Links
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ART

Artcyclopedia
www.artcyclopedia.com The guide to great art on the internet.

Grindhouse Film Festival
www.myspace.com/grindhouse Featuring rare 35mm prints of cult and exploitation films from the 1960’s through the 1980’s, many of which have not been publicly shown since the drive-in’s and inner city grindhouse theaters faded away 20 years ago.

Museum of Modern Art
www.moma.org Dedicated to being the foremost museum of modern art in the world.

Bill Plympton
www.plymptoons.com Home of award-winning animator, Bill Plympton.


P.S. 122 www.ps122.org The petry dish of New York City’s avant-garde performing arts scene.

Vulture Kulture www.vulturekulture.com Kustom metal art with an edge by Dan Statler, artist from Venice, CA and Production Designer of Monster Garage.

William Payne Gallery www.vintage-poster-art.com More than 2,000 unique vintage posters (1880-1945) on hand at all times -- perhaps the largest collection of authentic European lithographs in California.


COMMUNITY SERVICE

American Red Cross
www.redcross.org Together, we can save lives.

Citystreets
www.citystreets.org A pedestrian rights and advocacy group serving New York City and abroad.

GMHC
(Gay Men's Health Crisis) www.gmhc.org A not-for-profit, volunteer-supported and community-based organization committed to national leadership in the fight against AIDS.

Habitat For Humanity www.habitat.org Since 1976, Habitat has built more than 175, 000 houses, providing shelter for  nearly one million people worldwide.

Kiva
www.kiva.org Loans that change lives.

Meals on Wheels
www.mowaa.org So no senior goes hungry.

Mystic Family Circus www.mysticfamilycircus.org A nomadic magic healing arts circus that travels the globe as a family of Peace Warriors.

Teach For America
www.teachforamerica.org Building the movement to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting our nation's most promising future leaders in the effort.


DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE


California Eichler Homes www.eichlerforsale.com Mid-Century Modern Joseph Eichler homes of Northern California.

Dialogica
www.dialogica.com Today's modern furniture classics.


Eames Office www.eamesoffice.com Charles and Ray Eames online.


Eichler Network www.eichlernetwork.com dedicated to supporting the lifestyle of the nearly 11,000 folks in Northern California who own an "Eichler" home.

FabPrefab www.fabprefab.com Modernist prefab dwellings.

MetroShed www.metroshed.com Designer David Ballinger brings affordable prefab structures to the market -- small multipurpose rooms for art, music, work, pool, storage and fun.

Richard Neutra www.neutra.org Institute For Survival Through Design presented by Dion Neutra, architect son and partner of Richard Neutra.

Studio Nova A Architects, Inc. www.studionovaa.com A new architecture studio founded by Stuart Magruder, integrating high design and high sustainability.



ENVIRONMENTAL

Action Sports Environmental Coalition (ASEC) www.asecaction.org Working with the action sports community to reach youth with an environmental message.

Daryl Hannah Love Life www.dhlovelife.com Promotes living harmoniously with the planet and reverence for the interconnectedness of all living things.

Eco-Resolutions www.ecoresolutions.org Assisting companies move to more environmentally-friendly business practices.

Good Guide www.goodguide.com Find safe, healthy and green products.

Greywater www.greywater.com What it is. How to treat it. How to use it.

NativeEnergy www.nativeenergy.com Bringing new renewables to market.

The We Campaign www.wecansolveit.org A project of The Alliance for Climate Protection -- a nonprofit, nonpartisan effort founded by Nobel laureate and former Vice President Al Gore.


FASHION

Daddy O’s
www.daddyos.com Your one-stop shop for rockabilly and swing clothes, bowling shirts, lounge wear, club wear, 50s styled retro clothes and nostalgia items inspired by the 1950s!


Fred Perry www.fredperry.com Shirt made by Fred. Nuff said.

The Frock www.thefrock.com Antique, vintage, designer and couture frocks, and vintage wedding dresses and gowns.

Little Treasures Vintage www.littletreasures.net Specializing in vintage jewelry, purses, clothing and other accessories.

Lulu's Vintage www.lulusvintage.com The retro retreat for the fashion elite.


Magnificent Bastard www.magnificentbastard.com Your Sherpa. Your Life Caddy. Your Sensei. Your Brutha.


Mod Bag www.modbag.com Modbag offers a wide array of upscale vintage handbags and related items, with an emphasis on the unusual.

My Baby Jo www.mybabyjo.com Rockabilly clothing, accessories, jewelry and more.

99X www.99xnyc.com British owned and operated since 1985 in New York City, 99X specializes in footwear and clothing of British manufacture.

Remix Vintage Shoes www.remixvintageshoes.com Un-used men’s and women's styles from the 1920’s to the 70’s: swing dance favorites, ’40s wedges, saddle shoes, wing tips, spectators, white bucks and retro reproductions.

Stop Staring  www.stopstaringclothing.com The hottest in new ‘vintage’ clothing, inspired by the 1940s and ‘50s.



FOOD

Down Beat Cafe
www.thedownbeatcafe.com Best damn coffee and jazz in Echo Park.

Taylor Maid Farms
www.taylormaidfarms.com Finally, organic, fair trade coffee that doesn't taste like fair trade coffee.

Underwood Bar & Bistro
www.underwoodgraton.com Best of the Wine Region.

Veselka
www.veselka.com Ukranian soul food in the heart of the East Village.

