If you love Mos Def, then you’re gonna LOVE this up close and personal musical ride with him through Japan. I tip my hat to the good folks at Current TV for getting it right with this one. It was an absolutely enlightening view of a mysterious and amazing country with a young man so on top of his game. Spread love…
Oct 15, 2009 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: baseball, click, current tv, embedded, fashion, hip hop, Japan, love, mos burger, mos def, sumo, the estatic, torkyo, tv, zulu nation | Leave A Comment »

Rasu Jilani explains how to apply the idea of a Coup D’etat to aggressively overthrow of the negative aspects of not only the economy & business but also of the self.
Aug 25, 2009 | Categories: 120 SECONDS, VIDEO | Tags: aggressive overthrow, artists, brand, business practices, clothing, coup d'etat brooklyn, dj moni, economy, fashion, friends we love, friendswelove.com, mike vargas, moni pineda, negativity, nuyorktricity, production company, rasu jilani, relationships, self, video producers, wall street, web series | 9 Comments »
“When you dance and there’s a good message, man, that’s like a very ancient energy because then you participate in what the ritual is.”
This is just one gem of many in this incredible Channel 4 documentary on club culture from back in 1988. There’s interviews with the Jungle Brothers, Afrika Baambataa, EPMD, Biz Marquee, Red Alert – all from the hip hop side, Paul Oakenfold, Norman Jay, Kym Mazelle, Daryl Pandy, Cold Cut on the house side Danny Dee & Adonis on the acid tip. Soul II Soul, Yazz, S-Express & Bomb the Bass make appearances. It’s just great. They show scenes in New York, London & Ibiza – clubs, fashion & plenty of dancing going on. Talk about hearing so many classic tracks in one doc! It brings such a warm, good feeling – hairs standing up and all. Get up and dance! We’re having big fun! – Moni Pineda
Aug 20, 2009 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: 120 seconds, 1988, Afrika Baambataa, Biz Marquee, Bomb the Bass, channel 4, club cultre, clubs, Cold Cut, culture, dancing, Daryl Pandy, dj moni, docs, documentary, EPMD, fashion, friends we love, friendswelove.com, Jungle Brothers, Kym Mazelle, london, love, mike vargas, moni pineda, new york, Norman Jay, nuyorktricity, Paul Oakenfold, production company, Red Alert, S-Express, Soul II Soul, video producers, web series, Yazz | Leave A Comment »

In this 120 Second clip, Erin Hirsh, the stylist / costume designer responsible for Rihanna and Kanye West’s wardrobe and fashions for the Glow in The Dark Tour, shares her thoughts on the hipster phenomenon.
Dec 12, 2008 | Categories: 120 SECONDS, VIDEO | Tags: 120 seconds, 1986, designer, Ellen DeGeneres, erin hirsh, fashion, friends we love, hipster, kanye west, la, NYC, Rhiana, scenester, skinny jeans, stylist, thoughts, wankers | Leave A Comment »