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  • Just Blaze: The Story of a Hacker Turned Hip Hop Producer. (Music, Technology)

    Justin Smith AKA Just Blaze started out his hacking career by splicing battery packs into his mother’s cordless phone, then moved onto creating Notorious BIG “Who Shot Ya?” ring tones for Motorola pagers back in the day. Now he’s a big time hip hop player, having produced some of the most notable albums for people…

  • Bondax: Giving It All is Available on Itunes Soon.(Music Review)

    The insanely talented Bondax; comprised of 2 teenage producers hailing from Lancaster in the UK have been blowing up huge as of late. This totally makes sense as everything they churn out seems to be laced with pure genius. If you were waiting to scoop up some Bondax for yourself (and you totally should), you…

  • House Runs Thru Me: A Love Letter to Chicago’s Original House Roots. (Music History)

    This one just turned up in my inbox over the long weekend while away on holiday. There’s something so sincere about this track; it’s an homage to Chicago and the originators of house music, where it all started, around 25 years ago. The shaky, handheld images of the city are a reminder that raw, sometimes…

  • Photogenic Alchemy: Michael Cetta Drops Some Science on his Shots. (Photography)

    Just came across an article on Wired profiling the innovative work of nyc based photographer Michael Cetta. After beginning his career as a re-toucher, he soon became obsessed with the quest for perfection before realizing the inevitable; perfection is boring. This led Cetta to begin experimenting with his films by introducing them to a variety…