Cool Hunting
| 22 June 2005view entries from: this week | this month | view previous day | view next day |
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
by Ami Kealoha
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is the five-piece Brooklyn band making internet waves with their 80s-tinged indie pop. Synth melodies, warm basslines, and tight backbeats are a perfect foundation for lead singer Alec Ounsworth's David Byrne-esque lilt. Plus their self-released album is making the term "independent" meaningful again. Thanks to Teva for the heads-up on the dreamy new eponymous album available from Insound.
You can read a full review on Pitchfork.
DLO Flip Clip
by Parker Hutchinson
DLO's Flip Clip is by far the most useful accessory we've seen for the iPod Shuffle. With all due respect to the pint-sized player, it's always looked a tad silly when worn as a pendant necklace. The Flip Clip provides a worthy alternative; true to its name, it clips to your shirt, belt, pants or bag, and provides easy access to flip the Shuffle's rear control switch. The device also protects the USB connector from damage and ensures the headphones jack is always heads-up for convenient listening. It's available for $19.99 from DLO Direct alongside a slew of other Apple accessories.
Blow Job Puzzle Card
by Ami Kealoha
I recently tried to track down a copy of Warhol's notorious 1964 film Blow Job to no avail. The 41-minute black and white film of a man's face ingeniously embodies whatever clever joke it is that Warhol seems to always be smirking about in photos. Second best to owning a copy is definitely this puzzle card that takes a still of the famed cigarette punchline ending and combines it with snail mail charm and an entertaining format. My card (a surprise gift - thanks Brian!) also comes with a sticker that certifies "John Waters Approved," a bonus that I'm guessing has something to do with the current exhibit, John Waters Curates Andy's Porn, currently up at the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA. I'm also willing to bet that you can see the film in its entirety at the show, which I can attest, contrary to most assumptions, is totally worth it.
The card is available from the Warhol Museum's store, along with an equally appealing 500-piece jigsaw puzzle that features four stills from Blow Job.
Spellcaster
by Parker Hutchinson
Spell With Flickr, a fun tool from the script-savvy Kastner, allows you to piece together words in classic ransom-note style without the hassle of scissors and paste. The code scours the Flickr archives for photographs tagged as letters and then randomly reconstructs your desired text as a mixed-up montage.
