Dear friend, Cara, has been working on some art for this Mexico City musician Natalia Lafourcade for the past few months now. She sent me Lafourcade’s new jam and I loved it (though I’m not sure if I can post it here seeing as the album isn’t out yet and I don’t want to get my friend in trouble with Sony). Check out this jam that appears to be part of some sound track to a Mexican indie film:

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This one’s pretty fun too:

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She apparently started out doing nueva bossa nova type stuff, her new stuff sounds different though. Check out La 4 Estaciones del Amor (The 4 Seasons of Love), an instrumental EP. Very good, uplifting and, at times, sweetly sad stuff. Also, according to wiki, her name is French and means “the forking”, in reference to a road. If I were a music writer I’d point out how symbolic her name is in regard to her shifting musical styles. But I’m not. So I won’t.

Got a stickler for clean lines and serious typography in your life? This is for them. Looks like I know what I’m getting Bob for Christmas.

Got to chatting with a friend from the old days, Josh Johnson, this afternoon and he opened my eyes to all the deliciously decadent things happening to the beautiful young’ns in La La Land. Check out this music blog/band/zine and get motivated to do something with your life.

Came across this little project this afternoon. Only visit them if you like good things.

This guy’s graphics and illustrations are good for a mid-afternoon chuckle/heartwarming.

Been a fan of this guy for a bit. Been thinking about getting him involved for #5, just waiting for the right story to come down the pipe. And the dough. He seems a little out of our price range. But it looks like he’d be worth it. Go to his site to see his beautiful, beautiful images.

An internet bud of mine is having a show at Art Basel next week for his new photo book. Should be an awesome event. I’m going. You should too. Which reminds me, my whip is M.I.A. Anybody wanna gimme a ride?

I figured out how to embed stuff! Hooray for me. To celebrate, here is the best skate part I’ve seen in years. It’s more of a visual bittersweet love letter to Paris than it is a showcase for dope skating. If you told the 15-year-old me that I’d ever type that last sentence I’d have called you a bullshitter. Regardless, this is a pretty stunning piece.