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Kindness "House"

Can't decide who is cuter here: Kindness's Adam Bainbridge, or Ramon, the kid he's teaching how to make dance music. Ok, whatever, it's a tie: They are both adorable. Kindness plays New York this Thursday, and Philly this Friday, and we hope Ramon's with them.

Music: "Bummer Summer" by PO PO. Find on iTunes.

05/14/12 11:00AM

UO Summer Dresses 2012

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen and into our 2012 summer dress collection—these dresses will keep you cool even on the hottest of nights.

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05/09/12 03:00PM

Albee Layer Innersection Video Edit

If you're not already planning on taking surf lessons this summer, just watch this video of Albee Layer and have your Google Maps app on hand—you'll find yourself headed to the nearest beach in no time.

05/02/12 12:00PM

Tie-Dye DIY: Indigo Dye

We asked Ashley and Cathleen from our women's design team to teach us how to tie-dye denim using indigo dyes. Follow along with this simple DIY how-to guide to give your jeans a trippy new look!

05/01/12 11:00AM

Surf Daze

Behind the scenes of Ryan Kenny's photo shoot in the Australian wild, featuring looks for Tallow, Surf Electric by Bethany Mayer, and Insight.

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Music: "Brothers" by Tanlines (Buy on iTunes)

04/30/12 01:00PM

Shop the Summer 2012 Catalog

The Summer 2012 Catalog

It's finally here! Watch our video of the Summer 2012 Catalog, shot by photographer Charlie Engman in the Arizona desert, then get ready to beat the heat in all of our fabulous summer styles.

From New York

04/27/12 01:00PM

Jon Bocksel's New Super 8

How fun must it be to cruise in this joyus season of Spring? Jon Bocksel's new short film, Table Scraps, is a collection of various 8mm clips from NY, SF, and Philly. I'll watch this in the morning to get psyched for the day. -Maggie Lee

Music: "Brothers" by Tanlines (Buy on iTunes)

04/27/12 11:00AM

Summer Catalog 2012 Teaser

It's coming...

From New York

04/26/12 01:00PM

The Rapture "How Deep Is Your Love"

Just like loosing your virginity to the right person, The Rapture's video for "How Deep Is Your Love" was way worth the wait.

04/25/12 01:00PM

OBEY THE GIANT-The First Narrative Film About OBEY

OBEY THE GIANT is the recently funded Kickstarter film about OBEY creator Shephard Fairey. The project is the first narrative film about Fairey's legacy (think of it as The Social Network for the art world) and depicts the origin of his Obey the Giant street art campaign at RISD. The film shows us where it all began and gives hope to all artists who are trying to do something bigger than themselves. You can back the film here!

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04/24/12 10:00AM

Bratty Records

Rachel Gagliardi of Philadelphia band SLUTEVER is starting her own record label, Bratty Records. Dealing primarily with cassettes right now, I am definitely expecting some super angsty rock and roll songs coming from this label in the future! Listen to the first release from the label, "Pussycat" by, of course, SLUTEVER themselves. - Hazel

From Los Angeles

04/18/12 02:00PM

HIT SO HARD: The Life & Near Death Story of Patty Schemel

HIT SO HARD documents the personal life of openly gay Hole drummer Patty Schemel. Filled with home movies from Patty and interviews with close friends and tour mates, the film tells Schemel's story of her rise to fame and almost-fatal fall from it. It's playing now in NYC and screenings will continue around the world throughout May. We really, really want to see this!

04/16/12 04:00PM

Major Lazer "Get Free" feat. Amber (of Dirty Projectors)

Major Lazer's "Get Free" feat. Amber (of the Dirty Projectors) video was totally made for karaoking. It beats any other weird video that we've seen played behind words.

From Stockholm

04/13/12 04:00PM

Niki & The Dove "Tomorrow"

Niki & the Dove's video for "Tomorrow" is one small step for band-kind. We love the sci-fi apocalyptic concept (including the awesomely feminine space suit) paired with the heartfelt lyrics about being ready to face the end alone.

04/12/12 04:00PM

tUnE-yArDs "My Country"

How cute are all of the kids in tUnE-yArDs' video for "My Country" (especially the girls hanging from the ceiling)? It makes us wish we were that young again. BRB, we're gonna go put on some face paint.

From New York

04/11/12 03:40PM

Coffey Chat "It's a Makeover!"

Indeed, it is a makeover! Thanks Shannon! Our faceskin is looking better already!

From Auckland

04/11/12 03:00PM

OPOSSOM "Blue Meanies"

Combine an episode of the Power Rangers with 3D glasses, clips of Yellow Submarine, and two tabs of acid, and you'll get OPOSSOM's Blue Meanies video. Directed by Sam Kristofski, the video features model Zippora Seven as she walks through the woods and runs into some pretty weird folk. We can't get enough of the '50s style hypnoses, old-school action TV show vibe, and psychedelic watercolor animations—it's our new favorite.

04/11/12 12:00PM

Mirel Wagner

Finnish musician Mirel Wagner sings minimalist folk melodies that are deeply haunting. Her self-titled debut, out now on Friendly Fire Recordings, is a gloomy but beautiful collection of poetically written songs. We talked to Wagner about her inspirations, musical influences, and finding out the meaning behind her music.

When did you first start writing music?

I started writing my own songs when I was thirteen. I thought it would be a nice way to express myself. Music has always been a part of my life so it was very natural for me to write my own songs.

What is your song-writing process like?

Well, I don't really know yet about my song-writing process, if there's any method or anything like that. It's very intuitive. I just sit down and start writing songs about people I meet and stories that I hear and things that I see. Everything inspires me.

Many people describe your music as dark and gloomy, but do you necessarily think of it that way?

No, it's like life. There are many sides to it and it's not just simply dark or sad. It has beauty in it.

Your music is very minimalist, typically just you and your guitar. Do you see yourself adding more to your music in the future?

Well I don't know, it depends on the song. If the song needs something else then I'm open to it but I don't exclude anything out.

Who are some artists that influence you?

Of course everything I listen to influences me but I don't go out and look for artists that I can sort of steal from, or something like that. I really like Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave and PJ Harvey. I like old jazz singers like Billie Holiday and Etta James. Then there are blues artists like Skip James and John Hurt, who I listen to a lot.

Did you grow up listening to that music?
When I was thirteen I sort of discovered it from the local library. I didn't grow up to my parent's record collections which were… pathetic. They had a couple of classical albums. The blues and jazz records were sort of my thing.

You don't really give direct explanations or interpretations for the meaning behind your songs. Why is that?

Well I think when you start to explain your songs and analyze them too much it sort of robs something from the listener. It's like when you can make your own attachments to the song and make it special to you. Then someone comes along and says, "No no no, it's not about this or that, you're absolutely wrong" and it's just not nice. I like to hear different interpretations of my songs and see how it lives on in people's heads.

What are some of the interpretations that you have heard of your songs?

That they're about dying and dead children. I've heard "No Hands" is about the end of childhood and letting go of your parents. It's very nice to hear.

So you just put out your new, self-titled debut album, but what does your future hold?

Well hopefully I can make a new album. It would be nice to write enough good songs to make another one because my biggest dream was to make an album. But now it's done and my second dream is to make a second album that is better than the first one. This album had songs on it that I wrote when I was 16; I had been working on it for the past seven years, so my next album will be new material. It will be interesting.

From Los Angeles

04/09/12 12:00PM