Out of all the submissions this year, the best Adam Bomb jack-o-lantern goes to Jon Loadman, Bill Houck, and Russ Evans out in Pittsburgh. Happy Halloween you happy halloweenies.
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Monthly Archives: October 2009
GO NUTS.
#HQ
There’s nothing like a late Friday afternoon. This is our view of the L.A. skyline from the The Hundreds HQ parking lot.
By the time I got up there, Dave and Scotty were running a quick game of S-K-A-T-E to top off a long workweek.
I gotta give it to Scotty iLL with the pop shoves.
Vito was rearin’ to kick off the weekend in his Subie…
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I HEART DELOREAN.
I was thinking about posting this over on my Hypebeast blog, but then I figured it made sense to do it here. Although an automobile, the Delorean DMC-12 had as much influence on my design sense as anything else. As apparent in my distant 2nd and 3rd place favorite cars (the Lamborghini Countach and Ferrari Testarossa), the trend in auto design during the Reagan Era was all about harsh angles. Boxy, angular, Vs.. way more my speed (pun intended) over the sleek aerodynamic turn in recent decades. Perhaps you can see my appreciation for hard angles in our JAGS pattern..? Our design team has heard me on more than one occasion say “I hate ROUND things..” (Sorry Adam Bomb).
I am not a car enthusiast by any means. As long as it has a set of wheels, I’m good to go. But as far back as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with this car. From the unorthodox gullwing doors to the limited numbers produced (only 9,000 of this model, DeLorean Motor Co.’s only offering, were ever made), to the urban mythology surrounding the downfall of founder John DeLorean and ultimate demise of the corporation, this car was my unicorn as an ’80s kid. To this day, on the rare occasion I see one on the streets, the DeLorean still makes a rubberneck out of me.
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THE HUNDREDS WINTER 2009.
Introducing The Hundreds Winter 2009 range of graphic t-shirts, cut-n-sew apparel, headwear, and accessories.. debuting at both The Hundreds LA and The Hundreds SF today. Here’s a look at just SOME of what we have to offer this season. Stop by our stores, or a The Hundreds retailer near you, to see the rest of the story…
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FROSTING.
All I’m saying is that if I were a chick, and wanted to pretty much have the raddest home ever, it’d probably look a lot like Pixie’s. Pink skulls, Shawn Barber prints, Strawberry Shortcake decorations, Care Bears?!
I’d also have to find a dope pitbull, as close to Cupcake’s awesomeness as possible…
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BLOWN AWAY.
#RSWD
Well look who decided to show up. Fall! I remember you…
Bailey (Flight Club LA) in the building.
The wind was outta control here in LA today. Traffic lights out across the Westside, collisions at every intersection, felled palm trees, and a blackout that plagued Hollywood in the early evening. The Hundreds LA was not immune to the power outage.
So Sticky-Fingers Sagan hits Rosewood, navigating through the debris and dust cyclones whipping around the alley. Homeless dude in the lot was bummed.
Julian’s chillin’ though. Set in The Hundreds’ new Cobra jacket.
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GUEST APPEARANCES.
Are you still checking The Hundreds PhotoBooth? Both THLA and THSF have the LIVE PhotoBooth running now (click on the buttons on the right sidebar).
Bun B dropped into The Hundreds San Francisco today…
..while Cee-Lo and Big Gipp from Goodie Mob cameo’d at The Hundreds Los Angeles this afternoon. BOTH of ‘em picked up a red Bunyan jacket on their way to the BET Hip-Hop Awards. Nice.
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WINTER FRESH.
Considering it was in the high 80s here in L.A. this afternoon, it’s weird to think we’re heading into our Winter 2009 range of The Hundreds apparel. Especially because we still haven’t really hit Fall here in Southern California, plus I shot these photos in downtown San Francisco of Alexander Spit and some of his crew back in May. The theme of the shoot was contrasting the neighboring sectors of the Tenderloin District and Union Square in SF. Just mere blocks from each other, but worlds apart.
If you picked up the premiere issue of The Hundreds Magazine, you may have caught most of the photo shoot already, but here they are for you webbies. Stay tuned for more on The Hundreds Winter 2009… coming soon to a The Hundreds retailer near you…
Extended scenes!
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RETRO PERSPECTIVE.
That was pretty cool. I just got back from some studio time with Lupe Fiasco. Lupe and I have a colorful history, some of you may recall how he went on the now-defunct Weekly Drop podcast years ago and decried me a “hater!” At the time, I was just so impressed that Lupe knew my name that I didn’t have a chance to be angry. (Also, I think Heppler instigated all that).
Anyways, Lupe and his band were shacked up in the recording studio late tonight, burning that midnight oil. Working on some new music, but rehearsing for this Thursday’s big show in Chicago. It’s entitled “REMEMBER TO SMILE: A Retrospective of Lupe,” and it’s basically a one-man show where Lu expounds about politics, religion, and other topics surrounding his life, spliced up with performances of songs he’s never done live before. He’s bringing back old mixtape tracks, B-sides, and other rarities that explain the rapper’s story from then ’til now. It’s gonna be quite the treat for the dedicated Lupe fan, and for now, this is the first and last time he’s gonna do it. I’m trying to convince him to bring it to LA though! Or else I’ll hate him.
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I DON’T KNOW HOW TO PRONOUNCE “BIENNALE”
…Regardless, Giant Robot celebrated 15 years of existence tonight at the JANM in downtown Los Angeles, with art exhibitions on both levels.
Downstairs was the group show with 50 artists contributing original work. These aren’t just any artists, they’re the cream of the crop. There’s some of Phil Lumbang’s Awesome Bears on the left. Kozyndan had an amazing piece on that far wall. Deth P. Sun, Albert Reyes KILLED it, etc.
I was wondering if Eric and the GR crew included any photography in the show. They did! Courtesy of Ben Clark (remember Ben?), who had an entire room for himself.
Upstairs was dedicated to some of the heavy-hitters like James Jean, Stella Lai, and David Choe. My favorite part of the night was being in Dave’s little corner when his parents brought their friends in to admire their wonderful son’s artwork. I’m talking about 60-year-old conservative Koreans staring right into the depths of anus and labia, clutching their purses, and shuddering. It was UH-MAY-ZEENG.
Downstairs, the presentation began with famed Star Trek actor George Takei introducing Eric Nakamura, the founder of Giant Robot. It was a very long-winded and elaborate intro, one of the grandest I’ve ever witnessed. But whattya expect, it’s Sulu.
And then Eric introduced some of the artists who were involved in the show, like the aforementioned players, and Souther Salazar, David Horvath, etc. This is an awkward moment, but still great. Eric introducing Dave Choe last to thunderous applause and closing it up with a loving embrace. From the back there, Dave looks like an important white man.
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