With the Winter oficially begining to start, Vans Vault dropped off the Sk8-Hi Reissue Zip LX model at Wish. Coming in with the green and off-white colorway, each model features a nubuck toe, tongue, eye-stay, and heel with a suede Side-strip and leather paneling. Additional details include metal eyelets, a heel zipper and Vans' iconic vulcanized sole unit.
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Fresh off the recent Air Jordan 4Lab1 Black/Reflective Silver release, Jordan Brand comes out with another iteration that steps it up a notch. The high top sneaker comes with design elements of the Air Jordan IV on the classic Air Jordan I silhouette. The signature lightweight netting found on the Air Jordan IV is applied to the entire Air Jordan I upper, along with the iconic Air Jordan I Wings logo and Nike Swoosh. Perfect for the end of the year and your New Year's Eve parties, the Air Jordan 4LAB1 "Glow" features a bright white mesh upper contrasted with black lining and laces. The white mesh upper is entirely glow-in-the-dark.
He had us dancing through the summer with his (appropriately titled) club cut, “Summer.” He’s put us through a serious guilt trip with John Newman on “Blame.” He’s made breaking up sound positively thrilling with Ellie Goulding on “Outside.” And, most recently, he just had us opening wide with Big Sean.
Yes, everything is coming together rather nicely for Calvin Harris - and there’s only more excitement on the way.
To celebrate the release of the Scottish DJ/producer/superstar’s forthcoming record Motion on November 4, which will include Gwen Stefani, HAIM and Tinashe (all of which we’re dying to hear), we’re giving away 3 copies of the upcoming record. Want to win? All you have to do is…give us a little motion.
THE PRIZE
1 copy of Motion
HOW TO WIN
1.) Like us on Facebook, if you haven’t already. 2.) Comment below with your favorite YouTube video (or GIF!) of something in motion. Think amazing choreographed dances, insane races, sassy hair flips…anything that comes to mind. The creative the better! (Just make sure to use your email when leaving the comment - that’s how we’ll notify you.)
That’s it. Three winners will be selected and notified via e-mail on Monday, November 3. Good luck!
1. Faith 2. Under Control (w/ Alesso Feat. Hurts) 3. Blame (feat. John Newman) 4. Love Now (feat. All About She) 5. Slow Acid 6. Outside (feat. Ellie Goulding) 7. It Was You (w/ Firebeatz) 8. Summer 9. Overdrive (w/ Ummet Ozcan) 10. Ecstacy (feat. Hurts) 11. Pray To God (feat. Haim) 12. Open Wide (feat. Big Sean) 13. Together (feat. Gwen Stefani) 14. Burnin (w/ R3hab) 15. Dollar Signs (feat. Tinashe)
What pop’s best friend Taylor Swift has to say with her fifth album 1989 (out today, ) is that, despite what some people may think, she can still keep a secret. Given how she is also a multi-Platinum album maker, seven-time Grammy winner and popular gossip blog subject, that may seem impossible. Whether she was singing "Tim McGraw" or "I Knew You Were Trouble," Swift has told us during arena tours that she wrote songs to express whatever she couldn’t say while face-to-face. When she was still a teenager, Swift wasn’t afraid to name names. And while she may be older and more mindful now, 1989 still has a song called "Style" (a title that, one would presume, references ex-boyfriend/One Direction member Harry Styles).
We thought we had Swift mostly figured out - the type of music she made, what inspires her the most, the album liner notes decoding process, even executive-producing 1989 with Top 40 wunderkind Max Martin. And though she vowed that one day she’d escape small-town living, we couldn’t have predicted that Taylor would channel Phil Collins, Annie Lennox, Like A Prayer-era Madonna and even some peers to show that finally, she’s relocated to the big city of her dreams. 1989 is bold and brazenly confident, and it makes previous forays into pop like "I Knew You Were Trouble" sound like child’s play in comparison.
