Article Archive for July 2008
“Just as I was finally reaching a point in my life where I was beginning to feel a part of something, I’ve become restless for a new me.” The slogan of the Quiksilver Women ad campaign sums up the reason that after 40 years Quiksilver has decided to develop a new women’s line. Since its [...]
Forget everything you thought you knew about the art of graffiti and its culture. Done? Good. Now throw away your paintcans, gloves, masks, & stencils, and get ready to check out the revolutionary style of art known as laser graffiti. The guys over at Graffiti Research Lab have essentially perfected this craft. In order to [...]
The people over at KarmaLoop have got some fresh new gear in stock. I figured that this would be a great opportunity to mention my new favorite clothing company (for the next 24 hours or so), Once Upon a Time in New York. Their t-shirts are bold and make a statement, literally. I eyed this [...]
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Have you ever seen a piece of art that just left you in awe? I think I found just such a piece. The artist’s name isRebecca Ward. She’s a native of Waco, Texas who finds herself living and working in Austin. She came up with an amazing work of modern art that moprhs an everyday [...]
In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, something amazing was happening to New York City’s urban youth; they began to deviate from the cultural norms and embrace new, ’strange’ practices like graffiti, breakdance, and hip-hop. Martha Cooper, a photo-journalist from New York City, captured on film the entire movement in its infancy. All of this [...]
Right now, summer is kickin’ in full gear. It seems like the fall is so far away. However, this isn’t thecase; fall is creeping closer and closer with every passing minute. With fall comes the exciting, fresh, new school year. You’re going to need something durable and fashionable to carry around your laptop, iPod, textbooks, [...]
Despite having an out of sync performance last week when Joey lost his hearing aid, ASIID still remained on topin the audience’s hearts. The crew really stepped up to the speed up challenge. They killed both the slow and fast sections, and told a story through their dancing. ASIID set themselves apart from the other [...]
The hardest part of this week’s America’s Best Dance Crew speed-up challenge was figuring out a creativetransition to blend together the two sections. By far the most creative transition was Fanny Pak’s. They performed to Mariah Carey’s Touch My Body where they went back to a 1980s prom. It starts off with everyone dancing in [...]
Back in June a new hit single was released in which three hot artists converged in part because of the centennial of Converse. Under the Converse adcampaign Three Artists, One Song, Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D. and The Neptunes, Santi White aka Santogold, and The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas came together to create the song My [...]


