l m n o p shop is an interesting little find containing interesting little finds. With an actual shop in Brighton and a virtual shop in Cyberspace, l m n o p is a platform for artist made and self published books, prints, cards, zines and other curiosities ranging from the ironic to the surreal, the witty to the tongue in cheek, or simply just the aesthetically pleasing. If you are looking for original prints for your walls, or perhaps an original gift, or suddenly feel the urgent need to send somebody a poo card it’s well worth checking out.

http://www.lmnopshop.com

Jo

I always, always, wanted a Pug. I'm simply a sucker for a squashed face. With a real-life version not really a practical option for me at the moment then I will happily make do with this little patterned puppy.

Designed by print-star extraordinaire Erdem, exclusively for Start London, and available in a selection of Erdem prints, he can be yours to take home for £120.

This collaboration came about due to Start's owner's affection for the breed, as her own pugs are often found kipping under desks at Head Office!

Erdem Pug

Jo

This doesn't officially drop till next month via Highpoint Lowlife, but you can grab it now. Depakote's last set "It Ain't '94 Anymore" dropped just at the close of 2009 and was probably one of the best instrumental hip hop albums of that year. I've certainly played it a vast amount. This new album is heavily influence by Harmony Korine's film "Gummo" from which it draws it's title and a slightly darker vibe than its predecessor.

Stand out track for me is "Lilykoranic", but the whole album is solid and did I mention free, so grab a copy below.

Download: Depakote - The Gummo Album

Find more from Depakote: Twitter | Facebook 

Leigh

Ivana Pilja is a new young fashion talent hailing from Serbia. These shots from her new collection will be presented at FASHIONCLASH 2010. The collection consists of 12 pieces, all in black that play on geometric themes. Her work really puts me in mind of another upcoming fashion designer, Samantha Cole.

Via: mmmust.com

Jo

Five years ago, acclaimed Japanese fashion photographer and music video director Kazuaki Kiriyamade an explosive and groundbreaking assault on the movie world with his directorial debut feature, the visually stunning and hugely ambitious sci-fi epic, ‘Casshern’. Now, Kiriya returns in his own inimitable style with the equally spectacular period, fantasy action-adventure, Goemon.

Produced by Kiriya and legendary producer Takashige Ichise (The Ring; Dark Water; The Grudge; Shutter) and boasting a star-studded cast that includes Yosuke Eguchi (Shaolin Girl), Takao Osawa (Ichi; Sky High), Jun Kaname (Blood; K-20; Casshern), Tetsuji Tamayama (Norwegian Wood; Casshern) and Susumu Terajima (Casshern; Ichi The Killer), Goemon is based on the exploits of the film’s eponymous, ninja bandit hero – the Japanese folklore equivalent of Robin Hood.

The year is 1582 and the ruler of Japan, Oda Nobunaga, has been brutally murdered leaving the country in a state of political chaos. Meanwhile, a chivalrous thief known as Goemon, whose loyalties lay with Nobunaga, has risen as a hero figure amongst the populace thanks to his propensity for stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Goemon’s latest haul, stolen from one of his arch-enemies, includes a small wooden box of Western origin which he believes to be worthless and accidentally bestows upon a young street urchin. In truth, the box is a priceless artifact - a true Pandora’s box that holds a deep secret coveted and sought by Japan’s most powerful and deadly warlords.

Realising his error, Goemon seeks to regain possession of the box before it falls into the wrong hands. But its existence has also attracted the interests of a legendary swordsman, Matahachi, the legendary ninja Hattori Hanzo, and Goemon’s fearsome former friend and current rival, Saizo. With such a prize at stake, the stage is set for a series of bloody frays between Japan’s most skilled and deadly ninjas and swordsmen in a conflict that will have a profound effect on the country’s future.

Goemon (15) is released by Momentum Pictures and opens at selected UK cinemas on 23rd July 2010.

Leigh

In a time where technology allows everything to be captured in super sharp high definition. Many look back at the hazy imagery of the past with nostalgia (If their old enough) and envy (If they are not). There's something calming and innately artistic in the grain and colour imbalance found in old images and film. Lomography is becoming ever more popular and now Superhead have produced a new version of their Digital Harinezumi camera which allows the user to capture images somewhat akin to the old 8mm camera's of the past, as well as lomo like snaps. aesthetically its form resembles that of the old 110 film that was a popular choice for home snaps in the 70's and early 80's. For those that want that retro feel without the retro hassle of purchasing film and getting it developed the Digital Harinezumi 2 looks to be a great choice.

Make sure you check out Superheadz Youtube channel an the footage shot with teh camera on Vimeo

www.superheadz.com/digitalharinezumi

Leigh

"Among the The Glitch Mob's material from the live performances on their Drink the Sea Tour is the band's remix of French electro producer Krazy Baldhead's "The 4th Movement." At nearly 9 minutes long, this reconfiguration takes the listener on a winding ride of pounding basslines, unexpected sounds, and thick drum sequences."

