JOURNAL
Aug 22, 2024
Stand Bar 300 - A Japanese Hip Hop Playlist
Inspired by a standing-only basement bar in Tokyo where the drinks are just ¥300 a pop, this playlist features a collection of quality Japanese hip hop, from retro classics to new bangers.
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Jul 27, 2024
Cruisin' with Hobbs and his 1966 Ford Fastback
Nothin beats a summer cruise with a buddy. Except maybe a summer cruise on a Monday morning when you both should be working behind a laptop but instead you're out ripping up your local streets pissing off the neighbours. These were the circumstances the first time we got to see our good buddy Hobbs' new 1966 Ford Mustang GT 289 Fastback done in Ivy Green with classic white racing stripes.
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Jun 30, 2024
The Bikeriders: The 1960s photography that inspired the film
The Bikeriders by Jeff Nichols and starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, and Norman Reedus, has been entertaining audiences for months now. But many people are surprised to hear that the film was actually inspired by a 1968 photo series by American photographer and filmmaker Danny Lyon.
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May 16, 2024
Natsukashii - a vintage Japanese Kayōkyoku playlist by Steeltown
Definitely our strangest playlist yet. Before Japanese Idols and J-Pop there was Kayōkyoku. A genre of music influenced heavily by western rock and roll and usually had easy to follow melodies, sentimental narratives and straight forward lyrics designed to be relatable to the everyday Japanese person.
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Mar 31, 2024
Visting a Custom Minibike Garage in Osaka, Japan
On the fringes of Osaka's chaotic downtown core is a rad little garage, making rad little bikes specifically a custom raw metal Honda Dax which has enjoyed some serious attention and popularity on social media since Hoy, the garage's owner, completed it two years ago.
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Mar 6, 2024
Tokyo's Coffee Shop Time Machine
Since its inception in 1948, Cafe de L’Ambre has defied the passage of time. It exists to this day as a monument to exceptional coffee that is roasted, brewed and served in its own unique way according to the processes and standards established by its late founder, Ichiro Sekiguchi, a centenarian who died in 2018 at 103.
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Feb 22, 2024
Born Bad: A History of Hot Stuff
“I don't care about anything really!, 'cept havin' fun!”Hot Stuff in Casper and the Spectrals
You’ve probably seen...
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Jan 24, 2024
8 Days A Week - A Playlist
Wake up. Gulp coffee. Punch in. Bust ass. Sweat. Punch out. Repeat. A soundtrack for the grind, 8 Days A Week is a gnarly mash of British and Aussie post punk revival that will light a fire inside ya, not necessarily in a good way.
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Nov 28, 2023
2023 Holiday Gift Guide
A wee lil roundup of some of the nicest and coolest gifts you could buy someone from Steeltown Garage Co, your friendly neighbourhood misfits.
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Nov 10, 2023
Concrete Dreams - A Playlist
Dangling somewhere in the sonic ether between prototypical 80s goth rock and a broody cyberpunk near-future, Concrete Dreams is a pensive post-punk soundscape set against a backdrop of neon-lit urban alienation.
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Aug 30, 2023
Heartworn Highways - A Playlist
A playlist for drifters, nomads, ramblers and runaways. For those who feel the itch if they stand in one place a little too long. For those who keep their boots by the door. For searchers. For those who stare into the yawn of the distant horizon and see only escape, truth, salvation.
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Jul 24, 2023
1987 Lincoln - A Playlist
Remember sitting in the backseat? Remember watching the rear view reflection of your mother putting on her lipstick? The way she pressed her red lips together after. The pucker sound. Remember what was on the radio? I do.
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