house of hoops

yes! my new anthem

this is redonkules

LUPE KWEST AND SKATEBOARD P

as seen on more than meaning

PHOTOGRAPHY

"Award winning photographer Jody Morris has relaunched his new website. Find fifteen years of photography documenting various facets of life from skateboarding, music and lifestyle. Jody Morris has had the privilege of capturing skaters, actors and some of the most invigorating locations in the world. The website can be viewed here." -hypebeast

http://www.jodymorris.com/

what a dick

DQM XMAS commercial

"aww jesus santa its fucking christmas time what do you think"

Gourmet S/S '08 Teaser

The Gourmet sneakers that we introduced to you this season have quickly become the favorite of many out there. Classic silhouette, classy upper and interesting materials for this kind of sneaker - these attributes make the Gourmet sneakers stand out.

Here we have a little teaser image of what there is to come from them in terms of shoes, next year. The first series came in beige, military green, navy and black. It seems to get more colorful next year!

New Photos by Roland Jackson

my friend roland at school needed to take pics of my shoes for a photo project and i think these two turned out really well

Primary Flight (Miami) - The Video

some really amazing stuff on here

LEGO TRAIN BOMBING

kinda sweet

Patrick Winfield

more stuff like this and others on patrick winfields site

http://patrickwinfield.com/composites.html

check it out its come amazing stuff on there

Ben Folds-such great heights

how to escape a fart

cant understand what they say but you will get the picture

Michal Tatarkiewicz's Subway Drawings

its over dude...

GET OVER IT...... GROW A SACK AND LET IT GO

Goodbye Tomorrow - "Tragedienne"

Goodbye Tomorrow is now known asAlive in Wild Paint but they are still on Equal Vision Records. this song is old and i still love it!

Urban Cancer

whos shades were 1st

so everyones hpye on the K-West shades from the stonger video is still up in the air. personaly i like them and think they are sick but who had the shutter shades 1st..... you tell me
was it
A. macho man randy


or
B. kanye west




you be the judge

hello all

so today we got board... just like we do everyday and we went to the ZOO and that was good times the animals were super bummed looking and they were all ready to eat cuz it was feeding time but the otters were very cheery and the seals were jumping around like crazy


then we went to some fort and tryed to creep in to it but that idd not work but lindsey has some pics on here camera but then we were on out way back and went past this crazy ass anique salvage place and this is wat we camre across









the phone pics dont do this place the justice that it needs so we will be going back and ill put up the new ones soon

Art Force One

Interview with Manuel Angot

The recent popularity in customizing sneakers has brought a wealth of attention to these unconventional artists. Through the masses has risen one French maestro by the name of Manuel Angot of Art Force One. His imagination and fascination with all things colorful has produced some of the customization worlds most jaw-dropping paint jobs. His unique work has not gone unnoticed with large electronics companies utilizing his skills as they attempt to branch out to the younger generation. For the second Year Anniversary of the New York branch of famed Japanese sneaker boutique Atmos, it was Manuel who offered up 24 pairs of customized Dunk Highs for the event. He also represents the lone French entry on the upcoming Air Force 1 25th Anniversary video by Just For Kicks director Thibaut Delongeville.

Can you tell us about yourself?
I'm originally from the Normandy region of France. I grew up in the country-side. I came across graffiti around '89 in the subways while visiting my aunt in Paris. Slowly I became interested in graffiti. Coming from Normandy, I had to work twice as hard to be noticed. Parisians had the chance to tag everyday, for me I had to work much harder for people to recognize me.

As an artist, how did you fall into sneaker customization? What other products do you customize?
I discovered sneaker customization about 5-6 years ago while I was tagging in the subway. Some paint fell on my sneakers, and that's when it all started. I thought it was cool and wanted to recreate this again. For me I thought it was just a hobby that would go on for two or three months but it obviously turned into more. I also do a lot of customization of tech products such as Bluetooth headset makers Bluetrek, Motorola, Blackberry and Xbox 360.

Do you find that there's a different approach to each product you customize?
Not really, there's always a reference to street culture. Sometimes there's even coordination between the tech products and the sneakers I customize. However when customizing certain products, the preparation of products is a bit different between plastics and leather.

What are your favorite sneakers?
The Air Force 1, the Air Jordan VI and the Air Max 1.

What do you like about being a shoe customizer?
The one thing I love about finishing a pair of custom sneakers is peeling off the tape to see the finished product.

What is the biggest challenge when customizing shoes?
The hardest thing is probably the prep needed to get sneakers ready for customization. The use of solvents to get rid of the color and of course finding the inspiration behind each sneaker.

Where do you look for inspiration when customizing a new shoe?
Everything I see in life forms the inspiration for my work. The street, cars, video games, magazine logos, pretty much everything inspires me. I also try to use my own little tricks and techniques as well.

Do you think it's your ability to interpret your inspirations that make you so successful?
Often I may see something that others don't. I could be with friends and say “Hey did you see that?” and my friends may just give me a blank stare and say they didn't see anything. Sometimes my friends think I'm crazy haha.

Playing with color is a key element when customizing shoes, is there a particular color you like to use? Why?
Green and purple are favorites of mine. I'm a big fan of comics, and for me I've always been a big fan of the Hulk.

What do you during your spare time?
I like to spend my time playing video games, my favorite game right now is Stranglehold on the Xbox 360. I also like to watch TV shows such as Heroes, Prison Break as well as spending lots of time on graffiti.

