As part of their ill Private Stock project, which kicked off last season with Ron English, Burton has linked up with elusive cult hero R. Crumb for the new Fritz the Cat Twin V Rocker board. Definitely a collector’s piece, the board retails for a mellow $399 so don’t expect it to last long at retail. Speaking of that, you may have to hunt a bit, only 100 retailers along with the flagship stores in NY, LA and the Chi will have these.
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The Racearound features a high cut with a sleek silhouette and a black leather upper. The design keeps it pretty simple with the only accents coming by way of some white contrast stitching and a white midsole. Those in search of a simple shoe with some subtle flavor can find the Jack Purcell Racearound now at the Converse online store, as well as at select retailers.
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Emilio Garcia is releasing four new maple skate decks in four different sizes (7 3/4″, 7 7/8″, 8 1/8″ and 8 1/2″). The Brain Pattern v.1 Skate Deck is available in Pink, White, Black and Wood versions. You can purchase each one for $77.10. Available at zazzle.com now
To spice up the game of Domino, Vilac have released a Keith Haring version of the normally seen black and white game. With renowned artist Keith Haring’s personal drawings and writing, the box set of Domino in now available from Paul Smith.
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Our Buddy Superglorious and the New York Anime Festival (NYAF) today announced the Far East To East Showcase (FETES) 2009, a night of innovative music that brings together four of the best musical artists from both the Far East and the East Coast. FETES takes place in The Studio at Webster Hall (125 East 11th Street, New York City) on Sunday, September 27. Doors open at 5:30 PM and the show kicks off at 6:30 PM. The FETES musical lineup includes Kokusyoku Sumire, Echostream, Swinging Popsicle, and Gelatine. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 the day of the show and available now at ticketweb and websterhall.com. The show is open to audiences of all ages.
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Following the highly anticipated US Tour of the English Premier League’s Chelsea Football Club to the US for “friendly” matches in summer 2009, one loyal, yet unexpected, fan’s enthusiasm has spurred the creation of a limited-edition shoe to celebrate the camaraderie of sport.
Long standing Chelsea FC fan, NBA All-Star Kevin Garnett was the inspiration behind the new CFC- themed adidas TS Commander LT. This limited edition shoe incorporates an iconic royal blue and white split suede upper, a laser etched soccer ball pattern on the midsole and CFC yellow accents, including the team’s traditional lion’s crest, embossed on the tongue.
Boston-based Bodega will offer an exclusive CFC tribute package consisting of the TS Commander LT x Kevin Garnett x Chelsea FC, a Celsea x FC Bodega team scarf and CFC replica jersey featuring Garnett’s name and number on the back. The package will be sold exclusively at Bodega for $275 starting August 29th.
The sneaker will also be released in other stores in the US, but only starting November 1st.
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Japanese brand uniform experiment has come out with an excellent line-up of accessories from their Fall/Winter 2009 Collection. Carabiners and safety pins come in multiple colorways, next to a solid line-up of ties, wallets and cashmere scarfs. We like the direction and clean looks of the collection a lot this season, especially the tonal accessories. The new pieces are now available from the honeyee.store.
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London based singer/song writer Livan’s sound is a healthy mixture of punk, pop and glam, and he’s already been compared to Peter Murphy, Billy Idol, The Kaiser Chiefs and Bowie. And he’ll be on tour in the US this fall to promote his new album “Happy Returns.” The title track gives a good taste of the album as a whole — its industrial vibe conjures up Billy Idol circa Generation X. A music video of his album’s title song “Happy Returns” is included below, please enjoy. And for the ones who are interested in downloading the song, click here.
Tour Schedule
Sunday 9/20
The Viper Room – Los Angeles
Monday 9/21 – X1FM (free show) – San Diego
Wed. 9/23 – Whiskey – Los Angeles
Thurs. 9/24 – Brick by Brick – San Diego
Sat. 9/26 – Rockit Room – San Francisco
Not sure if you have seen the news or not, recent Typhoon Morakot which unleashed the worst floods in 50 years in Taiwan and millions of dollars lost and death toll not known as of yet. After hearing this terrible news, Hsu-Nami decided that they are going to donate all the proceeds from this show to the survivors and the needs. Please support the cause while enjoy the music, people!
Show Details:
Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 (9PM ~)
Arlene’s Grocery
95 Stanton Street, NYC
Admission: $8 (Please mention “The Hsu-nami” to the door person)
This is 21+ show
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Once shown in the Tamashii Nation 2008 event in Japan, this is the new set of Saint Seiya Cloth Appendix series. Old Master PVC figure and 3 kinds of die-cast cloth boxes in a set! A fresh and rare addition to the Saint Seiya Cloth series. The die-cast gold cloth boxes include Aries, Taurus and Gemini making this set an extremely attractive collection. They are set to released around end of November 2009 with the price of 4,725 yen.
