With a 51-year band history, The Kinks  have carved their place in the Rock Rushmore largely thanks to the brothers Davies, Dave and Ray. Beginning with their early bill-topping singles such as “You Really Got Me” that cemented their place in the famed British invasion, The Kinks continued to make music deep into the 90’s. Now that fifty years have passed […]

Man up and have some balls with the Hello Kitty Headphones from Beats by Dr. Dre. Because with this being Hello Kitty’s 40th anniversary, your balls might just be the only thing out there which haven’t had the the HK license slapped on them yet. Yet. But fear not, with Hello Kitty being plastered across […]

To call the Rolling Stones a band who made an impact on global pop culture would be an understatement if there if ever there were one. With their own personal history spanning literally more than half a century, these key figures in the history of rock ‘n roll specifically played a huge part in the crucial music period […]

Many a music enthusiast and basically any record collector will argue that album-cover art is an integral part of the music appreciation experience. Or at least it used to be, back in the crucial chunks of rock history when album cover art did indeed mean an actual album cover. In recognition of album art’s place in […]

Carhart WIP, your neighborhood workwear outfitter, has teamed up with Neighborhood,  the Japanese neighborhood workwear outfitter, to bring you a line of panther-wear from the street side of the jungle. The Fall/Winter line for 2014 features collaborative efforts that range from the ever played-out cargo pant to the never played-out Starter cap. But we prefer […]

In the past, we’ve mostly recognized Marshall for their headphones. But obviously they’ve been mastering rock ‘n roll sound for over 50 years. They’re really just about amazing, high-fidelity, punch-you-in-the-gut sound in general. The latest boom-worthy piece of hardware to join their inventory is the Woburn — a home speaker which provides classically designed, analog knobs to […]

Oscar-winning writer John Ridley — who has penned such acclaimed films as 12 Years a Slave, Three Kings, U-Turn and the cult classic Undercover Brother — has now revived rock-n-roll’s greatest guitar icon, Jimi Hendrix, in the upcomig directorial effort, Jimi: All Is by My Side. The challenge of filming the biopic of a musical hero with untouchable music […]

Ahh the 80’s… so many classic pieces of pop culture that we can’t seem to stop loving the crap out of. A few of my personal faves? MTV, Miami Vice, Better Off Dead, Smoking in public places, cocaine in public places, puking in… OK, sorry got carried away in my 80s memories. But fret not, […]