13 Feb
Defender of the Universe & stander of desktops

For all you Voltron nerds, it’s time to get your G0Lion on thanks to the geeks at Think Geek. You know, the geniuses that made these super spiritual ice dudes possible. Aside from being a little 4″ super-deformed Voltron figure (as if that wasn’t enough), this trinket comes with a shitload of features such as […]


Whether you’re digging up chanterelles from the forest or psilocybins from a cow puck, you’re going to need the right hunting gear lest those mushrooms go for the getaway. Built with a curved steel blade for convenient harvesting, tweezers for plucking in-between thorns, a boar-hair brush for dirt removal and a nylon sheath, for $33 you […]


After releasing the single “Lost You” (featuring Twin Shadow on vocals) last week, Zeds Dead just dropped a preview mini-mix of their upcoming Somewhere Else EP set to release July 1st. With a collection of sounds spanning everything from house to hip-hop to glitch to dubstep, and a whole crew of collaborations (namely Bright Lights, Perry Ferrel, […]


This just past NYC Toy Fair, Kidrobot let the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles climb back up out of the sewers and onto display shelves. Like the toxic ooze that made these turtles into the sword wielding assassins that they are, so comes a glow-in-the-dark series of Ooze Action toys. But these are modeled after the famed […]


Cobra Electronics is a respected old-school name in the mobile-communications industry. After all, these are the guys who invented the CB radio if you can copy that. And now, the trusted Chicago-based electronics producer (and maker of many a quality fuzz buster) has released the Cobra Airwave Series, a new line of Bluetooth-friendly wireless speakers. Among […]


18 Dec
“Friction,” “Angels” & “Tides" live, + a secret holiday cheer

Shot and directed by photographer and film-maker Jamie-James Medina (who also happens to be the founder of XL’s sub-label Hot Charity), this 3-part documentary follows The xx on the three major cycles of their creative process. Time in the recording studio, in rehearsals and then finally performing live is documented, ending in the last episode […]


A clever 5-minute minimix homage to the great James Bond, everyone’s favorite Walther P99 toting, martini drinking, nubile lady-in-distress bedding superspy. Expertly mixed by UK turntablists and breaks specialists A.Skillz and KraftyKuts, the 50 Years of Bond mix features several versions of the infamous 007 theme, a steady peppering of quotes, and snippets from various title […]


Have you found yourself day dreaming about the LEGO versions of Mr. Freeze, Joker’s side-kick Harley Quinn (dressed in disguise as an Arkham Asylum doctor) and/or Poison Ivy? Neither did I, until I saw these LEGO X DC comics collaborations. Announced at Comic Con in San Diego, LEGO took full advantage of the convention’s placement […]