The London Games begins this week with the opening ceremonies on July 27, 2012, and the London police have been all over ridding the city of street art in preparation. Of course, this is the perfect time for notorious Banksy to strike and so far, two fabulous pieces have captured the attention of street art […]
Introducing Guerilla24 Guerilla24, a unique new denim brand from Hong Kong featuring selvedge jeans, is taking an interesting marketing route of utilizing street art as the backdrop to the appropriately named Guerilla24. Debuting earlier this month in the downtown street art gallery Crewest, the brand collaborated also with Bullet Magazine for its opening show, attracting […]
Lifestyle sponsorship is vital when it comes to reaching youth culture today, and as quantified with the results of this question from the Advertising and Sponsorship section of our Summer Youth Culture Study 2012—“The Digital Lifestyle,” the top preferred methods of sponsorship are most relevant to their lifestyles in specific ways. Here’s what works best, […]
This time, the ones out of step regarding the Olympics isn’t the International Olympic Committee (IOC) but whoever made the decision about the Team USA apparel from the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC). While the fashion industry is currently undergoing a strong push towards “Made in the USA” apparel and accessories, and the concept of Americana […]
Today’s youth culture is undoubtedly the most tech-savvy generation in the world–the results of growing-up in a constantly connected world. They are also the demographic that’s pushing change in social network patterns such as branching off from Facebook, to presenting new ideas in cell phone feature preferences, new advertising challenges, and unique sponsorship opportunities. Understanding […]
More great photos and moves from the X Games from June 28-July 1, 2012 in downtown LA took place in BMX Freestyle Street–—a genre of BMX competition which also includes Big Air, Park, and Vert. Street however deals within a manmade course that’s meant to replicate the urban landscape and obstacles that an average […]
The world’s largest touring heavy metal music festival, Rockstar Mayhem Fest kicked-off the summer season with 42,000 headbangers in its opening shows in San Bernardino and San Francisco, CA July 30-31, 2012. Undoubtedly, this gives an impressive boost to the genre of metal, which was once pushed to the back of musical preferences in America […]
Photos by Tom Wallace Last weekend, June 28-July 1, 2012, downtown Los Angeles was transformed into the platform for the X Games, often referred to as the alternative Olympics by action sports fans. Events ranging from skateboarding vert and street, to BMX in the same disciplines, freestyle motoX, and rally car racing make for […]
As Bread & Butter Berlin ramps-up for their leading-edge fashion trade show, they’re also releasing invites to a variety of interesting art shows, music, and various unique performances that combine fashion and movement. One that we found especially appealing is The Denim Religion Show to take place each day, July 3-5, 2012 at the Tempel […]
While surf or wave parks are becoming big business in the ongoing boost to get surfing into the Olympics and granting more people access to “waves” to boost the surfing industry as a whole, one of the most exotic artificial wave breaks is in the desert of Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain. This amazing, blue water, […]