Tue, Jun 16 2015
OBEY EURO TOUR PART 5 ( BERLIN RECAP )
Berlin = One hell of a trip! I had no idea about how big the Urban Nation project was and how many insane artist we’re going to be working all at the same time.
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Tue, Jun 16 2015
OBEY EURO TOUR PART 4
So we’ve been in Berlin a little over 5 days and there is a complete overload of art, artist, people and everything in-between. Tonight is the opening for group exhibition ” Freedom ” curated by Stolen Space and Urban Nation Berlin.Read more
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Tue, Jun 16 2015
OBEY EURO TOUR PART 2
I’m going to be short on the verbiage and get straight to the visuals. After the mural, Shep and the crew as usual kept jamming as much as possible. Heres a look at the rest of our time in Munich before hopping on a train to Berlin.Read more
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Tue, Jun 16 2015
OBEY EURO TOUR PART 1
I have to play catch up, since our wordpress took a crap and threw off my game plan for post, but here we go! Last Wednesday I met up with Shepard and his crew, ready to for another adventure as we set out on a 3 week european tour.Read more
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Tue, Jun 16 2015
Bury Me a G- Remembering Tupac
It’s Tupac’s birthday today, and I had to pay tribute to him on behalf Obey as well as the millions of people he inspired. I couldn’t think of a better way than to post some of my favorite songs of his, and remind everyone what a legend he was.Read more
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Thu, Jun 11 2015
Emerging Artist of the week: Quigley
Meet Quigley: a one woman electro-pop act from Minneapolis, Minnesota. With roots planted firm in the Midwest, it’s no surprise Quigley credits Prince as one of her idols. “There are a lot of amazing musicians from Minneapolis that I look up to,” says Quigley, “From Prince to Polica, I think growing up in Minnesota really shaped who I am as an artist.”Read more
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Wed, Jun 10 2015
Clock art NYC
On my way home when I walked into Sir Crosby and his friends in front of a Popup Gallery in Bowery street.Read more
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Tue, Jun 09 2015
The Prophets of Midwestern Renegade Party Culture: A Conversation with Dar Embarks
Every now and again contemporary objects that signify a direct relationship to a historical past are discovered in record shop bins in the form of vinyl disks. One type of record that falls into this category is the reissuing of older material, which has became a popular trend in the music market, while the other version is constructed of recently produced music that is held firmly in the grasp of memory.Read more
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Mon, Jun 08 2015
When it's not fun to fly
So my old lady was flying from Monterey to LA last month and her greatest nightmare scenario in life came true. We literally talked about this kind of situation 2 days prior. The landing gear on her plane wouldn’t come down and they had to make an emergency landing. Vice just published her article about it and I wanted to share it.Read more
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Sun, Jun 07 2015
OBEY RADIO ASIA PT. 4
The final Roam + FTR duo DJ sets continued in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The first stop we had a few days to chill around the city. I went on a record mission and ended up wandering Kowloon. This is what went down.Read more
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Sun, Jun 07 2015
OBEY Radio Asia pt. 3
And the tour Continues…June 25th – Hong Kong @ V A N S / S K 8 F I V E 2Read more
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Sun, Jun 07 2015
OBEY RADIO ASIA PT. 2
Meanwhile… in Asia, Free The Robots and ROAM have been enjoying the sun and feel rays in Manila and Boracay.Read more
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Sun, Jun 07 2015
OBEY Radio Asia 2015
The OBEY Radio Asia Tour 2015 kicks off this week, reconnecting fiends of all sorts to our music, as well as getting a bit of R&R in between.Read more
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Fri, Jun 05 2015
PINHEAD NOSTALGIA
Vivid memories of my childhood running up to glass counters, tiptoeing to catch a glance of the shiny gold and glossy enamel edges, all while leaving fingerprints and fog on the glass. My worst fear was losing them on my hat, the needle breaking off in my backpack, or even kids yanking my shit when I wasn’t looking…PINS.Read more
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Fri, Jun 05 2015
Summer Festivals in LA: Make Music Pasadena
One of the many highlights of living in LA during the summer is the all-day FREE music extravaganza called Make Music Pasadena. Past acts have included Grimes, Warpaint, The Growlers, and Grouplove just to name a few.Read more
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Thu, Jun 04 2015
Emerging Artist of the week: Travelers
One of my absolute favorite up and coming indie bands is an incredibly harmonious group of songwriters from Los Angeles named Travelers. The band consists of long time friends Aidin Sadeghi (Guitar), Bret Leinen (Bass), and Young The Giant members Eric Cannata (Guitar), and Francois Comtois (Drums).Read more
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Tue, Jun 02 2015
Living for live music: Seven days of soul jiving
Nothing awakens my soul from the slumber of the daily grind like the energy that surrounds you at a live show, and a week after seven days of show creepin’ around Southern California my soul is still pretty high on life. Here’s a excerpt from my diary entry…Read more
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Thu, May 28 2015
Artist Spotlight: Dela Deso
Meet Richie Velazquez, the man behind the art alias Digital Death and Grime a.k.a. Dela Deso. His acid drenched, psychedelic slime art (including portraits of Frank Ocean whose face looks like it’s about to melt off onto his clothing, and half-naked chicks with slimy and delicious looking pizza slices for pasties) have been flooding Tumblr feeds for a minute now and his work is seems to only be getting weirder.Read more
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Thu, May 28 2015
Emerging Artist of the week: Jez Dior
It’s been just about two years since Los Angeles based Jez Dior first hit the indie rap scene. Known for infusing overt grunge with smooth hip-hop, the 22 year old emcee has created a sound all his own. And it hasn’t gone unnoticed.Read more
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Wed, May 27 2015
DUB LAB RECAP
Woooo, I think I’m still hungover from this weekend. From what I do remember, it was a good one! Saturday over at Urban Outfitter’s Space 1520, Dublab was running their semi annual Proton Drive.Read more
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Mon, May 25 2015
DIRTY FENCES HIT EUROPE. PART FOUR.
Before I’ll kick off with some great pictures there’s some news: FULL TRAMP” IS OUT! THE NEW FULL LENGTH ON SLOVENLY RECORDS. VIDEO FOR “THESE FREAKS” COMIN SOON! WATCH THE TEASER HERE YEAH!!Read more
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Thu, May 21 2015
Emerging artist of the week: Olivver The Kid
Meet Olivver the Kid (Bryan Sammis), an incredibly talented 24 year old LA based artist, songwriter, and visionary. Formerly of The Neighbourhood, Olivver the Kid has launched his solo career over the last 12 months releasing amazing singles like “Attica 71‘” and “Lucy (Hurt People Hurt People)” and now recently has released his debut EP “Freak” to much acclaim.Read more
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Wed, May 20 2015
DISCONNECTION
This past weekend I had the pleasure of viewing the work of three incredible girls at DISCONNECTION at UNIT B, Wilding Cran Gallery on Santa Fe St, DTLA. The show was curated by Justin Tyler Close.Read more
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Tue, May 19 2015
SALAD DAYS X OBEY GIVEAWAY
Think you’ve got that ‘PMA’? Or maybe you’re ‘Out Of Step’ with the world? In anticipation for the OBEY Sponsored West Coast release of the screening for the film Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington DC 1980-1990, we want to see your love for D.C. Hardcore!Read more
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