Adidas Cancels Its "Shackle Shoes"

Adidas cancelled plans for a sneaker with a shackle-like ankle cuff Monday night after some critics said it too closely resembled a symbol of slavery. The JS Roundhouse Mid, a high-top sneaker with an orange plastic cuff, was made in collaboration with fashion designer Jeremy Scott. The sneaker “is nothing more than the designer Jeremy Scott’s outrageous and unique take on fashion and has nothing to do with slavery,” Adidas said in a statement. “Since the shoe debuted on our Facebook page ahead of its market release in August, Adidas has received both favourable and critical feedback. We apologize if people are offended by the design and we are withdrawing our plans to make them available in the marketplace.” The sneaker was supposed to be a reboot of a classic high-top sneaker with a strap across the middle. A preview was offered months ago and generated little chatter, but the company recently started promoting it on its Facebook page. Scott is known as one of fashion’s more outrageous characters. Adidas said he is heralded for a style that is “quirky and lighthearted.” The Roundhouse Mid was inspired by a furry toy called My Pet Monster. “My work has always been inspired by cartoons, toys & my childhood,” Scott said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press. Previous collaborations between Scott and Adidas include sneakers with Mickey Mouse and panda bear themes.

The Offspring Stream New Album "Days Go By"

The Offspring's new album "Days Go By", can be streamed in its entirety here. “Days Go By” is the ninth studio album from the Offspring, and will be released next Tuesday via Columbia Records.

Clutch Releases "Pigtown Blues" Limited-Edition Picture-Disc Single

Maryland rockers CLUTCH have released their new limited edition picture disc single, 'Pigtown Blues' via Weathermaker Music. The single received its worldwide digital release on June 5th. The A-Side is 'Pigtown Blues' and the B-Side is an acoustic version of the track 'Motherless Child'. The disc is available at your record store as well as online at indiemerchstore.com and pro-rock.com. This is the first new studio material from Clutch since 2009's Strange Cousins From the West, and the first simultaneous worldwide release for Weathermaker Music.

Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Limited Editions Unveiled In China

At the Ferrari Racing Days event in Shanghai, Hublot announced the Big Bang Ferrari Watch China Limited Edition. The watch is limited to 50 pieces, and is exclusively available to watch collectors in Greater China. The watch incorporates Hublot’s “Magic Gold,” a scratch-resistent 18-carat gold.

Kitty Pryde "Orion's Belt" Ft. Riff Raff (New Video)

Rapper Kitty Pryde has just released a new video for “Orion’s Belt,” today (June 18) which also features fellow hip-hop artist Riff Raff off her new haha, i’m sorry EP.

A Place To Bury Strangers’ New Album Available For Streaming

Brooklyn, NY noise rockers A Place to Bury Strangers are set to release their new record Worship next week, but you can stream it in advance right now. The group already delivered the NSFW video for lead single "You Are the One," but now the rest of the album is available for your listening pleasure. A Place to Bury Strangers release Worship on June 26 via Dead Oceans, but you can give it a listen right here.

Time Lapse Of A Yoda Bust Being 3D Printed

 

Time lapse photography of a 3D print on a Makerbot Replicator. Printing this bust at .1mm layer height gives Yoda a significant increase in detail, as compared to the .2mm layer heigh model shown in a side-by-side comparison in the time-lapse video below. Yoda was printed in green Protoparadigm plastic using a Makerbot Replicator 3D printer, at a feedrate of 30mm/s and a travel feedrate of 50mm/s.

 

Top Gear Break A World Record!

The Top Gear Live Stunt Team has set a new world record by becoming the first to complete a spectacular double loop-the-loop on four wheels!! The ground-breaking feat -- dubbed Deadly 720 -- was the amazing finale to the first of four Top Gear Festival shows staged in front of a sell-out 15,000+ live audience at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa (June 16-17).