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NYC-Based Skate Company 5BORO Issues Decks Paying Home Video Homage to TDK Recordable VHS Cover Art Aesthetics with their VHS Series Pt. 2!
Some of the more attentive VHSkaters out there might already be familiar with the most bodacious line of VHS-inspired decks released by the NYC-based skateboarding outfit 5BORO last year, which celebrated an assortment of 8 different recordable VHS cover aesthetics from the 80s. That initial array of analog art-based decks are still available RIGHT HERE, but 5BORO is back at it again with another newly released rewind-inclined line, aptly entitled VHS Series II. This series includes three different designs celebrating the aesthetics of the TDK recordable VHS cover art (seen here), and are also marked as the debut pro models...
FRIGHT RAGS Offers Up Custom Knit Crew Socks Celebrating the Iconic Horror VHS Rental Sticker!
When it comes to awakening some essential video rental store nostalgia, that little green horror genre sticker that adorned so many of our favorite flicks really VHStrikes a chord. Back in the glory days of physical video rental bliss, these stickers were really just doing their job. Fast forward to the present, and they’re retrospectively representative of a particular time, neatly encapsulating a crucial essence through what was once thought to be a minor detail. The new wave of rewind-inclined appreciation has already inspired some radical wares made in tribute these little green guys with Chicago-based Creepy Co.’s open edition...
VHS Wasteland Creates Incredible Fantasy VHS Cover Mash-Ups Combining Elements of Horror, Cartoons and Modern Movies! PLUS! Tons of Hi-Res Scans of Vintage VHS and Beyond!
One of the more popular pastimes of the modern Videovore has become the act of cruising the many avenues of the rewind-inclined web in order to soak in some never-before-seen, eye-catching VHS cover art. While there are plenty of amazing, strange and sometimes downright spectacular video covers to be seen VHStreaming by on video-centric Facebook groups such as Horror VHS Collectors Unite! and VHS Misfits (and there’s always the hi-res, watermarked offerings of VHSCollector.com) one of the most incredible collections of obscure, diverse and fully downloadable VHS cover scans reside over at a site aptly entitled VHS Wasteland. Not familiar?...
Tapehead Threads: Artist Creepy Jason Offers Up this Totally Retro Radical VHS AND CHILL Shirt!
Tapeheads who steady stay tuned to this here VHS-obsessed slice of internet are liable to recall some recent coverage on an artistic interpretation of the VHS and Chill meme created by designer Anthony Troester which was then transformed into a small army of items via his Society6 store. If you haven’t seen those rewind-inclined wares, groove on ‘em here, man! As the VHS and Chill meme continues to spread its presence across the world weird web we’re apt to see more artistic interpretations, and the newest VHS and Chill-inspired design from artist Creepy Jason is most rewind radical, indeed, dude....
Analog-Inclined Artist MATTHEW DIX Creates Absolutely Stunning VHS Art / Packaging for Contemporary Films Under the Banner of OFFTRACKOUTLET! Full Exclusive Interview!
With the widespread resurgence of interest and affection for the VHS format, it seems a whole new wave of nostalgia-driven artistic creation has bubbled up within the ever-growing VHSphere. One such analog-inclined talent (which we’ve flash featured here in Lunchmeat Land in the recent past) is graphic designer and all-around super-skilled artist Matthew Dix. He’s been creating absolutely gorgeous VHS versions of modern films that amaze in every way from his attention to detail down to the actual construction of the physical presentation. He’s currently showcasing his work on an Instagram feed under the @OffTrackOutlet banner, and recently posted a...