Anti Columbus Day cont'd... Atmosphere added

Don't miss out get tickets now!!! Atmosphere was just added to the line up.. Atmoshere will hit the stage FIRST so get there early and get your tickets now this show will sell out.

+ 10.08.2006 + Anti-Columbus Day

Venue: Fine Line Music Cafe
Address: 318 1st Ave. N.
City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Doors: 8:00PM
Ages: 18+
Cost: $10/$12
-> Performing: Los Nativos, I Self Devine, Wise Intelligent, Culture Shock Camp, Def Child Produx, plus a very special guest & DJ Nikoless & Plain Ole Bill on the wheels

Tickets available @ Fifth Element and Fine Line Box Office

@rt Night... Tonight!

@rtNight
Thursday, September 28
Chicago Cultural Center
77 E. Randolph Street
6 - 9pm
Admission just $10 - includes one drink ticket
Call 312-742-TIXS (8497)

Celebrate Chicago Artists Month 2006 with an evening of art,
performance, music, dancing, and more.

View the exhibitions and installations of Chicago-based artists Dzine
in collaboration w/ Mike Genovese and Cody Hudson, photographer Jonas
Dovydenas, and sculptor Paul Kass.

Be surprised, amused, and startled by ambient happenings created by
some of Chicago's most creative performance artists, including Jeremiah
Barber, Adam Brooks, Kazuki Eguchi, Deva Evelan, Erik Fabian, Anni
Holm, Melissa Peifer, Mathew Wilson, and
NyokMei Wong.

Dance to the broken beats of DJ Chris Widman, enjoy complimentary hors
d'oeuvres and a cash bar with beer generously provided by Goose Island
Beer Company.

Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis - we reserve the right
to limit admission due to capacity. Admission is $25 at the door.

Call 312-742-TIXS (8497) and mention this offer!

Cocaine!

Did I mention that I love HypeDiss? A giant waste of time but it keeps coming up with gold like this and the related video below. Kate Moss + Espana + Skunk + Record Producers + That Chewy = Choo-Choo... Train!

The Latchkeys

Come out and support Chicago/HZ artists Risk, Mike Genovese, and Trixter at BBoy B's studio!

Sept. 29th and 30th 2006
6 PM to 10 PM

Bandito eSTUDIO
1513 N. Western 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL. 60622

Erik DeBat "RISK"
Kingdom Kilpatrick
Liviu Poleuca "PILOT"

Yeeaahhh! You Are Beautiful site and upcoming show.

You Are Beautiful is a simple, powerful statement which is incorporated into the over absorption of mass media and lifestyles that are wrapped in consumer culture.

This statement and the context in which someone finds it gives meaning to its message and purpose to this project.
The intention behind this project is to reach beyond ourselves as individuals to make a difference by creating moments of positive self realization in those who happen across the statement: You Are Beautiful .

Intention is the most important aspect of the You Are Beautiful project in its idea of purity. Graffiti and street art are an act not a style, but stylistically large corporations have been copying and using the 'urban decay' look to sell products.

It all comes down to intention. Nothing is sacred. Everything that has a perceived value becomes commodified. Companies hire out teenagers to slap up stickers and posters, and pay their fines when they are caught by the police. This is not street art, but a marketing campaign.

The reasons why street artists are doing what they are doing, in the way that they are doing, is not simply to question their surroundings; but to provide alternative perspectives, meanings, or values to those of consumerism.

Advertising elicits a response to buy, where this project elicits a response to do something. The attempt with You Are Beautiful is to create activism instead of consumerism.

You Are Beautiful uses the medium of advertising and commercialization to spread a positive message.
Projects like these make a difference in the world by catching us in the midst of daily life and creating moments of positive self realization.

4 Years Later

Friday, October 6, 2006 6-10 PM

Ai Gallery
676 N LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60610
October 1st - November 18, 2006

Bring some beauty to your world/city/life, check them out, and improve your life.

Stone's Throw 10 Year Anniversary

Quas and Doom Dunks, Guitar Center exclusive anniversary album, and Chrome Children/DangerDoom/AdultSwim? What happened to underground hip-hop? Can no one make it on their own? Rhymesayers seems to be the only ones left in the game doing it all themselves (I know, I know, Doom and Rhymesayers corporate collaborate often, plus Epitaph)... But, Fifth Element is still the home base for RSE Worldwide and they still live normal lives without having to floss every gimmick offer they get. Take pride in your roots and build on them. Right after I'm done pumping all these new "One Time Only's" I'm gonna stop being a hypocrite...
Of course as soon as I post this a Atmosphere dunk is gonna surface... I'll post it I guess.

Greatest Film Ever Produced.

I want a job with these guys... Brendan where you at? I can shoot video.
Pre-order on Amazon for a discount and/or a package deal with the Do's and Dont's book.

