I love double-breasted sweaters. Iconic as a real blazer, versatile as a sweater. Works as well at brunch as it does in the evening. Not to mention another good excuse to sport a crest and some gold buttons.

I’ve searched the internet high and low for the perfect organic candle. Why? Well, I’m a big candle user. My friends often say my house smells like the holidays 365 days a year. That being said, I am “sick” of breathing in nasty chemicals. So, my search began. I learned most organic candles are made of beeswax or soy. The main problem I came across was that most organic candles are unscented. I was intrigued by Pure Light because their candles were available in a wide array of scents. Their 100% natural proprietary blend of organic coconut wax is made only with natural biodegradable ingredients. Coconut wax comes from the process of collecting the tropical beauties (the coconuts), and cold pressing the oil out of the meat of the coconut, and then cleaning and filtering the wax until you have a beautiful white, creamy, dreamy wax….Clean, Natural, and Healthy. All of the ingredients that we use in our proprietary blend are also manufactured with non-GMO, pesticide free raw materials that are manufactured ecologically sound, socially just, and economically responsible according to international standards. Buy some and light ‘em up!

When ?uestlove and I first started talking about a name for our party, Ahmir mentioned making of list of our favorite songs in hopes that a song title might offer some inspiration. In no time at all, we had our name. Here is Bronx ensemble GQ, performing their 1980 jam, “Disco Nights (Rock-Freak).” Now this is how a group of musicians should jam!

If you weren’t there, experience it now. No one does it like Pat…

If you missed the first installment, experience it for the first time. If you were there, then experience it again. All music, all people, all dancing, all night.

It doesn’t get more Mr. Drummond that this. Maus & Hoffman is not only my favorite store in Palm Beach, but my favorite store in Florida. Pure classic men’s haberdashery at its finest…and they sell online. Anyone up for a jog?

On February 15, 2011, DJ Cassidy and ?uestlove launched Rock/Freak at Good Units in New York City. Over one thousand people packed the Hudson Hotel basement venue to take part in what the deejay duo calls “a renaissance of dance parties.” Powered by New York nightlife legend Jonny Lennon, Rock/Freak presents a five-hour journey of music, spanning both genre and time.

Vintage record covers and pop art collages covered the dimly-lit Rob McKinley-designed space, while custom Rock/Freak graffiti pieces by Hudson Hotel General Manager/80s graf artist, Robert Cartwright, decorated the stage and deejay booth. The floor shook from, literally, the most booming system we have ever heard. One might have thought they were in a scene from Hip Hop classic, “Beat Street,” or Paradise Garage documentary, “Maestro.”

The next installment will take place on Tuesday, March 22nd at Good Units; but don’t worry if you won’t be in the Big Apple, Rock/Freak is coming to a city near you. Expect installations from old school and new school visual artists alike and, of course, musical madness to make you Rock/Freak all night long.

For more information, visit djcassidy.com, okayplayer.com, twitter.com/djcassidy, twitter.com/questlove, and twitter.com/jonnylennonnyc.

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I just had to post my fellas Ricky, Mike, and Ronnie rocking the Fallon show with the Roots. Why does Jimmy and the Roots crew do the dopest shit on TV?

Nike sure knows how to throw a party… Deejaying with Q-Tip has always been a special treat. One of my favorite rapper’s of all time, Q-Tip became a friend years ago after we played at a Hilfiger party together. Since then, we have rocked many spots together, including most of each other’s birthdays throughout the years. As usual, we pretty much went song for song, feeding off each other, never knowing what was coming next. Lots of fun. About twenty minutes before Kanye was scheduled to go on, I went up to his room to do a last minute sequencing of the show. A few edits and instrumentals later, the order was final: “H.A.M.,” “Hell Of A Life,” “Can’t Tell Me Nothing,” “Heartless,” “Get Em High,” “Golddigger,” “Monster,” “Up All Night” into “Power,” “Runaway,” “All Of The Lights,” and “Good Life” as the finale. Mr. West killed it. I wasn’t on my video or picture game this time around but check out this youtube video. Did I mention Spike Lee had the illest seat (and sweater) in the house?

Ahmir and I have talked about doing a party together for a long time and alas, Rock/Freak. We remember a time in New York when the music defined the club, before the club defined the music; a time when the deejay came to rock and the people came to freak; an era when the dance floor was actually a floor, and the floor had room to move. I look forward to remembering this all with you on Tuesday night. It might be Fashion Week, but come as you are. The sound will knock your socks off…if we don’t first.

PS. It is only right that New York party legend Jonny Lennon be the power in this engine. His flavor transcends scene…not to mention he started my career.

Click here for ?uestlove’s blog about the party.