If you're at least in your twenties, you had a relationship with cassette tapes. You remember your first mixtape, the easily breakable cases, and that pitch bend when the thing was just too damn old. The TapeDeck application for Mac…
Continue Reading →While there are plenty of P-Funk recordings to keep us warm and fuzzy through winter, it never hurts when we get something unheard from the original line-up. Toys is a lounge seat in a Detroit studio circa 1973, featuring only…
Continue Reading →The psychobilly genre was made most popular in the mainstream by Reverend Horton Heat, but the history of this distinct, mutt genre goes back to a movement that began alongside punks and greasers in the 1970s and 80s. After the…
Continue Reading →In a world of T-shirts where slogans are dying at the hands of graphics, I/denti/tee (a collaboration between iTunes and Edun Live, founded by Bono and his wife) brings us memorable, meaningful lyrics from classic songs in a subtle size…
Continue Reading →Lego and hip-hop might have absolutely nothing to do with each other, but that doesn't mean they can't combine forces to yield something awesome. Twenty classic hip hop album covers have been recreated in Lego by Formatmag.com, including Three Feet…
Continue Reading →We're familiar with the clean and simple style of L.A.-based Yoffy, whose work brings pop culture images into a throwback world of fewer, cooler colors. Since we last checked in with him, he's added a handful of items to his…
Continue Reading →There are never enough people applauding your accomplishments. It's kind of hard to rally a crowd to congratulate you on a job well done, even if that job is successfully taking out the garbage or getting that gnarly frying pan…
Continue Reading →Mos Def: The Ecstatic - Buy It In addition to production by Madlib and Oh No!, there is a track on here produced by J Dilla, featuring Talib Kweli aptly titled "History". A must have for any true school hip-hop…
Continue Reading →While the East Coast brought the original playful style that peaked in the mid '90s, no one can deny the influence of Californian jokesters like the Pharcyde. Top notch production from names like J Dilla and Diamond D, along with…
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