Today’s guest playlist comes from Erica of FIPS. She describes it much better than I ever could.

I have a blog whose title is so racy, I can only refer to it by an acronym here: FIPS, i.e. [blanked] in Park Slope. I write it with my bff Benjamin and we  mostly make fun of all people, places and things Park Slope-ish (especially  ourselves).  It’s a love/hate thing we have going on, though, truth be told  (when no one else is looking), its mostly love.  But there *are* a lot  of crazy/sexy/cool things going on in our nabe, and we kinda just let all of our  observations and analyses simmer into they bubbled up into a tasty little blog.

We def speak our minds. Some people hate us for it and some people love us  for it, but it’s fun to bust out with our bad selves.

That’s kinda how I feel about all the artists on this list (except for  maybe PM Dawn…they never really busted out.  But still…you get my drift).  Everyone else is pretty much a groundbreaker…or a “do it my way-er”…or and  “I’ve got something to say, so listen UP-er.”  And I really dig that.

So, listen up…and go on which yo bad self!

So, for a long time, we at Cut & Sewn didn’t want to admit that a recession was happening all around us. We thought that Circuit City and Linens & Things shut down because of artistic differences, not a lack of sales and lack of being a good store. But, fine, we’re finally breaking down after the closing of the Virgin Megastore (we really loved those Flight of the Conchord T-shirts), we’re in a recession.

Today, we noticed this lovely list of free food at bars at Black Book Magazine. We like food and free is charming enough for us to check it out. (Free Nachos gets me everytime.) Other than that list and freeganism, our best recession suggestion is to take advantage of our free shipping coupon on purchases over $40, VDAY09, before 2/28. (more…)

A tasty treat was delivered to us today. I received a shiny, new copy of issue two of Uncle Magazine. If you missed out on their inaugural issue, Uncle is a funny, well-written piece of literature for NY and beyond.

This issue covers topics that others would be scared to touch with a 10-foot-pole. Parisian Metro Sexual Assaults, Letters to Landlords and Cockfighting are just three of the untouchables that Uncle is more than willing to touch. Check out the PDF here.

Also, in coordination with the drop of the new issue is the brand new uncleempire.com. With a brand new design and a constant flow of enlightening content and funny commentary, Uncle is bringing paper-like and digitally, right to your face.

The Cut & Sewn crew welcomes the boys of Uncle as friends, pals and confidants.

For this weeks playlist, I weighed heavily upon the XXL Freshman 10 and MTV’s MCs to Watch. Then for some reason, I added a Lily Allen song. Anyway, these songs hit HARD. Enjoy!

Next week, another guest takes the stage. Do you have what it takes to make a mindblowing playlist? Email me at lee@cutandsewn.com.

In a continued tale of construction signs being hacked comes an incredible one. This one tweaks my heart strings of my childhood. Looking for the Princess before she even had a proper name was a big task I only completed a few times. (Geekadelphia)

Coming out of Morrisville, PA just a mere 20 minutes from where our boy Lee hails from. He’s rapping what he knows, not guns and hoes, but fun with his bros (in college). Recently listed on XXL’s Top Freshman list and MTV’s MC to Watch, this guy can flow.

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This video seems to be circulating the internet rather quick, so I thought we’d jump before the rest of the internet would go nuts for it.

Today’s playlist comes from someone we know very well, because she lives down the hall from Lee. Welcome Rachel!

As a single lady, society has told me I should be a bitter hag on V-Day. Those of you who were lucky enough to have received personally autographed VHS tapes of “Buns of Steel” plastered with my lipsticked kisses and sprayed with glitter in years past know that in reality I have nothing against this made-up holiday. While I may be drinking $3 Trader Joe’s wine straight from the bottle this Saturday night, by Sunday I will be stuffing my face with discount Sweetheart candy. So until then here are a few of my favorite “love songs.” I thought of going for disgustingly sappy and emotional in order to overcompensate for my single status or even disgruntled hate-sex songs. What came out though was a mixture of love ‘em and leave ‘em coupled with inflate ‘em and keep ‘em masterpieces. So today, let’s pay homage to Aristophanes and others with my V-Day play list.

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Survival of the fittest? They all survived, but who won?

Have you ever walked to your expedia.com provided low-fare seat in 36E (Middle row, back of the aircraft) while passing the first class passengers? Isn’t it painful to see them already passing out from their pre-departure martini and provided pillow?

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John Mason is a friend of Cut & Sewn. And a very fashionable guy. Those two things combined to provide a dynamite t-shirt.

His explanation for the below shirt.

I rarely try to explain my own absurdity. If it doesn’t make sense to you why the hell do you think it would make sense to me. It just seemed like the only number that I’d deem appropriate if I could choose. Not to mention its a number I would prank call often.

John Steele manages the blog for Solar States, a solar energy company dedicated to creating a solar industry, from the classroom to the rooftop. He has provided our playlist for the week with a great story below. Check our their blog and site.

When I saw that picture, a few things popped into my mind. First, awesome! I already have a TV, a radio, a dvd player, an omelet station, a blender and an XBOX in my bathroom. But with all available outlets filled and all circuitry going toward my entertoilet (entertainment toilet), how is a man supposed to charge his ipod while riding the porcelain bus?

But secondly, and equally as important, are there enough appropriate songs to celebrate such a monumental invention as the toilet-paper-holder-ipod-dock? There are plenty of songs about getting dumped, but what about taking one? So I set out on a quest to find the perfect playlist for this ipod. Get ready to go on a journey, from the bathroom line with N.E.R.D. to the final push with Salt ‘N Peppa and finally to lighting a courtesy match with Mirah. Once you are done listening to this as nature intended, I think you will agree that the only thing in your bathroom that doesn’t stink is the music.

Thanks to John for this playlist. Do you want a chance to make a playlist for us? Email lee@cutandsewn.com and you could be here very soon.

Kosha Dillz is embarking on a journey, he will perform 40 shows in the next few months. Judaism influencing his rhymes along with the world around him, he stopped in to talk to Cut & Sewn.

How and when did you rapping?
I must’ve began in 1999 at Braggin’ Rites NYC at Nuyorican Poets cafe.

How’d you know rap was right for you?
I really didn’t know that ’till recently. I knew I was able to hustle and like it and love it and I can of have a lost love for hustling anything. Music and me, its all great, when I started developing my artist identity, it becomes easier to know that its right for me. I just love hearing myself complete songs that move me and other people.

Who are your influences?
Pop culture. Food. Surroundings. Scenery. Current news. Spirituality. Israel. It can range from a number of things.

Tell me about your writing process.
It usually begins with an urge to write, sort of like caffeine withdrawal but with a pen. I just finished my LP Beverly Dillz in LA with Belief, a lot was done in socks on a couch. Just enjoying to force the creativity which i think it a great skill every artist must acquire. With another producer, someone forces you to write to beats you might not do so by yourself, in the end that can create a great song you might not have ever explored.

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