Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History, 1955 to the Present opens today at the Brooklyn Museum. One of the first major museum shows to give rock 'n' roll photogs their due, this is something we can't wait to check out.
So, once you stop hating your parents and think they're ruining your life, you start to realize 'Hey, my parents are actually kinda cool.' Then, later, it hits: That inevitable moment when it suddenly dawns on you that your parents were not only awesome, but probably cooler than you.
My So-Called Life is now available on Hulu. All 19 episodes. Clear your so-called schedule.
After a spate of some of the coolest, most spine-tingling advertising we've seen in a long time, Levi's is launching a nationwide treasure hunt that includes listening to clues online and then embarking on a real-world search for more. The prize? $100,000. Holy holy...that's a lot more than a free bottle of Sprite (like 99,999 more, to be exact).
This compilation of visual effects from the relatively short history of blockbusters will certainly make you want to curl up on the couch and do nothing but watch movies all day.
On October 5th, Warp Records will release Warp20, a deluxe, special-edition box set of art and music commemorating the extraordinary label's 20th anniversary. It includes previously unreleased tracks, an exclusive hour-long mix, a book of the label's design history and a locked-groove vinyl set, all wrapped up in one beautiful package.
A while back, we posted about Peace One Day, and today is the day that people around the world promote peace and a vision of non-violence. So, what will you do to make peace today?
The brainchild of British documentary filmmaker Jeremy Gilley, Peace One Day is a global movement calling for ceasefire and non-violence on September 21, and the campaign has resulted in the United Nations unanimously adopting September 21 as Peace Day. This year, we're selling exclusive Peace One Day T-shirts, and all proceeds go to the Peace One Day campaign.
If we could tag this post Bayside High, we would. Dennis Haskins, the actor who played Mr. Belding on Saved By the Bell, is a big karaoke circuit star (wtf?) and is coming out with a karaoke album on Sept 1st. "When I wake up in the morning and the alarm gives out a warning" is, sadly, not on the tracklist. (Via Flavorwire.)
YouTube has partnered with Sony to present the ENTIRE GHOSTBUSTERS MOVIE! FOR FREE! (Via PSFK.)
Les Paul (above, right), inventor of his famous, eponymous electric guitars, died today at the age of 94.
Justine Lai paints pictures of herself having sex with US presidents. We will withhold jokes and judgment and just leave it at that.
Farrah Fawcett died of cancer earlier this morning. We spent many summers in the '80s watching Charlie's Angels reruns, so we'll always remember her in those bombshell days, and for bringing pop-culture one of the most famous posters of all time.
Ed McMahon died yesterday at age 86. He was long known as Johnny Carson's sidekick, the host of Star Search and as the spokesperson for Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes. And as evidenced by the pink shirt in this photo, he was a natty dresser till the end.
We're pretty proud of our exclusive Alexander Girard wall-art and bedding collections. A legendary American textile designer, Girard worked alongside George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames at Herman Miller, and his work has become part of popular design lexicon. These are pretty special, so get 'em here now, before they're good and gone.
Katie Smith and Liam Bowden, the designers behind Deadly Ponies, one of our favorite bag lines, have created Deadly Ponies Precious, a jewelry line based in part on the Victorian tradition of 'mourning jewelry,' which were the first baubles a woman was allowed to wear after she'd spent the past one year and one day mourning the loss of her husband. Fortunately, we can wear these bad-ass bits in much happier times.
Anvil! The story of Anvil is a rock doc like no other. You might start watching it expecting to have a good laugh at the expense of Robbo and Lips, two Canadian hessians who have been trying to get their thrasher band Anvil off the ground since the early '80s, but it's more likely that you'll end up with a tear in your eye and a big smile on your face. This Wednesday at the Nuart Theatre, catch the film and stay for a special live performance by Anvil—it's heavy metal at it's most heartwarming.
This month, the Urban Outfitters blog turns two. Since we launched in April 2007, we've had 2315 blog posts, and we'd like to celebrate by giving ourselves a pat on the back—even though we owe it all to you. Thanks for reading.
100 Abandoned Houses is the project of photographer Kevin Bauman, who's been documenting empty houses in Detroit for more than 10 years. Bauman captures falling-down mansions to dilapidated shacks in a city that's had a hard time catching a break.