Download: Krazy Baldhead – The 4th Movement (The Glitch Mob Remix)

www.theglitchmob.com | Twitter 

Leigh

kalaeallday.blogspot.com | reverbnation.com/kalaeallday | myspace.com/kalaeallday | twitter.com/kalaeallday | facebook.com/kalaeallday

Via: 33jones.com

Leigh

The Ornament by Pat Dorian is a festive themed stop motion animation that's somewhat lacking in festive cheer. 

Via: quietearth.us

Leigh

I posted their 2009 Spring/Summer collection on Latemag last year, and I’ve felt compelled to post my favourites from their 2010 Spring/Summer collection this year as well. Why? Simply because Stills just make beautiful, completely timeless clothes. I actually like the fact they are not slaves to trends, it’s just good old fashion quality in both styling and fabrics and knowing how to dress to perfection the female form. 

To check out the full collection visit their website

Jo

Max Capacity of the California based collective Analogue Medium has been experimenting with ZX Spectrum utilities. He's created / manipulated some classic images which you can view over on his flickr stream. My favourite though is this 8-bit makeover of the classic Jaws marketing. I desperately want this blown up for my wall.

Follow Max Capacity on Twitter | Tumblr

Leigh

Why look, its half past purple. To be honest I’ve always been a visual person, numbers were never my thing, in fact give me pretty colours any day. Whilst you are at you can also give me this watch. 

Available from here, and in a lovely little tin too.

Jo

Now here’s a nostalgic treat indeedy. Following on from other “vintage” choco-brands (Whisper anyone), Galaxy Counters are set to make a return to our tummies (well mine at least anyway). For those of you with enough years to remember, Galaxy Counters were around from 1960 until the mid 80’s when they disappeared from shelves. Well the good news is they’re back by popular demand, albeit with a revamped image for 2010, but they still taste exactly the same. Oh well, sod the diet. 

Available soon from all good stores nationwide!

Jo

This rather fetching table with a throw-back mid century modern vibe is from Il Loft, the furniture design company of Italian design supremo Giorgio Saporiti. His pieces have a really distinct aesthetic in which eye-catching, somewhat provocative colours play a central role. This particular table “Doral” is actually somewhat subdued in tone compared to some of the other pieces from Il Loft, but complements the collection perfectly.

Visit Il Loft, to see more.

Jo

It’s easy to see why this table design has been named Ñ, or perhaps it should be more appropriately typed “n”. Ñ is a practical auxiliary table designed by Rafa Garcia for Spanish design house Sancal. The design features a wheeled “pouf” that can be used for extra seating, housed under a lacquered n-shaped table. Ñ is available in 9 different shades ranging from cream to red. 

For more information and stockists, visit Sancal

Jo

Times moving too quickly, it doesn't seem that long since I bought Onra's 1.0.8. Time however waits for no man as they say and Onra's next musical excursion hits shelves (and servers) next month. Check out the album teaser trailer above and then jump over to Onra's Soundcloud to hear more.

Onra previously contributed to the brilliant French beats compilation La Boulangerie (A LateMag favourite). His first album was the excellent Chinoiseries produced the standout track The Anthem.

www.myspace.com/onra

Leigh

Latemag went to The Gadget Show Live last week and to make sure we actually got there, we test drove the Navigon 6350 Live, which pleased to say, got us there hunky dory and I was also mightily impressed with the wizzy extras and subtle attention to detail that made the 6350 Live a far superior unit to my old sat nav (no names mentioned).

The Navigon 6350 Live isn’t just your typical satellite navigation to help map-challenged folk get from A-B. It also features Navigon’s Live Services, providing you with real time information from traffic updates to the nearest car parks with available spaces. The Live Services are provided via a separate module which is plugged into the main unit. This makes the Live Services optional which is actually beneficial as the service is free of charge for the first 3 months, after which time it will set you back £56 per year if you renew in the first 30 days of use, or £75 thereafter. Whilst some of the Live features are a bit gimmicky (Weather Live, I can see its raining thanks), the Live Traffic is extremely useful as the unit will suddenly announce that the road you are travelling down has congestion a few miles ahead and will then proceed to calculate another route for you if you wish to avoid the bottleneck – for those even mildly adverse to sitting in traffic jams this feature alone is well worth £56 per year.

Like the majority of sat navs, the Navigon 6350 has a touch screen interface and a large flat screen (4.3" touchscreen in 16 : 9 format) so sausage fingered folk need not worry about any fiddly finger work to operate. When you first type in your chosen destination the unit will calculate a number of different routes for you to choose from. This is a nifty feature as it allows you to not be completely at the whimsical mercy of an orientation device, many of which typically seem to take perverse pleasure in sending you the long way round. Once you have selected your route, next you can choose which view you would like to use. If the traditional “flat map” view doesn’t tickle your fancy, there is the Panorama View 3D which shows you the landscape you are travelling through in 3D i.e. mountains and valleys or the City View 3D which shows you the city scape with all the buildings in their full 3D glory. Or perhaps you would rather use the Landmark 3D view, which points out interesting tourist attractions along route. To be honest I found the 3D views a bit distracting but that may be because I’m not use to them, but besides we actually needed to arrive at the Gadget Show Live in time for the press preview morning so experimenting with 3D views didn’t seem like a good idea. 

