Boston producer Will C established himself first as a talented engineer, mastering hundreds of releases from hip hop artists such as MF DOOM, The Pharcyde and Madlib to jazz, soul and R&B greats like Tom Scott, George Benson and Patrick Adams. He now turns his attention to an often-times tragically slept on American band, The […]


20 Feb
The story of Powell Peralta's legendary 1980s skateboard crew

When the Madman was not but a wee Mad Grommet, he stumbled across The Search For Animal Chin VHS tape and the world entered another era. That was my introduction to the Bones Brigade, and the Powell Peralta skate universe in general. Featuring all All Star roster of 80s skating talent — including Steve Caballero, […]


New York skateboard brand 5 BORO NYC has released a new series of decks to coincide with the release of their new video, Join or Die.  The collection consists of 7 pro models and two team editions all featuring the 5 BORO Join or Die snake, four of which can be seen above and the other […]


30 Jan
George R. R. Martin's HBO series returns April 1st, 2012

Oh boy, can’t say we’re not salivating for the epic Game Of Thrones to return — one of the pillars of our Holy Television Triumverate along with Mad Men and Boardwalk Empire. Sure there are some other pretty great shows on, but those three really stand head and shoulders above all else on the LCD/LED/plasma […]


22 Dec
Ridley Scott's much-anticipated Alien prequel hits theaters June 12

There was a time when Sigourney Weaver was pretty much the baddest, most kick ass bitch in all of Hollywood. The character she played in the Alien film series, Lieutenant Ellen Ripley, wasn’t afraid to take down the most vile of creatures, the dumbest (and greediest) our species had to offer, and even an android […]


21 Dec
Peter Jackson's next foray into the world of J.R.R. Tolkien

My god can you stand it?! I’m in full nerd-out glory mode here, as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has to be one of the more anticipated movies of the decade. This first trailer doesn’t show much of the action, but it sets the mood for what we can expect with Peter Jackson’s next foray […]


14 Dec
Sacha Baron Cohen's latest shockumentary likely to please all

Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest shock mockumentary The Dictator is set to premier on big screens next summer, and the first look trailer just hit the interwebs. Cohen plays a Gaddafi-esque Middle East dictator who comes to America, so it’s unlikely to piss anyone off. The film also stars John C Reilly, Ben Kingsley, Megan Fox, Asif […]


31 Oct
The final book in trilogy of complete world knowledge

God I love John Hodgman. Ever since first seeing him on The Daily Show I recognized his genius, and so did apparently Jon Stewart, as from that first appearance he’s grown to become the show’s re-occurring “Resident Expert”. Since then of course he played the role of the hapless “PC” in those brilliant Mac ads, […]