Sizzle&squeeze

11/29/2013

Happy Thanksgiving! May you be as grateful and gluttonous as you wish without any guilt. Here's to e-commerce addictions and cozying up to one of my favorite reads.

11/25/2013

Celebrating Know.Illa's Debut LP.
Slate NYC.

11/25/2013

Check out a (late) review of the highly anticipated "Calculated Errors" album release party by know.illa. It was a night filled with a lot of underground hip hop talent featuring The Palmer Squares, BS, Triple Double, and many more.
http://sizzleandsqueeze.com/calculated-errors-album-release-party

KNOW.ILLA Album Release PartyNovember 25, 2013JelenaI had the opportunity to go to the debut album release party of Know.Illa's "Calculated Errors." The original venue, Sullivan Hall, closed down a mere few days before the event but was impressively relocated to Slate's in Chelsea. It was a full hou...

11/12/2013

music&dance.

And if it isn't, you still dance.

11/07/2013

The Brooklyn Electronic Music Festival is finally here! Kicking things off tonight is SKREAMIZM. Courtesy of Earmilk, enter and win entry to the pre-show with Skream at Output tonight!
http://www.earmilk.com/news/20131106/brooklyn-electronic-music-festival-announces-skreamizm-ticket-giveaway

11/05/2013

...and it keeps on going with Kygo's lush remix of Elli Ellie Goulding''s "High For This." Have a listen for an afternoon delight. Plus, I create the album art!

My remix of Ellie Goulding's cover of The Weeknd - High For This. Hope you all like it! Kygo https://www.facebook.com/kygoofficial/ http://www.instagram.com/kygomusic http://www.twitter.com/kygomusi

11/01/2013

A driven tropical house tune: "Symphony" by Thomas Jack.

Please vote and support this talented Aussie by getting his song to #1 on HypeMachine!
http://hypem.com/track/205r0/Thomas+Jack+-+Symphony+(Original+Mix)

Symphony (Original Mix), a song by Thomas Jack on Hype Machine

10/21/2013

GIG POSTER: We're bringing back the gig posters and what better way to kick it off than for Best Coast's new mini- album "Fade Away" dropping tomorrow?

Jason Munn: 2 color Screen Print, 18 x 24 inches, 2011.

Like what you see? Our Buy of the Week is his book "The Small Stakes" that is full of meaningful, clean designs for the most notorious indie bands. http://sizzleandsqueeze.com/small-stakes-review

10/20/2013

What's your idea?

Each month we support one kind project with $10,000. Submit your idea today: http://bit.ly/1bD44La

10/14/2013

MONDAY INSPIRATION. Complex + Danny Brown = pushing the limits of multimedia journalism.
http://www.complex.com/covers/danny-brown-interview-sky-high-2013-cover-story/

10/03/2013

10/03/2013

GREETINGS. Ready for some more awesomeness from our Salomon Faye x Sizzle&squeeze collaboration? Laundry, water, and some techno color all made it on the behind-the-scenes blog this week.
http://sizzleandsqueeze.com/blog/2013/10/3/behind-the-scenes-salomon-faye-x-sizzlesqueeze

It was a bittersweet day when interviewing Salomon Faye. Marking the conclusion to our series of interviews with THE iLLUZiON, it was like unwrapping candy and getting to the middle: we were getting to the heart of the tribe and coming full circle. Arriving on a street in Bed Stuy mid-afternoon, it…

10/02/2013

HAPPY WEDNESDAY. The day has arrived and we are pleased to announce the conclusion of our THE iLLUZiON series. Saving the best for last, Salomon Faye is an extraordinary rapper, entrepreneur, and human being who has a lot to say about truth, understanding, and success. Disclaimer: you will get more enlightened after reading this.
http://sizzleandsqueeze.com/salomon-faye

10/01/2013

THE ENLIGHTENED MAN. It is our pleasure to announce to you our last interview of THE iLLUZiON series: rapper/ entrepreneur Salomon Faye. Stay tuned as our most insightful feature drops tomorrow!

09/30/2013

Welcome to the new week. Monday blues? In need of visual inspiration? Well, Hugh MacLeod has all the answers. His doodles-turned-art-empire are the perfect way to start every morning. Not only does he have the most trafficked independent blog ever written but he actually wants you to be the most creative entrepreneur you can be.
http://sizzleandsqueeze.com/macleod-illustrations
Gapingvoid Gallery

09/26/2013

HAPPY THURSDAY. Ready for some fun pictures from our Sizzle&squeeze x Ryan Bock interview? Bags, skeletons, and other members of THE iLLUZiON all made an appearance on the blog.
http://sizzleandsqueeze.com/blog/2013/9/26/behind-the-scenes-ryan-bock-x-sizzlesqueeze

We had the pleasure of interviewing our first artist last week and are stoked that it was none other than painter-drawer-printmaker-illustrator-cartoonist-animator Ryan Bock. Between his somber mystique and reserved disposition, it's hard to not enjoy yourself while talking to him, especially with t...

09/25/2013

ART IS ART. Diving deep into our latest interview is 23-year old artist/film maker Ryan Bock. We had the opportunity to chat with him at his studio and talk about why it's so important to dabble in a lot of things and why he prefers spray paint over the computer.
http://sizzleandsqueeze.com/ryan-bock

09/24/2013

Dope woodcut poster for Odesza at Decibel Festival this weekend!