Wild Flour Bread
www.wildflourbread.com
Wood fired, brick oven baked bread, bakery and organic garden in Sonoma County.



MEDIA

Adbusters magazine www.adbusters.org A not-for-profit, reader-supported magazine concerned with the erosion of our physical and cultural environments by commercial forces.

Atomic magazine
www.atomicmag.com The essential guide to retro culture.

Atomic Ranch magazine www.atomic-ranch.com Quarterly magazine devoted to 1940s-70s ranch houses and modernist tract homes. They're cooler than you think...


Bust magazine www.bust.com For women with something to get off their chests.

Car Kulture Deluxe magazine www.ckdeluxe.com Feature cars, car clubs, music reviews, cool merchandise, low-buck tech, tattoos, reader's rides, pin-ups, etc.

Dwell www.dwell.com At home in the modern world.

Eyecare Business magazine www.eyecarebiz.com Industry trade publication dedicated to helping optical retailers succeed in business.

National Public Radio (NPR) www.npr.org Listen to and become a member of your local public radio station.

The New Republic www.tnr.com Providing its readers with an intelligent, stimulating and rigorous examination of American politics, foreign policy and culture.

The New Yorker www.newyorker.com Criticism. Fiction. Humor. Commentary.

New York Press www.nypress.com New York's free weekly newspaper.

20/20 Magazine www.2020mag.com Leading optical trade publication.

The Village Voice www.villagevoice.com Alternative voice since 1955, now America's largest weekly newspaper.


MUSIC

BlankTV www.blanktv.com The largest collection of punk, ska, oi, hardcore and indie music videos anywhere!

CD Baby www.cdbaby.com A little CD store with the best new independent music.

Charlie Hunter Online www.charliehunter.com 8-string jazz guitarist and Blue Note Records darling.

CMJ www.cmj.com Music discovery service for new music fans, professionals & artists – producers of the premiere music industry event in NYC, The CMJ Music Marathon.


Frank Portman
www.frankportman.com AKA Dr. Frank -- lead singer of The Mr. T Experience and author of King Dork.

Hamburguitar www.hamburguitar.com Dedicated to guitar players that expect more from their guitar. From the sonic tapestry it creates to its look and feel, Hamburguitar pays attention to the most subtle detail in creating your perfect guitar.

Hemsby Rock 'n' Roll Weekenders www.hemsbyrocknroll.co.uk The biggest, brightest, boldest Rock'n'Roll party this side of the sun.

Hootenanny www.thehootenanny.com Coming July 3, 2010!

James Trussart www.jamestrussart.com Custom steel guitars.

The Lustre Kings www.lustrekings.com Once a king, always a king -- preaching the Rockabilly Gospel from coast-to-coast!

The Martini Kings www.martinikings.net Los Angeles' premiere cocktail band.

Mr. Lucky www.mrlucky.org Sinatra may be dead, but the spirit of lounge lives on with Mr. Lucky.

Social Distortion www.socialdistortion.com Official website of legendary punk rock band, Social D.

Viva Las Vegas www.vivalasvegas.net 13th Annual Rockabilly Weekender in Las Vegas, 4/1-4/4/10.


RETRO CULTURE


Drive-Ins
www.drive-ins.com The definitive resource for drive-in movie theater information.

Lotta Living
www.lottaliving.com Educational resource towards Modern Preservation.

Modcom
www.modcom.org The Los Angeles Conservancy's Modern Committee (Modcom) focuses on the preservation of Modern architecture.

Mondo Lounge www.mondolounge.com Where cocktail cultures collide -- Mondo Lounge II coming October 2005!

Retro Radar www.retroradar.com Keeping you Retro Active.


MISCELLANEOUS

Babel Fish
www.babelfish.altavista.com Language translation website.

Cartoonbank.com www.cartoonbank.com New Yorker cartoon & cover prints, gifts and more.

Currency Converter www.money.cnn.com/markets/currencies/ Online currency converter on the CNN/Money magazine website.

Dack www.dack.com The 2¢ of Dack Ragus, a guy living in Edina, MN who likes to golf, cocktail and watch movies... in that order.

Declare Yourself www.declareyourself.com Your one-stop shop to get all the information you need about registering to vote, finding your polling place, getting an absentee ballot, and more.

Dita Von Teese www.dita.net Playboy covergirl, burlesque star.

Earth Child www.earthchildonline.com Dedicated to inspiring the magic of play by offering unique, natural fiber and organic children’s clothing and finely crafted toys made from natural materials.

Hint Mint www.hintmint.com A gesture of kindness -- Vegan mints packed in a 20s style cigarette case.

Jitensha Studio www.jitensha.com A different kind of bike shop.

Kameraleder www.kameraleder.com Committed to producing the finest leather eveready cases and belt pouches for the collectable camera.

Layrite www.layrite.com Deluxe hair pomade that holds like wax and washes out like gel.

Muji www.muji.net Derived from the Japanese phrase "mujirushi ryohin," meaning "no brand goods."

Nootrope www.nootrope.net Keith Alexander's blog - may he rest in peace.

StoryCorps www.storycorps.net The conversation of a lifetime.

Think Tank 3 www.thinktank3.com A modern day think shop.

Tip Top Atomic Shop www.tip-top-atomic.com Deco to Spaceage, Chrome to Plastic.

Waldorf Answers www.waldorfanswers.org On the philosophy and practice of Waldorf education.

Woodstock Candy & Fudge www.woodstockcandy.com Fudge and nostalgic candy gift boxes from Woodstock, New York.