WOOOOO! The latest addition to the Static Wear arsenal is here. Fresh off the…loom? These beauties are coming right in time for the winter season. It’s starting to get cold but not too cold yet. We are ready to keep YOU warm with the coolest hat around. Take a peek.

brothers like brothers.

These babys are only $15 each and are just in time for Dirty Deals December. Buy one and get additional discounts on shirts too! Get at me and get warm.

-steven

So last week John Mayer played a show in Toronto that I happened to be at. Quite exciting. To say the least the show was amazing. I had planned originally to take pictures but due to unforeseen circumstances…I wasn’t allowed to bring my camera in. Luckily the night was saved by my bff Robyn who came and picked up my camera. Super thanks to her. Check out her website here!

The show was incredible and he played a bunch of tracks off of his latest album. He also did a 4 or 5 song acoustic set which was awesome. He said since it was the last show before Thanksgiving he was going to “let it all hang out” and jam alot which was pretty sweet. The drummer and guitarists were given spotlight time for solos and such and it was a good time for all. Okay so since I had no camera I have nothing to show. But I did find a video somebody recorded so enjoy!

PS. The event was recorded for something called A Night With John Mayer or something, it was by Bell. Hopefully it will be out in the near future.

-steven

A good friend of mine enjoys sending me new music, which I gladly accept, in order to expand my musical collection. Earlier this year she sent me Slowdancing In A Burning Room by John Mayer, the acoustic version and at first I was kind of iffy about it. I listened to it once or twice and kind of put it aside. At this point I was still all about more hardcore music and some entry-level hip-hop. A few weeks later I gave it another listen and something happened. I was instantly in love with the song and couldn’t get enough of it. It was my only John Mayer track but I couldn’t get enough.

Fast forward just under 6 months to today. I have three of his albums and his Where Is The Light, Live DVD. I bought myself an amazing John Mayer photo-poster and have developed a deep, deep love for John Mayer and his music. He announced his album-release show several weeks ago, and I bought my tickets just under four weeks ago to the Toronto show. His latest album, Battle Studies, was leaked some time last week. With widespread appraisal on YouTube, the album was officially released yesterday, November 17th. I have been giving it non-stop listens to fully develop my opinion on the album.

To start off, the first released single was Who Says. The video showcases John with friends around the city, having fun during the night and other shenanigans. The song itself is upbeat by comparison to other tracks and is quite catchy. There has been some speculation about this track because of John’s apparent stance on marijuana with this song. Regardless it’s a great song with an equally impressive video.

A quick blurb about the album now. Each of the 11 tracks is different and is memorable in its own way. My favourite song on the CD is Heartbreak Warfare, which is slower and has a more Slowdancing In A Burning Room feel to it, which probably accounts for my love of the song. Another really good song is War Of My Life, with a more upbeat tempo as well, it is single material for sure. One of the songs I looked forward to most was Half Of My Heart featuring teen sensation Taylor Swift. As good as the song is, Taylor is completely overshadowed by John and isn’t given a chance to shine in my opinion. Her parts are subtle but it is still a solid track. My final input is about Crossroads. This song has a John Mayer Trio feel to it. It sounds alot more instrumental and has a jazz/blues feel to it. It’s great and a good switch up to the usual melodies. The John Mayer Trio is a small band fronted by John and they play a section of the live DVD. They are more of a ‘jam’ band in my opinion, more focused on rhythms and the music then the singing itself.

Overall, another great release from John Mayer. I can’t wait to see him next week and potentially again in February when  he returns to actually do a tour for the album.

-steven

On Saturday prior to the fashion show, George and I ventured into sketchy London to pay Value Village a visit. We both snagged blazers at ridiculous prices of 6.99 and 5.99. I obviously got the cheaper one.

George got a new ring from Aldo.

definitely enjoying our finds.

-steven

While waiting for the show to start/after the show, we wandered the mall. George picked up a new tie-bar from Tip-top and a new pair of sunglasses from Perry Ellis Portfolio.

George went with the above shades.

An older man stopped me in The Bay and commented on my outfit saying he really liked it and that he was surprised I picked it out/dressed myself. I thought it was funny and it really made me day. Thanks man!

I took advantage of potentially the last warm day of 2009.

-steven

George and I, in our usual fashion, visited Masonville Mall. Today our sole purpose was to attend the fashion show being put on by the mall itself. After almost an hour of waiting things finally got underway. The DJ’s were douchy. I am an ultimate camera noob and couldn’t get mine to work for about the first half, even then my pictures didn’t turn out great.

fave female model.

fave male model.

mad men league styles.

I wished I had a) a better spot to take pictures from and b) remote camera competence.

-steven

Yesterday was “To Write Love On Her Arms Day“. TWLOHA is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting teenagers who suffer from depression, suicidal thoughts, addiction and other issues facing an unhealthy number of teens around the world. Yesterday, in order to show support for the cause they asked that you write “Love” somewhere on your arm. If someone asks what it means, you can help spread the word.

I heard of this organization at some point last year and picked up a couple pieces of clothing, a tee and a hoodie; both of which get a good deal of wear. Anyway, of course I wrote “Love” on my arm and was surprised to see other people around campus with it too. I was aware that TWLOHA had some ‘wide-spread’ awareness, but I figured that was mostly in the band scene and across the States. It made me happy to see other people showing support. One girl that night at McDonalds actually saw my shirt and was like “Look!” and showed me her arm where she had scrawled her support too. A girl on the bus had it in fancy script on her forearm while another in the library had a small message on her write.

I plan to start printing a charity shirt soon, with proceeds going towards this group because  I strongly support what they believe in and are fighting for. To get more information, donate or purchase some sweet clothing check out their website here.

http://www.twloha.com/index.php

-steven

I have been on a recent Beatles binge and re-came across this video. THIS is why everyone should adopt an asian baby.

-steven