If your in LA make sure you try and check it out. For those of us that aren’t you can get a great feel of what to expect by checking the gallery below. For more specifics on the artists themselves head over here.

A quick heads up some of these figures are pretty wild and may freak out your co-workers…

TOY ART GALLERY
737 Seward St. # | Right off Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038

All the key (and somewhat expected) iconography from STPL is to be found, namely the pigeon, however with the focus of the eyewear being lifestyle (apparently Oakley’s first lifestyle frames) it all makes sense.

I have to say some may have read my rant on Oakley a while back. I’m not a hater, they have some great styles, and this collaboration is definitely a solid one, just don’t expect me to be impressed when you pull lame media stunts.

The Melbourne Auto Salon was on last weekend, I didn't end up making it but it looks like there was a few interesting cars, the last few times I've went I've been bored to death with the quality of rides, but it looks like things might be shaping up for the better. Nicked these photos from this forum.

Now German tuning giants Brabus have released their new creation, the Brabus iBusiness. Based on a S-Class Mercedes, "ze Germans" have shoehorned a Maybach twin turbo V12 into the Merc as well as the usual Brabus treatment. What they've done though is slapped the car with a massive iStick, filling the custom interior with all things Apple, hence its namesake. A Mac Mini is attached to a fold-down 15 inch screen in the headline, as well as a pair of screens in the headrests no less. A pair of iPads in the rear allow back seat drivers to control all the multimedia gear and climate control, a top-of-the-range iPod Touch holds the music and they've also thrown in an iPhone for good measure. When you turn on the ignition Steve Jobs even pops up riding shotgun and gives you a wristie. More pics here.

I've been drooling over board track racers for the last few days, in like the 20's and 30's these racers were the extreme sport stars of their time, racing on oval/spherical tracks made from wooden planks, look more bad-ass than jumping off a bunch of stairs on a plank of wood right? Anyways if anyone knows of any collectors of these bikes in Melbourne or a company making replicas down here please let me know at vincent@acclaimmag.com.

I'm loving the amount of cool automotive viral video campaigns that have recently come out, especially the Swagger Wagon campaign and this new video from Ford. Dance Break!

Lastly, thought I'll give some love to one of my favorite car Tumblr blogs, Chromjuwelen. I've been addicted to Tumblr for a little while now (shameless plug for my one), and this one really brings the goods out everytime I log into my dashboard, saves me from lurking around a lot less sites everyday. Keep it up!

"Ze Frog & Toad" is a fresh take on the quintessential stark white walls of the modern gallery space. Featuring Chalmers' latest collection of paintings, photographs and prints, Ze Frog and Toad exhibits an array of small artworks for sale. Showcasing ornate, detailed ink work on wood and paper, along with photographs from his worldly travels, Chalmers' portrays his quirky perspective of situations and expectations, illustrating his social views.

"Ze Frog and Toad" is being showcased in Melbourne on Friday 3rd September from 5.30pm at Citylights Projects on the corner of Rutledge and Hosier Lane, and then will travel to Sydney on Friday 10th September with an exhibition from 5.30pm on the North end of Marlborough Street, Surry Hills, and in Brisbane on Friday 17th September from 6pm at Nine Lives Gallery.

Head to http://zefrogandtoad.com/ for weekly webisodes and blog updates of the Ze Frog and Toad's journey.

OPENING 5.30PM to 8PM Friday September 3 2010 (Melbourne)

Opening this Thursday 2 September 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Show runs until the 19 September

Gorker gallery opening hours:

3pm – 7pm Wednesday – Friday

11am – 7pm Saturday& Sunday

I watched this doco on infamous boxers last week and Tyson was one of them. Dude is crazy. And the sad thing is he could of not been crazy I reckon, he just went cray cray when his coach died when he was hella young. I then started googling Tyson and found out he now has a TV show on Animal Planet called ‘Taking on Tyson’ which is about raising and racing pigeons. Yep, no shit, pigeons. Apparently Tyson has been rearing pigeons his whole life. The plot thickens…

Sourced via Cool’eh mag

Download: Big Sean: Finally Famous Volume 3 (Hosted By Don Cannon)

Above is a pic of Ryan and Justine signing a poster for dude’s three-year-old son. He’s gonna be mad stoked on that in 10 years. My dad once had a poster of the Breaka girls signed in his toilet from 80s. Wish I still had that shit.

For details of their Melbourne launch party, taking place on September 12th at 1000 Pound Bend visit the Facebook invite here.

Get The Fuck Up | Friday September 24
New Guernica
322 Little Collins St, Melbourne

If you're on Facebook you'll find the event here.

They’ve also put together this short promotional video which you should check and which I’ve attached above. They were in the middle of building something while I was there which they tell is for the upcoming Melbourne event, guess you’ll have to roll through on Friday to see what it is. I was over there dropping off a couple of books for them to sign but more on that later…

Don't forget you can also put yourself in with a chance to win one through our competition here.

FAT will be converting the Block Projects Gallery into a cornucopia of tee goodness, with neon lights (ooooh), flocked mannequins (ahhh) and other delights for the senses. AND the tees are all for sale with proceeds going to White Lion Charity, A youth based organization that supports at risk young people in and out of the Youth Justice System.

So Melbournites, check it out this Thursday and better still buy a tee:

When: 2 September 2010, 6-9pm, Where: BLOCK PROJECTS: Level 4, 289 Flinders Lane Melbourne

 You’ve worked with producer Katalyst quite heavily again on this record. How exactly did you guys hook up in the first place?

I was at a Rodney P and Skitz concert years ago, and there was an open mic session. He was calling people up on stage and I was a little shy and not really into the idea but three of my friends pushed me up on stage and I did my thing and there was an Invada (Katalyst’s record label) rep in the crowd and a couple of days later he called me up.

Do you think having worked together on an album previously, you found it easier to transfer ideas second time round?

Yeah, definitely. We both had more of an understanding. We knew what we wanted from each other and what we were capable of.

Is it hard with Katalyst being based in Sydney?

Not now with computers. It may have even been easier because sometimes I’d just fly up to Sydney to record, which sounds like a drag but it’s a pretty glamourous drag. This time I really felt I got to embrace the beats, not to take away anything from the last album. But basically I’m really happy to be back. It’s been a while between drinks, but people should know I haven’t just been sitting around. I’ve been performing, making mixtapes and crafting my sound. This album is a hip-hop release but I have other stuff on the way, dancehall and other genres. Just being myself and making music I love.

You mentioned dancehall, how do you think your Jamaican heritage impacts on your music?

I grew up in an interesting culture: Jamaican-Australian or as I call it Jahstralian. My dad was Australian and my mum is Jamaican, so I grew up with a lot of music in the house: reggae, Stevie Wonder, soul. They also took me and my sister to a lot of their parties. They really taught me to embrace my culture, both sides.

Reggae and hip-hop are like cousins to me but Jamaicans would say ‘Yes, but reggae’s da mudda not da cuzin’ (laughs). They’re related, the whole concept came from Jamaica with the dubplates and through time it just became Americanised, through youth growing up there and also the West Indians growing up in the States. It’s a new generation. You look at a lot of the rappers: KRS-One and 50-Cent, a lot of them have Jamaican blood. It’s a melting pot.

Do you think that’s an influence that is lacking in hip-hop here?

Yeah, but I think that will change. We’re getting more multicultural, especially with Sudanese people immigrating here. It will take time but more and more people will get up there. I wish it was more open but it is what it is. Whatever the situation is you can learn from it and it can teach you something about yourself and your art, be it negative or positive. You got to just see it for what it is, work with what it is and do your best with what it is.

And what’s the next project you’re working on?

I’m doing a bit of work with Lotek currently. We’ve started working on some tracks. We’re hopefully working on a joint album.

BOTTOMS UP: ‘My first experience with Alize was my 21^st. Thug Passion was the drink, strong but lovely (laughs). My mate from the States put me onto it. He was working for the Neptunes label, Startrack, he told me about it. I’ve got heaps of family in Brooklyn and they drink it (Alize) too.

Alize is available at all good bars and Dan Murphy’s store nationally.

Photos by Nikita Vaz

Donwload: Mazzi & S.O.U.L. Purpose: The Inspection (Hosted By Statik Selektah)

Images via: Evil Live

The nine piece range, which will hit US stores 4 days before their new album drops on September 14th, features graphic tees, plaid shirts, hoodies, knit hats and a puffer jacket designed by band member Rivers Cuomo.

The band has had an ongoing relationship with the brand and actually recorded some of the songs from their upcoming album at the Hurley headquarters in Costa Mesa, California. Weezer also performed recently at the Huntington Beach, US Open of Surfing that my boss Montell attended and was no doubt the whitest man on that beach.

I actually spat my breakfast out while having a laughing fit watching this, I love you Dipset, you guys are the greatest thing to ever happen to rap music, no homo.

Awwwwwwww Shhhhhit…. Its Spring!

That’s right… sun, beer, and good times are ahead of us especially at the next Aww Shit! Hosted by 1000£ Bend, the spring series will bring about heaps of exciting new features including Australia’s 1st WESC Headphone customizing by one of the illest crews in Australia…. the AWOL crew (Itch, Deam, & Slice).

The AWOL crew will attempt Australia’s first LIVE Headphone Customisation sponsored by WESC. The customised WESC headphones will be auctioned off and all proceeds will be going to STREAT, a non-profit organization that helps homeless youth find long-term employment to get off the street.

1000£ Bend will also be transformed into a BMX haven with ramps, grind boxes and more courtesy of Strictly BMX and accompanied by some of the most epic riders in Australia. They will be shredding it up between 9pm and midnight. You definitely don’t want to miss this.

As always, we have Australia’s Biggest and Only Sneaker, T-Shirt and Hat Battle, this time with combined prizes worth $6.000. If you got some heat that will grant you the “Sneaker, Tee or Hat King” title, bring it because registration starts 8pm and ends at 10.00pm. All winners will be announced at midnight.

To top it all off, we have $10,000 worth of product giveaways for everyone that are present at the event, hosted by Kaos from Justice&Kaos. Music during the event will be provided by two of the BEST DJs in Australia, Mugen from Slap’n’Dash and our favourite DMC Champion B.two.

Day: SATURDAY
Date: 18th September 2010
Venue: 1000£ Bend. 361 Little Lonsdale St. Melbourne 3000
Time: 8pm to 1am
Price: $25 Door $20 Presale

Tickets available here at www.moshtix.com.au

This is Australia’s first chance to experience the Brothers Thornton in the flesh and no doubt demand for tickets is gonna be pretty craze so make sure you pen down in your diaries or gay-pads (only gay because I don’t have one) the SEPTEMBER 17 is the date that tickets go on sale. Man, these guys are going to bring the ruckus come December, can you imagine, Summer time, party season well and truly in swing and m’fucking Clipse live.  Dates and venues below.

CLIPSE MELBOURNE & SYDNEY SIDESHOWS

MELBOURNE | Prince Bandroom | Thurs 9th Dec
Supported by Opulent Sound & Mat Cant

Tickets from ticketek.com.au / 132 849, princebandroom.com.au / (03) 9536 1168, Polyester Records, Greville Records and Prince of Wales Public Bar

SYDNEY | Metro Theatre | Sun 12th Dec
Supported by Levins & Wax Motif

Tickets from ticketek.com.au / 132 849 and metrotheatre.com.au

Some of the features include: Multiplayer Poker and Liar's Dice Games, Multiplayer Horse Races, The Explosive Rifle, 7 New Gang Hideouts, 4 New Hunting Grounds, Stronghold Competitive Multiplayer Mode, Posse Scoring and Leaderboards, Plus, 15 additional multiplayer characters from the Red Dead Redemption storyline are being made available as multiplayer characters, and more all-new Achievements and Trophies. 

This pack will be released on September 21st worldwide for download on both PlayStation Network (AUD$15.95) and Xbox LIVE (800 Microsoft Points). 

Stay tuned as Rockstar has a bunch of packs and freebies coming out this Spring, including the Undead Nightmare Pack which follows John Marston as he tries to find a cure for the highly infectious zombie plague that has spread across the frontier.  Yikes! That’s outta left field. Nice!

That said, it’s all a bit of a laugh innit? and a refreshing change from the bullshit teen dramas the Americans churn out (except OC, love you OC). Did you know they’re making a US version of Skins??? Do you know how much that is gonna suck! Like suck even worse than the new 90210 and that was about as enjoyable as watching a dead baby (and hey, at least a dead baby is edgy).

But anyway, season 4 is coming out of the original Skins and to celebrate the lesbian charged drug madness that will no doubt ensue Madman and Casio are giving away 20 Casio databank watches! Now that’s a promo item that I’d actually go to a mircosite for and you should too. Hit it up here.  And let’s all hope that Effie dies this season. Man I hate that little bitch, she’s not even hot! And she wears those lame headbands around her forehead that skanks from the suburbs wear to Parklife. Die Effie, dieeeeee!

"The imagery and text used in this mural was inspired by their time spent at Skid Row, while painting their previous mural. The artists met a man by the name of Ralph Woodruff aka Chato and were inspired by this man’s past hardships, experiences and overall outlook on life. His ability to recognize his mistakes and atone for his sordid past was something that resonated with RETNA. The text which reads, “So today I’m trying to change a few things to rectify the situation of my past. So today I’m looking towards the future (of our youth highlighted)” is a quote taken from their conversation."

Oh yeh before I bust a load here's the link.

Download: Fashwan: Grizzly City 3

As a side note this wasn’t the first time Salvatore had been caught on tape being the worlds biggest dick. You can find the other video here.

For more on the story you can check here.

Download: Smiley The Ghetto Child: Rap CPR (Hosted by DJ Doo Wop)

Small Heros | Chalk Horse | Sydney
94 Cooper St, Surry Hills,

Just use the discount code SUMMER at checkout. Sale ends August 31.

Get your shop on here.

... Also check this dope vid for their latest team member AM Sebo Walker...

The hot rod/custom world has just found out that another legend has passed away, Larry Alexander of the Alexander Brothers died from a stroke one year away from his 80th birthday yesterday. The Alexander Brothers built some of the best hot rods and customs during the 60's, with high attention to detail and minimalist approach they cut, welded, fabricated and modified cars that have become icons of 1960's automotive culture. From the 69er '34 Ford to the '60 Pontiac Golden Indian, their cars graced the covers of almost every hot rod magazine during that period. The Silver Sapphire will always be their most famous creation and arguably the most famous deuce coupe in history, featured on the album cover of the Beach Boys' 1963 album, Little Deuce Coupe.

RIP Larry.

Backwoods Gallery | Melbourne
24 September – 14 October | 2010
25 Easy St, Collingwood 

Lo-Fi Collective | Sydney
25 September – 26 October | 2010
Level 3, 383 Bourke St, Surry Hills

I ended up making up a quick cover (cause I don’t have anything better to do? Like put a magazine together?) because they just had the flyer from the event as theirs and I don’t like abstract shaped covers up in my coverflow… sue me. Download below. 

