I especially like the use of line and form on this early work by Bobbalin’ Hot.

This exhibition by graphic artist, super doodler and all-star graf writer/painter Dan Spinks opens tonight at Monkey in Swansea. If you happened to be in South Wales, I strongly urge you to go take a gander, It will be proper tidy as they say.

To Have & To Hold – 7inch record sleeve inspiration gallery from Goosepimple on Vimeo.

Ode to the 7inch…a selection of inspirational record sleeves, find out more about the film ‘To Have & To Hold’ (trailer below) celebrating vinyl record culture at their facebook page – join the party here.

Thanks to my buddy Saad for the heads up! xx

I used to favor sporting an over sized can in the early days of my DJ career. I believe they were Sony MDR-piecesofcrap V7ooDJ. So called ‘Professional DJ headphones’ with a swivel mechanism earcup. This ‘swivel mechanism earcup’ meant that the bit that enabled your can to stay closed around your ‘shell like’ would snap off and one would have to fashion a replacement using cable ties to keep them strapped on to your face. I am pleased to say that I am ‘over’ my penchant for over sized cans and cheap crap and now am on the look out for something far more stylish and audibly effective. So whilst on the hunt I came across this bunch of beauties… Some might be best plugged into your Sony Walkman whist the others more suitable for the DJ fraternity, to be used in a more industrial way.

These headphones (pictured above ) are called the TMA-1 Headphone, an iconic, striped to basics, headphone designed as a DJ tool and developed in collaboration with leading DJs, produced by Aiaiai. They are rumoured to be launched in early 2010 – so any time now, as soon as batman gives them back. Kibishi has the story here.

If your bag is to experiment with colour then Aiaiai Track headphones come in a lovely range of muted tones like peaches and cream with good reviews on sound quality. Peep here for more info. UK stockist here.

AIAIAI and Kilo Design have again created a headphone which gives an overall great experience for eyes and ears.

Or for the bolder amongst us or those young folks who like to coordinate their cap to their laces, to the tongues on their sneakers, to their T shirt, to the turn-up of their jeans… peep these from Urbanears – available in a plethora of colours peep here for the wow. And here for the buy.

The Urbanears Plattan headphones are all about style, which unfortunately doesn’t leave much room for great sound in this case. Beware of mushy bass, nasally mids, and an absence of clarity.

And finally these were released at the end of 09 and are already pretty slippery to get hold of…

adidas Originals expands its diverse product portfolio by launching premium DJ headphones in collaboration with Sennheiser. Renowned as THE staple equipment for recording and DJ-ing, Sennheiser’s HD 25-1-II has been at the forefront of monitoring headphones for more than 20 years.

The adidas Originals touch is evident in the iconic 3-Stripes and Trefoil logo as well as the ever recognizable blue adidas color scheme, while the Sennheiser build quality ensures perfect sound fidelity, from crystal clear highs through to crisp basses.

The adidas Originals HD 25-1-II headphones by Sennheiser will be available in select adidas Originals Stores across Western Europe from the beginning of December 2009 and online at shop.adidas.com from December 1st.

Quoted from highsnobiety.

This is an old poster that I remember putting up on the side of a dumpster with wall paper paste in the cold winter of 2006. Those were the days! Found at flikr from Graffpix.

From Berlin Germany, Metrofarm Studio has produced a number of stunning, custom built DJ Desks here are just a few…

Check this out, an education in Afrobeat by Punch Records - Art’s Own Kind project. Featuring Fela Kuti’s Sleeve Artist Lemi Ghariokwu and music from some of the most talented kings and queens of Afrobeat including legendary drummer and composer Tony Allen. Bobbie went to see Tony Allen earlier this year and she said he blew her ears off – true legend.