Custom woodcut poster by Rosie VanAlyea for our show at Decibel Festival this Saturday w/ Gold Panda Slow Magic Voices of Black!!

09/24/2013

Sizzle&squeeze x Apostrophe

09/24/2013

Hello Brooklynites. We were planning to release a behind-the-scenes, blog edition of our Apostrophe interview from last week just because Sei & Ki were so awesome to work with. As events have changed, here is our tribute to that bright little corner on Irving that was once called Apostrophe.
http://sizzleandsqueeze.com/blog/

Behind the Scenes: Sizzle&squeeze x ApostropheSeptember 24, 2013JelenaMeet Sei & Ki Smith: two, entrepreneurial brothers we interviewed last week that were the most fun we've had on a humid, 100 degree Brooklyn day. Between the two - a yin & a yang if you will - it's pretty hard not to like the Smit...

09/20/2013

Our latest interview with the Smith Brothers is here! In 100 degree weather, we had the pleasure of witnessing the world through the eyes of Sei & Ki. Take a look at why they think Apostrophe is like a dumpling, why New Yorkers are the scientifically proven to be the smartest, and why now is the time to do something different. Apostrophe
http://sizzleandsqueeze.com/apostrophe

09/19/2013

TWO MINDS, TWICE THE FUN. Stay tuned for our exclusive on brothers Sei & Ki Smith of Apostrophe dropping tomorrow. These boys were such fun to work with that we even have some behind-the-scenes action to share. Stay tuned!

09/11/2013

Week two is in session of THE illUZiON and we couldn't be more stoked to present to you: VADER THE VILLIN, a 21- year old rapper/artist who has a lot to say about what it means to be young, creative, and on the constant hunt for always having fun with anything you do.
http://sizzleandsqueeze.com/vader-the-villin

09/05/2013

It's our six month birthday here at Sizzle&squeeze and what better way to celebrate the new season than feature a whole month of Brooklyn creative collective: THE illUZiON. Kicking off our first week, here is the dark and mysterious LEBER, a 19-year old rapper/writer/artist who has a lot to say about the evolution of hip hop, rapping fast, and pushing yourself outside the box.
http://sizzleandsqueeze.com/leber

Welcome to another fall season and our six month birthday here at Sizzle&squeeze! It's that back-to-school and back-to-life time of year. We figured we would start with a month of all things that are inspirational and entrepreneurial: a whole m…

08/07/2013

Love KIND bars? Looking to get inspired? Take a look at their new Do The KIND Thing Campaign with ex-surfer-turned-humanitarian Jon Rose, founder of Water for Waves.
http://sizzleandsqueeze.com/do-the-kind-thing-campaign

08/06/2013

Coming soon! Sizzle&squeeze is doing a whole month feature on Brooklyn creative collective, THEillUZion. In the meantime, here is the video premiere of one of its most promising rising stars Salomon Faye in "Alchemy."

Download ALCHEMY : http://on.fb.me/13G3TcR Twitter: Sound Cloud : https://soundcloud.com/theilluzion Song: Produce...

08/05/2013

Missed Pitchfork this summer? Our awesome correspondent Kelly Dugan was there and came back with her top five favorite things about Pitchfork Music Fest. Check it out: http://sizzleandsqueeze.com/pitchfork-2013

07/18/2013

OUR FIRST FEATURE IS HERE! Check out of exclusive cover story on the duo that will redefine the mashup industry: D.VELOPED.

http://sizzleandsqueeze.com/new-artist-dveloped

A month ago, I had the pleasure of sitting down with the up-and-coming duo D.VELOPED. Compromised of Davis & Steph, this pair of 20-something year olds were willing to sit down with me during their trip to NYC for Governor's Ball. With my notes and Canon 5D in hand, I waited for them at Battery Park...

07/08/2013

Happy monday! Stay cool and check out our psychedelic summer album art feature for some relief.
http://sizzleandsqueeze.com/psychedelic-colorful-album-art

06/25/2013

Happy monday! We are away on a road trip along the California coast, hence the hiatus, and found it fitting to create a playlist specifically tailored for some on the road shenanigans.
http://open.spotify.com/user/sizzleandsqueeze/playlist/0Nh8a12GaFONkXWHfw1Q3J

06/16/2013

BONNAROO is in full swing this weekend in Manchester, TN with one of the best lineups yet. The four day festival has over 400 artists: Tom Petty, The XX, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Django Django among many more. DKNG Studios made a poster for the event, drawing inspiration from the great American road trip. The poster is a four-color screen print on French Speckletone "Oatmeal" paper.

06/12/2013

After a three year hiatus, Jack Johnson is back with the first single off his anticipated album this fall. In honor of "I Got You," here is a majestic poster that Eva Gomez created when he performed in Barcelona two years ago.

06/12/2013

Music&mentors: Usher&Biebs are the poster boys for one of the most successfully mentor/protege duo. However, the industry is filled with these dynamic pairs. Take a look at a visual guide to the most famous musical proteges.

http://sizzleandsqueeze.com/music-mentors

06/11/2013

Rainy days are the best for editing. Here is a sneak peak of our first feature with D.VELOPED, a duo of master micro-samplers.