Download: Josh Robenstone | NY/LA: And Other American Adventures (Mixed By Esty)

Artist Dan Funderburgh has gotten onboard lending his support in the form of this deck, titled Bring Me Giants, which is up for auction via eBay. You’ll find more details of the board in the gallery after the jump. It highlight the delicate work that went into it’s completion.

You’ll find it on eBay here.

Shoes like this one above, The latest incarnation of the Jeremy Scott Wing Sneaker for Adidas Originals, for me personally, are what killed the sneaker craze. It’s shoes like this that made the guys (and girls) that you used to see fiend for that reclusive colourway and silhouette from their favourite brand give up. I mean what’s the point of getting your footwear shine on when you end up being equated to this when you say your into sneakers. No wonder we’ve all gone back to raw materials like canvas and vulcanised rubber and basic silhouettes like the Era from Vans. Should we be suprised when the alternative is looking like a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance… and that show got axed.  

That’s my two cents… What are your thoughts?

Download: Gotham Green: Haze Diaries Vol. 3

For more photos of Reka working on this piece check after the jump.

Download: Pugs Atomz: Kinda Like A Mixtape

The good thing about the comp is that anyone can enter.  It’s open to everyone, regardless of age, gender or nationality. The 2011 competition marks the 7th annual UT Grand Prix. Entrants who wish to submit an original t-shirt design are asked to adhere to the following guidelines:

Entry Period - Tuesday August 10, 2010 through until Sunday September 19, 2010.

Entry Requirements - Entries are welcome from anyone, regardless of age, gender or nationality.

Entry Submission - Please visit the UT GRAND PRIX website for details

Judges - Judges will include members from both UNIQLO and Disney.

Grand Prize - The Grand Prize winner will have their design printed on a UT T-Shirt and sold at UNIQLO around the world. In addition, they will receive US$10,000 in prize money, a trip for two to Disneyland Resort in California and other exciting prizes.

Runners Up Prizes - Runners up will have their design printed on a UT T-Shirt and sold at UNIQLO around the world. In addition, they will receive a trip for two to Disneyland Resort in California, as well as other exciting prizes.

So it turns out my "flu" is no bullshit full blown pink-eye (don't ask), so while I sit here in bed feeling like a big black man with blue balls spooged into my eye sockets I realized I completely forgot to thank VIC NZ for sending over a box of goodies to help ride out the rest of winter. I have honestly been wearing their Justice jacket and snapback everyday since I got them, the jacket is crazy warm and the cap I reckon is the best fit I've ever gotten from a snapback. But currently in my shitty state the best photo I got is their Tiger tee and snapback lying at the end of my bed with my other junk (don't ask me why I have an ASIA album) since it was the last thing I wore before collapsing in bed last night.

Thanks Emilly and the gang at VIC NZ you guys rule as much as your proddy does, go buy their shit! Click the image for a better look at their winter catalog and click here to check out their blog, do it now!

You guys should feel, very, very grateful. I have summoned enough energy to crawl out of my bed to do three things in my fucked-up-flu-state, take a shit, to eat something and to do this blog post. You fuckers better read this to the very end, as this is most probably going to be my last documented words before I leave this world behind in a pool of mucus and flem (too graphic?).

First off here's a video Los Boulevardos Car Club president Eryk made of fellow LBCC member Alex painting LBCC member RJ's Riviera. That shit is insanely difficult to do, and that is only one panel of the paintwork, I can't wait to see the finished Rivi cruising the boulevards in the future! The Los Boulevardos boys will be featured in the next issue too so make sure not to miss out.

Here's a few awesome 3D pictures from Finowfurt that I found on Speed Seekers that I thought I should share. To see the rest click here.

German tuners Anderson Germany have created their very own German/Italian love child with their newest creation using a Ferrari California as a base. They squeezed 515 horsepower out of the V8, whack on a sweet body kit, add 20 something inch wheels and the throw in heaps of carbon fiber in the interior and exterior for good measure. Oh and according to their press release they offer a special pick-up and delivery service on request, much like buying a pizza really.

I was at my mate Adam's house the other day when Dom came over with his awesome Passat wagon, which was great since I never seen it in person until then. The thing rocks full airbagged suspension, a set of very sexy wheels and enough rubber stretch to make a good poster child for magnum condoms. I couldn't take any photos because it was pretty dark by then but here's a few I ripped off one of the forums.

Here's Melle Mel and Scorpio selling their soul to KIA to keep their necks flashy and their pensions in check.

Lastly before I kneel over and die is Richard Losee's Bonneville speed week star, a salt lake Ferrari Enzo racer. Destined for the scrap heap after an accident, Richard has brought this car back to life thanks to a big set of kahunas and a evenly sized wallet. Reports have said the car runs over 850 horsepower thanks to the two turbos strapped to it's heart, and I wouldn't doubt that figure for a second!

Benjamin Marra features in our current issue alongside Jeff Jank of Stones Throw Records. Make sure you pick up the latest issue and check it out.

They both began astronaut training in 1996. Since then the men have made multiple space flights, but never together.

Pretty sure this shit is gonna make the universe explode. Something doesn’t feel right about this. I’m envisioning some weirdo 2001 Space Odyssey shit is gonna go down and the world will implode and will just be left with weird twin embryos floating aimlessly. Goddamn that movie creeps the shit outta me.

Apparently their other crew members won’t mistake the identical bald dudes because one of them has a moustache. Well glad we cleared that up. Oh and they’re not pictured above. If you feel the need you can go look at them over here where I ganked all of this information.

Events will be going down in Melbourne on Sept 3rd at 1000 Pound Bend and September 10th at Ambush Gallery in Sydney. The flyer was too big to post but you can peep the full details over at Everfresh.

In the mean time, enter our comp for the book here.

Enjoy! Click HERE to download.

The film kicks off at 6pm and pizza and drinks will be provided plus to coincide with this premiere, Street Machine are offering a special 50% off selected winter stock from 4-6pm on the day.

For those in Tassie, Jimmy’s Skate & Street will be hosting a premiere the same night (August 20th) in Hobart and then in Launceston the following Friday (August 27th). There will be a heap of giveaways at both premieres.

Hallelujah is the highly anticipated new film by Jon Holland and Chris Ray starring Ryan Decenzo, Pete Eldridge, Taylor Bingaman, Tyler Bledsoe, and Torey Pudwill. Check out the trailer at http://www.lushproductions.com

 Melbourne (official Australian premiere): 6pm August 20th, Street Machine Chapel Street, Prahran

Hobart: 6pm August 20th, Jimmy’s Skate & Street Hobart

Launceston: 6pm August 27th, Jimmy’s Skate & Street Launceston

Download: Outasight: Never Say Never

Vexhall is composed of pieces that draw literally from flag design, mixed with Leon‘s own design sensibility and personal history. By going back and forth between reverence and irreverence for vexilology, Leon has created flags for real and imagined countries, events, friends, emotions, ex-girlfriends, and everything in between. Some using the strict guidelines of flag design, next to others that may have been scribbled on a napkin or inspired by a dream. In doing so, this Vexhall (Hall of Flags) is Leon‘s own personal and nostalgic United Nations.

Over the last couple of months Michael has been documenting the process, below we’ve compiled some of those images to give you a feel of what to expect. If you your in Germany all the details you need to attend are below.

Michael Leon | Vexhall
2 September – 1 October 2010
Opening reception 2 September 2010
19:00 – 22:00

Pool Gallery
Tucholskystrasse 38
10117
Berlin Germany

We should also mention that early bird prices end this Friday the 20th of August so if you’re looking to go for a steal then best buy up before the end of the week. You’ll find tickets here.

Sepalot has made one of the tracks, Delta, from the 5 track 12”/Digi release available via his Soundcloud, you’ll find it here… Along with some of his other remix work.

A Jay-Z concert is always nothing less than a spectacle and you can see from the image gallery that the stage decoration was nuts. I also got to peep the Jay-Z AF1 'All Black Everything' collection. 

Dude over at Fecal Face was a bit of a hater though (see vid). When you send anything through to media you’re putting it up there for review and scrutiny from a critical eye, but I dunno, the vid to me just came across as a bit c*nty. Like being so dismissive of all the artists on there, like ‘who are these people?!’ That said, maybe the cards are shit and the gum tastes like wax. I suppose any publicity is good publicity though. I do get what dude says about it being just ‘stuff’. But really so much shit is just ‘stuff’, I guess where do you draw the line. Some people would argue art itself is just ‘stuff’. Anyway, not sure where I’m going with this post except that I felt sorry for the bros that made the cards and felt like giving it a boost. Haha. Vid from Fecal Face and image sourced from I Heart Cool Stuff.

Plenty of cool pics in the gallery.

This cover will be the one available to those that attend our NY launch on the 27th of August at the Mishka flagship store in Brooklyn, it will come with a poster of the same cover image. Make sure you get out to that one early actually as only the first 50 people will be able to cop the mag.

Los Logos will be available this September via Gestalten. For a sneak peak as to what to expect check the gallery after the jump.

What brought about the collaboration effort, including the free mixtape, The Dissertation: Wu Thesis, between Black Scale and Curtains? What made you guys want to do this?

Curtains and I met a few years back at Union LA and became friends over time. What connected us to this project was our mutual friend Wahid Islam from Boston who thought it was a great idea for Curtains and us at Black Scale to collab on The Dissertation project. We felt the aesthetic to the mixtape was a perfect fit with our line and we moved forward with the idea.  

Why did you decide to name the project The Dissertation, the name hints at further mixtapes in the series. Will you be involved in these?... Any hints on what may be up next?

Curtains actually named the mixtape. The name stems from dedicating the mixtape to the Wu Tang Clan. Curtains has projects lined up but for now we will only be involved in this one.  

The latest video lookbooks for Black Scale go beyond just presenting the clothing, their very cinematic and seem to be as much about presenting the values of the brand! What inspired the videos and the concept behind it?

We wanted to do something different from our lookbooks we did in the past that are captured by photography and using film is something we want to work with regularly so we can express true meanings behind the brand and give more of a visual cinematic feel to our viewers.

What else is coming up for Black Scale in the near future? Can you leak us some exclusives?

We have the Eiknarf capsule collection for Black Scale. We are very excited about this project because Eiknarf is one of my favorite artists out there. We have been getting tons of love with this project and it releases Aug 21st at the Black Scale store in San Francisco as well as select retailers around the world.

What’s your favorite track on The Dissertation: The Wu Thesis mixtape?

I have to say 2 Sports Cars featuring Dom Kennedy is my favorite on the mixtape. "I be on my Dior Shit, Black Scale, Jordans on my bullshit" Curtains.

If you’re your facebook inclined you can find the event here.

These are the first pics to drop from tonight's demonstration match between members of Team USA that took place at Radio City in Manhattan and was followed by a performance by none other than Jay Z! Damn, I don't want to go home! 

It has been a very impressive couple of weeks to say the least... stay tuned.

But check out the vid, it's almost as good as my gif. I only realised yesterday that I've been singing this song as XOXO, and often in public. Ah shit.

Hmmm, sounds like a delight for ‘printed-matter’ junkies like myself, and better still I can claim it on tax, zing! Get that receipt book handy Gorker.

The exhibition has already been to Berlin and London and now Melbourne is lucky enough to have a chance to scope it. All work will be available for purchase throughout each exhibition, the perfect time to snap up an original piece through a unique Champfest touring event.

Some info on the exhibition:

GORKER GALLERY, AUSTINS WINES AND EMMA AND TOMMS ARE PROUD TO PRESENT ALA CHAMPFEST TOURING EDITION LAUNCH FRIDAY 13 6PM - 9PM

ALA CHAMPFEST IS PUBLISHED THREE TIMES A YEAR BY LONDON/MELBOUNRE TWIN DUO MONIQUE AND JOANNA, AND SHOWCASES INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF OUR TIME, THE IMAGE - TAKERS AND CREATORS, MOVERS AND SHAKERS.

TOURING EXHIBITION INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHY BY SENNA CHARLES, RIP ZINGER, BEN RAYNER, RYAN HOPKINSON, MASSAN FLUCKER, SEXYSHUSHI, RAY POTES, JONATHAN WINSTONE, TREVOR TRAYNOR, AMANDA LOPEZ

ART WORKS BY KATE GAGLIARDI, FRENCH, GARY SEAMAN, NIOR, JACOB KNILL JESSE OLSEN

 The guys will be playing Ballarat tonight so make sure you check it out. The rest of the dates are below. But before you check those out, have a read of the interview we ran with the talented dude back in issue 20 for our High-Ballin’ feature brought to you by South Trade, back when the album first dropped.

 The title Good Gracious, this phrase is a bit of a recurring theme with you?

Yeah it’s kinda like a slogan. It wasn’t intended to be that but I did a track a few years ago with a guy called Median from Justus League and Kenn Starr and when Median came on the track the first thing he said was “M-Phazes, Good Gracious!” that was just soloed in the track with no beat behind it, so I chopped it out and just used it as a little tag so people wouldn’t take my tracks without me knowing and it sorta stuck, since then I’ve had it tattooed on me. I decided it should be the title of the album just to tie in with my whole career, as corny as that sounds…

How did you choose acts to work with on the album?

It was tough because they were all Aussies and I’m not the HUGEST fan of Aussie hip-hop. I’m glad I got the amount on there that I did. I think there’s a lot of talent on there. I wanted people on there that were somewhat established and who have progressed in the scene rather than stuck with the same old shit that we hear in this country. I just wanted the crème de le crème of the Australian scene. And I’m friends with everyone on there, I didn’t want anyone on there that I hadn’t worked with before.

Do you think the Australian audience is geared towards a particular sound in hip-hop that differs from that of the States?

Oh definitely. It’s hard to say but it’s almost like it’s very Triple J influenced. Triple J has a big hand in what Australian hip-hop and music in general sounds like. I’m not saying that’s intentional and they’re trying to force feed anyone but they play what they want and that’s great but you know, it’s almost like Australian hip-hop listeners put Aussie hip-hop in a sub-genre and it’s kinda justified now because we sort of do have a sound, a grass rootsy, almost simplified ‘90s New York hip-hop. Which I don’t really get into much, I feel like there should be some more progression.

At the same time, it seems like Aussie listeners just want something simple they can rap along to at a show, they don’t want anything too complicated, which is a bad thing and a good thing in my eyes. But it means someone who might not have been rapping for long with minimal talent might still make it quite big here, while someone who is on the lyrical tip and really about perfecting their craft, might not even get a look in from the Aussie public. That said, I feel like our mainstream hasn’t really taken over like it has in the States. We’re not saturated with corny acts, it’s just different ends of the spectrum. Where our underground shit is almost a curse, the problem with US is the mainstream side of shit.

