Music/lifestyle apparel brand Rocksmith is at again with a new collaboration with iconic streetwear brand Diamond Supply Co. with the Superior Sight & Sound mini-capsule collection. The theme and concept for this collection is the ’90s era mixtape cassette. Remember that?
Rocksmith x Diamond Supply Co. = Superior Sight & Sound Collection
June 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
One Dollar Money Art by Donovan Clark
June 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Just take a US dollar bill as the base & background art and add your own acrylic painted character for the finishing touch. Just up north of San Francisco, in Humboldt County, local artist Donovan Clark is known his unique style, the money dollar acrylic paint work. One of his latest projects, a collection of Frozen characters in his dollar art.
Boba Fett 13″ Action Figure @ The Disney Store
June 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
One of the most popular characters in the Star Wars universe is the bounty hunter Boba Fett. This exclusive Disney Store Boba Fett action figure stands 13.5″ tall with light-up blaster and sounds. The action figure has several points of articulation and the chest-activated button features 15 Boba Fett phrases.
Most Oil Paintings come from Da Fen, China
June 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Not only is Shenzhen, China known for manufacturing and pirating, well, in small area of Shenzhen, Da Fen is where most of the world’s oil paintings are being produced. Replica’s of Van Goghs, Monets and Picassos are exported from Da Fen. BBC News takes at look the mass oil painting production and it’s impact within Shenzhen. Well, next time, I’m in Hong Kong, I’ll make a stop over to Da Fen.
Play Zelda on a Monopoly Board Game
June 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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Play Zelda not on a Nintendo console, but on a game board this time. From USAopoly, this is The Legend of Zelda Monopoly game. This Monopoly version is all for Zelda fans.
Firefly Fans Play Yahtzee
June 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Like many of my Retrenders crew, we are big fans of Joss Whedon’s Firefly. I fell in love with characters, the universe and the world building. I have the special edition DVD’s, the Dark Horse Comics editions and the Funko/Super7 action figures. And now from USAopoly based on the Yahtzee game, comes the Firefly version.
Glastonbury Music Festival LEGO-style
June 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
One of the biggest live music events on this planet is the Glastonbury Music Festival in Britain. Now Legoland Windsor Resort taps it’s LEGO model makers to build a big diorama of the Glastonbury music festival. Over 2 months of work and over 15,000 LEGO bricks were used. The Glastonbury LEGO scene will be on display until this November 2015.
The Voice of “Cody” from Street Fighter @ Twin Galaxies
June 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We are once again at the invite-only opening of Twin Galaxies and catch-up with the voice actor Michael T. Coleman. Who is he? Well, he was the voice-actor for “Cody” in Capcom’s Street Fighter series.
Mark Rubin & Robert Bowling @ Twin Galaxies 2015
June 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
If you’re a fan of the Call of Duty franchise, you’re probably familiar with these two names: Mark Rubin and Robert Bowling. While at the invite-only Twin Galaxies event, the Ramen crew interviews the two key players. The guys talk about their time at Infinity Ward, their work on Call of Duty, indie game development versus big corporate game development and games they are currently playing.
NBA Champion and Video Gamer Rick Fox
June 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Ramen crew was recently at the invite-only Grand Opening of Twin Galaxies in Banning, CA. Host Eddie Ballar grabs some interviews with 3-time NBA champion/LA Laker Rick Fox and his buddy Jace Hall of Twin Galaxies.
Vinyl Pulp #2: Art on Guard Exhibit
June 19, 2015 by Leave a Comment
On this episode of Vinyl Pulp we visit Woot Bear SF where they join forces with Boundless Brooklyn and Outre for the Art on Guard: Lifeguard Tower Art Show. This show featured over 40 different artists and their custom lifeguard towers. Vinyl Pulp also interviews the man behind Outre apparel brand.
WESTWORLD 2016
June 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
WESTWORLD 1973
There has been word that there will be a Westworld remake or a series adaptation for television for the past couple of years, and Jonathan Nolan and J.J. Abrams names are tied to the project.
Westworld was the first film that made me fear the dawn of the robot age – that computer embedded and wired life-like human operational machines can take over. Notice that I didn’t mention android or artificial intelligence? The reason being is because this film was released in theaters in 1973. It was very rare that anyone referred an intelligent robot as an android or artificial intelligence to some extent; the terms were far-fetched to the greater public at the time and not widely used.
Food: Making Pork Buns
June 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Whenever I have business meetings or work in downtown SF, I always make sure I stop by Chinatown and hit one of those Mom & Pop pastry shops for some BBQ Pork Buns aka Char Siu Baos. Great for snacking or meal on the run while trying to catch the MUNI. Anyways, here’s a Munchies DIY episode on making Pork Buns with chef Hann Palcu-Chang of Hero in Paris restaurant.
