Assemble & Conquer had their much anticipated grand opening this past Saturday and by all accounts it was a blazing success. The RAW crew have posted a dope photo gallery recap over on their site 1152 Broadway. Check it out for a play by play of their Day 1 in business.
Strasbourg, France, in addition to being famous for being the home of the Council of Europe, Eurocorps, European Parliament and the European Ombudsman of the European Union, also has a rad skate and BMX park. What those other institutions don’t have is a sick new mixtape starring Jacques Perry, Joris Coulomb, Harold Ricque P, Lucas Abtey and Mathieu Roubaud. Via FatBMX.
It’s a little weird if you get one of these and don’t have the actual sneaker to back it up but as keychains go, they are way better than your average. Designed by Dope Factory, there’s a mini version of the “Bearbrick” Dunk, Danny Supa Dunk, “Hawaii” Dunk, “Tiffany” Dunk, “Heineken” Dunk, Stussy Dunk, “Supreme” Dunk, Zoo York Dunk, and the “Paris” Dunk. You can get one free if you order over 100 euros worth of stuff, nice eh? Check them all out after the jump. Via CtotheJL.
In some news that sure makes it seem like this recession stuff is a bunch of bullshit, Phillips de Pury just sold a deck that Keith Haring doodled a dude ollieing over a baby on in 1987 for $16,250. Maybe it was for those pink wheels! Via mashKULTURE.
The multi-talented Kelly D. Williams at Club Mumble has just done an excellent interview with Jason Adams. Influential as both a skater and an artist, Adams has pretty much seen and done it all and spills it like fine wine: “I love wine and 8o’s emo music. I guess I’m an art fag now, enjoi the silence, yo!” Read the whole thing here.
RVCA’s been generous enough to flow us a montage of their team killing it as well as a full part from the nothing short of heroic Leo Romero, who is owning shit right now. Featuring Kevin “Spanky” Long, Josh Harmony, Cairo Foster, Austin Stephens, Ed Templeton, Keegan Sauder, David Reyes, Nestor Judkins & Julian Davidson, this is ten minutes of weekend bliss peoples.
Here’s a little summer Saturday treat; a classic vid of Shut’s top am and ollie wizard, Luis Tolentino flexing around NYC. This kid is set to blow up this year. Shot by Tony Chan and Michael Cohen.
The Quiet Life has just released some nice new summer tees. There is just something great about a brand whose designs stay so consistent with their mission. Don’t you feel calmer already just looking at these tees? You can get them now at The Quiet Life online store. A whole bunch more tee tranquility after the jump.
This just in – an early look at the super secret new Lotek x Shadow Conspiracy shoe, the Chase V.2. With a new sole and what looks like a slightly slimmer profile, the Chase V.2 is the follow up to this Spring’s vulc sole Chase Dehart signature Lotek x Shadow model. Stay on the lookout for more photos soon, the Chase V.2 drops for early Fall.