Must See Exhibit

Big up to our friend and artist Ajamu Walker and his beautiful wife Nucome. They invited The Toy Plane crew to tag along with them to the opening of Ajamu's group show "GO GET YOUR SHINE ON" at the freaking awesome, awesome, AWESOME Brooklynite Gallery. Deep in the heart of Black Bed-Stuy Brooklyn this gallery is the only bit of Gentfrication  we'll put our stamp of approval on. We do our best not to get caught up in race politics over here, but the only draw back to this otherwise amazing place was it’s janky pseudo hipster crowd and some of it’s staff.

But we digress. The art. That was the reason why we came and the reason why we stayed. We'd get into detail on how amazingly vibrant and interesting everything was but our mood has soured at the memory of some of the evenings patrons. Maybe we'll come back to it.  For now, if your in the "bad neighborhood" take a peak inside.

Brooklynite Gallery

334 Malcolm X Blvd

Brooklyn, New York 11233

Shout out to the chick who asked that I give her my copy of the price list back because she wanted to save them for people who wanted to buy...nice.

BLITZ The Ambassador & The Bronx Princess

The combination of insomnia and web surfing would typically lead the less morally astute to smut. But noooo, not us! At The Toy Plane we pride ourselves on being home alone on weekends Wiki-ing the history of peanut butter and crusing for action on PBS.org.

Score! Stumbling on the documentary film 'Bronx Princess' was a treat. What this film lacks in complexity it makes up for in heart. With an amazing soundtrack and beautiful backdrop 'Bronx Princess' is worth a view. Relatively short, it's available to watch free online until November 24th.

Synopsis (via pbs.org) Rocky Otoo is the Bronx-bred teenage daughter of Ghanaian parents, and she's no pushover. She is a sassy high-achiever bound for college. With freedom in sight, Rocky rebels against her mother's rules. When their relationship reaches a breaking point, Rocky flees to her father, a chief in Ghana. What follows is captured in Bronx Princess, a tumultuous coming-of-age story set in a homeland both familiar and strange. Her precocious — and very American — ideas of a successful, independent life conflict with her father's traditional African values. Reconciling her dual legacies becomes an unexpected chapter in this unforgettable young woman's education.

We also learned our BK comrade BLITZ The Ambassador composed the musical score for the film...DOPE! BLITZ explains the process and inspiration behind the Highlife sounds he created for the film.  

Blitz the Ambassador on scoring PBS Documentary from MVMT on Vimeo.

P.S. Wow! I've seen him play but I didnt realize he was a "real" musician..dope.boy.fresh. Want to hear more? Blitz's Album on itunes

Well , That Looks Cool

we have absolutely nothing to do with this event, but it looks cool. you should go.

Saturday, November 21st 2009

Score! pop-up swap

hosted by  Bust ,   Flavorpill ,  &  MeanRed

supported by   L Magazine ,   Hearty Magazine ,  and  Yelp.com

‘Tis the season for sharing and exchanging. On Nov 21st, 3rd Ward will lend its space to a massive free exchange. Bring your old Blondie records, impulse sample sale buys, penny loafers, Jane Fonda workout videos, harmonica chord progression manuals, etc…and score some new treasures! Find a holiday gift for your mom, a smashing scarf for your friend, or a Queen Latifah cassette tape for your own personal collection. All items are free, and all remaining goods go to charity.

Grab a custom  Score! tote bag! Proceeds from the event go to support  City Harvest .

Categories: 

Clothing & Accessories (Guys, Gals, Kids) - curated by Nisha Gopalan (senior editor,  Nylon Magazine)

Music - curated by  Showpaper

Art Supplies - curated by  Lowbrow Society For The Arts

Books DVDs / Media - curated by  The Desk Set

Housewares & Miscellany - curated by Natalie Kamei

3rd Ward  // 195 Morgan Ave @ Stagg

1pm to 7 pm, $3 entry w/   RSVP

donations accepted up until 5pm

follow us for updates, treats and surprises!  @scoreswap

Official Site: http://twitter.com/scoreswap

I Think I love Henny Floats!

Our fam over at indie music label Foco Moto has got some amazing talent in their midst. Check out our big bro Asen James in the video for his instrumental single 'No Maybes'. The track is so incredibly banger hot I'm thinking of pulling out the ole' marble notebook and scratching down a quick 16... stay tuned!

Oh and before I forget...we've got a link to download James' Henny Float album. thank us later!http://focomoto.com/

No Maybes - Music Video from foco moto on Vimeo.

Another Hot Joint.

and another dope marketing piece done by yours truly!

Turn It Up!

What if we told you that this Friday you could, listen to music of, for, and about the legendary J-Dilla, party with some of the freshest women in NYC & raise money for Lupus research? All for cheap cheap, you'd wanna be down right...yeah I know!
So Join LADIES LOVE Dilla this Friday at Deity!


P.S. Our firm designed the flyer (CLICK ON IT to see it in all its glory).... and in the words of our dear friend St. Yacque...Its Ca Ute!

xoxo

Stir it up...

Here are a few mixes I'll be in this weekend.

P.S. You Got A Video Camera? Wanna Roll?

xoxoxo

In the Que: Born into Brothels

This film takes us to India to with an English/Indian do gooder who travels to the real barrio of India to photograph women in the infamous red light district. She finds the inevitable plethora of children who live either with mothers who are active prostitutes or with extended relatives. These beautiful children are drawn to the magic of her camera. And so the story begins with the documentarian becoming a teacher, friend and sometimes harsh but always authentic defender of these kids.

Put it in you que or if your in the New York City area you can see it at the Brooklyn Museum during first Saturdays + a special talk with the director. Saturday December 6th free 5pm

200 eastern parkway Brooklyn NY 11238

Baby Let Me Show You What Love Is.

We won't be there but we are definitely in solidarity. Some of the freshest up and coming women artist in New York City (many who also happen to be some of our very favorite people) have put there stamp on this joint.

Now imagine that whispered in your ear.

The Flyest Sartorialisto

Fader style editor and designer/stylist Mobolaji Dawodu got hailed on The Sartorialist today. We have a desperate unrequited crush on him admired his hodgepodge of Lagos-meets-Brooklyn style for sometime now and salute Scott Schuman, for always knowing a good thing when he sees one.

This is the second time in as many weeks that one of our comrades (we saw you William, and thanks for NOT returning our calls punk!) has graced Mr. Schuman’s dazzling portrait collection of fashionable world citizens.

Real recognizes real. Keep clicking color. We love it.

5 propellers.

Oh' What A Graphic Life!

Check out this cleaver piece of marketing care of brilliant design company KISER (go brooklyn!)

This video clip/short was hinted about in the interview we did a couple months ago & shot by our secret crush filmmaker Kareem Black.

P.S. Now we've seen this company do it's thing for ah-deen now, so shame on us; but could somebody tell us if it's pronounced kiss(er) or ki-zer (like the roll)????


P.S.S. Kinda feeling that pleather git up...

xoxo

kitty hawk a.k.a the dancehall queen