What are your thoughts on the current dance influence on US hip-hop currently?

I don’t have a problem with it, but it’s basically just the new formula. I don’t like any trend that gets followed too much, it tends to kill any originality. Shit, even I’ve done some dance-influenced stuff recently, but it’s experimental. I feel like if you’re someone that’s trying to perfect their craft then you should experiment and be open to new things. Not that I’m gonna strictly go down that route but you got to stay open minded, bring that stuff into your own style and make it original.

TOUR DATES:

Friday, 13 August - Karova Lounge, Ballarat (with. Illy, Mantra & Nine High)

Saturday, 14 August - Westernport Hotel, San Remo (with Muph, Mantra & Nine High)

Friday, 20 August - Esplanade Hotel Front Bar, St Kilda (with Muph, Phrase, Illy, Mantra, Nine High, Candice Monique)

Saturday, 21 August - Transit Bar, Canberra (with Muph, Mantra, Dialectrix)

Thursday, 26 August - The Annandale Hotel, Sydney (with Drapht, Muph, Mantra, Illy, Solo, Spit Syndicate, Nine High, Dialectrix) Friday, 27 August - Wollongong Uni, Wollongong (with Drapht, Muph, Mantra, Illy, Nine High, Dialectrix)

Saturday, 28 August - The Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle (with Drapht, Muph, Mantra, Illy, Nine High, Dialectrix)

Friday, 03 September - Bended Elbow, Geelong (with Muph, Mantra, Illy, Nine High)

Saturday, 04 September - Rocket Bar, Adelaide (with Muph, Mantra, Illy, Delta)

Friday, 10 September - Rubys, Belgrave (with Muph, Mantra, Illy, Nine High)

Saturday, 11 September - Inferno Nightclub, Traralgon (with Muph, Mantra, Illy, Nine High)

Much Love!  Hope You all enjoy.

Peace

As always, solid work guys.

Nine Lives can be found above Mellino’s at 330 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley.

So I discovered this amazing show on the Discovery Channel a few weeks back called Weaponizers, and since then I have stopped watching anything that doesn't have explosions since. The whole premise of the show is two groups of fabricators/army dudes/mechanics/engineers turn two normal cars into killing machines by mounting mini guns and fabricating crazy weapons to compete in a game where they remote-control the cars from underground bunkers to win a set of tasks, and eventually blowing up the other dudes' car. Honestly. Gotta love the Americans.

Team Need For Speed (yes, the computer game has their own actual racing team!) has a new car in the ranks, this crazy 1,100 horsepower Sicon TC. More pics here.

The Hot Rod Hayride was on not too long ago, here are a few pics from the LowTech blog.

Being the design director at Aston Martin has some perks, as Marek Reichman would know all about. The luck duck gets to race in a custom-built Vantage in his first ever time he's racing in the Aston Martin GT4 Challenge of Great Britain. 

Make sure you find a small child from a poor family in a 3rd World country that is barely scraping together to put food on the table, and show him this video and explain it's what people with ludicious amounts of money do instead of helping kids like him afford schooling.

Think that's enough for this week, if you want more car material head to my shitty Tumblr Speed On Big Boy, or alternatively you can watch Terry Crews dancing. See you next week.

You can see the entire drop after the jump...

 Catfish (older bro to Bootsy Collins) was a major catalyst in the development of one of the sickest music genres of all time, funk, and he was the man behind some of the best known guitar lines that funk has ever offered from the likes of James Brown and Parliament/Funkadelic. His musical contributions played a significant part in shaping the genre, as well as the hip-hop music that soon followed. Two songs featuring Catfish – James Brown’s “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine” and Parliament’s “Flash Light” – are listed in Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs Of All Time”.

“Catfish was my brother, my father and most of all my best friend,” said his brother Bootsy. “Catfish was a different kind of human being, he only wanted love and peace in every situation… My world will never be the same without him. Be happy for him, he certainly is now and always has been the happiest young fella I ever met on this planet.”

 :(

Thanks for the tunes Catfish! They don’t make em like you no more, sadly. I’ll leave you with a performance by Parliament of Flashlight. The guitar in this is off the hook. Plus the epic giant skull smoking a doobie and massive flying bird puppet with a flashlight on its head has got me thinking I was born in the wrong era. Now THIS was showmanship! I ask you all to chill to some James Brown or Parliament tonight and take some time out to enjoy the guitar genius of Catfish.

Download: Kev Turner – Soul City Music

For everyone else thanks for entering and if your looking to make it to the Melbourne show you can still get em here.

For the winning entry by Nik check below…

Crunched Nuts

Hey ACCLAIM Mag,

Here’s a little Diddy about Nik and Danielle two Melbourne kids with two rug-rats doing the best they can.

Nik wanted to be a hip hop star - but got his nuts crunched inside the back of Danni’s car.

Oh yeah shit does happen but when I heard a tribe was playing I realised I better start lying.

I told my wife I would do everything she wanted just to try to get a night of for the tribe concert.

But when she told me you cant afford it i got down on all fours and she ignored it.

So when I heard acclaim mag were  giving a couple of double passers I thought fuck me start writing here and then we partied.

Please.

Peace.

The delightful Sabina Kelley...

Download: Suff Daddy - Suff Refills (Mixtape)

Sweet Streets 2010 is street art festival held in Melbourne, Australia. Festival curators are currently on the lookout for any artists working in street-art styles, to submit their work in any of the various exhibits and events, check the website for more info on how to enter. Deadline for submission is 22nd August, so be quick!

Featuring local and international artists, live mural spraying, street sculpture, workshops, toy installations, Sweet Streets 2010 will be Melbourne's street art festival of the year, October 8th-24th.

Opening Night and the Award Exhibition will be held at 1000 Pound Bend, with a film night, fundraising event, forums, and charity auction also taking place at this festival hub. Other exhibits and events will be on at the Yarra Sculpture Gallery, Collingwood Underground, Signal, and Brunswick Street Gallery. Keep a look out for a number of outdoor locations around the streets of Melbourne (to be announced), which will feature live-painted walls by well-known street artists, throughout the festival.

Check out the youtube trailer above if you need more convincing but the pack looks like a very decent add on to the already stand out game.

You’ll find more images of the release in the gallery below. You can purchase the release via the CommmonwealthStacks.com

Check for some of favourites thus far…

The Ex-staffer…
Why do I deserve ATCQ tix? Because I've spent the last 12 months living in another country and stuck in a hip hop vacuum. Take a moment and imagine a world where real hip hop doesn't exist. Where hip hop is personified by Akon, Nelly and other dudes so poppy and gay I've never taken the time to learn their names. Where graffiti is non-existent and gangs drive around in their souped up cars blasting Korean pop from the speakers. What do you do for fun in these places? Read books? Talk about politics? Gay. All I wanted to do was get together with my friends, sip a little drank, maybe smoke a little weed and pound out some Eric B and Rakim. To be honest, I would've settled for Kanye. So help me get re-educated. Help me assimilate back into the real world. Send me to Tribe. I would buy tix, but I can't afford it.

Don't let the fact I used to work for you cloud your judgement either.

Crunched Nuts
Hey ACCLAIM Mag,

Here’s a little Diddy about Nik and Danielle two Melbourne kids with two rug-rats doing the best they can.

Nik wanted to be a hip hop star - but got his nuts crunched inside the back of Danni’s car.

Oh yeah shit does happen but when I heard a tribe was playing I realised I better start lying.

I told my wife I would do everything she wanted just to try to get a night of for the tribe concert.

But when she told me you cant afford it i got down on all fours and she ignored it.

So when I heard acclaim mag were  giving a couple of double passers I thought fuck me start writing here and then we partied.

Please.

Peace.

Willing To Starve
I JUST WENT ON HOLIDAY AND GOING SOUTH AMERICA END OF YEAR BUT NOW I REALISE HOW CRAZY I AM, TRIBE SHOULD HAVE GOT PRIORITY!!!!!!! I could have starved overseas for a few days for the sake of this concert!!!!!!!

Devout Live Music Fan
I haven't bought a ticket yet because... well... you see, I went to see that Canadian rapper/singer K-OS at the prince this week because I am a devout fan of live musical performance. Anyways, I was near the front right by the speaker and I was nodding my head heaps cos his music is heaps good, which probably wasn’t good for my brain but I enjoyed it. His band must of played something similar to the brown note except it didn’t make everyone shit their pants, it was more like Tommy Lee Jones and the fresh prince came up to me in black suits and flashed me... I don’t mean in the creepy naked way, I mean with one of those sticks with the bright flash of light. It just made me contract an audibly transmittable form of amnesia which made me forget really super important stuff like: how it was my turn out of my flatmates to do the dishes/rubbish/floors, my girlfriend's birthday, that I had an assignment due at uni the next day, my way home, who was/wasn't my friend at the gig and a sense of respect for their right to personal space, that I had probably already had enough alcohol for that night - and most importantly: that I should’ve bought ATCQ tickets by that point. So I miraculously PARTIALLY recovered from my debilitating illness just at the exact moment that I saw that you nice people at acclaim were giving away tickets to see Mr. Q-Tip, Phife and Shaheed. what a coincidence! 

So after seeing a doctor (who I cant remember the name of or where I saw them or whether they're a credible doctor or not - because I haven’t fully recovered yet, see?) they prescribed that the best way to counteract the illness is to subject myself to more copious amounts of quality music (even though it was the music that gave me the illness in the first place, but its kind of like how anti-venom has the actual venom as one of the ingredients), and the only concert that could provide a strong enough antidote is the Tribe one at Festival Hall. Please help this crippled hip-hop fan out of otherwise certain ruin...

Enough Said…
Coz I left my wallet in El Segundo.

Like shiny things? Like Mercedes Benz? This completely chromed on SLS was made to promote awareness for the Mercedes-supported Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. It was displayed at the German GP, and if trends can predict the future it'll be popping up in some Arab prince's garage sometime in the near future.

When I was a kid (who am I kidding, I still do it!) I built model cars all the time and I especially liked the ones made entirely out of paper/cardboard. It was always cool bringing a car to life from a couple pieces of pulp. Well printer company Epson have gone one step further and have created a bigger than life scale paper model of the up-coming Honda (Acura depending on which country you're from) NSX. What's cooler is that they've posted up the exact model in 1:24 for all you people playing at home.

Here's a cool video of drift kings Joshua Herron and Will Roegge from the  Keep Drifting Fun (KDF) crew. These guys definitely have be kahunas.

One of my favorite all-time muscle cars was the Pontiac GTO Firebird, and I was kinda shattered that it wasn't revamped for a modern throwback like the Camaro and Mustang. But don't fret like-minded Camaro owners, Classic Design Concepts has created The FireBreather, where they have used the classic styling cues of the Firebird to transform (chchchchkk god I'm lame) a boring ol' Camaro to a modern day GTO. It gets released next week and the price-tag is confirmed to be around US$60,000, but if anyone in their mid-life crisis is reading this post, BUY IT NOW.

And lastly before I have to rush into the shower and go to school, the world's most expensive car is being exhibited at the Mullin Automotive Museum, a huge museum dedicated to Art Deco, which has a MASSIVE automotive section. The 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic was purchased back in May for a record 30-40 million dollars. Pretty awesome, hey?

That's all until next week, and for the shameless plug, check out my Tumblr Speed On Big Boy for more awesome car shit. 

Luckily for those people that have yet to cop tickets the promoters have given us one double pass to give away for the Melbourne show on Thursday.

To win just email us at comp@acclaimmag.com with TRIBE in the subject heading and tell us the reason why you haven’t copped a ticket yet. The best excuse will win. (Saying you’re broke will not win, elaborate, be creative! We’re all broke!) Please include your name, number and address also. Winner will be announced on Tuesday.

Sydney peeps, sorry but the show is almost sold out so no giveaways are available, so stop sitting on your hands and go get one while you still can.

Check the gallery below to see a little chunk of skateboarding history.

Via theskateboardmag

DJ Sean & VIPJ take all the music that the sexy older woman in your life loves and mix it all nicely together, resulting in perfect ‘lay her by the fire’ music. If your yet to make your move put this on and watch her pounce… it works just as well as ‘get me through the afternoon’ music. I can already see my self sipping on some stupid ass coloured drinks on a beach somewhere. Either which way it’s all good. In celebration of this tape we’ve put together a gallery of some fine ass Cougars that you can enjoy after the jump, marvel at their youthful effervescence… Download below.

Download: DJ Sean & VIPJ – The Cougar Club 

The shoe takes inspiration from the Clerks film featuring the Clerks logo on the side heel panel, matching etnies’ logo on the tongue and an iconic black and white photo of Jay & Silent Bob in front of the famous Quick Stop on the left and right footbeds.

Visit etnies.com for additional info and pics, as well as a video recap of the event that is coming soon. For now check out the video above for some classic Jay and Silent Bob goodness, “My jungle love. Oh e oh e oh. I think I wanna know ya know ya.” Warning, it got swears kids...

Originally designed to protect the feet of athletes in the '70s, the 420 incorporates a three layer outsole and technologically superior patented extended saddle. Today, the 420 remains a New Balance classic heritage silhouette, providing a low profile sneaker offering for both men and women alike.

The New Balance 420 are affordably priced at $60 and will be available at Zappos (starting in August 2010 in five colorways: navy/yellow, yellow/blue, green/yellow, grey/red, and blue.)

"The album of never-before-heard Jackson songs will be the first in a 10-project, seven-year deal the Jackson estate inked with Sony Music in March 2010 — a $250 million pact that will also include reissues of Jackson’s classic albums, new greatest hits sets, a DVD collection of all Michael’s music videos and possibly a Cirque du Soleil show. The hybrid karaoke and dance simulator Michael Jackson: The Video Game is also expected out by the end of 2010."

Interesting… To read the full article visit HERE.

In an unsurprising move the Herald Sun (a conservative local paper that recently removed the arts section from their pages) have panned the upcoming book release by Melbourne art collective, Everfresh, as nothing more than a validation of street vandalism. Unfortunately their argument is more tired than one would expect with the ‘journalist’ taking much of their argument from an ‘article’ written on the release of another title exploring ephemeral art in Melbourne, Kings Way. The article is almost word for word, right down to quotes from a Metway public relations officer pertaining to the effect of graffiti on the train system, there are no train related works in the Everfresh title from what we understand.

For the full scoop on the story, and a nice little breakdown on how much was recycled in the article check this post by Everfresh Studio.

Download: Dee Goodz – ConGRADulations

Our next issue features an extensive discussion between Stonesthrow creative director Jeff Jank and  Benjamin Marra, one of the artists that collaborated on the massive Madlib Medicine Show project that has Madlib releasing a new mix album every month this year.

