The AUDI Julien Dupont-tested electric bicycle made its debut at the Wörthersee tour in Austria just a few days ago. The lithium-ion carbon fiber-reinforced polymer frame is specially designed and trickery, and utilizes the ‘AUDI ultra blade’ design of broad and flat spokes allowing for maximization of pedal power. The bike has five gears three of which […]
14
May
Specially designed trick EV bike debuts at the Wörthersee Tour
16
Feb
From Four Tet, Floating Points, Teebs & DJ Shadow to 50s jazz
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. […]
1
Feb
Odd Future/OFWGKTA offshoot gives the fans something free
The Internet, Syd the Kyd and Matt Martian’s cocaine-indulging offshoot from camp Odd Future have just released their debut album Purple Naked Ladies. Alongside the accompanying 20-minute mini-documentary below, The Internet have also decided to piggyback the LP with a free 4-track Bonus EP for fans to download. If you want to get your hands […]
27
Dec
From the 101 hp FIAT 500 to the 1,104 hp Zenvo ST1, from one-off customs to supercar treasures, the year's best stories on wheels
We bring you the fifth & final edition of our Best Of 2011 retrospective series (after ART, BOOKS, STYLE & MUSIC) — the LIAS Year In Motion. Clearly one of our favorite topics here at Lost In a Supermarket, this Top 10 list covers all our world of transportation and things that go vroooom! Again, […]
1
Dec
Das Racist crew member drops more cerebral potty rhymes
One of the spaced out long-time affiliate of the Das Racist crew, Russian-born emcee Lakutis, dropped his debut mixtape I’m In The Forest today (on Greedhead/Mishka). If you dig the highly articulate, highly leftfield, slightly disturbed rap antics of the Das Racist trio (peep their “Michael Jackson” video) than Lakutis will be sure to tickle […]
17
Nov
Straightforward no frills Australian pop punk to go
Australia’s Bleeding Knees Club play simple, no frills, direct-to-the-gut pop punk. We heard their track “Teenage Girls” — a straightforward 2-minute ditty about chicks, gum, smoking weed out of an apple pipe and the perfect age for nubile love — and were hooked. So we interviewed them. Their debut EP Virginity dropped last month on […]
1
Nov
Odd Future quells the anxiety of concerned citizens everywhere
Turns out to be a very musical Tuesday here at the LIAS bunker, as the first video from Odd Future sub-group The Internet hits the, ummm, internets. Syd The Kyd and Matt Martian together make up The Internet, and after releasing a couple tracks (“Love Song -1″ and “They Say”) have decided on making “Cocaine” the […]
1
Nov
A look behind the curtain of the mid-century modern maestros
Charles and Ray Eames are almost as synonymous with Los Angeles — namely Venice Beach where their studio was located — as Frank Lloyd Wright was to Chicago. They made their indelible mark as monumental designers inextricably linked to the fields of modern architecture and furniture for over a half century. The Eames Office, widely […]
