Urbanears

Following last month’s Urbanears hype, The Tanto and The Plattan models are now available at Karmaloop in more colorways than a Crayola box.

The sleek Scandinavian collective at Urbanears goes beyond superior sound quality and promotes a deeper connection to color, form and personality while allowing the freedom to transcend individuality and unify the sound experience (thanks, press release!). With an already solid reputation in functionality, Urbanears takes pride in creating headphones that fit everyday life, providing an ideal listening device for anyone with a cache of solid tunes and the desire to make (and hear) the most of them.

Go to the jump to check out some flicks and learn more about Urbanears’ two distinct Tanto and Plattan models as well as the sizes, styles, designs and functions that further enhance what many of us hold so dear – our music.

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Click here to check out more colorways and get a closer look at the Urbanears drop. Show your ears some love, jerks.

Highsnobiety presents DJ JayCeeOh’s Pop Models Volume 2

International fashion and culture hub Highsnobiety has teamed up with our dude DJ JayCeeOh for the release of Pop Models Volume 2. JayCeeOh‘s first release after a summer spent touring Europe and North America, Pop Models Vol. 2 is a club banger comprised of exclusives, original remixes, and edits from the likes of Fedde Le Grande to Shabba Ranks to Fake Blood. Showing his uncontested versatility to jump genres while constantly elevating his sound to another level, JayCeeOh puts his signature touch on every track with co-executive production privilges handled by Tim Brodhagen to assure maximum damage. Trust, this mix will be bumping from Brooklyn to Brazil and everywhere in between by the time you have it stuck in your ears. Download this exclusive mix here, don’t sleep!

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“… Killing and killing…”

“… they sort of develop a taste for blood.”

New York bosses Mighty Healthy just dropped a grip of new tees at Karmaloop featuring the good ol’ bold, brash, killer graphics we’ve become accustomed to from these cats – and stay tuned throughout the weekend for the release of some killer buttondowns, hoodies, hats, and an extra special surprise come Monday mornin’…

Square Times indeed down there in the biggest damned tourist trap on earth. Our parents regale us with tales of horror, dread, debauchery and balls-to-the-wall fun from New York’s 1970′s heyday centered in The Square, we’ve read all about it in Please Kill Me and The Bronx is Burning, and some of our absolute favorite flicks are based there – Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, and the list goes on (with lots of DeNiro and Keitel appearances). At least our parents can relive past glories when they wake us up off of the front lawn while we’re wearing The Square Times Tee, stained with last night’s booze, blood and regrets.

Speaking of flicks, The Mother Tee takes one of our favorite moments from Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood – and not only immortalizes that shit, but highlights what we think every time we pass some poorly-dressed sucker on our way to the office, see Kanye West on TV or catch a glance of ourselves in the mirror… um, wait, what..?

Velvet Jones! Velvet fuckin’ Jones! If you don’t know who the god is, then you’re copping your blackmarket goods from the wrong man, sucka! It looks like our dude Velvet and the Mightys have started a joint business venture to help all of you untalented, unaspiring musicians make it big. Join the Autotone Academy and sound like a star (or art least look like one, rocking The Autotune Tee).

Click the banner below to get a look at the rest of the pre-weekened tee drop, and stay tuned for next week when Mighty Healthy- whoops, almost spoiled the secret…

Ladies and Gentlemen… TITS [NSFW!]

Who doesn’t like a nice set of TITS?

Here at The ‘Loop, we’ve got more than a handful to show off after the Two in the Shirt crew bounced it’s new fall line over to the site, featuring the perky, flawless and voluptuous designs we all just can’t get enough of.

Pfffffft. Fuck American Apparel and the douchebag, scenster clowns that it caters to – we’re co-signing TITS’ vision for an Appareless America! Actually… that would mean no more Karmaloop, no more Two in the Shirt… how about a country without American Apparel? Yeah, much better (as long as their women-folk come model for us). Like a great, big bag of sand, we gotta hand it to our dudes on this print for The Appareless America Tee. The gray scale print is killin’ it, the model is a dime, crafty wordplay earns bonus points, and… fuck, have we mentioned the model yet!? She’s almost as fine as the 10-spot on the… wait, what the fuck?!