Download: J.Dilla - Donut Shop

Now you rock up to a guys house and for the most part you cant differentiate the floor from their bed (hey I’m guilty there too), shit’s from IKEA, or racked from council pick up day, which I suppose is fair enough, we’ll all poor student plebs at one stage or another. BUT it seems even the dudes with cash have shit taste too. I don’t know many rich dudes, true, or rich people generally (I have a natural distrust, it’s a bit of an issue with me actually) but the young dudes’ houses I have seen who make bank are basically just as shit and deplorable as the young-uns who don’t have two pennies to rub together!

Scoped this amazing blog recently called the Selvedge Yard that basically celebrates the old days where all men were stylin’ bad asses and lived in amazing designer houses. Check the gallery for some of these amazing Man Caves. My fave is the dude that has a giant painting of an upskirt shot of a woman on his wall, with a topless woman lying next to him on the couch as they watch something porn-esque projected onto the ceiling. Amazing. Even creepy porn lovers were better back then.

But if Mad Men has taught me anything, these kinda houses were coupled with asshole dudes and deep entrenched misogyny everywhere. So in hindsight I’d rather sit on your shit couch with a tallie of cider while we watch a skate vid you ripped from the net off your four year old laptop before making my way to your crappy IKEA bedroom that smells of boy. Haha it’s like girl version of that gay Drake song “I wish I wasn't famous. I wish I was still in school. So that I could have you in my dorm roommmm”. Whatever Drake, don’t think for a fucking second anyone believes you wish you weren’t famous. GTFOH!

“Every face has some unique features that cannot be replaced, that is why people have tried every means to conserve their best moment since the old times. Before computers or photography came along, having a painter draw you a portrait is a symbol of status. The face has a mysterious and intriguing power; you recognize them despite all the faces around you. I like drawing portraits because I can decide what I want to express and where I want to leave it blank; I can adjust the details according to my mood, and the details can always show the painter’s feelings. Photographic art has forgone the subjectivity of the painter in order to raise the objectivity, as the real thing must be at the bottom of one’s heart. Who’s face do you think of when you’re alone?” KS

Should be a great show so make sure you make it there if you’re in HK. You can see more works from the show in the gallery.

"Random is Beautiful" a solo art exhibition by KS

Friday, August 6th, 2010

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

31 Eastern Street

Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong

p: 852.3483.7950

Yone on the lead up to book released some images from Happyone! via his Facebook fanpage. We’ve compiled them here along with some other images taken from this, his latest publication. 

Download: CurT@!n$ - The Dissertation: The Wu Thesis

The launch of the publication will be taking place at the Corner hotel this Thursday night from 6.30pm-9.30pm. The amazing book will be available for purchase and John himself will be there to sign copies.

A little history on the man:

“John Entwistle was one of a small but dedicated crew of tattooers who paved the way through four decades to help make tattooing in this country what it is today. John pursued this career regardless of mainstream acceptance and continued to innovate and succeed on his own terms. To this day, he shrugs off ego and the influence of fashion and humbly pursues his vocation in Richmond. He is many things - a tattooer, an archivist, a manufacturer, a painter, an innovator, a gentleman and an inspiration to the generations of tattooers who have come after him.

The city is also a big part of who he is - he is not only Australian, but from Melbourne, and he is very proud of this heritage. It is important for both the city and the industry that this information is brought to light and that his dedication and prolific contribution to the trade do not go unnoticed.”

Looks like an incredible book and a great opportunity to get a piece of Melbourne tattoo history. Check out the images of John’s work in the gallery and hit up the publishers website here for more info.

Two exhibitions are on the cards. The details of both are below. Click on the flyer above for a big version. And those lucky enough to be in the vicinity, make sure you go check it out. Sure to be a great show... both of them!

DRAWINGS, PHOTOS, AND DRAWINGS OF PHOTOS

Friday August 6th 7PM

Secret Headquarters

3817 W. Sunset Blvd.

Los Angeles CA 90026

Featuring new work by Born Ugly creators James Callahan and Mickael Broth

More info at bornuglymag.com and thesecretheadquarters.com

MANIFEST DOPAMINE

Saturday August 7th 9PM

2HeadedHorse

1770 Glendale Blvd.

Los Angeles CA 90026

Featuring new work by Mickael Broth, James, Callahan, Will Carsola, Ted Newsome, and Jesse Hotchkiss.

Music by Green & Wood, Red Octopus, and Blackleg.

And the premiere of Born Ugly Issue #7.

More info at bornuglymag.com, 2headedhorse.com, and livedaybyday.com

This issue, themed the friends issue, sees us feature the photographer Ellen Stagg and her two lovely friends Justine Joli and Ryan Keely. We’re stoked on the cover and the interviews with all three girls. We also feature an exclusive chat between Stones Throw creative director Jeff Jank and one of the Madlib Medicine Show collaborators Benjamin Marra. Not stopping there we also got Todd James and Gary Panter to sit down and talk it out for us… There is a ton of other great content but we’ll just leave it until we’ve properly dropped the issue as it is not yet available in most places… Oh yeah and we’ve got a nice new logo, transformation complete, hope your feelin’ it.

Expect a shiny and faster new website later next week. 

Speaking of which, more info has become available about Dalek’s upcoming mural for Hurley and what is able to be purchased. The run down is thus…

“The artist focuses the piece on an 8-foot high, 37-foot long continuous wall mural comprised of hyper-abundance color and planes of space painted canvas from 75 pantone colors. The painting will be offered for sale by the foot and cut out and framed on demand during the opening. The painting will be offered for $200/square ft. in the following dimensions:

- 2ft x 2ft

- 3ft x 3ft

- 4ft x 4ft

A smaller companion painting that is 11" by 8" and four limited edition 36" by 48" works on paper will also be available.Patrons will be able to work with staff to decide which section of the painting they want. It will be cut live, during the event, and framed on site. Each person will be photographed with their choice cut from the painting and interviewed on video as to why they selected the section. The resulting still photos and video will be used in a book and video on the project.”

Sounds like an amazing project and a great opportunity to get a piece of one-off Dalek work. For those of you lucky enough to be in Cali next week, head to…

August 4, 2010 - August 27, 2010

Hurley's )( Space art gallery

1945 Placentia Avenue

Costa Mesa, CA. 92627

Ahem, but I digress. How rad was Bon Jovi! Check out the NSFW ones after the jump. They are in fact quite gross. There’s something very wrong about a mulleted dude tongue kissing some permed ho as he looks directly into the camera lens. Also Bon Jovi’s feet and thighs. Who wants to see that?? Mens’ feet are probably the ugliest things in the goddamn world. I never ever understood the appeal of the reverse cowgirl stance. Oh yeah, dude’s feet and chicken legs, how WILL I control my self, that is some hot shit. I did see this doco on English female nymphos (aren’t they all?) and this girl said she liked to do it that way so she didn’t have to look at the guy’s face. YIKES! On that note… HAPPY FRIDAY! Drink, love, eat and live like Bon Jovi this weekend.

For the uninitiated, which is probably none of you, here’s rundown on each act. Ticket info after the rundown…

Forming in 2007, Horrorshow, part of the Elefant Traks family have taken the country by storm, releasing their debut album ‘The Grey Space’ and follow up ‘Inside Story’ late last year. The duo have had an epic 18 months including touring the country on their first ever headline tour and playing festivals including Big Day Out and Groovin’ In The Moo.

Dropping their debut EP in September 2008, the Thundamentals have climbed to the top of the Sydney hip-hop ranks and are well and truly on their way to claiming the national title. Signed to Obese Records, the group’s debut album ‘Sleeping On Your Style’ was released earlier in the year, with the Sydney Morning Herald even naming them as one of the top 10 live acts to watch in 2010.

Sometimes known by various pseudonyms including Dr. Octagon and Dr. Dooom, Kool Keith is most well known as a founding member of the legendary Ultramagnetic MCs. Last out here in 2008, Kool Keith is of course most famous for his provocative lyrics and energetic live shows.

Sitting at the pinnacle of the Melbourne hip-hop scene, DJ Flagrant is a man who wears many hats including manager and mixtape master. He’s supported some heavy names including Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube to name a few as well as featuring as the current touring DJ for Phrase.

Tickets are selling fast for both shows, so don’t leave it ‘til the last minute like you always do. Official after parties at Oxford Art Factory (Sydney) and Roxanne Parlour (Melbourne) featuring DJ sets from Q-Tip and Maseo with strictly limited tickets available for each.

Wednesday 11 August – Hordern Pavilion, http://www.ticketek.com.au

Official After Party – Oxford Art Factory, http://www.moshtix.com.au

Thursday 12 August – Festival Hall, http://www.ticketmaster.com.au

Official After Party – Roxanne Parlour, http://www.moshtix.com.au

One thousand, one hundred and seventy-six man-hours was how long it took James Marshall and crew to finish the new mural located at the Hurley Space Gallery. And anywhere from a quart to a gallon of seventy-three different colors were put to use for the creation. Sections of the mural will also be for sale, so lucky punters can buy their favorite portion from the two full walls of art.  

So Cali kids, make sure you get down to Hurley HQ to check out the masterpiece. The exhibit will be on display through August 27, 2010. Monday – Friday, 10AM – 5PM. 1945 Placentia Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Damn, I'd love to have one of these at my place. Would definitely be a great conversation piece. House party anyone? Good luck holding on to all 20 by the end of the night however.

The high top sneaker features twin leather tongues that are pierced for laces and flip to reveal the contrasting navy colour. Further details include full grain leather detailing from eyerow to toecap and a stitch detail of the PF Flyers heritage chevron on the side of the shoe.

Make your purchase now through http://www.shoppfflyers.com and while you’re there be sure to grab me a pair of the black ones. Wink wink.

Grand Scheme is throwing a little party to launch their new collection on the 6th of August from 7:00pm – 9:00pm at Laced, 35 Adelaide St Brisbane.

Keep an eye out for the premier of the look book video and while you’re doing that, buy a tee, grab some beer and a NY slice. Could you ask for a better Friday night? We think not.

Download: Freddie Gibbs – Str8 Killa No Filla (Mixtape)

Customizing company Design Q has released the Q-VR, based on the Range Rover. For the super-rich who can’t live without their niceties while on the road. The custom Range Rover Q-VR is considerably longer than the original platform, but that makes sense when you realize they’ve stuffed a MINI-SPA into the car.

Wrenchmonkees is a workshop located in Copenhagen that builds some of the most amazing bikes the world has ever seen. Their newest creation is this Honda CB750 you see below, make sure to keep your eyes out in future ACCLAIM issues for a Wrenchmonkees feature.

Porsche has approved their hybrid concept 918 Spyder for production, rumors say the 500-horsepower car will cost around half a million euros when they finally reach the showroom floor. I’m not quite sure ze Germans quite got what the greenies were saying.

I spent the last weekend working on one of my cars and helped a mate on his too. Did a short rebuild on the late model engine fitted in my ’66 Volkswagen. My mate Adam gave me a hand, and I returned the favour by helping him throw in his custom bored out engine into his ’68 Karmann Ghia. Also gave it a lowering job too for good measure.

Here’s a video of a crazy Kombi doing a huge burn-out. Why? Because I can.

Lastly, I’ll like to pay my respects to Larry Watson, who pasted away on the 20^th of July after a battle with cancer. Larry Watson was one of the pioneers for customizing cars in the 50’s, his style and artistry has influenced generations of car customizers. Without Larry Watson the custom car scene today would look nothing like it does today. I would go so far to say he is the most influential car customizer ever. Not to mention he was a fucking bad-ass too, who else other than bad-asses would get their licence permanently revoked for lowriding in the 60’s? Rest in Peace Larry.

OK that’s enough from me, additional reading would be why Australian race-car drivers think kids should start driving at 12, Harley’s three new bikes and a very historical custom Jag that’s up for sale.

Chops N Bobbers III at Kustom Lane Gallery in Hawthorn opens this Sunday arv (hell yeah, why don’t more galleries have Sunday session openings! Way more chilled and civilized) and it’s going to feature old skool motorcycles, art and the great Tom Fritz. Fritz creates the most gorgeous boner inducing motorcycle art. No, not blonde 80s bitches with perms squatting on a hog but rather they bring the boner because his paintings are just so goddamn beautiful. Think sunsets and lens flares peeking out between two dudes on the open dusty road on some mad kustom bikes, or a ye olde hot rod car racing a STEAM TRAIN. He paints for MEN! Go google him and wallow in the masculinity of it all. But where was I?

Oh yeah, the exhibition starts this Sunday and is sure to feature a wealth of other manly goodness, hot bikes and pretty girls with black little fringes. Check Kustom Lane’s myspace here and I’ll catch you bitches there on Sunday.

The comp will be judged by RB Umali, a name synonymous with NYC skateboard videos. Umali has been producing video’s for over ten years, including Zoo York’s ‘State of Mind’, ‘Peep This’ and the ‘Unbreakable Mix Tape.’

You need to head to skateboard.com.au to download raw footage, which features Australian Zoo York riders James Briody, Shane Mathewson, Anthony Davie, Justin Edwards, Rob Kenworthy and George Simmonds. Then you can edit in any way you wish, with complete creative control over music, titles and style. Once the clip is completed, entrants must upload their entry direct to skateboard.com.au, where it will be judged. Entries will be judged on creativity, best use of the footage and the overall flow of the clip.

The winner will walk away with a massive prize pack, filled with Zoo York goods, a copy of Zoo York ‘State of Mind’, a limited edition Zoo York trophy and a Flip Mino HD camera (pictured). The winning clip will be posted on the front page of lushproductions.com and zooyork.com Entries close on Friday 13 August. So hop to it!

This mixtape, The Blow Up, sees J. Cole ‘leak’ material that didn’t make it to his two previous (and much more palatable) tapes, The Warm Up and The Come Up. Download link below.

Download: J. Cole – The Blow Up

It’s been a month since the Gothic Futurist RAMMΣLLZΣΣ passed and we here at ACCLAIM are well overdue on giving salute to an artist that lived and breathed his art with every essence of his being. Few can claim to have crossed as many boundaries in so many art forms nor to have expressed their creative instinct with such an earnest conviction.

When not devoting his time to expanding on and developing the mythology, language and culture of his Gothic Futurism universe, RAMMΣLLZΣΣ worked on music spanning genres such as rap and heavy metal.

RAMMΣLLZΣΣ passed on June 27th, 2010 due to a longstanding illness, he was 49.

For more on the life and times of RAMMΣLLZΣΣ visit some of these links below.

Post.Thing Net | Excerpts From RAMMΣLLZΣΣ’s Iconic Treatise Gothic Futurism
Sleezy Blue | Conversation With An Insect
@149st | RAMMΣLLZΣΣ Interview
Wikipedia | Rammellzee
Wikipeida | Beat Bop

You can check out the first series at www.yingmerying.com

Anyway make sure you check NoEyesDocumentary.com.

Illustration: Sam Octigan (Edit: This illustration was incorrectly credited to Yimmy... Our apologies Sam!)

