Category Archives: CULTURE

1-2-1 With Jeff Staple Feat. Lucien Marc-Smith Interview

1-2-1 w/jeffstaple feat. Lucien Marc-Smith from jeffstaple on Vimeo.

This dude has been able to stay under the radar of the mainstream but is very well known in the game. You may of seen his face in Supreme or ANYthing lookbooks as well.

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KAVINSKY: AUTOCRUISE Mix

“This mix is automatically generated by my car when I start the engine. This is the music that flows in my veins. My car knows this. For the first time ever, you are able to listen to this program outside of my car. Enjoy.”

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1. History Lesson – The Beepers
2. Flashing – Goblin
3. Spleeper In Metropolis – Anne Clark
4. Crockett’s Theme – Jan Hammer
5. Kiss Me Hardy – Serge Gainsbourg
6. Fire In My Heart – Escape From New York
7. Moochi’s Death – John Carpenter
8. Overdose – Cerrone
9. Beach Theme – Tangerine Dream
10. Roche (Kavinsky Remix) – Sebastien Tellier
11. Nightcall – Kavinsky

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Cartoon Skeletons

Skele­ton art­works (sculp­tures & draw­ings) of car­toon char­ac­ters like Goofy, Mickey Mouse and Roadrunner and the Coyote by Hyungkoo Lee.

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China Eco-City

I’ve been doing a lot of research lately into cities of the future and how technology and creativity can go hand in hand to create a liveable environment. So this was a great watch.

Sorry for the dodgy video (just enlarge it to full screen)

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Snap!

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Alternate Logo for the 2012 London Olympic Games

I think I prefer this logo to the 80s splash of the approved design.

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KiD CuDi: No One Believes Me

Kid Cudi’s new song “No One Believes Me,” was produced by Dot Da Genius. The tune will also be featured in the upcoming remake of the 1985 horror-comedy film Fright Night, but until now the song had been under wraps. Not only did Cudi release that song today, he also let loose the Craig Gillespie-directed music video for it.

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Colombian Tigrillo Cat Found in Medellin, Colombia

A domes­tic cat nurses a baby mar­gay (Leop­ar­dus Wiedii) in a pet shel­ter. The baby mar­gay, locally known as tigrillo, was found in the sub­urbs and taken to the shel­ter were it could be fed by the sur­ro­gate mother until it is released back to the wild. A vet holds a Colom­bian Tigrillo or Mar­gay (Leop­ar­dus wiedii), about nine days old, found in a rural area south of Medellin and taken to the Ani­mal Wel­fare Foun­da­tion, in Medellin, Colom­bia.

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Marvel Minimalist Posters

These cool Marvel minimalist posters designed by Marko Manev are available to be purchsed at Society6.

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Announcement

For those who have been diehard gamers for a long time will know the origin of how Counter-Strike began as a modification from the Valve title Half-Life and from there grew into a game of its own. I love first person style games on PS3 but have never played Counter-Strike so I’m looking forward to testing second edition  due for release early 2012Expect to see it on all gaming platforms – PC, Mac, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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Banksy’s: The Antics Roadshow TV Special

The Antics Roadshow from French Kiss on Vimeo.

Attention all artists, appreciators of art and general renegades. This is a great watch!

For our readers who aren’t located in the UK, you probably haven’t seen Banksy’s one hour TV special, The Antics Roadshow, which aired on Channel 4 over the weekend. Titled as a pun on theAntiques Roadshow, a long-running British television show, Banksy explores the “history of behaving badly in public, from anarchists and activists to attention seeking eccentrics” including many interviews and re-enactments with the actual protagonists.

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JAM HOME MADE SKULL PRAYER BEADS Bracelet

Bracelets are a dime a dozen these days, but this one by Jam Home Made caught my eye because of the blue beads used. A great accessory available now for $273 USD through JAM HOME MADE.

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Beers, beats and burgers at South Bay Beach Club HK

When summer time rolls around in Hong Kong the city can become quite a steamy dumpling. So there’s nothing better than getting a crew together on a Sunday afternoon and heading to the other side of the HK island to a little spot called South Bay Beach Club. It’s a cool little rooftop cafe/bar where Steve spins some nice cruisy summer beats, the BBQ’s fired up and plenty of cold beers and jugs of mojitos. The scenery is amazing looking out to sea with the beach full of people soaking up the western sun and a fan of boats off the beach. There’s no better way to recover from the night out before or just relax before the start of another busy week.

