I Want My MTV Monday - "Galapagos Edition"

With the music in MTV long gone, we yearn for getting songs daily in video form. So just in time for PVBLIC's "Galapagos Edition" hitting the stores, we've compiled a video playlist in honor of those magically, mystical islands. We give you:

Beirut, "The Rip Tide" - the video for this song is simply stunning and completely inspirational.

Modest Mouse, "King Rat"- Modest Mouse as a band is full of tales and imagery of the great sea. Their animated video for "King Rat" is a protest against illegal whale hunts directed by the late Heath Ledger.  I'd personally go more with "The Whale Song" here (which I listened to incessantly while designing "Galapagos Edition") but the video for "King Rat" fits more within our theme. So here it is!

and of course, The Smashing Pumpkins, "Galapogos" - of which there has never been an official video, but the geek in me felt the need to link to this Final Fantasy fanvid. Holla.

"Ukraine Edition" Has Hit Stores!

We finally shipped the first delivery of Fall '12 "Ukraine Edition", our favorite and proudest collection to date. The full collection can be found on our website here.

During the design phase of "Ukraine" and all the heavy duty research we put into this one, a lot of Gogol Bordello was playing at the PVBLIC studio....particularly their version of the Ukrainian Gypsy folk song "Lela Pala Tute". Check out the boys from Gogol, Eugene & Sergey, mashing up "Lela" with Madonna's classic "La Isla Bonita" at the Live Earth festival from a few years back. Talk about a culture smash! Love this, especially the last couple of minutes. Uhmazing.

M.I.A. 'Bad Girls' USB Necklace Shipping Tomorrow!

M.I.A is releasing remixes of her latest hit "Bad Girls" in a genius "chain hits my chest" package: A USB stick necklace shaped like a car key. This is in homage to her video for the track, which features major car tricks and as always, fresh styling. It's $50 and shipping tomorrow so jump over to her site to order it.

The USB Necklace includes remixes by Danja, Switch and Leo Justi with features by Missy Elliott, Rye Rye and Azealia Banks and special bonus content.

If you haven't seen it, check out the video below:

Summer, Summer, Summertime.

I meant to post this for the Summer Solstice, but since the season's just begun and the 4th is tomorrow it's not to late to share...

Check out the latest and greatest Summertime III Mixtape by DJ Jazzy Jeff & Mick Boogie. It has already burned a hole in my headphones!

Playlist includes tracks by artist such as Nina Simone, Notorious BIG, Mary J. Blige,  and Mos Def just to name a few. All tracks have a dope summertime feel. This mixtape is perfect for any BBQ or beach party.

Click here and here to download previous Summertime mixtapes.

Rihanna Killing it in Hackney, UK Wearing Nike Air Yeezy 2.

I watched Rihanna's whole performance at BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend and in my opinion, it was the probably best show of her career. On top of that, she was rocking the super exclusive Nike Air Yeezy 2. I caught people almost a week in advance waiting on line at my local Foot Locker. Crazy! Who am I to talk, it's not like I didn't try to win them in every online contest I could find...

Anyway, check out the show in full below: