Finally, a cartoon you CAN’T watch with the whole family.

The Three Thug Mice are gun toting, drug dealing, low down and dirty but lovable cartoon scoundrels; anti-heroes straight from the gutter. Pioneering a new genre in animation, the content of these cartoons reads like a Motion Picture Rating Board warning; extreme violence, foul language, explicit adult situations and heavy drug use; it is one hundred percent independent and uncensored.

Last summer Three Thug Mice ran as a full-page comic for six months in the back of The Source Magazine until it was banned due to it’s controversy. Now the criminally minded rodents are making their animated debut with voice over talent from notorious rappers, DJs, school of hard knockers, graffiti artists, former criminals, classic horror film killers and victims, a prolific porn star and even a few Hollywood actors including gangsta rap inventor Kool G Rap, Min One of “Style Wars” fame, and underground rapper R.A. the Rugged Man.

The series is titled “Year of the Rat” and is composed of animated shorts set in the grimy underbelly of the concrete jungle. The story spans a year in the life of the mice, low level players clawing their way up from rags to riches. They are rendered in a flashy, colorful and raw style and are all hand-drawn on pen and paper by underground cartoonist Steve Marcus and set against real photographed and video backgrounds that are a throw back to the dirty and dangerous old days of New York City.

The Mice are as hilarious as they are rude, and sure to offend just about everyone. Visit ThreeThugMice.com each week for a new episode.
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Wednesday, April 30th: If you’re in Beijing scouting the scene pre-Olympics drop by the opening of “The New Grand Tour” exhibit featuring Suitman, José Parlá, Rostarr, Deanne Cheuk, and Davi Russo with a special DJ set by Rage Johnson. RSVP to jason_lam (at ) diesel (dot) com. 8pm-11pm at DNA Space, 2 Jiuxianqiao Rd Dashanzi Art District, Chaoyang District, Beijing.

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Tonight April 30th
Join us for THE HUMP
w/DJs Lindsey, Myles and special guest Roxy Cottontail
Hosted by Worship Worthy
Every Wednesday @ Blue Owl
10PM - 4AM
196 2nd Ave, btw 12th and 13th
FREE

$6 specialty cocktails and well drinks until midnight
myspace.com/thehumpnyc

flyer design: Grotesk

Photos by G. Piedmonte

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TOYGIANTS is far more than just a book about toys and designer vinyl. Through their photographs, Daniel & Geo Fuchs’ aim was to show the toys from an unexpected and personal point of view.

We posted about ToyGiants when the first edition was released and now, with the second Silver edition, you can nab your copy with a few extra bonuses! Daniel and Geo teamed up with collector Sleim Varol to cull from his collection of over 10,000 pieces. The cast ranges from more contemporary American comic heroes, manga superstars and designer-vinyl creations to Star Wars heroes, movie characters and political figures. With a playful style towards their subjects, Daniel and Geo have brought a peculiar reality to their fantasy world: Andy Warhol’s famous haircut is trimmed by Edward Scissorhands and close-up portraits of fictional heroes like Batman, Hulk and Rambo sit alongside real life villains such as Hitler and Saddam Hussein. There are also monumental group shots, some of which fold out to be almost a yard wide. Organized by color, these reminiscent of traditional yearbook photographs – but with far more visually enticing alumni.

The second edition of TOYGIANTS is being published as a Silver Edition by Gingko Press. The Silver Edition includes previously unreleased artwork from the TOYGIANTS series, including a removable poster and an exclusive interview with the artists Daniel, Geo, and Sleim. To celebrate the book release, Daniel & Geo Fuchs are presenting in co-operation with artempus con-temporary gallery, Düsseldorf, the exhibition TOYGIANTS at Gingko Press’ own gallery Rebel Arts Gallery in Hamburg. The exhibition goes through July 31st.

Visit ToyGiants.com for more information.
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Thursday, May 1st: Hit up British Knights’ Purple Wizard Moccasins launch party for giveaways and a first look at the Gio Chiappetta/Pro Wolf Master collaboration. 6pm-8pm at Coat of Arms NYC, 43 Clinton Street, Manhattan. Email RSVP (at) Good-Peoples (dot) com.
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ON A SIDE NOTE
Thursday, May 1st: Stop by Kaight for a trunk show from Brooklyn designers Jackson, Johnston & Roe. Enjoy champagne, meet the designers, and take advantage of 25-55% off of Spring, Summer, and Fall pieces. From 6pm-9pm at Kaight, 83 Orchard Street, Manhattan.

