Hip-hop

Julie Newmar, 1966 Everyone gives George Lois huge props for his attention-getting use of celebrities and his sharp eye for an arresting image, but he…

Hipsters ain’t what they used to be. Once upon a time, hipsters were seen as unreconstructed Glenn Quagmires (“Giggity”), who lived in fashionable penthouse apartments…

1968 was a great year in music, to be sure, great enough that in addition to all of the uncontested masterpieces, it coughed up its…

Drugs, counterculture, spies, and a hundred other elements that help define the word “cool.” Here’s a collection of lobby cards from American films that were…

Yesterday I got a call from my pal Adam Starr, a VP of marketing at Caroline. Adam was a big Crass fan when he was…

Bronx’s Darryl Gibson (better known as rapper Positive K) made the scene in 1989 with “I’m Not Havin’ It,” a duet with hip-hop’s pioneer feminist…

Tupac. London-based artist Madina produces Hip-Hop designs for posters, pins, T-shirts and sweaters. He was the designer behind the best-selling GoldenEra Hip-Hop stamp collection–previously featured…

LA hip hop and electro music pioneer, Egyptian Lover released some of the earliest rap LPs but is more widely known for his twelve inch…

Here’s something at least mildly amusing of your midday yucks: Vines of fast-talking auctioneers with hip-hop beats! There’s not much say as the videos certainly…

“Detroit made you good.” –Alice Cooper Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story is a must-see film for anyone who gives a shit about the…