From the monthly archives:

June 2008

For the designers, Boombox Vectors

by adminJune 26, 2008

Need some cool vectors for a music related project, check these out from mmolai dot com . Apart from adding a really cool element to your design, their also free which is about as cool as you can get.

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Grey Ant

by adminJune 26, 2008

Grey Ant has their new line up on their website now, stockists all over the US and if you’re not in the US then you can always buy online at Revolve Clothing , ShopBop , Singer 22 , or Tobi.com .

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Wetsuit Farts

by adminJune 26, 2008

If you’ve ever surfed, or spent a bunch of time hanging out wearing a wetsuit, then you know all about this rubber smelling stank. … Head over to SissyFish to find out.

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Volkswagen Trucks, for every kind of load

by adminJune 26, 2008

Caught this one via the blog at Photoshelter , it’s the latest advertising campaign for Volkswagen Trucks in Brazil. Definitely a cool marketing plan, but you’ve got to wonder about who did the translation for the catch phrase, ‘For every kind of load’…don’t they know?

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Big Cartel, all your art and cool merch

by adminJune 25, 2008

Pretty well the most awesome ‘collective’ I’ve ever seen, Big Cartel is a community of artists, photographers, fashion designers and all sorts of other indie cool kids to sell their various wares. … Waste Shop (assorted apparel) Mr Jago (cool silk screen artwork) Hi Calorie (apparel, toys, other cool stuff) Advice To Sink In Slowly (posters and art) Xynthetic (hand painted skateboards and posters) Jam Factory (shirts, bags, skateboards) Check em out and buy me some stuff, we told you nicely!

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The Website Is Down

by adminJune 25, 2008

If you’re in IT Support you’ll think this is awesome, if you’re in Sales then Fuk U (watch it all and you’ll get the joke) The Website Is Down

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LG Secret, coming soon

by adminJune 25, 2008

Apparently there was a big to do last night in Sydney launching this bad boy, we didn’t get invited, though Sex In The City bad boy Chris Noth did and he’s been announced as the new ‘Brand Ambassador” for LG Mobile. Anyway, all you need to know is that LG Secret is coming soon to Optus, 3 and Vodafone and it’ll cost you about $899, but I’m sure there will be a plan you can go on to get it for nix.

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Lucy and Bart

by adminJune 25, 2008

Here’s a bit of a collaboration between Lucy McRae and Bart Hess that’s kind of a mashup of art, fashion, performance and who knows what else. … The coolest thing, at least for website design geeks is their morphing website , very basic flash but freakishly cool.

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Beck get’s modern with distro

by adminJune 25, 2008

TouchTunes Corporation, the largest out-of-home interactive entertainment network, has announced a special preview of Beck’s hotly anticipated new album, “Modern Guilt,” via 10,000 digital jukeboxes at locations nationwide.
Produced by Danger Mouse and Beck, “Modern Guilt” goes on sale July 8th, but will be playing on TouchTunes digital jukeboxes beginning July 1st. While the song “Chemtrails” [...]

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Need a new watch, got 600,000k laying around?

by adminJune 25, 2008

The WX-1, both a Watch Concept and an objet d’art, highlights the creativity of the House of DeWitt which is celebrating its 5th anniversary in 2008. … From the press release, “DeWitt is consistently guided by a philosophy of doing things differently, and this principle has now given rise to WX-1.

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Oasis get a new soul, and an album

by adminJune 25, 2008

Recorded at Abbey Road and mixed in Los Angeles, all four members once again contribute tracks, but the recording marks a new approach for the band as described by the band’s principle songwriter, Noel Gallagher: “I wanted to write music that had a groove; not songs that followed that traditional pattern of verse, chorus and middle eight. … ‘The Shock Of The Lightning’ may well represent the most recognizable Oasis song on the album but, again, the new approach on ‘Dig Out Your Soul’ was present on this lead track as Noel explains: “If ‘The Shock Of The Lightning’ sounds instant and compelling to you, it’s because it was written dead fast.

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We love monsters, and DIY

by adminJune 25, 2008

Yep we love monsters here at Cool and Stuff, and we love DIY things as well, so how awesome is this website Monster Munch …and how cool is their Make Your Own Sock Monster guide.

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