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This week we’re stepping into the Confessional with DJ Lindsey, a perfect example of simple elegance. Her no-fuss style and selective taste in music have kept her on our Hail Mary list almost every month. She shares a little insight on married life and the party scene in NYC.

Make sure to keep up with her on her website: www.djlindsey.com.

Name and Age, please:
Lindsey Caldwell, age - old

Marital status:
Married

Where are you originally from?
St. Louis, MO

How long have you lived in New York?
I’ve lived in NY for almost 8 years

What neighborhood in NY do you live in?
I live in Williamsburg

What are your favorite memories of New York since living here?
The day of the blackout was awesome. I was at work when it went down and I immediately linked up with my lunch buddy Doug Lee, we walked down Broadway to Opening Ceremony. There were like 30 people just chilling on the stoop and I spent about 24 hours hanging out with my good friend Ann. It just made me feel like I was right to move to New York and the whole day I thought about how lucky I was to have met such amazing and inspiring people. We went up to Times Square to see what it looked like with no lights, and ate beef jerkey for dinner. It sounds so simple but maybe that’s what made it such a good day. No one had anywhere to be and we were all just able to relax and be ourselves.

Give us a brief rundown of your past work experience.
Brief, ha! Straight out of school I co-founded a magazine called Frank with Steve Malbon, his cousin Josh and sister Cat. When I moved here I worked for a company called Upoc, then I asked around to find out what the best music PR agencies were in the city and found Girlie Action. I left Girlie to work at Rockstar Games doing project management and then went freelance for a while. I worked a very brief stint doing PR and Marketing for Rocawear (thank you Damon Dash for firing the whole department right before Christmas that year). After Rocawear was forced back to freelance and DJing full time. During that time I worked at a company called KCD doing castings during NY and Paris fashion weeks for Marc Jacobs, Chloe and a slew of other designers. In between I was DJing and hustling. I took another full time job at a marketing and PR firm called Ketchum and worked as the SAE on Absolut Vodka, Level Vodka and Nokia. I went to FADER as one of the editors and now I am back to the hustle. Oh and interspersed between all the other jobs I have been working at Opening Ceremony since 2002.

How long have you been DJing and how’d you get started?

I’ve been DJing since around 1998. I started out just admiring the DJs in Atlanta and, DJ Lord who is now the DJ for Public Enemy was in the apartment next to where we worked on Frank. I would walk over there during our downtime and watch him rehearse. I ended up buying an old beat up pair of turntables off of him and that was that. I started out playing drum and bass and before I had turntables DJ Rashida and I would sit on the floor of her apartment and teach ourselves to beat match. I used to also downtown on Mitchell St. where my friends lived. They were all in the group Massinfluence and they would let me on their turntables for short intervals, haha they could only take maybe a half hour at a time before they’d have to kick me off.

What kind of music do you like to spin and why?
I really like to spin everything but I guess you could say I focus on anything soulful. Mainly old stuff. For now.

Got any other music-related projects?
Yes. We’ll see if it ever sees the light of day.

You recently started a new Wednesday weekly, the Hump, what’s the vibe like?
It’s more chill than most things I attempt to do. Myles and I discussed doing something that was just regular for lack of a better word. We were sick of going out and feeling like people were focused more on what they were wearing than what they did at the party. We knew there was only so much we would be able to do at Blue Owl since it’s a lounge so we focused more on making the music good and I took a marketing approach to how we were going to promote it. We asked Grotesk to design an identity and it’s turned into some really fun parties with no pretense.

You also work at one of New York’s most exclusive fashion boutiques, Opening Ceremony, what’s your involvement?
I do a little bit of everything. I’ve been around since the store opened.

What kind of role does fashion play in your life?
I used to participate way more. Right now I have a uniform that consists of a white v-neck t-shirt by Hanes/Fruit of the Loom and any pair of jeans laying around. I sometimes dress up a little but I like to keep it easy. I like to sleep in so it allows me to sleep until the last possible minute every day. I know what I’m wearing.

What kind of perks do you get from working at OC?
Just being inspired by them! If anyone has observed their progress over the years knows what I am talking about. Their shit is MAJOR now! We also get free clothes and first dibs on stuff which is nice. It brings a lot of fashion that I wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford into my reach…kinda.

Of all your different creative outlets, what part is most satisfying to you?
Music has always been the most satisfying, it’s also so personal that it makes it really hard to do it for a living. For example, if I am playing out and people are not feeling what I am playing it hurts my feelings in a way. Any DJ who’s experienced that knows the feeling I’m trying to describe. I think that’s why it’s taken me so long to get my own personal music projects together. I am a perfectionist when it comes to that stuff and I am SCARED to let people judge it.

