Sure, you could buy a regular set of daggers if you really wanted to, and I’m sure they’d make short work of that chupacabra you keep seeing behind your Xbox around 3 am (I’ve been meaning to tell you, you really gotta lay off those late night Big Buddha Cheese weed x Archer sessions my […]

Escondido-via-Oakland producer Shortcircles — the latest signee off Los Angeles label Plug Research — released his eponymous debut EP this week. He claims influence by artists the likes of Four Tet, Teebs, Floating Points, DJ Shadow and a “a plethora of 50’s jazz records,” so you can sort of get where his music’s coming from. […]

Brighton based designer Kyle Bean is a master at making humorously ironic artistic creations. CUT Magazine features his paradoxical collection, Harmless Weapons, with photographs taken by Sam Hofman. Taking ordinary objects and infusing them with “violent” imagery, Bean creates objects that are just plain funny. Bullet Candles, Jello Grenades, Feather Knives, Bread Knuckledusters — dangerously […]

There are few, if any, labels that can match the roster of the immaculately curated Ninja Tune Records. One of the newer names in the label’s their stellar bullpen (which includes heavyweights like Cold Cut, DJ Food, Kid Koala, Amon Tobin, The Herbaliser, et al) is Philadelphia’s own Starkey (ak PJ Geissinger), who brings his […]

This two-toned leather creation from Maison Martin Margiela is an update to their more traditional dress boot silhouette. Two distinct textures made from different leather materials make up the construction of the upper — a tanned leather paneling occupies most of the ankle and rear, while suede covers the rest. The two-toned leather boot from […]

UPDATE: Seeing as Asher Roth’s brand new video for “Last Man Standing” — the first video from his upcoming album — dropped today as well, and it totally fits the theme, we’re gonna add it on to our Wednesday video 4-Pack. Today’s music video 3-pack 4-pack throws together 3 indie hip-hop acts all in different […]

After premiering their video this week for “When the Night Falls”, Chromeo drop the full director’s cut on us this morning. Directed by Daniels, the clip follows Dave 1 and P-Thugg as they run around a club unwittingly impregnating helpless club girls with sonic blasts of their music — a frightening prospect if I’ve ever […]

Following in the disco-infused indie rock of its Aussie compatriots Cut/Copy, Midnight Juggernauts and Empire of the Sun comes Strange Talk, who just released their self-titled debut EP on Neon Gold Records. The first single from the record, “Climbing Walls”, shimmers with all the swagger, melody, rhythm and background vocal textures that have made Australia […]