Lodown will soon celebrate the release of their new issue 68. The new issue comes with an exclusive cover by artist Tom Sachs, as well as an interview with the artist. Furthermore the new issue features Anti Pop Consortium, Mungolian Jet Set, Kling/Zero 7, Lusine, Canyons, Leon Lace, Andrew Weatherall, Fenech-Soler, Sterling Laurence, Tom Sachs, Moon by Duncan Jones, Laurie Lipton, David Meskhi, Leif Podhajsky, Andy Gilmore, Hannes Schmid, Tami Uyama, Shay Kun, Jeremy Scott and much more.

A special release event is taking place on October 27th at Motto Berlin.

More info on the release event follows after the jump.

The new November issue of Vogue France features an impressive photoshoot entitled “Graffiti-Couture”. Model Raquel Zimmerman is photographed in front of graffiti backgrounds in the latest couture. Vogue also commissioned Kaws to do some artwork for the pages. Similar to previous magazine appearances, the artist drew on top of the photos.

Take a more detailed look at the Vogue Paris November 2009 “Graffi-Couture” Photoshoot featuring KAWS after the jump.

The new Supreme Book Volume 5 has been announced. The brand book features RZA on the cover, with further articles and feature stories on Damien Hirst, Puff Daddy, Eric Koston, Nate Lowman and John Lurie. Also Supreme worked once again with photographer Terry Richardson on the issue. The new Supreme Book will be released on October 26th in Japan and should also soon after come to the US. Via honeyee.

It’s no secret that Marge Simpson is the November 2009 cover girl for Playboy magazine. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the cartoon, the magazine features a 3-page spread on everyone’s favorite blue-haired, yellow skinned mom.

According to her interview, Marge appeared for honorable reasons, “I’m donating my hefty fee from this tasteful pictorial to SPHG – Saving and Preserving Historic Gazebos. Gazebos are disappearing, people, and they’re not coming back!” And yes, we’ve featured two sets of cartoon boobs in one day.

Have a closer look at the Marge Simpson for Playboy images after the jump.

GQ Italy is celebrating their 10th anniversary and for the occasion they present 10 different covers for their October 2009 issue. They worked with 10 different graphic designers on the covers, including House Industries, Alex Trochut, Matteo Bologna, Leonardo Sonnoli, Milton Glaser, Neville Brody, Louise Fili, Marian Bantjes, Chip Kidd and Experimental Jetset. A special collectors box of all 10 issues will also be auctioned off.

Take a look at all 10 GQ Italy 10th Anniversary Covers after the jump.

Following his recent tome “Glow In The Dark“, Kanye West has partnered with Academy Award-nominated animator, cartoonist, and illustrator Bill Plympton on another book release. “Through the Wire is a graphic memoir that illustrates the lyrics of twelve Kanye West songs to tell his story, from his decision to drop out of college to pursue his dreams in music, through his days spent folding chinos at the Gap while struggling at night to make a name as a producer, through the pivotal car accident that eventually set him on the course to stardom and the epiphany of realizing exactly who he had become.” The book will be released November 10th and is now available for pre-order from Amazon.

Some first looks at the Kanye West “Through The Wire” Book after the jump.

As we’ve previously reported, Kanye West Glow in the Dark captures on-stage and behind-the-scenes action from Kanye’s “Glow in the Dark” tour. From Bonnaroo to Beijing (and many stops before and in between) the global voyage comes to life through the captivating photography of Nabil Elderkin. Kanye’s conceptual sketches help contextualized the finished staging, and provide a welcome complement to the action footage. Most compelling, however, are the shots of Kanye backstage both alone and with fellow performers.

The book begins with a conversation between Mr. West and Spike Jonze. Their chat covers Kanye’s reasoning for documenting the tour and delves into family and politics as well. From there, the images play out chronologically through the tour dates. Towards the end, press and listening parties for 808’s and Heartbreak fold into the story. With little text, Kanye West Glow in the Dark, is primarily about visual spectacle. The accompanying cd includes live instrumentals, which work to help flesh out the feel of the stage performance. Richer than the studio recordings, these tracks are a welcome addition.

For those of us who were unable to catch the tour, the book serves well. Until, of course, a tour video comes…

The book is published by Rizzoli and available to order through Colette.

Selected pages after the jump.

Bape has released their new e-Mook Winter 2009 Collection Catalogue. The magazine as usual does not only present the upcoming collection and collaborations, it also comes with a nice goody – this time its a Bape camo plastic watch. The catalogue is now available from Amazon Japan.

After recently participating in the New York Minute Exhibition in Rome, Aaron Bondaroff reports about the release of the New York Minute Book and T-Shirt by O.H.W.O.W. The book comes limited to only 100 copies and each copy comes with the t-shirt. The exhibition, that was curated by Kathy Grayson still runs at the Macro Future Museum in Rome until November 1st. The book can only be purchased online in the O.H.W.O.W. bookstore.

More views of the New York Minute Book and T-Shirt follow after the jump.

It’s not a joke – Marge Simpson is the new cover girl on Playboy magazine. The issue celebrates the 20th anniversary of the cartoon and features Marge on the cover as well as on a 3-page spread inside the magazine. The Playboy November 2009 issue hits newsstands soon, keep your eyes open!

A more detailed view of the cover follows after the jump.