Can you tell us about any other things you’ve got on your horizon?
For now I can’t really say too much about it. But there’s something pretty huge on the horizon. Myles and I are going make some really cool shit happen. Shout out to Cortni.

Got any favorite clothing brands? Stores?
Every season I of course drool over the Opening Ceremony stuff, especially the shoes. I also love the new Comfort Soft t-shirts by Hanes, perfect for the summer! My girl who I have just reconnected with, Meera Sleight, is killing it with the textile design over in the UK so some of the stuff that she’s done for Acne is so on point.

Got a long term plan?
Getting married changed a lot of stuff. The beginning of this year I slowed down a lot just to enjoy being a newlywed (CORNY!!). And after a long hibernation Myles and I feel ready to get ourselves back to work and really get our shit together. I wish I could get more into it but that’s all I can say for now. I want to try to get some more music done and actually put it out. A couple of young’ns in the next couple of years would be nice too.

Do you have much free time? What do you do when you’re not working?
My schedule has been a little crazy lately so my free time ends up being sandwiched in between other things. I watch a lot of trashy TV as an escape. The biggest mistake I made was to buy a gigantic TV for Myles a couple of years ago. We are like zombies in front of it.

How would you describe your personal style?
Basic. I wear a white v-neck and jeans and I build from there with cardigans, and scarves and the like. I never wear make up really, if I’m feeling fancy I wear red lipstick and that’s that.

What’s your prized possession?
Don’t make me be corny again! you know who that is.

Where do you like to shop?
I’m at Opening Ceremony a lot so I shop there the most. I like window shopping at The Future Perfect. I get my DJ stuff at Turntable Lab. For vintage No. 6 and Dulcine. I just got the chance to check out Fruition in Vegas and I am hooked. Lately I’ve been checking out street vendors a lot more. Chioma, a good friend of mine, reminded me that you can get some really unique things from street vendors. It’s easy to get caught up trying to afford stuff out of expensive shops when I can just wear my uniform and get something small off the street for a deal.

Do you go out much? Got any favorite bars, lounges, and clubs?
I don’t go out much anymore unless I am DJing. If I could go out more I would definitely never miss the Rub, when I played that party the crowd was so into it I had so much fun. I am always DJing somewhere else during that party so I usually have to miss it unfortunately. Otherwise my couch is my favorite lounge, a pint of Vermonty Python ice cream and a movie and I am straight.

Name your top 3 fave restaurants in NY and your favorite dish(es) there.
Barrio Chino - I love it here even though it’s now always so crowded you can’t get a table there anymore. It’s small and chill and the folks who work there are really friendly.
BarBossa - I like BarBossa for similar reasons that I love Barrio Chino. You immediately feel very welcome and the food and drinks are so good.
Diner - I love that they have their set menu and then a trillion specials every day. Half of the excitement of going there is to see what the specials are going to be. The food is consistently delicious.

What music have you been listening to lately?
I’ve been going through all my stuff from ‘88-’98 for the Hump. There’s a mix up on my site that Myles and I did so you can hear what I’ve been listening to here:
http://www.djlindsey.com/TheHumpVol1.mp3

What’s your most recent discovery/exploration in New York?
Not that recent but the beaches on Long Island are really great. We try to get out there as many times as we can during the summer. Myles’s family are all out there too so it’s so nice to do family day on the beach.

Do you plan on living in NY forever?
Most likely, yes.

If you smoke, tell us your favorite rolling paper. If you drink, tell us your cocktail/drink of choice.
I don’t smoke but I love the Ellison at Blue Owl. Anything fruity has my name all over it.

Name one New York woman that you would nominate to our Hail Mary! list.
Miyazu Sato - She owns a company called Urban, they are a full service production company and their shit is really starting to take off. On top of that she’s just a really great person.

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GouMada by SSUR has launched their website just as the collection becomes available at the SSUR PLUS store in Soho.

In 2007 SSUR launched its ladies collection GouMada, (orig: southern Italian slang meaning “mistress”) a high end women’s streetwear line with luxury and elegance as its principles. It was available only in Japan and a few select shops in the US but quickly established itself in the world of women’s streetwear. For Spring/Summer ‘08, graphic driven pieces include our favorite “Nympho” (you know you are!) and “Ain’t Nothing But A G Thang” tees along with zip hoodie versions. All designs are cut & sewn and made in Japan meaning the quality of goods is extraordinary! We’re also anticipating GouMada’s Fall collection of military inspired floral print jackets and pants and intarsia sweaters.