Some of Australia’s best pro riders (including the freshly recruited Zoo York AU BMX team - Troy Jackson, Cooper Brownlee and Chris O’Donnell) will be taking part in the comp in this unique setting.  Prizes will be provided by sponsors such as 2020BMX Magazine, Colony BMX, Stowaway Distribution, Backbone BMX, Sanction BMX and Focal Point Magazine. Revolver DJs will be providing a soundtrack and there’ll be plenty of refreshments thanks to Carlton Dry.

Doors at 5pm and the night riding kicks of at 8.30pm.

Free Entry. Catch you there hopefully! I’m a bit allergic to South Yarra these days, but it will give me an excuse to hit up Mad Mex also, so I’m down.

Revolver Upstairs – 229 Chapel St, Prahran.

August 7^th has Houl and Creon battle it out in the final. All details on the flyer, not to be missed. Our man Danny in Sydney has a recent judge of one the semi-final recently (woot woooooh *that was a wolf whistle btw*), check the vid above to see what it’s all about, and make sure you cop tickets to the next one before they sell out!

This game has been playing non-stop in my last house for the last couple of weeks, so I’m surprised I haven’t heard this yet (just lots of pelting of animal skins and galloping, so so much galloping). Perhaps my flatmates are just shit and haven’t got to the Mexico stage of the game yet, pretty sure they have though. Other players will remember this song from when John Marston first reaches Mexico, riding horseback along a dusty trail between cascading red cliffs and the San Luis River. Where was I when this happened? This all sounds very Dr Quin: Medicine Woman-esque and lovely.

With brand new art by Jimbo Phillips, the Tuck N Rolla also features Bullet B147 Red Trucks, Black/Red Road Rider Radial 70mm 78A durometer wheels.

Check out the video that accompanied the release, funny shit man. I laughed out loud at this one, with a celeb appearance by Creature Lee.

So firstly what’s the Bundy exactly? Well the Bundy family is heavily steeped in the history of Australian Cycling. Since 1940, Sydney's Jim Bundy has been building bicycle frames. His son, Peter Bundy, took these custom bicycles to win 8 Australian Championships on both road and track and was victorious at the international Juniors Series at the Commonwealth Games in 1982. Peter Bundy Cycles was opened in 1983 and long story short: Jim Bundy is still building bicycles of the highest quality at age 84.

Each Thursday night from 6 - 9pm throughout TGV’s Fixed Up exhibition, you can compete head to head in a fixed gear sprint competition. The prize is a custom ‘Bundy’ bike displayed at Incu for a limited time.  Just hit up the Fixed Up stage located outside Incu Men’s and sign up to compete in one of the weekly Gold Sprint heat brackets for a chance to qualify for the finals and a chance to win the grand prize.

Heats will run on the hour each week from 6 – 7 pm, 7 – 8 pm, 8 - 9 pm with limited spaces available (8 persons per heat), first come, first served! To advance to the final stage of the competition, participants must win their heat in any of the 5 lead up weeks to secure their place in the finals to take place on 12 August 2010 between 6 – 9 pm. There will be weekly prizes from Graniph for heat winners each week.

So, what are you waiting for? It’s Thursday today, so get that protein drank into you and head on down after work and you might just win a piece of Australian cycling history.

*Bundaberg rum mixed with Bunderg Ginger Beer. Also rad served with lime. Don’t hate, it actually tastes awesome. Probably has the sugar intake of about a million slurpees in each sip though. In Qld, sugar = inevitable punch-ons, so drink with discretion.

“The exclusive AISEN range is named after two Japanese words meaning ‘indigo’ and ‘dye’. AISEN products combine contemporary style with a traditional Japanese manufacturing process. Natural materials are dip-dyed by hand in pigment from indigo flowers to create soothing blue shades, and enhanced with cutting-edge technical details.”

The result is a range of really decent product. The garments in particular are really nice, and not an afterthought to the shoes but quality designs in their own right, which is nice to see from a footwear brand.

No word on if these will be released in Aus as yet unfortunately.

Download: Exile – Radio Bonus

Officially opening last week, the new store is not only said to have a wider variety of products than previously, but also launched a special limited edition print-run SMUDGEstore New Chapter tee, to commemorate the store’s opening on July 16^th, 2010.

SMUDGE store’s concept is derived from two main areas - a mixture of an All-American utilities store and the military Quarter Master’s store. “Its military-inspired style hopes to instill a sense of loyalty and strength in our brand philosophy. We believe building the brand is like recruiting an army of modern lifestyle soldiers,” said SMG founder, JJ Lin.

The new store will also be forging a relationship between SMG and Subcrew. The collaboration project includes a tee shirt, a mesh cap and a military cap.

Check out some pics from the opening festivities in the gallery, including JJ Lin greeting fans and customers. JJ came by the office earlier this year when he was in town also. Have a look at his Hypebeast blog about it here.

 SMUDGEstore on 8 Grange Road, Cathay Cineleisure Orchard, Singapore.

They talk to bonafide breast-man (and apparently toker from the looks of the vid, classic) Yone about his past, his Dad and the kinds of girls he likes to shoot. You also get a glimpse of some of the work he did not long ago for Rocksmith.

You may also notice our fresh NEW logo in the watermark. We’ll officially be launching it with the new issue but here’s a taste. Thanks to KarmaloopTV for the support and our girl on the ground Ryoko for showing the guys around while they were in town. Stay tuned for more video content from the issue, and cop the Japan issue while you still can.

Main image: Complex

The tour is in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm.

Originating in 1985, the crew released five studio albums from 1989 – 1998 before disbanding. The trio have performed at a handful of shows in the US since 2004 and this is their first ever tour of the southern hemisphere.

Supporting them on tour will be fellow hip-hop luminary Maseo from De La Soul.

To grab your last minute tickets, click here.

Tour dates:
Wednesday 11th August
Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Thursday 12th August
Festival Hall, Melbourne

This limited edition commemorates Ali’s historic gold medal victory on the 5^th of September 1960, during the summer games in Rome, Italy.  Reminiscent of his uniform, the cap is white leather with red, white and blue satin stripes. Emblazoned with his signature, the underside features a white satin lining with a gold imprint of a waving American flag and the words "Celebrating 50 Years." The Muhammad Ali Enterprises logo, featuring his signature open-armed stance, appears on the back of the cap.

The cap will launch exclusively worldwide on the 30^th of July 2010, for $USD125. With 144 units available worldwide, this cap is extremely limited. To buy your limited edition, visit New Era Cap online.

Manufactured by renowned Japanese toy maker glamsenses, each first edition BOKS-KUN figure comes specially packaged in a custom made sneaker box. Available in ORANGE or BLUE (50 pcs worldwide). Product Size: 150 mm

I don’t know about you, but I think there’s something kinda creepy about this dude. The grimace on his face, and the fact that a box is wearing what’s meant to be inside it is kinda disconcerting. It’s like a man wearing his entrails as shoes, or a house wearing people as shoes. I think I’m reading too much into this… Get him here.

Here are the very first screens from the Legends and Killers Pack.  You can also check them out in High Definition at the new DLC section of the Red Dead Redemption website, which also includes information about all the upcoming Red Dead Redemption downloadable content.

The drivers feature large 50mm Mylar diaphragms housed in big and comfortable, swiveling earcups while the headphones include patented cue-control technology, one-touch mute and it’s own carrying case.

An interesting feature of the Mix Master is that it not only appeals to DJs, but to other listeners as well. The automatic stereo-to-mono switch enables the listener to focus on external sound by activating itself whenever the wearer swings an earcup aside to listen to the outside world.

The Mix Master is said to offer better sound quality than the Aviator and is priced at around $USD250. While it has not yet reached Australian shores, it will be available within the next month. Stay tuned for more details and release dates!

I would give my left nut to work for Complex. Here's the link to more photos, damn LiLo is fine when she's not on crack-whore mode.

The clouds in the video definitely hypnotizes you too!

On the low, much like last year we’re working hard to bring together something special this September to coincide with the Semi-Permanent festivities. We can’t say much as nothing is confirmed but fingers crossed it comes to fruition as it will definitely pop a retina or two.

In celebration of the 100th Murasaki Sports store opening, the Japanese surf and action sports retailer got together with Nixon to collaborate on ‘The Player’ and ‘The Rubber Player’ models. Both styles come in black colourways, one in metal, the other one in rubber, featuring contrasting neon accents on the dial. Further details about the collaboration have been engraved on the back of the cases.

I’m kinda ignorant when it comes to the clasping of the silver metal watches – it always takes me ages to undo them (true story). And that’s probably one of the main reasons I haven’t bought one lately ’cause the nice looking ones are usually the metal ones. Damn.

So maybe the black rubber design would be right up my alley. Now, does anyone wanna buy me one? Knowing my luck though, they’re probably only designed for the fellas and if you know me, you’ll know that my wrist ain’t that big! Sad face.

Available now through Murasaki Sports but hurry, there’s only 100 of these designs being produced!

Featured above from the Vans 2010 Fall/Winter collection, the SK8 Hi and the Classic Low were given a leather makeover, and both came out looking surprising dope.

The Vans Leather Pack is perfect for people who don’t want to buy a ‘nice’ pair of shoes that they will most likely only wear a couple of times a year. But hey, these shoes just may make you want to attend your girlfriend’s family’s next shindig! No guarantees.

Check out the gallery for a closer look then make your purchase here at Anoutcommune.

Photos courtesy of MR 36

Original sketches, renderings and documents from the Zmood-RMIT Design Archives document the origins of iconic Australian cars like the Monaro, GTRX, Torana and Commodore.

Sounds sick! If that image above is any indicator it seems that museum goers are in for a bunch of throwback visual delights.

It opens today and it’s free!

Date:

Friday 16 July – Sunday 8 August, 2010

Time:

10.00am – 5.00pm daily

Cost:

Free

Location:

Melbourne Museum

11 Nicholson Street

Carlton VIC 3053

Limited to only 50 pieces, the black and white toy will be released soon but only exclusively  at the San Diego Comic Con. Sad face.

"Long stigmatized as a “ghetto” beach, Orchard Beach is a mile long sliver of constructed landscape situated in the North-eastern Bronx with a history as complex as the borough itself. Built in the 1930’s, “The Bronx Riviera” has served as a workingman’s oasis for generations of families living in an environment defined by struggle. I feel a personal connection to this struggle and work to show the strength and dignity of the many wonderful souls who have allowed me the time to tell this story. My four-year journey has been a meditation of sorts. Amidst the activities on the beach, I walk in silence constantly searching for connections that reveal emotions hidden beneath the surface of this eroded terrain. I rely on my instincts and find that I am drawn to rituals of youth, love, familial bonds, and cultural pride. Whenever I step onto the sandy landscape, I know that I am witnessing history being made and I approach my subjects as though the most important thing at that moment is that we are present."

All photos by Wayne Lawrence, courtesy of Institute Artist Management

Growing up in Brisbanes' wild West End, Magnus has a long and prolific association with the core artists of the Brisbane street art scene, working alongside pioneers across generations of the culture.

UNTIL NEVER

2ND FLR 3-5 HOSIER LANE MELBOURNE 3000 AUSTRALIA

OPEN 12 – 6PM Wednesday to Saturday

First up is Pheobe Cates. Have you ever seen a more adorable creature in your life? I doubt it.

You’ll remember her from the greatest bikini drop scene is history in Fast Times in Ridgemont High but did you know that at the age of 17 she played a starring role and did several fully nude scenes in the movie, which had a plot very similar to The Blue Lagoon. Cates later regretted being in the movie, and said: "What I learned was never to do a movie like that again." Get yo’ torrentz on fellas.

She ended up quitting movies to have babies and open a boutique (and married Kevin Kline). Boring. But the cinema world will always have that bikini scene.

Image courtesy of Wah magazine

Further details include a blue and yellow Kimono print, a perforated tongue and a metallic light gold Swoosh.

Hit up the gallery for a close-up of the sneakers and head on over to Shelta to purchase them before they run out! A nice pair to add to any collection.

Congratulations Horsey! Sick name bro. He doesn’t look like a horse though. He looks more like Harry Potter’s older college aged bro who’s too cool for school and who Hermonie (or whatever her name is) wants to fuck secretly. Okay I’ll end now, I have the uncanny ability to kill any skate story.

No doubt there will be plenty of bargains to be had so if you're in Melbourne this weekend head over to 1000 Pound Bend and bring your coin purse! Full details on the flyer. 

It was a terrific night! Great to see a bunch of new faces come through, met a lot of nice new peeps and always great to hang in the pristine surrounds of Heist. The best smelling menswear store in Melbourne. Mmmm is that a hint of bergamot I sense?

A huge thanks to the photographers, all at Heist, Maisey for help on the bar and of course Asahi for the sweet sweet nectar of the Japanese deities. Peep the gallery for some more pics of the event. I won't be quitting my day job to become the femme Cobrasnake any time soon...

Can’t wait to launch the new issue, stay tuned!

There was heaps of Becks, babes and bikes, not a bad holy trinity right there. Sponsored by three of the Galeries stores: Incu, Carhartt and Graniph the exhibition was in conjunction with the Sydney Sunday Sessions bike crew and the show played host to photography, fixed gear bikes and artworks including artistic contributions and installations from Mike Giant, Peter Bundy and Sydney Sunday Sessions crew. If you missed the launch, never mind as the exhibition will run from until the 15^th August 2010 at The Galeries, 500 George St Sydney.

Have a peek at the gallery for some pics from the soft launch day with the boys trialing their talent in the Goldsprints. Cheers to Dez for the snaps. Dez also is somewhat of a Galeries posterboy, featuring in their upcoming campaign. Props to the venue for supporting the Sydney fixie scene.

Oh lawd, you make me laugh Fat Man.

 Such a great song though, Malice completely buries the track, maaaan, hit 'em with the Nina man, or that four-fifth guaranteed to lean ya maaaan. And Pusha destroys it, and Baby, well he's the Birdman bitch brrrrrrr!

The vivid colours are beautiful, the imperfect Kevin Eastman-esque animation is spot-on, the lovely influences from Gerald Potterton very apparent, oh and that Blockhead song is pretty swell too.  I highly suggest that you subscribe to the animator/director Anthony F. Schepperd's Vimeo, that second video where the chimp with a psychotic grin dives into a mountain of titties  is quite amazing to say the least.

BOOM, life changing moment just happened, and all you were doing was staring at the computer screen.

 DROP EVERYTHING: A PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY TO THE RISING SUN

 PHOTOS BY JASON HAMILTON, ANDREW JOHNSON AND KC AVILA

 JULY 8^TH THE HEIST 6-9PM

295 BRUNSWICK ST FITZROY

Domo arigato to the Heist and Asahi.

 Opening night is Saturday 17 July, from 6pm. Hit it up!

The Fort Gallery

Open 11pm - 6pm everyday!

