Oscar-winning writer John Ridley — who has penned such acclaimed films as 12 Years a Slave, Three Kings, U-Turn and the cult classic Undercover Brother — has now revived rock-n-roll’s greatest guitar icon, Jimi Hendrix, in the upcomig directorial effort, Jimi: All Is by My Side. The challenge of filming the biopic of a musical hero with untouchable music […]

We came here to do two things: chew bubble gum and celebrate America. And since we’re all out of bubble gum, we’re gonna switch over to Lagunitas IPA, a handle of Maker’s Mark, about 20 pounds in Mexican fireworks and enough raw meat to re-assemble an entire cow. Thanks for reading everyone, we’re gonna take […]

Ixxy, or its it Izzy? A hard-to-pin producer, even by name, let alone by sound style, is a genre-bending producer who has just put out A Fortnight for Kanye mixtape totaling 14 tracks — all having been produced in the span of 14 days. While the actual connection to Kanye is negligible, the inspiration claims to […]

Harlem rapper Cam’ron (also known as Cameron Ezike Giles or Killa Cam) has released the first EP from his highly anticipated “First of the Month” series. The track list from the Diplomats founder includes five songs with appearances by Sen City and UN KASA. Stream First of the Month Vol. 1 below and catch Cam’s “Funeral” […]

Originally in German and recently made available in English by publishing house Gestalten, editors C. Warnier, D. Verbruggen, S. Ehmann and R. Klanten have put together a book documenting the progress, noted accomplishments and growing potential of 3D printing. Printing Things: Visions & Essentials for 3D Printing is a 256-page collection of images and ideas on […]

Producer Amerigo Gazaway returns with the latest addition to his Soul Mate series — his mashup skills already well established with the Yasiin Gaye Marvin Gaye x Mos Def mixtape (and don’t forget about Part II as well). This time around Gazaway’s The Big Payback focuses on the erstwhile hardest working man in show business, pairing James Brown with the […]

It may feel like an infinity since ’93, but Oakland hip-hop legends Souls of Mischief have returned with a new single “There Is Only Now.” Produced by Adrian Younge, and featuring a guest appearance by Snoop “You Got a Dollar, I Got a Verse” Dogg, “There Is Only Now” is a fine return to form for one […]

With the onset of the 4th installment of the mega-blockbuster Transformers franchise opening this weekend, Medicom Toys brings us the 200% Be@rbrick version of all the big hitters: Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumble Bee and Star Scream (above). Each Be@rbrick stands a bit under 6″ tall and fully transforms into robot form, something no other Be@rbrick can offer. Pick up each figure for […]