Go Buy These: Henry Leutwyler Ballet Skateboards

“In ballet and skateboarding, fearlessness rules. No half-measures or marking the trick. Just passion, grit and blood.”

Photographer Henry Leutwyler released two fantastic limited edition skate decks featuring some of his trademark ballet photography. The two images are quite powerful when displayed side-by-side and beg to be hung as art. Purchase them while you can HERE.

Video: Mayer Haythorne - "A Long Time"

I love videos like this.  Something about watching people who can actually dance and who don't give a sheeeet, makes you feel nice.  Mayer Hawthorne grew up outside the motorcity, in Ann Arbor and has been making groovy dance-friendly tracks since 2006.  He has been a fixture on Stones Throw Records and is helping bring back that Motown-y sound back to soul music.

"A Long Time" is a track off of the latest Mayer Hawthorne album, How Do You Do and features footage from Highland Park's Channel 68, "The New Dance Show" (hosted by R.J. Watkins) a local-Michagan program that Hawthorne grew up with.  The video is directed by Henry DeMaio

Listen: E-603 - SMOKESHOW Preview

SMOKESHOW is the upcoming third self-released album from indie hip hop and mash-up artist Ethan Ward aka E-603 (Ethan took his stage name from his hometown, Nashua, New Hampshire's area code).
The new LP, out September 6, will consist of 10 tracks packed full of all the hooks and chorus’s from your favorite jams from the past and present.  Enjoy a preview of two gems from the upcoming release including “Swag Me” and “Gotta Get” below…

Swag Me Out:
Swag Me Out by E-603

Gotta Get:
Gotta Get by E-603

Listen: The Rapture - "How Deep Is Your Love" (Emperor Machine Remix)

Emperor Machine dropped a remix of “How Deep Is Your Love” from The Rapture’s forthcoming LP In The Grace Of Your Love, Out September 6^th. The track is up for grabs via Adult Swim this week and is part of their Adult Swim Singles Club that we all love so much. Enjoy below…

The Rapture - How Deep Is Your Love [Emperor Machine Remix] by acid stag

Video:Hercules & Love Affair - "Painted Eyes"

Hercules & Love Affair released a video for “Painted Eyes” off their last LP Blue Songs. I’ve been waiting for the group to release a video for this for a while now as it was the top cut on the album and despite having been released quite a while ago still gets plays on my stereo all the time. Check the clip out below…

DFA White Out Sessions: The Rapture - How Deep Is Your Love?

A nice little surprise from Dance/punk Indie rockers The Rapture in ther form of their new single "How Deep is Your Love?." Listen to the new tune in the video below. The boys 4th LP In The Grace of Your Love hits shelves September 6th and the new single is expected to drop next week which you can pre-order the limited-edition 12-inch here.

DFA White Out Sessions - How Deep Is Your Love? by The Rapture from DFA Records on Vimeo.