Our old friend Jim Mahfood, aka Food One — he of the awesome L.A. Ink Stains comics and esteemed Prom organizer — has finally gotten his much worked on show launched over at MTV’s Liquid Television. The show, D.I.S.C.O. Destroyer, will be a linchpin in the reboot of Liquid Television, which was known for spawning such […]


29 Aug
GOIN x INSTINCTOY collaborate on exclusive 150-piece release

Japanese artist Hiroto Ohkubo of INSTINCTOY has given his own particular twist to the Bad Apple figure, lending it his trademark spray can drips also seen in GOIN’s original bad apple artwork. The result is a twisted take on Snow White, rendered with anarchist’s mask and quite tempting grenade substituted for her legendary apple. The […]


In the early and mid-90s there simply wasn’t a better hip-hop clique than the Wu. Hell, there still hasn’t been anyone close to Wu Tang Clan in rap or rock or gospel or yodeling or damn well anything else since then. But in those halcyon years RZA helmed some all time classics, and Ghostface Killah’s […]


After GZA’s watershed Liquid Swords (which already received the ultimate boxset treatment here), Raekwon the Chef”s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is widely considered the best solo Wu Tang record of the 90s. And just like Liquid Swords, it’s Get On Down that gives Only Built 4 Cuban Linx the deluxe treatment. Known in uderground […]


12 Jun
Revisit your Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth

The Wu- Tang Clan’s the Genius — aka GZA — is reissuing the essential Liquid Swords album in a deluxe double box set. Between Wu’s legendary debut Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and the followup Forever, RZA helmed the first wave of Wu Tang solo albums, each a verifiable classic in its own right. But most […]


When you say that Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s landmark 1995 debut Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version is one of the best Wu Tang Clan records, you’re basically suggesting it’s one of the best hip hop albums of all time. And you’d be right. Next to eminent classics like GZA’s Liquid Swords and Raekwon’s […]


30 Aug
America's smallest four-seater feels like anything but

Although the first all new Scion to hit the US market since the tC way back in 2004, the iQ is hardly new. In fact, it’s been zipping through crowded cityscapes in Europe and Japan since 2008, the year it won Car Of the Year in the land of the rising sun. But it is […]


10 Aug
Collaboration with French artists offers three trim options

Thierry Lasry has teamed up with the French yet again. Alongside band Liquid Architecture and artist Thomas Lelu, Lasry has designed a limited edition frame called the “Liquid 2.” The shades offer a refreshing take on the aviator style, using a plastic frame and unique “W”-shaped bridge. With three different trims — white, black and […]