Have you been looking for a way to digitize your old N.W.A. tapes and Brand Nubian vinyl to digital, but didn’t know how? Do you find yourself wandering the streets with old Doc Martin, DJ Dan and Barry Weaver mixtapes, but no place to actually play them? You ever at a kegger with a stray […]

Portable solar chargers are a key gadget for anyone’s briefcase. Whether the victim of a Hurricane Sandy/Zombie Apocalypse type event, or just stuck without electricity in a remote locale, solar chargers supply your phone and mp3 player with needed juice when desperation strikes. And while there are many options to choose from, few will look […]

Couple weeks back we launched our new artist featured series Rock (Poster Art) Gods! with Dan Stiles, and now we continue with another top illustrator in his field Casey Burns. You might recognize the above poster for Sonic Youth, or one of his many excellently sexy/implicitly malevolent posters for Spoon — most of which feature […]

Following in the disco-infused indie rock of its Aussie compatriots Cut/Copy, Midnight Juggernauts and Empire of the Sun comes Strange Talk, who just released their self-titled debut EP on Neon Gold Records. The first single from the record, “Climbing Walls”, shimmers with all the swagger, melody, rhythm and background vocal textures that have made Australia […]

Music lovers that enjoy listening to their favorite band or mixtape all have their favorite mp3 player, but the newest media player by Colorfly — the Pocket Hi-Fi C4 Pro — promises ideal quality sound for true audiophiles. The portal music player has a retro feel thanks to the hand-engraved black walnut housing and brass […]

DFA’s mechanical master of scatology gets down with Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor for “Losing My Patience” — the latest video from his full-length debut From The Cradle To The Rave. I guess now that LCD Soundsystem’s sailed off into the great white static screen in the sky, someone’s gotta keep the synthy dance punk love […]

While it’s nice and quaint to see a mobile phone that concentrates on being an actual voice communication device instead of an all powerful handheld work station, this $60,000 (€42,000) 18K phone from Aesir needs to do a hell of a lot more than shine pretty and have crystal clear communications for that price. I […]

Brooklyn’s latest overlords of the hipster world Sleigh Bells (vocalist Alexis Krauss and producer/guitarist Derek Miller) just released their second video off their eponymous debut. Although not all the tracks on the album are killer, this one’s one of the bigger bangers on there. Directed by Phil Pinto. Download Sleigh Bells’ “Infinity Guitars” mp3 Sleigh […]