Countless new hip-hop acts are loved for sounding like they came out 15 years ago -- turning modern rap into an ironic party favor. Because ingenuity is rare, those looking for quality in boom-bap dig back. That's what the Hoarsemen…
Continue Reading →We've covered a lot of graffiti artist doing a lot of amazing things, but Knitta Please is one for the books (blogs?). Magda Sayeg began the graffiti group three and a half years ago to tag with knits instead of…
Continue Reading →We talk a lot about artist on joshspear.com, but when we get to talk with artist its like peaking inside their head full of amazing visions. Sickboy's Stay Free is full of scary, amazing, funny and just wacky visions. The…
Continue Reading →Today I'm going to highlight the first ingredient in the four part Veuve Clicquot Recipe that I promised you yesterday: 1 part design. It became clear to me during my time in France that design plays a central role in…
Continue Reading →Josh Keyes is a tough artist to put into words. Initially, "painstaking" seems like the most appropriate term to describe his hyper-realistic paintings-- after all, the detail is above the average human being's level of artistic devotion. What else would…
Continue Reading →Nike teams up with Dutch record label Appletree Records and a sneaker store in Amsterdam to bring us a triad of dope. In a brand new incarnation of the Pop-Up Store, the big brand features interpretations of some of their…
Continue Reading →If we ever wanted to create a nursery with an "Animals Our Children Will Never See" motif, this Global Warming rug by the Mexican design team at NEL (and available at Spanish retailer Nanimarquina) would certainly tie that room together.…
Continue Reading →Anyone in the industries of marketing, graphic design, advertising, film-making, journalism, publishing, and way more knows that the indispensability of Getty Images ranks right up there with Apple and oxygen. It's a one-stop place to shop for a mind-bogglingly huge…
Continue Reading →The international women's fashion retailer Topshop has tapped the legacy of famed fashion photog Helmut Newton to recreate the camera for which Newton became known in the 70's. The Newton Machine is basically Newton's self-timed camera with a mirror next…
Continue Reading →In her photographic series "The Real Story of the Superheroes," Mexican-born, Brooklyn-based photographer Dulce Pinzón explores the cultural identity of Mexican immigrants working low-wage jobs in the U.S. and the value placed on the labour they provide. Pinzón doesn't shy…
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