From The Basement is a music series that features the most intimate live performances from the finest musicians on the planet.

From The Basement sets a new standard for music TV production. The show is beautifully filmed in high-definition at Maida Vale studios in London with the live sound by producer Nigel Godrich. From The Basement has no host and no studio audience, instead the artist and their performance take centre stage.

The first episode is very special. From The Basement launches with Thom Yorke on the piano exclusively performing songs from the new Radiohead album, alongside incredible performances from The White Stripes and an improvised collaboration between Four Tet's Kieran Hebden and genius drummer Steve Reid. The whole episode has been filmed by acclaimed director Sophie Muller.

Each episode's performances will be available via download only to allow repeated viewings. Downloads are available right here and from iTunes.

Down In The Basement looking up at the Stars

Anthony Skirvin, Fecal Face, gives you an introduction into how to create a Screen Printed Poster from start to finish.

Go learn!

And if the is too balnd for you guys out there then maybe try the 'Very Basic Tutorial in Taxidermy' with Andreas Trolf (you sick smuck) and go through the step by step tuturial and learn 'How To Stuff a Mouse'.

Not for mouse lovers or the faint hearted

Check out this amazing animation. A Chinese rap video about e-waste. One of the best things I've seen in ages, and a nice message from the folks at the receiving end of our throw-away gadget stream. Amazingly, no understanding of Chinese required, other than the "Play" button is in the lower left.

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The Designed To Help project was launched by UK designers iLovedust, earlier this year.

The idea was to produce a book of graphic design, illustration and photography, to raise money to help charities deal with the tsunami crisis in Asia.

iLovedust received an overwhelming response from designers and prospective partners who wanted to support the project, and when renowned design publisher Die Gestalten Verlag (dgv) joined iLovedust, 'A Book Designed To Help' became a reality.

The book is a lavish hardcover of 304 pages, featuring around 1,000 artworks from over 240 contributors from around the world. The book is a 'must have' for a design-oriented audience worldwide and all profits from the sale of will go to respected worldwide charity organization CARE, who will use the funds to help the poorest communities recover from the tsunami disaster. The book can be ordered now through online booksellers from around the world.

Please buy a copy! A record of the donations made month by month to the charity CARE can be downloaded from the link at the top of the site. Go on! Take a look and be proud.

For more information on the artists involved and how to get hold of this book please go here www.designedtohelp.com

J Rofe, Tommy B and Andy Jepsom

A football fan in Argentina is suing a tattooist who drew a penis on his back instead of the Boca Juniors football team logo. The teenager had asked for his favourite team's design but, unbeknown to him, the tattoo artist was a supporter of rival team River Plate and decided to have a laugh. The victim, who cannot be named, said: "I could not see what he was tattooing because he didn't have a mirror. I only saw it when I got home and showed it to my parents."

"The time of getting fame for your name on its own is over. Artwork that is only about wanting to be famous will never make you famous. Any fame is a by-product of making something that means something. You don't go to a restaurant and order a meal because you want to have a shit." Banksy