Showing posts with label 80s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 80s. Show all posts

6/29/12

'Case of Base' retro boomboxes crafted from vintage suitcases


Today I came across these WICKED cool Case of Base hand-made portable sound systems.  They're upcycled from old vintage suitcases. Each one is custom designed in Portland, Oregon by brothers Ezra and Alex Cimino-Hurt. 


My personal favorite pictured above is the MuuRay model.  Powder blue case inset
with a sweet 12-inch woofer and LED backlighting. Yeah Boiiiii!!
I seriously need one of these for my shop.


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3/24/12

Groovin on a Sunday Afternoon: Weekend event guide for 3.25.12

(NYC) Lovers of pop culture will enjoy Brooklyn Museum's ‘Keith Haring: 1978-1982’ exhibit that runs thru July 8th. It focuses on the early works and career of the pop artist.  His namesake  foundation created the Keith Haring Tumblr page in conjunction with the exhibit that will feature a picture a day of scanned pages from the artists personal journals. {FREE} The Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Pkwy 

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(DFW) Check out the Texas Pinball Festival where the old school gamer can relive their childhood while basking in the glorious sight of vintage pinball machines, retro arcade games, and classic slot machines. Plus they're FREE to play!  Hourly prize drawings for pinball related memorabilia including the grand prize raffle: 'Transformers' Pinball Machine {$10 adult} Hilton DFW Lakes 1800 Hwy 26 Grapevine, TX

 (LA) Calling all cops and sweet tooths: For Your Art will host the 1st ever 'round the clock' donut pop-up shop this weekend off Wilshire Blvd.  As many know, LA is a mecca for 24hour donut joints. Some of the metro's best bakeries and diners will offer foodies their confectioned toroids from noon on the 24th till noon on the 25th in 2 hour stints (click to see the full schedule).  I of course HAVE to try the Apple Fritter by Inglewood's historical landmark Randy's, but Nickle Diner's Bacon Maple sounds just too good to pass up as well! The event coincides with LACMA's free screening of Christian Marclay's 24 hour film: The Clock {FREE} For Your Art 6020 Wilshire Blvd.

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Movin' down a crowded avenue
Doing anything we like to do
There's always lots of things that we can see
You can be anyone we like to be
All those happy people we could meet
Just groovin' on a Sunday afternoon
~The Rascals: Groovin'~

10/25/11

Damn, that's my (def) Jam! Rap & Hip-hop history in Hardback

Def Jam Celebrates their silver anniversary with a new book titled Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label. Covers a complete history of the legendary label with never seen before memorabilia, photos and interviews.  Wanna grab a copy? It retails at your local bookseller for $60 but if you don't mind a pre-owned copy, The best online deal around is at Alibris  for $31.75 ( a whopping 47% savings off of the cover price) Get an extra $2 off on top of that until 11/25 with discount code "thin"

10/6/11

Whaddyathink? 80s Hip Hop Lock gone couture

I'm all for statement jewelry but seriously?
Dont be shy - give it to me straight:
Whaddyathink of Anna's padlock necklace?


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