Beats by Dr. Dre being recently acquired by Apple may or may not have something to do with the “Samurai” version of the Studio V2 headphones designed to have appeal to its international Japanese audience. The “Samurai” headphones’ classic Japanese aesthetic is implied by the deep indigo blue and bright red derived from ancient traditional Japanese […]

We’re long time fans of the people over at Best Made, who specialize in handcrafted goods that live up to their name (our favorite probably being the Axe & Axe Sling). Now they’ve teamed up with world renowned Japanese swordsmith/knifemaker Toshiki Nambu to craft a set of Jiro Ono-worthy kitchen knives. The 71-year old artisan […]

The latest piece of vinyl bad assery from The Loyal Subjects just hit digital shelves today (noon PST), so get your buying fingers warmed up. Their Chaos Bunny collection — designed by the great Joe Ledbetter — continues to grow, this time with a swarthy character dubbed Pirate Bunny. The eye patch donning, sword swinging, […]

It is time, my fine nerdlings, to officially begin your swordplay geek-out as the trailer for the much anticipated third season of Game of Thrones has been released. One of the best TV shows of all time, GOT consistently outperforms already huge expectations and the third season seems quite capable of keeping the streak going. […]

Hot Toys makes some of the most hyper-realistic “toys” out there, to the point that they make the nerd in me want to hide under my comforter, make a pillow fort and get in an all-out WWIII-style deathmatch with my vintage Robotech figures (I totally give the edge to Rick Hunter). The latest addition to […]

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 […]

Say your out taking a stroll through a light drizzle, just trying to mind your business and not got in anyone’s way, when unexpectedly you start getting punked by a roving band of street ninjas. What are you gonna do, run? Throw your duck boots at them? Well if you had this handy Umbrella Sword […]

A 3-pack of brand new videos for your thursday afternoon, started off with Mayer Hawthorne’s “A Long Time”. The clip is the first video for Hawthorne’s upcoming album How Do You Do (Universal), with clips edited from VHS tapes of an old 80’s Detroit public access dance show. Next up comes the incorrigible Chain Swangaz […]