ClickFlash Cee!

The Princess of the "A" is back! Ciara is ready to release her third album entitled "Fantasy Ride" Rather than one standard CD, the music will be spread across three separately packaged discs, all connected together, each with five to six songs catering to a different theme. The first disc is called "Groove City" and will contain slow songs like "Promise," while the second disc is called "Crunktown" and includes tracks to her single "Goodies." Finally, the up-tempo "Kingdom of Dance" will showcase Ciara's, freestyle songs. "High Price" featuring Ludacris which suppose to be released in July is the first single but, after Click Flash being released I'm not quite too sure. This summer jam gives me "Summer Time with the sunroof down and having FUN!". She says she going to take you through Crunk Town and Kingdom of Dance. The album is scheduled for to be dropped sometime in September. She's working with Neyo, The Dream, Lil Jon, Polow Da Don, T-pain and more. I can't wait to hear what Ciara has in stored for us again. Check it out

P R E S S P L A Y



-Leonwitha?mark

Front Page: Miri Ben-Ari

Miri Ben-Ari , the hip hop violinist is educating the public on the Jewish Holocaust, through a new campaign launched by her nonprofit organization Gedenk. Ari will officially kick off the effort this friday Friday [May 2nd].

IN SHORT: The Holocaust pertains to the genocide of approximately 6 million European Jews during World War II, at the hands of the Nazi regime in Germany led by Adolf Hitler.

Established in 2006, Gedenk is a humanitarian movement dedicated to teaching and raising youth awareness about the Jewish Holocaust as well as anti-Semitism, racism and its negative consequences on the world today.

"I founded Gedenk because I discovered there was an urgent need to expand youth education about the Holocaust," the Grammy winner said. "As a third generation to Holocaust survivors, I was appalled by studies showing that 50 percent of kids graduating high school in America don't know what the Holocaust is."

dont think this is the first
or the only act that Ari has lended herself
or her music to. if you don't remember, let me bring your attention to
the video Symphony Of Brotherhood



Related Links/Sources: hip hop.com


.rhayne a. coleman

What's going on with Usher?

Well, world lately i been listening to Usher last lp confessions and let me tell you my, my, my brought back memories. Good ones at least.
Lately [yes even before his lp dropped] I had been listening to usher latest tracks and my review so far is my prediction was wrong. After hearing 2 of his uptempo tracks i thought he was taking it A-town style but as i started to listen to more of the songs he was being the same usher (complaining!) Like tracks called "Moving Mountains, Crazy and I can't win"
Sorry Usher fans he's not uptopar with this one. That's what i thought prior to the release now that the album is out and every track is available im singing a slightly different tune.

-Leonwitha?mark

Young Jeezy - Put On ft. Kanye West

This is the first official single from Jeeyz's new album
"I Am Trap". [smh] In stores sometime in August or September.
Some say this ish is tough. I say...well you listen and tell me
what you say.

We see Kanye get's his T-Pain on in this one.
but does his thing for sure.

Spears Montag collabo | kick em out

Okay so Heidi and Britney have
gotten together, in the studio
made a song.
&& it goes a lil somethign like this...

a hit or miss?


Beyonce: Kick em out
Leon brought the song to my attention some
time ago, id just beeen taking my time getting to it
here it is:


Ms. Knowles knows
this time though... I wish i could've heard
the song Full length. this snippet has the potential
to be good but im on the fence with this one.
odds are it'll grow on me but compared to Beautiful Nightmare
its not the best.

a hit or miss?


.rhayne a. coleman

Heart of the city, heart of the ROC

what he meant to say was:
"thas some ill shit right there, make some noise for Beyonce Carter"
or is it Knowles-Carter...

Courtney && Beeph

Courtney and Beeph better known as Just.Live

a group i became hip to via myspace about a year ago.
Just.Live is a Minneapolis based group that have been creating music together since 2001. With an album entitled, Moxy and songs such as, Go Crazy, Whatever and So Ghetto. ALthough the music may put you in a hip hop state of mind, they do not consider themselves to be commonly categorized as Hip Hop or Pop artists. In fact Just.Live has given birth to their own genre and named it Hip Pop.

Just.Live describes their live performance as, “The freshest experience that musicians can produce. Like U2 meets Jay-Z featuring Avril Lavinge.” Inspired by life, shopping and the weirdness of relationships.


"Free from profanity and full of energy Moxy is a definite breath of fresh air"

Related Links/Sources: Just.Live myspace


.rhayne a. coleman

pull up a chair, take a seat.

Paparazzi chair

Thanks Bram Boo, Brussels [designer] for this wondeful piece of...well. uh.
for this...chair. Im sure it's more comfortable that it looks.

Massage chairs

Interesting look yes. Reminds me of an updated version of your granny's favorite lounging chair...doesnt it. Designers: Patricia Urquiola for Panasonic/Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., Japan.

