It's been a while since we posted an off-topic Sunday, but here goes. This is a good one. I heard this song, Cavern by Liquid Liquid, for the first time very recently and it blew my mind when I realised what it was. Obviously it's instantly recognisable as an art school funk take on Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel's seminal hip-hop song White Lines. Except it isn't. This song predates White Lines, and the band, Liquid Liquid won a court battle for compensation as it was samp

Reader post from John Bade. Get in touch if you have a post for us. A bike you're building, a race you visited, a memory, an old snapshot. I made it up to the AMA Vintage Flat Track Nationals at Cuddebackville, NY last weekend. Thought I'd share some of my "bits & pieces" iPhone photos. It was great to see the large turnout for this event. Take care,  John #NewYork #Vintageflattrack #ShortTrackNY

I'm not sure how long I can keep this up. I watched all the practice, qualifying, heats and semis, then fell asleep for an hour after setting my alarm for 2am. Ugh. There were no Production Twins at the NY ST, so the extra class was the Bultaco Invitational. It was won by Charlie Roberts, one of the main men behind the Rookies Class of 79 charity, that raises funds for injured flat trackers. The 40-odd year-old Bultacos were only about 1s a lap slower that the latest, tuned 4

Sideburn columnist and 'One of the ten best artists working today' is having a opening of a new series of work, at CCC Manhattan, this weekend. Tickets are free while the last - Death Spray Custom Doom Tomb. Read DSC's regular column in Sideburn (from issue 34). #art #Sideburn34 #NewYork #DeathSprayCustom