Binary’s EP Amber came out right before the vernal equinox on March 18, released through their own imprint, Echoplex Records. The music on this, their latest, engages as it builds. The confessional symbolism on the first track (and their first single) “You Need the Blue Key” establishes the London-based band’s place in the universe of industrial shoegaze — […]

One of my favorite bands of the ‘90s post-hardcore scene was Quicksand. They had a certain something that a lot of other bands of that time simply did not. Maybe it was being a New Yorker and finally having some hometown heroes succeed again, but whatever it was I was hooked. Part of that appeal […]

Coffee and liquor are both necessities for most people, at least here at the LIAS secret compound, but together? Not so much. That may change with the XO Café by Patron. The tequila allows one to drink it straight up, on the rocks or blended in a cocktail, but that’s not all. Desserts and a […]

Summer usually signifies the end of classes and the beginning of freedom. For those that work throughout the year it’s usually the time vacations are taken, and if you’re planning one with friends or family but can’t seem to ditch your gaming addiction at home, this might solve your dilemma. The G155 Mobile Gaming Environment […]

Man, watching the white-hot snorting disaster that is Charlie Sheen’s unraveling has become 2011’s most compelling train wreck. The whole meltdown received the inevitable Taiwanese animation treatment this weekend, and as can be expected its genius is unbridled. I get the “fire breathing fists” and the strumpet in the bikini — hell, even Chuck Lorre […]

Art-loving ladies and gents, the time has finally come to announce the winners of the Lost In a Supermarket / Max Neutra BOOMBOX Giveaway!!! As we explained last week, we teamed up with artist Max Neutra to give away a $300 One-Of-a-Kind Boombox in order to promote an Art Battles contest to send him on […]

As we explained on Monday, Max Neutra & LIAS are having a $300 One-Of-a-Kind Boombox Giveaway, so get up out your seat and follow the steps below to enter: Go to Max’s Art Battles site and vote for him today and tomorrow Leave a comment on our Facebook post telling us, if you won the […]

OK art fans, as we noted on Monday one of LIAS’ longtime collaborators Max Neutra is up for a slot in the next Art Battles tour, which would take him around a 6-week jaunt of France and Spain doing his live art for a wide audience of European art enthusiasts. Who wouldn’t want that to […]