I’m not sure what it is with artists and baby rabbits, but there is some serious bunny affection going on. People just love bunnies. We featured artist Joe Ledbetter’s Colossus Bunny earlier in April, and now Los Angeles master toysmiths The Loyal Subjects have released one of Ledbetter‘s more rare collectibles. The Rainbow Burger Bunny […]

The once great Slum Village return with The Dirty Slums mixtape, their first piece of original music since Village Manifesto in 2010. After losing the legendary Jay Dilla (aka Dilla, aka Jay Donuts, aka Jay Dee) to blood disease, and then later original member Baatin, the Detroit rap heroes return to the plate for another […]

Artist Joe Black’s “Made in China”, an amazingly intricate and creative work of art, should be considered a metaphorical piece. With thousands of toy soldiers making up photographer Robert Capra’s 1938 LIFE magazine portrait of a Chinese solider, it conveys visually how each individual soldier is part of a collective that contributes to the military […]

Los Angeles artist, toy designer and all around Renaissance man Joe Ledbetter‘s work has always reflected a playful, creative imagination. Best known for his toy art creation Mr. Bunny (who we’ve witnessed as the 4-Foot Colossus Mr. Bunny), Ledbetter teams up with frequent collaborators The Loyal Subjects to produce a fun mutation of his original […]

British culture magazine i-D offers up an interesting selection of tracks for their August mixtape. The longest mixtape they’ve ever assembled, the August edition treads from bass, grime and trip-pop to acoustic, folktronica and alt ambient, including tracks from an army of artists such as Afrikan Boy (who rapped on DJ Shadow’s “I’m Excited” video), Joe […]

Austin’s White Denim are a four piece honed on playing psychedelic rock with the balls and rhythm of pure, unapologetic down-to-earth Texas rock n’ roll. Named “Best Rock Band” at SXSW for the 4th consecutive year (by Gorilla Vs Bear), White Denim take influences from garage rock to twangy blues to black country and deliver […]

Los Angeles master toysmiths The Loyal Subjects release their latest figure, and this one’s a banger: 4 feet of bunny love from the always awesome Joe Ledbetter. The figure, Colossus Bunny, is a 4-foot fiberglass iteration of their Mr. Bunny toy. The Colossus Bunny will be very limited edition releases, with only 10 of the […]

A new edition of Joe Ledbetter’s vinyl toys for The Loyal Subjects hits shelves tomorrow. His Pico & Wilshire figures get a limited edition “La Brea” colorway, meaning his Mammoth (Wilshire) gets dunked in the eponymous tar pits while Pico tries to make him lunch. Only 99 of the figures will be made, each with […]