:: Abe Books Weird Library ::

When I was still in school I would order textbooks from this website called Abe books. Ever since then I receive emails about promotions and new stock, but the last email I got was pretty crazy. They referred me to their weird book room where you could choose from a bunch of amazing looking titles...Please go check this out.
Click Here to blast off.

:: CarneMag ::

We were sent this at Furni the other day and its pretty Rad. Its an online Magazine, that you can download to your computer. It comes with a very cool viewer and has over 300 pages!!
Definitely worth checking out, its a very cool Magazine filled with lots of magicals.
Click HERE

:: TED - Woody Norris ::

Saw this on TED talks, and thought it was pretty ingenious, speakers that can focus sound. This is a really cool technology that I could see getting alot of usage in the near future, I just hope it isn't abused cause I could see it being very annoying if these emitters were everywhere.  I didn`t find Woody Norris to be as good of a speaker as some I`ve seen on TED but he is a brilliant man nonetheless.

:: NYC Photos ::

I just got the last of my New York Photos developed...Yeah thats right, developed! A few months back I came across a 1977 Nikon FM 35mm camera at a garage sale and I`ve been dragging it around everywhere with me.
Here are some of the pics from my trip to NYC.
Enjoy

:: Vodaphone Head Office ::

Telecommunications giant Vodafone has recently completed their new head office in Portugal.
Designed by the architects Jose Antonio Barbosa and Pedro Guimarae, this building is a modern masterpiece. I will let the pictures speak for themselves.
via CoolHunter and pics from Ultimasreportagens

 

 

:: Tree Trunk Garden House ::

I came across this on a few websites but still thought it was cool to post.
Designed by Piet Hein Eek for his friend, Dutch musician Hans Liberg, this refuge was made so that the musician could have a place to get away and practice in peace. It is beautifully designed to mesh in with the natural habitat surrounding it.  Don't let the wood exterior fool you, this cabin is equipped with a recording studio and is on wheels making it portable if your spot gets too crowded.
Having grown up in small town Canada, I'm surprised I haven't seen more of these owned by hunters...
Truly a Wik'd design
I beleive the original pictures are from the Thomas Mayer Archive.

 

Bands To Check Out For In 2010.

Here are some bands and artists that I think will blow up in the year 2010. There is so much great music coming out these days, it's hard to keep up.
I think these bands and artists have really stuck out from the rest. 2010 will be their year.
1)The xx (check out this amazing song)
2)Fever Ray
3)Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (Check this out)
4)Boy 8-Bit
5)Twin Shadow (Great song here)
6)Adam Freeland
7)Mayer Hawthorne
8)Miike Snow
9)Pretty lights
10)El Perro Del Mar
11)Nadastrom
12)Claude VonStroke

Diplo Presents Free Gucci

Diplo is blessing us with a free download of his Free Gucci mixtape called The Best of the Cold War Mixtapes. This is an awesome find. A free compilation of remixes by Diplo, Brodinski, Memory Tapes, Teenwolf and Flying Lotus. Check it out here.

Enjoy...

:: Machotaildrop ::

Machotaildrop is a new Canadian production nearing its debut  in the next few weeks. Its about a kid who dreams of becoming a pro skateboarder, and ends up getting sponsored by the messed up Corporation named Machotaildrop. You can check out the trailer below, it seems like a great visual piece and also features Canadian pro-skateboarder Rick McCrank.
Think Alice in Wonderland as a young skateboarder directed by Wes Anderson and Spike Jones' illegitimate love child (Actually its directed by Corey Adams and Alex Craig...)
Looks Rad

www.wimp.com

It's very rare to find a site that you will go to see everyday in the millions of possibilities that are found in internet websites. Wimp.com is a rare gem. Its a simple site, no fancy ads or pictures, only great videos updated daily, pictures ad great information. I have been going to this site for almost a year now, and it has never disappointed me. From the great selection of TED talks, to funny videos and documentaries, this can really be a site to brighten up your day when in need. Click here to enjoy....

Free Album Download of The Knux. The Fuck You EP

The Knux are, as they say, a mars born "Garage-Hop" duo , who have come to this primitive world in search of breakbeats and the occasional Dime Diesal! They are great Mcs who managed to pull off, what Gym Class Hero's failed to do, with a kind of pop punk feel but remained essentially Hiphop. They are offering a free Album download on RCRD LCL. Click Here to download some great tunes.

:: New Museum of Contemporary Art ::

While in New-York during the holidays, I managed to make a stop at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in the Lower east side. With its reasonable rates, and waits, this Museum is a great stop. Just the design of the building was enough for me to want to go. The new building was designed by Tokyo-based architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA with Gensler, New York, serving as Executive Architect, and was completed in December of 2007.
On exhibition, were the works of Urs Fischer, incorporating a bunch of hallucinogenic pieces that must be seen in person to be truly appreciated.
The images below were taken from the New Museum's website and give you an idea of what to expect.

 

:: People of Walmart ::

I know I have found myself in a walmart in a small town in the USA and let me tell you something...It aint pretty.
My buddy showed me this website the other day called the people of walmart.
You owe it yourself to check out this website, you may spot someone you know.
Click here to be blasted.

:: Kitsune Noir Wallpaper Project ::

Does your computer still have the generic windows/gateway/dell/leopard... wallpaper in the backround?
Then you owe it to yourself to check out Kitsune Noir, an art and design,  blog run by Bobby Solomon a designer at causecast.
Every week for the past few months, Kitsune Noir has been running something called the desktop wallpaper project, promoting graphic artists to create wallpapers for the site. The artists involved include a bunch of well known names from Geoff McFetridge, Steven Harrington, Mike Perry to name a few.
Check it out, Kitsune Noir is a Rad site

:: The New Generation of TVs ::

LEDs are taking over the world of technology. Used for the longest time as simply as simple indicator lights, advancements have brought these little diodes into the big leagues. A current major user for LED technology is television. These ultra slim TVs have been popping out of the woodwork left right and center.

Samsung is at the forefront of LED technology with the announcement of their new 9000 series which is as thin as a pencil. It has beautiful lines, and a nice brushed aluminum finish which not only makes this TV a technological marvel, but also a designers wet dream. The stand harbors the guts of the beast, and also doubles as a wall mount.
It will be equipped with a touchscreen remote that shows content from other video sources, a sort of in your hand picture in picture.
No news on price but it should be dropping in late 2010.
Keep an eye out!

via Gizmodo

:: Welcome to 2010::

Just want to wish everyone a good 2010.
There will be some changes coming in the new year to improve The empty minds and to bring you more content.

We start off the year with something I found while roaming the net and found necessary to share with all.
Pootrap..Yes pootrap a contraption you put on your dog to get rid of the task of cleaning up after your pet.
Available in different colors and sizes visit www.pootrapusa.com to order yours now!!!!
 

Cracker Your Wardrobe Magazine

If you're ever curious to know about fashion trends in South Korea, see pictures of hipster Koreans and and hot Asian girls, this magazine is for you. If you can read Hangul that is. It's a kind of Vice influenced magazine that travels the world and takes pictures of pretty people in Paris, Amsterdam, Tokyo and even Montreal. I was blown away to see pictures of a Montreal hottie that i had a crush on, in a Korean magazine in Seoul getting my morning coffee at Tom and Toms (a Korean Starbucks). It's always a good read and always fun to see picutres of Montreal and beautiful people. Check it out here. There's plenty to check out on their site.