The upcoming book Forever: The New Tattoo edited by R. Klanten and F. Schulze documents tattoos that are still breaking new ground in a culture where the artform has gone mainstream. Any walk through Silverlake or Brooklyn (nevermind Nashville, Austin, Portland, San Francisco, etc etc) will quickly dispel the myth of the tattoo as symbol of […]

Wiz Khalifa makes his much anticipated return to the underground mixtape game with Taylor Allderdice, a 17-track set clearly aimed at regaining some fans lost by his mainstream venturings. Expect many flows about weed, and guest verses from the suddenly ubiquitous Juicy J, as well as Rick Ross and a cameo from Wiz’ fiancee Amber […]

This August will be the 20th anniversary of Pearl Jam’s landmark debut album Ten. To celebrate the upcoming occasion, Vans has presented a pair of shoes from its Classics line. The newest edition of the SK8-Hi silhouette is actually a pack: one a green/yellow combo and the other a plaid and black suede combo. The […]

Swedish House Mafia may be the current lords of mainstream dance music, but we certainly dig this video interpretation of their dancefloor anthem “Save the World”. How can you hate on a video where they make an army of pooches the heroes of the day? Directed by Jon Watts, the video was inspired by the […]