Archive for December, 2008

With Didiom’s new, all-in-one application, you can stream music from your PC to your phone wirelessly, for free. Choose from your own music library, or buy and download from the Didiom Marketplace of over 1 million songs.
[Didiom]

The Sub Pop debut by this LA duo is succinctly all encompassing, from the faux simplicity of the title to the beautiful distortion of its sound, to the packaging that includes a 68-page full-color book packed with photos and art pieces. The record opens with a symphony of noise and sometimes creeps, sometimes smashes through [...]

Here it is, the highly anticipated follow-up to 2007’s Cryptograms album which launched the band into the stratosphere of hype. Whether or not that was or is deserved is entirely subjective. Microcastle was recorded over the course of a week at Rare Book Studios in Brooklyn, New York with Nicolas Verhes in April of this [...]

The Schulte Firebo-x portable fireplace is a great piece for spaces of all shapes and sizes, whether “home’ is a small condo or a spacious single. The Fireboard fireplace features two 70cm wide drawers beside the hinged firebox in the center, creating a stylish storage solution. For more information on the Firebo-x and Fireboard compact [...]

32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs of it (and don’t forget the 2,668 Waterford crystals). The 12-foot-wide, 11,875-pound ball is capable of displaying “16 million vibrant colors and billions of patterns” — did you even know that many colors existed? — and all in all it’ll use 20% less energy than last year. Very cool.
[New Years [...]

Chuck Anderson just released a new book of his stunningly colorful work called Wandering Off Into Space. This is a must have.
[Chuck Anderson Wandering Off Into Space]

Sea Change was definitely one of Beck’s most melancholy records, recorded around the time he broke up with his long time girlfriends. But I love this sweet live version he did with The Flaming Lips on KCRW, almost a 360º for the song.
[Lost Cause (Live) by Beck and The Flaming Lips]

A mounted collection of 18 tin lithographed space ray guns circa 1930’s-1960’s. Mounted on apple green frame. 30 1/2″ x 48 1/2″.
[VIA] [Vintage Tin Litho Ray Guns]

Its new form, over three metres long, black wool and pleated to wrap hooded over the head
bound in ivory cotton, light and breathable.
[Srulirecht Skarf]

This versatile accessory has a clip on the back so you can attach it to your waistband no belt needed! The Bucklette. Clip-On opens to reveal a nook for a tube of lipstick, a clip to secure your key, and a flat compartment with a clip to hold your currency and ID in place. Original [...]