Is sneaker customization more along the lines of art? Or more about the sneaker itself and creating a product.
This is a hard question haha, we're seeing a lot of opportunities such as Nike iD to create personalized sneakers. But sneaker customizers are going a bit further and creating a product that is truly unique and one of a kind with greater detail. But customization is starting to get bigger with many shops featuring custom sneakers.
How did your involvement with Atmos NYC for their 2 year anniversary happen? Were you happy with the end result of the Dunk High?
I go to New York a lot and I live on 125 St. with my friend which coincidentally is the same street where Atmos is located. They found that my use of bright colors and style was something which correlates well with the current 80s trend in New York. I was extremely happy with my creation of the Atmos NYC Dunk, I used lots of colors and geometric shapes. I chose colors that were perhaps deemed unmatchable. In the end, the shoes sold out in about a month. It took about 3 weeks to complete all 24 pairs.

Have any of the large footwear companies ever contacted you about your work?
No companies have really contacted me but sometimes these companies are inspired by customizers. I see a lot of weird things going on. Companies say they'll send back your photos and then a few months later some new products release and make you think “that's my shoe, it's like the same”.

Do you feel that big companies look to customizers for inspiration?
Yes I find that companies look a lot towards customizers. These days you see a lot of things such as glow in the dark sneakers which were original concepts from customizers. You see lots of hybrids now as well. I feel that customization is at the basis of everything. We're also in the process of changing things. Big companies can easily turn the trick and use the designs of customizers. There's really only a few customizers like SBTG and Meth who were able to really make a name for themselves among the big companies, something really cool. It's definitely something I want to achieve in the future.

Do you have any final comments?
Check out my newly relaunched website Art Force One which features a dynamic background landscape that will change according to the time of day. Also check out my part in the upcoming Air Force 1 25th Anniversary video by Thibaut Delongeville (Just For Kicks director) and the launch of a new clothing line next year.



this was on hype beast and if you want to see more for his shoes here you go

http://www.art-force-one.com/

the man behind Freshjive...

"I don't need a fuckin' 17 year old kid with fuckin' bright kicks and a matching hat telling me what's cool."

NEW UPDATE FROM ROCKERS NYC

wooster collective!!!!

now stuff added on wooster

krink

krink showing off some handstyles.... and his pens and ink

RIP DAVID

so today is two years since the passing of David Pickeral i miss him tons anyone who knew him love him and i know we are all thinking of him all of the time so

R.I.P. David Pickeral
11-05-05
you are truly missed

Branislav Kropilak contemporary photography

i was creeping on the web today and came accrost this... what do you think about it? let me know i have not got alot a feedback about this yet so im not sure what people are intersted in seeing on this page






here is the site if you want to see more of his stuff

http://www.kropilak.com/

Steve Nash plays what sport...?

yea ummm about this....


NASTY

08 nike sb's

umm yes these are a deff pick up some time in 08....

alife....

so the alife makes yet another sick collaboration this time with asics. i personaly am a fan of the BLACK LAGOONS but the GREEN MONSTER are just as sick so if any one is still looking for my xmas present 200$ should be good for these...




sold only at www.alifenyc.com

historyisaweapon

http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon2/world.html

use this....

i just blew my load

this is such a sick custom idea.... just look

when boardom strikes

so after class today me and lindsey were board... what a suprise! so after lunch insted of doing the usual sitting in the room playing halo we decided to head to the beach. it was so windy when we got there i did not think lindsey would make it up the sand hill haha but, she did and we had a good time. here are som pics if you care.








also here are som pic kinda bad but, its of the riot police that had to come to the quad the othere day after the red sox won what fun!!!!!

digging this

its really sweet

cool new stuff

so as most of you know i am a art student at umass dartmouth and im always looking at new art and old art. one of the site i check out daily is the woostercollective.com it mostly abut street art but, thats what i love. besides the point something that im fascinated with is graffiti and also light writing so here is something that came up today.



also another print from class its a little messed up becasue the exposer time was off but it turned out ok

fun times today

so not much happend today just hung out and took care of lindsey sickly self but i did get some funny pics taken of me for my print makeing class that i have to make some new plates ill try and post pics of what they turn out to look like but here is something that i did last class



and here is lindsey acting like a cool kid a lunch the other day

Mac OS X Leopard arrives October 26

screen shots of OS X Leopard!



desk top



spaces



and last bot not least time machine

for the rest of the story head over to apple.com

.... yea about this

this is kind of creepy but still really sweet

OH WHAT FUN COLLEGE IS!

So this morning at 5:20am I was rudely awaken by the fire alarm and well frankly that’s not the way anyone wanted to be woken up. I just love how some kids have got to college and still are not able to make smart choices. Kind of like the kids that kicked out the window to the dorm the night be for. Also some one was held at gunpoint and robed last night at around 1am. And in the past week there have been about 4 or 5 laptops stolen im my building alone... Roberts is going to shit and im not digging that. Not to mention the fact that my hall is flooded and I need a fucking moat to cross the river that runs from the back wall of the shower in to the kid’s room across from it. But other than that school is going well im having a great time for the most part and im pumped because hockey stuff starts tomorrow so I hope all goes well with that. But on a lighter note if your not friends with matt shea and don’t know about his blog you should check it out he post some sick shit so give it a view and let me know what you think http://morethanameaning.blogspot.com/


Something else for everyone.

Kicks

As most of you who check this know i am a huge sneaker freak! this past week i picked up the adventure pack dunk lows for like 30 bones at expressions really pumped about that im super excited for the SB Trainer 1's dawn of the deads and the what the dunks dunk lows but im almost 100% positive that i wont even get my hands on some what the dunks but thats how it is ill keep you posted