Atlanta duo FKI team up with Mad Decent roster stalwarts Heroes & Villains and Mayhem, as well as founder Diplo, to produce the 16-track dubstep-wobbled hip hop mixtape Transformers N The Hood. Collaborators and guests include T.I., Planet 9, Iggy Azalea, Travis Porter, DJ Spinz, Mike Fresh and more. Stream Transformers N The Hood mixtape below […]
9
Feb
Mad Decent meets dubstep-wobbled ATL hip-hop
9
Sep
The latest from Atlanta's finest purveyors of raucousness
The latest video, “Family Tree”, snatched from the Black Lips awesome album Arabia Mountain. Crucifixion, bloody angels, chainsawed guitars, all in a 2 minute garage punk rock banger… what more are you looking for in life? Give up, you’ve found it…
15
Aug
Select rock n' roll cuts from Atlanta's favorite foursome
For the latest edition of RCRD LBL’s mixtape series, Black Lips collect a series of tracks of their favorite modern rock ‘n’ roll tunes. The raucous Atlanta foursome selects choice tracks from the likes of everyone from Surfer Blood to Vivian Girls to Deerhunter to Blood On The Wall to Raveonettes. Stream and download below, […]
5
Apr
Black Lips "Modern Art" Video by Brian Butler
The ever awesome Black Lips are back with their first video from a track featuring the production skillz of Mr. Mark Ronson (the last one was a song produced by Deehunter’s Lockett Pundt). The pairing of Ronson with Black Lips should result in much musical goodness, and “Modern Art” is a great start. The clip […]
26
Jul
Seventeen months of obsessive imitation/creation
Now that’s dedication. It took 27-year-old Atlanta-based graphic designer and prop maker Harrison Krix “seventeen months, countless hours, multiple dead ends, [and] hundreds of lessons learned” to make one helmet. Of course, this ain’t just any ordinary helmet — it’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo’s Daft Punk helmet, no less. The amount of effort is stunning, and […]
15
Jun
Be a tourist, but still avoid looking like a Dutch yokel
What’s the best way to succumb to the unavoidable need of a city guide in an unfamiliar city, while still keeping the horrific stench of camera-toting tourist off of you? Why Moleskin City Guides, of course. These specially curated 3.5″ x 5.5″ guidebooks make an ideal way to organize your trip while preserving your memories […]
Shiner, a company created by Joe Manus and named after a black eye, has taken a perfectly good birch plywood chair and sliced all the way through it. Manus’ eco-friendly company is named after fist fight staple because he believes that shiner’s are “tough, dark, and proudly damaged’ and he wants his furniture to reflect […]
5
Feb
Dick Dastardly gets heavy on the dubstep
Normally I like to begin my weekend with some bangers (read: mixtapes) to get me in the mood for the weekend’s festivities. I share these with you in the hopes that it will help pump your weekend up with some new jams or much needed energy. Hopefully it puts you in my headspace and we […]
