To celebrate the Beastie Boys induction into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame last week, New York DJ Mick Boogie has created this 80-minute tribute to the legendary rap band. Titled Grand Royal — after the Beastie’s label and former magazine — the tape is a solid recap of the band’s long and fruitful […]

Last time we saw The Vintage Frames Company they were teaming up with Ultra for their Ultra Goliath 2 Snow White Sunglasses — which, for reasons we can’t quite comprehend, ended up being one of our more popular posts of the past couple months. Why, exactly, is hard to figure out. Now they’ve returned with […]

You know, sometimes a product comes along and you wonder how no one came up with this simple idea oh-so-long ago? Like the ingenious Arkeg, the Marshall Amp Fridge seems like such a no-brainer it’s automatic. Sure it’s more than just a little bit corny, but dammit if it wouldn’t look good classying up your mom’s […]

When you’re offered five minutes with one of your heroes, you jump on it with vigor like Kool Aid-geeked grade schoolers on a trampoline. Or at least, you should. Such is the case with one Mike Diamond, aka Mike D, the high-pitched smooth talker in the archetypal Beastie Boys. In this humble man’s opinion, if […]

British graphic designer Rob Ricketts has designed a series of posters that illustrate the seminal 808 basslines from classic tracks dance tracks of yore. The Roland TR-808 is one of the most fundamental instruments of EDM, with a very classic analog look, which makes the posters not only super appealing to music nerds but also […]

DJ Hoff rarely disappoints. The man knows his music categorically, and always manages to assemble a well thought-out, intelligently sequenced and paced set that inevitably keeps your head nodding. This latest Cool -Ish mix, made exclusively for the W Hotel chain, is no different and features an as-yet-unheard acapella from Spank Rock sprinkled throughout. Put […]

The latest video from Santigold dropped today for her single “Disparate Youth”. After her “Big Mouth” video and appearance on Spank Rock’s “Car Song” video, all is set to pop for the New York artist’s second album, Master of My Make Believe (due May 1, 2012).

Rolling Stone gets the honor of debuting Spank Rock’s “Car Song” video — the collaboration he did with Santigold from his Everything Is Boring and Everyone Is a Fucking Liar LP. Although the sophomore album came out last year, it still seems fresh as ever — makes me look forward even more to Santi’s new […]