BLUE SEERSUCKER HOODIE
ASH-GRAY SEERSUCKER HOODIE
Photo credit (Betabrand)
They’ve only made just a limited batch, so order yours today. Guys you will definitely get some good complements when you wear any of these pieces styled right.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Seersucker Season is Upon Us [Gents]
I’m a huge fan of the Seersucker. I thought I just about seen even things that can be done with Seersucker done. Then comes Betabrand who has now fabricated seersucker that goes sideways instead of up-and-down. These are quite possibly the coolest looking warm-weather pants and hoodie I’ve seen! Their secret is a patented ThermoSucka cooling technology. I love the hoodie because it is a light cool fabric that will allow you to rock the layered look on a cool summer day or night. Grab one of these pieces for your summer style arsenal.
They’ve only made just a limited batch, so order yours today. Guys you will definitely get some good complements when you wear any of these pieces styled right.
They’ve only made just a limited batch, so order yours today. Guys you will definitely get some good complements when you wear any of these pieces styled right.
MMTS: Destined For Beauty Hair Salon & Products
It's me again with another feature about a vendor who will be part of our Mix & Mingle Trade Show on April 28th, 2012!
So, for all of you lovely ladies who have been looking for a saved, Christian beautician - look no further!! I now introduce you to Kensha Clarke!
Kensha is a woman of God who has a deep passion for bringing beauty and health to ALL hair types! Here's what Kensha had to say about her products!
GU: What/who inspired you to start this business?
Kensha: God is the one who inspired me to start this ministry/business.
GU: What is your favorite product amongst the ones that you have made?
Kensha: My favorite products that I made is my coconut and avocado hot oil treatment and my cholesterol conditioner cream treatment.
GU: Did you always want to start your own business/company?
Kensha: No, I didnt think that I would have ever start my own business but God had a different plan for my life.
GU: What advice can you give other people who would like to start their own company?
Kensha: I will advice them to be patient in every step of the way and you must have a passion and a love for what you do when starting your business, because people have to see that you are truly in love with what you were called to do and do it to your best ability at all time, always give a 110%
GU: Where can people find more information about your company?
Kensha: This is a working progress for me, but very soon my business will be on Facebook, and Google.
Here's a personal message that Kensha wanted to send to all of you!
My name is Kensha Clarke and I'm the business owner of Destined For Beauty Hair Salon and I just released my 'Touch of Healing' hair products. These products are homemade and they are made with all natural and herbal ingredients that will bring health to any type of hair. I LOVE and have a great passion for what God has called me to do. I'm not like every other hairstylist out there and what sets me apart is that I'm an anointed hairstylist called to bring pure beauty to all women of all ages. Even though I run a business, money doesn't make me happy; hearing the stories about how people's lives were change through destined for beauty hair salon beats all the money in the world!
Here are some other favorites! On the left is the Cholesterol Hair Cream Treatment and the right is the Rosemary Coconut Treatment
I don't know about y'all, but her products are something I definitely can't wait to take a look at. There's nothing like quality hair products, but there's an even greater benefit when it comes from someone who knows that creating these products, is their calling.
You ALL can meet Kensha AND learn more about her business and the products she offers on 4/28 at our Mix & Mingle Trade Show! See you ALL there!!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Seersucker Season is upon Us [Ladies]
Without a doubt one of my favorite parts of Spring/Summer season is seeing ladies in their floral spring/summer dresses. Betabrand has added a twist to the spring/summer dress like only they can. Betabrand has a unique design style all their own and I really like this new take on the summer dress. They have also added a more laid back hoodie option. They have brought a popular Spring & Summer fabric Seersucker (one of my favorite fabrics) to the Summer dress and has given you ladies a summer hoodie option in the same material for those cool summer nights. What I like most about these items is the on trend details with accents trimming, contrast lining, and bright colors.
