3 Jan
Mike Volpe heads back in the lab for higher quality audio files

Not satisfied with supplying most of the music to one of the biggest mixtapes of 2011, ASAP Rocky’s LiveLoveASAP mixtape (not to mention Lil B’s “I’m God”), producer Clams Casino has gone back in the lab and remastered his Instrumental mixtape. Not only are all the tracks remastered, but the bitrate of the file was […]


15 Nov
Original US AIr Force Pilot outerwear gets the hoodie treatment

If you’re looking for a casual yet still sharp urban jacket, this soft lightweight washed black leather coat from Marc by Marc Jacobs is a solid option. Originally designed for US Air Force Pilots in the early 20th century, this particular bomber jackets gets updated with a downtown-styled drawstring hood. The bomber also features three front […]


The continuing saga of one girl’s plight with unemployment…(read vol I,  vol II, vol III, vol IV, vol V,  vol VI, vol VII, vol. VIIIvol IX, vol X,  vol XI, vol XII,  vol XIII, vol XIV, vol XV and vol XVI) Hi readers. Well, this new post was going to be a light-hearted, hilarious book report on Snooki’s glorious novel A Shore Thing since, yes, I read it. […]


The continuing saga of one girl’s plight with unemployment…(read vol I,  vol II, vol III, vol IV, vol V,  vol VI, vol VII, vol. VIIIvol IX, vol X,  vol XI, vol XII,  vol XIII and vol XIV) I’m a prime target for pyramid schemes, Scientology, and cults in general right about now. Writing is nifty and babysitting helps but the need for some serious income is […]


Everyone’s favorite Jersey trollop (obviously excluding Snooki and JWoww fans out there), Paz de la Huerta poses for the latest issue of MUSE magazine. People seem pretty divided over Paz’s turn as the goldigger/prostitute/concubine Lucy Danzinger in Boardwalk Empire, but I kinda dig homegirl’s tenacity. Not the brightest bulb of course, but something tells me […]


20 Jan
The stylized Meteor Mic by Samson

A microphone with quality and function that takes you back to a time of smoke-filled speakeasies, fedoras, well groomed crooners and high balls of bourbon. The Meteor Mic is a USB microphone brought to you by the fine folks at Samson, featuring a retro design that emulates the large bulky mics music idols used to […]


18 Jan
Stacy Peralta mini documentary for MTV

Stacy Peralta, the man behind the films Dogtown and Z-boys and Lords of Dogtown, brings us The History of Skateboarding, a mini documentary for MTV: 40 years in 15 minutes. From surf skating and empty swimming pools to street skating and punk culture, The History of Skateboarding attempts to distill 4 decades of tumultuous history […]


10 Dec
...while 1960s TV gameshow audience tries to comprehend

Pioneering experimental composer John Cage performs the genre-defining composition Water Walk on a game show in 1960. I can’t even imagine — is that why all the people are laughing, they can’t comprehend what Cage is doing? Of course, no one in 1960 had seen anything like this, so it’s understandable that they’d default to […]