The great raconteur/author/porn specialist/general miscreant Chris Nieratko sits down for an illuminating chat with Stevie Williams in Philadelphia’s famed Love Park, a sort of ground zero for skating and home base to the skating icon and DGK founder. As fans of Williams know, Love Park was the originating locale for his 90s crew of “Dirty Ghetto Kids” that […]


24 Oct
Los Angeles' DJ/producer shares the latest from the DB camp

Do you know where we’ll be this Friday night? Listen, if you have beef for any reason and want to find us to deliver some vengeance pain, just go to Avalon Hollywood where we’ll be getting sweaty and clinking glasses with the Dirtybird crew as label boss Claude VonStroke, Justin Martin (he of Ghettos & […]


South Africa’s Die Antwoord released their new album today, TEN$ION, and open it up with a video for the track “I Fink U Freeky”. Directed by Die Antoord frontman Ninja, the vid highlights Yo-Landi Vi$$er, DJ Hi-Tek and Ninja himself existing in a most ghetto-tastic black & white world brimming with fellow freaks. After signing […]


21 Mar
Finally, a way to really settle a Bride War

If you ever thought the female obsession with engagement rings went too far, then you probably will think that designer Kate Bauman could use a talking to. The 4-finger ring (or should I say “rings”) is made from sterling silver and cubic zirconium, and unlike your fingers, each of the hoops are the same size. […]


2 Jul
DJ Mehdi & Riton drop some heat for your 4th of July weekend

Really feeling Carte Blanche’s latest mixtape, House Party. As the name so succinctly suggests, the Ed Banger stalwarts (aka DJ Mehdi and Riton) drop tracks from some legendary house minds (Toddy Terry, Daft Punk, Inner City, Armand Van Helden, et al) blended in with some homespun tracks and remixes. The perfect heat for you 4th […]


26 Feb
You're beginning to regret throwing all of those cassettes away

I loved those old school ghetto blasters when I was a yung’un, but thought it must’ve been mad inconvenient to lug those giant contraptions everywhere. Well with this Ghetto Blaster suitcase-style travel bag you get all the aesthetic advantage of a ridiculously large boombox with all the convenience of a travel bag. In other words, […]