Yellow Seersucker Wrap Dress
Yellow Seersucker Wrap Dress
Photo credit (BetaBrand)
MMTS: D-Lightfully Sweet N Crafty
Hey Everyone, It's me again!! It's been a while but I'm back and I hope you're ready for what Gospel Unplugged has coming up! On Saturday, 4/28 at 5pm, we will be having our first ever Mix & Mingle Trade Show!! In honor of the trade show (that is going to be ABSOLUTELY DOPE!!), I'll be coming to you from time to time giving you the inside scoop on some of the vendors who will be present at the event!
Today - I introduce to you "D-Lightfully Sweet N Crafty" by Dencia Connor.
Check out what Dencia had to say!
GU: What/who inspired you to start this business?
Dencia: My inspiration came from my mother. She has an amazing imagination and a passion for creativity. Her zeal and drive is what got me more and more interested in crafting. Everytime I see something new in her craft bag I play with it. I would enhance things. I remember my first bag I did. I could laugh now but I would say it came out well my mother would beg to differ, but as I progressed it became like an art.
GU: What is your favorite product amongst the ones that you have made?
Dencia: My favorite product is my dolls believe it or not. I love them, they actually define me.
GU: Did you always want to start your own business/company?
Dencia: Honestly starting my own business was not in mind. I just craft for fun. My friends however had the creating business in mind. They actually pitched it to me and a couple years later I decided to give in.
GU: What advice can you give other people who would like to start their own company?
Dencia: For anyone who would like to start their own company I would say go for it. Have a great foundation and take it one step at a time. Nothing ever happens over night. It's also great to be sheltered and listen to others. But most importantly follow your heart it is ALWAYS right.
GU: Where can people find more information about your company?
Dencia: You can and will find any other information about the business on www.facebook.com/delightfullycrafty
ANNND, here's a preview of her company's jewelry - this is one of their newer peices!
I don't know about YALL but I def can't wait to shop around and see some more of her peices!!
Today - I introduce to you "D-Lightfully Sweet N Crafty" by Dencia Connor.
Check out what Dencia had to say!
GU: What/who inspired you to start this business?
Dencia: My inspiration came from my mother. She has an amazing imagination and a passion for creativity. Her zeal and drive is what got me more and more interested in crafting. Everytime I see something new in her craft bag I play with it. I would enhance things. I remember my first bag I did. I could laugh now but I would say it came out well my mother would beg to differ, but as I progressed it became like an art.
GU: What is your favorite product amongst the ones that you have made?
Dencia: My favorite product is my dolls believe it or not. I love them, they actually define me.
GU: Did you always want to start your own business/company?
Dencia: Honestly starting my own business was not in mind. I just craft for fun. My friends however had the creating business in mind. They actually pitched it to me and a couple years later I decided to give in.
GU: What advice can you give other people who would like to start their own company?
Dencia: For anyone who would like to start their own company I would say go for it. Have a great foundation and take it one step at a time. Nothing ever happens over night. It's also great to be sheltered and listen to others. But most importantly follow your heart it is ALWAYS right.
GU: Where can people find more information about your company?
Dencia: You can and will find any other information about the business on www.facebook.com/delightfullycrafty
ANNND, here's a preview of her company's jewelry - this is one of their newer peices!
I don't know about YALL but I def can't wait to shop around and see some more of her peices!!If you're interested in this company, be sure to check out her facebook page AND be sure to come out to 1407 Flatbush Avenue on Saturday, 4/28 at 5pm and take a look at out our facebook event page for more information!
Monday, April 2, 2012
A-Minor Musik Praise Party
Hosting this fantastic event was Andre Mullen of FNFLive.com. His exuberance and liveliness was just what the praise party needed, someone who can keep this event going as the praise elevated. To open up the evening we had Shel and Push Play. Their high energy set the night off right and we we're able to move to left in Jesus name! Following Shel, Tre Thomas from Washington D.C. came and gave us some new material from his new album 'Finally'. Up next was TRU Praise they came and took the praise to another level! The did a new song called 'Change' and their hit catchy tune, 'Glad'. They surely had the people on their feet, between the emphatic horn lines and the excitement of lead singer Marcus Pass, you had to get up and join in on the praise!! In between artist sets we had DJ Cale on the 1's and 2's give us music to jam too as the artist were getting ready.
