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Dark Night of the Soul

// May 28th, 2009 // No Comments » // Music

“It turns out Dark Night Of The Soul is an album and the songs were written by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, though the myriad singers featured on each track also had a big hand in composing and producing the work. The album was initially going to be packaged with a book of photos taken by David Lynch.”

—NPR

Because of a legal dispute with EMI, the music won’t be released with the photo book just yet. But you can stream the album here.

Make The Girl Dance – Baby Baby Baby

// May 15th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Music

I love the French.

Mos Def – Casa Bey

// May 14th, 2009 // No Comments » // Music

The story behind the beat has it that on a recent trip to South America, Mos linked up with well-known Brazilian rapper MV Bill, who gave him a tape with “Casa Forte” by BANDA BLACK RIO on it. Blown away by the song, Mos came home joined forces with DJ Preservation and Dante Smith to chop sample and beat is born. Great sample, great song, and the promise of a new Mos Def album. June 9th. Do it.

Peep the original sample by Banda Black Rio – Casa Forte after the jump…
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Mayer Hawthorne – Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out

// May 12th, 2009 // No Comments » // Music

This track was released on a red, heart-shaped 7-inch vinyl single by Stones Throw. I got mine today.

Directed by Henry DeMaio.

James Jarvis’ Onwards

// May 12th, 2009 // No Comments » // Art

Here’s something borowed that if you have not seen, is well worth the five minute screening. James Jarvis’ Onwards produced with the support of Nike is an animated escape into the world of running. A beautiful animation set to music by Canada’s 2008 Polaris Prize  winner Caribou.

Onwards from AKQA on Vimeo.

Scott Howard was Canadian.

// May 8th, 2009 // No Comments » // Sport

“There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese.” – Coach Finstock (1985)

Hybrid

// May 7th, 2009 // No Comments » // Art

“I use my work to investigate the ways that we create identities out of the products we consume.” ~ Walter Robinson

Word.

H&M x Designers Against Aids

// May 6th, 2009 // No Comments » // Issue

H&M and Designers Against Aids have recently released some shots from their lookbook for the upcoming Fasion Against Aids campaign for Summer 09. The collection features some fresh celebrity design collabos including T’s inspired by Katy Perry, Dita Von Teese, N.E.R.D, Estelle, among others. 25% of the sales price will be donated to youth HIV/AIDS awareness projects. The collection, in 100% organic cotton, for both guys and girls will go on sale in H&M’s youth DIVIDED department from May 28 2009.

Check out more starry eyed celebs in T’s after the jump…
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The Cool Kids x Don Cannon – Gone Fishing (Mixtape)

// May 5th, 2009 // No Comments » // Music

The Cool Kids and Don Cannon drop a new mixtape just in time for the rag tops to drop and for the  bass to go boom.

Download and Tracklist after the jump…
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Does he get paid overtime to do this?

// May 4th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Music

Ok, so the geeks at Google definitely know how to put an agenda together for casual fridays. Check this king of the flute live from Google Offices, London. Nathan ‘Flutebox’ Lee people rocking everything but those TPS reports.

RBST x MF DOOM x CUBECRAFT

// May 1st, 2009 // No Comments » // Art

Get your safety scissors out boys and girls, we’ve got a treat for you!!!

Designer/Artist Robeast joins creative forces with Stone’s Throw lyricist MF DOOM to bring you the dopest CubeCraft we’ve seen to date. Complete with removeable mask and all, and if that wasn’t enough RBST has been working on a Lord Quas version as well.

Click here to DOWNLOAD your very own template and get the gluing but remember kids, stay in the lines.