SP New Yawk...

SP Miami Tonight!

Holy Shit!

I'd expect nothing less from the LAPD schools unit. Courtesy of www.skateboarding.com/skate.

Great Obama energy speech. Move-on.org

Uprise Vol. 2 Coming Soon!

Get Ready! "S"Uprise vol. 2 is coming soon... Here's some Jackson footage I had laying around to get you hungry... Crazy intricate DVD with tons o' bonus stuff coming soon from Uprise skateshop.

Culture is King vs. HolyZapatos

Check out the little hypocritical spat me and Shannon are having and PLEASE respond with your own comments.
Here

Preview of J. Barbour's Custom-to-Orders...

Mr. Barbour has been busy doing customs for Pugs Atomz, Jean Grae, the Golden Triangle, Sneaker Pimps, and more...
Keep checking back for lots of new flicks of stuff you can't buy.

Courtesy of The Plat

Pugs and Grae pics coming soon...

Two of the pictured artists above have commissioned some HZ customs. Pugslee recently rocked his to rave reviews while opening for Rakim at the House of Blues Chicago. Check his profile on Audio 8 to cop an album or read up on Chicago's most under-rated MC. Pictures of both sets of kicks will be posted on holyzapatos.com soon... And GreenWeedz, we already have a set that would be perfect for you. Shout at us if you some how you run into the site, I lost your number.

Vote for HolyZapatos!

Nice review on sneakerwebsites.com. Check it out and make sure to vote for us!

Food and Liquor is out!

Cop it!

Anti Columbus Day!

October 8th, 2006
Venue: Fine Line Music Cafe
Address: 318 1st Ave. N.
City: Minneapolis
State: MN
Doors: 8:00PM
Ages: 18+
Cost: $10/$12
-> Performing: Los Nativos, I Self Devine, Wise Intelligent, Culture Shock Camp, Def Child Produx, plus a very special guest & DJ Nikoless & Plain Ole Bill on the wheels

Don't forget to check out the Art Dump before it's gone...

Check out the remnants of the Art Dump show at Uprise before it gets taken down.

Teri Hatcher

Low and behold peoples of Chicago. Long have I sought to make my first post. So alas, it is today that I step to the plate with support from my good friends at handjob. I offer you the lovely, the talented, the ever-increasingly gangly and frail: Teri Hatcher and her tape worms. Go on over to Handjob for details on how to get one of these puppies.

Lupe's Best Yet...

Lupe's New Video... This is some serious heat from Chi-Town's newest, "cool kid approved" hip-hop ambassador. Lupe's also being generating so muchhype, and general good sentiment that folks blindly back him up. It's refreshing to see some one inspire this cynical urban culture again. Now I just wish we could get back to the basics. Lupe's videos kind of embody this generation's skateboarders and creative types progression in one fell swoop.
From blindly cruising around everyday for the love of skating, travel, and a creative viewpoint only articulated by wandering the streets with your board --->
To the stylized responsibilities of a job in a place overflowing with all the accoutrement of our newly labeled "street culture." I think the progression in Lupe's videos portrays the culture of northwest Chicago perfectly over the last few years...
I also think it's endemic of the country's culture/attitude (why is Lupe blowing up?). Check the videos above yourself, see what I mean.

Why is this my first time seeing this?

Glen E. Freidman is a legend and a bastard for having this stupid an amount of VintageSkateboardAppreciation.
Just think of the sheer amount of skate history that could have been preserved if all the money I/you/kids spend on dumb shit like Nikes and skate fads went to old boards and memorabilia?
Now our generations skate history is gonna veer off down our newly crowned consumer orgy highway.

Courtesy of Platinum Seagulls

Save a Breast...

Help Todd Bratrud stand up for a cause we can all support.

I guess they ran with it.

Large amounts of Air Max 360 Soles... Courtesy of High Snobiety... Click the photo for the whole story.

iDiom

I love this Jacket. For all my snowboarders out there, get your game up. Hypebeast also did a special on iDiom (one of Burtons sub-brands) a while back. Check it out. Available @ Wellgosh.

Sneaker Pimps Miami

Like Whoa!

"Hear my name in these streets it's like whoa!
Must I pound the concrete like whoa!
Till this bitch ass has defeat like whoa!
Ya man ain't whoa!
The judge ain't whoa!
P-R-Os ain't whoa!
D-I-C, K ryders ain't whoa!"
-Some Black Rob-esque German Kid to Chris Cole

Obligatory Sept. 11th Post...

A convincing documentary, but one always has to be wary of biased media, left or right... Courtesy of http://www.whateverfeelsgood.com

Chris Silva at The Elmhurst College

Chris Silva is featured in a solo exhibition "Seasick Ryhme"
The Elmhurst College
Founders Lounge Frick Center
Opening Reception Sept. 13th 4:30-6:30
September 13th thru October 13th
Gallery Talk, September 13th at 5:00P
For directions and information call 630-617-3033

http://www.chrissilva.com

photo by: THOR

Boombox Art Collective...

