Google Wave has nothing to do with surfing

It’s freakin magic! Feel free to email the B-girls at techno@theblvdmag.com for Google Wave invites.

Google, Music to Our Ears

This past week Google launched Google Music,  a search feature that enables the user to search and discover songs from the search engine.  Google partnered with Myspace (iLike), Rhapsody, Pandora, and Lala to provide mp3 files in their search results when the user searches for a particular song, artist or related music.  User’s can then [...]

10100110: Schipulcon

Thanks to the Schipulcon Web Marketing Conference this week for engaging local Houstonians to web marketing initiatives put on by Schipul, a Houston Web Marketing Agency. The BLVD team enjoyed two full days of panels that ranged from technology, film, Search Engine Optimization, and social media best practices. Schipulcon’s two-day agenda focused on Executing Interactive Online [...]

If You’re Not Here to Perform, Keep Yo Ass at Home

Some folks just know how to start a show. “We aint got midgets jumpin outta canyons and shit….we just some niggas rappin,” was the  irreverent standout statement of the three-man group Pac Div from Upland, California. Lyrics like “Pullin hoes since Bo Jackson was a Raider/I’m so player, think I might run for mayor” ran [...]

Return of Renaissance

Yates High School has a troubled history in Houston. The school is seemingly constantly under attack from all sides, but Houston can’t let it go because of the students it produces. Take Jason “DJ Flash Gordon Parks” Woods for example. He is a product of the photography program at Yates, lead by Ray Carrington III, [...]

So Hot You’re Better Off in Your Birthday Suit

Dena Ladner, Farah Jumshyd and Janine Abmayr are the brain children of the organic body and bath health store, Naked Body and Bath, located in the Village on 2516 Times Blvd. The shop is a leader of the movement for healthier living in Houston. “My introduction to organic foods and green products goes back a [...]

Drake: It was More Than Just a Show

I purchased a ticket to a performance of, to my great surprise, age 21 and under. “How did I end up here and why am I here?” were my thoughts as I cased the joint. I knew that Drake has become the buzz around parts of the Houston urban scene. Not quite cult status, but [...]

Gardening Aint Like Bingo!

With this cool spin on “Going Green”, will gardening be a trend in youth culture?”Going Green” is the buzzword of the moment, and with good reason. With the economy still in the toilet, families are taking alternative routes to achieve healthy living. Stroll down any Whole Foods or drive to the nearest Farmer’s Market and [...]

WEEKEND REVIEW OF STYLE: CELEBS AND REGULARS

WEEKEND REVIEW OF STYLE     Although Rhianna is in the process of ruining her career, she still seems to remain stylish with this chic sweater bolero with a fur collar. Not only is this furry dream of a cropped sweater fierce, she has the nerve to incorporate the grey gloves with perfectly fitted jeans.  [...]

Jimmy Fallon Slow Jamz The NEWZ

Who doesn’t love The Roots? This band is a traveling jam session evoking the sound of a well versed youth. Well versed includes a mix of global elements important to a generation who elected the first black president, such as, politics, activism, and a consciousness of sound music. Yes, sound music is indeed a very [...]

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