I just can't get enough of Lavender Diamond and the superawesome, head-in-the-clouds, peace-on-the-brain mastermind behind their sweet, folky melodies: Becky Stark. Her voice soars and their album, Imagine Our Love, is a perfect summer soundtrack. Watch her skate the day away in this almost-too-precious video for their song "Open Your Heart." I dare you not to dance! ... Read More

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We here at BUST are totally in love with MAKE Workshop and the fabulously crafty Diana Rupp who runs it. For those of you in the NY area (or ambitious visitors!), MAKE has a great list of classes including sewing, knitting, letterpress printing, and soapmaking just to name a few. Yesterday, I tried my hand at embroidery during their one-night workshop, a skill i've been meaning to learn for years. Using handouts from her all-time favorite ... Read More

Hot damn! Our readers sure know how to step out in style. From vintage vixens to DIY dolls, we got tons o' photos from those who wanted to spread their passion for fashion. We picked a handful for our reader fashion spread in the upcoming issue (Aug/Sept '07) but we couldn't let all these fabulous photos languish in my inbox. So we created a whole new web page where you can peep the threads of fellow BUSTies, starting with Alicia Budnick, a ... Read More

It's no surprise that BUST readers know how to get down. Last night's issue release party at Union Pool in Brooklyn was a smashing success full of fresh beats, sick jams, and lots o' BUSTy love. Today at HQ, we relied on a few key elements to get us through the day: too-good-to-be-true mac n cheese and Iggy Pop on repeat. Dawn will be blogging all about the party tomorrow but until then, feast your eyes and ears on this awesome snippet of ... Read More