Gwen, Pharrell And Taylor Perform At We Can Survive Concert
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Swift’s key strengths, an ear for melody and an eye for writerly detail, are still at play here: "Out of the Woods" is an urgent sing-along that sounds like it belongs to TheLion King, though who else but Swift would think to time-stamp such a song ("Looking back at it now, last December, we were built to fall apart") or ground it with memories of scooting furniture around?
The Miami Vice-inspired highlight "Style" shows that, while pining for a guy with a pick-up truck has long been a thing of the past, Swift can still dream up a good fantasy ("You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye / and I got the red lip classic thing that you like") - never mind that it’s for a relationship doomed to fail. Swift has always been someone who feels things deeply, and 1989‘s best moments show that, while a lot about her has changed, that quality hasn’t.
What is different with 1989 is that pop star Swift, known for packing a novel’s worth of storytelling in a few concise verses, isn’t as interested in diving into specifics. "Out of the Woods" and "Style" are the exceptions, not the rule. Think back to lead single "Shake It Off," where she shifts into valley-girl mode to its most uncool effect yet: "Just think, while you’ve been getting down and out about the liars and dirty, dirty cheats of this world, you could have been getting down to this sick beat."
That’s what Swift is doing; she has built a fortress around her heart with titanic synth-pop songs - ironclad proof that more than ever, mainstream pop (ahem, Katy Perry) can’t stand in the way of her ambitions. (Well, almost: 1989‘s weakest song is "Wildest Dreams," where Swift attempts a shameless Lana Del Rey impression.) She sings broader takeaways about love and everything that gets in the way of that ("How You Get the Girl," "I Know Places") - the teachable moments from those dates over maple lattes.
1989 may be the first album that hints at the notion of Swift being a songwriter for someone else, like Sia or Max Martin himself. On one hand, that aspect can actually feel like a downside to the LP. After all, Swift’s fans listen to her to feel as if she’s confiding in them. Then again, 1989 is also one hell of a way for her to demand some space.
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During The Fader magazine’s “Fader Fort” showcase on October 23, Mary J. Blige surprised fans by closing out the concert with a new song - “My Loving.” The tune, off the diva’s upcoming The London Sessions album, has a tinge of disco influence rather than straight-up ’90s house seen with songs like “Right Now.”
"My Loving" is off the singer's forthcoming thirteenth studio LP, The London Sessions (out on December 2). It features collaborations from artists like Sam Smith, Emeli Sand and Naughty Boy.
Watch the performance up top, and catch Blige singing her classic hit “Real Love” after the jump.
[via The Fader]
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Bleachers released the most-slept-on song of the summer with infectious synth-rock anthem “I Wanna Get Better”. Happily, there’s more than one Bruce Springsteen circa 1984-referencing gem on the band’s very, very good debut LP Strange Desire. Jack Antonoff & friends are releasing “Rollercoaster” as their next single and the attention-grabbing video is a suitably wild ride.
The visual is the retro rock equivalent of The Adventures OfPriscilla, Queen of the Desert (without the costumes). Jack naps peacefully in his van until a blond vixen wakes him up and inspires a jam session on top of the moving vehicle. The ensuing performance looks dangerous and cool but doesn’t quite get Taylor Swift‘s recent collaborator the girl. Watch the action up top.
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Calvin Harris‘ forthcoming LP Motion (out on November 4) is jam-packed with star features, and one of the highlights is the producer’s collaboration with Haim- titled “Pray To God.” The trio of sisters provide chilling harmonies over luxurious drum patterns and warm synths. The outcome is a disco-flecked groove that is bound to become a future club favorite.
Harris’ fifth studio album includes bangers like “Summer,” the John Newman-assisted “Blame” and “Outside” with Ellie Goulding. You can stream Motion on iTunes and also enter to win a copy of the album in our giveaway! Take a listen to “Pray To God” after the jump.
Calvin Harris ft. Haim – “Pray To God”
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