If anyone suggests disco is dead, they clearly have no place on the dance floor — not back in the day, and not now either. And perhaps most especially not on May 10th at the Hollywood Bowl when HARD brings disco’s largest legends to smash the biggest disco ball in decades. The show will take place […]

Who is Astrolapin? What is Astrolapin? A cute traveling rabbit with an outer-space twist, duh. Actually, in addition to the aforementioned, Astrolapin is a bunny sculpture from UK artist Mr. Clement, with Astrolapin being a recurring motif throughout his work. This Rotofugi-exclusive vinyl sculpture stands at 16″ tall (5.9″x8.9″x16.1″) and comes with a detailed map […]

The Hood Internet’s latest mixtape dropped this morning, and as can be expected it’s packed to the cellophane with what one would dub party starting mashups. The Mixtape Volume Seven is what you wanna put on in that summer BBQ before the DJ’s get set up, or maybe what you wanna play when you’re trying to […]

A beautiful shoe collaboration from respected Chicago boutique Saint Alfred and Converse’s First String program. Utilizing a Pro Leather high-top silhouette and sourced military blankets, Saint Alfred applies 100% wool for the entire upper offset with accents of leather for this clearly cold-weather oriented sneaker. Beautifully executed, the Saint Alfred for Converse First String Pro Leather […]

Flosstradamus return with a full on dancefloor assault with their Banned mixtape. Expect plenty of the usual hip-hop/EDM/trap arsenal from the Chicago producer/DJ duo of J2K & Autobot on the 30-minute mix, including usual suspects like Diplo, Kanye, Meek Mill, Juicy J, Major Lazer and perhaps best of all a Switch remix of M.I.A.’s “Bad Girls”. […]

Chicago’s Supreme Cuts is producers Michael Perry and Austin Keultjes, who are preparing to release their debut full-length Whispers in the Dark July 10th via Dovecote records. Supreme Cuts puts forth a sound exploring an area where beats and the streets collide: hip hop undertones, and sometimes vocals, lead tracks punctuated with thick, ambient, industrial percussion (see: […]

One of our favorite social-activist musicians, Lupe Fiasco, is back in the game and honestly we couldn’t be more thrilled. After running into a debacle with Atlantic concerning the production of his second album Lasers, which gained a considerable amount of commercial success but was in no way true to the artist he is lyrically, […]

Chicago’s first major footwear manufacturer, Florsheim, has teamed up with Duckie Brown for a series of quality shoes. These Laceless Wings are just what you’ll need for the summertime pool party circuit, crafted of a rich amber premium leather with stacked heels and leather soles. The shoes can be worn either with or without laces, […]