Photos by Martin Hill

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Mick Boogie: Excursions-Rarities and Remixes of A Tribe Called Quest

A Tribe Called Quest is one of my favorite groups of all time… in any genre of music. After seeing Michael Rapaport’s amazing documentary on the group, I felt inspired to put together a mix and this is the end result. This is NOT a greatest hits mix. This mix is for the true Tribe fans only… the die-hards who know every lyric and remember every interlude. I thought it would be cool to basically create the “lost” Tribe album… with all the rare songs, demos, limited-edition remixes, and collaborations you may have missed over the years. I hope when you enjoy this as much as I do, and hear some things you have never heard before. Special thank you toUNDRCRWN for the amazing artwork. Long live A Tribe Called Quest!

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Wallpaper* + Reebok + A-Cero

A-Cero are by far one of the most talented international architectural firms around. So it’s not surprising that when Wallpaper* Magazine asked the firm to create a design that was inspired by the new Reebok ZigTech running shoe. Here’s a behind the scenes video of their creation.

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A day in the life of DJ Mick Boogie…

Mick Boogie is one of my favourite DJs and always does killer mixtapes. Read his story of how he and fellow DJ Jus Ske had the privilege to spin at the top secret after party for Jay-Z and Kanye’s new album ‘Watch The Throne’ –

Sometimes life as a deejay is amazing.  Sometimes life as a deejay is repetitive and monotonous, like any career.  Last night fell into the first category.  I got a call from my 4AM homie Jus Ske like “stop what you are doing and meet me at The Darby.”  I finished up what I was working on and headed over there… and what a night.

We ended up deejaying the top-secret afterparty for Jay-Z and Kanye’s exclusive “Watch The Throne” VIP listening event and it was amazing.  A who’s who of pop culture in 2011 was in this room… Jay, Kanye, Nas, A-Trak, Khaled, 88-Keys and more.  And everyone was partying to the soundtrack we provided.  The best thing about playing for a room of music insiders is you can just play from the heart, and not worry about throwing in silly top-40 girl anthems.  And that’s exactly what we did.

Jus started off with a great set of Jay-Z rarities and Jay/Nas collabos (“Success!”) and Jay was sitting in the corner bobbing his head, rapping with all the songs.  The highlight for me was when he played Biggie’s “Realms Of Junior Mafia” and Jay went nuts.

Then it was my turn… as I got on, Kanye jumped up on a couch and took control of the room so I intro’d with “Dark Fantasy” and so we began.  After running thru my favorite Kanye hits and album tracks… (my favorite: “Thru The Wire” – his favorite: “Can’t Tell Me Nothing”) it was time for the big moment: “Otis.”  I swear, we must have stopped and restarted that song about 5 times and Jay and Kanye enjoyed the crowd mouthing every word to their new classic.

After that, I was able to dig a little deeper, playing some remixes from my Viva La Hova project, some old Kanye/Jay blends I had in the stash (Jay’s face when I mixed “Heart Of The City” over “We Major” was priceless), and even some live Jay-Z “Unplugged” audio.

The personal highlight for me was when I played “Big Brother” and Kanye basically rapped the entire thing with Jay right there.  Seemed like a perfect way to end a night celebrating a momentous album from the two most talented people in hip-hop right now. All in all, an amazing night.

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Conference of cool

Rolling Stones + Bob Dylan.

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Speedboat Concept for Bugatti Veyron

Designer Ben Walsh created this super stylish speedboat concept, inspired by the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport. The boat features a single 1000-horsepower engine and a quad turbo W16. Love the colour way.

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Street Fighter Artwork

Street Fighter is still one of my all time favourite games. The evolution of each new edition from the graphics, speed and characters made it always draw a crowd of players and spectators in the gaming arcades and one Nintendo. Here’s a few illustrations by various artists of some of the original and latest characters. Sagat was my favourite player.

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Arthur C Clarke predicting the future in 1964

Mr Clarke is amazingly on point for his predictions of the future of what life will be like in the year 2000. This clip is from 1964 BBC Horizon programme.

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