British photographer Terry O’Neill made a name for himself shooting the most prominent stars of the 1960s, quickly moving up the ranks from his first gig shooting Laurence Olivier to following around the likes of The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, The Beatles, and Bridgette Bardot. Later in his career O’Neill landed perhaps his […]
One of our favorite LA producers, Daedelus, drops a new free EP for the Scion AV Project titled Looking Ocean. Known to his mum as Alfred Darlington, Daedulus is a layering master, expertly crafting tracks that range from the downright terrifying to the beautifully exquisite, releasing tracks for some of the best labels on earth (Ninja […]
HBO is releasing a documentary on The Rolling Stones on November 15th, a film that promises to shed new light on one of the most notorious rock and roll bands of all time. Directed by Brett Morgen, who previously crafted the Robert Evans documentary The Kid Stays In the Picture, the feature length Crossfire Hurricane provides […]
Anybody who even moderately pays attention to music knows how difficult it is to survive as an independent label nowadays — the shit is brutal. What’s even harder is surviving when you’re uncompromising about your product, discriminating with your roster and meticulous about your craft. Such is the case with Los Angeles’ Stones Throw Records, […]
While hanging out at an opening with a bunch of local Barcelona-based female artists I noticed they were all wearing these beautiful pinky rings. On closer inspection and inquiry I was told they were handmade by Chilean-born artist Beatriz Fabres. So a few days later I went to visit the impeccably put together Beatriz at […]
I’m sitting here in a fog of pain killers and medical marijuana listening to Master Piece, renowned dub-reggae pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry’s latest offering of lounge-dub and deep trance. I got the vinyl — it’s crisp and warm at the same time like sitting by a fire in a field of snow. It’s September 11, 2012, […]
When FoxNews and the parade of lunatics known as the Republican Presidential Nominees callously vilify the Occupy Movement as treasonous, all the protesters really need to do is hold up an image of this four-wheeled travesty and I’m pretty sure everyone will get it. German model carmaker Robert Wilhelm Gülpen is out to set the […]
A great funk/soul mix of the best music culled from the catalog of Quantic (aka Will Holland). All of Quantic’s varied styles are represented in the robust 40-minute mix — from jazz, cumbia and hip-hop to electronic and dub — expertly blended by Stones Throw’s J.Rocc: “Twelve albums later and Quantic has a vast discography; funky, […]