Wed, May 13 2015
Gung Ho in Detroit
This Friday I’m heading to meet up with Shepard and the Obey Giant crew in Detroit Rock City!
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Mon, May 11 2015
DIRTY FENCES HIT EUROPE. PART THREE
The boys and I have been in Italy for about a week and it rules hard. Every host has made amazing food for us. We filmed part of a new music video at a castle in Bolzano and all enjoyed a shower in the many varieties of confusing restrooms!Read more
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Fri, May 08 2015
Taking Back Tuesday- No band, No rules
For el Cinco De Mayo, while everyone was throwing down tequila shots and margaritas, I decided to go check out Taking Back Tuesday, a monthly Tuesday night gig that surrounds the nostalgia of emo music hosted at The Echoplex.Read more
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Wed, May 06 2015
#OBEYPsychoSummer Contest
Enter for your chance to WIN a pair of SOLD OUT, 3 DAY VIP tickets (retail value of over $450) to the OBEY Sponsored Psycho California 2015 Festival. The theme of the contest is ‘Psycho Summer.’Read more
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Wed, May 06 2015
BUDDAH LOVAZ
Growing up I had no clue what they were saying, but I bought every cassette tape that they released. I would play each tape in my Sony Sport Walkman and pause after each line to try and catch the fast words they put out.Read more
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Mon, May 04 2015
Emerging artist of the week: Wes Period
Hip hop fans might have been sleeping on it’s future prodigy.. but they’ll soon be knowing his name real well. Meet LA’s own rapper/singer/producer Wes Period.Read more
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Sun, May 03 2015
DIRTY FENCES HIT EUROPE. PART TWO
Its me, Brayden Olson, with blog number two about Dirty Fences keeping it real on the streets of Europe. It’s week 2 and things are getting smelly, and I’m not referring to a finely aged French cheese.Read more
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Fri, May 01 2015
OBEY: If someone tells you to jump off a cliff
Being a life-long supporter of participating in any activity that could be described as blurring line between idiotic and adventurous, it’s no wonder I crossed paths with the guru of cliff jumping- the Throb of Los Angeles Swimmin.Read more
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Fri, May 01 2015
OBEY CLOTHING PRESENTS SUMMER 2015 ARTIST SERIES PATRICK ROCHA
Patrick Rocha (B. 1982) is an artist living and working in Los Angeles. His work ranging from fine art, illustration, zine making, typography and murals has put him in numerous exhibitions and publications internationally.Read more
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Wed, Apr 29 2015
Let's go PSYCHO!
Our main man The Thief is back with another rad psychedelic outing. What was once called Psycho de Mayo has turned into a 3 day epic lineup of some of the world’s finest in the rock-and-or-roll music, now called Psycho California.Read more
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Wed, Apr 29 2015
Skateboarding Philanthropists
Meet Jordan Lovelis and Chris Weigele, two skateboarders from Costa Mesa, California that met while riding together for Siren Skateboards. After experiencing some harsh realities while on a trip to India, they decided to use their talent and love for skateboarding not to become rich or famous, but to help better the world.Read more
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Tue, Apr 28 2015
SURFACE: Portraits of Street Artists
Saturday I was all over the map, cruising up and down the coast from San Diego to LA, photographing like a mad man. I finally made my way over to Subliminal Projects to check out the opening for Soren Solkaer exhibition, SURFACE: Portraits of Street Artists.Read more
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Mon, Apr 27 2015
OBEY WOMEN'S SUMMER 2015 COLLECTION PRESENTED BY OLIVIA JAFFE
Olivia Jaffe, one of our favorite photographers and all around bad ass babe, has been busy touring regularly with metal shredders The Shrine documenting the band and life on the road for the OBEY sponsored West Coast Worship Tour.Read more
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Sat, Apr 25 2015
Dirty Fences hit Europe. Part ONE
My name is Brayden Olson. I’m a professional photographer and I’m working for the Dirty Fences. I’ll be taking pictures of these street-doggies and keep you posted about all our adventures during this 4 week tour all across Europe to promote their new record “Full Tramp”.Read more
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Wed, Apr 22 2015
Just Another Day
Last week, I was fortunate enough to get out from behind the desk ( or the studio ) and head into LA for a couple meetings and some friendly visits with Shepard and other playas around town. Although I can’t show you much of certain stops, here’s a little glimpse into the day.Read more
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Wed, Apr 22 2015
JUST ANOTHER DAY, AMSTERDAM 1980
Wir sind die Holländer (Yes indeed… We Are The Dutch!) is a two month Dutch take over in the city center of Berlin. Initiated by music agency Sizzer Amsterdam and HALAL Film And Photography as a two month temporary office in the Berlin OBEY Showroom. Throughout April and May they will invite different players from the current creative and entrepreneurial Dutch landscape for exhibitions, dinners, parties and other shenanigans.Read more
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Wed, Apr 22 2015
ADHESIVE NOSTALGIA
I have stacks of them kept in empty shoeboxes. Growing up I always stuck them on my bedroom door, overlapping each other as I tried to cover all the empty spaces. As shit got lame, a cooler sticker took its place, red faded to pink, corners would slowly peel and collect dust.Read more
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Tue, Apr 21 2015
FEATURED STORE : ATTIC
We have so many great independent retailers that we try to highlight them from time to time. This week we will focus on the Attic.Read more
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Tue, Apr 21 2015
RECORD STORE DAY BRINGS OUT SOME RAD ART.
Once a year, thousands of music lovers around the world come together to support and celebrate their local, independent record shops. The event is called Record Store Day. Every year on the third Saturday of April, you can find many of these record stores promoting their own awesome parties to celebrate with exclusive, never-before vinyl releases, in-store performances, artist signing, and even art exhibits. ThisRead more
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Mon, Apr 20 2015
The Ritual of Packing a Record Bag: A Visit to a Local Record Shop
When preparing for a show the construction of a record bag is a paramount ritual. It forms the facility for the selector to provide an individual musical experience when they place themselves before the altar to perform.Read more
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Mon, Apr 20 2015
Video Premiere: Dirty Fences, & Judy (Don't Go)
OBEY has been sponsoring the West Coast Worship Tour with The Shrine and Dirty Fences and today, Nylon Magazine premiered the video for Dirty Fences “Judy (don’t go)”, a cheeky cross between a vintage Ed Sullivan Show performance and a John Waters movie that features the boys hamming it up in drag.Read more
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Fri, Apr 17 2015
GIANT nails.
Every time I get my nails done, I can never settle with a template from a magazine. The toughest seasons are always Spring and Summer because all the nail designs are pastel colored with flowers and cute shit. I…. don’t do that.Read more
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Thu, Apr 16 2015
OPEN HOUSE CREATIVE
Last night the posse headed over to Open House Creative in Costa Mesa, CA for a traditional monotype print making session.Read more
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Tue, Apr 14 2015
I / YOU / HE / SHE / IT / WE / THEY Show Recap
OBEY PRESENTS – I – U – HE – SHE – IT – WE – THEY from OBEY CLOTHING on Vimeo.Read more
