We’re starting a new series highlighting a genre of art that has long been held dear to my heart: rock posters. For the inaugural edition of Rock (Poster Art) Gods! we’re kicking things off with Dan Stiles, a 15+ year veteran laying it down from his studio in sunny Portland, Oregon. We loved Dan’s interview, […]
Last month Resident Advisor took its Real Scenes series to Detroit, to the birthplace of techno. And while the Motor City is certainly the loins from which techno first sprung, there is no city on earth more relevant to techno presently than Berlin. So logically Resident Advisor (and series sponsor Bench) have now traveled to […]
The venerable Dr. Marten’s steps a bit out of their comfort zone with this collaboration with Japanese brand SHIPS JET BLUE. The limited edition footwear utilizes a chukka silhouette, and then further distinguishes the Combi Boots by crafting them with both smooth and tumbled leather — right side of each smooth, left side of each […]
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 gleans rolls of forgotten 16mm film found languishing in the basement of a Swedish TV station for 30 years, and makes a modern documentary from it of a pivotal time in American history. Documenting the explosive Black Power movement of the late 60s/early 70s, the film takes archival never-before-seen footage […]
One of the top electronic music websites out there, Resident Advisor, has begun a video series documenting specific cities and the role they’ve played in the emergence of the movement and the specific genre which was bred and inculcated there. The first film, Real Scenes: Bristol, dealt with the city’s role in the rise of […]
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 […]
Rising from the ashes of Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam came into existence twenty years ago when Eddie Vedder jumped into the vocalist spot evacuated with the death of Andrew Wood. Months later the band dropped Ten, the album that introduced the world to “Alive”,”Evenflow”, “Black” and “Jeremy”, not to mention Vedder’s legendary howl (and […]
It’s a good day for free movie watching on the interwebs. Shortly after Scenes From the Suburbs was posted online, Wired Italy was kind enough to upload the award winning Megunica — a documentary centered on Italian street artist Blu. We’ve waxed poetic about our love for Blu’s work, so sitting down and watching this […]