Now it was time for an A-Minor Musik artist to grace us with their presence, Danielle Lewis took the stage! She presented to us a new praise song that she co-wrote with fellow artist Matt T. called 'Shout it Out', this song was truly magnificent and I would not be surprised if it is an anthem sung around the world! Following that great song she led us in an island praise with 'Redeemed', and we surely 'Let the redeemed of the lord say so!' After Danielle, we had the beautiful Denise Powell from Connecticut and she did songs from her "Free To Flow" mixtape. Her smooth vocals accompanied by smooth chords played by her husband, Doobie Powell, set the stage for the featured artist, Chris Jackson.
Chris also known as C-Jai was doing this Praise Party as a Christian artist for the first time!! He has awesome accolades as a songwriter for Day 26, Toni Braxton, Adam Archueletta, and more whether it be Christian or not. He started off his set with 'Joy' from the A-Minor Musik compilation album that was released in 2010. With the band bumping and the all male background vocal trio dancing, this was setting up to be something amazing! After that he gave his testimony on how his father had heart surgery and how God spared his life and then he went into 'How Great is our God' followed by 'I Need You'. This medley with the testimony was so pure and real that even in the midst of a Praise Party it showed that worship is one of the best ways that we can communicate with God. That medley really blessed me.
After that he went into his most current single 'Rearview Mirror' which can be found at www.aminormusik.com. This song had so much energy as Chris can that you have no choice to say goodbye to everything in our past. The set was closed out with a song called 'All The Maybes In The World'. This song is so dope! It explains that whatever God wants us to do, nothing can stop us, and I believe that this song summed up a great night and a great performance by Chris Jackson. Here is a video from Chris' performance:
For more information on those who participated at the Praise Party them out on FaceBook, Twitter, or the web:
Andre Johnson- @Aminormusik
Danielle Lewis-Johnson- @PurelyDanielle, www.purelydanielle.com
Chris Jackson- @ItsChrisJackson
TRU Praise- http://www.facebook.com/TRUPraise
Andre Mullen- @DreBooge, www.fnflive.com
Denise Powell- http://denisepowell.bandcamp.com/
Tre Thomas- @TreSlim
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Album Review: 'Sound of War, Cry of Freedom' - The Broken Chainz Band
by Sam Milord
The CCM and Gospel arena has been long-plagued with stereotypes of sounding generic and bland. The faces of Gospel have seemingly been the same over the past couple of years and new artists that come into the scene seem to just imitate the sound. However, that doesn’t hold true for the Long Island natives, “The Broken-Chainz Band”. In their debut album “Sound of War, Cry of Freedom” they seek to impact lives through a new sound called Freedom Music, and they accomplish just that.
The album begins with an epic intro-monologue entitled, “Freedom Speech” reminiscent of a commander inspiring troops for battle. The speech is backed by ocean waves, and strong winds accompanied by army drums and the powerful vocals of Saeed Renaud, which encompasses the intensity of the bands’ sound. The album then kicks off with the Broken Chainz lead single, that gained the band a following in the UK, "Freedom Cry", quickly followed by another song of desperation “Musicians Cry”. The album then goes into “Broken Glass”, which seems to have strong “third-single potential”. Renaud takes full lead on this song, pushing forth heartfelt emotions through his voice in lyrics such as “I didn’t want to let it go, I thought that your love was replaceable, but now I know, put me back together”.
The album’s standout track in my opinion would be “Cross Anthem”. The song begins with an infectious guitar line that carries out through the first half of the song, turning a tune beloved by church mothers everywhere into a fist pumping head banger. Broken Chainz deserves top-notch musical accolades for turning the beloved hymn “At the Cross” into a song that one could, dare I say, dougie too?! The song is then mashed with rhymes from band front-man, ”Juice” Alexidor, concluding with a pad/synth heavy climax. It’s a 5-star track that you have to hear for yourself.
