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The holidays are a-comin', which means it must be box set season again. And the final weeks of 2008 will see a couple of doozies that are positively late-'90s in their gigantism. One is from a major label, Warner Bros.; the other from an independent, Merge. But what's most striking is how much the two sets have in common.
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Super Holiday Box Set Madness Times Two!
The holidays are a-comin', which means it must be box set season again. And the final weeks of 2008 will see a couple of doozies that are positively late-'90s in their gigantism. One is from a major label, Warner Bros.; the other from an independent, Merge. But what's most striking is how much the two sets have in common.
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Ever in tune with fashion's shifting winds, R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has moved on from being a shirtless Marc Jacobs model to designing limited-edition, 150-euro polos for Lacoste. (That's $192.72 at current exchange rates, FYI.) Yes, now you too can wear the same shirt worn by people who sneered at "college rock" in the '80s, only this time it's OK because the guy who put black bars over his nipples in the interest of making a statement about MTV came up with the design. Is this an example of irony, or is it just the circle of life? I can't tell anymore.
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Michael Stipe Embraces Preppy Chic
Ever in tune with fashion's shifting winds, R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has moved on from being a shirtless Marc Jacobs model to designing limited-edition, 150-euro polos for Lacoste. (That's $192.72 at current exchange rates, FYI.) Yes, now you too can wear the same shirt worn by people who sneered at "college rock" in the '80s, only this time it's OK because the guy who put black bars over his nipples in the interest of making a statement about MTV came up with the design. Is this an example of irony, or is it just the circle of life? I can't tell anymore.
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Why would one be surprised that Kiss had branched out into a line of branded Mr. Potato Head dolls? After all, they've hawked condoms, and coffins, and Barack Obama T-shirts, and coffee, and... well, the list goes on. But there's something almost cuddly about these renderings of Kiss in spud form, a certain roundness that's missing from the latest comic-book renderings of the group. And it's making me want to force through a lot of puns involving Kiss song titles and various ways of serving potatoes—"I Love It Baked"? "Turn On The Broiler"? "Cold G(rat)in"?—but instead I'll just show you the prototypes of the potatoes themselves, because really, the headline of this post alone is groanworthy enough.
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Kiss' Mr. Potato Head Line Was Made For Spudding You, Baby
Why would one be surprised that Kiss had branched out into a line of branded Mr. Potato Head dolls? After all, they've hawked condoms, and coffins, and Barack Obama T-shirts, and coffee, and... well, the list goes on. But there's something almost cuddly about these renderings of Kiss in spud form, a certain roundness that's missing from the latest comic-book renderings of the group. And it's making me want to force through a lot of puns involving Kiss song titles and various ways of serving potatoes—"I Love It Baked"? "Turn On The Broiler"? "Cold G(rat)in"?—but instead I'll just show you the prototypes of the potatoes themselves, because really, the headline of this post alone is groanworthy enough.
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OK, Idolator readers: We have 17 hours to cobble together £3,600.00 (hey, it's only about $6,000 these days!) in order to successfully bid on the bus that the Spice Girls rode around in during Spiceworld. Just think: We could give it a fresh coat of paint, replace the interior (since the in-bus shots were actually filmed on a soundstage, WTF) and outfit that baby with wireless Internet and—kablam! Instant Idolator remote office! (I mean, this could run on biodiesel, right?) [eBay via Popjustice]
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This custom-built record cabinet comes via Atocha Design, and it's apparently very customizable; designer Jen Levin Atocha will craft drawers for records of the 12-inch and 7-inch variety, as well as DVDs and CDs, in your choice of wood. Of course, the starting price for one of these babies is $12,500. But we all have to mature from the milk-crate/cobbled-together-Ikea world of shelving sometime, and what better way to do that than to blow a lot of cash? (What do you want me to do, buy a house? Hahaha!) [Apartment Therapy; HT mishaps]
Buy Me This Record Cabinet And I Will Be Your Friend Forever And Ever, And Maybe Give You Backrubs
This custom-built record cabinet comes via Atocha Design, and it's apparently very customizable; designer Jen Levin Atocha will craft drawers for records of the 12-inch and 7-inch variety, as well as DVDs and CDs, in your choice of wood. Of course, the starting price for one of these babies is $12,500. But we all have to mature from the milk-crate/cobbled-together-Ikea world of shelving sometime, and what better way to do that than to blow a lot of cash? (What do you want me to do, buy a house? Hahaha!) [Apartment Therapy; HT mishaps]
The Internet Gets Helpful
Where to find a decent turntable and amp in the $100-$300 range. (Feel free to add your own suggestions. I'm not in the market for one right now, but you never know!) [Ask Metafilter via Whatevernevermind]
Where to find a decent turntable and amp in the $100-$300 range. (Feel free to add your own suggestions. I'm not in the market for one right now, but you never know!) [Ask Metafilter via Whatevernevermind]
Behold: An MP3 player that's designed to look like the Birds Nest stadium that was built in Beijing for the Olympics. Unfortunately, if you want an accompanying cool fireworks display, you'll have to buy an old iPod Nano and fuse the two together. [Geeph via The Listenerd]
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From the "That Which Does Not Kill My Career Can Probably Fatten My Paycheck A Little More" department: Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine is auctioning off the wrist splints he wore after suffering a compressed radial nerve in his left arm six years ago, an injury that many thought would end his career. (Mustaine was among them; he broke up Megadeth that April, only to reform the band two years later.) Bidding is at $300 now, but there are still five days left in the auction! And they're even autographed! In black Sharpie! After the jump, Mustaine demonstrates the gear.
