Last year, Frank Liew and Qubic invited fragment design’s Kojiro to DJ at the retailer’s Q123 anniversary. Since then, the initial musical initiative has developed into a number of further music-based projects as well as a series of Tokyo parties. Qubic once again link up with DJ Kojiro and another close friend of Frank Liew in Nike Global Marketing Director Fraser Cooke to create VINTAGE NOISE VOL. 2. The two CD set features mixes from Bozak/Urei equipment in vinyl format for a unique sound. VINTAGE NOISE VOL. 2 will release tomorrow night at the Qubic Carnivale Third Anniversary Event. The first 30 people at the event will received a free copy. The cover art was done by Kojiro and Frank Liew with mastering by Ben Lawson, Red Bull Studio NZ.

See more at VINTAGE NOISE VOL. 2 – DJ Kojiro & Fraser Cooke

You heard Andre 3000 interpreting the Beatles-classic “All Together Now” during Nike’s Kobe Bryant-commercial. The audio version of this interesting has now appeared. Listen to the stream below and purchase it on iTunes.

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The Nike Sportswear Club in France recently linked up with We Are Underage to throw a special event at the former municipal swimming pool in Paris. The event featured performances by a handful of popular musicians, including Ed Banger’s Breakbot, and select others. Images of the day are offered below, with photography courtesy of Karl Hab. />
See more at Nike Sportswear Club x We Are Underage Event Recap

Nike Japan has just released a video of a secret performance in Tokyo, featuring DJ duo Hifana rocking out on several pairs of NIKE FREE RUN+s as makeshift turntables and samplers. Check it out.

Arguably one of the most underrated singers in recent years Janelle Monáe seems to finally receive the recogintion she deserves. Ms. Monáe’s name should be added to the small list of musicians whose music evokes the spirit of the golden era of Motown – something that has been missing in today’s music scene. The soulful singer from Atlanta now unleashes the creative and dance-heavy visual, directed by Wendy Morgan, to her Big Boi-assisted single “Tightrope” off her forthcoming debut The Archandroid.

The artists gives a thorough explanation of the message behind her single:

Tightrope’ deals with balance. Early on in my career, and even now, it’s a daily struggle to stay balanced and not get too high or too low. It was something that I hadn’t really heard in a song. If I was telling somebody how to make it through life, I would definitely tell them that balance is important. You can’t get too high on praises and you can’t get too low on any one situation. I wanted that song to be an empowerment song. I wanted people to find their inner confidence and to feel more self-empowered in understanding that they have to stay more balanced in life. That was my goal. James Brown influenced it, of course. I wanted it to be that 2010 beyond anthem—that classic song that you can go to in any moment when you feel like things are out of control in life. That’ll be your little medicine.

The Archandroid is scheduled for May 18th-release via Bad Boy.

The 2009 United Leisure Festival kicked off this past Sunday, November 22nd. Celebrating the Le Baron de Paris Tokyo 3rd Anniversary Party, the event welcomed a legion of fans in the thousands with a major musical lineup featuring the likes of Xavier de Rosnay (Justic), So Me & Kiri (Revolver), OFF THE ROCKER, Tomoyuki Tanaka (Fantastic Plastic Machine), VERBAL (m-flo/Teriyaki Boyz), ROC TRAX DJs, MADEMOISELLE YULIA, and Van Cliffe. D (Elli-Rose) amongst many others. A look into the event can be seen below.

Photography: SK

See more at United Leisure Festival 2009 – Le Baron de Paris Tokyo 3rd Anniversary Recap

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Comprised of Stussy’s Adam Jay Weissman, Pollyn drops a video for their second single, “Still Love”. The song comes off their debut album, This Little Night. The video itself was directed by Samrod Shenassa and Adam Jay Weissman. For more information, check out Pollyn’s website.

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New York-based indie rock band Vampire Weekend present the video to the first single Cousins off their upcoming second album Contra. In the Garth Jennings-directed clip the band take us on a trip up and down – and vice versa – a long alley matching perfectly the manically festive, church-belled racer. Contra is scheduled to be released on January 11 via XL Recordings.

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Vestax, an industry leader in professional DJ equipment, and algoriddim, a leader in next-generation music software for the Mac, today announce the release of Spin, a brand new all-in-one bundle of digital DJ hardware and algoriddim’s djay 3 software. The Spin DJ controller was jointly developed for optimal integration with the award-winning djay software, and delivers Mac users of all levels the experience of mixing, scratching and playing their music like a turntable DJ. djay 3 seamlessly integrates with the user’s iTunes library and transforms the Mac into a complete DJ setup, while Vestax’s hardware replicates the control and physical sensation of mixing and scratching on actual records.

See more at Vestax Spin DJ Controller

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If you’ve been paying attention in the world of Hip-Hop, you already know Ryu (Styles of Beyond), Apathy (East Coast powerhouse MC and solo artist), and Scoop Deville (in-demand producer for Snoop Dogg, Clipse, The Game, Murs, etc) have a new group called Get Busy Committee, with their latest record, Uzi Does It, set to drop tonight. The album has always been dubbed “Hip-Hop Album of the Year” by respected artists such as Mike Shinoda, with supporters ranging from Rob Dyrdek to Snoop Dogg.

True Love & False Idols are hosting a release party tonight, November 10th, at Zune LA in Los Angeles, and are further celebrating by creating an exclusive limited edition Get Busy Committee “Uzi Does It” t-shirt for SURU. In addition to this limited edition shirt you can buy the album packaged in a 2GB Uzi-shaped flash drive via Get Busy Committee’s official website.

See more at SURU x Get Busy Committee “Uzi Does It” T-Shirt & Release Party

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Arguably one of today’s most underrated Hip Hop artists, Diz Gibran is gradually increasing his reputation within the industry. With the release of his new video “Truly Yours” featuring BJ The Chicago Kid off his Crooks & Castles-presented mixtape “Soon You’ll Understand” the number of his supporters should grow to a more appropriate level. The alluring images of Cali shown in the video blend in correctly with this superb track. Don’t sleep on his mixtape anymore.

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New York City’s official anthem from 2009 is now officially stamped with a music video. The video not only highlights majestic boroughs and surroundings of NYC for folks to see, but brings forth somewhat of a revitalization of the Empire state. Luckily, Jay and Alicia didn’t have any stages crashers this time around. Check it out.

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