Founder Ruslan Karablin started designing tee shirts in 1989 to promote his artwork. His art and design have become a phenomenon in the world of streetwear through the men’s SSUR brand which includes apparel and accessories and 2 stand alone shops in New York and Tokyo. 
SSUR has also collaborated on several notable projects with brands such as DC Shoes and Boosted Mobile.

Available at the SSUR PLUS store in Soho.
Visit GouMada at GouMada.jp.

SSUR+PLUS
7 Spring St
Manhattan

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20,000 people can’t be wrong. The Brooklyn Flea is this summer’s Sunday post-brunch spot!

The folks of Brownstoner.com have started the Flea just in time as Chelsea’s flea markets continue to dwindle due to new developments. The Brooklyn Flea takes place every Sunday - rain or shine - and boasts 40,000 square feet of records, clothes, jewelry, crafts, and more in the lot of Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Fort Greene. Each week the Flea has almost 200 vendors of vintage furniture, clothing and antiques alongside new designs by local makers of everything from jewelry to textiles.

Stop by the 3G Kicks booth for vintage Air Force 1s and look out for great furniture finds like Eames rockers or Nelson clocks. The Demolition Depot has recovered items from all sorts of old buildings, including church lecterns and stained glass windows awaiting to be repurposed.

Photo Amy Sahba

For the famished hunter, enjoy cupcakes from Kumquat Cupcakery or goodies from Choice Market. As the Flea progresses, it plans to add more food vendors! While snacking visit the SavePolaroid.com booth and learn what you can do to keep the film in production.

While the selection is already immense, the Flea wants your opinion. Visit Brownstoner’s Brooklyn Flea blog for updates on what to expect as well as a chance to share what you liked, disliked, and need to have.

The Brooklyn Flea
Sundays from 10am-5pm
Lafayette and Vanderbilt Ave
Fort Greene
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ON A SIDE NOTE

Next time you’re in the UK make sure to take a break from your Topshop binge and visit Luna & Curious, a collectively run shop established by six friends- Rheanna Lingham, Polly George, Susie Coulthard, Jon Harrison, Natasha Lawes and Carolyn Corben. The store sells a mix of clothing, jewellery, home accessories, illustrations and other curiosities. 198 Brick Lane, London.
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Thursday, April 24th: Head over to In The Mood #5 and listen to Talib Kweli, SheRock, and DJ Eque with host Dedan Kasimu from WhiteGold. $5 with RSVP to inthemood7 (at) gmail (dot) com. 10pm at Midway, 25 Avenue B, Manhattan.

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British Knights is bringing back the late 80’s look and style that propelled the brand to become one of the most popular among the young urban trendsetters of the time.

From the brand’s first sneaker launch in 1985 through the early ’90s, BK rose to the highest levels of the athletic footwear industry. The meticulous replications have an identical sole mold and precise matching of signature BK prints to elicit the retro feeling of the extreme late 80’s.

The footwear company has also teamed up with leading industry designers to produce innovative, cutting edge collaborations such as the “Purple Wizard Moccasin”, a vibrant purple graphic hi-top by Gio Chiappetta (Pro Wolf Master) which will debut in May. The intelligence behind the design, Gio Chiappetta says, is that “The materials and colors used are all reminiscent of the BK legacy… with a contemporary twist. It’s simple… a leather shoe with funky canvas detail. I guess you could say this shoe is a commentary on the state of the street/sneaker culture and what I love. I like weird.”

May 1st will be the launch of the first four 1989 classic BK styles followed on June 15th with the next four. The shoes will be available at BritishKnights.com.
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ON A SIDE NOTE

Congrats to Ksubi! Their ‘homeless chic’ Melbourne store, The Bombed Maché, (created in association with Herbert & Mason) masquerades as an art installation, a shantytown, and a gallery made of reused materials. The anti-retail therapy store has won the prestigious 2008 Interior Design Award for best Australian retail interior. Make sure to stop in if you’re ever down under. Visit Ksubi.com for more information.
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Thursday, April 24th: Coochifrito and Subscript have teamed up for this month’s festivities. DJ Smoke LES and DJ Iron Lung provided music and, as always, hosted by Gaby and Angelo. 9pm at Gallery Bar, 120 Orchard St, Manhattan. Email RSVP (at) subscript (dot) com to get on the list.

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