Annuals and Manchester Orchestra Tour

Finishing up the last leg of their North American tour, Annuals and Manchester Orchestra have been bringing their intense style of melancholic indie rock to cities across the country for the last couple of months. Cool Hunting was lucky enough to catch their Halloween performance in New York City. Featuring two of the best bands of their ilk that we've heard in a long time, …

Zune Originals: Interview with Chris Stephenson

Zune's next move takes their support of emerging artists and literally puts it on their sleeve. Zune Originals is a collection of 27 original works by 18 international artists designed to be engraved onto the back of the device. (Click images for detail.) On the Zune Originals site, launching tomorrow (13 November 2007), visitors will be able to customize their Zune by size, color, illustration …

Nat Russell T-Shirts

Oakland-based artist Nat Russell’s t-shirts for Mollusk Surf shop showcase his increasingly recognizable style. My favorites include “Sea Kat” featuring his signature pipe-smoking lion motif, the “Kyle” shirt—which has a wavy-bearded man that bears an unintentional resemblance to musician Kyle Field of Little Wings—and “Totally Stoked,” one of three new designs for women available in two colors. All shirts are printed on the highest quality …