Monday, June 30, 2008

Who's Going Home With You Tonight


The boys from Los Gatos are back with their third album. Here's the first single from Only Through The Pain.

Trapt - Who's Going Home With You Tonight

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Sunglasses


Auditioning for MTV's Making the Band in 2003, Flawless landed in the Top 25. Though he didn't make it to the end, he's been making some noise by getting on mix tapes with artists such as Jay-Z, Nas, Jadakiss, and others. Check out this track that's sure to get the party started right.

Flawless - Sunglasses

Chocolate Suede




Here are some pictures from last night at Suede. We teamed up with Element and 2Degrees for this event. The party was pushed out last minute, but we were able to draw a decent crowd. Thanks to all those that were able to make it out.



Saturday, June 28, 2008

Say Woah


Part of the Original Run series, Running Man is a 45 minute mix of electro and hip hop, created as workout music with Nike +.

A-Trak - Say Woah

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

In4mation x G-Shock


Continuing with the celebration of G-Shock 25th Anniversary, following the collaboration with The Hundreds and XLARGE, Casio, this time has teamed up with Hawaii's own, In4mation, to bring you this amazing G-Shock GLX-5600X model. This sea-foam green watch is limited to only 500 pieces with In4mation engraved in the stainless steel back.

I was able to snatch one up today. The sea-foam green color is HOT! Thanks P.Love and Chris, over at Azuki Boutique.





Monday, June 23, 2008

I Kissed A Girl


I hope you weren't expecting juicy details or pictures of the girl I kissed. What you'll find is a song from the debut album of Katy Perry, One of the Boys.

Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Dunk Destroyers




The Nike Dunk High Supreme Destroyers was released back in December. Made out of premium leather and wool, the same materials you would find on a varsity jacket. The word DESTROYERS is embossed onto the back heel of the shoe. It also comes with gold lace locks.

I actually bought these back in January, but had forgotten they were sitting in my closet.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Jupiter Rising


Jessie Payo and Spencer Nezey has been working hard in the studio to put out a new album, The Quiet Hype. Here's a track from the upcoming album.

Jupiter Rising - LA LA

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Pogo (Shinichi Osawa Remix)


Signed onto Kitsuné Music Label in 2004, Digitalism finally released their debut album, Idealism, last May. Here's one of my favorite tracks remixed by Shinichi Osawa.

Digitalism - Pogo (Shinichi Osawa Remix)

Martha Cooper




Recently, Allen AKA of 12ozProphet had the chance to visit the studio of photographer, Martha Cooper. Martha is recognized for her graffiti and hip hop photos. She's been taking pictures virtually her entire life, when her father gave Martha her first camera when she was just 2 years old back in the 1940s. In the 70s, she moved to New York City and worked as a staff photographer for the New York Post. She started chasing graffiti on the walls of New York City's Lower East Side, crawling through the very same tunnels and train yards as the writers do. She was introduced to the late Style Wars, Style Master General, Dondi White, and he taught her everything there is to know about graffiti. She photographed alongside of Henry Chalfant to publish Subway Arts in 1984.







When digging through Marty’s archives, classic shots like FBA’s Sab Kaze whole car with Tack’s mind-blowing alien and shark characters, and Dondi straddling between two number 2 trains in the Newlots yard as he puts the finishing touches on one of his Children of the Grave whole cars, are just some of what you’ll see amongst the thousands of shots Marty caught during this era.



Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Forever and Ever




I just got this book in the mail today. Forever and Ever is Shawn Barber's second monograph of Tattoo Portraits. An in depth study of tattoo culture through paintings. It features photographs, paintings by Shawn Barber, as well as essays chronicling a 3 year living journal by Grime, Chuck Eldrige, Paul Booth, Henry Lewis, and Justin Giarla. The paintings are absolutely amazing. The book will be available at 9mm and Borders next week.







Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Keith Hufnagel




Hypebeast sat down with the man behind the HUF stores, Keith Hufnagel, with an in-depth look on his skating career, and why he decided to create HUF. Filmed and Directed by Daniel Ahn.

Monday, June 9, 2008

The Real Dandiggity




Congrats Dandiggity. I've known this guy since elementary school. Millbrook what? Anyway, what better way to celebrate than by having a big graduation party with the Fingerbangerz in the mix.













Mike from Studio MTN recording all the action.







And of course, it ain't a party unless we bust out Rock Band.

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Glow in the Dark Tour Part II


Here are a couple video of the Glow in the Dark show from last night.





Check out the videos and pictures I took from last time.

The Hundreds x G-Shock




On Thursday, The Hundreds released a collaborative watch with Casio G-Shock and XLARGE, as part of the 25th Anniversary celebration. Like all G-Shocks, the DW-6900FS is shock resistant. It also features 200m water resistance, countdown timer, 1/100 sec. stopwatch and auto-calendar with XL and TH engraved on the stainless steel back.

Thanks Erika for picking this up for me. Here's a closer look at the watch.





Friday, June 6, 2008

Vintage Session


After a 2 year hiatus, Hella Records, Fran Boogie and Soul Deluxxe have brought back Vintage Session. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it since I had to take pictures for aKDPhi Formal. But Fred from Suckafreeze was there for the action.



The highlight of Vintage Session is always the runway fashion show. Designers who showcased included True, Fatlace, Iris, Red Clay, Hellz Bellz, HomeRoom, Nicacelly and FTC.







Make sure you check out the rest of the pictures at Suckafreeze.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Everyone Nose Remix


To tell you the truth, I wasn't feeling this track when I first heard it. But the more I listen to it, the more in love I fell with it. The remix features CRS and Pusha T. In case you're wondering, CRS (Child Rebel Soldier) is a group comprised of Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell Williams.

N.E.R.D. feat. CRS and Pusha T - Everyone Nose Remix

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Maps of Problematique


This song is actually from their Black Hole and Revelations album in 2006, but it's just starting to get airtime on the radio.

MUSE - Maps of Problematique

Leave It All Out To Rest




My favorite band, Linkin Park, is back with a new video. This was directed by Mr. Hahn himself. Speaking of Linkin Park, today, they announced that Busta Rhymes will be joining the Projekt Revolution Tour. They recently teamed up to for Busta's new album. Here's their collabo, which was used as the theme song for this year's NBA Playoffs.

Busta Rhymes feat. Linkin Park - We Made It