We tried to be men and watch the Superbowl. Instead, we spent hours on Chat Roulette.

If you haven't heard, Chat Roulette is a website that randomly pairs up strangers into video chats.

HIGHLIGHTS: Dancing to Daddy Yankee with strangers across the Atlantic / Finding some dude in Germany who will draw a portrait of you. 

WARNING: More than half of the people on this site just want to show you their junk.

Can't stress enough how NSFW this is.

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Full disclosure: I do not have any tattoos. Also, needles and I don't really get along well. That said, this tattoo and the accompanying video are pretty amazing. Apparently, Dabe Allen is having a bunch of vintage gadgets tattooed on his arm as part of a nerd sleeve. But, instead of just getting each tat and posting the before-and-after shots, Allen and his pal decided to do a stop-motion video of the process.

The tattoo looks great and, for someone who doesn't have any ink, it's interesting to see how much work goes into a detailed tattoo like that. Allen plans to post part two of the video on Nov. 8, so synchronize those Google Calenders. In the meantime, check out the Frank 151 Tattoo forum.

[Flickr via Gizmodo]

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MC Strictly Business and musician/vocalist/producer Johnny on the Rocks are Rocky Business. Jonny is a Toronto native, while SB hails from Bed-Stuy Brooklyn. We featured their first video (for Find Away directed by TONE) a while back, and they subsequently asked FRANKRADIO to jump on with Rocksmith to push forth their first full mixtape project, entitled simply Rocky Business. When we heard the music, we couldn't refuse. 

Rocky Business has performed alongside artists such as Theophilus London, Diplo, Black Sheep, HEARTSREVOLUTION, Shinobi Ninja,  Maluca, Ninjasonik, Anton Glamb, and Memberz Only. Playing everywhere from major music venues and dance clubs to outlaw loft parties, they are a young group that are building very steadily, while getting their chops up rocking out as much as possible. The mix has a very 80's and 90's rock feel, while blending other styles that are truly varied. Electro, new wave, rock, breakbeats, hip-hop, and some soul vibrations sit together in this mix, all peppered by SB's rhymes, and some clever sing song.

Last night, they tore the roof off of Fat Baby in New York's Lower East Side for the release of the mix, and today you can hear it in full.

Download the full mix with tracklisting, and get the back cover after the jump.

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If Lady Gaga hasn't done enough to chokehold your attention, these custom made Lady Gaga Barbies should work wonders for terrifying the little ones and Barbie collectors alike.  Veik, the Beijing artist who created these Gaga-dolls has taken his affinity for toys and Lady Gaga to a whole new plateau.  The collection includes around 40 Barbies, each of which micro clone Gaga's various extravagant and eccentric fashion adventures.  Although Veik has no intention as of yet to sell the dolls, just merely viewing them should provide for an adequate amount of art appreciation and unsettling entertainment. My personal favorite is the "Bad Romance" mini-Gaga as seen above...it's the burnt corpse that really drives this one home.

Review full collection here.

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We're excited to announce the return of Dam-Funk to NYC - on Wed, March 10th. Performing live with the 3-piece Master Blazter outfit. They've been building up a steady momentum in L.A. and this marks the NYC debut of their live Dam-Funk / Master Blazter collaboration. Also, we can't deny the inclusion of DJ Spinna - he's bringing out an especially opt Boogie/Funk honed set. There are some special guests on the bill as well that we can't announce here - one bringing a signature, surely memorable, all video-mix to the night. Until then...

Dam-Funk (LIVE) x DJ Spinna

@ Bowery Ballroom

March 10th

Dam-Funk w/ Master Blazter (Computer Jay x J1)
DJ Spinna
DJ ?****$%#@^L (Video Set)
+ special guests.

Wed, March 10th at The Bowery Ballroom.
8pm Door. 18+ / Tickets at Ticketmaster.com
http://www.boweryballroom.com/
http://www.stonesthrow.com/damfunk
http://www.myspace.com/damfunk

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New York DJ Neil Armstrong has been destroying turntables for years, and his slew of innovative mixtapes released in the late '90s early 2000s only increased his notoriety. A couple of years ago, he got the break of a lifetime, and signed on as the tour DJ for Jay-Z. Always one to give thanks, Neil has been documenting his journey through his website and e-mail blasts. Now, to celebrate the re-launch of his website, he's released a mixtape that will also serve as his thank you to Jigga, a "bookmark" in a chapter in his life, as well as a celebration of everything he's experienced through his connection with the most popular rap artist ever.

Download link after the jump

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With the success of our FRANKRADIO record label, we now bring you our brand new radio show. The FRANKRADIO Show will bring you music from FRANKRADIO artists, as well as many up-and-comers, and tried and true Frank friends. Jasmine Solano is your host, and will DJ alongside DJs Synapse and Schoolboy. Episode one, features New York's Theophilus London, who hit the music world like a ton of bricks with his "This Charming Mixtape", and is currently working with Mark Ronson and Sam Sparrow on their Chauffeur project. Click the flyer above or here (link to post on frank) to download or stream episode one, along with our webisode that accompanies the episode.

Download FRANKRADIO Episode One Here, or go to our podcast page here to stream it. You can also stream it by clicking the FRANKRADIO Show button on the right side of the site via our streaming radio player.

View the video webisode that accompanies the radio show below to get a taste, and check out the full tracklisting after the jump.

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This Friday we release our Black Scale x Frank151 collaboration tee at the Black Scale store in San Francisco as well as the Frank Chop shop in New York.

Frank151 and Black Scale co-conspired to create a tee we're calling Black Frank. The tee design features both the Frank151 and Black Scale logos, and tastefully touches on the occult. It's available in black or white. This collaboration is VERY limited. There are three ways to get yours though. You can go to The Black Scale Retail Store (in San Francisco) or Frank's Chop Shop to buy one, or you can enter our contest here on Frank151.com, and you may just win one!

Here's how you enter to win:

1. Create a profile on Frank151.com. It's free!
2. Be sure to include a picture and some information about yourself. Only complete profiles will be eligible to win!
3. This week's contest is inspired by the five-pointed pentagram. Add a comment to this post listing your top three movie depictions of the devil, along with your tee size (S, M, L, XL, XXL), and you're entered!

We'll be announcing winners on Saturday, March 13th, so make sure you get your advice in by 11:59 PM EST on Thursday, March 12th.

Here are our picks to kick things off:

1. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey.  "You might be a king, or a little street sweeper, but sooner or later, you dance with the reaper!"
2. The Devils Advocate. Al Pacino brings a lot of class to the role of Satan.
3. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. What more needs to be said?

See more pics of the shirts after the jump.

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Just in case you forgot exactly how condoms work, Durex has recently put out a typeface print campaign designed by German illustrator/designer Andre Krahne visually illustrating the "Durex experience."

More pics after the jump.

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Student Jessica Lehrman made this piece on the visual nature of hipsters for a Visual Literacy class at Purchase College. We're definitely looking for your thoughts on this one. Are you in one of the categories of "hipster" mentioned in the above film? According to the film, you won't mention it if you are. Do you think this film will spawn a "hipster backlash"? How do hipsters, non-hipsters and the general public feel about this film? Either way, this film definitely had us in stitches, not to mention we've seen about 30% of every person in this film walking around the city.

Leave your comments on this film after the jump by clicking "go to post"

Oh, and if you want to laugh at hipsters for days on end, we found video on this site:

http://diehipster.wordpress.com

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