“Cakes?” Nah… it can’t be…

Is the TITS crew aligning it’s allegiance with ass and abandoning areola-adoration for all time? *

Nope. Not at all. But we welcome the quick departure with open arms, quite literally. The Cakes Tee, presenting an entirely new meaning for “hotcakes” while dissing any thought of “flapjacks,”  features not only our absolute favorite meal for any time of the day, but an perfect slab of pure butter on top as well. Heart Attack? Yes, please, and not soon enough.

* Our intern bet us that we couldn’t use five words beginning with an “a” in one sentence without sounding like a mysteriously-innebriated, run-on Kanye West apology… pay up, sucka.

She had us reeling from a quick knockout last season, and now she’s back for another swing or two finding us more than happy to go another round. With a style impetuous and by far the sexiest Mike Tyson impersonator the world has ever known, The Round 2 Tee might just be our champion pick for the TITS fall line, and she’s got the belt to prove it. We’re hoping we can kindly remove it from her waist, as the burden of reigning champ is a heavy one to carry and we don’t want the poor thing all worn-out.

Journalism majors we are, math was never our strong suit… then again, we never had a tutor like this. The Do the Math Tee proves that Leonardo Da Vinci was full of shit – you want a real ratio of divine proportion? TITS gets it right here, and it’s with precise math that we don’t even have to double check (we still did, long-hand notes and e’rything).

Two in the Shirt hit us with a drop that’s absolutely honkers- er, we mean, bonkers, and this blog hasn’t even hit the nip tip of the iceberg. Be sure to click the banner below to get a better glare at the bountiful TITS drop – don’t worry, no one’s watching. But for now…

… it’s time to get gratuitous. Happy Monday!

Much respect to Marek and the TITS crew for sending over the glorious flicks – must be hell to work in that office. Stay tuned for some surprise guest photoshoots with Two in the Shirt in the near future… we’re god-awful at keeping secrets and it pains us more than anything not to let ‘em slip – but trust us, it will be worth it.

Kid Cudi chops it up with Karmaloop

Karmaloop CEO Greg Selkoe (a.k.a. Jimmy Cinnamon Throat) caught up with Kid Cudi backstage at the Hangover Tour’s Boston stop. Check it out as the two discuss the tour with Asher Roth, collaborating with Kanye West, the latest on the forthcoming album, and… where did he get that fedora?!

Don’t forget to check out the latest Kelly Show, where our girls- um, we mean, our GIRL (singular) reads your e-mails about everything from sex to politics to the ettiquette of swallowing. Send your e-mails to thekellyshow@karmaloop.com and get your inquiry read on air!

Ladies First: Brian Lichtenberg’s Graffiti Leggings = Too Hot for Words

Brian Lichtenberg has done it again. He has just released his new Graffiti Leggings, web-exclusive to Karmaloop.com. The graffiti print was produced as a limited run on vintage items, such as tanks, jeans, jackets, etc. Due to an immense wave of positive feedback and demand, the print was an instant hit and has been worn by various artists. Keri Hilson sports the graffiti leggings in her smokin’ hot music video, “Knock You Down,” featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo. Not to mention, Grammy Award winning producer Bangladesh and Mikey from the Cool Kids have also been seen wearing the graffiti print. A Los Angeles based label, the brand roots from the young mastermind himself, Brian Lichtenberg. Known for his out-there, space age, 80’s-inspired fashions, Brian Lichtenberg finds inspiration through art and architecture. He reflects his passions in his unusual and hip designs, shedding light on a new era of contemporary innovative fashion. Flirting with futuristic sportswear, Brian Lichtenberg also brings you his devastatingly popular tanks: The BB Logo Tank and The Brianel Parfum Tank. Pair your Graffiti Leggings with one of these tanks, and you’ll be the hottest lil’ thing on the block!

