Ponder Playhouse: 01/08/10

I need to read more....

This apartment located in Paris, France was designed by H2o Architechs for a comic book collector. See more pics after the jump....

The Palace of Versailles has invited leading Japanese artist Takashi Murakami for a two-month retrospective later this year. The exhibition, running from September 12th to December 12th, will be Murakami’s first major retrospective in France, following fellow pop artist Jeff Koons who showed at the palace in 2008 and Frenchman Xavier Veilhan in 2009. Murakami looks to display his sculptures and paintings in 15 rooms in the palace’s Hall of Mirrors and the apartments of the King and the Queen. Since controversy provoked by the Jeff Koons exhibition, the palace, a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy, is being careful to avoid displaying works with pornographic or morbid connotations that might offend some visitors.

Source: Hypebeast

Need to see if I've earned enough allowance to cop these!!!!

Jordan Spizike's "Mars" inspired by Spike Lee's fictional character Mars Blackmon. Release date tomorrow.

Late Night with The Roots (Mixtape)

I will admit, when I heard that The Roots where going to serve as the house band for the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show I was a little skeptic. I didn't know if it was a good move for what I and many others feel is the greatest band in hip hop. I didn't want them to be looked at as washed up or selling out to work for the man. I felt that my favorite hip hop band was too good to have to play intros and outros for guest and commercial breaks. Then I had to realize that for all of the incredible albums they have put out, they never recieved the proper fruits for their labor and most of their money was made from what seemed to be endless touring. I understood that this was a great opportunity for them to finally be able to be settled in one place, make some great money, and reach an audience that undoubtly had no idea who they where. On top of that we get to see Black Thought out shine other guest MC's repeatedly. Last night Jimmy Fallon's musical guest was The Clipse. They performed "Back by popular Demand". Since Camron wasn't their, Black Thought filled in and delivered a performance that made you wish that there was an official release.......Guess what I found today???????

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I always thought this was a dope performance......D'Angelo "Chicken Grease"

Check out a young Anthony Hamilton singing back up...

New Blu Album!