Once you set off on your journey, a nice polite lady purrs directions, turnings and useful information at you, such as which lane you need to be in before a junction (liked that a lot). However despite being mostly calm and helpful she can be a bit melodramatic at times – forthcoming speed cameras result in sinister warnings of “Beware!” and approaching corners incur shivering exclamations of “Danger!” It got to the point where we were in fits of giggles and wondering whether our sat nav would feel more at home navigating us through a haunted house instead. Though I must not tease too much as the voice capabilities of the Navigon 6350 are really quite impressive. The text-to-speech function means that names of roads/streets are actually vocally announced and all the main functions of the device can be operated through voice commands. Because there is also built in blue-tooth, you can connect your mobile phone to the Navigon 6350 meaning you can conveniently and safely access your address book via the display, and make calls, including by using the voice commands. This really does make the unit’s safety credentials pretty good as it goes a long way to minimising the amount of time you need to take your eyes off the road to follow directions, give commands or make phone calls. 

Another great feature is the fact you can use the unit for pedestrian navigation  (can see the Landmark 3D view being more useful here, say if you were walking round London looking for the typical tourist traps). There is even the capability to record the location of where you have parked your car so you can easily find it again (I didn’t test this but as someone who regularly looses their automobile I can see this being a God send). 

In the box are the unit itself, the Live module, an in car charger, a velvet carry pouch and the windscreen holder. The windscreen holder is a quite a chunky fellow and I was a bit worried about it being able to stay put. However there is the ability to use an allen key to tighten the suction pad really tightly to the windscreen which actually makes it really robust – it didn’t fall off once. The instruction manual that comes with the unit is on the light side but you can find further instructions on Navigon’s website as well as all the map updates.

Overall I was genuinely impressed with the Navigon 6350 Live as although the unit seems slightly on the pricey side at £279.99, I would say it really is packed with useful features that really do make it stand out from the crowd and justify the price tag. 

Jo

I usually have an extreme aversion to spring/summer clothes. Maybe it’s because I really don’t like pastel colours. Maybe it’s just because I feel you can do more creatively with the extra fabric that comes with winter attire. I’m not really sure why, but I generally find myself much more excited about the autumn/winter collections than I do the summer. That was until I saw the Spring collection from New York based design house Sine. The silhouettes, the colours, the fabrics; love, love, love. Maybe I’ll have a summer wardrobe after all.

Here are my favourites from the collection, to view it in its entirety visit their website....

Jo

Fantastic Planet is the follow up album to La Fine Equipe's fantastic La Boulangerie set, which if your a fan of instrumental hip hop is a must own. In a departure from their last set, Fantastic Planet  is s more traditional Hip Hop set with vocals on every track bar one (not including the intro and outro) provided by American eemcee Mattic. Additional vocals come from Astrid Engberg who you should know from Berry Weights outstanding Music for Imaginary Movies LP.

La Fine Equipe And Mattic - The Hokey Pokey (Music Video)

The album is available from amazon

www.nowadaysrecords.com | Myspace

Leigh

Fire For Effect is a Psychedelic, progressive, beat driven set from California based band Starkiller. 

www.myspace.com/starkiller2008

Download: Starkiller - Fire For Effect

Via: Vinyl4Giants

Leigh

Video for Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - I Learned The Hard Way taken from the new album of the same name.

www.sharonjonesandthedapkings.com | MySpace

Leigh

Great video for the rather bouncy I Own You by Wax Tailor (feat Charlie Winston). I'm somewhat of a fan of French producer Wax Tailor and Charlie Winston's cheerful Kick The Bucket was a massive LateMag favourite last year.

Both artists are signed to French label Atmospheriques

Leigh

Trailer for Gaspar Noé's (I Stand Alone, Irreversible) Enter The Void. 

www.enter-the-void.jp

Leigh

“Rocket” is the recently launched brand by two young Italian designers from Milan, specialising in manufacturing distinctly original home decor items particularly products that present common objects in a new light. Their motto is that design should be fun, original and unconventional but also affordable whilst still encapsulating that “Made in Italy” style and quality. 

 Their debut collection comprises of 10 designs which draw strong inspiration from their common infatuation for rock n roll and disco culture. The designs are fun, vibrant and playful (I am particularly liking the Audio Cassette Desk Shelf) and stay true to their motto. 

You can catch them at the Milan Furniture Fair 2010 (Salone Internazionale del Mobile di Milano), 14th – 19th April, or if you’re not swinging past that neck of the woods you can find out more and see the whole collection via their website www.rocketdesign.it

Jo