This week The Drums wrapped up their North American tour on the stage of El Rey Theatre in the Miracle Mile of Los Angeles, and there was no doubt the night held special meaning — for both the audience and the band itself. Photos by Damon Cirulli After a great warmup set by Stockton-via-Seattle’s Craft Spells, […]


13 Oct
Takeshi Kawano's hyper real polar bear, penguins & deer

The latest creation of melting animals is meant to remind people of the hardship our planet’s environment is going through. Realistic sculptures of animals melting into the ground due to global warming are the product of Takeshi Kawano, a Japanese artist who created the pieces to ignite the thoughts and the opinions of people worldwide. The […]


15 Aug
Select rock n' roll cuts from Atlanta's favorite foursome

For the latest edition of RCRD LBL’s mixtape series, Black Lips collect a series of tracks of their favorite modern rock ‘n’ roll tunes. The raucous Atlanta foursome selects choice tracks from the likes of everyone from Surfer Blood to Vivian Girls to Deerhunter to Blood On The Wall to Raveonettes. Stream and download below, […]


1 Jul
An exclusive single malt whisky by the scotch distillery

Glenfiddich got its name from the Gaellic term meaning ‘Valley of the Deer’, so it’s little surprise the Scottish distillery emblazons one of the elegant animals on each of its green bottles. That same richness of tradition transfers to their newest exclusive single malt whisky range, the Age of Discovery. Brian Kinsman, Malt Master for […]


27 May
$7 billion hydroelectricpower plant approved in Chile against local and activist wishes

Six national parks, 11 national reserves, 26 conservation priority sites, 16 wetlands and 32 private protected areas are set to be decimated, all in the name of energy. That amounts to roughly 6,000 hectares or 60 square kilometers of land. That’s bigger than the Vatican City, Monaco and Bermuda combined. The Chileans have fought against […]


These finely detailed wooden sculptures bring home a taste of The Enchanted Forest to hang above your own hearth. It’s  a delicately hand-carved and easily mountable trophy head for your home, and the best part is that there’s no hunting or killing of majestic natural beasts required — no worries for forest life, cause it’s […]


A whimsical way to add edge to any ensemble, these Animal Rings by Haoshi (translating to “good things”) are a clean design, consisting of plain white plastic heads on a square-shaped silver ring. The crocodile and hippo bring a bigger splash as double rings, when one finger is just not enough. So choose your favorite […]


16 Sep
Japanese label Number (N)ine waves goodbye

Recently disbanded Japanese label Number (N)ine will release one of their last collaborations with this Converse Odessa. The running style sneaker features premium deer skin uppers with smooth leather lining on the inside, plus translucent outsoles. Similar to a other N(N) collaboration sneakers (like their previous One Star and Chuck Taylor), the Odessa incorporates asymmetrical […]