Cosy chair

Cosy chair...smh. You can blame Sabine Müller and Andreas Quednau of SMAQ, New York for this chair. You shouldn't judge a book by its cover but I feel a chair is a different story. This looks to be an accident waiting to happen.

just read this review:
"Think of this piece as a personal radiator (and not, say, a high-design electric chair): Hook it up to your water-heating system, and hot water begins circulating its tubular, stainless-steel frame. Temperature varies by location—warm on the knotted back, less so for the backs of your legs, and especially hot pads for your tea and your feet. Just don't sit too long: You don't want grill lines."

Related Links/Sources: Milan Furniture Fair


.rhayne a. coleman

excuse me, my Veptu is ringing

has been dubbed the phone to match your Rollex watch and Chery SUV,


but others say: Those Chinese cloners have fired up their photocopiers again.

this time hunting after expensive game: the luxury Vertu phones from Nokia. The Veptu phones look like the real deal, some even coming with 24k gold-plated cases, leather backs and up to 3.3 carats of embedded diamonds—are these real? Who knows. Each comes with a 176 x 220 TFT display, either a 1.3 or 2.0 megapixel camera and some have Bluetooth.

They also have GPRS and play MP3s and MP4s, and come in a variety of dual-band and tri-band GSM setups. However similar they may look, they can't pack the same build quality: they're available for between $219 and $650

Related Links/Sources: gizmo.com


imitation never looked so good



.rhayne a. coleman

M1 Homage | meet the Uno

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the coolest BMW ever made, BMW has just unveiled the M1 Homage, this vechicle is a tribute to the Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed original. Unfortunately, it's just a concept, but the carmaker is rumored to be planning a new supercar (dubbed the M10). Whether that, too, will be an homage remains to be seen. So all you car lovers out there, keep your eyes peeled && fingers crossed for this concept to become real.

Imagine riding down 87 in one of these




the uno
a new motorized unicycle
that actually has 2 wheels

interesting, no?

Related Links/Sources: Selectism, Left Lane News


.rhayne a. coleman

Which one? vol.1

Yes! My phone upgrade is finally here. Ugh, for the record...LGs are a joke. Sure they are IT when they first drop but after a year...my LG is definitely a joke. Any type of flip phone or one that slides with a keypad is pretty skanty to me now. Very out of date.

Ok so I've emailed my father (who works with Verizon corp.) the final two I'm eye-ing because of course I will need that good ol' employee discount and his reviews of each phone. So while I wait for him to hit me back with that...I'll share to you what I've been eye-ing to talk, text, and possibly touch on next! Lol


My first choice:
Verizon Wireless XV6900
Strictly COLD! I call it the "White boy"

It's like a baby iphone. Best carbon I've seen so far...here are some of it's features/capabilities:

Verizon Wireless XV6900 combines all the performance and functionality of Windows Mobile® 6 Professional with high–tech, innovative TouchFLO® Technology on its hi–res touchscreen. Access your favorite and most important applications easily with the Touch Cube. View email and attachments, create and edit documents, filter your inbox, and stay connected – securely – with your office. Take advantage of Bluetooth® Wireless Technology and use your XV6900 as a tethered modem through BroadbandAccess Connect. Optimized for entertainment as well, the XV6900 lets you enjoy music, pictures, videos and more with Windows Media Player® Mobile and a 2.0 MP camera with video capture.


Right...Lol let it marinate! I'll show you my second choice later this week.


MDDLFNGR

MonoTracer

Amazing what the Germans can build huh? I've always been a lil sketchy when it came to hoppin' on a motorcycle however, I wouldn't mind hoggin' down 285 in this!

Uber cycle will release this year starting around $82,000 with the engine of BMW's K1200.

MDDLFNGR

via Myspace: KESH

Kesh is her name

This is a woman i instantly fell in love with.
Via Myspace.
her look is so familiar. Looks so similar to a personal style
icon of mines; my aunt. Not that you've seen her. but

She's 21, lives in London
designs clothes.
Customers: Kanye. Lupe. A-Track. && Mariyah Carey even.
Kesh showed a full collection at Londons fashion week
She's also a dj.
so for all of you who think you're pushed to the limit...
push harder. Kesh does


.rhayne a. coleman

I would marry him...

if I seen him in these!!!



Look at the details of these hand made beauties. Gentlemen show your gypsy side!

I want these...

Microspacer Hamper

1. Yea right...won't find in my size.
2. Not for 350+ euros ($547+ USD)


Of course I found them for about $400 but still the only pair I'll drop 5 bills on are Red Supreme blazers in a size 5Y.

Diesel S'S 08

Diesel 'Liquid Space' Holographic Fashion Show

From last year,
but i just love this show.
the effects the pieces...
everything about it.

