Compiled by the worldwide Dust & Grooves project that has collected the best input from the Earth’s top record collectors, comes 416 pages of pure, unadulturated vinylphilia. Covering over 130 collectors, Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting features 250 pages of full-color photos, 12 full-length interviews, personal histories & essays, valor and a forward by the RZA, aka […]
4
Jun
For the living room DJ with the ultimate confutable library
30
May
World class designer toys from Crazysmiles
Hong Kong toy-artist Michael Lau has teamed up with manufacturer How2work to bring a new series of figures from Lau’s Gardenergala universe. World class toymaker Lau has been re-inventing the gardener universe since 1999, his first line being that which would inspire the vinyl-toy movement throughout the world. It would take some time before his toys could be […]
27
May
When your desk is headed for disaster of biblical proportions
Funko Pop is ready to de-poltergeist your toy box with the Ghostbuster’s Pop! vinyl figures. Funko has gotten license to create adorable vinyl toys for every pop-culture crew under the sun, from Game of Thrones to Nightmare Before Christmas. So it only makes sense that a 6″ Stay Puft Pop get on board too — not to […]
20
May
Inspired by the classic cartoon, not the latest movie
This just past NYC Toy Fair, Kidrobot let the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles climb back up out of the sewers and onto display shelves. Like the toxic ooze that made these turtles into the sword wielding assassins that they are, so comes a glow-in-the-dark series of Ooze Action toys. But these are modeled after the famed […]
18
Apr
Toy dissections & other creepery from Moist Productions
Jason Freeny, the man behind Moist Production, is a sculptor, designer, illustrator and mangler of all that is cuteness, and he has been seen around these parts before. With a professional history that made a brief pit stop in toy design years ago, it is no wonder that the subjects of his work are often directly […]
28
Mar
A must-have for all your space travels & Easter egg hunts
Who is Astrolapin? What is Astrolapin? A cute traveling rabbit with an outer-space twist, duh. Actually, in addition to the aforementioned, Astrolapin is a bunny sculpture from UK artist Mr. Clement, with Astrolapin being a recurring motif throughout his work. This Rotofugi-exclusive vinyl sculpture stands at 16″ tall (5.9″x8.9″x16.1″) and comes with a detailed map […]
17
Mar
Signed, numbered & packaged in laser etched wooden box
There are some seriously visually stunning vinyl toys figures out there, wherein the designer goes to absurd levels to create a piece with creativity, ingenuity and detail — like Coarse’s False Friends, or the WWRp Medic Grunt (or anything from 3A Toys, for that matter). Certainly the latest piece from Huck Gee, apty titled the Memories of a […]
20
Feb
Easily the all time coolest interpretation of Kidrobot's figure
We caught wind of Buff Monster and Lamour Supreme’s collaborative work on their customized Dunny a couple months back, but good images of the unique figure weren’t available. Now, they are. Featuring two of our favorite artists laying their trade on Kidrobot’s overused ubiquitous blank vinyl figure, the Buff Monster x Lamour Supreme Dunny is truly something to […]
