Tag: Garcia

Girls Got Kicks—And What’s Up with the Sneaker Freaker Female Marketplace

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Our data doesn’t lie yet no matter how many times we’ve pointed out the sneaker market potential of females in youth culture, more than once we’ve heard brand managers and marketing execs state they’re “just not targeting there.” “There” being females into sneaks. Even brands that rank higher among females as a preferred footwear brand […]

Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Goes Off in Life-Threatening Conditions as 2nd Event in 3-Part Series Gets Underway, Plus Carissa Moore vs. Sunny Garcia

Hawaii 2010

Epic surf conditions at Sunset Beach, Oahu, bring out amazing scores and performances. Photos courtesy of ASP/Cestari. After one of the longest waiting periods for good surf in the history of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing for the first event, the Reef Hawaiian Pro, the 2nd event, Vans World Cup, has launched in intense […]

Alternative Press 25th Anniversary with Group Art and Photo Exhibition Reflects on How a Cleveland %u2018Zine Became One of Youth Culture’s Greatest Music Publications

Tracing the history of music for 25 years in junction with the history of music press made for an amazing opening night for AP’s 25th Anniversary, not to mention art by Marilyn Manson, Shirley Manson, Gerard Way, Shepard Fairey, and Camille Rose Garcia.

Surfing Round-up: $1,000,000 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Gets Underway; Big-Wave Event Eddie Aikau Invites Announced; ASP Europe President Argues for”Free” Surfing Competition Changes

It’s big wave season which means time for the most prestigious surf competitions among global pros, sponsorship opportunities, and announcements in competition formats for 2010 effecting the industry.

LA vs. War Art Show Attracts Thousands Around Anti-War Messages Featuring Hit and Run, Crewest and Unification Theory, Yo! What Happened to Peace, Others in Landmark Event Featuring Latest In AntiWar-ProPeace Messaging, Screenprinting, Graffiti, Posters, VJs, Film

From April 10-13, in the old Firehouse in downtown Los Angeles’ budding warehouse district, top artists from LA gathered in a landmark event focusing all artwork on the travesty of this senseless war in Iraq now entering it’s 6th year. In an exercise of freedom of speech and art, the 4-day event, produced by John Carr, a top political poster artist and the curator of the international show Yo! What Happened to Peace? brought together artists from diverse communities of screenprinting, visual arts, sculpture, photography, DJs, postering, and film in a free event that had the city buzzing about the importance of protest and promoting peace through art.