So you’re a Joy Division fan. You own Control, you’ve listened to Unknown Pleasures a gajillion times, and you’ve plastered your bedroom walls with Ian Curtis bus poster art. You think you’ve heard the whole story of love lost, brilliant talent squandered and tragic suicide. Well you haven’t. Filmmaker Grant Gee directs the succinctly named Joy […]

The San Francisco Seals, an early 20th century minor league baseball team, have been immortalized and commercialized with the help of Golden Bear’s newest Summer 2011 varsity jackets. Named after the team’s stadium that stood at 16th Street and Portrero Avenue from 1931 through 1959, the baseball jackets are manufactured at the Golden Bear Sportswear […]

Hailing from the eastern shores of Sydney, Australia, Sherlock’s Daughter‘s psychedelic twist on the dream pop sound immerses you into a world of lush, melancholic thoughts. Led by Tanya Horo, the frontwoman’s angelic, at times twee voice is backed by two bandmates bound to create a soundscape that matches her melodies — one often flourished […]

Portland’s AgesandAges is a a seven piece allegedly non-cult band that refers to itself as a cult in the interview, so we’re confused. Considering the beautiful acoustic driven indie-folk AgesandAges play, however, we’d gladly spend a weekend in their foresty compound listening to them jam away — even if some dubious Kool-Aid were involved. Clearly […]

The last couple of mixtapes we’ve posted have been aimed at the dancefloor, and while there’s certainly nothing wrong with that today we’re feeling a bit more cerebral — maybe it’s the winter weather. Although that can’t be, because from our secret lair at The Meadows hidden under a knoll deep in the Venice Beach […]

Ron English, one of the most recognizable figures in contemporary pop art, reveals his exhibition at the Opera Gallery in New York. Titled Status Factory, the collection displays work of a political, surreal and satirical context. English himself would describe his show as presenting themes of circus, pop culture and Andy Warhol, that is “…filtered […]

Although initially baked in the searing tandoori-style oven that is the Arizona sun, you can thank Indie Band Production Factory (aka Brooklyn, NYC) for Miniature Tigers hitting the radar of music fans worldwide. Lead by  singer Charlie Brand’s infinitely catchy melodies, and supported by the band’s rich instrumentals — always hopped up on some breezy […]

Cap is exactly what it looks like: a stool shaped like a spray can cap, the ultimate symbol of graffiti culture. Developed by the amazingly named underground Swedish design team Don’t Feed the Swedes, the duo had to re-form under their new moniker DFTS Factory to get the Cap into production. “We made a prototype […]