We love breakbeats. Breaks of all sorts. Florida, Funky, Nu Skool, 2-step, Jungle, whatever — as long as there’s a breakbeat, we’re happy. So we commissioned one of our favorite breakbeat DJs — London’s Rhythm Method — to prep for us a LIAS exclusive one-hour mixture of some of his favorite vintage breaks. The Disassociates […]

Renowned drum & bass producer Sub Focus is about to drop his sophomore album Torus on September 23rd. The day before, however, the British banger will release the “Turn It Around” EP. The eponymous title track features vocals from Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke, which obviously lends the track more emotional weight than your typical throwaway […]

These are the type of gifts from the cosmos that pop up in the Internet Age that bring true joy into my world. Dirtybird’s own Justin Martin, just for the hell of it, decided to compile a retrospective drum & bass mixtape of some classics — as well as some new dirtybird stuff — and […]

If you’ve been looking to upgrade your LEGO collection with a handsome young gent to visit that “Grandma’s House” set you built, you’re in luck. LEGO has recently launched the new Minifigure Series 7 featuring 16 new designs —including “Grandma Visitor” — yaye! There’s plenty more, from the frightful to the straight up nerdly (shocker). […]

Comprehensively detailing exciting complete and under-construction projects around the world, Architecture Now! 8 is an amazing resource for contemporary architecture. The hardcover book covers a wide array of geographic locations including the jungle, the modern city and the desert. These interesting building projects are discussed thoroughly, and celebrate the architects whose ingenuity created the unique […]

If you fancy yourself cut from the same clothe as Bear Grylls, then the multi-functional BBK Titan EDC Belt is for you. Hand tied in the US, the Titan EDC Belt is a highly durable, patent-pending survival tool whose infinitely adjustable 1¼” increments allow for ultimate wardrobe flexibility. Since the lightweight belt is assembled using […]

Boot maker Palladium hooks up with Los Angeles boutique Mister Freedom for these limited edition denim-based “Palladenim” boots. The relaunched boot company takes its designs from boots it manufactured for decades for the French Foreign Legion, and the Palladenim editions are no exception — this pair is based on the chaussure de brousse jungle boots […]

This is one of those examples of when a music video perfectly illustrates the vibe of a song. Not much to explain here — Noisia & Mayhem’s drum & bass anthem over an anime video of an alien ship wrecking shop of Earth. There is very little to not like about the previous sentence…