Who’s got the purp? Why, the Atlanta Ballet! Big, the company’s collaboration with Outkast’s Big Boi, debuted Thursday. “For me [Big Boi’s music] sounds like Shostakovich, Stravinsky a little … just today’s Stravinsky,” says chorographer Lauri Stallings. No doubt!
ARTISTS: Big Boi feat. Andre 3000 and Raekwon
TITLE: “Royal Flush”
WEB DEBUT: March 20, 2008
Big Boi of Outkast has long professed his interest in dance, so it’s not terribly surprising that he’s collaborating with the Atlanta Ballet; the performance is, of course, titled Big. More »
Since he couldn’t possibly fill all of that OutKast downtime with guest verses and Hollywood turns, the man born Andre Benjamin, who then branded himself Andre 3000 and who’s now once again Andre Benjamin, has also spent the last few months exploring the world of fancy frocks, hoping to allow the common man (with a little dough) to borrow some of his infamous mix-and-match sartorial style. The rapper-turned-clothier currently plans for an autumn debut for his upscale fashion imprint–think more high-end department store than the place you pick up your remaindered G-Unit apparel–Benjamin Bixby. The line is so named not for the man who was once the Incredible Hulk, but because…well, probably because it sounded like a jolly Dickens urchin. And if your closet is full of throwbacks and manpris, but light on cravats and waistcoats, then it just might be for you.
And for a few minutes, let’s all bask in four thirtysomethings showing those soulja boys and girls how it’s done.
– Guns N’ Roses owes a New Jersey production company about $100,000 for transportation and touring services. Axl promises to pay the bill “as soon as he gets royalties from Chinese Democracy.” [TMZ] – OutKast’s Big Boi will partner with the Atlanta Ballet for a series of performances in 2008. More »
Compiling a year-end Top 10 list means making plenty of painful nips, tucks, and tweaks. So, through the end of 2006, we present “Stuck At Eleven,” a daily look at the songs that came thisclose to making our year-end lists’ final cut. More »
A fascinating article in yesterday’s New York Times examines how Rosa Parks’ posthumous image has been abused by tacky profiteers and warring family factions (a dilemma that should sound familiar to… More »