Though Broken Chainz’s musical style is predominantly edgy, the album has its fair share of worship tracks. The song “Merciful God” is a heart-rending song reflecting on God’s eternal enduring mercies. It’s a song that is a must-have in any church’s worship repertoire. Renaud’s smooth vocals are once again perfect on this track. Also worthy of note the steady but catchy anthem “We are the Chosen”, featuring the unique, soul piercing vocals of the Rock Righteous Queen, Jovita Sheppard. Sheppard does the track justice, with a voice purposed to bring anyone struggling to realize that they are more than conquerors.
“Sound of War, Cry of Freedom” is an album that will be played over and over again from start to finish. There is no track that can be overlooked. The band has truly put together a piece that is strong both musically and lyrically. Broken Chainz has released a new sound that everyone needs to catch and download the album on iTunes. FIST IN THE AIR!!!!!
The CCM and Gospel arena has been long-plagued with stereotypes of sounding generic and bland. The faces of Gospel have seemingly been the same over the past couple of years and new artists that come into the scene seem to just imitate the sound. However, that doesn’t hold true for the Long Island natives, “The Broken-Chainz Band”. In their debut album “Sound of War, Cry of Freedom” they seek to impact lives through a new sound called Freedom Music, and they accomplish just that.
The album begins with an epic intro-monologue entitled, “Freedom Speech” reminiscent of a commander inspiring troops for battle. The speech is backed by ocean waves, and strong winds accompanied by army drums and the powerful vocals of Saeed Renaud, which encompasses the intensity of the bands’ sound. The album then kicks off with the Broken Chainz lead single, that gained the band a following in the UK, "Freedom Cry", quickly followed by another song of desperation “Musicians Cry”. The album then goes into “Broken Glass”, which seems to have strong “third-single potential”. Renaud takes full lead on this song, pushing forth heartfelt emotions through his voice in lyrics such as “I didn’t want to let it go, I thought that your love was replaceable, but now I know, put me back together”.
The album’s standout track in my opinion would be “Cross Anthem”. The song begins with an infectious guitar line that carries out through the first half of the song, turning a tune beloved by church mothers everywhere into a fist pumping head banger. Broken Chainz deserves top-notch musical accolades for turning the beloved hymn “At the Cross” into a song that one could, dare I say, dougie too?! The song is then mashed with rhymes from band front-man, ”Juice” Alexidor, concluding with a pad/synth heavy climax. It’s a 5-star track that you have to hear for yourself.
Though Broken Chainz’s musical style is predominantly edgy, the album has its fair share of worship tracks. The song “Merciful God” is a heart-rending song reflecting on God’s eternal enduring mercies. It’s a song that is a must-have in any church’s worship repertoire. Renaud’s smooth vocals are once again perfect on this track. Also worthy of note the steady but catchy anthem “We are the Chosen”, featuring the unique, soul piercing vocals of the Rock Righteous Queen, Jovita Sheppard. Sheppard does the track justice, with a voice purposed to bring anyone struggling to realize that they are more than conquerors.
“Sound of War, Cry of Freedom” is an album that will be played over and over again from start to finish. There is no track that can be overlooked. The band has truly put together a piece that is strong both musically and lyrically. Broken Chainz has released a new sound that everyone needs to catch and download the album on iTunes. FIST IN THE AIR!!!!!
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Sneaker Heads - Air Yeezy 2
Got a new post for the sneaker heads…
By now most have heard the buzz about Kanye West fashion venture. Here is his latest venture with Nike - Kanye West Air Yeezy 2 designed by Nike. Some features on the shoe include a glow in the dark outer sole and an Egyptian inspired design on the strap. Will available on April 13, 2012 at premium retailers.
So Who will be standing line for these?
Photo Credit- Clothes Horse
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