VANS x Murakami Collection
June 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The surfer/skateboard imagery collides with rainbow colors and cuteness in the artistic mind of Takashi Murakami. Japanese modern pop artist Takashi Murakami collabs with VANS premium label “Vault by VANS” for this capsule collection featuring not just kicks, but also apparel and skate decks.
Transformers: The Movie, Original Motion Picture Score
June 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
In the age of digital downloads and streaming music, who goes to the record stores and buys the physical copy? Well, if you’re an old-school fanboy like me, this is one CD you should definitely buy, The Transformers: The Movie Original Motion Picture Score by Vince DiCola. Let’s not mistake these soundtrack CDs for the Michael Bay live-action crap, this is the 1986 animated Transformers flick. Yes, you should be aware The Transformers: The Movie CD which came out in 1986, but that CD featured all the pop songs like “The Touch” & “Dare” and only a couple of score tracks. This release features 25 tracks of music score from the movie.
Twin Galaxies Grand Opening 2015
June 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Ramen crew took a midnight trip down the I-5 from the Bay Area to SoCal, more precisley, Banning, CA for the invite-only opening of the iconic arcade store Twin Galaxies. The guys played some pinball, some Mortal Kombat and also got some cool nerdy interviews. Here’s a recap of the event!
The X-Files returns in a Mini-Series
June 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I’m an X-Files fan because it was the “one” show at the time that was an eye-opener to mysteries and conspiracies of the unknown and unnatural phenomenon – and what better way to have two FBI agents go door to door and solve them. By watching the series, we got to follow agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully as they investigate incidents of flying saucers, people being abducted by aliens, spontaneous human combustion, to cult tales of witchery and the chupacabra (goat sucker).
Then the first film came out in 1998. I remember it clearly, it was opening weekend for the first X-files film of all-time in San Francisco, but it was like a Star Wars convention waiting in line to get into the theater! I mean, I saw some real or religious fan fanatics that came out of the wood-work with t-shirts, mocked up characters of Mulder, Scully and the Lone Gunmen; and homemade alien costumes. It was amazing, because I didn’t know there was such a passionate following of the show. Now they’re back and I just can’t wait to see what conspiracy – or depths of a conspiracy they will be entangled with this time!
Buffy is Back!
June 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
No there’s not a reboot, nor do we pick-up twelve years after Sunnydale High, but the past time television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer is going to air on ABC Family beginning June 22nd.
For those of you that never caught the series on television, it became a popular cult hit with teens, college students and anyone that simply craved a show with mystery, ancient rituals and myths, vampire fighting and slaying, to finding love, and on top of that – yes, dusting off an ancient relic of a book in order to research a spell cast, or find an antidote to a curse.
Viral Science Video: Liquid 3D Printer Explained
June 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
On Friday’s here at the Retrenders’ office, we usually have a Viral Video Friday blog, but today, we have a scientific video showing why science is cool. This is the next evolution of 3D printers is coming. The key word to remember, the acronym is CLIP aka Continuous Liquid Interface Production. Science Magazine explains the new technology which is inspired by the movie Terminator 2.
Jenny Johnson’s Sneaker Obsession
June 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I’m not much of a sneaker-head, but I do collect my fair share of bags and purses, because I’m somewhat obsessed. The Hundreds check out comedy writer Jenny Johnson’s sneaker collection. Jenny talks about how her sneaker addiction and collecting Jordan kicks.
Frankie’s Garage: Wacky Mate’s R32 Skyline
June 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Finally, another episode of Tuner Club! This show takes a look at tuning house Wacky Mate in Japan and their very own 1993 Nissan Skyline R32. The 800hp beast was built for grip driving and time attacks. The R32 has been heavily modified and tuned.
The New Batmobile
June 10, 2015 by Leave a Comment
New Balance 998 Customization
June 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
New Balance classic running sneakers the 998 gets the NB1 treatment. Don’t you just hate it, when you’re at a club and another girl has the on the same outfit as you? That’s one of my annoying pet peeves. Now you can create your very own one-off 998 kicks from New Balance.
The LEGO Dropship with Mecha Hangar Bay
June 9, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Two words: Just Wow! LEGO builder David Collins had a dream to build a cool LEGO spaceship and he’s finally done it with his AZR Anunnaki. The battleship is around 6 ft long, 28 inches high, 15.5 inches wide and features a hangar bay with 3 mecha-pods. The build took over 250-plus hours and use of over 30,000 LEGO bricks.
Frankie’s Garage: The Euro-Spec Civic Type R
June 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Type R badge returns. The UK/Euro-Spec Honda Civic 4-door sedan that gets the special treatment. Wild and outrageous aero parts and rear spoiler looks to make a statement. Xcar Films takes a look and reviews this pocket rocket.
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