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Cool PBS video featuring the dean of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Carmon Colangelo.

In the event of a Cloverfield-esque catastrophe, you’re going to need to get out of town – fast.  But that doesn’t mean you can’t look good in the process.

Puma has just released photos of their upcoming Japanese Monster Pack (due March 2009), and for what they lack in subtlety they make up with pure awesomeness.

Featuring Godzilla, Mothra, Mechagodzilla, King Kong and Ghidorah, these kicks are a must for any monster fan or sneaker addict.

via High Snobiety

Later,
Logan

Design By Hümans (don’t fault them for the unfortunate umlaut) is a designer tee website producing shirts with the top designs as voted on by users.

It feels kind of like Threadless with more all-over designs.

At $19 and up, these shirts are a real bargain.

Later,
Logan

lots of fun. more pictures coming. article too.

peace,
-the judge

This has been one of my favourite albums ever since I first heard it last year. The album is by an Australian group called Hilltop Hoods, consisting of MCs Suffa and and Pressure and DJ Debris. This album was originally released as The Hard Road, and featured production by Debris. However, due to the albums success in Australia, and their desire to step up their live shows, Hilltop Hoods enlisted the help of the Adelaide Symphany Orchestra for some performances. The performances went over so well that they decided to remake the album with the Orchestra providing most of the backing. And the end result is beautiful. I’ll say it again… beautiful. The sound on the album is so lush and full, and most of the new versions sound much better than the originals (which were already good to begin with). I’m surprised this trend has not caught on, especially since KanYe West did something similar with his Late Orchestration. Anyways, I encourage you to check this album out, you’ll be happy you did.

Hilltop Hoods on MySpace

peace,
-the judge

**Bonus**

This has to be one of my favourite cuts ever. Seriously, I don’t know what drugs Bob James was on when he came up with this track, but they must have been excellent. I am definitely a fan of his work in general, but he never had a track before or after that even came close to this calibur. I recently came across this article on the track, and its use as a sample throughout hip hop. Pretty dope. Just thought I would come through and pass along a few of my favourite cuts in shitty, lo-fi, youtube form.

There’s so many uses, pick your favourite, and let us know!

the-affair is a sweet clothing company that specializes in limited runs of graphic tees with a little extra thought put into them.  Instead of stupid designs that favor style over substance, these shirts have style AND substance (not to mention that their website is super-slick).

I’m a big fan of the “Jazz Traitor” design.

Click the pic to check them out.

Later,
logan

We here at Drop Knowledge are big fans of pushing the limits. Of going outside the boundaries of your respective field, and bringing in outside influences to create something new. Particularly in music, this genre-bending is something that we love, and encourage more people to try. Because good music is good music, no matter what. And with that being said, I introduce you to Spork Kills. The brainchild of rapper Louis Logic, and production team Beatman and Rockin’, Spork Kills brings a new sound to the world of music. Surf Rap. While most musicians going back to the older days tend to go for the more soulful sound, Spork Kills has brought the fun back with a surfy, cheesy, lounge lizard influence that is sure to put a grin on your face. Not to mention, all the instrumentation was done live in the studio… no samples here. The project is still being finalized, but expect to see an EP drop within the month. In the mean time, head over to MySpace to make friends, and have a listen. I promise you won’t be dissapointed.

peace,
-the judge