Unit 3 / The Fort

57 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley

The collection, which is the second for the two brands, includes tees, make-up bags, a keychain, a set of bibs (why not start them young?) and what looks like a super-cute choker (or bracelet) that brings together the two logos.

Hit up the gallery for more Stussy and Hello Kitty goodness! I believe it’s only available in Japan however. Sad face.

Due for future release is the Ryu inspired Dunk Mid with a strapless mid top that comes with a mix of suede and canvas on the upper. Look out for a release soon.

Whilst the boys spun the hard, it was DJ M.A.F.I.A who was the star of the night catering to the crowd, particularly the ladies, with her mix of hip-hop and r’n’b. With the alcohol continuously flowing and the dance floor not getting any less crowded, Melbourne’s own resident DJ had everyone on their feet, and took us all back to the 90s.

Whilst many were nursing hangovers come Sunday and wondering to themselves ‘was I really dancing to that?’, they know well and truly that the answer to that is yes. Though I left a little early (but still in the early hours of the morning), overall, it was an enjoyable night.  The crowd definitely grew since the launch of the first Ante Up a few months ago, but last night was an event where peeps will be saying ‘if you weren’t there, you definitely missed out!’

Can’t wait for round three yo!

Details on the flyer! Ante' Up Sydney! As for me in Melbs, I'm hitting the pub. Lock up your sons Collingwood!

Jacky from SUP explains the collaboration and event here:

SUP have been working with KGB on numerous designs and events. We at Sup
are more than happy to be producing his line under our name. He has been
supporting us since day one and this collection really meant  everything
in line with our initial concept: Locals for Locals

There will be 5 designs planned for the first release ranging from  full
screened original Killer Gerbil graphics to embroidery works as an 
introduction to the world of The Killer Gerbil forthcoming into  expanding
and experimenting the medium of apparel and lifestyle.

EVENT DETAILS:

3 July 2010, Saturday, 7pm til late

Freebies for all, do come through!

Special thanks to our main sponsor: New Balance Singapore

Beverages provided by: Red Bull Singapore

For more info:

http://www.thekillergerbil.com

We do have Asahi for attendees BUT, in an effort to weed out the freeloaders, a purchase of the ACCLAIM Japanese issue and For The Homies Tote bag kit + Yone poster is your key to free beer. Quit your complaining, it's only ten bucks and your only chance to cop this awesome collab product. 

The show will be open at Signal Gallery, 96 Curtain Road, London to the general public from the 2nd of July right through to the 17th. If your in London make sure you check it out.

 Our friends at Fresh In are playing host to a massively epic “Day of Mayhem” this coming Saturday, July 3.

Kicking off from 11am, head on down to Langley Street to catch the opening of pop-up store of Sarah Jane’s Dirtyrich. Fellas, leave your ladies to browse through the Dirtyrich store and mosey yourself over to dig through the Mishka Warehouse Sale or perhaps you’d like to spend some dosh on the release of the Fresh In x Well Dressed Vandals T-Shirt. If that doesn’t float your boat, ask the boys at Fresh In to hook you up with a freshly designed shirt from Thirteen Itches’ Volume II: Art Nouveau!

From there if you’re hungry, don’t worry about heading out for lunch because the Thirteen Itches crew will be cooking up a storm providing you with a free BBQ at 1pm but remember to BYO drinks. C’mon, who doesn’t love free food??

Once you’re satisfied from the free sausage sizzle, head on in back to the store at 4pm to check out the Fresh In x Thirteen Itches Langley F.C collection release and be challenged in the FIFA World Cup 2010 PS3 Tournament to score yourself a new blackberry!

If all that doesn’t excite you, We, ACCLAIM are holding a special slideshow exhibition at 6pm coinciding with our Japan issue aptly titled “DROP EVERYTHING: A PHOTOGRPAHIC JOURNEY TO THE RISING SUN”. 

Think you can handle more? After all the crazy events, walk on down Oxford Street to Brighton Up Bar (77 Oxford Street) from 9pm to listen to some dope tracks from the second round of the Ante-Up hip hop nights with Melbourne’s own DJ M.A.F.I.A spinning on the decks along with D-Lect (1NFO), Kase (Thirteen Itches), Senyo and Lo-D.

Phew! That really is a day of mayhem. Whoever lasts until the end of Ante Up truly deserves some kind of prize.

Check out all the flyers in the gallery except ours because we are superbly organised and clearly a finely oiled machine when it comes to self promotion. It's coming people. Give us a break, it's deadline week.

Just when you thought you could escape the latest craze of the 3D movement – what with Avatar and 3D television – it seems that magazines are now jumping on the band wagon.

Lifestyle magazine Remix (NZ) recently teamed up with New Zealand photographer Garth Badger for a 3D fashion shoot. The cover is in 3D, as is an editorial feature inside. Looks pretty crazy, huh?

Watch the video to see how the power of a global movement can eliminate AIDS.

You've seen the future. Now write it. Join the fight. #EndAids: http://www.nike.com/red

Download: TiRon - MSTRD

The new store is located at 111 Symonds st, Newton, NZ. 

The Triple One Manufacturing Co is proud to announce the re-launch of Auckland's premier destination for headwear and apparel from brands with roots in street art and design. Triple One Mfg is focused on curating an eclectic mixture of brands that all hold to the old world principals of attention to detail and producing quality over quantity. The Triple One Mfg store has been quietly building a reputation for having one the largest selections of headwear in New Zealand, including Goorin Brothers a century old hat maker based in San Francisco. In addition to Goorin Headwear, Triple One Mfg is your suppliers of the finest artist-designed t-shirts, apparel, denim and art collectibles from select international & local brands including Upperplayground, Seventh Letter Crew, Imaginary Foundation, Beautiful Decay, Eshe, Cleatis-Preston and the in house Triple One label, which is printed by hand onsite and in small limited quantities. 

The new store fit out has been inspired by it's location in one of the older parts of Auckland and the old world attention to detail. The new store was created with the goal to stand apart from any homogenized store you will find in any mall. When creating the new store a great deal of effort was made to avoid using anything digital. All signs are custom made or screenprinted by hand and even the hang tags are created by using the now rarely used wooden rubber stamp. One unique feature that has people staring at the back wall: is the use of genuine vintage 1930's & 1950's newspapers from Auckland and Kingston Jamaica, from a time when it was all for King and country.

www.tripleone.net.nz

The opening of the new Juice HK store coincides with the Clot 6th Anniversary celebrations. Honorary guests Hiroshi Fujiwara and Kazuki Kuraishi from fragment design and NIKE Global Energy Marketing Director, Fraser Cooke were in attendance for the store opening amongst plenty of other HK VIPs. 

Check the gallery below for pics of the new store layout as well as the store opening and Clot 6th Anniversary party that took place at Roxie and featured DJ Kistune from Paris. 

Congrats to Clot on the milestone and new store. 

Download: MF Borat – The Mask & The Moustache

“…That was our aim, we are seeing too many similar designs in the design industry in general so we wanted to take it into a new direction. Unlike other labels, we plan to release our first collection one piece at a time, the first collection being entitled Gripse.”

There are only 4 pieces (2rings and 2 necklaces) available from the collection and only 25 will be produced of each piece.

The latest installment of the 2010 Originals campaign, “The Street Where Originality Lives”, combines Star Wars, adidas and the world’s largest sporting event in a cinematic first that takes the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ to a whole new galaxy.

The film is a creative re-edit of one of the most famous Star Wars movie scenes, the Mos Eisley Cantina, and features David Beckham, Franz Beckenbauer, Snoop Dogg, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown, Ciara, Jay Baruchel, Daft Punk, DJ Neil Armstrong, and not to mention Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO and Obi-Wan Kenobi.

A great promo that is both clever and entertaining. Enjoy.

This is a proud moment for us here at Akomplice. We would like to announce our massive project with Conveyor Fred Segal. We have been putting our blood, sweat, and tears into this for the last 5 months. Never have we put this much effort into a collaboration. The undertaking of this project breaks the traditional mould of fashion and touches everyone living and breathing on our planet.

I present to you the Paint  Project: Now you’re probably wondering what all this is about. A paint can, a T-shirt, and a brush?  Huh?  Let me start you with the quote that inspired the project.

“Making roads and roofs a paler color could have the equivalent effect of taking every car in the world off the road for 11 years.”-

Mike and I were in the airport last year coming back from Europe when we heard Mr. Chu’s quote on CNN.  This was such a startling fact that our instant reaction was, “Could this really be true?”We put one of our smartest employees on researching the idea of painting a cooler future and, after much research,  we found that this was indeed a feasible way to battle the current crisis we face as humans: Global warming. We became so inspired we decided to make this a global tour to each Continent, save Antarctica.  On each Continent we will spread knowledge by releasing a collaborative Paint Pack and hosting a party at one of our esteemed retailers.  We felt it was necessary to do The Paint Tour since this is a global issue and a proper solution to it must come from the entire world, not just one country or one continent.

Releasing only the Paint Pack still didn’t feel like enough, so we reached out to the world’s leading scientist in the matter to learn what else we could do.  First, we decided to donate 10% of profits to the leading non-profit organization, White Roof Alliance, but this still didn’t feel like enough.  So we thought, “What could we do that would have a major impact and catch peoples’ attention?”  Then boom it hit us!  Find a Los Angeles roof to paint!  We gained the support of EnviroSafe Paints (America’s premium no-VOC paint) and Miracle Cover (America’s Finest Liquid Sealant) as sponsors of the movement and each agreed to donate paint and sealant for the LA makeover.  We are now in the process of working with the city of Los Angeles to paint a prominent building white in order to help cool the city and reduce the its utility costs, all the while sending our message off with a big bang.

That is our movement!  Please come join us on June 16th from 7-10pm at Conveyor Fred Segal in Santa Monica to celebrate the launch of this movement, and the kick off of our 6 continent tour.  The Paint Pack will be released in a limited quantity exclusively at Conveyor Fred Segal and The Akomplice online store.   Each pack will have a certificate of authenticity that is hand numbered with a supporting fact sheet.  The Paint Pack only costs $49.00, and remember that 10% of this will be donated to the White Roof Alliance.  Support our biggest project to date.  There will be complimentary micro brew beer thanks to Flying Dog Ale, and complimentary shooters from Green Truck On The Go (the only organic food truck that buys local organic ingredients).  DJ Raffiki will be on the wheels of steel holding down the tunes.

Stay tuned for details of the Paint Project in your locality. 

To check out more from the studio responsible for this clip check their website http://elasticbrand.net

Speaking on the project and the recent immigration law this is what Martinez had to say…

"I created the hat pieces to visually show the connection between the racist republicans that run the "Arizona Diamondbacks"(a major league baseball team) and how they are helping to push the Arizona SB1070 law by generous funding. I re-named the team with the racist inspired name Arizona Wetbacks because I believe it's more of a fit based on the racist actions the owners are taking with the SB1070 bill which they are helping to advance.I created three hats for the three players on the diamondbacks of latin decent  (Juan Guitterez, Gerardo Parra, and Rodrigo Lopez) that will be celebrated on the field then asked for their papers when they leave it."

"This bill is a step backwards in terms of progression. It is also a giant slap in the face to the many people that fought for equal rights in the past as well as the present. The SB1070 law has the feeling of the beginning stages of apartheid.This bill should be stopped. Arizona is down with the brown, fo-real."

Photos By: Chaim Diesto

To celebrate the anniversary and the new shop opening, CLOT has enlisted the services of a number of friends on an exciting list of collab items. The amount of product that these guys manage to release and the calibre of collaborators is pretty damn impressive.

See the list below and images in the gallery:

CLOT x NIKE GS Polo

CLOT x NIKE GS Polo has further incorporated CLOT’s favorite Chinese elements by including Chinese styled buttons and the iconic NIKE pinwheel logo at the front. This polo has 5 colorways and each color is dedicated to a JUICE store. The BLACK version is limited to JUICE HK as JUICE SH will be selling the NAVY and BLUE version. JUICE TW is selling the RED version and the white version will be sold at JUICE KL. With the support of Nike, CLOT will launch a CLOT x Nike GS Polo window display. In addition, all JUICE stores will have decorated Nike ID shoes and the pinwheel logo on June 18th.

CLOT x Disney Hang Loose Tee

Being one of the most anticipated projects in Asia, CLOT’s collaboration with Disney is now unveiling.  CLOT and Disney are opening the first stand-alone pop- up store “Man is in the Forest “ in Shanghai on June 26th, 2010. This is a brand new retail concept that is the first of its kind anywhere in the world. Also, celebrating CLOT’s 6th Anniversary, Mickey is doing a Hong Kong style hand signal which represents the number “6” to commemorate this special occasion.

CLOT Alienegra PASTEL GREY Camo Tee 

Being the most sought after item of CLOT, the Alienegra series has been the star collection chosen by the CLOT crew lately.

CLOT x Subcrew holungwuuieizm Tee

Subcrew and CLOT have created this tee which will be released the day of the ground floor opening. The tee displays the Cantonese slang “holungwuuie”, meaning “extremely tired”. This play of the slang is to present the frustration Hong Kong peeps have and the need to vent.

CLOT Absolute Pop Tee & Absolute Love Tee

These two drink tees by CLOT Apparel are the start of the new message tee series and the first to roll out is a champagne tee that celebrates their anniversary. The “Absolute Pop Tee” will be exclusive for JUICE HK only.

The “Sex on the beach” tee will be launched at clotinc.com, CLOT creatively named it “Absolute Love Tee” with the message “Sex on the beach-me like! you like? very good!!” displaying at the back. Hilarious, sounds like a line from Borat.

CLOT M&M Tee

After the success of the CLOT Gummy Bear Tee in JUICE TW, this time CLOT presents the CLOT M&M Tee made with peanut butter M&M.

CLOT x Levi’s® Python 505 Washed Jeans

The CLOT x Levi’s® Python 505 Rigid launched in late May has been another successful collaboration. The same features of the RIGID version are carried over onto the WASHED version including the clever color co-ordination of buttons and the roll-up feature, which exposes a python layer that matches the 100% python patch!

Stay tuned to clotinc.com for more info on the releases.

I'll keep y'all posted with news from both of these labels so keep watching this space. 

For label updates you can check out http://dusty-news.blogspot.com and http://www.subcrewreact.com

It was a great night with the somewhat spotty weather over the last week getting put on hold for the race, which mind you didn’t see the riders coming in later than scheduled, it was all good though with 1000PoundBend throwing a few free beers to the patient and easy going supporters. 

A history of SE X DC collaborative history was on display and as the evening progressed the riders and enthusiast joined in on the exhibition placing their bikes on the hooks provided allowing everyone to enjoy the various rides and allowing for the judges to make their picks as to who would place in the best bike comp.

Thanks to everyone that made it down and showed their support for the riders, the culture, and for SE Racing and DC. Congrats to both Lane for placing first in the checkpoint race and Shapa who took out best bike with the Starfuckers, the full placing results can be found below for both.

