We have to admit that few things in life are more unsettling than watching Kenny G blowing his saxophone out of the side of his mouth. Well, thanks to TMZ.com’s photo of the musician “hanging tenor” at Malibu, we are now even more unsettled by the man.
[Link: TMZ.com via @vans_66 via @marksperl]
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You thought you did. . . watch this video and you’ll know you does.
[Link: Sissyfish]
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Epic. Now Vans can KISS both our feet and your asses at the same time with these new old skools and denim emblazoned with images of Gene, Paul, Ace, and Peter.
We’re guessing these are going to sell very well in the mall stores and with a certain older demographic who just can’t seem to find anything that will ever compare to that Anaheim Stadium show during the summer of 1976.
[Link: Kiss Online via Blabbermouth.net]
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Today’s Skull Candy press release reminded us of a couple things: if your brand has to create a sub brand that will “only be distributed in core stores,” then you’ve already blown your brand out just a little too wide, and two, Skull Candy thinks they have a “core” consumer.
“dB is a unique way to reach our primary audience,” says Skullcandy’s Dan Levine. “By making a small, core line of products that focus on this group’s passion for both action sports and music, we feel Decibel is exactly what the core Skullcandy consumer is looking for.”
Right, because we all want Skull Candy headphones that no one else can get. How could we pass up something like this:
The return you’ll get—in terms of cred—on your investment in an Audiophile Collection headphone supersedes the modest price of admission into the elite circle of connoisseurs. A suave black and green color palette says you’re cool and sophisticated but know how to party when the clock strikes 5.
Wait, are these shoes or headphones?
[Link: dB Collection]
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Trevor Andrew has apparently caught the eye of Women’s Wear Daily and they decide to go shopping with him:
Inappropriately dressed for the bitter cold in a denim jacket, hoodie and skinny black jeans — accessorized with gold chains, a Gucci belt and oversize pink Oakley sunglasses — Andrew has a scrappy hipster-meets-B-boy look that doesn’t mesh with his “Trouble Andrew” moniker. Nevertheless, he insists, “I’m trouble — in a good way.” . . . A two-time Olympic snowboarder, Andrew is shopping for a few pieces to add to his wardrobe, which, he says, has been stretched thin by the spate of press obligations surrounding the release of his self-titled debut album earlier this month.
Guess this is the kind of coverage that starts happening when you win MTVU’s Freshman contest.
[Link: Women’s Wear Daily]
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Those in SoCal should get out to help support Jan and Arline Mattson who are both battling cancer. The Mattson Two and Ray Barbee will be playing their own brand of California cool jazz. The show is Sunday Febraury 22, 2009 from 5-8 PM at the Elks Lodge, 1393 Windsor Rd, Encinitas, California.
[Link: Club Mumble]
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Dean Spunt and Randy Randall, the guys behind No Age, were recently named music “team managers” for Altamont’s Spring 2009 limited edition catalog, according to a story on Pitchfork.
Twice a year, Altamont issues a catalog highlighting that season’s line that comes with an exclusive 10″ vinyl record. Starting with the Spring 2009 collection, Spunt and Randall are in charge of curating what bands contribute to that 10″. Naturally, their first one features music from No Age themselves. The 10″ includes “Goat Hurt”, from an early EP, their cover of Björk’s “It’s Oh So Quiet” from Stereogum’s Björk covers project, and “Recovery and Everything Else”, which according to Spunt, is the “isolated noise track” from “Everybody’s Down”.
Apparently, music makes the Altamont world go ’round.
[Link: Pitchfork]
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Rather than travel to Mt. Baker for The Legendary Banked Slalom we’re depending on one of our new favorite blogs, Bored Yak to keep us posted.
The course was quick, if a bit icy. The riders who could stay on course put up some fast times, but more than a couple cartwheeled past gates. One victim was Blair Habenicht, who fell twice and missed a gate on Friday. He made the most of his Saturday run, qualifying 8th in Pro Men.
For the full qualifying results so far, click here. The finals are going on right now.
Click here for video or go to Transworld Snowboarding’s huge photo gallery.
[Link: Bored Yak]
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