Last week New York based artist Neckface opened his “Death Becomes You” exhibition in Melbourne, Australia. The exhibit includes water color works, some ill tin masks, pics of dead people with their heads splattered open, and to top it off some custom Vans Chukkas. This one of a kind exhibition is open until February 16th at the Don’t Come gallery.

Info.Image: Don’t Come Gallery

Comments (3)

Levi has decided to take a different route and put the denim aside for this new Mountain Spring Jacket from their Flu collection. The basis of the Flu collection lies in that of “Challenging Sports” which is presumed to be hiking, boarding and things of that nature. The tag is priced at 34,650 Yen over at Elesco.

Info.Image: Honeyee

Comment

Supreme unleashed a monster when they rehashed the SB Trainer TW II a few months back. These fresh new steps should be dropping in February at your local SB retailers.

Info.Image: Streething/Sneaker News

Comments (1)

With the birth of Funk Baile down in the southern hemisphere, Timberland has reached out to put together a special field boot to pay homage to the new genre of music. Besides the crazy graphics on the outside the insole also features a graffiti tag. There will only be 200 pairs available but you can put down you pre-release reservation at STLESS.

Info.Image: STLESS

Comments (3)

Adidas has been putting a lot of effort into building up their new skateboarding line and this time they’ve teamed up with Canadian illustrator Andrew Pommier to create a special collection in which this Superskate Vulcan Slip is included. Later down the line the rest of the collection which includes a regular Superskate Vulcan, a Superstar model, and matching hoodie.

Info.Image: Flauge

Comments (1)

My friends, The Dust Dive, just released their second album ‘Claws of Light’

They are a hard band to describe, so I won’t try…
-but here’s some info on the record for ya:

Weird, warm, and enigmatic, the Dust Dive returns from another long field trip with Claws of Light, the captivating follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut, Asleep or Awake Walk. “Like modern Huck Finn tales where the Dionysian clashes with the suburban” (in the words of D. Shawn Bosler of The Village Voice), the Brooklyn-based trio’s new covey of songs soars with gritty equanimity and uncommonly vivid verse, evoking an urban-pastoral world that is mutually arcadian and trashy, dreamy and deadpan, magical and everyday. Claws of Light also maps a wild and curiously deranged sonic landscape, spanning from punk to classical, pre-war American folk to psych, gypsy violin to naturalist field recordings, and classic rock to outsider Americana. When asked to describe their sound, Dust Dive organist Ken Switzer, who spent much of his youth in the backwoods of rural western Massachusetts, offers up the label “experimental campfire music.”

Dust Dive multi-instrumentalist Laura Ortman (an accomplished film-soundtrack composer, session violinist and member of the White Mountain Apache tribe) describes Claws as “party songs without the party music.” The method of recording this album surely fueled the party. In an effort to preserve their relaxed homegrown ambience, the Dust Dive asked Sebadoh and Fiery Furnaces member and veteran guerilla engineer Jason Loewenstein to record the songs at the band’s namesake fort*—a cozy half-railroad apartment located on Flatbush Avenue. (Chief vocalist/lyricist and Kansas native Bryan Zimmerman calls Brooklyn’s strange and colorful thoroughfare “our river.”) Throughout last autumn and winter, Loewenstein dove in and spent weekends recording Claws within a labyrinth of acoustic forts rigged from scrapwood and blankets. Air-drumming during playbacks eventually compelled him to pick up his sticks and crown the record with drums on the leadoff “Babyface in a Pickup Truck,” as well as “Rope Swing 2000” and “Green River.”

*As an added bonus, Claws of Light also features one track immaculately recorded and mixed by Patrick McCarthy (Latitude/Longitude, Enochane) at the cozy Seaside Lounge, which also ultimately served as the mix-to-tape clubhouse for Claws.

MP3

DUST DIVE SITE

ORDER CD

They’ll be touring Europe in March…
Check em out!

Comment

The fine folks over at Vinyl Requiem recently asked me to do an interview.

You can check it here: MCAxVR

Comment

Another preview shot of my ongoing B&W series, Black & White Bangers 4. The Book - MWM B:4, will drop this spring. Check out - B:3, B:2, B:1. I still have a couple copies of B:3 available here. Viva Monochrome!

Comment

I planned to start with a joke about Holland which is exactly the same country as the Netherlands but still got people messed up. Anyhow, since Format Mag is more about fashion and stuff let’s talk about fashion in this small country called Amsterdam the Netherlands. We do know about fashion and a perfect example is the Patta empire in our capital city. Big up to our friends Gee, Edzon, Lee and the rest of the family. But we also got Rotterdam where you can enjoy stores like Woei and Lijfstijl. If you happen to be in this industrial city, just make a stop at the Lijfstijl shop and ask for Alain. He can hook you up with the stuff you need haha.

It’s not only these two cities who run this street wear shit. We also have Lock & Load, right in the middle of our country called Utrecht. And then there is Frisco in Arnhem plus we got big things happening in Zwolle too.

Where I’m personally really excited about is the new store of 90 Square Meters. I love the service you get here and the products are one of a kind. Ido who owns the joint is a real pioneer and that’s why we’re all happy he extend his store with 200 extra square meters. Do the math. And accidentally is our Appletree office in this same new building of 290sqm. Stay tuned for more info about this most unique store in Europe!

Comment

On February 5th, Gallery 1988: Los Angeles will be opening their “The Long Arm of the Paw” exhibition which will include work from Yosuke Ueno. This Japan born artist has described his work as a culmination of love, space, and positive energy. Check his site out for more ill pieces.

Info.Image: Juxtapoz

Comment

Nike and the Air Force 1 have come a long way throughout these past 25 years and the celebration continues. As part of the AF1 Silver Service installation at Dover Street Market, the Wilson Brothers team has created a traditionally lugged, steel–framed fixed wheel bicycle. The bicycle has been added to the curation at Dover Street Market which celebrates 25 years of the iconic Air Force 1.

Info.Image: Sneaker Freaker

Comment

The Micropacer from Adidas was released back in 84′ and it’s now been updated with nylon, leather, suede, a range finder and pedometer. The shoe uses each of these materials to craft something subtle yet filled with intricacies. This sneaker is definitely one to stash in the collection. You can cop them now at Overkill.

Info.Image: Sneakernews

Comment

On his last visit to Perth in December, Heath Ledger sat for artist Vincent Fantauzzo. Fantauzzo had planned to submit his portrait for the Archibald Prize this year, but released the image early with the approval of Ledger’s family. R.I.P.

Info.Image: Towleroad

Comments (3)