Checkpoint Race Results
1^st: Lane
2^nd: Courier Benny
3^rd: Matt Gray

Best Bike
1^st : Shapa – Starfuckers
2^nd: Jordan – Volume
3^rd: Vince – Blue Anchor 

Each kit available at The Atrium will include either a pair of Nike Sportswear footwear and/or apparel item. Unique twists on iconic silhouettes including the Air Max BW Gen II, Dunk High AC and Nike LunarLite Chukka Woven provide plenty of options to express team pride and yet stand out from the pack.

Usually an appointment-only store, The Atrium will open its doors daily from 11.00am – 6.00pm from Friday 11 June – Sunday 27 June. 

Keep an eye on http://www.facebook.com/nikesportswear to see what’s coming up after hours at The Atrium also! The Atrium:  Shop 5, 591 George St, Sydney (enter via Eager Lane off Sussex Street)

The other two key styles for us this season are the Grand Slam polo and the Lunar Rejuven8 Mid. (Pictured in the gallery).

The Six Collaborations with a “State of the Art” Twist (some of which will be available at the Atrium) are based around the kind of items one would find in a footballers bag. Nike Sportswear approached established and emerging artists from six countries to create alternative National Team Kits that flip the script on the classic football kit.  “They would be the same colors of on-field uniforms, but with the artists’ twists.” says Jarrett Reynolds, Nike Sportswear Apparel Design Director. In order to accomplish this, the Nike team asked artists contribute a badge, mascot, print and an alphabet in their handwriting style.

Each collaboration includes N98 Track Jacket, AW 77 hoodie, kit tee, polo shirt and short for both men and women. Each kit includes a selection of Nike Sportswear footwear coordinated with the apparel. In addition to a team-color customized Nike LunarRejuven8 Mid and Air Max BW Gen II, additional silhouettes such as the Dunk High AC and Nike Lunar Chukka Woven have been selected to provide plenty of options to express team pride.  The simple but classic look of Nike Lunar Chukka Woven and Dunk High AC give fans choices of style to wear the team kit.

Artists involved in the project are:

England: James Jarvis

Brazil: Nunca

Netherlands: Delta

France: So Me (pictured)

USA: Mister Cartoon

South Africa: Kronk (see a vid of his work for Nike above also)

Cheeky and clever with Dee & Ricky’s interpretation of phrases such as “Eat Your Heart Out” (as pictured with a fork piercing a piece of LEGO, apparently removed from a LEGO heart), and “Heart Burn” (a blue LEGO heart placed strategically and nerve wreckingly below a lit cigarette) will surely put a smile on anyone's face.

If not, they are impressive pieces that should evoke some conversation when entertaining at home or wherever you want to show off these little beauties. The prints are limited in numbers and are currently available for order on hi, hello, high five. If you can’t get your hands on one…do it, cause these are too nice not to get snatched up!

‘King for a Day’ is a brand new collection of paintings, screenprints and installations that examine society’s celebrity obsession through the prism of our own mortality and inner duality. An energetic depiction of those who crave power, wealth and fame in both life and death, ‘King for a Day’ looks at how contemporary media and social networking has accelerated stardom and increased the pitfalls that come with celebrity attention.

‘King for a Day’ will be Meggs’ final Melbourne show before his first UK solo exhibition with ZeroCool Gallery in early 2011.

Make sure you get down to the opening reception on Friday 25th June 2010, from 6pm. Details are on the flyer!

The book begins with a run down of the brand’s 6th anniversary collaboration items, with brands such as Disney, Stussy, Converse, adidas, Levi’s, Medicom Toy, ALIENEGRA, KAWS, Subcrew etc.

CLOT’s family and friends have always been supportive to the brand and the book has invited many of them to speak about their relationship. The book features Hiroshi Fujiwara from fragment design, Eddie Cruz from Undefeated, Sam Lee from Subcrew, Dj Tommy from CMD. KAWS and Kazuki Kuraishi also have an exclusive interview to talk about their thoughts about their work, life and the story behind working with CLOT.

The release is also accompanied by some limited edition products. CLOT has always been fond of Chinese style design and in this first publication, they present 4 colored bracelets made with Chinese silk and CLOT logo. And 3 different designs of limited edition CLOT logo T-shirts (one pictured above) would be launched in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan

As to thank all the CLOT fans for their support, CLOT’s Creative Director Edison Chen will appear in Taipei and Shanghai for a book-signing event in early July. Further information will be announced on clotinc.com. So stay tuned!

CLOT 6 YEAR RETROPSPECT

Release date 17th June 2010

Shop list:

-            Book stands in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan

-            JUICE Stores

-            clotinc.com online store: www.clotinc.com

Price HK$78/RMB¥78/NT$350

The project takes two of the industry’s most iconic skateboarders, Eric Koston and Brian Anderson and had them completely customize two of Nike’s classic footwear models, the Dunk and the Blazer.

Starting with the Colors By series in 2002 and continued on with the various Custom Series projects over the years, Nike SB’s goal has always been to let their riders put their touch on their favorite models. With Icon x Icon, Brian and Eric were given carte blanche access to update the Blazer and the Dunk. And in Brian’s case, customization led to a new SB shoe model.

Brian Anderson x Blazer Mid SB CS (Pictured above)

Chopped down Mid Top height

New Cupsole Construction for lighter weight and added durability while keeping the classic vulcanized profile and sidewall stability

Eric Koston x Dunk Low Premium SB (in gallery)

Heel lining pods to enhance fit and decrease slippage

New grippier outsole durometer tested and approved by Eric

Turn and stitch toebox with a new eyestay lace for added protection

In honor of the release of the Icon x Icon project, Nike SB have created a special mini site that features the history of the Dunk and Blazer, footage from the backyard ramp jam ad shoot with Eric, Brian and friends, behind the scenes with Brian as he paints 250 shoe displays to be sent to SB dealers worldwide and in depth interviews with Brian and Eric discussing the shoes, one of which features above. 

To see all of the new videos and check out the shoes, visit:

http://www.nike.com/nikeskateboarding/kostonxanderson

Melbourne band City Escape and hip hop artist Briggs will be tackling the popular artist development session “From The Horse’s Mouth”. City Escape released their debut EP, Avalanches, in 2009 and have toured with the likes of The Secret Handshake and House vs Hurricane whilst headlining their own successful shows. Indigenous hip hop artist Briggs is the first signing to Hilltop Hoods label Golden Era. Both artists will offer advice on developing a career in the music industry. Additionally City Escape will be playing a special lunchtime acoustic set, and Briggs will be staging an MC Workshop, offering insights into the art of lyric writing, rhyme technique, syllable structure and the origins of hip hop.

 They will be joined by special guests: Wangaratta Jazz, Festival Director, Kay Richardson (Wangaratta event only), Apollo Bay Music Festival, Director, Caroline Moore (Torquay only) and Soundwave Festival & Touring, General Manager, Chris O’Brien (Brunswick only).

The day will feature sessions on volunteering at festivals, setting up a PA, an explanation of all job roles involved in running an event, setting up sponsorship partnerships and much more.

Push FReeZA Summits 2010

Tuesday 29 June - GO Tafe, Docker St, Wangaratta

Thursday 1 July - Childrens Services Hub, 27 Grossmans Rd, Torquay

Friday 2 July - Brunswick Town Hall, 233 Sydney Rd, Brunswick

9.30am - 3.30pm (all summits)

Entry is FREE (includes complimentary lunch) Score!

FOR BOOKINGS:

Contact The Push on (03) 9380 1277 or download the registration form via http://www.thepush.com.au. Registration forms must be filled out and returned to The Push via email: push@thepush.com.au, mail: PO Box 220, Brunswick, 3056 or fax: (03) 9380 9044.

Download the full program schedule from http://www.thepush.com.au.

The items displayed here are a few pieces from their Summer drop. The Sausage Maker Shirt continues the Subcrew military theme with a humour injection and the Sharkmarine pocket tee and Eyes Monogram boardies are simply bright funwear for summer. For more peep www.subcrewreact.com

We’re telling you all this because if your in Sydney you’ll get your chance to catch the show as it makes it’s way into China Heights Gallery from the 13^th of August. A while away we know but we like to keep you on the up!

Check more of the shots after the jump.

Available exclusively to Australian and New Zealand residents, DIRTYRICH currently stocks some of mine (and ACCLAIM’s) favourite labels for the ladies for contemporary clothing and streetwear including Hellz Bellz, Married to the Mob, Claw Money, Dimepiece, and Joyrich.

Envisioned by fashionista and sometime ACCLAIM contributor Sarah Jane Owen, DIRTYRICH is your one stop shop for the gorgeous clothing and accessories from the hottest US labels.

Keep up to date with DIRTYRICH via their blog for news on what’s available, fashion advice, special offers and the latest celebrity trends.

FALSE is one of the early purveyors of independent fashion anarchism. The brand has been functioning as an evolving propaganda to Le Messie's visions on societies' illusions. Since the first collection, his mixed media artworks constantly work on re-emerging themes of dark underlying meanings and his strong influence of mystical aesthetics often draw about a deep question into the relation of art and its viewer, bringing in a sense of mystery. FALSE is parent brand to Better Off Dead, Fallacy of Rome and FALSE Sounds.

The current season Disarm or Die continues the thoughtful message much of False has relied upon for inspiration. Disarm or Die’s theme is simple but best described by the duo:

A call for action in the form of intelligence, a call to arms where no arms shall be required. A collective conjoining of minds to actively communicate, boycott, overthrow the powers that might be just by active choice. The choice to choose our own independent way of thought and way of seeing life. The choice to bring down the false illusions bestowed upon us.. Reality altering at will and on a whim, we see what we choose to see and thus we shall be what we choose to be. Disarm Or Die??

Everything in the collection is featured in a black and white colourway and every piece is handmade. Contrary to the name, Amanda and Le Messie always stay true to their product. Available now via the FALSE online store.

Hit up the gallery for more pics from the new collection and by the way, check out Le Messie?s crazy head tatt ? Ouch!

The book features a collection of 100 black-and-white line drawings of popular sneaker designs from 1916 to the present day. Brands include Adidas, Converse, New Balance, Nike, Onitsuka Tiger, Puma, Reebok, Vans and more and they also feature brand, model name, launch date and category for each sneaker. How dope is that? It is printed on high-quality paper and the pages are perforated so that a drawing can be removed once completed.

This book would be great for anyone who's ever thought they were a bit of a sneaker designer with ideas of a colour palette that these brands have not yet used or ever thought about using. Calling all sneakerheads, this is a perfect book for you.

Wednesday 11 August – Hordern Pavilion, Sydney

Thursday 12 August – Festival Hall, Melbourne (all ages)

Wooo! Tickets go on sale on June 17th! The rest of the year will be boom-bap lover's wet dream, Preemo, Beat Nuts and Masta Ace this weekend, Big Boi (as part of the Winterbeatz thingy, I hope he does a sideshow) in July, Common in September and now this!

The first person I connected with was Brian aka JBS at 8Five2 skate shop. Brian is also the brains behind clothing label Know1edge. It was real cool to see 8Five2 up close and live after having featured it in ACCLAIM previously but only ever seeing photos. One thing I'll give props to HK about is the fact that a store like 8Five2 can exist, hidden away on the 2nd floor of an old office building, down a side street with no external signage and still draw a consistent group of customers. Shortly after arriving at his store Brian was calling his connects and helping to tee up more meetings for me. What an awesome dude! Kevin Ma, one of the founders of Clot and retail stores Juice (amongst many many other things) rolled through to 8Five2 to meet me and I spent the next few hours rolling with Kevin as he went about his busy schedule. It was cool to get a glimpse into the working day of Kevin Poon which included meeting his mentor Joel Chu from Communion creative agency and sitting in on a design meeting with the interior design firm responsible for the new Juice Hong Kong fitout. My complete lack of Cantonese made this situation difficult to follow (to say the least) but it was cool to get a glimpse of the new store. 

Later that night I met up with Eugene Kan from Hypebeast who had arranged dinner at a really dope Thai restaurant that was hidden away in what appeared to be an apartment building. I'm assuming this place has a big word-of-mouth following. I forget the name of the place but I do remember it had a baffling title that included the word Tokyo in it despite an entirely Thai menu!? Also present at the dinner were a bunch of North American expats (I swear half of the population of HK are Canadian born Chinese) - artist Jasper Wong; fellow artist Young aka Suitman; former Hypebeast photographer Season; and toy designing couple Garage Works. The man behind Booooooom.com Jeff Hamada was in town for his photographic exhibition Small Victories (more on this later) and was also at the dinner. The food was great and the company awesome. Had a great night. 

Big shoutout to Eugene Kan for hooking me up with nearly everyone I met on this trip. 

Download: Big K.R.I.T. - K.R.I.T. WUZ HERE

Download: Bobby Creekwater – Not Now But Right Now

Download – Ghostpoet: The Sound Of Strangers EP

The wannabe celeb jostling to have their picture taken with works which seem to ridicule our celeb obsessed and dollar chasing culture were rife.  The artist that highlights the dark side of the cute and popular, the household name and the iconic may be inspired by Andy Warhol, but takes things up a notch with pieces such as 'Bob Dyldo' and a Spongebob looking more sinister than usual.

Perth was lucky to have Mr Frost there himself, signing prints and being charming. 

After a very successful opening night, there is still a selection of original artwork still available at Wasteland, all pieces are currently on display.

Please contact info@wastelandone.com.au, or Phone +61 8 9481 8487, if you are interested in purchasing any of these original artworks.

Thanks to Tammy Croucher for the recap of the night, sounds like Wasteland put it on for the people of Perth. Thanks to Luke Thompson for providing the photos.

Enjoy.

Hit up the gallery for images.

When we weren’t eating we managed to meet up with the New Balance marketing dude Eugene and Chewie of Sth East Asia’s biggest streetwear blog Streething. Both guys were really informative with their no bullshit advice and wisdom on the local scene. Smart guys.

We also checked out a whole bunch of malls. Oh lordy does Singapore have a shitload of malls. I guess it’s so hot there’s nothing else to do there but seek out air con in shopping malls. We check out Orchard st which is Mall Mecca, probably the best mall for streetwear stores is Cineleisure, but it was also cool to be able to check out a Bape Store in the flesh and Ambush which is a super high end store in the same block. I also went buck wild at Kinokuniya and ended up dropping stupid money on heavy books and mags at the Japanese book store.

SUP is on Haji Lane which is basically touted as the anti-Singapore as it’s so not commercial. It’s a little strip of boutiques, cafes and shishka bars. There were a lot of independent designers along the strip and the prices here were a lot less than in the malls. It’s got such a great vibe, small and intimate and all the store owners just chill outside their shops smoking cigarettes and chatting. It’s like no one is working there, everyone is just hanging out.

