8 May
Swiss timepiece featuring sand-blasted matte black platinum

Swiss watchbuilders Urwerk update their UR-110 model with a matte black and red colorway dubbed the PTH. The headturning timepiece hides a secret under its dark, sandblasted matte black robe however: it is actually made of platinum. Urwerk pioneered the process of matting platinum with their UR-103 Blackbird back in 2006, and the UR-110 PTH is the […]


9 Nov
7 minute blast of Beatles' massive cross-genre influence

A great, super quick 7-minute mini-mix from London’s incomparable A.Skillz highlighting the massive cross-genre influence of The Beatles. “This is a Mini Mix I was asked to do for The Beatles & Black Music Documentary on BBC Radio 1xtra Hosted By Semtex and featuring Interviews with Sir Paul McCartney, Q-tip, Questlove, Common, Benga and Roots […]


UPDATE: Diplo’s Favela on Blast documentary on sale now for only $5, or pick up the tshirt combo pack for $25. Back in 2005 I was sent down to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to cover what was then the burgeoning scene of baile funk for the late BPM magazine, and I could not […]


20 Jan
Or how to kill a million fish in one second

Holy mfing shit — this is insane. You can try to contemplate the power of an atomic explosion but you really can’t, unless you see the extent of the force and its effects in the real world. And man, does this video illustrate that. The ship in front is a test vessel used to gauge […]