew up in London too but his music is not like say, Burial's first album, in how it feels at least.

hmunkey

United Kingdom1973 Posts

January 24 2012 17:20 GMT

#111

On January 25 2012 01:20 infinity2k9 wrote:
I agree with James Blake but i don't find his music reflects the early dubstep ethos or feels like its connected to where it started either. It's hard to describe exactly what that is, but as Mala said his music reflects the feelings about living/growing up in London. I did myself and can definitely feel the atmosphere reflected in dubstep and some drum n' bass very well. James Blake grew up in London too but his music is not like say, Burial's first album, in how it feels at least.

This might sound weird, but I feel like James Blake reflects Burial & co. but it sounds a lot more "hollow," whatever that means. It's hard to describe the differences without using oddly specific words.

P.S. High five for growing up in London. Unfortunately I don't live there anymore.

Awesomo

Netherlands206 Posts

January 24 2012 17:34 GMT

#112

I love these things, JWD. It's been too long!

The bit on shoes was cool. Could you do an entire wardrobe blog? For bitter's sake, of course.

greggy

United Kingdom1483 Posts

January 24 2012 17:40 GMT

#113

Thanks for the amazing blog as always, JWD. I always learn something new whenever I read one of them,

leecH

Germany385 Posts

January 24 2012 18:04 GMT

#114

JWD thanks alot for making it easy to find good music. really appreciate you sharing with us.

how do you find those albums? browsing threw music stores? internet radios?

metbull

United States404 Posts

January 24 2012 18:19 GMT

#115

wow those are some seriously expensive shoes

KryptoStorm

England377 Posts

January 24 2012 18:37 GMT

#116

Giving that playlist a listen, i'm enjoying it, thank you. (:

NagAfightinG

United Kingdom270 Posts

January 24 2012 19:13 GMT

#117

Im sorry but those shoes are fucking ugly in my opinion.

bricksquad

31 Posts

January 24 2012 19:14 GMT

#118

Clams Casino, A$AP ROCKY, Danny Brown, Death Grips, Shabazz Palaces, and Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire were all pretty great.

JWD did you check out the leaked Grimes album, shit is great.

Arhkangel

Argentina769 Posts

January 24 2012 19:27 GMT

#119

OMG YES! 'Bout freaking time! JWD FTW :D There goes my productivity this week... Thank you very much.

Cheers for the best blog in TL