Five Chinese Indie Bands
There are only a handful of independently run music labels in China but more and more independently produced music is being released everyday, fueling a small yet burgeoning indie music scene. Holding …
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Five Art DVD Magazines
The format of these DVDs vary but the content is consistent: collaborations between musicians, artists, directors and designers that often feature experimental and innovative styles and techniques. Here are five our favorites. …
An Interview with Mihara Yasuhiro
For the past seven years Japanese designer Mihara Yasuhiro has been collaborating with Puma on a line of wildly inventive sneakers that has become known—with features like patterns, drips, fur, studs, stripes …
Pixelated Pulse Art Fair
A prominent motif at the Pulse art fair in NYC last week, pixelation was evident in a number of works in various mediums. From afar, these works can be read as a …
Antibalas: Security
Security is the first ever Afrobeat soundtrack. Irreverent, hip, rough, political, moody and soulful, it's like an afro-funkier Curtis Mayfield score for a Blacksploitation film that only exists in the mind of …
Six Cork Objects
It's clear that cork is not just for wine anymore. After we came across the Cork Cuff and started hearing rumors of Japanese kids wearing corks strung around their neck as jewelry, …
DIY Valentines
Often considered a marketing invention to help boost sales in an otherwise slow economic period for retailers, Valentine's Day needn't be another excuse to express love through our capalitistic, consumeristic ways. There …
Fireplace Accessories
Last week we brought you the best alternatives for enjoying the ambient glow and warmth of a fire. Tending fires is an art unto itself and these accessories will help make the …
Espresso Accessories
Who got an espresso machine for Christmas? I did—an Ascaso Dream if you must know. It doesn't work on its own though, so I'm currently kitting it out with a few choice …
Drink Accessories
Ringing in the New Year calls for appropriately festive drinks, which (like most things in life) has much to do with the right accessories. Whether it's the perfectly-shaped ice cube or a …