[ 2 one 5 ] on Tshirt Island

tshirt island, a tee blog that always finds the newest and coolest tees out there recently featured the [ 2 one 5 ] sports collection. Thanks guys! click here to read what they had to say.

Add comment February 27th, 2007

on deck from the [ 2 one 5 ] massive is ” the designers collection “

Thats right! You heard it heard it here first. The next collection that’s gonna hit this summer from [ 2 one 5 ] fre$h tee’s is the designer collection. Featuring the Bandit, Brand Imp, and elephant 23 all cmyk’d out. So you better log onto your nike id acct now and coordinate some banging kix to stomp around with your FRE$H tee’s.

Add comment February 25th, 2007

Dennis Johnson: 1954-2007

Dennis Johnson, a three-time NBA champ as a member of the Sonics and Celtics and the coach of the D-League’s Toros, passed away Thursday at the age of 52.

Add comment February 23rd, 2007

Snow Tube

A new website called Snowvision has just launched. Users have the ability to upload their snowboard videos for the world to see. They’ve got separate sections for original videos, DVD clips, and “sponsor me” style videos. Also, you can check the weather at your favorite ski resort and see how much powder they’re sitting on. There’s a lot of content up there already, and the video player is a good size, so it’s a step up from all the grainy ass shit that’s on youtube. So hop on over there and upload some of your videos. Even the ones where you nail that sick 180 off the “kicker” in your suburban front lawn while your little brother tries to ride a snow saucer, but he’s going nowhere because there isn’t a hill. There’s a forum too, so you can post about various things, probably even how you think shaun white is, like, totally hot.

1 comment February 22nd, 2007

New Caps

Major League Baseball has made a change to a staple of the sport that was in place for nearly fifty years. This year, baseball’s sluggers and aces will sport new hats. While still made by New Era, these hats will no longer be made of the traditional wool. The hats will be made of microfiber material that’s designed to increase performance (whatever that means for a baseball hat) by wicking away moisture, increasing a player’s head dryness. The undervisor is all black now, helping to reduce glare during pop flys. Probably the best part: the hats won’t have that awful wet wool smell when it rains.

While we have to wait to see if this hat really makes an impact for baseball, it will be interesting to see if the streetwear brands that collabo with New Era will possibly make a switch to the new material and black undervisor. Streetwear brands have embraced the high technology of brands like the North Face, so it might not be that far of a stretch for them to switch up what they wear on their head. Also, I’m sure the sticker will still be on the brim.

Here’s a link all about the new hats.

Add comment February 22nd, 2007

JAMC Follow up

I’ve already written about my excitement for the Jesus and Mary Chain reunion gig happening at Coachella, but recently, the lads have announced that they will do a few more gigs in Spain and there’s a looming possibility that there will be another album. Their final gig nearly nine years ago was disastrous, yet so fitting for a band comprised of two brothers with a penchant for sibling rivalry.
JAMC pierced the music world in the eighties. Picking and pulling equally from the Velvet Underground and girl groups like the Shangri-Las, JAMC tortured the conventions of pop music with a swirling atmosphere of heavy distortion, simple drums, and an arrogance and swagger that had sorely been missing from rock and roll. They weren’t just loud noises. Hidden under the feedback, luscious pop melodies melted like a piece of hard candy, drenching your palette with unmistakable, unforget sweetness. This duality of aural fusion tiptoes into a virgin part of the inner ear, before trampling into your brain with a loud sound that burst apart every nerve, leaving the listener in a state of confusion before taking them into a smooth sea of ecstasy. This unique sound would define the band’s career. Their entire back catalog swells with the weight of heavy guitars and delicious pop sensibility.

Add comment February 22nd, 2007

A message from Jake

If any of you see Scott, please tell him to get his Mini out of my driveway :< )

--Jake

more pictures of the crazy amount of snow in Burlington…

Add comment February 16th, 2007

Viva Le France

French brand APC recently launched their summer 07. It builds on what the brand has done in the past. Relying heavily on simplicity, APC offers high end pieces that look great without being too overbearing with colors and prints. They’ve added some nice items for the warmer months. As usual, their denim is a highlight for me. It keeps the same feel of the brand and is actually cut to fit my skinny ass.

-dan

Add comment February 15th, 2007

Class Act

Class Act was a hilarious romp through the college days of two students from different sides of the tracks. Starring Kid N Play, this gem (or masterpiece, whichever you’re so inclined to call it) brought hip hop to school. While all was fun and dandy, the movie opened the gates from Play to pursue his higher education.

Now, he’s teaching a class at the University of North Carolina, and instead of enlisting Kid and his wack haircut, he’s brought in producer 9th Wonder. You would drop Kid too. Just look at that picture. Talk about 2Hype.

The class, entitled “Hip Hop in Context,” is part of a whole program that UNC has got going on that explores hip hop’s relevance and impact. The course is happening this semester, but I’m sure there will be more for all you scholars out there. Forget Kayne and his “dropout” bullshit.

Here’s the course description: “”Hip Hop in Context’ examines the cultural phenomenon through its development, history, communication style, dance form, music, and artistic process. Throughout the course, students will explore the dynamics of race, gender, youth, and class. The course will employ various sources for analysis and information including: videos, commercials, movies, songs, and other multimedia sources.”

Add comment February 15th, 2007

taking it to the streets

Once upon a time ski resorts banned snowboards. In the mid 80s, it wasnt the snowboards that were a problem, but snowboarders fucking dirty skate rats looking to dirty the mountian with attitudes, styles, and moves from the street.

The Union Square Street Session showed just where snowboarding is going. Now those dirty skate rats are high paid pros. Instead of on-snow antics, theyre hucking down Mountain Creeks Jib Lab-built 17 steps, on a couple of handrails. And instead of the cops coming in for the kill, the NYPD was busy corraling the crowd so the boys could shred. The whole industry was fixated on two boxes and two rails in the middle of NYC. The media coverage was bolistic and it was all sponsord by the resorts. Dude, where am I?

The rails were pretty badass - steep bars, flat landing, very jarring. Mark Frank showed up, gapped the flat-down-flat on the Jeep, stomped it a few times and then spun at the afterparty. Danny Kass rolled in with Dingo and the Grenade launchers, busted a few slides and collected photo incentives.
The format was all street, just go up and bust as many moves as you want. The young bucks were really getting after it, mostly the Vermont kids  Lucas Magoon, Chris Rotax and Yale Cusino doing their thing. Magoon kept laying down this backside 270 slide, and gapping out. Charles Ried, rediculous backside 270s. Louie Vito threw down a 50/50 slide with a 360 out. Pat Moore would bust a switch 50/50 and 180 and sprint back up to do it with more style.

Eddie Wall took the event and $15,000. You’ve got to respect a guy from North PA who does a 270 in and 270 out of a boardslide. And at 26, you know his knees were hurtin.’ What made this event was the setting. So much of our culture comes from right here in NYC – and here’s snowboarders busting huge slides in the midst of cabs and ambulances and mobs of heads in the city! The place was just charged.

by jon coen

photo by ann coen photography

Add comment February 12th, 2007