We’re starting a new series highlighting a genre of art that has long been held dear to my heart: rock posters. For the inaugural edition of Rock (Poster Art) Gods! we’re kicking things off with Dan Stiles, a 15+ year veteran laying it down from his studio in sunny Portland, Oregon. We loved Dan’s interview, […]
26
Oct
Melvins, Cat Power, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Feist & more
20
Sep
Oakland-bred White Girl Mob emcee gets her first cover feature
Everyone’s favorite/most hated white girl rapper Kreayshawn claims her first big cover story, which Complex can boast getting. If you want to know more about the Oakland-bred punk-guitarist-raised White Girl Mob emcee, peep the video below and hop on over to Complex for the full feature. She talks about the genesis of “Gucci Gucci” and […]
19
Sep
Luxury footwear from Yohji Yamamoto's Fall 2011 collection
If it seemed like Friday was sponsored by Daft Punk, than it appears that today is brought to you by the color Black and the country of Japan. We’ll continue that unofficial trend with these new crocodile skin Y-3 sneakers, set on the Japanese brand’s staple Hayworth Mid 2 silhouette. The shoes are part of […]
16
Sep
Unearthed gem celebrating 20 years of Soma Records
Who knew today would be such a Daft Punky day? Quiet for months and then BAM! A film and a lost gem in one day. Today Daft Punk have pulled a previously never heard track from their dusty Homework-era vaults called “Drive”. They dusted it off from their treasured archives for the Soma Records 20 […]
16
Sep
Thomas Bangalter helms highly narrative 3-minute lookbook
Many fashion labels try to stand out from the pack with “clever” lookbooks and films, but French label Co‘s film for their Spring/Summer 2012 collection is one of the best yet. Directed by one half of Daft Punk, Thomas Bangalter, the highly narrative 3-minute film stars French actress Elodie Bouchez (who also happens to be […]
13
Sep
Celebrating Mehdi's life & work with one of our favorite mixes
Always a sad day with the passing of an artist whose work you really enjoyed, and such is the way we feel today with the reported death of DJ Mehdi (aka Mehdi Favéris-Essadi). One of our consistently favorite Ed Banger producers, we feel the best way to pay homage to Mehdi’s work is to enjoy […]
9
Sep
The latest from Atlanta's finest purveyors of raucousness
The latest video, “Family Tree”, snatched from the Black Lips awesome album Arabia Mountain. Crucifixion, bloody angels, chainsawed guitars, all in a 2 minute garage punk rock banger… what more are you looking for in life? Give up, you’ve found it…
29
Jul
In tribute to a band that no longer is
In tribute to a “band that no longer is”, someone took the time to create a shot-by-shot recreation of LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends” video… done completely with LEGO figures. Sure it’s a pretty basic video to redo, and no it may not have the engineering prowess behind, say, a fully functioning V8 engine but […]
