Orisue Spring 2008

Orisue has been putting out fresh stuff since 2005, and with their Spring 2008 line they have turned it up a notch. Admittedly I am still not super-fond of some of their tee designs, but their new lookbook features great new styles of hoodies, denim and a select amount of cool tees. Orisue's hoodies feature custom cuts and innovative use of materials, like the Mariner with its knit hood and pockets. The colorways of this season's denim has some unique selections like the Stack (tan) and Mint. My personal favorite piece of the line has to be the new Necalli zip hoodie with its button pockets and the clean "kelp" color. There are a million and one tee shirt lines out there, but with new pieces like this Orisue is seperating themselves from the rest.

Orisue's online store appears to be down, but you can find much of their new line at 80's Purple or Karmaloop.

Remix Rush :: Go Back

Along with anyone else who loves hard-hitting Electro bangers, I have had my eye on Atlanta's Le Castle Vania for quite some time. Since his remix of Snowden's Black Eyes, Le Castle Vania has released good track after good track. His latest being a remix of GRUM's heavy hitting Go Back. GRUM has also quickly become one of my favorite Electro producers, and I couldn't think of anyone better to get their hands on this one to remix. Le Castle Vania is also 50% of DJ/producer duo Lies in Disguise who have been missing for a bit from the "blogosphere", I am looking forward to new tracks coming from that project as well.

MP3 :: GRUM - Go Back (Le Castle Vania Remix)

Baggu Shopping Bags

More often than not the key to good product design is simplicity, with a bit of edge applied in moderation. As is the case with Baggu. These reusable shopping bags were designed to replace the paper and plastic bags you use at the grocery store. Unlike many other bags I have seen with the same idea in mind these bags are actually stylish and their colorways are awesome. Baggu bags are made from a durable rip-stop nylon and come with a handy little stuff pouch so you can keep it in your purse or man-bag. The best part about Baggu (besides doing your part to help save the environment) is the cost. One bag is $8, 3-packs are $22 and a 6-pack is only $38!

[via: Cool Hunting]

Junior Lucky Bastard 2008

I am one of the lucky ones who's job doesn't suck, that doesn't mean I wouldn't like to travel to exotic places doing all kinds of cool things, partying and meeting lots of cool people all on someone else's dime. That is exactly what the winner of 55 DSL's Junior Lucky Bastard Contest will be doing. So if your job does in fact suck, or even if it doesn't and you want to try your hand at being the next Junior Lucky Bastard, you should check it out. Applications are submitted by making your most creative video about how you deal with your every day life. Your video must be 1:55 min in length and must be submitted by June 1st 2008. Flex those creative muscles and see if you have what it takes to be the next Junior Lucky Bastard.

Subtle - ExitingARM

ExitingARM is the new album out
by the Oakland sextet Subtle. The album is said to be the third installment in trilogy of albums, the first two being A New White (2004) and For Hero : For Fool (2006). ExitingARM is the perfect finale to wrap up the trilogy, and probably the best out of the three. The group prides themselves in being hard to classify and completely genreless, and rightfully so. This album consists of many layers of various instruments combining elements of rock, electronic and jazz among others. This will be one of the best albums to drop this summer, I highly recommend checking it out.

MP3 :: Subtle - Sick Soft Perfection

Dropbox

Dropbox is a new online service making it possible to easily and seamlessly sync and access your important files over multiple computers. After installing Dropbox the application creates a designated folder on your hard drive, simply drag and drop files into this folder and they are synced with your online account. Installing the application on multiple computers works the same way, except those files are now synced with all computers on your account as well as your online account. This is a great way to make sure you always have current working files if you are on-the-go or away from your computer and the ease-of-use is unmatched by any other option I have tried. Not only does Dropbox sync and backup your files, but you can also create public folders to invite others to collaborate and share files with. At the moment Dropbox is still in beta and only offers 2GB of storage. I am really hoping they offer pay plans with more storage which I am guessing is likely. The service is available for both Mac and PC and works fine over cross platform networks.

Remix Rush :: Between the Rent

Every remix of a Snowden song that has been released has been a good one. The latest rework of Between the Rent, by Wisconsin's party starters The Glamour, has been added to the ranks of quality Snowden remixes. There is something about the wailing voice of Snowden's Jordan Jeffares that welcomes any good dance beat. In this case The Glamour has done a great job with distorted, echoey blips married with stuttered vocals to create a perfect dance floor mover.

MP3 :: Snowden - Between the Rent (The Glamour Remix)

Creative Recreation Summer Line

Creative Recreation make shoes unlike any other. They pride themselves in designing shoes that are difficult to categorize. The Orange County based company makes shoes that are neither athletic, dress or street footwear, but a hybrid of influences samples from many categories. I really like the materials, unique design and especially the colorways of the new summer line. The line has great designs for both men and women, as well as designs varying from casual to more semi-formal. Available at Balance Lifestyles, SportieLA and Zappos.

Anticipated Album Releases

:: The Presets - Apocalypto
Available on iTunes now, actual CD release May, 15
:: The Black Ghosts - The Black Ghosts
July, 8th
:: Apparat - Things to be Frickled: Parts and Remixes
Amazon, April, 15th
:: Para One - Water Lilies
May, 20th
:: Air - Air
Amazon, May, 20th
:: Ladytron - Velocifero
Amazon June, 3rd

TRKFLD

"We Make Bags." it's as simple as that to TRKFLD, who do much more than just that in my eyes. TRKFL (Pronounced Track + Field, as far as I can tell) makes a wide variety of colorful and unique backpacks, handbags, messenger bags and more. All of their products are made from Sunbrella® brand fabric which is a high quality acrylic designed to be fade resistant, water repellent, breathable and best of all super vibrant. Unfortunately it does not look like they have and online store at this point, but check their store list and see if there is a retailer near you.