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Thrasher TV – Making Money Never Goes Out of Style

March 26th, 2008 No Comments

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epw2j_J9yVs I’d like to reiterate the statement – MAKING MONEY NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE! We were introduced to Thrasher, a company that handles a mutual fund targeted at individuals in their early teens to late twenties when Heron Preston was featured in an ad campaign for the company. Created and managed by Khalid Jones, […]

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Rickey Kim – He Knows What’s Next

March 24th, 2008 5 Comments

While searching for a Saul Williams interview a couple of years ago I stumbled upon a site called Evil Monito. I had no idea what it was at the time; After reading the interview and going through the archives I found several interesting essays ranging from identity politics to capitalist consumption. As I browsed through […]

Tags: Art · Culture · Design · Fashion

Barak Obama “A More Perfect Union”

March 19th, 2008 2 Comments

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWe7wTVbLUU If this doesn’t make you realize that Barak is the right man running for president nothing will. This video makes me proud to be an African American living, breathing and being able to do what empowers me to get where I want to go in the United States. We’re existing in such a great […]

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BLOW UP – THE RAPTURE, BLOW UP DJZ, MISSING TOOF

March 3rd, 2008 2 Comments

Blow Up has become sort of a past time for me since my move out here to San Francisco. My first experience was with Steve Aoki. In my opinion it could only be described as a massive uncontrolled sweat fest dripping with well dressed “hipster kids” and electro (I enjoyed every minute of it). The […]

Tags: Culture · event · San Francisco

The Brooklyn Circus SF

February 20th, 2008 No Comments

A few months back Jason gave me a heads up about the BKc. I have really enjoyed their fresh take on street wear and haute couture. This Thursday they will be having a shindig at their SF store to showcase new products. I’d recommend stopping by and checking it out.

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Tags: Culture · event · Fashion · San Francisco · street wear

Kid Millionaire @ The Rickshaw Stop

October 20th, 2007 1 Comment

So I’ve pretty much been underground for the last month. Nothing had really sparked my interest to get me to leave my apartment if it wasn’t related to school or work, but last night all that changed. Quick background Steve Aoki (Kid Millionaire) is a music powerhouse. For some old school fans he used to be the front man for post-hardcore act This Machine Kills.

Tags: event · Music · San Francisco