An interview with artist/local hero Herbert Baglione and a hardcore-turned-samba musician Kiki Dinucci are just two of the stories in the packed new issue of the Sao Paulo free bimonthly magazine Mais Soma from JoshSpear friends Kultur Studio. With a distribution of 10,000 in a city of 16 million people, you can guess copies disappear fast. The glossy is a superbly done publication putting alternative and lesser-profiled subjects in front of the public eye. Plus, they have the occasional international star, like Shepard Fairey, who did a substantial Q&A in the last issue. We know many of you (ok, so plenty of you) don’t live in Sao Paulo, but you can still watch special videos on their site via Somacast, and download previous issues as PDFs for digital perusal.

Every now and then, I like being reminded that people can be really stupid, and stupid people can be really, really funny. That being said, new podcast Marzipan Taco has had me giggling through its past two episodes that illustrate that very point, The Starbucks Barista Challenge and Let’s Call an Agent. I guess you can say these guys are looking out for you by keeping the people responsible at the backend of many people’s regular routines — coffee and movies — accountable for their actions while reminding them that they may or may not be total idiots. Not only that, the guys seek to dispel the myth behind such mysteries as dude hugs and customer service reps using military lingo for shipment tracking numbers. Marzipan Taco can be streamed straight from their site, or you can subscribe via iTunes for your easy iPod/iPhone listening convenience.

Our pals over at Weeklydrop, Rob ‘Hepdog’ Heppler and Jeff Carvalho got absolutely wild at the Magic Trade Show in Vegas last week. They got up close and personal interviews with folks like the legendary Stash, New York jewelry designer Bijules, Proof7 and unique fashion line creators Homeroom Clothing. The results were gritty, honest, authentic and sometimes downright hilarious. If you have any interest in sneakers or streetwear, go listen to these 4 new episodes, these guys are totally on fire.

Update: I failed to mention earlier that all these interviews took place and were made possible by The KDU Annex in Vegas where they debuted issues 8 and 9 of The Royal magazine. Also, all photo credit goes to the one and only Sidney Lo.

Here to drop some serious knowledge on sneaker culture as it relates to art, design, fashion, and music is an appropriately named blog called Weekly Drop. But this is a lot more than just an ordinary blog. The minds behind Weekly Drop, Jeff Carvalho of DropForm.com and Rob Heppler of SneakerGame.com, decided to utilize podcast technology as their platform of choice to discuss topics that range from the upcoming Reebok Concept store in Japan to the Adi Color shoes. Their latest podcast episode features none other than the legendary Dave White, who is known for his amazing sneaker-inspired art. Weekly Drop fills a huge gap in the media coverage surrounding sneaker culture and I have a feeling that this will be the start of something that everyone will soon be talking about. I highly suggest you drop by the website and sign up for the Weekly Drop newsletter to find out how you can win a Dave White print they are giving away.