With desks dusted from dumpsters in Venice Beach, five lonely dollars, and a simple idea to help bring peace to the Congo, Falling Whistles began battling perhaps the world’s biggest war. In the Congo, child soldiers are sent to the front lines with only a whistle as a weapon. After meeting with 5 boys who […]

Back in October Milano electro-nauts Crookers streamed their Dr. Gonzo album for all to hear before they released it, and now they’re doing that again with their latest EP/maxi-single, “Hummus”, and its various remixes. Remixers include Botnek, Donovan, Hybrid Theory and Astronomar, but personally we dig the Slow Waves Mix the most. Pick up the […]

The hard working Italian brothers-in-electro duo Crookers dropped their new album this Tuesday, and they’re streaming it for all to hear before purchase. Released on Southern Fried Records, the 13-track Dr. Gonzo follows the Milano-based party rockers as they take their base electro sound and augment it with leftfield touches like demented laughing samples and […]

Does anyone even remember Arkanoid? I sure do. Buy one of these, invite me over, and watch me annihilate you. I’ll bring  a 12 pack of Schlitz just to make you feel better, that way we can truly enjoy these modern revisions of the classic arcade game table. Who needs a new end table made […]

Props to UNICEF for these Child Soldier Toys — sure they look like those ubiquitous green plastic soldiers everyone grew up playing with (actually, do kids even play with those anymore?), but a closer look reveals they’re actually kids at play. It’s a clever and subversive way to bring attention to the global crisis (especially […]

Not a fan of soccer/football in the slightest. I am, though, a huge fan of what Korean company Unplug Design is doing with their Dream Ball. The company’s aim in general is it to prop up the entire human society. Awesome. We need more people like this in the world. Their Dream Ball is all […]