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The Streets PSP Case Contest
by Ami Kealoha
Logitech offers a customizable PSP case, but if you're fresh out of your own ideas and you love The Streets, Cool Hunting's giving away a limited edition one that features The Streets logo pictured above. To win, go this "When You Wasn't Famous" video. We'll draw a winner at random next Thursday, 1 June 2006.
Also on Cool Hunting: The Streets: When You Wasn't Famous
Lost at E Minor x Jeremyville T-Shirt
by Ami Kealoha
Lost at E Minor, the fresh Australia-based art, music, and design newsletter by brothers Zolton and Zac Zavos who regularly contribute to Cool Hunting, has teamed up with Jeremyville to create this black and silver foil limited edition t-shirt that comes with 1" metal badges that you can use to customize your shirt. It's $35 from Jeremyville.
8-Bit v4: Mark Denardo
by m ss ng p eces
For our final 8 bit artist profile, Cool Hunting Video presents Mark Denardo, a musician that incorporates electronic sequences from both his Gameboy and PSP into deeply soulful and original folk songs. Referred to in a Wired Magazine article by Malcolm McLaren as the “...next step in the evolution of rock n’ roll.” Denardo renders cryptic lo-fi compositions that blend hypnotically with his calculated use of guitar, violin and piano. This profile focuses on Mark’s album ‘Doppleganger’ his unique musical style and his recent sound track work for the ‘Gamma Bros’ video game.
Howies Merino Wool Boxers
by Ted Cahill
Be ready for those extra hot summer days with these ultra-fine Merino wool Stones Boxer Shorts by Howies. Don't let the wool fool you—they're super-light weight and have an itch-free subtle rib construction that regulates temperature, resists odor build-up, and wipes away the moisture as they're worn. Available in cream or navy for £35 from Howies.
The International Chiptune Resistance Tour
by Ami Kealoha
In Japan currently, the International Chiptune Resistance Tour touches down stateside next week, bringing "lo-bit tactical specialists" Bit Shifter and Nullsleep to North America. The Nintendo-based music makers are rising fast and each stop on their tour features different visual and audio artists who are also worth checking out. San Franciscans get to experience a line-up that includes x|k using his Midines (hardware that enables MIDI control of the Nintendo) to create sights and sounds, Flight404's live rendered images for Bit Shifter's set, and Cameron Soren's digital collages. It all happens at San Francisco's latest arts and culture apex, Toothless Chandelier at Mighty, next Thursday, 1 June 2006 from 6-9pm.
Also on Cool Hunting Video: 8-Bit v1: Nullsleep, 8-Bit v2: noteNdo, and 8-Bit v3: Bit Shifter
Zero 7: The Garden
by Ami Kealoha
Zero 7, are back with their third full-length album, The Garden, and the harvest is a varied and bountiful soundscape.
Their latest offering is full of what you have come to expect from these gents: laidback deep-pocket backing tracks, warm analog tones, sweet vocal harmonies, and the guest lead vocals of longtime collaborator Sia Furler. But, lush horn arrangements, Swedish-Argentinean vocalist and guitarist José González, faster tempos, and most notably, a few songs that (dare I say) rock out a little, are brand-new directions for the pair.
The Garden is still recognizably Zero 7, but a more experimental, edgy, grown-up Zero 7. Dabbling in a wider array of stylistic influences, the group has graduated from being easily classifiable as acid jazz, trip-hop, or alt-soul. From the subtle new wave bounce of “You’re My Flame,” to the cinematic orchestral drama of “Your Place”, with echoes of everyone from Air (“Seeing Things”) to Simon and Garfunkel (“Left Behind”), The Garden is full of surprises. Though unexpected and ground-breaking, the well-crafted and musically-rich songs onThe Garden proves these two are musical greenthumbs.
Due out 6 June 2006, preorder from Amazon.
by DJ Scribe
Ineke Hans Bowls
by SummerSeventySix
If you're anything like me, eating breakfast doesn't stop you checking your email, answering your phone, and changing the T.V. channel all at the same time. These multi-task enabling soup/cereal bowls by Dutch designer Ineke Hans are ideal.
They come with a built-in handle and a spoon that hooks snugly on top, making it a bit easier to free up up one hand if you need to. The bowl also works very well for serving something like a salsa or dressing at the table.
They're made by Royal VKB and have caught the eye of others elsewhere, as they are set to receive a Red Dot Design Award at a ceremony next month. I stumbled across the bowls at one of London's Conran shops where a set of two cost me £24.95.
