Jack Splash (Plantlife) Mixtape! *free download*

Remember Jack Splash a.k.a. Plantlife? Yeah, that funky dude from 2004′s…well, “The Return of Jack Splash”. Anyway, he’s surely one of those artists that every big-name artist loves, and he’s got a new mixtape Heir to the Throne vol. 1!! (Which means, he’s coming out with a new album soon — and it’s titled Technology and Love Might Save Us All…)

With Kelis, T-Pain and R. Kelly on the guest spots, you know he’s clearly aiming for a bigger audience. (Oh, and the soon-to-be-released new album will have Missy Elliott… I mean, we love her, but where the f’ has she been at? We really need her new ‘ish.) So, be one of the first people to peep his new ‘ish. Here‘s your download link. Enjoy.

Tags: free download, heir to the throne, jack splash, kelis, missy elliott, mixtape, music, plantlife, r. kelly, t-pain

$10 Gift from Our Friend

We’ve already introduced the online boutique Rue La La before. And normally we don’t like covering the same stuff over and over.

But.

This is a special occasion, we suppose, as they are giving a $10 credit to new members that sign up from our website before Dec. 24th, 2009.

Enjoy!

Tags: $10, designer brands, free gift, Marc Jacobs, online, rue la la, sale

Los Angeles: Party Up in Apartment Number 9

Pop-up shops are all the rage in NYC, London, Los Angeles and beyond.

Jack Spade invades Apartment Number 9 in Bev. Hills

It all makes sense considering setting up a pop-up store is financially more sound in this busted global economy. But it being SO in fashion, we must assume that when there’s a bunch, along come crappy ones, just like when music making and photo making became so easy with technology. Weeding out the lame and discovering and harvesting the quality ones can be quite a task.

Enter Apartment Number 9, a men’s boutique started in Chicago. Boasting a keen selection from street-wise choice brands like Seize sur Vingt, Band of Outsiders, Rag & Bone and Dries van Noten, the store quickly expanded to have 2 more outposts — both in California, one in Santa Monica and another in Beverly Hills.

Now, if you’re in Los Angeles, don’t miss out on the party tomorrow for their Jack Spade-laden season. Here’s the info:

Apartment Number 9 is handing Jack Spade the keys to their Beverly Hills location to launch our apparel collection and house our new fall/holiday bag line. Our Jack & Jimbo’s Bike Shop will have a presence as will our Book Lizard Lending Library, which will be curated by Phyllis Diller. We are also offering our collection of Halloween costumes, Map & Guide to the Fabulous Homes of the Stars tour books, metal detector finds, and hosting a transcontinental correspondence chess match between New York and Los Angeles.

We’re also pairing up with a few designers/brands like Reference Library, Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co., Beloved Bikes, Mordechai, Jason Polan, Mary & Matt, and Deadly Dragon Sound.

Opening reception :  Thursday 10 September 2009  6pm – 8pm
Sounds provided by Selector JD (Deadly Dragon Sound)

Apartment Number 9
9877 Little Santa Monica Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
RSVP a must:  jly@jackspade.com

If you are unable to attend the opening be sure to stop by anytime until Oct 31st. The shop will be open September 3rd thru October 31st.

Enjoy.

Tags: Apartment Number 9, events, Jack Spade, Los Angeles, shopping

Party Alert: Martinez Brothers at Water Taxi Beach (LIC)

NYC’s finest, youngest and freshest

The Martinez Brothers at the Water Taxi Beach in Long Island City this Sunday.

From 1PM till 10PM, rain or shine.

The best way to kiss good-bye to the summer ’09 & breathe in the sexy fall season in NYC.

Cover $20 (advance; SO worth it).

Tags: house, Long Island City, New York City, party, The Martinez Brothers, Water Taxi Beach

NYC: The Battle of Sweet Revenges, vol. 2

Now, this dulce guerra actually crosses the river to the BK side.

On this side of the water, the Revenge is exercised in a form of a bar/lounge in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

main room.

As easily guessed from the retro-themed decor, the environment screams out HIPSTER. But don’t start hating so hastily. Luckily, we’re in the do-or-die B’Stuy, as opposed to ironic-and-nearly dead Williamsburg, which means, the clientele is slightly more laid-back on their self-presentation (or at least they pretend to be that way and we pretend to believe them).

notice the skull and the bird?

