Category Archives: Arts & Culture

Extra Incentive

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I’m not quite sure which artist or album release set the wheels in motion on this–maybe it was the blogosphere that set the stage and created the initial demand–but whatever the case, unveiling (or in some cases, leaking) album cover art online has become a standard routine for many artists in the months leading up [...]

 

That One

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And here you have it:

[H/T: Allan Cole]

 

Pick a Color, Any Color

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I think I’ve thrown every color combination imaginable at the Multicolr Search Lab– a tool that allows users to find photos on Flickr, not by keywords, but according to the colors contained within them–and I haven’t managed to stump the damn thing yet.
Check out the results I got when I ran a search [...]

 

Wait, They’re Remaking ‘The Last Dragon’?

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Either I was somewhere asleep far beyond the reaches of the echo chamber when this announcement first came. Or this is, in fact, the first time any of us are hearing the news, thanks in part to Samuel L. Jackson signing on to play the role of The Baddest Mofo Lowdown Around This Town–Sho’ [...]

 

‘Paper Trail’ Revisited: No Vector, All Paper

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After I spotted preview images of TI’s Paper Trail album cover a couple months ago on the web, I immediately put it down in my book as one of the best hip-hop album covers of the year. In fact, with a little over 2 months left in ‘08, and still without any contenders in [...]

 

Cover Art Dopeness: T.I.’s Paper Trail

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As I’ve mentioned here numerous times before, I’m a sucker for great album cover art. So of course I had to post this:

It’s the cover of T.I.’s upcoming album, Paper Trail, and in my humble opionion, it just might be one of the best album covers that I’ve seen from a hip hop artist [...]

 

Stones Throw: So Fresh, So Clean

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I was aimlessly roaming about the web earlier today when, whadda you know, I stumbled across the freshly redesigned website of one of my favorite hip hop record labels in the game, Stones Throw Records. They’ve implemented a new three column layout as well as an online store, and I must say, things looks [...]

 

Air ?uesto’s

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Looks like the hardest working man in hip-hop show business is about to make a splash in the sneaker world. This morning on his blog, The Roots’ ?uestlove proudly unveiled his upcoming Nike signature shoe, the Air ?uesto 1. After a year in the making, the kicks will be available in select stores [...]

 

If Kanye Really Does Use a Ghost Blogger…

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Then said ghost blogger is doing a pretty half assed job over on Kanye Universecity. That’s my short response to this whole situation.
If Kanye really is doing all the blogging himself, then he should definitely be commended on his efforts. The guy is an international celebrity, with a demanding schedule, and [...]

 

Mag Publishing for Cheap

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MagCloud:
MagCloud enables you to publish your own magazines. All you have to do is upload a PDF and we’ll take care of the rest: printing, mailing, subscription management, and more.
It costs you nothing to publish a magazine on MagCloud. To buy a magazine costs 20¢ per page, plus shipping. For example, a 20-page magazine [...]