Threads: Ruby Velle Shares Her Best Outfits

By Scott Greenberg at 12:49 PM on January 3, 2013

Atlanta’s very own vocal powerhouse is taking over the world, and looking striking while she does it. If you haven’t heard of Ruby Velle and The Soulphonics yet, it will be difficult for you to avoid their crisp, soulful and smooth sounds in 2013. They were recently featured as Starbucks’ “Pick of the Week” for their cheery track, “Heartlite.” Just before that, the lead-off single of off their first full-length It’s About Time, entitled “My Dear,” was featured as iTunes’ single of the week. This resulted in a digital accomplishment of 200,000 single downloads and 1,200 full-album download sales in...  read more

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Animal Collective's Unreleased Song Clips and A Crazy Video

By Nathan Spicer at 1:15 PM on March 14, 2011

Animal Collective have released a strange video paired with clips from unreleased songs, reports Stereogum....  read more

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Nike Shoes Give New Life to Old Magazines

By China Reevers at 3:32 PM on January 4, 2011

To those who say that print is dead, Nike begs to differ. With the recent release of their Women’s Print Pack, Nike has given new purpose to magazines. The limited edition collection is comprised of three designs, all made of recycled magazines. The Nike Flash Macro Premium in Sail/Birch, Nike Blazer Mid Premium in Sail/Khaki and Nike Air Rift Premium in Sail/Sport Red. Made of shredded magazines (possibly old copies of Paste?), each shoe is an original unto itself. If you want to get them hot off the presses, you may have to do a little traveling...  read more

Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the Day

Dr. Seuss-Themed Converse Chuck Taylors

By Josh Jackson at 2:23 PM on July 2, 2010

We do like these in a house. We do like them with a mouse. Converse has recently released a line of Chuck Taylor All-Stars with characters from beloved Dr. Seuss classics. You can wear pairs with Thing 1 and Thing 2 or One Fish, Two Fish. And, of course, Cat in the Hat. And like Dr. Seuss’ wonderful books, the shoes are for ages zero to 102. The shoes pictured below are available at Converse.com....  read more

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Jangle Bell Rock: A Chronological (Non-Holiday) Anthology… from The Beatles and Byrds to R.E.M. and Beyond

By Steve LaBate at 5:50 AM on December 18, 2009

It's hard to say exactly where it started, but The Beatles and The Byrds often get the most credit for starting the enduring subgenre that's come to be known as jangle pop. Of course, The Searchers and even The Everly Brothers were laying the foundations before them...   read more

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Morrissey and McCartney Set to Collaborate

By Justin Jacobs at 4:15 PM on December 1, 2009

Psych! Sorry, sorry. The headline is true, though, but the McCartney in question is Sir Paul’s daughter, Stella. Also, um, we’re not talking music, but rather, shoes. Now, if you’re still excited, read on!...  read more

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Danielson Shoes?

By Kate Kiefer at 12:40 PM on November 11, 2008

Welcome to Form&Function! Here, we’ll showcase useful products, stylish finds and other entertaining tidbits, like the occasional how-to or recipe.Without further ado, the first post: Shoe designer John Fluevog and Brother Daniel of kooky musical act The Danielson Family have collaborated on a limited-edition, unisex shoe for clowns stylish music lovers. Love it or hate it, we can all agree that the design makes a bold statement. ...  read more

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