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PLNDR Guest Designer: Mitsumi Flores

PLNDR Guest Designer: Mitsumi Flores

Mitsumi Flores is an artist from Carlsbad, California with a distinct, some might even say warped, perspective. Taking vaguely familiar characters from his youth and deconstructing them via all manners of injury and distortion: severed limbs, oversized sockets, skin dripping like melted butter; Mitsumi operates within a motif that is equal parts lighthearted and alarming....
You Never Thought that Hip Hop Would Take It This Far? Yeah, Me Neither

You Never Thought that Hip Hop Would Take It This Far? Yeah, Me Neither

RockSmith’s Hip Hop raglan tee begets an interesting point, and there’s no time like the present to examine it.  What Would Biggie Do if he found out about the state of hip hop?  With Lil Wayne apologizing for his poor taste, Kendrick Lamar’s ballad posing as a summer banger, both Ray J and Kanye runnin’...
Airbrushing: Then & Now

Airbrushing: Then & Now

Couples have been airbrushing their names across each other’s chests since Audio Two was Top Billin’.  That’s long enough to be a cultural point of reference!  Step into the now with designs from Local Celebrity and Enjoi.  Paying homage to airbrushed designs of yesteryear, they’re cheery, playful, and if you send me a photo of you and your...
♡ to Boston

♡ to Boston

Sending our love and well wishes to our Boston-based PLNDRers.
Pastel Biv DeVoe

Pastel Biv DeVoe

You already know the supergroup of colour, ROY G. BIV, but are you up on their spinoff project, Pastel Biv DeVoe?  Now you know. When Bobby Brown’s prerogative was to peace out, the remaining members of ROY G. BIV decided to pursue something lighter, brighter, and new jack swingier. Pastel Biv DeVoe’s sound was more...
MUSIC Q&A: SKATERS

MUSIC Q&A: SKATERS

In honor of Music Mondays we here at PLNDR are bringing the exclusive scoop on the hot new Warner Music group SKATERS! This trio is blowing up the scene with their awesome upbeat vibe and cool videos. We caught up with them to find out 10 things fans might not know about them to amp...
Music Must: Solidisco - "Never Let You Go"

Music Must: Solidisco – “Never Let You Go”

We love checking out awesome new music, so naturally Solidisco is on our list. The Buffalo young guns meld old school funk with big room bump, creating undeniable and instantly danceable bangers like “Never Let You Go.” As heard in A-Trak sets around the globe, it’s a DJ must have, and the perfect cut to relaunch...
New Band Alert: Your Underdog - "Glass In The Cat Food"

New Band Alert: Your Underdog – “Glass In The Cat Food”

We here at PLNDR love discovering new music, and we stumbled upon a new group called Your Underdog, put together by a kid in NY. We don’t really know anything about them except their first release “Glass In The Cat Food”, is pretty dope. Hope to see more cool stuff from them in the future!...
SILVER MEDALLION – "LIVE FOR THE WEEKEND" [MUSIC VIDEO]

SILVER MEDALLION – “LIVE FOR THE WEEKEND” [MUSIC VIDEO]

  Silver Medallion just dropped a brand new single and music video yesterday entitled “Live For The Weekend”. With production from Drunk Dial along with DJ Fresh Direct, this latest single will make you crave those party nights every time you listen. Download: Silver Medallion – Live For The Weekend  In the words of Silver Medallion…...
NEW STALLEY SINGLE: "Swangin" feat. Scarface

NEW STALLEY SINGLE: “Swangin” feat. Scarface

Description: Stalley links with Scarface for the Block Beattaz-produced first single off his forthcoming album.  Stream it now and purchase off itunes-http://bit.ly/StalleySwangin Link: https://soundcloud.com/stalley330/stalley-ft-scarface-swangin Twitter: @stalley
Leng

Leng

  Leng is an independent British brand hailing from Kent. Although the company is only young ,coming up to it’s one year anniversary this april, it has gained quite the following. Their store offers a variety of original and exceptionally affordable stock. Using Tumblr as it’s main base for advertisement, the online brand are reasonably...
Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn

Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn

What does “Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn” mean to you?  If you’re a purist, you know they’re lyrics extracted from “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang, which is colloquially regarded as the song that first popularized rap (though not the first song to feature rap).  Rolling Stone ranks “Rapper’s Delight” #251 on its list of The...