10/10/16 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Tina Turner- The Acid Queen (Tommy)

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The Acid Queen, a song written by Pete Townshend and the ninth song on The Who’s rock opera album Tommy, tells the attempts of Tommy’s parents to try to cure him. They leave him with a gypsy, a self-proclaimed “Acid Queen”. She feeds Tommy various hallucinogenic drugs. Continue reading

10/4/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Soul Reaper- Tommy Lee Sparta

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Tommy Lee Sparta the Montego Bay deejay recently premiered the video for his gritty single Soul Reaper. The dark clip was directed by Pang Pang, while the single was produced by Damage Musiq. Know for his dark demonic themed flavor of dancehall music Tommy Lee Sparta refer to himself as the Godfather of Gothic Dancehall. Continue reading

10/3/16 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: The Wiz – If You Believe

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If You Believe  performed by Lena Horne as Glinda the Good Witch of the South in Sidney Lumet’s The Wiz, the film version of the popular Broadway musical. The film retells the events of L. Frank Baum’s classic novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz through the eyes of a young African-American kindergarten teacher who’s never been below 125th Street. Continue reading

10/3/16 O&A NYC COMEDY: Saturday Night Live Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton Debate

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Saturday Night Live (SNL) kicked off Season 42 in style with a parody of the recent presidential debate, in which Hillary Clinton emerged winner. Alec Baldwin returned to the long-running NBC series as Donald Trump. Continue reading

10/1/16 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY: Balmain- Menswear Fall/Winter 2016

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Olivier Rousteing’s fall collection for Balmain featured enough crystals to keep Swarovski in business for the foreseeable future. “Paris is the City of Light and I want to bring back those lights,” said the designer. Continue reading

9/29/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Fight The Power- Public Enemy

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Fight the Power by hip hop group Public Enemy was released as a single in June 1989 on Motown Records. The song was conceived at the request of film director Spike Lee, who sought a musical theme for his 1989 film Do the Right Thing. Continue reading

9/28/16 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: The Daily Show – Sparks Fly at the First Trump-Clinton Presidential Debate

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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton go head-to-head in an intense presidential debate covering foreign policy and race relations in the U.S. Continue reading

9/27/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: PARTYNEXTDOOR- Not Nice

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PARTYNEXTDOOR hits the sand in the long-awaited video for “Not Nice” off his album P3. Continue reading

9/27/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION/DANCE: Death To Story- Fashion Meets Dance- Storyboard P

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Death To Story, featuring Hip Hop phenom and Bessies Award winner Storyboard P, where fashion meets dance.  Continue reading

9/27/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Jeremy Scott Moschino’s Spring/Summer 2016 Fashion Show

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Moschino, one of the biggest shows of Milan Fashion Week, for Spring/Summer17, Jeremy Scott used the Italian house to comment on the internet generation’s fixation on 2D screens.

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He used trompe l’oeil techniques to make garments come to life, just like the paper dolls that our parents’ generation would remember.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jeremy Scott Creates Optical Illusions At Moschino’s Spring/Summer Fashion Show