It's Saturday, May 5, 2012 - which means that it's FREE COMIC BOOK DAY ! Yes, it's the annual day in which independent comic shops open their doors to readers new and old to dish out some free books for kids of all ages. While I don't agree with some of the marketing materials regarding the popularity of print comic books these days, I do think that this is an important day, and the perfect chance to take the kids to a local comic book store.  Peanuts DC Comics Superman Diamond Comic Distributors Free Comic Book Day Marvel ...

For Spring/Summer 2012, Stussy is bringing the iconic and classic characters from Peanuts to life in a capsule collection for kids. Presenting images seemingly pulled from the Sunday papers, four different tees and two different hats are available – with Snoopy front and center on all of the items. Presented mostly in black and white, [...] Read more at Hypebeast.com

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In their annual commemoration of the highest holiday, MostDope teammates TreeJay & DJ Clockwork drop the Grow Op Mixtape.  Spark up the doob and kick back to the assorted artist mix. THC is also unveiling their new line of clothes exclusively on Vibe To This. Check out some of The Treehouse Clothing lookbook pics below. Make sure to follow Tree House on Twitter.  Shout out to Sir Peanuts.  Download: The Grow Op: 4/20 Official Mixtape   CLICK FOR ALL THC LOOKBOOK PICTURES  gh

Deep house vibes from sunkissed spring Paris. Our buddy Bowyer Hawks just moved back to France. As you can hear it the upcoming release is influenced by nu-deep sound of Paris and the laidback atmosphere only found outside Parisian caffees this time of the year. The tribal drums are here all the same. It comes with a bit techier warm-up edit by J Dovy & Georgio W 1990  re-work that brings it all back to the old-school roots of house music. Out soon on Law Recordings.  by Dj Skyjacker of House Music With Love Also check out: Paul Peanuts – … Continue...

Solange Knowles' style is definitely one to be reckoned with, and everyone's favorite DJ is sharing the essentials to her unique look.  PHOTOS: Solange Shares Secret Photos Of Beyonce, Jay-Z & Julez! In a new interview with the French blog Garance Dore , Solange lets us in on some of her staple style items, her beauty routine and her favorite items to shop for.  The DJ, singer, mommy and all around creative woman has a few tips to share about how she maintains her glowing skin and beautiful natural hair.  PHOTOS: Week's Best Brights: Beyonce, J.Lo, Solange & Christina Mili Are Confidently Colorful Ladies take note; the Knowles must have just about the best beauty secrets in the industry. Check out the excerpts from the interview below: What I'm wearing on top  : A white silk blouse. I buy them all the time, in  different cuts, and I wear them with everything. You remember that scene in  Forrest Gump  when he lists all the ways Bubba Gump's shrimp to prepare? But me, it's ...

Counting Crows--"Mr. Jones" (mp3) We are very proud to announce that CBS has purchased our Bottom Of The Glass concept and is developing it for a new mid-season replacement sitcom that will air following the Super Bowl next February 8th. The show, tentatively titled Bloggers , will then move to a Tuesday night time slot. "We pitched it as Seinfeld meets War Games ," said the BOTG blogger known as Billy, "and they liked the idea of a show that could be about anything or nothing, with an ongoing backstory of how technology is always getting the two bloggers into trouble ...

Wooo! I’m totally doing the Peanuts dance over here! Pitchfork : My Bloody Valentine have finally confirmed their long-awaited reissue series. On May 7, Sony will reissue their seminal albums (1991’s Loveless and 1988’s Isn’t Anything ) as well as EP’s 1988–1991 , featuring previously unreleased material, rare tracks, and four EPs: Feed Me With Your Kiss, You Made Me Realise, Glider , and Tremolo . Kevin Shields personally remastered both Loveless and Isn’t Anything at London’s Metropolis Studios. Loveless will be released as a 2-disc set that also features a previously unreleased version of the record ...

Pitchfork.tv on YouTube today presents a new episode of "60 Seconds Left" , which offers artists the opportunity to express themselves creatively in one minute's time. Watch Trevor Powers, aka  Youth Lagoon , play Vince Guaraldi's Peanuts classic "Linus and Lucy" on the sidewalk. Subscribe to Pitchfork.tv on YouTube here .

Last week saw the a preview of the Black Peanuts Capsule Collection released by Medicom Toy. Although they were set for an extremely limited run in Japan, the collection in its entirety is now available at Dover Street Market London as well. The all back figurines, sweatshirts, accessories and other interesting creations will be in [...] Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast.com

It's actually worse than the Peanuts theme

The beloved characters from the Charles M. Schultz world of Peanuts are getting the blackout treatment for a limited edition capsule collection by Medicom Toy. These soon-to-be extremely rare figurines will be initially exclusively available at Dover Street Market Ginza in Tokyo, followed shortly thereafter by a second limited run release at Japanese online fashion [...] Read more at Hypebeast.com

May 15th, 1953: The Quintet - Live at Massey Hall by Miles Bowe on 02-23-2012 Of all the Bebop records and compilations released over the years there is still nothing like Live at Massey Hall by The Quintet. To use the old cliché, it was like catching lightning in a jar for one sweet moment on a Friday night in Toronto, 1953 – the only known time this quintet played together. The group in question consists of Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet, Charlie “Bird” Parker on saxophone, Bud Powell on piano, Mingus">Charles Mingus on bass, and Max Roach on drums; each one ...

DJed a private event in Florida on Sunday, got back to NYC yesterday. Package waiting for me on the kitchen table. Reese's, Starbursts, M&M;'s, Hershey's Miniatures, Kit Kats, peanuts, and a thoughtful card from my mommy. Which is good and all, but no Necco Sweethearts. Christ almighty. Oversights like this make me wonder whether or not you even still love me, Mom. Martin Solveig - The Night Out (A-Trak Remix) by A-Trak

From Jack Spence: 02.01 - The Barbary, Philadelphia, PA While in Philadelphia, we met the craftiest man that has possibly ever existed. To try and fathom this man’s craftiness is like trying to understand that there is no apple in McDonald’s apple pies. Let me set the scene. A group of seven plucky, law-abiding young adults arrive in central Philadelphia to peruse some shops, and hopefully pick up some Dr Martens shoes. As fortune would have it there lay an empty, van-sized space directly outside the Dr Martens shop! We approached it tentatively, thinking such a great spot ...