We also did the tourist thing and checked out Sentoza Island. It’s this full on resort island which is uber commercial but fun in a theme park kinda way. It actually has a brand new Universal Studios there (which I secretly wanted to go to haha). We hit up this crazy club called Azzara (I think) that was basically full of white skanks and sun burnt geezers but impressive nonetheless. They had gone all out on this one, plunge pools everywhere so you could dance in a fricken pool and the whole place was on the beach and looked like a set from Survivor. It seriously was like Spring Break in that place and the whole island looked kinda like Jurassic Park because of the jungle everywhere.

All in all it was a dope trip. Singapore is a cool place and the people are even cooler. I guess if you hate the heat you’d probably die but it’s definitely worth a visit and I can’t wait to visit again. Thanks again New Balance!

I have to say that Singapore really set the benchmark when it comes to ACCLAIM launch parties. We rocked up at 8pm to find the street packed. Everyone there was really chilled and friendly and most importantly they were there because they actually gave a shit and wanted to support us and the store! Okay maybe the drunk Swedish girls had no idea why they were there but it was still a stark contrast from our Melbourne parties which while packed, can sometimes be infected by a bunch of freeloading hipsters, there for free beer and nothing else (we know that’s not all of you, mad love for our actual readers and supporters!). Yep our Singapore party was refreshingly poser free and to cap off what was one of the best parties we’ve ever held, we almost sold out completely of issue 20 and it’s tote bag, and our limited edition Sup x ACCLAIM x New Balance tees. You can suss the tees in the photos, the green design on black was our special release with SUP and the black tee with white NASA-esque logo is our special release with New Balance.

The heat was intense but I guess it only really added to the summer festival vibe of the night. DJ Koflow played an awesome set which saw the chilled atmosphere quickly transform into an all-out street party. Thanks to Pure Blonde and Red Bull there wasn’t a moment where anyone was without a drink in hand. Though we could (and should) of passed on all those shots Aaron was passing around of hard liquor and the pre-party sakis. *Shudder*.

A huge thank you goes out to everyone who came through to support, all of the SUP crew especially Jacky, Benny and Aaron and of course our sponsor New Balance who were super easy to work with and really genuine with their support. Special thanks to Pure Blonde and Red Bull for the booze too.

After the success of this party, we are definitely looking at making our Singapore parties a regular gig. We all fell in love with Haji Lane, so it ain’t goodbye Singapore, it’s SEE YA LATER!

Cop all of the madness in the gallery and more at Mr 36’s flickr page.

A number of pre-launch events will also be taking place around the nation to mark the new bike. These will be taking place at the following stores:

Brisbane: GEAR, June 4th

Gold Coast: LEVELTHREE, June 4th

Sydney: HALF SLEEVE, June 4th 

Check with each store blog for exact timings, flyer for these events appear in the gallery.

Make sure you come through as we want as many peeps as possible to come catch a glimpse at this new premium offering from DC.

That said, this new tee from KIKSTYO and Japanese retailer FREE’S SHOP is actually really awesome. Would any dude who wasn’t Japanese look good rocking it? Probably not but that is distracting us from the point, hello! Hello Kitty is a cute little African black cat on this! Why has no one thought to make HK black before? I’ve seen some Hawaiian tanned HK’s but this is next level. Love her little African print jumpsuit too. I would definitely wear this with some CTRL print shorts in Summer. Not sure what the connection is to Africa with any of these Japanese brands but hey, at least it’s something different.

Cop it here.

Taking inspiration from Eliphas Levi's Baphomet, Lamour’s design for the ring comes in only one size (US size 12) which is big enough for the thickest of digits and perfect for sizing down. The ring will also come in an original box designed by Mishka and Lamour Supreme .

They're hand made in Tokyo using only the highest quality sterling silver. Rings of this class fetch hundreds of dollars in the Japanese circles so the price of $400 may seem steep, but upon first impressions, this ring may just be worth it!

But if you don't have that, you'll probably just sit there silently contemplating why the rest of your friends have moved on with their lives while you're still stealing money off little grommets to fund your next crack smoking session out the back of grandma's porch.

Born Ugly.

Is it any wonder that we collaborated so heavily with them for our issue on Japan, label founder Pete Le Chic understands the creative culture of that country better than anyone we know so it was an honour for us to have him involved in the process of interview such luminaries as Yone, Verbal, Big-O and Loopwheeler.  With all that being said, For The Homies have just dropped a new bunch of Tees from their Dreamer collection. All are available now via the For The Homies website.

Oh yeah and while Singapore may be the first to see our series of parties celebrating this momentous current issue and it’s homage to Japan, expect to see similar joints happening both here in Melbourne and in Sydney where we’ll be releasing our exclusive For The Homies X ACCLAIM tote bags. We promise!

Download: Computer Jay, J1 & D-F are Master Blazter: Blazt Off (Mixted By DJ Kutmah)

Trackslisting
1. Water - J1
2. Funktronic - Computer Jay
3. Feel in The Blank - J1
4. Just Wanna Ride - D-F
5. Rescue - J1
6. Show Me The Way - D-F
7. She Lights Me Up - D-F
8. Slang Talk - J1
9. 44th Chamber - J1
10. I Dont Just Do Beats..I Do music - D-F
11. Thunder Horns - Computer Jay
12. I was Wrong...I Take It Back - Computer Jay
13. Maintain - Computer Jay
14. Visa Stamp - Computer Jay
15. Whip - Computer Jay
16. Sunny - J1
17. Bearclaw - Computer Jay
18. Phantom - Computer Jay

Check the vid which marks the shoes release featuring TK, Boo and Keelan doing their thing. The song is Fly Society’s new track “We Winning” which you can download here.

I have already been warned by a SUP insider to 'prep my liver' for the weekend which scares me to no end. I'm not one known for keeping my shit together in the presence of free alcohol but I shall endeavour to do my best.

So all of our Singapore fam come through! We'll have limited edition totes, magazines, posters and tees for sale on the night and as an added bonus you'll get to have your photo taken with me passed out in the gutter. Just kidding... I hope.

Details:

WHERE: SUP NO. 34 HAJI LANE SINGAPORE

WHEN: SAT. 22ND 7PM - LATE

THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR NEW BALANCE

The official stockiest of this the Wu-Massacre tee in Australia/NZ are as follows:

Trainers

Sneak and Destroy

Highs and Lows

Sure Store

half sleeve

Mi – boutique (online)

Obese Records

Qubic ( NZ )

 But because we love you, we have one to giveaway to a lucky assed reader!

Simple email comp(at)acclaimmag.com with your name, age, size, postage address and tell us your favourite Wu song and why. And it could be yours!

 "There is a sneak peek at the ultimate record collector’s paradise in London as we swung by Honest Jon’s for a chat with co-label and storeowner Mark Ainley. We asked the multi-talented Juliet Elliott about her perfect day and delved into the artistic approach and mode of expression of Alexander Basile, who shot the advertising campaign for Spring / Summer 2010. Poet and photographer Scott Bourne let his thoughts flow on his deep love for poetry. We got the chance to talk to photographer Gemma Booth about her current exhibition of previously unreleased photographs taken of Detroit ten years ago on display at the new Carhartt Store in Munich and asked graphic designer and illustrator Eric Elms about his artistic development."

 Brand Book Volume 3 is available now available at Carhartt stores.

Hit up the gallery to see what I'm talking about. There’s even a zip-up bustier top - who knew they had it in them?

Keep an eye out for the title, it’s available of Xbox 360 and PS3.

Skate 3 is in stores now.

He plays...

- Friday 14th Roxanne Parlour Melbourne. (Check Facebook Page)
- Saturday 15th The Basement Sydney (Check Niche Productions)
- Sunday Cloudland Brisbane (Check Facebook Event)

However, I promise to let people know about this DJ I saw play on the weekend. Super nice guy and awesome to listen & dance to.

On his recent tour to Australia he recorded a live set for Triple J Mixup Radio. Yes my sweets you can grab the mixtape now from here.

Tracklistings include:

01. Kingdom – Mind Reader ft. Shyvonne (Bok Bok Remix)
02. Brackles & Shortstuff – Pipey D
03. EMZ – Basssss
04. DJ Bigga – Boeke Anthem
05. Soha – Izabelle
06. Egyptrixx – Everybody Bleeding (Kingdom Remix)
07. Vjuan Allure – Intensified
08. Mike Q – Kunt Remix
09. DJ Small – Limp By Limp
10. DJ Parra – El Tribal Rapido y Furioso
11. Roska – I Need Love (ft. Anesha)
12. Mikix The Cat – The Key (Kingdom Remix)
13. Girl Unit – I.R.L.
14. Ikonika – Idiot
15. Davinche – Phaze
16. OMG Michelle – You Don’t Know Michelle (Prod. Kingdom)
17. 8 Ball & MJG – Dont Make (Prod. Bangladesh)
18. Bitch Ass Darius – Ride
18. Kill Frenzy – Finna Get On Da Flo
19. TOK – Good Like Gold
20. DJ Rashad – Juke It From Behind (ft. Gant-Man)

You can find out more about the series and it creators at their website.

This Beastie Boys shot is among my favourite "fuck-yeah-rock-n-roll!" pictures so I posted that instead of the flyer, so if you actually want the details you'll have to work for it and click here.

Alan Taylor from the Boston Globe put together a great piece that includes 50 of the best photographs from the war that ended 35 years ago. Click here to have a look-see.

Download the mixtape here.

In case you haven't copped the issue yet let me introduce you to issue 20, the JAPAN issue. Guest-edited by Pete Le Chic of progressive label For The Homies, the JAPAN issue goes straight to the source, with one-on-one interviews with some of the biggest shakers and movers of the current creative culture scene, some of whom have never given Western interviews before.

The cover sets off the stand-out issue with an image shot for us by iconic Japanese photographer, Yasuma ‘YONE’ Yonehara. This is continued inside with an exclusive 12-page shoot by YONE, featuring his signature Japanese female models in a selection of For The Homies garments.

A limited-edition poster from the shoot will be available exclusively to subscribers and readers who purchase the issue at one of the launch parties to be held in Melbourne, Sydney and Singapore. Magazines purchased at the launches will also come in a unique ACCLAIM & FOR THE HOMIES co-branded tote bag created especially for the issue. These are strictly limited to 150 pieces worldwide*.

The issue contains the gamut of Japanese creative culture, from Cheki cameras to the nation’s unique take on denim and hamburgers. Other personalities and designers featured in the magazine include:

VERBAL & YOON of AMBUSH DESIGN

Satoshi Suzuki of Loopwheeler

Designer BIG-O of PHENOMENON and SWAGGER

Artist Hajime Sorayama

Producers and DJs DEXPISTOLS

G-Shock watch creator KIKUO IBE

Female racecar driver and designer Mai Ikuzawa

And of course our major feature on photographer YONE.

ACCLAIM is available at good newsagents, Borders and Magnation nationally. Get the rundown on our international stockists HERE.

“It’s finally official (I’m printing up the photos as I type) my first solo art show is coming up. It’s at Fuse Gallery in Manhattan on Saturday, May 22nd and runs through June 19th.  I know that is almost a month away, but mark your calendar now! The opening reception will be from 7pm-10,pm on the 22nd  and I will be reminding you about that tons between now and then.

For the show I shot with many of my favorite adult models using plastic Holga camera (with film and Polaroid).  And due to the he multiple exposures of the models melt into each other, I’m calling the show Melting Flesh.  The above image on the invite is of Zoli and the one below is of Masuimi Max are just some examples of what to expect.”

Make sure if your NY you go and support. For a sneak peak of what to expect click through below.

Note: It’s not safe for work… but then what are you doing at work anyway its a Sunday, probably some dubious shit like downloading porn…

Image source: akihabaranews.com

But I digress…. I would like to present to you one of Hurley’s collaboration artists Robert Williams. Now this is a cool old dude if I ever saw one. You will know his work from that crazy illustration from Guns and Roses’ Appetite for Destruction album back in the day that is creepy as fuck and has that like rape victim girl in it. That’s right, all you damn low-brow artists and street artists of today, when was the last time you drew a rape victim? Not lately I’m guessing, you soft bastards. Robert owns hot-rods and seemingly hates the world (and Guns and Roses for ripping his shit) and he’s awesome.

Hurley collaborated on a bunch of tees with him featuring his designs for Spring 2010 which you can see at the end of the video. I’ve also posted that infamous illustration in the gallery so peep that too.

And stay tuned for more Awesome Old Dude chronicles from Alex…

Next month the All Star Chuck Taylor will come in both low and high top versions with tonal white and red uppers. Furthermore the Jack Purcell comes in two gingham colorways and the Onestar comes in a solid white/red/blue colorway.

Hit up the gallery for detailed images of the new Converse Japan sneakers.

More pictures in the gallery.

Download: DJ Premier – Guru Tribute Mix

Here is what the artist herself had to say about the designs, “… was on some new zone when I created these pieces a year ago. Time did not exist. All I wanted to do was express a energy flow that was coming from some amazing place you can’t even see but just feel.  Yeah…it’s some energy quantum physics shit. Consciousness and Pink Floyd are a great mix for an afternoon of art & design.”

I think it’s time to dig deep ‘casue these t-shirt designs are looking pretty slick, and I would love to be rocking one of these.

Download: Theophilus London – I Want You (Hosted By Va$htie)

Read more about it and put it in your virtual shopping cart at the Stones Throw site here.

Let me make this clear. Once you’ve done family movies you can’t make g-rap. Again for good measure, once you’ve made films where you’re running around and getting fucked on by kids you neg on your right to look staunch on covers with guns. Perhaps Cube thought he could get around this key rule of g-rap music law by placing the context of his gun toting ways in a fantasy setting such as the cowboy era, kind of like when Jigga went and used the release of the film American Gangster to return to his drug dealing persona for an entire album. This worked for Jay it doesn’t work for Cube.

This isn’t to say that Ice Cube didn’t play a massive part in the formation of the west coast genre, the man released some classic material and for that will remain one of a key cannon of artists from the gangsta rap movement, just don’t expect us or anyone else to take too seriously your recent attempts at ‘hardcore’ posturing, leave it to Nipsey Hu$$le…

For an image that sums up perfectly this argument just look below…

Download: Dom Kennedy – From The West Love

Download: Pac Div – Don’t Mention It

The movie is about the late Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, who is the Godfather of the Kustom Kulture movement, influencing the trends of cars, fashion and art from the 50's all the way to his passing in the early 2000's. From being the first person to customize a car with fiberglass to influencing millions of kids with Rat Fink, Ed Roth is hands down one of my favourite artists of all time.

He was also one of the first people besides holiday resorts to put artwork on t-shirts, airbrushing car club images on shirts in California where it was too hot to wear your club jacket. 

Click here to watch the movie!

The museum is currently open to the public on Saturdays by reservation, and if I ever step foot in LA it will definitely be in my itinerary along with a Latino strip club and a corner store. Check out some more pictures from the Autoblog post here.