Possible Metrics are a Montreal based group who produce short films and interactive projects. Gravity is an oldie but a real beauty, in which they create a rhythmic audio landscape inspired by smashing timing. Sonar is also an excellent video where they put the cart before the horse with excellent results. Making the sounds from the animation a custom which is rare.... [Read more]

This month has been a great one for County Wicklow on a few fronts namely the solid gold that has come in the form of a collaboration of musicians from Arklow and Greystones. Singer Roisin Murphy has acquired the remix skills of Mano le Tough to great effect and releases a beauty on the ever-growing juggernaut Permanent Vacation records. A patient bassy rise to a lovely arpeggiated climax providing perfect accompaniment to this sunny ... [Read more]

Truly beautiful reality bending photography from Belgian Filip Dujardin. His Fiction series (featured) demand a few double takes and his other photography ain't bad either with emphasis on his Shed and Chimney sets. ... [Read more]

Keeping on the bike theme, this is a very short film telling the amazing story of 2 girls, 7 years, 10 million dollars worth of venture capital and 1 invisible bicycle helmet. Urban cycling is dangerous and let's face it nobody likes wearing the current bicycle helmets well Sweden's Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin have the answer, Hovding. Watch the film and find out how.... [Read more]

This lovely product has presented itself at a time when the bicycles in my home and my office have taken over. Anyone with a limited size of house or workplace know the importance of floorspace. This elegant Bike Shelf lifts your two wheeler to the heavens whilst integrating into the room providing alternative shelving. The simple item was conceived and hand-crafted by San Francisco's Knife & Saw and is available in Walnut and Hickory. The owner Chris Brigham has been a graphic designer for decades but only set up his K&S company in... [Read more]

There's no better time than a Monday to have a jog. Treat your ears to the second album from Dublin's post-hardcore darlings Jogging. The 10 track vinyl release "Take Courage" comes out August 24th on Limerick's Out On A Limb Records and is full of sharp and confident arrangements. The full album is now available to stream or download from their Bandcamp page or wait a little longer and pick it up on vinyl. Ready your own limbs for a live [Read more]

Darklight festival returns in 2012 with a new date but the same length and breadth of quality. Taking place from 23rd-26th of August with feature lengths, shorts films, workshops and parties across The Factory (on Barrow Street), the IFI and more. All details can be found here. ... [Read more]

A short animated film by the hands of Friends With You LA based artists who deal in the realm of friendly sharp graphics and more recently inflatable creatures. They're a hard group to pigeon-hole so we wont but we thank them for attempting to explain why Ireland has so much clouds. Take it away 'Cloudy'... [Read more]

Behold the world's newest and best treehouse, the unfortunatley entitled <a href="http://www.fablabhouse.com/" title="Fab Lab House Website" target="_blank">Fablab House</a>. This award winning plywood structure was designed by an international team of <a href="http://www.fablabhouse.com/en/una-estructura-climatica-pasiva/" title="Fab Lab Team" target="_blank">Architects</a> in the image of a tree. The roof of the building is covered in solar paneling which collects the suns energy and stores in large battery units forming the foundations in the root of the dwelling. The belly of the structure like a great oak is where living creatures seek refuge from the elements, but here instead of branch work there is a modern... [Read more]

Lovely project to start the week from Irish illustrator living in London, Fuchsia Macaree. Taking Joe Duffy's Liveline as a starting point, Fuchsia has created hilarious grumbles and worries (not too far from the real thing) and illustrated them beautifully into a zine. Each page in itself would make a super print. We've ordered our copy and suggest you do too right this way. There's some great posters on sale there too. Brilliant work Fuchsia!... [Read more]