.rhayne a. coleman

practice makes perfect

c'mon ladies
let's get it together.
we dont need a repeat of this by
anyone...

and then:



.rhayne a. coleman

making & baking move$ since 1982

Back Story:
started this from the trunk of his beat up 89' Toyota Camry. College drop out. Drug and alcohol-free lifestyle. Turned down a lot of investors. Took countless risks. Kept his shirts out of heaps of chain stores.

Fast Foward:
Tons of NEW T-shirts available NOW!!!

"My name is Johnny and I make clothes with cupcakes on em. Have you had your cupcake today?"

Related Links/Sources: JohnnyCupcakes.com

.rhayne a. coleman

£... check

pitch black and fashionable...
can be done anywhere; im sure.
but like this? the style is so signature of our Europeon Cousins
ii love the simple pieces [vintage esk] tell me you don't !!






this explosion of subtle
&& impecable Euro fashion
has been brought to you via our friends
over at face hunter...

.rhayne a. coleman

the new standards

GQ has deemed these items to be
the new standards.
along with a few not pictured items.
the price tags may be all too ridiculous
the look is alright though. a neutral college boy look

Again this is simply a guide.
a few pieces to keep in mind


Related Links/Sources: Style

.rhayne a. coleman

ladies pull out your freakum dresses...

...Maidenform has revealed the Backless Bra designed by Elaine Cato, a native of Nashville, and runner up of ABC's American Inventor last June. Though she didn't win the $1 million dollar grand prize this bra should
prove to be her own personal stake to fame.

Cato said she came up with the idea when looking for a bra to wear with a backless pantsuit for a New Year's Eve party. "But since I had last worn it, bra-less, I had two children, and my cup size had changed." She couldn't find a backless bra anywhere, so she sat down at her dining room table to design one herself, taking apart one of her regular bras and to create a new backless version, which she further developed on "American Inventor" as the 6-in-1 bra.

addressing her loss on American Inventor Cato says

"The problem with it was that there was an unattractive and unwanted bulge on the sides of the bra that I couldn't get rid of. It looked a bit bulky, though it worked."

Once she started working with Maidenform, she finally had the resources that she needed in order to perfect the design, she said.


"poke our your back, time to impress, pull out your freakum dress"

Related Links/Sources: Yahoo news


.rhayne a. coleman

Kinky Time!!

This kinky watch is soooooooo hot! I live for the design. I'll take two please i need it custom made.....


-Leonwitha?mark

HouseWives Of Atlanta

Here at PMqn; Atlanta we are all big fans of Bravo's hit show Housewives of New York but, I'm sure we will be tuned most def for next season. Next season the series will be The Housewives of ATLANTA... yes and it's rumored Singer Monica agreed to be featured on the show Can't wait! what about you?


-Leonwitha?mark

Class of 2008

Just when you thought it was over! Disney presents: High School Musical 3 "Senior Year". I been wondering when were they going to graduate! It hit theaters October 24, 2008 starring all the original cast members. Take a look at the promo pic.



-Leonwitha?mark

PMqn; Dear Summer:

Summer's fast approaching
Here at the PMqn; Atlanta offices Summer means long days. Short nights. Events and Partying. Preparing for projects as well as the Fall && Winter months. Have you set up you're internships yet? PMqn; Atlanta would like to invite you to join us. From writing to graphic design. From photography to styling. From Public Relations to Advertising. Whatever it is that you do, as long as you're serious about your craft.

Professional Mannequin is looking for you.



With that being said don't hesitate to apply. Send a brief paragraph introducing yourself, along with contact info and examples of your work to:

PMqn@wearethenow.com

Last Night: this past week

PMqn accompanied
The Paparazzii Society for a dinner
It went well.
That whole weekend went well actually.






yours truly









LMAO @ LIFE OF THE PARTY PICTURED BELOW...



.rhayne a. coleman

PMqn: atlanta inked

This last week has been an event filled one indeed.
There was the Paparazzi Society dinner last Saturday night. A "wish you were there" moment indeed. Good Food, good music, good company, conversation etc. etc. etc.
There was the letters that a few have been patiently waiting for. There was the many projects being wrapped up. There were plans being made, meetings being met && conference [calls] being made. Not to mention the very exclusive evenings [to that, thats all i will allow myself to say]

&& then there was today. A few of the staff here at PMqn ran around all morning like chickens with our heads cut off getting final touches on a few things. When we were finally allowed some time to breathe we found ourselves at where els but a tattoo shop. [among other places]



so by my count that's four who are now
atlanta inked.

.rhayne a. coleman

Friends

Friends come a dime a dozen
But friends who truely care are extremly rare
And I thank God for the friends, that I have gained!
I love my maniquinn friend!

(Pmqn all day)
-KRo