Secret 7″

London's charity art auction and its exhibition of specially designed 7" record sleeves

Opening in London tonight, 11 April, Secret 7″ is a charity art project which sees hundreds of artists—including the likes of Ai Weiwei and Gilbert & George—exhibit one-off, specially designed 7″ record sleeves that will be sold to raise money for the charity Art Against Knives. Now in its second year (in 2012 the project raised an impressive £33.5K for charity) and the brainchild of …

Cool Hunting Rough Cut: DJ Spooky at the Met

A look at the inaugural performer in the museum's new artist residency program

This year the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York developed its first artist residency program, kicking it off with DJ Spooky‘s live string quartet and video composition exploring the elements in its title, “Of Water and Ice.” We jumped at the chance to interview Paul D. Miller AKA DJ Spooky on the occasion of the live performance. Combining areas such as architecture, live music, …

Sennheiser Momentum Headphones

Supple leather and stainless steel pairs with superior sound

Originally released in the fall of 2012, the Momentum headphone from German audio masters Sennheiser was recently updated with black leather and finished with red stitching. Much like the elegant P5 from Bowers & Wilkins—a staple at CH HQ—the Momentum headphone is made of mostly natural materials, meaning more leather and stainless steel than plastic. The supple leather ear pads fit comfortably over the ear, …