Every now and then there’s packaging that just screams out “I need that in my life” and The Alchemist and Oh No’s saw blade vinyl record EP “Sawblade”, with a few cuts from their upcoming November 22nd release “Gutter Water” is just that one time packaging and the content come together in a cool, creative, “DOWANT” way.

The tracklisting on the Sawblade EP is as follows:

Side A

1. The Sickness
2. Operating Room
3. Freshest Rhymes
4. Overdose

Side B

1. The Sickness (Instrumental)
2. Operating Room (Instrumental)
3. Freshest Rhymes (Instrumental)
4. Overdose (Instrumental)

With the creative genius of The Alchemist and Madlib’s younger brother (and just as creative) Oh No, Gangrene promises to be something altogether cool. The limited edition Sawblade EP costs about $20.

[ Links: Decon Records ]

Chrome has announced their Pro Series messenger bag named after one of my favorite European cities, Berlin. Built tough with over 15 years of messenger bag experience behind them, Chrome guarantees the bag for life. Yep… for life.

With over 15 years experience designing and manufacturing bags, Chrome introduces a new professional series messenger bag called the “Berlin”. The Berlin was designed from the bottom up, incorporating a completely new pattern and a functional four-point harness system. Working with professional messengers on this project for the last year has allowed Chrome to dial in all necessary features that messengers rely on. The end result; the Berlin is the best messenger bag Chrome has ever made.

• Weatherproof 1,000 denier Cordura outer shell
• 18 oz. weatherproof truck tarp liner sealed with military spec. seam binding
• New pattern allows for significantly increased capacity.
• Secondary shoulder strap with four point adjustment system for large loads
• External strap system for oversized packages
• Velcro accessory mounting strap
• EVA foam padded shoulder strap and back panel

The Berlin Pro Series messenger bag clocks in at $220 bucks… and worth it.

[ Chrome Berlin ] [ Related: Pabst Blue Ribbon & Chrome Bags ]