Adding 5 new characters to their larger Grand Theft Auto series, Rockstar Games new “San Andreas” set features Carl “CJ” Johnson, Big Smoke, Ryder, The Truth and Officer Tenpenny (bottom row, above). These 5 new Kubrick figures from the upcoming video game (out September 17, 2013) join the ranks of Medicom Toy’s other GTA III and […]


25 Feb
Designer Ashley Wood's toys now available for pre-order

One of the best hyper realistic toy makers in the biz, 3A Toys, has just announced the release of two of their new figures: the WWRp Medic Grunt and the Betsy MK2 Square. Although not delivering until the third quarter of this year, the 1/12th-scale highly detailed figures — designed by stellar apocalypse artist Ashley […]


7 Dec
55 minutes of aural goodness from the man behind The xx

Jamie xx joins the league of superlative DJs who’ve graced the decks of one of the underground scene’s most exclusive parties. The Boiler Room are quickstrick events thrown across the world (Los Angeles, Berlin, London and New York) growing in reputation rather quickly for their well curated throwdowns broadcast live to the entire interwebs. Naturally, […]


15 Nov
17-minutes of drum & bass & hip-hop-rinsed Shadow

British producer and remixer Irn Mnky earned DJ Shadow’s attention 3 years ago when he won a remix contest held by Shadow himself. Soon Shadow was playing Irn Mnky’s remix of “Walkie Talkie” on a regular basis, and a mutual relationship was born. Now to celebrate the release of DJ Shadow’s limited edition box set Reconstructed: […]


After GZA’s watershed Liquid Swords (which already received the ultimate boxset treatment here), Raekwon the Chef”s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is widely considered the best solo Wu Tang record of the 90s. And just like Liquid Swords, it’s Get On Down that gives Only Built 4 Cuban Linx the deluxe treatment. Known in uderground […]


4 Sep
Bringing together 59 albums of The Man In Black on 63 CDs

Johnny Cash is a music legend. A bigger than life, genuine, real deal outlaw who will go down in history as one of the great American musicians of all time. The Man In Black lived larger and played harder than most of the countless he influenced, and kept at it until his final days thanks […]


13 Aug
A eulogy to commemorate the life & music of pre-9/11 New York

William Basinski will be collaborating with Temporary Residence Ltd. to commemorate the 10-year anniversary, and induction into the National September 11 Memorial Museum, of The Disintegration Loops on September 11, 2012. The avant-garde composer had originally created The Disintegration Loops while trying to preserve a box of his old ambient tape loops by transferring them […]


1 Aug
London brothers Guy & Howard's 2-step, garage & dubstep set

Brothers Guy and Howard from London have been creating smooth 2-step, garage and dubstep beats for a couple years now under the moniker Disclosure, starting at the ripe ages of 19 and 16 (don’t feel too useless, they still live at home with their parents). They’ve put together a nice 40-minute mixtape including prime downtempo […]