I won’t pose and say I’m a huge John Peel fan. I’ve listened to plenty of the famous UK radio host’s live programs, but not a ton. But today was his birthday—he passed on three years ago—and I figure it’s as good of a time as any to dig into the nigh-on endless amount of [...]

It was 30 years ago yesterday when the king, Elvis Presley, died in the only place appropriate, in the can. In honor of the man, I would like to encourage all to experience a weekend of gluttony, and start it out with the sandwich appropriately titled “The Elvis.”
Ingredients
• Two slices of bread
• Two tablespoons [...]

Kudos to Spoon, Keepon the Robot’s creator Hideki Kozima, and Wired for putting this all together. [via Gizmodo]

Boo Davis is a designer, illustrator and quiltmaker living in Seattle. She spent much of her youth cozied up under her grandmother’s quilt listening to Ozzy. As a grown-up metalhead and design geek, the intersection of cute and evil is what she finds most compelling.
Product Page [Quiltsryche.com]

Another stupid-busy freelance day, but enjoy this really well-crafted Modest Mouse video crafted by a group of fans for a contest. [via Wooster Collective] (Thanks, Matt!)

The one time I was in Japan I almost came home with a guitar shaped like a machine gun. I still regret not purchasing that. This custom “Sword Angel” guitar on sale at eBay would ease the pain slightly, but when I search my pockets for a spare nine grand all I find is lint [...]

I spent a number of years working for a small indie label that was surprisingly well-funded. This morning, a friend asked me if I had any pearls of wisdom to pass on from that experience for a friend of hers that she really believes in, who has sacrificed a lot, both personally and professionally, to [...]

I would have linked this hot new dance single from Olde English just because Adam, who helped me get Dethroner off the ground asked me to, but I was doubly persuaded when they busted out the lovely bridge that is a clear tribute to DJ Bobo.

Wow, this is one of those things that makes you feel like you’ve just never done anything clever with your life. Ever.
With the merging of a tricked-out pop-up book as the animation and the band’s live action footage, director Price James has just joined the ranks of Michel Gondry, I feel. A Bjork [...]

For some reason this picture just cracks me up, and I can’t explain why. At least not easily.