2011 may have been a quiet year for Maya Arulpragasam, but the world pop star M.I.A. is looking to rebound in 2012 and make up for her 3rd album, /\/\ /\ Y /\, which was critically panned by many but beloved here at LIAS headquarters. Her first move is to release a single lifted from the […]

Remember in Michel Gondry‘s 2008 film Be Kind, Rewind when Mos Def and Jack Black filmed super low budget versions of famous movies? Oh, you didn’t see it? Well fret not young cinephile, you didn’t miss much — it pretty much sucked. Despite dropping the ball on that film, director Gondry — best known for Eternal […]

France hooks up with Italy and creates sweet eyewear love with the Cool Cats vs. SUPER limited edition sunglasses. The Paris creative collective Cool Cats styles out Milan’s SUPER sunglasses with a pair of frames made to look like Cool Cats’ namesake mascot. Based on a SUPER W frame in either shiny or matte black, […]

A very spooky Halloween single from our boy Scroobius Pip, who remains one of the best pure lyricists out there bar none (read our Q&A with Scroobius). Taken from his solo album Distraction Pieces, the video “The Struggle” was directed by Aaron Shrimpton & Scroobius Pip himself. Pssssst… My Name Is Johnny Depp And I Kill […]

Freshjive’s founder and creative director Rick Klotz has done a nice job navigating his Los Angeles label, banishing all branding from garments to create a very clean, simple look. His Nude Study Series tshirt collection features the model Sabrine as its muse, utilizing sensual black & white nude photography to capture attention instead of conspicuous […]

Many fashion labels try to stand out from the pack with “clever” lookbooks and films, but French label Co‘s film for their Spring/Summer 2012 collection is one of the best yet. Directed by one half of Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter, the highly narrative 3-minute film stars French actress Elodie Bouchez (who also happens to be […]

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 […]

HBO may best be known for stellar primetime shows like Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire and Curb Your Enthusiasm, but it’s their documentaries about fringe life in America that presently have the world intrigued. In their latest award winning doc, Superheroes, director Michael Barnett explores the world of real-life caped crusaders on a mission to […]