Boom Box art collective
The "Uptown Rockers"
"Mobile Unit - Sound System"
http://thundercircus.com/2006/04-Mobile_Unit/
will be part of a group show curated by...

The Boom Box art collective
@ SPACE 900
1040 W. Huron, Lower Level Chicago, IL 60622
Fri Sept 15 6-10 PM
and Sat Sept 16 - 6-9 PM
E-mail Joel at JMMAxime87@aol.com for more info

MR. THOR

http://ThunderCircus.com

Tucker ASR Pimpin'

Don't forget to check on the exploits of Tucker Gerrick esquire at http://www.familiaskateshop.com.

Genocide in the Sudan... You Can Help.

http://www.genocideintervention.net/index.php

Midterm Elections

Cool election tracker by the NY Times.

The Video

Its good to see black folks standing up again. Most definitley a sign of the times.

Mos Def Arrested for Speaking Out.

It looks like hip hop might be finally getting its act together, first Jay-Z meeting with the UN now reports of Mos Def's gureilla concert outside of the VMA's. Don't take our word for it.

More HERE

Hosoi Footage From Wilson Demo

Courtesy of erock56k...

Jay Z x Kofi Annan x MTV = Making politics hip again...

I've never been a huge Jay Z fan, but this makes up for any previous qualms I have had. When was the last time you could remember any major recording artist, especially a "rap mogul," physically dedicate themselves to anything other than profits. The man has my respect and... I hope... lots of other people's attention.

SHUT SKATEBOARDS...

This shit has got me hyped! Mike McNabb to SSBS/TS to switch drop the Federal Courthouse... I'm going skating... New site too.

MuthaFuckin' Snaaaakkkkesssss... Interview.

Watch Samuel L Jackson interviews on this page... Then watch the follow up story and interview with Samantha Bee... Click on the pictures to get to the respective interview pages... Could it, Mutherfucking happen here?

He is Your President

Bush’s Shift of Tone on Iraq: The Grim Cost of Losing.

An article in the NY Times a couple of days ago.

The Hundreds

This is why I love The Hundreds. For the realism they give us, and the culture we share with them all. Damn the pigs and the police state, even when you have all permits and legal rights to be doing what your doing, ya heard!

Ar-Se-Nalll!!!! We're coming for the premiership this year.

New Stadium (RIP Highbury), better team, new sponsors, and Thierry mothafuckin Henry. I've lived and breathed Gunners life since I was 10 years old and only now can see why American sports have never held the same appeal for me. The picture above links to the wide variety of services provided by the club from insurance to greeting cards. You live for your team in football and they show you reciprocal love. When was the last time one of these narcissistic, multi-millionaire retards from the NFL, NBA, MLB, or any other American sport actually did something for their fans that wasn't either public image posturing or completely product driven? Not that Arsenal, Man U(world's largest sports franchise and owner of Yankees franchising rights), and Chelsea don't rake it in... but no American fans could ever even conceive of the electricity of a Tottenham vs. Arsenal match (or the ensuing wars fought in the streets and tube stations). They get the kids involved (Junior Gunners) and they had/have bleachers that a working man can afford to bring his kids to consistently. Here, we have soccer-moms and hockey dads that ruin their kids lives, and... Generally make the rest of us want to gauge their eyes out and strain them through the grill of their new Audi station wagon for having to listen to their ignorant rants about competition and "that local sports team" they now piss-all about. When I lived near Highbury, you had two basic daily needs, food and football. I don't see why life has to be so fucking complex now. I'll miss you Highbury, go Gunners.

Boondocks 1st Season on DVD... It's all this good.

Air Max 90' 360 bottom.

We almost screamed. My favorite Air Max with a 360' bottom. You've got to be kidding me. Nike won't stop can't stop. More info - Urban Look.

Clint?

WESC has been doing some wild stuff lately. Check out the equine wild in the streets on their site... Photo is the link...

Banksy

Thought you would appreciate this KJ, click on the picture for the whole story and another named collaborator... Via Dorkmag.

Star Studded Sneaker Pimps...

Go to these if you can... I heard there is special stuff in the works for these shows...

Crikey!

The world has lost a giant... "They're like modern day dinosaurs, and if you make a mistake around them, they'll kill and eat ya." Stingrays aren't as forgiving... A moment of silence please...

Happy Labor Day

"The future is the only kind of Property that the masters willingly to concede to the slaves."
Albert Camus
The Rebel

New Mike Carrolls... I mean half cabs...

Courtesy of Slam x Hype...

Expensive Stains... NEW DESIGNS...

Make sure you cop some of the new hotness from ESP:
Drip Drip...