So you think Daft Punk are a bunch of geniuses who wrote a whole bunch of killer songs just by dreaming them up in some French mansion whilst sleeping with beautiful women and wearing fancy helmets? You’re only half right. Check out this website to see just where all these fancy schmancy house and hip hop producers have been stealing their material from for all this time. Who knew Beats International’s Dub Be Good To Me sampled Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time In The West? Hmmm.

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Daft Punk (unmasked!) play their first ever NA gig at a rave called Even Furthur. This under-appreciated relic is abundant with dynamic sonic maneuvers, particularly the absolutely life-affirming 303 drop about 3 and half minutes in. The first time I witnessed that moment, I could feel something change inside me. This is a very important video.

So, students of pop culture, what do Emile Hirsch, Daft Punk, semi-naked men and furious crotch-thrusting have in common? The components of a lovely evening? Good answer, but I was looking for the new video for Daft Punk’s Alive. It is Hirsch’s directorial debut, and if this is just a taster, I like the cut of this kid’s jib.

This is two years old now but it will still totally blow your mind. And with Obama yesterday announcing the commencement of his 2012 Presidential run, it’s scintillatingly relevant again. Be dazzled at the work of toy artists Dalek, Bill McMullen and Kubrick.

If You haven’t heard, the new album — Nothing by N*E*R*D — has finally hit the shelves after numerous delays. The second single off the album is Hypnotize U, which has been produced by Daft Punk. In the video for the single, Pharrell has several women living in his home under hypnosis.

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Step aside Grandmaster Flash, DJ Disco Chrisco is about to take over with the latest gadget soon to hit stores, DJ Hero. With the artists involved in the new Guitar Hero spin off ranging from French electro masters Daft Punk to Jay-Z, N.E.R.D., Foo Fighters, and the Beastie Boys, DJ Hero will be taking over your next party. Released towards the end of October, it’s a must have. Already

While we’re on a Daft Punk trip, Interstella 5555 is a feature-length Japanese animated movie made to accompany the soundtrack of their 1993 album, Discovery. Each track from the album was animated under the supervision of Leiji Matsumoto as an episode in the story of the ‘abduction and rescue of an interstellar pop band’.