Ledouche.com Launches!

After years of playing with ideas, learning all sorts of new skills, and making my fair share of mistakes along the way, ledouche.com is up and running! Originally nothing more than a joke back in 2008, ledouche* has grown in to a small brand with a focus on creating quality goods with a DIY ethic in mind. Our shirts are printed by hand on a manual press; metal and glass items are hand-etched. If we can produce an item in-house,…  Continue Reading

Geekchic/Glorious Monster

DJ Cam from Geek Chic DJ’s and Pope Phoenix of the Table of Truth podcast, came out to the workshop a while ago to get their hands dirty printing some shirts and learn a bit in the process. We covered the basics of screen printing – prepping artwork and exposing screens, ink selection and printing, made a few mistakes along the way and ended up with some pretty sweet shirts by the end of the day. I recently found some…  Continue Reading

Free Download – 311 at Red Rocks

Happy 11-11-11! In honor of the day (3 11′s,) 311 is making a recording of a show from August 2011 at Red Rocks available as a free download. I’m listening to it right now, the the audio quality is great. There’s a good mix of songs from across their entire catalog, including several from their latest release. Any fan of 311 will love this; and if you aren’t, punch yourself in the face and then download anyway. Setlist: Beautiful Disaster…  Continue Reading

Reel Big Fish & Streetlight Manifesto @ Best Buy Theater

Late for a concert? Unheard of, except for this time. I did have one hell of a reason though – I spent the afternoon preparing audio clips of an interview featuring Latina’s Editorial Director and President Obama for a post that was going up that evening. I eventually met up with my friend Rob at his office and we made our way to the show. The walk from MTV’s offices to the Best Buy Theater started with a novel, yet…  Continue Reading

T-Mobile G2x Gingerbread OTA Update Out Now!

The long-awaited Gingerbread (2.3.3) update for T-Mobile’s Android-based G2x smartphone is finally available as an over the air update! A manual update has been available from LG’s website for several days now, but T-Mobile is making the update available via wireless, making the process a snap. It should address a lot of the freezing and random reboots that have plagued users since the device was released. Individuals who choose to upgrade will also benefit from several interface enhancements (including the…  Continue Reading

Glassjaw: Coloring Book

It’s been 8 years since the last full release from Long Island’s Glassjaw, but their recent activity has more than made up for their absence and is what you can hope a sign of things to come in the not too distant future. The latest of 2 EP’s, Coloring Book, is a collection of dark and melodic tracks that not only redefine their sound, but also remind (and reinforce) why so much of those 8 years were spent in anticipation…  Continue Reading

Stuff That I Like: SugarSync

Sugarsync is a great way for individuals working with files across multiple computers to keep things in sync, and make things a lot easier to deal with in the process. Who wants to deal with figuring out what version of a file you’re working on at any given time? Forget that nonsense, know that you are working on the file you want to and boom… look like a boss. Installation on Windows or Apple computers is a snap, plus Sugarsync…  Continue Reading

Taking Back Sunday and Thursday @ Best Buy Theater

Taking Back Sunday came on about 20 minutes after Thursday finished their set; leaving just enough time to grab some fresh air and a drink. It hit me, while waiting for my Jack and Coke that I’ve never seen Taking Back Sunday live before. This is especially surprising since they were founded just a handful of blocks from where I grew up.  Continue Reading