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Mayhem Fest Kicks-off Attracting Metal Core Fans, Hard Rock, with Headliners Disturbed, Godsmack, and Megadeth -Here’s What Went Down

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Metal fans flocked to San Bernardino, CA for the kick-off of America’s hardest rock tour of the summer, plus Metal Mulisha performances and commentator Full Metal Jackie.

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On the eve of new announcements from the Rockstar Mayhem Fest tour and what to expect this summer from America’s greatest metal music tour, the Revolver Golden Gods provided insight and entertainment on what’s up with this passionate subculture.

T-shirt Graphics from the Dub, Lowrider, and After-Market Car Culture Scenes Attribute to the Most Core Urban Graphics in Apparel, Indicating a Source of Where Many Designs Come From and Why

This graphics round-up shows the power of the streets influencing design stretching from gang-influenced messages to downed ghetto birds and a strong “Straight Outta Compton” vibe. It doesn’t get more core than this.

Danny Kass’ Grenade Streetwear Collection Provides An Incendiary Crossover from Snowboarding with Explosive Motifs, Hexagons, and Silk-Lined Boxing Hoodies

Crossing over from Snow to Street isn’t easy, but it helps to have the brand owner win the U.S. Open of Snowboarding.

Vans Warped Tour Press Conference Kick-off Party in Los Angeles Reveals What to Expect from North America’s Largest Longest-Running Touring Festival

This summer will mark the 14th year for the Vans Warped Tour, with the new summer theme “The Roadtrip Continues” -making it the longest and largest touring festival in North America. With more than 625,000 tickets sold to young people mostly between the ages of 13-20 last year alone, and pre-sales this year already at 24,000 (the most ever), it’s undeniable that the formula for success for this tour is worth serious attention not only to music industry players, but also sponsors, musicians, and fans.

Trade Show News: Compass Gives Upscale Sneaker Footwear Brands a New Show; MAGIC to Launch ECOllection; Bread & Butter BarcelonaAttracting More Core American StreetFashion Brands

Given that sneaker culture and footwear in general is such a vital part of fashion particularly when it comes to street and contemporary fashion, it’s amazing to us that the old-school trade show, WSA, hasn’t gotten a facelift in years. Now, however, it’s got competition: Compass is the new directional trade show for high-end sneakers and top tier footwear created by BPMW, the founders of another very cool, intimate trade show in NYC called Capsule.

Vans Warped Tour Kicks-off to Sold-out Capacity; Producer Kevin Lyman Hints at What to Expect from America’s Largest Running Tour

The formula for success the Vans Warped Tour is worth serious attention when you consider that it’s become the official rite-of-passage to American youth culture. The tour kicked-off in blazing heat to a sold-out capacity crowd last weekend, igniting the next break-out bands, unique sponsorship programs, and fashion styles.

China Youth Culture Report: In Honor of the Beijing Olympics, Label Networks Delivers a Round-up of China Trends Covering Online Shopping Habits, the After 90’s Generation, Super Girls, Digital Lifestyles, Fashion, and Impact of the Growing”Pride of China”

In honor of the Beijing, Olympics, Label Networks’ releases a complete round-up of top stories from our China researchers from Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou including latest trends in online shopping patterns, the Super Girls phenom, blogging culture, After %u201880’s and After %u201890’s lifestyles from the largest new consumer group in the world.

Euro Americana -How European Fashion Players (and Japanese) Do”American” Style Better than We Do

As Wrangler, Lee, and Levi Strauss pounce on their growing popularity across Europe (and Japan), new versions of what have quintessentially been considered American have taken on whole new meanings.

Sneaker Kingpins Nike and Adidas Go Head-to-Head Creating New Footwear Designs for the Olympics Sure to Impact Sneak-Freak Culture; Plus Latest IOC Moves to Attract”Teens” in Another Ill-fated (and Named) Campaign

Things are heating up for the Beijing Olympics next month, including the launch of some 53 different sneaker designs from the titans of footwear, plus an update on how the IOC missed the youth culture boat again.