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Today I came across one of the best mixtapes to grace us so far in 2011. What better way to enjoy a beautiful sunny day here in NYC than with the smooth sounds of jazz mixed with a little Wu-Tang? From DJ 2-Tone Jones comes SHAOLIN JAZZ – The 37th Chamber, a mix of old classic jazz with the classic hits from Shaolin’s finest.

The thirteen track tape features classic Wu-Tang vocals, from songs such as “C.R.E.A.M.”, “The Pit”, (Ol’ Dirty Bastard‘s) “Got Your Money”, (Method Man and Redman‘s) “How High” to name but a few, over reworked timeless Jazz pieces, by the the like of Lonnis Liston Smith, Bobbi Humphery, Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock. [See full tracklist below and download link]

Download the SHAOLIN JAZZ – The 37th Chamber mixtape here.

Tracklist..

1. The High Priestess of Chessboxin’  - Lansana’s Priestess by Donald Byrd
2. Scalp ‘em (NFN) – Kasalefkut-Hulu by Mulatu Astatke
3. Blue Hype – Blacks & Blues by Bobbi Humphrey
4. Baby I Got Yo’ Love – Love Beams by Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes
5. Mighty Method – Mighty Quinn by Ramsey Lewis
6. The Pit – The Sea Lion by Grover Washington Jr
7. Killa Tape [interlude] – Equinox by John Coltrane
   Astral C.R.E.A.M. (The Pharaoh-Jarel Beatdown Remix) – Astral Traveling by Pharaoh Sanders, along with Pharaoh’s Dream prod. by Jneiro Jarel (which is a reworking of the Pharaoh Sanders song)
8. The Brew Out – Uses elements from Bitches Brew by Miles Davis
9. Cutterz Fucka [interlude] – (C’mon an’) Play With Me by John Klemmer
10. Juggling Labels – John McLaughlin by Miles Davis
11. How Sly – Poinciana by Ahmad Jamal
12. Chameleon 500 – Chameleon by Herbie Hancock; along with Footprints by A Tribe Called Quest (which sampled from Think Twice by Donald Byrd), Searching – The Africa 70 Version prod. by Osunlade (which is a reworking of Searching by Roy Ayers), Hot Music prod. by Pal Joey (which sampled from Skain’s Domain by Wynton Marsalis) and elements of C’mon Baby prod. by Funkmaster Flex.
13. Cream Team’s Return – Slim’s Return prod. by Madlib (which is a reworking of The Look of Slim by Gene Harris and The Three Sounds)

[via Gerald Watson]

DJ Girl Talk takes Rolling Stone Magazine on a tour of his computer. Although we don’t get to see all the porn he has stashed away on it, he does show us how he goes about mixing all that music. Greg Gillis, a.k.a. Girl Talk, explains how he mixes the samples and all the prep work that is involved in getting ready for a show. It’s very interesting to see how complex the actual sampling can get. For those who love Girl Talk, I highly recommend viewing this video.

via Girl Talk Takes Rolling Stone on a Tour of His Computer | Rolling Stone

Great new commercial from the people at Deutsch LA for the new Volkswagon Passat. The ‘Darth Vader’ in training is running around the house testing his powers out only to find he still has some work to do, but is able to get a boost of confidence from the all new 2012 VW Passat. Great spot! See VW’s new Beetle teaser commercial after the jump.

Read the full article and see the results at Strategy Magazine.

In honor of the start of the 2011 PGA Tour I have compiled my favorite golf commercials. I look forward to this season and although I love Tiger’s fall from grace, I hope he can compete again this year. My guess is that he wins 1 major and at least 3 tournaments. Here’s hope that Mike Weir get’s back to the top of the leaderboard too! Hit the jump to view all commercials. They are in no particular order.

Nike – The Good Life

E*TRADE – Golf Baby

AMEX – Caddyshack

Fedex – When the boss is not coming in

PGA Tour – These Guys Are Good

Below are photo sets and explanations of what they are about. Just to ‘fore’ warn, most of them are golf related.

Banff Spring Golf Course
The Banff Springs Golf Course (Stanley Thompson Course) is truly one of golf’s great gems. Voted #5 by Golf Digest as North America’s 75 Best Golf Resorts this beauty is woven through the mountain forests at the base of Banff, Alberta. Never in my life have I seen such beauty (Kaplua Bay in Maui is distant 2nd) and such great golf merged together. The sound of elk in the background, the warnings of bears in the trees make it an experience you can’t beat anywhere else. I treated this course with respect and it treated me well back. With stunning views at every hole and the Bow River rushing along side, I played some of my best golf. However, I learned quickly that things change fast int eh mountains and was beat around on the back nine with strong winds. As you can see from the pictures and videos, its hard to concentrate on golf alone, but one thing was clear. This is what heaven looks like. There is a reason it is ranked 52nd of all the courses outside the US.

Banff, Alberta
While in Banff I took a ride to the top of Sulpher Mountain on the gondola to check out the view from above. What an amazing feeling being to high up. Felt like I was on top of the world. While up there, a quick storm began to brew which made for some wonderful photos and an opportunity to shoot a double rainbow. A Double Rainbow!!

Kananaskis Country Golf Course
My second round of golf was at Kananaskis Country Golf Course. A superb course built on the Kananaskis Country Provincial Park. There are two courses carved out along side the Mt. Kidd and Mt. Lorette mountains. At over 10,000ft (3,000m) above sea-level the scenery phenominal. The crystal blue Kananaskis River winds through most of the course, adding a wonderful soundtrack to my round. I was lucky enough to play with a few gents from the Toronto area as well. Overall I would give this course 4 out of 5. The only negative feature was the sand traps. The sand was so thick, almost impossible to get it out. I will definitely be playing this course again.

Canmore & Spray Lakes
I was staying in Canmore, a beautiful little city just outside Banff National Park. This was my home base. While in Canmore, I took a drive up to Spray Lakes, a park that is up in the mountains. Although there isn’t much to do there besides fishing, camping and swimming, many of the views were phenomenal. The views were spectacular. Great little road trip.

Brewster’s Kananaskis Ranch Golf Course
The first day I got to Calgary, my friends and I drove up to Kananaskis to play Brewster’s Kananaskis Ranch Resort. This course was a good warm up. Super tight fairways and shorter holes made this course much more difficult than expected. Although the course was much cheaper than the other courses I played, I probably lost the difference in golf balls. If I remember correctly, between the 4 of us, we lost about 48 balls total.

According to CBC News, J. Crew has confirmed that it is coming to Canada. They plan to open their first store somewhere in Toronto in 2011. Although no location has been determined yet, I can almost guarantee it will be at the Eaton Centre or Yorkdale Mall. Most likely the later.

Canadians have been able to order from jcrew.com for sometime now without ever being able to see the products in person before ordering. Having a brick and mortar location should make online shopping a bit nicer now.

Follow the story from CBC News.

On November 10 Ralph Lauren used advanced video mapping technology projected onto the façade of the designer’s flagships in New York and London to create an enormous “four dimensional” display celebrating the 10th anniversary of RalphLauren.com. The groundbreaking Ralph Lauren 4D extravaganza, which mesmerized thousands of onlookers, combined technology, art, fashion, music and fragrance into a truly innovative experience, and also celebrated the launch of Ralph Lauren e-commerce in the UK. Fifteen vignettes unfolded into a seven minute visual journey through the world of Ralph Lauren. Click the jump to see the behind the scenes video on how they did this.

What an amazing short. This video tells the story of one man’s life through the eyes of facebook. I love it. Very well done! However, I have learned one valuable lesson from this video. Don’t post your relationship status on facebook!