Here’s a slick short video of Harlem’s own A$AP Rocky preforming four of his well-known tracks on January 29th in Montreal. Show was opened by the dude Lunice (wish we had a clip of that), then A$AP came through and got the place going buck by the looks of it… so much good NYC rap right now, from the whole A$AP crew to Vinny Cha$e to Action Bronson to Mr. Muthaf***in’ Exquire. Ups to Lookout for doing this show, and rad to know Rocky can get across the border… Van show soon?
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Presented by Montana, Graffuturism, and Catalog Creative, here is a recap video of Scott Sueme and Andrew Young’s trip to Art Basel in Miami, putting in work on both the facilitated walls and the streets. These guys are two of my favourite artists in Vancouver right now, and Young has a solo show coming up at Catalog Gallery this week, full of his highly impressive realism works. Shot by Bikes and edited by Rob Squire, this vid also features an unreleased Garde + Eames track that didn’t make the album and just happened to suit the cut pretty well. Enjoy.
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Posted in art, lifestyle, music, video
Tagged Art Basel, Catalog Gallery, Ensoe, Miami, Scott Sueme
Ever since I moved to Vancouver in the summer my main dude Rob Squire and I have had a rotating cast of synths and drum machines in the back of his Catalog Gallery, anchored by a few key pieces. We would jam out tracks, record them, and then we finally got it together to edit some down in to proper songs. Bricks is a techno record, and we decided to give it away for free, for a bunch of reasons that are a two hour conversation in and of themselves. There’s a nice review over at FACT that will tell you a lot more and you can download the LP there as well, 320 kbps files with a .pdf booklet, all fancy like. 2011 was a really great year for me and music, if you want to hear more about that check my recap over at sub|div. And of course, many thanks if you give a listen, plenty more to come in 2012.
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There has been a bit of a resurgence in rap over the last year or so, with lots of new cats coming out such as Aesop Rock ASAP Rocky, Danny Brown, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Maffew Rogazino, Casey Veggies and many more, but one that has really stood out for me is Action Bronson. The Queens bred, Albanian descent, Ghostface-esque rapper has taken it back to classic NY rap shit. One thing that has been lacking in rap and rappers for that matter is style, charisma and character, and Bronsolini has all that. He rolls with the Smart Crew, and the Woodsmen (Mayhem Lauren etc.) who are two NY crews that are really doing it right now. He recently released the mixtape Well Done, produced by Statik Selektah, the combination of the two makes for some great new NY rap that I highly recommend you give a listen to. Bronson also keeps it real in the style dept; Polo, Carhart, Knicks hats, Oakleys, and shorts year round. Keep reading for a few of his videos as well as his Action in the Kitchen video series which is hilarious…
Action Bronson & Statik Selektah – Well Done
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Taiwanese bike/accessory/clothing brand nabiis shot this video for their f/w 2011 collection, their first of three showcasing this season’s offerings. In their words,
“Each video represents a different spirit… freedom on the road, freedom from the law, and freedom from yourself. These three spirits form nabiis’ trinity. The spirit of “Gett’n Over”
Feeling the style and editing here, and using a classic Boards Of Canada track never hurst either; looking forward to the next two vids.
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Posted in accessories, bikes, clothes, music, video
Tagged Fall/Winter 2011, nabiis, Taiwan
Every morning I step up to a 5+ km cycle commute to the office, rain or shine. Generally this includes me making ‘bold’ moves in traffic, and a shaken fist or words exchanged with motorists: these are the joys of mashing through the city. I really enjoy the experience, gets the blood flowing before work and embeds exercise in my day. It also gives me a chance to bump some proper hardcore in my earbuds, which definitely adds to my stoke. Seeing as it’s now basically full-on westcoast fall/winter and the ride ain’t getting any easier, I thought I’d share some motivational tunes just in case you need something to get you pumped up for your ride/bus trip/brisk walk/whatever. Some new jams and some classics, more after the jump.
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Aaron LaCrate’s Milkcrate label has just unveiled this look at their fall 2011 line, killing the NYC streetwear game as per usual. If you don’t know LaCrate’s story in the music and clothing games, this is a good primer. Loving the pieces shown here, so many references and touchpoints, paying tribute to classic brands and styles while putting a 2011 flip on everything. I would most definitely mess with the two sweats shown above, and while I appreciate the swagger, I’ll probably leave the camo bucket to Havoc or Styles P… full run after the break, click for full size.
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Posted in accessories, clothes, music
Filmed and edited by my good friend Ryan Lindow, For The Country follows Teppei ‘Nasty’ Iwabuchi and Yuhei ‘Marco’ Hirose on their first journey from Japan to the USA, to be part of the Red Bull Ride and Style event in San Francisco. This trip occurred within a month of the earthquake and tsunami that had just devastated Japan, so the aftermath and way forward are heavily on the minds of the two riders. Normally I don’t get down with much ‘fixed freestyle,’ but these guys have such great style and attitude, making riding look fun regardless of style. This vid was produced in conjunction with some of my favourite lines/retailers, FTC, W-BASE, and SKYLMT, and my studio partner Rob Squire and I were happy to contribute a song to this video, heard during the contest section; thanks to Ryan for having us involved with this quality project!
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