Eyewear maker Oliver Peoples helps Porter celebrate its 50th Anniversary with a well designed collection of foldable sunglasses. As Porter is famed for its travel cases, bags and luggage, it’s fitting the glasses take portability for a premium while keeping the Japanese label’s heralded reputation for quality intact. All the frames are made from Japanese [...]
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Mar
Exclusive Japanese & Italian acetate & titanium eyewear
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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 [...]
4
Sep
Romy Madley-Croft, Oliver Sim & Jamie xx's sophomore album
We’ve kept close tabs on the hyperly anticipated second album from The xx, and its time has (almost) finally arrived. While you’ll have to wait till next week to purchase Coexist via iTunes or Amazon, the fine and awesome folks at NPR have set up the entire album for streaming. Yaye! We’ve previewed as much [...]
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Apr
The Ambassador of Boogie Funk drops the online boutique mix
One of the best online boutique retailers, Oki-Ni, has initiated a series of mixtapes by some of their favorite artists. As they describe, “Working with world-renowned DJs, bands and producers the series aims to ‘venture off the dancefloor’, allowing the artists involved to produce unique and personal mixes to a theme of their choice. The [...]
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May
Limited edition Oxfords from two of the UK's best
Following the success of their Oliver Spencer winter shirt range, Monocle has developed a summer version. It’s in the same classic Oxford design, limited to 60 shirts in each color — blue gingham or fine blue stripe. I’m personally feeling the gingham, but I just love that pattern. Available for $145 at the impeccable Monocle [...]
RQM, the liquid-tipped Brooklyn-via-Berlin MC (currently residing in Barcelona) has released his newest EP, Miss Pacman, on Shir Khan’s Exploited label. If you’re a fan of Berlin’s Future Bass sound (a la Jahcoozi, Stereotyp, The Tape, Al-Haca, Modeselektor, Chris Deluca vs Phon.o, etc), then you’ve heard RQM on numerous tracks. If you’re not, then peep [...]