Melody Ehsani is Turning Everyone On

Melody Ehsani has done it again. The designer has just released her latest collection of rings, web-exclusive to Karmaloop.com. Ehsani desires to see women be everything that they can be. For this reason, she has produced The Turning Me Off Ring and The Turning Me On Ring, featured in singer/song-writer extraordinaire Keri Hilson’s  ‘Turnin Me On’ music video, featuring Lil’ Wayne. Ehsani’s undying passion for fashion mixed with Hilson’s effortless sexiness equal one hot jewelry must-have. Ehsani has also launched her “Chain Ring”, seen on Kanye West’s main squeeze, Amber Rose, now available at Karmaloop.com. Melody Ehsani’s power to create high fashion products that are beautiful, comfortable and affordable is a mere reflection of her unshakable driving purpose to make women look and feel phenomenal. Check out the rings and other styles at Karmaloop.com.

Hey, Boston! Where the fuck are ya?!

Karmaloop is hosting another Hub-town throwdown, and if you’re still alive and remember the holiday jam from last year, this will be another epic not to be missed!

Golden Nuggets features a special guest appearnce from ITF, Vestax and DMC World DJ Champion A-Trak, who will be taking a break from backing Kanye West’s live performances to get down with us for one night only. Joining A-Trak in front of the decks will be Chicago’s own Murder Club moped rider Hollywood Holt with DJ Mano and Bodymore, Murderland’s own B. Rich.

The madness comes to fruition the night of St. Patrick’s Day, a perfect way to top-off Boston’s unoffical city-wide holiday. Hosting again this year is Estate, one of Boston’s premier venues located in the infamous Alley at One Boylston, capable of holding three floors worth of us maniacs.

Always recession-sensitive here at The ‘Loop, tickets are just $10 and can be purchased at www.wanttickets.com. Don’t sleep! Last year’s turnout brought Karmaloop friends and family from across the globe, so make sure you get in before you’re left out.

Check out music from A-Trak, Hollywood Holt, Mano and B. Rich if you don’t already know, and show up on the 17th displaying your love for Boston with these classic tees!

Hiphopopotamus

We just took a quick glance at the top 10 on the Billboard 200 for this week, only to find that the sole representative for hip hop is Kanye West with his vocoder-heavy, nearly rap-free record, 808s and Heartbreak at #8 (T.I.’s Paper Trail is resting in solitary [oops] at #12).

The hell is going on? Is hip hop dying? Is it already dead? Or are the hottest artists just hiding beneath the radar?

We miss that Golden Age of hip hop, the mid-80′s to mid-90′s days when artists took chances, made an art of sampling, spoke freely and authoritatively without fear of public backlash and more than anything, RAPPED. If something sounded like Auto-Tune, you know it was probably a Zapp sample. All those sounds that would have been perfect for a ringtone? Actual keyboards, damnit, either sampled or played live in the studio.

Whatever the case, it looks like some of our favorite vendors out there are feeling the same way. Karmaloop has three tees for the Golden Age Hip Hop Head out there, including RockSmith’s ATLiens Tee, the Tricknology Tee by Alphanumeric, and a more abstract reference to rap’s glory days, the Do As De La Does – No Swine! Tee from Sons Of Liberty.

Atlanta representers OutKast put the south on the map (sorry, 2 Live Crew) with Andre3000 and Big Boi’s debut, Southernplayalisticcadillacmuzik, before coming right back two years later to completely space the rap world out with ATLiens, featuring the single “Elevators (Me & You).” The ATLiens Tee takes reference from that single’s chorus, and Karmaloop brings back an old winner because 2009 gon’ be that year that all y’all playa haters can bite us… around this bitch…

Where is the Prophet when we need him most? Karmaloop teams with Alphanumeric to bring you the Tricknology Tee, in memory of Jeru the Damaja’s classic banger “Revenge of the Prophet” from Wrath of the Math. As you can see, Tricknology is up to his old games of mind control, so take a tongue-in-cheek stab back at the bastard and let the herb know you think for your own damn self.

Finally, new Sons Of Liberty joint, the Do As De La Does – No Swine! Tee cites the vintage video for De La Soul’s “Breakadawn” joint from Buhloone Mindstate which features Pos rocking this tee back in ’93.

Rocksmith has come to the plate swinging with some more tees that touch on the Golden Era, all of which can be seen here, and definitely check out the rest of Alphanumeric and Sons Of Liberty for more forward-thinking, original future classics.