Complete with chromed gloves, balaclava & LED scroller
So you pre-ordered Random Access Memories way back in 2012, and have been playing it on loop since it arrived in your inbox. You’ve bought the MEDICOM Action Figures for yourself and the LEGO-like MEDICOM Toys for your little cousins. You have a tattoo of the dancing mummies from “Around the World” wrapping around your calf (arguably your biggest mistake). How can you possibly take your Daft Punk obsession any further? Well lucky for you we live in a post-Etsy world, so that should be easy: buy your own Daft Punk helmet. Or more specifically, your own Thomas Bangalter robot helmet. The helmet is made from urethane plastic and chromed in gold, filled out with a tinting film-covered Lexan visor with a velcro-attachable LED message scroller (fully programmable via USB). Complete your look with chromed glove plates and a black neck-covering balaclava, and you can fool everyone (but yourself) that you’re one of the world’s most famous android French producers. And you can do it all for just $500.
Couple more looks at the Daft Punk Helmet after the Jump…
By far the most revealing Wolverine clip to date, this new video teases more characters than any trailer we’ve previously posted. Look out for for the first appearance of Jean Grey and Viper, as well the very first glimpse of the Silver Samurai and his legendary energy blade. Man oh man, this gets the comic geek inside me salivating… other than Pacific Rim, Wolverine is probably the film we’re most anticipating this summer. Guess we’ll have to wait til July 26th…
After years of lost market share to the seemingly unstoppable Audi, and what many perceived as a lost direction as far as design was concerned, BMW has re-focused on its performance history in its latest designs. Here we see the next generation M3, one of the most pivotal cars in the Bavarian automaker’s line-up, getting an aggressive facelift — courtesy of leaked images months ahead of its official debut at the LA Auto Show in November. New to this generation only the 4-door sedan of the 3-Series will be called the M3, the coupe now gets the M4 moniker (possibly to compete more directly with Audi’s RS5?). The M3 will allegedly shed up to 100 kgs, thanks mostly to major carbon fiber substitutes for the roof, hood and trunk. Unfortunately for 2014, the M3′s engine loses a couple cylinders as the V8 drops to a slimmer 3.0L V6 — albeit a twin-turbocharged one with 450 horsepower. That’s 30 hps more than the outgoing model, with a possible torque increase of 150Nm (for a total of 550Nm). Although still not official, the M3 could have a 180 mph top speed limited at 155, with a 0-62 mph time in 4.3 seconds. More info coming as we near official debut time.
TI, 2 Chainz, Theophilus London, Toro Y Moi, Wale & more
It only takes to third song in his highly anticipated Owl Pharaoh mixtape for rapper/producer Travi$ Scott to begin hitting the heavyweight collabs. The seemingly everywhere 2 Chainz kicks off the festivities, and then several of the tape’s tracks gets visits from the likes of T.I., Theophilus London, Meek Mill, Wale, A$AP Ferg and Paul Wall, with even Toro Y Moi dropping in for a little interlude (the aptly titled “Chaz”). As can be expected from his G.O.O.D Music association, there’s plenty of monster talk and Kanye-like musings from the Houston artist adding the requisite wild tangents to the rap proceedings. Peep the mixtape in entirety below…
Do these look more than a little like Converse’s take on the low-top lace-up canvas sneaker? Of course they do. But WTAPS brings in some subtle branding for their own take on the summer classic. Fresh for the Spring/Summer 2013 season, the low-tops are constructed of a sturdy but breezy canvas upper with color-matching toe box and waxed laces. The Japanese label also keeps it subtle with branding only on the tongue and heel tab. Pick them up in four colors — olive, black, red and navy — at HAVEN for about $190.
More looks at the WTAPS Canvas Sneaker Collection after the Jump…
Team Galag invades Gumball Rally with heavily modded one-off
If you’re obscenely rich lucky enough to be currently participating in the inter-continental celebrity and royalty hell on wheels automotive orgy that is the Gumball 3000 Rally, then you may know what the Galag TG1 is. If not, then there’s almost no chance in hell you do, as the Galag TG1 is a one-off mod built by a bunch of rich Saudi Arabians explicitly to let everyone know just how batshit rich they are. How rich, you ask? Rich enough to take an already potent Nissan GT-R and have its engine completely rebuilt by Litchfield, who’ve taken the GT-R’s standard twin-turbocharged 3.8 liter V6 and modded it out to a considerably more hefty 750 horsepower and 700 lb-ft of torque. And then giving it a completely new carbon fiber body. You know, just cos. According to Team Galag, the TG1 can reach 211 mph, while hitting 62 miles (100 km) from a standstill in just 2.6 seconds. Currently the Gumball ralliers are traipsing around the Baltic States, but if you want to get a look at the Galag TG1 in the next couple days keep your eyes peeled — if you live in Poland, Austria, Italy or Monaco that is. Since the Galag TG1 is only a one-off, there is no word on price or plans to produce.
More looks at the Galag TG1 supercar after the Jump…
Fade to Mind label boss teases tracks from upcoming EP
Bicoastal Los Angeles/New York producer/DJ and Fade to Mind label boss Kingdom drops this Vertical XL mix for LOGO in anticipation for his forthcoming Vertical XL EP. The EP is the Night Slugs regular’s 5th — “a personal body of work” made during his first years living in Los Angeles, molded with elements of grime, jungle and R&B. The Vertical XL mix for LOGO features tracks from Lil Silva, L-Vis 1990, Girl Unit, Divoli Severe, Massacooramaan, Rihanna and more, as well as new tracks from the Vertical XL EP. In addition, peep his remix for Cassie’s “All My Love” below, both the track and the mixtape are available for free download. Enjoy…
Kingdom’s “Vertical XL Mix for LOGO” Mixtape, remix of Cassie’s “All My Love” below that, and full mixtape tracklist after the Jump…
90-seconds of pseudo vintage fashion for Galore Magazine
A short clip of model Chanel Iman frolicking away in a sort of 70s, hazily filmed fashion editorial. Shot by the always awesome Ellen von Unwerth — she of the spectacular Fräulein book — the Love Hangover video is an offshoot of the Galore magazine cover of Iman also shot by von Unwerth. There are worse things to look at for 90 seconds today…