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The Megadeth Wrist Splints: For When You Want To Hurt As Bad As Dave Mustaine
From the "That Which Does Not Kill My Career Can Probably Fatten My Paycheck A Little More" department: Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine is auctioning off the wrist splints he wore after suffering a compressed radial nerve in his left arm six years ago, an injury that many thought would end his career. (Mustaine was among them; he broke up Megadeth that April, only to reform the band two years later.) Bidding is at $300 now, but there are still five days left in the auction! And they're even autographed! In black Sharpie! After the jump, Mustaine demonstrates the gear.
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Crate-diggers of the Northeast, you now have plans this weekend: There's a big record sale happening today and tomorrow at an apartment in New York City. About 15,000 slabs of vinyl, "very dance and dj-oriented.... lots of the obscure and the familiar (house/club/80s90sdance), although the collection has been thoroughly picked through for some time now," will be up for grabs at the low price of two dollars a pop. More details at the link, but do note that if you want to do any sampling of the wares, you'll need to bring your own turntable. [eec / Pic via Ben Sisto]
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How to make your day at a music festival even more cumbersome: Tote around The Shit Box, a portable toilet that you carry around in the form of a 14-inch flat pack. Honestly, the only "advantage" to this box that I can see is the ability to stick all those free flyers and pieces of swag that are forced upon me during the course of the day inside, but perhaps you can come up with an alternate use for the thing. [The Brown Corporation (oh, come on now) via Can't Stop The Bleeding]
The Shit Box: For Those People Who Really, Really Can't Stand Festivals' Reliance On Porta-Potties
How to make your day at a music festival even more cumbersome: Tote around The Shit Box, a portable toilet that you carry around in the form of a 14-inch flat pack. Honestly, the only "advantage" to this box that I can see is the ability to stick all those free flyers and pieces of swag that are forced upon me during the course of the day inside, but perhaps you can come up with an alternate use for the thing. [The Brown Corporation (oh, come on now) via Can't Stop The Bleeding]
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Former Ultragrrrl protoges Innerpartysystem will release their next single as a limited-edition seven-inch, although I hope that any mailorders of the single are sent via refrigerated truck: The single will be crafted entirely from dark chocolate, which will supposedly take to your turntable "like a normal, if slightly crackly, vinyl single" if kept at the right temperature. (Tay Zonday is so wishing he'd thought of this first.) And obviously, if the song's no good, you can always turn the 7-inch into a delicious treat; I have a recipe for an amazing flourless chocolate cake, if you're in need of an idea. [Kerrang via Absolutepunk]
The Chocolate 7-Inch Forces People To Choose Between 180-Gram Vinyl And 70% Cacao
Former Ultragrrrl protoges Innerpartysystem will release their next single as a limited-edition seven-inch, although I hope that any mailorders of the single are sent via refrigerated truck: The single will be crafted entirely from dark chocolate, which will supposedly take to your turntable "like a normal, if slightly crackly, vinyl single" if kept at the right temperature. (Tay Zonday is so wishing he'd thought of this first.) And obviously, if the song's no good, you can always turn the 7-inch into a delicious treat; I have a recipe for an amazing flourless chocolate cake, if you're in need of an idea. [Kerrang via Absolutepunk]
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I'm not sure if the "Hood.E" (ugh!) is going to really take off as a concept—sure, I love curling up in hoodies, but unless this shirt's hood weighs something like 20 pounds, the speakers that are built into it are probably as good as the ones built into a '77 Pinto. On the bright side, its gimmickry reminded me of past gifts both good and bad:
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The "Hood.E": For Those Times When You Want To Add A Soundtrack To Your Day, Shut Off Your Washing Machine
I'm not sure if the "Hood.E" (ugh!) is going to really take off as a concept—sure, I love curling up in hoodies, but unless this shirt's hood weighs something like 20 pounds, the speakers that are built into it are probably as good as the ones built into a '77 Pinto. On the bright side, its gimmickry reminded me of past gifts both good and bad:
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Totes' line of Rihanna-branded umbrellas were so successful, they've branched out into a second line of the portable shelters. The one pictured at left, which I suppose was designed to emulate the umbrella that Rihanna's phantom legs dance around in the song's video, will set you back fifty bucks. Fifty! I feel bad spending more than seven dollars on an umbrella because I've left about 12 of them on the subway during the six years that I've lived in New York, but maybe people who own their own cars and don't have to worry about such commuting-related losses will be less wary of dropping the cash. [totes-isotoner.com, via Songs For Soap]
The Rihanna Umbrellas: Now In Extra Sparkly
Totes' line of Rihanna-branded umbrellas were so successful, they've branched out into a second line of the portable shelters. The one pictured at left, which I suppose was designed to emulate the umbrella that Rihanna's phantom legs dance around in the song's video, will set you back fifty bucks. Fifty! I feel bad spending more than seven dollars on an umbrella because I've left about 12 of them on the subway during the six years that I've lived in New York, but maybe people who own their own cars and don't have to worry about such commuting-related losses will be less wary of dropping the cash. [totes-isotoner.com, via Songs For Soap]
