Blaqstarr drops his Blaqstarr The Mixtape today, featuring the talents of Lil Wayne, M.I.A., Rye Rye, Diplo, Talib Kweli, Switch, Mos Def and more. The Baltimore singer/rapper/DJ/producer displays the Renaissance man talent that makes him one of M.I.A.’s top producers — download  here from blaqstarrmusic, all you gotta do is give him your email. Fair […]

The continuing saga of one girl’s plight with unemployment…(read vol I,  vol II, vol III, vol IV, vol V,  vol VI, vol VII, vol. VIIIvol IX, vol X,  vol XI, vol XII,  vol XIII and vol XIV) I’m a prime target for pyramid schemes, Scientology, and cults in general right about now. Writing is nifty and babysitting helps but the need for some serious income is […]

Baltimore producer/rapper/singer Blaqstarr drops a new video today, “Rider Girl”, to celebrate his latest EP, The Divine, which also drops today on N.E.E.T./Interscope. The B-more pioneer — who penned such dancefloor classics as “Hands Up Thumbs Down” and “Shake It to The Ground” (with Rye Rye) — has never feared spreading his musical wings, and […]

My favorite part of the whole packing and traveling process is when the TSA inspects my bag of personal belongings in front of a several hundred people. Why else would I pack my lucky pair of underwear if it weren’t for the world to see? Well, jokes on them! Paul Smith has come out with […]

Los Angeles producer and man of the future worlds Flying Lotus gets the Adult Swim treatment in this video for his track “Zodiac Shit”. Is it as good as the misanthropic robots turning against their human overlords? I’d say it’s pretty damn close…

Colorado’s Derek Vincent Smith, aka Pretty Lights, releases his new “Future Blind” video from Making Up a Changing Mind. One of the 3 EPs he released in 2010 for free, Making Up a Changing Mind is actually not his latest release — that would be Glowing in the Darkest Night. Regardless, it’s clear Pretty Lights […]

There are few things more American than the words “Smith”, “Wesson” and “magnum”, so to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Smith & Wesson the gunmaker has crafted 500 limited edition .357 Magnums. The bright blue carbon steel six-shot Model 27 revolver comes artfully engraved throughout its body by Smith & Wesson’s master engraver David Mishichak, […]

Adidas Originals have added to their premium sneaker line the latest Stan Smith 80s shoe style. The lux shoes are covered in Zebra print pony hair that’s soft to the touch, with D-eye ringlets and black accent on the heel. To be released in March of 2011.