Transference is the seventh album from Spoon, their fifth on respected imprint Merge Records, and their first made without the help of an outside producer. It follows Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, a U.S. top-10 album which received year-end best of accolades from NPR, PITCHFORK, ROLLING STONE, SPIN, THE ONION, NEW YORK, PASTE, and STEREOGUM, [...]
For the musicians in dire need of a really good guitar strap, Couch claims to have “the strongest, best looking guitar straps in the world.” 100% vegan and 100% stylish, these designs range from modern to rock-a-billy and are made from a variety of materials such as recycled seat belts, new vinyl, and even vintage [...]
With the rise in popularity of both skull designs and tattoos, it seems Los Angeles based artist Joby Cummings has found a bountiful niche for this 7 Sins Skull print, among many of his other works. But this isn’t your average skull design, he has managed to creatively incorporate typography to achieve the final product [...]
The SpiderCapo allows you to capo each string individually, making hundreds of open string tunings possible, without de-tuning your guitar.
[Creative Tunings Spider Capo]
Simone Legno, creator of the tokidoki fashion brand, teamed up again with MIMOBOT to release these cute, designer USB drives for Valentine’s Day. Adios and Ciao Ciao are both beloved tokidoki characters making the transition from fashion to technology. The drives come in a variety of capacities, 2GB to 16GB, and like all MIMOBOT [...]
February seems very appropriate for the release of Hot Chip’s fourth full length album, One Life Stand, because they seem to have reached that stage in every musician’s career where they settle for fewer quality tracks because they’re in love. They continue to have a very upbeat, synth-pop sound, but the lyrics seem notably happier [...]
The high-resolution, 9.7 inch LED-backlit, IPS display on iPad is remarkably crisp and vivid. Which makes it perfect for web browsing, watching movies, or showing off photos. It’s also been designed to work in any orientation — portrait or landscape. And because it uses a display technology called IPS (in-plane switching), it has a wide, [...]
Inspired by The North Face professional snowboarders, this limited edition jacket delivers all-weather protection with waterproof, breathable Gore-Tex Performance Shell fabric on the exterior. Coupled with technically dialed features including Recco avalanche rescue reflector, weather-resistant zips, and helmet-compatible hood, this top-of-the-line jacket boasts a chain-link detail print throughout.
[North Face Raging Viking LTD Jacket]
In the world of the Bliptronic, creating a song revolves around an ever evolving 4-beat pattern. Each row of vertical buttons represents the notes in one octave. Push a button to turn on a note, push the button again to turn off a note. Push multiple buttons in one vertical row to make a chord. [...]
Band members David Satori, Sidecar Tommy, and Zoe Jakes have been in the music scene as Beats Antique since 2007 and have received most of their fame through word of mouth alone. On December 21st 2009, they released a collection of songs, The Trunk Archives, that were gathered over the years but didn’t find their [...]
