Trevor Jackson, who we’ve posted on before, has a profile on the ongoing series with Vice and Intel called The Creators Project. The video gives you a look into Jackson’s life as a designer, musician, and label owner. It also covers Jackson’s recent switch from living in a house with thousands or records and other [...]
I came across Danny Clinch‘s photographs after googling the director of the Absolute Jay-Z film from the post above. With a serious archive of music photography, his dark and gritty images really drew me in. With lots of deep colors and dim light, his photos feel like they have years of wisdom embedded in them, [...]
I don’t know much about John Mayer or his music, but I do know he’s got a pretty rad Tumblr page going, where he has been posting some of his own photos and videos. Out of the thing’s I do know, one of them is that he’s into photography and is actually a pretty decent [...]
A Nice Set is a touring exhibition of DJ slipmats that were given to 33 artists to do their thing on. The show has been touring all over the world and is making a big stop in New York tonight (May 4th) at Reed Space. In addition to all the art, on of Defgrip’s favorite [...]
Sad news today, iconic music photographer Jim Marshall passed away at the age of 74. If you don’t know Marshall’s name, I’m sure you know his photos. It’s pretty crazy because I just posted a photo of Marshall on the site yesterday in the Behind Photography post… “Mr. Marshall was as well known for the [...]
Definitely not the best way to enjoy your records, but a pretty dope concept and a fun little project. Thanks to Ian Weed for the link!
Kids and mixtapes. How many times would you record your favorite songs off the radio on to tape. I definitely have stacks and stacks of tapes that are probably still at my parents house in a box somewhere…
After three amazing weeks in Brooklyn, I’m back in Vancouver with a million things to catch up on! The sun is shining and things are good on the west coast. Good music is always key for a productive work day, so if you are like me and need to get your ass in gear, check [...]
Peter Schilling – Major Tom Poison – Ride The Wind Snapcase – Energy Dome Jimi Hendrix – Crosstown Traffic The Sounds – Reggie Chamillionaire – Ridin Dirty Billy Idol – Sweet Sixteen The Cure – End of the World (live) Young Buck Feat T.I., Ludacris – Stomp remix Motley Crue – Girls, Girls, Girls Thanks [...]
Cloud Nothings is a band from Cleveland Ohio to watch. Someone should use their songs in a bmx video. Here have two songs to try: Hey Cool Kid or Real Thing.
Art Vinyl has posted a list of the 50 top album covers of 2009 and you can vote for your top three for the year. Check out all 50 nominations and keep reading for a few of my favorites. What are some of your favorites? Let us know in the comments!
Charlotte Gainsbourg has done a lot of notable things in the 25 years since she performed this controversial hit song with her dad; my most recent favorite being the song “Heaven Can Wait” with Beck, and its incredible video directed by Keith Schofield. Click here for the Director’s Cut and an explanation which points out [...]
The final product of the ‘Because I Grind’ series that we got to preview in Vegas is online in its entirety! Because I Grind was a tour that Gatorade and Nigel Sylvester put together where Nigel traveled around with a few of his friends stopping in Atlanta, Miami, Oceanside and Las Vegas to ride and [...]
While listening to Madlib Shades of Blue album last night, an album where he remixes the Blue Note catalog, Francis Woff’s photos popped into my head. Francis Wolff’s child hood friend Alfred Lion was one of the co-founders of Blue Note Reords and shortly after moving to the United States from Germany in 1939, Francis [...]
I just picked up the new issue of Wallpaper today that features two guest editors; Philippe Starck and Karl Lagerfeld. Each editor was given 27 pages to do what the like. On the very last page of Philippe Starck’s section is a promotion for a soundtrack composed and mixed by Soundwalk. What’s unique about this [...]
There is a great video documenting the process of creating the cover art for Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 album. I think the art it self is pretty cool and I love all the work that Dan Tobin Smith, the artist that created the Blueprint 3 cover does, but I really feel like this cover doesn’t make [...]
I just had one of my internet freak out sessions, where I spend way to much time on a site going nuts over whatever it is I’m freaking out on. Tonight it was La Blogotheques’s Take Away Shows. Some how the guys at La Blogotheque convince a band to play a few songs in a [...]
I’m always looking for music to work/ride to and my friend James just finished this great mix. Download it here. Tracklist below…
Angela Boatwright has updated her website with some incredible photos. I remember seeing her stuff for the first time in old issues of Mass Appeal and I’ve always loved her work. The new site has a good mix of new and old photos and I grabbed a few of my favorite shots to check out [...]
Maicol Chavez, who’s done some stuff with Defgrip in the past, like putting together an amazing Autophoto, has been DJing with his friend Chris Mekdara, under the name Cru Joness and they put a rad mix together for Defgrip. Download and check out all the info after the jump!
