By now even my mom knows that Dave Grohl is a big talented deal. The guy was in Nirvana and then, you know… So he made a new band called Foo Fighters. By made a new band, I mean he wrote and played and recorded everything himself and yeah that’s a big deal too. Then […]


9 May
A versatile & unbranded canvas overnighter

SHIRT, the low-key kid brother of Comme des Garçons, introduces a new take on the classic military flight bag with the SHIRT Utility Bag. In olive and black canvas, the versatile and pleasantly unbranded overnighter mixes just enough punk with classic camouflage for a foray into the jungle — or the gym. Get it at […]


9 Apr
40oz to freedom... and a cheap & boozy Friday night

There was a time when I was so broke, my favorite friend on a Friday night was a chilled 40oz of Olde English 800 (St. Ides, Mickey’s and Crazy Horse all making decent substitutes). One downed and you were feeling dandy, two and you were most likely clutching a porcelain sink somewhere in the throes […]


5 Dec
Confederate's lightest, fastest & cheapest streetbike ever

The third generation of Confederate’s Hellcat motorcycle, dubbed the C3 X132, is promised to be the lightest, fastest & cheapest bike ever to come from the erstwhile New Orleans-now-Alabama builders. Based around a 132 bhp generating 2163 cc V-twin motor engine made of billet aluminum, the real star behind most Confederate bikes is the design — […]


8 Sep
450 color album illustrations from the legendary comic artist

The work of legendary comic book artist/lech Robert Crumb has been gathered in numerous graphic novels and books, but this is the first hardcover compiling the hundreds of record covers he’s illustrated over his career. His first album cover was for Janis Joplin’s Cheap Thrills in 1968 when Crumb was just a youngin’ living in Haight […]


27 Jul
The Kentucky-based distillery introduces their 24th flavored vodka

Burnett’s is like a (very cheap) friend you haven’t seen in a long time but meet on the street, and you instantly strike up a conversation like no time has been lost. One shot of their Orange flavored vodka and I’m taken back a couple years to parties in college, graduation night and a slew […]


14 Jul
3-way music splitter allows friends to share iPod music

  Looking for an easy way to share your iPod tunes with a friend while negotiating the daily grind? This Music Branch headphone splitter from Kikkerland allows two other people to listen to what you’re playing on your portable via its innovative branch-like design. Made from ABS plastic, the Music Branch headphone splitter comes with […]


3 May
Taking very cheap footwear and making it very expensive

If you’re looking to kick your summer off right, then a pair of Havaiana flip-flops may be the way to get your BBQ/pool party juices flowing. And why pick up just any pair of the classic Brazilian sandals, when instead you can snap up a pair of their collaboration with Italian luxury house Missoni? Utilizing […]