There are no shortages of music festivals in Los Angeles every year, but none carry the cultural cajones of the the Sunset Strip Music Festival. After all, when you’re celebrating one of the most famous streets in the history of rock n roll it’s tough to compete. Hall of Famers like Van Halen, The Doors, […]
18
Aug
Celebrating the most famous street in rock n roll history
10
Aug
A soulful soundtrack to a NASA-inspired love story
Pittsburgh DJ/producer Kastle dropped a really interesting mix this week, one that heavily samples an interview by WNYC’s Radiolab with Ann Druyan. Druyan was interviewed about her NASA-driven love story with Carl Sagan and their role in the compilation of the Voyager Golden Record. “Toward the end of the summer of ‘77, NASA launched two spacecraft as […]
27
Jul
DFA's resident scat-bot drops a mix to honor Andrew Weatherall
SE Minimix 011 – Shit Robot by Synth Eastwood on Mixcloud Today’s mix comes courtesy of one of our favorite DFA artists, Shit Robot (aka Marcus Lambkin) — remember his “Losing My Patience” video?. Mr. Shit Robot’s put together this little minimix for Irish art, music & technology collective Synth Eastwood, and so decided to […]
26
Jul
Dim Mak's NSFW vid just may be Jim Henson's worst nightmare
Sure it makes us twisted deviants, but we’re kind of fans of when children’s toys are put in very adult situations (such as when those pesky action figures attacked a very naked Annika Stenvall, or when Barbie committed all those bloody decapitations). So we were immediately intrigued by Mustard Pimp‘s latest video, “ZHM”, which combines […]
21
Jul
One-half of French touch masters Cassius gets us in the mood
Boombass, the man who made his name as half of French touch masters Cassius in the 90s, plays his favorite tracks to get us in the mood. He succeeds. Play it below or download it from official.fm.
21
Jul
Toile, linen & calfskin leather kicks for Fall/Winter 2011
Some all-white sneakers just in time for peak summer, French luxury house Dior Homme present these “Tailleur” high-tops. Featuring a compelling arrangement of materials including horse hair toile, beige linen and white calfskin leather, the ultra-luxury sneakers would make a great addition to your summer wardrobe. Although part of their Fall/Winter 2011 Collection, the Dior […]
1
Jul
Peak hour dancefloor weaponry for when the jacuzzi is bubbling
The second mixtape in our July 4th Summertime 3-Pack series comes courtesy of Brighton’s Benji Boko who shares the mix he delivered to delirious heads at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. Boko promises the set was completely improvised live —”no mixes were pre-prepared or planned. This was the greatest show of my life to date!” Considering […]
1
Jul
Lovely vintage soul & funk to soothe the hungover soul
The third (and final) mixtape in our July 4th Summertime 3-Pack series comes courtesy of our past featured Aussies over at Vanishing Elephant who present Captain Franco’s second Hearts Collide mixtape. The Sydney DJ’s mix is some lovely vintage soul and funk, and can have many an application on your upcoming long weekend: either pop […]
