Philip Trapp

1 week ago | 929nin.com | Joe DiVita |Philip Trapp

In this latest episode of Loudwire's Gear Factor, Fernando Ufret (who you've probably seen playing song parodies as South Park's Eric Cartman) plays his favorite riffs. Armed with an acoustic guitar, Ufret has been entertaining and amusing us all for years with those clever cover parodies as well as original music and non-Cartman related videos. They've been a source of joy amid social media feeds overrun by negative content, demonstrating the timeless, healing power of laughter.

1 week ago | housedigest.com | Philip Trapp

This easy hack transforms the ubiquitous and rustic IKEA ASKHOLMEN planter into a versatile bench, giving you a clever storage solution that doesn't skimp on style — which, let's face it, can sometimes be a challenge to find. And yes, even though holding plants was the ASKHOLMEN flower box's original design intention, the piece can also become a functional storage unit that blends seamlessly into any home decor.

1 week ago | housedigest.com | Philip Trapp

Organizing your living space on a budget doesn't mean that you have to sacrifice your sense of style or the overall versatility of your home — especially if you know the right places to look at IKEA. Because tucked away in the ubiquitous Swedish furniture retailer's kids' storage section is the SMAGORA shelf unit, a surprising gem that's now gaining attention for good reason.

1 week ago | noisecreep.com | Todd Fooks |Philip Trapp

Black metal has cursed the music world with some of the most bone-chilling, brutal, and even beautiful guitar work. Today, we undertake the perilous task of honoring the genre’s greatest axemen!Through Celtic Frost and Hellhammer, Tom G. Warrior, for example, produced riffs that would fuel the creativity of those who truly defined and refined the movement during its “second wave” and beyond.

1 week ago | 929nin.com | Chad Childers |Philip Trapp

As Fyre Festival 2 continues to near, one of the artists approached to appear at the event has spoken out on why she turned down the opportunity with ABC's Good Morning America. Skepticism has followed founder Billy McFarland's attempts to stage a second Fyre Festival despite McFarland's continued insistence that it is indeed real and his sharing of documents showing permits obtained to put on the event.