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Glastonbury, which runs June 24-26, is one of the biggest and best-loved music festivals in the world, known for insane roster of varied arts offerings. U2 will headline the 2011 event, and other top acts include Coldplay and Beyoncé. Tinnie Tempah, along with Chase and Status, Friendly Fires, Jessie J, Cee Lo Green, Big Boi, Kool & the Gang, Jonelle Monae, Ke$ha, Skream and Benga, Ms Dynamite and hundreds of additional performers. Tickets for the 2011 festival are sold out! Follow ilikeitalotblog on twitter for on the minute updates from the festival.

Gil Scott-Heron died Friday afternoon in New York, his book publisher reported. He was 62. The influential poet and musician is often credited with being one of the progenitors of hip-hop, and is best known for the spoken-word piece “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.”

Scott-Heron was born in Chicago in 1949. He spent his early years in Jackson, Tenn., attended high school in The Bronx, and spent time at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University before settling in Manhattan. His recording career began in 1970 with the album Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, which featured the first version of “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” The track has since been referenced and parodied extensively in pop culture.

Scott-Heron continued to record through the 1970s and early ’80s, before taking a lengthy hiatus. He briefly returned to the studio for 1994’s Spirits. That album featured the track “Message to the Messengers,” in which Scott-Heron cautions the hip-hop generation that arose in his absence to use its newfound power responsibly. He has been cited as a key influence by many in the hip-hop community — such as rapper-producer Kanye West, who closed his platinum-selling 2010 album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy with a track built around a sample of Scott-Heron’s voice.

Scott-Heron struggled publicly with substance abuse in the 2000s, and spent the early part of the decade in and out of jail on drug possession charges. He began performing again after his release in 2007, and in 2010 released a new album, I’m New Here, to widespread critical acclaim.

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A refreshing collaboration between two Iconic brands. Marc Jacobs and New Era both pay homage to the fashion capitals of New-York and Paris, The hats comes in  four styles featuring NEW YORK, PARIS and MJ, a cool light grey and a darker charcoal grey with the scripts available in black or white. The hats are affordable priced at £26 there is no excuse to not consider a fresh summer headwear. Marc Jacobs x New Era have also produced a creative and sporty ad to promote the collaboration, PRESS PLAY

INFLUENCERS is a short documentary that explores what it means to be an influencer and how trends and creativity become contagious today in music, fashion and entertainment.

The film attempts to understand the essence of influence, what makes a person influential without taking a statistical or metric approach.

Written and Directed by Paul Rojanathara and Davis Johnson, the film is a Polaroid snapshot of New York influential creatives (advertising, design, fashion and entertainment) who are shaping today’s pop culture.

“Influencers” belongs to the new generation of short films, webdocs, which combine the documentary style and the online experience.

A reminder of how to best co ordinate a suit.

For their Sneakers collection Spring/Summer 2011, Yves Saint Laurent Came up with a new Visual  Showcasing their brand New series of footwear. In this advertising campaign the video is in black and white featuring athletic male running, jumping and wrestling which make visually prominent the YSL new range of Footwear… Press Play

Directed by Karim Sadli

Jay-Z uploaded footage of Beyonce rehearsing for her American Idol Performance of 1+1, living proof of Beyonce’s calibre as a vocalist, which is currently second to none. As well as demonstrating her work ethic, drive and determination while continuing to set new standards of greatness. In an era where some artists are comfortable selling records that reach number one and then giving shit poor performances at awards shows that are viewed worldwide by hundreds and thousands if not millions of viewers internationally. The description reads “Recorded on an iPhone. No amped mic, no reverb.”

The New Orleans native  LiL Wayne releases his  new single entitled “How To Love” Produced by Detail, off Tha Carter IV.