Coarse return with a new release of quality collectible figures with their oopCr: two splendid sprouts package. The two seedlings are finished with a mirror-like chrome coat, resulting in perhaps their most attention-catching interpretation to date. The set contains two 7” [18cm] shimmering chrome plated vinyl figures, with exceptional packaging to keep them ever more […]

We caught one-half of LA based songwriting/production duo Massif a little while back opening for LCD Soundsystem, and we gotta say they’re hard to pin down categorically, drawing influence from such disparate sources as Tool, The Mars Volta, Aphex Twin, Animal Collective, Battles and just about everything in between. So we kept an eye out […]

Freshjive’s founder and creative director Rick Klotz has done a nice job navigating his Los Angeles label, banishing all branding from garments to create a very clean, simple look. His Nude Study Series tshirt collection features the model Sabrine as its muse, utilizing sensual black & white nude photography to capture attention instead of conspicuous […]

Have you heard Hanni El Khatib? The first generation half Palestinian/half Filipino is just bad ass, angrily riffing out a cunning execution of classic American blues, garage, punk and doo-wop into a post-rock n’ roll frenzy. Just hit play on his “Come Alive” video below and you’ll know instantly if you’ll like his music — […]

The LA-based artist Freehand Profit has released a piece of headgear with inspiration from Star Wars, the movie franchise whose marketing schemes seem to know no human limit. The helmet required the deconstruction of two adidas x Star Wars Superskate Mid shoes to create, along with the help of one EFX Studio Stormtrooper prop replica. The […]

Since we first saw TrustoCorp’s subversive street art we’ve been fans. In the over-saturated, bloated world of street art, it takes doing something really different in order to stick out from the crowd (or just doing something really well). Plus, it always helps to have a strong message as all their fake street signs do […]

As we posted last week the Sunset Strip Music Festival went down this past Saturday, and as expected the festival was a true spectacle — both with the bands performing, and the festival goers who went to celebrate the mighty Sunset Strip… including the armies of aging, drunk and bottle bleached groupies who descended into […]

Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels label has been making some waves these past twelve months. An uncompromising vision for the future of house and techno has the label breaking acts left, right and center, and infusing some serious fun into a musical blueprint that regularly leaves dancefloors bouncing till dawn. Full length album releases from Art […]