The concept is a simple one, so simple you’ll be wondering why has it taken so long before a bunch of alternative rock artists turned to within their own souls, to masterfully outpour melodies from classic hits that’ll live on forever. Robberson High Street covers New Edition’s “Cool it now,” while Francis & The Lights revisit Kanye West’s “Can’t Tell Me Nothing.

This is Wayna’s sophomore release, and even though her name may be unfamiliar to you, you’ve probably hummed along to a very familiar song she’s even made more fascinating, “Loving You” featuring Kokayi . Yes, that Minnie Riperton remake Wayna’s revisited by freeing her soul, making the foundation of its rhythm a human beatbox, and as her jazzy vocals make up for those high notes no one but Minnie Riperton (ok, maybe Mariah as well) could achieve, fortunately more than just a few listeners took notice, and it landed her a big Grammy nod, in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance Category.

“Brooklyn is quite the hot spot for artist these days from Williamsburgh to Coney Island the emerging art scene is churning out many talented visual artist of all kind. Check out some cool pieces below from BK’s finest…”

“Impressive can mean one of two things to the person you are ordering wine from. It can be impressive in regards to price or your knowledge of the wine. Valentine’s day always reminds me of a nice red or sparkling. I personally would choose a glass of syrah from the Rhone Valley; it has medium body with hints of dark cherries and spice that gives a really nice throaty finish. As for sparkling wine, I would choose a glass of Champagne that has more of toasted almond and fresh baked bread nose to it…”

“Happy New Year. I left you last with my other wordly visit to the chanel: mobile art exhibit. This year, between tips from my boy Travis, and surfing through various art listings, i plan to take advantage of all of the ART this fine city has to offer. So that you can take advantage too, i’m going to hip you to visual art happs that I’ve checked out, and some others that I’ve yet to see, but think might be worth checking. If you get to an exhibit, let me know what you think of it…”

Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913–2008 is the first major exhibition to bring together the magazine’s historic archive of rare vintage prints with its contemporary photographs. The exhibition explores the ways in which photography and celebrity have interacted and changed, with portraits from the magazine’s early period (1913–1936) displayed in conjunction with works from the contemporary Vanity Fair (1983–present). The Los Angeles presentation, which is sponsored by Burberry, will be the only U.S. stop on the exhibition’s international tour. Photographers to be represented include Cecil Beaton, Harry Benson, Julian Broad, Imogen Cunningham, Annie Leibovitz, Man Ray, Mary Ellen Mark, Steven Meisel, HelmutNewton, Herb Ritts, Edward Steichen, Mario Testino, and Bruce Weber.

“A lot of the artists are dead but the art will never die. I’ve created a different type of canvas for the art of being a gentleman to be painted on. The times are different … the rules are different … the players are different. The old-fashioned, repressed, bland man has been banished to the Himalayas and a new breed is taking center stage. He is a man of style, sophistication, and security, just as strong and confident as his predecessor, but far more diverse in his interests, his tastes, and, most importantly, his self-image…”

I recently got the opportunity to interview Summer Rayne Oakes, a model who is encouraging young fashionable women to go green.  Her work includes appearances in magazines such as: Vanity Fair, GQ, AMICA, Cosmopolitan and Allure.  She is the author of the new book called ”Style, Naturally: The Savvy Shopping Guide to Sustainable Fashion & Beauty” which is to be released February 1, 2009 and is available at Amazon.com, Barnes & Nobles, and Better World Books.  She also is releasing a line of green shoes in March for Payless called zoe & …

Stephen Sprouse the designer responsible for the LV graffiti collection we all know and love is being immortalized in a new book called “The Stephen Sprouse Book” on January 13, 2009. There’s a limited edition version of the book and collection available at the Louis Vuitton boutique in Soho and worldwide starting January 9th.

“When I lived in the East Village, I had to take the V or F trains; everyday there was a woman asking for a quarter. I, like the majority of people, ignored her. Well, one day I though “what the Hell, give her the quarter.” I gave her the quarter and as I passed her by she said..”