Basic well drinks like gin & juice is $5 and they offer it in a red plastic picnic cup. Now, we at LIB is slightly turned off by beverage served in plastic unless it’s at a BBQ or an actual picnic. But we effortlessly pretend not to notice, just because it fits the whole theme of this place. In the back is a, well, backyard, complete with a BBQ grill.

the backyard feels like a county fair.

From the cute DJ booth in the main room, local DJs deliver localized (yet not so much Biggie or Jigga – like we said, it’s more hipster here) tunes.

Go on the first Wednesday of the month for, as of the time of our writing, free hot dogs and 30-minute open bar sessions at 9:30PM and 2:30AM. See how hipsterly? Now we’ll see how this place will or will not be embraced by this ever-changing, yet historic locale.

Sweet Revenge

348 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY; 718.398.2472

Tags: alcohol, bar, Brooklyn, DJ, garden, lounge, New York City, open bar, sweet revenge

NYC: The Battle of Sweet Revenges, vol. 1

What’s with the NYC obsession with tooth-aching vengeance these days?

Last year, within a couple of months apart from each other opened a café, then a bar, both named Sweet Revenge.

Sweet Revenge on Carmine Street.

The former, on quaint and lovely Carmine Street in the West Village, is a café in a slightly European sense in that they serve wine and beer in addition to the usual suspects like coffee, tea and some food.

But at this cutesy café, the hardest blow comes in the form of a still yet cuter incarnation: cupcakes.

Dulce de Leche ($3.50)

Here, the cupcakes are dressed up in a more grown-up fashion. They even give you cupcake & beer or wine pairing suggestions. Dulce de Leche is recommended with Stella Altois or Redcliffe Sauvignon Blanc.

inside awaits the luxe swirl of caramel...

On our visit this one afternoon, our favorite Very Strawberry cupcake (spiced Mexican cake with fresh strawberries baked inside!) was sold out. But if you do choose to visit, we highly recommend you try that.

Sweet Revenge

62 Carmine Street, NYC; 212.242.2240

Tags: beer, cafe, cupcake, New York City, pairing, sweet revenge, wine

Michael Jackson Memorial Booklet *Free Download*

Michael Jackson…

THE. SINGLE. GREATEST. MUSIC ARTIST.

to EVER BLESS THIS PLANET in its HIStory.

Yes, even for us biggest fans at LiB, the recent and sudden heavy airplay of MJ songs makes us feel only that much more sentimental. So we weren’t gonna blog about it. But, we felt that we should, especially having found a kind download link for us MJ fans…

If you didn’t get to attend the memorial held in Los Angeles, here‘s the program pamphlet to share in our memory.

R.I.P. MJ…

Tags: free download, memorabilia, Michael Jackson, music

Stuff We Like: SomeEcards

courtesy of someecards.com

We like funny stuff, yes? Yes. And we here at Life Is Butter love good, intelligent sarcasm. So yes, we use this e-card site called SomeEcards quite often. Even for an otherwise completely normal day, just to spice it up. We urge you to try if you have not.

Tags: online, someecards

Stuff We Like: 3Oh!3

That’s right. We like 3Oh!3 – the new kids on the radio.

Well, these Colorado boys are SO 2000′s that we can’t just ignore, much like the LMFAO guys.

Tags: 3Oh!3, music

Online Boutique: Rue La La

Let us say straight off that we aren’t into talking so much about online shops, as we’d rather focus on things that we can physically experience.

But. (Yes, there’s always the But.)

We just got this privilege to invite you LiB readers to Rue La La, a by-invitation-only online brand sale boutique, so we figured we share. Here’s the link: Enjoy.

As their schpeel goes, Rue La La is “where Members discover premier brand, private sale Boutiques, each open for just a brief window of time.”

By “a brief window of time” they mean usually 2 days. And by “premier brand” they mean the likes of Marc Jacobs, John Varvatos, Balenciaga, Free People, J Brand, Badgley Mischka, Joseph Abboud, etc. etc. Most items are 50-75% off the retail price.

We just peeped the site and they got Marc by Marc Jacobs and Vera Wang Lavender up just now. Marc by Marc Jacobs’s “Jelly Jacquard Riz” bag – which we’d like to call the beachbag for pop punk rockers – for example, is $199 (orig. $428).

Go see it yourself, you shop-a-holic!

P.S. They don’t ship outside of the U.S. at the time.

Tags: designer brands, online, rue la la, sale, shopping