Exclusive stream: Shining’s One One One w/ commentary
Destined to be one of the best albums of 2013, Shining’s One One One picks up where Blackjazz left off — as a refinement of the band’s frenzied, progressive, jazz-infused avant-metal.
Instagram + Polaroid = Socialmatic
The Instagram Socialmatic camera is coming, combining the Polaroid craze of years past with our modern fondness for over-sharing.
Amplify your iPhone with a wooden dock
Koostik combines the natural world’s aesthetics with a scientists understanding of acoustics for beautiful, handmade iPhone amplifiers.
WTF? Friday: 14-year-old Tina shreds Van Halen’s “Eruption”
Tina S. is good at guitar. Really good. Seriously, just stop reading this and watch the video.
Label alert: Prefuse 73 launches Yellow Year with photog friend
Cutting-edge electronic artist Guillermo Scott Herren (a.k.a. Prefuse 73) has announced a collaborative new record label, named Yellow Year, with photographer Angel Ceballos, a similarly prolific man with a lens.
4 albums to stream (Integrity, Deafheaven & more)
Need a dose of new tunes? Click onward to hear four excellent upcoming albums.
One box, all sound: The new wireless Geneva Model S sound system
Don’t clutter up your space with lots of stereo equipment. Check out the Geneva Model S Wireless instead.
Vans Prison-Issue LX: The best-looking shoes with holes you’ll ever own
New for this summer is Vans Vault’s Prison-Issue LX “Perf” Pack, which takes the classic stubby shape and Velcro straps of the standard Vans Prison-Issue #23 and decks it in unbelievably soft-looking perforated leather.
Chicago Alternative Comics Expo: Breathing new life into an old form
Comics are great, but they haven’t been just superheroes and villains in quite some time. If you’re around the Windy City, check out the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo on June 15 and 16 at the Center on Halsted.
Jewish prog rock and sonic vertigo: Stream Les Rhinocéros’ new album
Stream the indescribable new album from Les Rhinocéros here, but be warned: you might leave with sonic vertigo and the sudden urge to score a film.
Questlove opens chicken-and-dumplings food stand in NYC
Roots member and Late Night bandleader Questlove has opened a chicken-and-dumplings food stand in NYC’s Chelsea Market.
Best Albums: A space-surf return, heavy-ass hip hop, and murder balladry
Man or Astro-Man?: Defcon 5…4…3…2…1…
NK: Nothing to Be Gained Here
Les Rhinocéros: II
Scout Niblett: It’s Up to Emma
The National: Trouble Will Find Me