January 21, 2012 | New Design | by Mitch Crowle |
After researching and planning for a couple of years, my partner Claire and I bought a 1960 Heidelberg Windmill, had it reconditioned and started to learn the trade from our home studio in Thirroul, learning from eccentric retired printers with each step. Our first project was a wedding invitation set: a very fun (and at times frustrating) combination of patience and payoff. Read more
January 21, 2012 | New Music | 
by Mitch Crowle |
Heartfelt and sparse, the Rural Alberta Advantage draw you closer with each new track. They come across almost naked in their earnestness, but there’s something almost majestic in the way the songs are built: inventive drumming, quirky instrumentation and wistful singing from the trio combining powerfully over each album. Listen to Stamp [above] to hear them at their most forceful.
January 21, 2012 | Cool Websites | by Mitch Crowle |
So simple. So cool. Artists are commissioned to provide two-colour illustrations that are printed on a Vandercook press, sent out as letter-pressed greeting cards, then can be flipped and folded to produce a matted artwork print ready for framing. Making a great idea pure brilliance are the tasty illustrations in the first half a dozen.
January 21, 2012 | New Trends | by Mitch Crowle |
Unfortunately, I do not live in the state of Washington. But I don’t have to in order to enjoy this great idea from local distillers Woodinville Whiskey: a complete kit that will age their small batch whiskey in your own private barrel and ships worldwide. Hands up if you knew un-aged whiskey was clear?
Photographer Brandon Stanton has collected nearly 1,700 street portraits on the streets of New York City for his website Humans of New York in an effort to create a photographic census of the city. He eventually plans to collect 10,000 images. Read more
Wheeeeee! This game is so freaking fun! You move your cursor over each dot to make them split into four smaller dots ad infinitum.
The Hatton hotel epitomises Melbourne cool. Those who value design, location, and luxury will find The Hatton the perfect Melbourne base. Read more
If ever there was an opinion needed on the current Hip Hop scene, this is the one everyone should look to. More than likely, this homie is going to diss, if not one, then all of your favorite rappers and probably offend you. But I dare someone to say he is not speaking the truth. Plus, whose voice better to hear it in than that of Ghostface, Na’mean? I can read this blog for hours with a smile on my face.
Back in the ’90s, just as the gangsta rap phenomenon was winding down and hip-hop was fragmenting into its own subgenres, Prince Paul and RZA kicked off the short-lived horrorcore fad with their group Gravediggaz. At the time, the melding of dark, gothic themes with hardboiled rap seemed gimmicky and awkward, a strange extension of the early and awful attempts to bridge hip-hop and metal, but on closer listen, the now defunct supergroup was way more innovative than they were given credit for. Read more
I’m not a watch wearer, but if I was, then I’d be rocking the wickedly cool new range of Diesel timepieces. The Basel 2008 collection is a sparkling, futuristic, retrotastic anagram of style, character and precision — of the digital variety. My favorite? The 1980s-themed watch above, with its ‘silver metallic leather cuff’ and ‘reflective shine’. Read more
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Necklush’s multi-strand scarves, infinity necklaces, and show stopping cuffs are the ultimate fusion accessories. These hand-printed pieces are about as versatile as they come: scarf, necklace, bracelet wrap, all in one. Each unique accessory is a piece of art, coming straight at you from designers Troy and Stephano in Brooklyn. Necklush scarves and cuffs are currently a featured collection in the Lost At E Minor online store. Read more
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