There’s no shaking the undeniable catchiness of Manchester Orchestra, the Alpharetta, Georgia band whose elegiacal “Simple Math” has taken over college radio. At first listen one could brush it off as a very capably written indie pop song, and you wouldn’t be wrong. But at second and third listens the track becomes an earworm, and […]

The Leica i9 Concept attempts to combine two products which are at the head of their respective markets. Heeding to their philosophy that the best camera is the one you actually have on you, Black Design Associates have created a phone case that utilizes all of the iPhone’s power and rich features and compliments it […]

Dutch bicycle manufacturer VANMOOF has designed perhaps the ultimate urban bike. VANMOOF’s No.5 bicycle counters all the common pitfalls that come with riding your bike around a city into one simple yet innovative design. The highly geometric frame is aluminum (and rust free), integrating a solar powered LED light system that is built inside its […]

California-based Salt Optics releases its Collection Two line of eyewear for 2011, incorporating their usual use of high end materials and quality craftsmanship. Japanese and Italian acetates are mixed with lightweight beta titanium for comfort and quality. Many styels feature a throwback look, such as the Clay frames below. Hit up Salt directly and see […]

Michigan witch house trio Salem will be headlining Check Yo Ponytail 2 this upcoming Tuesday, March 29th at the Echoplex in Echo Park. And to prepare for the show, the Traverse City producers fitted up this Mother Always mixtape just to get y’all prepped. As is their spooky, droning, music-from-the-darkest-fogs sound, Salem take tracks by […]

We cover a lot of sneakers, but this latest LQC (Light Quality Comfort) from adidas Originals is a true beauty. Clean design, beautiful color, minimalist execution. This high top concept officially makes its premier at Sneaker Con tomorrow, Saturday, March 19th. The aptly named LQC offers a new take on Adidas heritage classics like the […]

Christiana has been doing bikes (or with the three-wheeler shown here, the correct term would be “trike”) for the Danes since the 80’s — it’s the oldest surviving company in the free living city-within-a-city hippie mecca of Christiana in Copenhagen. And they’ve been doing such a smash-up job of it that we can have them […]

Rise and shine sleepyheads — smart phones may have made watches, clocks and alarms obsolete, but is your phone loud enough to wake you up after a night of serious carousal? Bone Collection’s portable amplifier iPhone Horn stand will never let you sleep in again by adding 13 decibels of sound pressure to your iPhone’s […]