I’d consider Eric San (aka Kid Koala) a musician more so than the limiting definition of DJ. His turntableism breaks free of the traditional ideas of scratching the latest club hits. Born in Vancouver, Canada, Kid Koala was the first North American act signed to Ninja Tune and has been releasing innovative works since 2000. I was lucky enough to attend the LA release party for his latest album, Your Mom’s Favorite DJ, and it was quite the experience. The two gapless tracks, made to mimic the two sides of an LP, include spoken audio snippets from movies and music, and samples that run the gamut from jazz to grunge rock. His stage presence is positive and he has a cheery and uplifting demeanor. His transitions are flawless, employing three turntables and a mixing board. Despite listening to the CD in my car numerous times, I am still surprised with each transition since it’s hard to partition 50 minute tracks. Take a look at his first major release, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and move on to Your Mom’s Favorite DJ. You’ll see the evolution of one of the most innovative and sought-after turntable masters.

Art is generally a difficult thing to buy for someone else–but hopefully narrowing down our favorite posters, affordable sculptures and limited-edition prints from the vaults will help make that purchase for friend or family easier. Enjoy!

• DNA11: Fingerprint Art: Our friends over at DNA11 continue to live their mantra “From Life Comes Art” with their latest product: Fingerprint Portraits… Continue Reading

• Right Brain Terrain: We covered the fabulous posters of ironic, witty and maybe even borderline genius designer Frederic Terral of Right Brain Terrain before…Continue Reading

• Scott Rench: Scott Rench has got to have one of the most inventive lines of artwork I have seen in a very long time, not to mention… Continue Reading

• All Pop Art: allpopart.com does retro inspired personalized pop art. It looks like a ‘buncha folks got crazy with a few Photoshop plug-ins and after final touchups… Continue Reading

• ISO 50 Prints: Scott Hansen, the talented designer/musician behind ISO50 just released three brand new poster prints in time for the holidays… Continue Reading

• Chuck Anderson: Chuck Anderson has a nice little update to his site No Pattern, including a pretty bad-ass print titled Good Parts of Bad Dreams… Continue Reading

• The Poster List: Sick of bare walls but can't bring yourself to put up a poster of Pink Floyd or Jerry Garcia? We are too… Continue Reading

• BetterWall: Ever wonder what happens to those big vinyl street banners that are displayed at museums when an exhibit ends? BetterWall is a Colorado… Continue Reading

• Jeremy Prasatik: jp33 is the online portfolio of graphic artist Jeremy Prasatik– a seriously talented young individual. His multi-dimensional portfolio… Continue Reading

• DeeDee9:14: Dee Adams paints because she is obsessed with the idea of simplifying. As a kid she would worry her mother as she sat at a table and colored… Continue Reading

• Tra Sheltrow: Tra Selhtrow was born in what he calls ‘the middle of nowhere' Kansas. He graduated from the Columbus… Continue Reading

• Jefrey Lacson: Jefrey Lacson creates very intricate and interesting artwork–they're collages, digital assemblages, or “3-D constructions” as he calls them… Continue Reading

We covered the fabulous posters of ironic, witty and maybe even borderline genius designer Frederic Terral of Right Brain Terrain before. The set was titled Alternative Motivational Posters, a refreshing group of imaginative posters that inspired things like confidence through great design rather than a photograph of some boardroom looking guy giving a firm handshake to an office co-worker. My favorite piece from his new set is entitled Peace, where olive branches are being dropped from the sky to blossom as olive trees in the earth below. Printed on 100% post recycled consumer paper with soy and vegetable based inks, very nice!