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D.I.Y. America



I'm really loving this series from WK Entertainment titled D.I.Y. America. There are currently 11 episodes covering a wide range of skateboarders, musicians and street artists. The message of this series seems to be that these are just regular folks who took it upon themselves to do great things. I've embedded three episodes and you can see the rest here.…

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Added by Kevin on April 21, 2010 at 2:20pm — No Comments

Windmills In Malawi

William and the Windmill from Randy Risling on Vimeo.

This is a really inspiring story about how one man was able to construct windmills out of scrap metal and change the lives of his family and several… Continue

Added by Kevin on April 20, 2010 at 3:01am — 2 Comments

Blue Note In Motion

Hi-Fi from bante on Vimeo.

I've talked before about my love of the legendary Jazz labels album covers. Well this amazing video brings some of those album covers to… Continue

Added by Kevin on April 13, 2010 at 12:29am — No Comments

If Pink Floyd Were In A Video Game



It's Easter Sunday and there is not a whole lot going on so why not . A guy named Brad Smith has covered Pink Floyd's classic album Dark Side Of the Moon in 8-Bit. You can download the whole album… Continue

Added by Kevin on April 4, 2010 at 3:06pm — 2 Comments

A Love Letter For You by Steve "ESPO" Powers

A Love Letter For You from Megawords Magazine on Vimeo.

Steve Powers is undoubtably a graffiti legend at this point. His "A Love Letter To You" is a 50 wall 20 block project in his home town of Philadelphia. Quite frankly every city in America should have an art project like… Continue

Added by Kevin on April 2, 2010 at 4:22pm — 5 Comments

Amazing Insect Photos



I'm really blown away by these close up photos of insects covered in morning dew. Amateur photographer Miroslaw Swietek travels into the forest in the middle of the night and finds the bugs using a torch and sets up his camera and flash right next to them. Mr. Swietek has only taken up photography two and half years ago. Found at…

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Added by Kevin on March 30, 2010 at 2:30pm — 6 Comments

Banksy's Exit Through The Gift Shop

Looks like the film will be coming to a theater near you (if you live in New York, Los Angles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Philly or Atlanta). For the rest of us we have this official film poster to look at.

Added by Kevin on March 29, 2010 at 2:21pm — 1 Comment

Project London (Movie Trailer)

Project London: Multiply Teaser from Phil McCoy on Vimeo.



The description of how this film was made really caught my interest:



Project London is an independent, no-budget, feature-length, live action movie with vivid, intense, and marrow-vibrating visual effects and animations created with the open source software Blender (and other… Continue

Added by Kevin on March 29, 2010 at 1:32pm — 2 Comments

Beck's Record Club

Record Club: INXS "Guns In The Sky" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

Lately I have been geeking out to Beck's Record Club project on his website. The premise is that Beck gets together with fellow musicians to record a cover version of an album in one day. Previous collaborators have included Feist,… Continue

Added by Kevin on March 26, 2010 at 3:32pm — No Comments

Amazing Mountain Bike Track



This video makes me want to dig my bike out of the shed this weekend. The footage is from the film Kranked… Continue

Added by Kevin on March 26, 2010 at 1:43am — 3 Comments

Uganda Skateboard Union (Trailer)

U.S.U. trailer '10 from Yann Gross on Vimeo.

A while back I posted about the Uganda Skateboard Union and how they are bringing skateboarding to the kids of this war torn nation. Like skateboarders everywhere they want to catch their best tricks on film so we have this video… Continue

Added by Kevin on March 24, 2010 at 3:05pm — 2 Comments

The Vancouver Transit Ad Re-Appropriation Project



Artist Jerm IX and Vegas are freeing up some advertising space to display some of their own work for unsuspecting commuters. Not only that they have put out an open call for you to submit your own work for display.…

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Added by Kevin on March 23, 2010 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Great Graffiti Piece by Nick Walker

This piece from the streets of Paris is titled "Coran Can" and is in response to French president Sarkozy's plan to ban the Burkha.

Added by Kevin on March 21, 2010 at 6:03am — 2 Comments

The Lonely Island Ft. Julian Casablancas "BoomBox"



This video by Saturday Night Live's Andy Samberg's music group the Lonely Island made my Monday morning a little better. The song features The Stokes Julian Casablancas on the chorus. Now if only everyone will start wearing finger… Continue

Added by Kevin on March 15, 2010 at 9:46am — 3 Comments

Lost 365 Project (6 Pics)



The Lost 365 Project is artist Jared Stumpenhorst's goal to create art based on his favorite television show every day for a year. On his blog Stumpenhorst says "It is just a small tribute to what I consider to be the best show to ever be on television. Hopefully a few people might enjoy following along on my journey!!" I really enjoy trying to figure out what scene or episode each of his pieces…

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Added by Kevin on March 11, 2010 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment

The Look And Style Of Music (9 Pics)



As we slip further and further into the digital age one thing that is being lost is the look of the bands you love. Albums from Pink Floyd to Britney Spears, from Johnny Cash to Slayer all had a style and feel that went along with the music. When I was a kid I would put on a CD and pull out the liner notes and read all the lyrics and check out the 'thanks' list to discover what other bands they were into. Thankfully there are people like…

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Added by Kevin on March 6, 2010 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

The World's Greatest (Oldest?) DJ Ruth Flowers



This British Granny has been dropping the beat in some of Frances hippest night spots. At 69 DJ Mamy Rock may be the world's oldest party DJ but she looks like she is having a hell of a good time so good for… Continue

Added by Kevin on March 5, 2010 at 4:04pm — 3 Comments

The Album Art Of Reid Miles (9 Pictures)

Although we tend to focus on the latest and greatest in street art, photography and design I think sometimes it's good to take a look back at some of the people that laid the groundwork for amazing design. One of my personal favorites is Blue Note records in house designer Reid Davis. In 1956 the label hired Reid who gave them a look to go along with the cool jazz sounds they were known for. During his time at the label he created hundreds of album… Continue

Added by Kevin on March 3, 2010 at 3:33pm — 5 Comments

I Put A Spell On You (a benefit song for Haiti)



As we all know 'We Are The World 2' happened and although for a good cause musically it left a lot to be desired. In comes Shane MacGowan of the Pogues with this all star and awesome remake of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' 'I Put A Spell On You'. The song features Nick Cave, Mick Jones (The Clash), Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream), Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), Chrissie Hynde, Cait O’Riordon, Paloma Faith, Eliza Doolittle and Johnny Depp on guitar. Best of all, no… Continue

Added by Kevin on March 2, 2010 at 12:17am — 1 Comment

Inglourious Basterds Inspired Art Prints (7 Pics)



Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds was a badass movie that managed to do something new with the WWII movie genre. So it makes sense that it would inspire some awesome art by some of our favorite artists around here. Contributors include: David Choe, Alex Pardee, Jeremy Fish, Sam Flores and many more. The prints are available through…

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Added by Kevin on February 17, 2010 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

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