Moog Music has announced the release of a limited edition Gold MiniMoog Voyager. Handcrafted in Asheville, North Carolina, this iconic analog synth is made with the finest materials and then dipped in 24 Karat gold to celebrate its ten year anniversary. The classic wood housing has been neatly dressed in a custom, high gloss black […]
8
Nov
The best selling analog synth celebrates its golden anniversary
5
Nov
The art of implied violence, feminine wiles & Van Halen logos
Couple weeks back we launched our new artist featured series Rock (Poster Art) Gods! with Dan Stiles, and now we continue with another top illustrator in his field Casey Burns. You might recognize the above poster for Sonic Youth, or one of his many excellently sexy/implicitly malevolent posters for Spoon — most of which feature […]
17
May
South Carolina's Chazwick Bundick brings the music to Modular
When we first introduced Toro y Moi a couple years back (read our To Whom It May Concern interview HERE) we knew kid had talent. We pretty much thought his Causers of This debut album was the shit, and then he went on to record the even more ambitious Underneath the Pine (Car Park Records), […]
11
Mar
Who would've known smuggling 4Loko could be so preppy?
Smathers & Branson are the needlepoint guys when it comes to belts, wallets, and what really matters here, and that’s flasks. It’s a 6 oz. flask made in stainless steel. Its needlepoint casing comes in a variety of patterns, be it the South Carolina flag as shown, or the one perhaps far more appropriate to […]
27
Jan
The return of South Carolina's Chaz Bundick
LIAS once-and-future feature subject Toro Y Moi (read our Q&A HERE) is prepping for the release of the followup to his breakthrough debut Causers of This. On the highly anticipated second effort, Underneath the Pine (Car Park Records), the Columbia, South Carolina native otherwise known as Chaz Bundick has dropped the samples in favor of […]
25
Jun
North Carolina's latest warms things up
We’re kinda fans of North Carolina-bred J. Cole here at LIAS, mostly cos when he’s clever he shines with the brightness of guys like Lupe. Sure they’re not all bangers, but Cole’s got a penchant for wordplay and narrative that shows a promise missing in the present day landscape of hip hop. In the first […]
Thanks to our girl Marianne Renoir, who did her work on time but suffered cos we were late (or rather, Lost). No worries, her upcoming reviews for Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks will run on time! We promise Renoir! Fashion Week in NY the past week was, in my opinion, a bit disappointing. While it’s […]
