Do you remember our friend Matt Miller and the lovely band Graydon. We interviewed him way back here.

We remember them; their tunes make our hearts pitter patter as our frowns transform to smiles.

Anyway, they’re rolling through town tonight and tomorrow and you should probably go. Check the flyers:
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Nachos NY, a great website all about the pursuit of everything nachos recently produced an awesome shirt with us. “‘Chos before Hoes” as it reads puts it nicely; nothing comes before nachos in this website’s mind.

Both of these photos taken at the recent 2009 Guactacular Invitational, next year expect pyrotechnics.

If you’re not interested in seeing the whole film, here’s a taste of the most important parts of 200 films.

What parts are they missing?

Street art is what usually refers to graffiti, but we’re forgetting perfect spaces to cover; the street.

Roadworth isn’t forgetting. Check out these crazy alterations of blacktop.

Alice Cooper is recession-proof. With rock sales dropping, he’s found a new career. Very impressive. Try not to run to buy his product.

This past weekend, Less Than Drake threw on their gear and got ready to rock their first show as the premier Less Than Jake cover band. As part of my attendance to this madness, I took some time to talk to their leader, Jason Wall.

Cut & Sewn: Why did you decide to start a Less Than Jake cover band?
Jason Wall: When I was younger, when it was actually popular in the late 90’s, I was a big fan of ska music. Reel Big Fish, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and Goldfinger; I enjoyed it all. At some point, my friend Jon showed me Hello Rockview and changed my whole opinion on playing music. I started watching Less Than Jake videos, reading interviews, basically imitating everything they did in my junior high and high school bands.

One of the biggest things I respect about the band, however, is their live show.

Confetti, dancing, interactions with the crowd, jokes, costumes…every show was different, fun and done to ENTERTAIN. There are too many bands that record a CD, try to just play their songs and try to create a sort of “ambiance” for the crowd. That sucks.
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Neither does his art. Mark Jenkins’ website has a great section on Street Installations. In what must be a very confusing situation to see, he displays what looks like bodies in weird positions such as halfway in a fountain, diving in a trashbag and even with their head through a wall.

I am curious to people reactions. It seems as though his stuff is all over the world, so I am wondering if anyone who reads this has ever seen one of his pieces.

This week as I was roaming the streets of Noho, I noticed this contrast of black and white on the ground known as a crosswalk. As I approached 3rd St and Broadway, maybe, I found this:

This begs two questions:

1. Is that true? Has the origami I’ve been so fond of for years been for the uncool? Diddy told me he liked it!

2. Who is behind this?

In answering these, I found new depths of sadness. The first answer is a resounding yes. I didn’t know it, but I was tricked by supernerds to make origami; they schemed for a long time and finally pulled me in. Oh well, I still think I’ve been majorly suave giving origami cranes on all of my first dates. The second answer came to me in a dream or better yet, google. It turns out this crew, the Not So Cool Kids were just doing some advertising. Also unfortunately, I wasn’t the first to find this.

Have you seen this?

This week’s playlist is provided by Goldie Jawn, an up and coming rapper out of Philadelphia. With her name growing every week in Philly, we’re were lucky to get her to talk to us for just a minute.

C&S: Pick 10 musicians that influence your music.
Goldie Jawn: JDilla, Carmen McCrae, Black Milk, Beyonce, Aretha Franklin, Patti Labelle, Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill, Jay Z, Little Brother, Ella Fitzgerald, Jill Scott.

What’s your worst gig?
My absolutely worst gig was the first time I performed. It was at this community center here in Philly. OMG, it was the summer time and it felt like I was in the middle of the Sahara Desert rocking a leather jumpsuit with 3 pairs of socks and a big wig without water. So hot. My throat was soooo mad at me cuz i did 5 songs! The water provided didnt help but I guess thats what you call paying your dues.

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Today’s guest t-shirt comes from friend of the company, Dynah. When she isn’t looking good in our shirts, she’s hard at work at Bali What, her blog.

My lovely new Cut & Sewn shirt proclaims, “This is how I roll”.  How is it that I roll, you might ask?  On a pink TiLite AeroZ, with Natural Fit rims, Stimulite Contour cushion, and MaTRx Elite back.  That is, in a wheelchair.  There are a few cool pre-made wheelchair-themed t-shirts out there, but I wanted something special.  So the fine folks at Cut & Sewn took my wording and ran with it, creating the awesome piece of apparel you see here.

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After living in Columbus, New York City and Cincinnati in the last several years, Reena Samaan is now making her home – and hopefully for some time – in rock and roll capital of the world: Cleveland, Ohio, where she works in the communications department at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

In our department, we handle public and media relations for the Museum and of course, all of the great events, educational and public programs, and this year, the 24^th Annual Induction Ceremony! Every day brings new challenges and of course, it’s always a lot of fun working in and being surrounded by music. It’s an especially exciting time around here and I feel really lucky to be able to work at a special place like the Rock Hall. I thought I’d be somewhat misplaced in a city like Cleveland. I always had fun visiting, but where do you go after living in a place like NYC? I’m definitely learning Cleveland does rock – in its own way. There’s always a band playing somewhere, great independent restaurants and record stores, and of course the Lake Erie beaches in the summer. It’s a big city but with a more intimate feel…I’m into it!

There is no rhyme or reason to my playlist. Here is just a sample of what I’ve been listening to lately. Enjoy!

Since the beginning of time, things have been awkward or boring. Then after alcohol was discovered, things drastically improved. Sadly, quickly after that groundbreaking discovery, another terrible one came, events that discouraged boozing. No longer could drink at funerals, church, or even elementary school. Or could you?

This is where you realize that you’ve stepped into trend two of the growing Don’t Call it a Comeback series. The solution to your sober situation in third grade geography class is the flask.

Wood flask courtesy of Julia Davis

The original flask was likely made of wood, which means loss of liquor to porousness and splinters (it is wood). Mucho Oucho.

After great innovations, we’ve inched closer and closer to the flask you might now have at your side. Now they come in a much more convenient metal casing. This flask can be hidden in your pocket for opportune times to Irish up your coffee or Brazil up your sugar-lime water.

Even better are the newest formations of the flask. They can come in any shape, especially if that shape can be hollowed out.

Even a beer bottle could be a flask I guess.

My favorites, however, are both in my current collection. While I don’t have a Garfield flask or even a Super Mario Bros. Question Mark Box, I do have these nifty binoculars ones that can hold liquor in one side and soda in the other, OR, liquor in one side and more liquor in the other side. See this flask, buy this flask.

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