Weird worlds collide in The Octopus Project’s “Sharpteeth”
In the new video from “indie-tronica” outfit The Octopus Project, its members meet their Bizarro selves — some sort of Southwestern feather-faces.
El-P & Killer Mike strike back, Talib Kweli with Pretty Lights, Owen goes electric
Run the Jewels: s/t
Pretty Lights: A Color Map of the Sun
Owen: L’Ami du Peuple
Bike bonanza: The best of Mods vs. Rockers 2013 in photos
The 9th annual Mods vs. Rockers Vintage Motorcycle & Scooter Rally took place in Chicago this June, moving to the historic Aragon Ballroom to accommodate its growing popularity. Courtesy of Good Spark Garage, here’s an extensive photo recap of the festivities.
Watch David Lynch’s new NIN video (epileptics, be warned)
Though it’s not an Earth-shattering collaboration, David Lynch’s new Nine Inch Nails video is very…well, Lynchian…with high-contrast stills, flashing red squares, and frenetic, blurred-vision closeups of Trent Reznor’s beloved face.
Quit the carabiner: Open locks and bottles with industrial style
In need of a key ring and bottle opener but are over the played-out carabiner-as-a-keychain? Machine Era Co. has you covered.
Watercolor composing: Valgeir Sigurðsson’s “Between Monuments” video
Watercolors and sketches belie the wreckage in this video from Valgeir Sigurðsson’s Architecture of Loss.
5 video games that break the fourth wall
Video-game designers love to incorporate new and unique ways to beat their games. Here are a few of our favorite moments that break the fourth wall between user and game.
BadMotorBidder: Own Chris Cornell’s custom Harley Davidson FXR
Chris Cornell is selling his custom Harley to benefit the Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation for vulnerable children.
Cult icons Goblin to tour USA with Secret Chiefs 3, play Housecore Horror
Horror-score fans, your long wait is finally coming to an end. For the first time ever, Italian prog icons Goblin (Suspiria, Dawn of the Dead) are touring North America this October. Even better? They’re joined by the genre-defying Secret Chiefs 3.
Asteroids on electronica: Adult Swim’s Soundodger game
Soundodger is a new game from Adult Swim that is guaranteed to steal your productivity while calming your frazzled nerves.
Bliss and paranoia: Lilacs & Champagne’s AV samples in a weird VHS trip
Lilacs & Champagne, the production moniker of Grails’ Alex Hall and Emil Amos, creates music that sounds like the constant battle between bliss and paranoia in the span of an acid trip.
Forget the bottle, grab the barrel: The Old Forester experience
There are many things one can have on his or her bucket list. If one of them is owning your own personal barrel of bourbon, then Old Forester has you covered.