Summer MixTape

Homemade mixtapes were all the rage in the 1980s. Gone are the days of audio cassette, but a killer summer mix will never go out of style. In honor of the early bootleg 8 track tapes, I’ve compiled 8 classic & recent favs. Enjoy:

Lying In The Sun ~ Koushik

Everywhere (Fleetwood Mac cover) ~ Vampire Weekend

10 Mile Stereo ~ Beach House

Rill Rill ~ Sleigh Bells

Bloodbuzz Ohio ~ The National

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cindy Lauper Cover) ~ STRFKR

I'm On Fire ~ Bruce Springsteen

Yes I Would ~ Frightened Rabbit

The single remaining relic from 80's tape collection

Eye Catching @ World Cup

South African Jeweler, Yair Shimansky, recently unveiled a 3,500 carat soccer ball he created for the World Cup. Valued at $2.5 million & weighing 4.8 pounds, the life-size soccer ball contains 6,620 white and 2,640 black diamonds.

What does one do with a big ball of bling? Rumor has it that Shimansky hopes to sell it as a World Cup 2010 commemorative display piece and is in talks with a European soccer club.

Previous endeavors by Shimansky include The World's Most Expensive Diamond [Temporary] Tattoo.

Size is important for this jeweler.