Medicom Toy’s collaboration – Bearbricks, has been creating an intense stir. The collaboration includes Batman and Joker, Stussy Destiny Skullacons, and Queen and Naruto. Release dates vary.

FUCT’s upcoming collection “Killing For Peace…” collection is hot. Water-based inks and “wet” printing techniques giving the tees a vintage appeal. The collection is definitely a must-have for the summer.

adFuncture’s latest collabo– Hiroshi Fujiwara sporting attire a HF x Staple 10th Anniversary T-shirt, Fenom Denim, Nike Air Force 1 HTM Fragment Design sneakers and a trademark Kangol hat. That’s gangsta!

Info.Image: Jeff Staple

Final reminder. Deadline is April 30th.

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Twelve years since their first collaboration, Supreme are still providing fresh takes on classic Vans silhouettes, this time looking towards the Half-Cab and Chukka boot for spring 08. No need for flashy patterns or over the top color schemes, solid primary colors (and black) lead the way and let these shoes sell themselves. There’s no announced released date for these yet, so keep your eyes to the skies…

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After the tantalizing teases last week, here’s a full on look at the upcoming Dave’s Quality Meat x Nike Blazer. Drawing its inspiration from the BMX and skateboard scenes of the 1980’s, these manage make use of a bright palette, spot colors and all over textures without coming across as too garish. Look for the purple to drop this coming weekend (May 3rd), with the black colorway coming soon…

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This MWM X Brand Nu collaboration artwork will be shown in the upcoming Nu Visual Language Exhibition – May 7th, Southampton, England. The piece was a fun collabo, we passed it back and forth a few times, adding more to it each pass. The exhibition will be great. A very unique project featuring collaborative artworks from over a dozen international artists and designers. More info here.

This happened the other day and was a pretty good time. She is a excellent photographer and captured some real moments that go beyond the 2D world, and bring you places that you have almost certainly never been, and in some cases would not want to go. “Untitled”, Patta and Studio Apart brought us, Martha Cooper 1958–2008: a fifty-year retrospective photo exhibition and Tag Town book release.

I liked the photography so much that i did not mind drinking the free soco and cokes, which under normal circumstances would ruin just about anything for me.

Another sighting of our Snake Plisskin shirt out in the wilds of the world.

Standing outside of Wyclef Jeans recording studio, my homie Trev and I wondered what Wyclef would say if we asked him questions about being an artist in a commercial world. How much would he be willing to reveal as not to damage his image. Would he think we are cornballs? I mean, who the fuck are we, right? Why does Clef have to answer two regular dudes who haven’t achieved even a tenth of his success? Right? Well not so. Wyclefs studio was beautiful. Gigantic SSL mixing console in the control room, a live room filled with instruments and big windows that let in lots of natural light. Its how the pro’s roll. Trev and I setup in the live room and immediately start shooting the drums, guitars and keyboards that are everywhere.

Clef walks in with one of his engineers behind him, he greets us kindly and says “ill be right with you guys”, as he heads towards the windows to a rack that holds about 6 or 7 guitars. He picks one up and says to his engineer “i wanna give him one of these”. He is holding up something that looks like a Gibson, but I was too distracted with the environment and what was going on to really pay attention. He hands it to him and turns to us.

Clef: “So you guys wanna mic me?”
Trev: Nope, we are good.

NEW POP is about being natural. We are all about inspiration and telling stories with substance. We operate in a scene that is sometimes a little full of itself and so we prefer to be part of the force that returns people back to earth. Our questions for Wyclef were going to be about struggles and about art and about capitalism.

Wyclef is a genuine soul whose energy and enthusiasm was infectious. While I was speaking with him, I felt as tho he was probing me – checking to see where my head was at. I wondered what it was like for him. I bet everyone wants something from him. I bet it’s nice to be able to let his guard down and just have a real convo with no agendas attached. I hoped that maybe we could have one of those moments with him. I hoped he knew what we sought from him was not money or a gig or anything other then hope and inspiration. We wanted to leave there with a story that would encourage people to keep pursuing their dreams and to keep their heads high. I believe we did that. See for yourself. POP FILE: WYCLEF on THENEWPOP.COM