It’s 2 p.m. in New York, which means it’s 11 a.m. in Los Angeles, and the Black Ghosts’ DJ Theo Keaton (formerly of the Wiseguys) sounds tired over the phone. Understandably, of course, because it’s the night after he wrapped up the Black Ghosts’ US tour, and it’s hours before he and singer Simon Lord (formerly of Simian) hop on a plane back to home to London. Keaton says the duo hopes to get back to working on their next album without the stress of the road. “We’ve been touring so much this year that effectively the time to be creative has been pretty small,” Keaton said. “So, we definitely need to take a break.”

Summer continues to sear the southern population, so what the hell do you do with your Miami condo in the off season? Maybe you and your friends had a little too much fun one night and caused some “slight” damage to the condo’s infrastructure, but, hey, what’s a few thousand dollars? Plus, money isn’t an issue. Posh Condos in Miami provides an “affordable” way to salvage the remains of your condo and make it profitable. And on the flip side, it's a novel way for Miami visitors to rent some truly spectacular local digs well outside the usual hotel fare.

Recently, electronica has re-birthed itself into mainstream music. Before Moby songs were persuading you to buy cars, Yazoo (known as Yaz in the U.S.) created seamless hits such as “Only You” and “Situation.” Yazoo’s success, however, was short-lived. Band members Vince Clarke (once a songwriter for Depeche Mode) and Alison Moyet, disbanded shortly after the release of their second album You and Me Both, in 1983. until this May it had been nearly 25 years since Moyet and Clarke played a show together. Here Moyet talks about why Yazoo just didn’t work out the first time around, her new solo album The Turn, and selling her arse at 47.

Ray-Ban, discontent with merely shielding your rods and cones from the sun, has decided to turn New York into an art gallery of sorts. In conjunction with Marie Claire, and the launch of their “super cool” (their words, not ours) new colored Wayfarer sunglasses, Ray-Ban has commissioned five NYC-based artists (Ron English, Tara McPherson, Scott Alger, Queen Andrea, and Toofly) to create a billboard each. The billboards will incorporate the new colored Wayfarer with the artists’ personal styles, and will be unveiled on July 1st. There'll be a party that day at Henri Bendel, with the artworks in store windows. But because there's really no limits when promoting sunglasses, Ray-Ban is organizing a top-secret stunt on July 1st for Ron English's billboard that will literally stop traffic. Wait, traffic in this city actually moves?

Today is Paul McCartney’s 66th birthday! To celebrate (not really, but the timing couldn't be better), Australian music masher Wax Audio has compiled a remix of Justice’s “Waters of Nazareth” and the Beatles' “Come Together” for an epic duel entitled, er, “Come To Nazareth—Beatles vs. Justice.” While the new version won't ever replace the greatness of the original, this might be one of the most inspired remixes of late.

Another celebrity attempt to save the world has failed. In an effort to promote eco-friendly lifestyles, Radiohead announced that 50 passes for their show at Paris’ Bercy Arena would be given away to fans who claimed them by bicycle, at record label XL’s Parisian office. Unfortunately, only 15 tickets were claimed for the June 10th show. Perhaps Radiohead didn’t realize that promoting bicycling to pick up tickets would have been a more popular venture in Amsterdam. The band continues to encourage show-goers to use public transportation to attend its shows. We’ll do them one better—we’re backstroking across the Hudson to All Points West.

If you’re one of those iPod owners who likes to max out their memory, get ready to purge, because there’s a new album coming out that you’re gonna wanna cop (sorry Weezer, but you’re getting the boot). Pop music contortionist, Girl Talk (a.k.a. Greg Gillis), finished laying down the tracks for his fourth LP, Feed the Animals, last Tuesday (June 10). In the tradition of Radiohead, Gillis told Pitchfork Media the tracks will be available on the Internet “Wednesday or Thursday” of this week for an optional fee along with hard copies to follow. Gillis chose to release the album at an accelerated pace because of the current pop and hip-hop samples on it. There has been no word on what tracks are sampled on the album, but we’re hoping for a few songs in particular. “Lollipop” by Lil Wayne isn’t one of them.

Legendary fashion designer Christian Lacroix is giving back to his hometown this summer. Lacroix will be this year’s guest curator for the 39th edition of "Rencontres de Photographie d'Arles," a summer photography exhibit that runs from July 8 through until September 14 in Arles, France. While Lacroix hasn’t returned to his hometown in nearly nine years, in an interview with Le Journal des Arts, he said, “Arles is a city you do things for notwithstanding, and one I keep coming back to."

Every woman deserves the perfect bag. And, hey, we found it. Givenchy's Fall/Winter 2008 Nightingale bag collection by Riccardo Tisci, which has been praised by collectors and celebrities season after season, sports new textures, exotic skins and new metallic colors perfect for colder weather. (We can’t believe we’re already talking about colder weather! When will the heat subside?) The assortment includes embossed crocodile, embossed stingray, “bubbled” leather, patent leather and marbled python skin. If you’re looking for something a bit smaller, the Nightingale is also now available in a new mini for evenings out. It's also available with pale gold or black opaque gunmetal finished hardware.

It takes either serious swagger or buckets of talent to riff your album's name off of the Kinks, without being laughed out of the room. Luckily for the Kooks, it’s the latter. The British pop band's latest album, Konk, was named after the studio in which it was recorded, which just happens to be where the Kinks originally laid down tracks. Thus, we went to Terminal 5 last night with high expectations. And the Kooks, suprisingly, having just come from a private rooftop performance at the EMI Building, exceeded them by providing an altogether electric performance. Lead singer and guitarist, Luke Pritchard, commanded the stage with a humble elegance, as though unaware of the several indie-beauties gawking at his altar. Take a look after the jump.