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DJ Harley Newton @ 7 Mercer St.

Posted on November 6, 2008 Under Music

A brand new store opens in downtown Manhattan tonight featuring a set by 20 year-old style queen DJ Harley Newton. The transplant from L.A. is quickly gaining hype through her regular DJ night at LIT and her recent score as…

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Squarepusher: Just a Souvenir

Posted on November 5, 2008 Under Music
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Infectious Laptop Art

Posted on November 4, 2008 Under Design

This past summer we told you how you could tastefully turn your car into a moving work of art. Infectious, who brought us vinyl decal packages by some ill designers, have spread to laptops. With a huge range of designs…

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Kenyon B on Sale

Posted on November 4, 2008 Under Fashion

Twisted, satirical, and meaningfully offensive, Kenyon B is an unrepentant problem child with skill. Several of his pieces spoofing political figures, McDonalds, homosexual robot C3P0, and more are now on sale at kenyonb.com. While there are only four original pieces up for…

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Modern-Twist

Posted on November 3, 2008 Under Design
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OMFUG Masters x Living Colour

Posted on October 30, 2008 Under Music

While CBGB's is gone forever, we can recall its hey day with the OMFUG Masters series; recordings of exceptional live shows performed at the once-iconic rock venue. This installment features New York's very own Living Colour, a band that surpassed…

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Blackalicious: 4/20 Live In Seattle

Posted on October 30, 2008 Under Music

Mic legend the Gift of Gab and Quannum producer Chief Xcel, known commonly as Blackalicious, give us 4/20 Live in Seattle, out now on DVD and Blu-Ray. The show is one of typical quality for the Bay Area duo, and…

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Reminder: Shipley & Halmos x Den

Posted on October 30, 2008 Under Fashion

Designers Shipley & Halmos are down at New York's Den, a venue for various designers' pop-up stores -- and why aren't you down there now? The entire fall collection is available, showcased in a setting styled after Robert Wiene's 1921…

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Mauvaise Influence

Posted on October 27, 2008 Under Design

If you find yourself needing to express emotions using monosyllabic, four-letter-word flash cards or buttons, Mauvaise Influence has you covered. Do note however, that you are limited to either of two of the most fundamental feelings in the English language;…

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Tokyo Art Beat

Posted on October 24, 2008 Under Design

After seeing the new kind of event calendar Tokyo Art Beat has created, we're compelled to organize our entire life using bouncing, ringing bubbles of information that can be thrown and moved around at will. What we've got here is…

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