With the upcoming theatrical release of director Robert Rodriguez's Machete coming next Friday (September 3), our folks over at SA Studios are holding a VIP screening of the upcoming film, alongside the case and filmmakers, on Wednesday (August 25) in downtown Los Angeles.
San Francisco-based REBEL8 clothing brand just dropped a new Dickies, custom designed jacket, called The Buxton.
According to REBEL8.com, they named after their good friend Chris Buxton, a dude fom L.A. with panthers tattooed on his neck. They say if you see him, say to "What's Up?" and show him the jacket.
REBEL8 took Dickies' standard black jacket and "REBEL8ed it out." On the collar, Mike Giant designed panthers for the ends of each, along with a custom REBEL Eight script in the middle. The inside pocket with has a skull embroidery, while the entire bottom of jacket is embroidered with REBEL8 Dickies repeating.
The brutal, no rules fight series, "Felony Fights," is ready to turn legit. Apparently, they're gearing up for an event series called "Cage Vs. Cons," where MMA-trained convicts will take on cage fighters in the octagon.
It's being planned for October or September. A location has not been announced.
The long-running video series pits convicts versus convicts, fresh outta prison, in a no-rules, no-gloves brawl. To date, the company has released more than 10 titles and have branched off into everything from clothing and bail bonds, to tattoo shops and music.
Today, owners Danny (aka Zodiac) and Michael (aka Solo) are ready to take their fighting brand to the next level with the launch of their very own legit MMA circuit with the same edge that made their Felony Fights brand so successful.
Their upcoming event is called Cage Vs. Cons.
According to Danny, due to the brutal no-holds-barred violence connected with Felony Fights, they've gone as far as they can with it, so he and Solo are now attempting to rival other MMA promotions with their own version.
"Felony Fights is pretty extreme and savage. All the fights is dudes outta prison. They get out and they get down with no gloves on, no rules," Danny explained to BallerStatus.com. "We can only go so far with Felony Fights. There's a lot of legalities. There's a lot of different factors as to why Felony Fights can't be on TV or a normal cable network. Because of that, now we're doing something more TV-friendly for all the viewers ... for everybody pretty much."
Super Sunglasses, by RetroSuperFuture, has recently introduced their new Black and Gold Pack for the Spring/Summer 2010 collection.
The collection features their previously released styles, but with black and gold accents -- including the Basic, the Flat Top Ciccio, and the Ciccio. Celebs such as Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and Diggy Simmons have all been spotted rocking the Super Black and Gold pack.
The new releases retail from $180 and up, and are currently available at Barney's NYC and 80sPurple.com.
This summer Converse is set to honor legendary Atlanta rapper Big Boi, one-half of super group OutKast, by producing a special limited edition run of Chuck Taylor All-Stars, designed by the artist himself.
The iconic brand partnered with Big Boi to create the one-of-a-kind design in celebration of his recently released solo debut, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty.
"Everyone knows the Converse All-Star logo and I was honored when they approached me to create a design in celebration of my album release," said the rapper. "It means a lot to me to give back to the fans that support my music, and as long as I can remember music and Converse have gone hand in hand, so partnering up with them was a no-brainer."
The new special design features the album title wrapped around the outer sides of the shoe's heel.
Fans can enter to win their own pair at one of a select few soon-to-be-announced online outlets, which will be giving away three exclusive copies of the shoe, autographed by Big Boi himself.
Stay tuned.. Follow Big Boi on Twitter for more details @TheRealBigBoi.
Famous Stars & Straps will drop a new, custom pair FMS sunglasses on Saturday (July 31), called the FMS Strapped.
The brand posted this about them on their website, FamousSas.com:
An all new custom style of FMS sunglasses hit the streets this Saturday at select retailers across the country. If you're in LA, you better hustle over to The Fast Life at 11 am. Other locations are listed on the flyer, quantities are limited!
Oh yea, we'll have 25 pairs available right here in the online store at Noon, PST on Saturday.
OG graff-inspired clothing brand, Conart, is starting to pop up all over again. As they should, especially since they're one of the originators, founding their line way back in 1989 before "street wear" was even a word.
The company is gearing up for the release of their 2010 Summer Collection, which consists of around 14 different new tees, some of which include the OG Conart logo.
According to BallerStatus.com, Conart's 2010 Summer collection will drop on July 30th. People can get some of the gear at their new retail store at 431 N. Fairfax Ave in Los Angeles, or visit their website at Conart.com where they will launch an online store soon.
This is a time-lapse video captured of Mister Cartoon's custom taco truck, design exclusively for the move Machete:
SA Studios Global and Twentieth Century Fox teamed up to create a Mister Cartoon custom designed MACHETE inspired taco truck. Check out the process this time lapse video captured.
On July 22nd, Members of the cast (Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez and Robert Rodriguez) took over a parking lot in San Diego during Comic Con and served up over 3,000 tacos to fans and media from this truck.
Machete will be in theaters everywhere September 3rd.
The Nike Air Max 90 is one of the company's most iconic releases since its debut in 1990. And, with each retro re-release, the excitement surrounding the release is always high.
With the release of the Nike Air Max 90 Infrareds, Primitive Shoes (located in Encino, Calif.) enlisted model Justene Jaro to pose in underwear and the sneakers for a limited tee to go along with the kicks, as well as the release of a matching New Era fitted.
This clips shows off the behind the scenes of the shoot with the sexy Justene. Enjoy.
The boys over at BallerStatus.com dropped this on their Twitter page (@BallerStatus) this week. Looks like some fitteds are coming soon... Sorry, we know nothing else...
Filmmaker Drea Cooper and photographer Zackary Canepari created a website called CaliforniaIsAPlace.com, where they release viral shorts telling the stories of everything California.
In this short, called "Scrapertown", they tell the story of the Oakland's Original Scraper Bike Team:
"In order to become a member of the Original Scraper Bike Team, you must: Be a resident of Oakland, CA. Be at least 7y/o or older. Retain A 3.0 Grade Point Average (GPA), Create your own Scraper Bike…(It Has To Be Amazing, Or Else You Can’t Ride.) A single-file line when riding. After 10 rides The Scraper Bike King and his Captains will decide if your bike is up to standards and if you can follow simple guidelines. After your evaluation we will consider you a member and honor you with an Original Scraper Bike Team Shirt. Only worn when Mobbin’ Stay posted to our website for all upcoming Scraper Bike Rides..." -- The Scraper Bike King
Filmmaker Drea Cooper and photographer Zackary Canepari created a website called CaliforniaIsAPlace.com, where they release viral shorts telling the stories of everything California.
In this short, called "Honey Pie", artist Matt McMullen tells the story of why he creates life size dolls of beautiful women:
Her lips are full and pink. Her teal green eyes are intense and inviting. Her black eyeliner accentuates her high cheekbones and her strawberry hair complements her light African skin. Her metallic halter dress holds her supple thighs and pushes on her round breast. She is the result of careful attention and workmanship. When you see her up close, you can’t help but stare. At $6000, she’s certainly not a cheap date. For creator, Matt McMullen, she's a work of art. For everyone else, she's a Real Doll.
