I never got into Drake when he first hit the scene. Chalk it up to my total disdain for anything related to Degrassi and lyrics that were easy to ridicule (What am I doing?/What am I doing?/ Oh ya, that’s right/ I’m doing me). But with his cheerleading for The Weeknd, one of the best new acts of 2011, and now this new single…I might have to let the Degrassi loathing go.

Drake – Headlines

The album, Take Care, is in stores October 24th and probably in the torrents weeks before that.

There are apparently still unexplored frontiers in the mobile food movement.

Benjamin Harrison is trying to fund a bitter-infused seltzer drinks cart, which would be serving up drinks in the ‘burg. Since you guys liked his last kickstarter so much, maybe a local source out on the streets would take it to the next level. They plan to have the cart out by mid-August, if its funded.

Online eyewear darling Warby Parker are known for their Tom-like approach to commerce (you buy a pair, they give a pair) and styles that appeal to the hip but sight-challenged among us. But buying glasses online, even at the excellent price point of $95 dollars, is a drag. Bird is fixing to remedying that with a party – Wednesday the 27th from 6pm to 9pm you can try on 165(!) styles while downing prosecco, nibbling on snacks, and musing on the DJing by Justine D. My only question – will the monocle be there?

This Saturday, July 9th is Seedstock! a concert benefit for the Eagle Street Rooftop Farm’s farm-based education program. Now in our third growing season, we’ve sown seeds, turned compost, and learned about chickens, bees & bunnies with hundreds of school kids with Growing Chefs’ incredible staff of green thumbs, chefs and educators.

Tickets are $10 at seedstock.eventbrite.com and $20 at the door. 44 Eagle St in Greenpoint Map

The lineup -

Franz Nicolay
Soft Black
Elizabeth Devlin
The Shivers
My Gay Banjo
The Sharp Lads

The view at sunset alone is worth it if you haven’t been.

Triple Canopy, a locally-based online magazine that published such gems as She Goes Covered, is kickstarting a space in Greenpoint along with some partners.

This September, three New York-based nonprofits—Triple Canopy, an online magazine, Light Industry, a cinema, and The Public School New York, an open-source classroom with no curriculum—will launch a new arts-and-culture center at 155 Freeman Street, in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. Together, our groups will organize performances, classes, artist talks, readings, panels, workshops, concerts, and weekly film screenings—all of which will be open to the public. Most events are free or cost less than $7—and we like it this way!

The pledges aren’t half bad, either.

Give just $20 and you’ll receive access to a special issue of Triple Canopy put together and introduced by writer Rivka Galchen. For $50 you’ll receive a personalized email and Web project by artist Cory Arcangel. For $150 you’ll receive free access to all events at the space for one year. Those of you with the means to make a larger contribution will receive artworks donated by R. H. Quaytman and Paul Chan to support our first year of programming.

HBO, in a moment of scheduling brilliance, passes the torch from Game of Thrones seamlessly to season four of True Blood this Sunday. In honor of some non-sparkling, all-for-premarital-sex vampires, Goddamn Cobras made a mixtape. And a gif.

Anyone know if Odyssea or Sweet Ups are holding viewing parties again?

True Blood Mixtape 01: Sookie Sulkin’ by Goddamn Cobras

Since the G can only get you so far this weekend and the L might be more trouble than its worth, staying in the neighborhood might be the way to go. There is alot going on, after all. Here are a few more, just in case.

Goddamn Cobras’ literature project BOOMSLANG is hosting The 3rd Annual Rooftop Bikini Reading Party to Promote Literaryness and Sun on Saturday, June 18 from 6-9pm on the roof of The End at 13 Greenpoint Avenue in Brooklyn. The party is part of Northside Open Studios. Poets, novelists and playwrights will read their work while folks party in swimwear, drinkin in sunshine (we hope) and beers.

It’s been a long, hot wait, but the Vegan Summer Shop-Up(Part 1!) is FINALLY HERE! The all vegan all local pop-up market brings you raw ice cream, Brooklyn-made hummus, artisan tempeh, gluten-free truffles, fresh-pressed juices, farm-fresh herbs, bug repellent, soy wax candles, lip balms, and oh yes, WAY MORE.

Come on out Sunday June 19, 1- 5pm to the Pine Box Rock Shop (our favorite vegan bar!). You’ll see new vendors and old with tons of rad products to satisfy any and all summer cravings. The Shop-Up also coincides with Sunday WAFFLE BRUNCH at Pine Box!! Indulge in waffle heaven while hitting up the best Bloody Mary menu in town(because it’s also happy hour!).

Eagle Street Rooftop is slinging veggies all over town on Sunday, buy some for a local foodie dad for father’s day?

Are you a Ruby engineer with a passion for fixed gears, PBR and the interest in relocating to SF? Well then, you’re in luck. Hipster.com, a soon to be launched, VC-funded, online startup, next big thing, something or other, is hiring. Besides being gainfully employed, you can look forward to these sign on perks:

Perhaps these tokens will be enough to stifle the self-loathing bile that will threaten even the most steady upchuck reflexes while working for a company that puts out such cheesy, patronizing gimmicks as a hiring tool. The $10,000 must lessens the humiliation a little bit too, right?

Project Aura: Bicycle Safety Lighting System from Project AURA on Vimeo.

Imagine how lit up the W-burg bridge would look at night if bikers were rocking this. And with 18 bicyclists killed last year, any extra help that would likely be used (unlike, say, a helmet) is great. Where is the kickstarter? I want in.

Best video of the year so far?

Woodkid – Iron from WOODKID on Vimeo.

What a breath of fresh air after drowning in a avalanche of found footage music videos. Not a bad jam either.