Release reminder: This Saturday, July 2nd Air Jordan V (5) White/Midnight Navy/Varsity Red will be available. I hear this is a general release so all Jordan accounts should have them. Happy Hunting… Word!
via SN
There is not much I could say. Sunday Service will play host to Max Pierre’s Birthday party… It will be fun so don’t stay home! Come out and enjoy some good ass music. Word!
Happy Burn Day Max!
DC Shoe Life Lieutenant WR Grey/Blue GB5 & Black/Gold BG3
Here is a preview to the DC Shoes Life collection coming this Fall 2011. DC Shoes Life is coming strong this fall with well crafted footwear using UNILITE technology, Premium suedes, Abrasion recistent rubber, Bounce Suede (rubber coated suede) and Water resistant treated nubuck just to name a few of the featured materials used on this collection. Stay tunned for exact release dates or visit your local DC Shoes Life retailer. Word!
DC Shoes Life Reset Hi LE Battleship
DC Shoes Life Boost LC Dark Shadow
DC Shoes Life Reset Blue, Velvet Purple & Military
JUNE 28th, 2011 NATIVES present:
ARTOFFICAL live at the MARLIN HOTEL!
also music
by DJ ATRAIN & DJ KEEN ONE!, host by MEGAN L & SERGE ROC
Last night Red Bull launched their magazine: The Red Bulletin**. The event was held at the New World Center Atrium on Miami Beach. If you could imagine a Red Bull magazine will feature the best action sports stories in the globe… Not only will it be available in print but The Red Bulletin has a free iPad app which once you download the perspective month issue you no longer need wifi in order to see the images and videos. From experiencing the app live I can tell you the videos make you feel as if you were part of the action… I was looking at June’s edition article called Mad Max Mountain bike story… I felt like I was the one riding down hill. It was dope!
I kept making my way through the crowd. There had to be at least 400 guest in attendance. Amongst the attendees was Reggie Bush, Daniel Dhers, Dallas Friday and Adam Errington. Dj Irie & Dj Africa were spinning and there was a life art installation by LEBO. In case you were wondering there was Reb Bull cocktails in heavy flow… Word!
Big thanks to the Red Bull team for such great hospitality.
**The Red Bulletin: AN ALMOST INDEPENDENT MAGAZINE The Red Bulletin is a global magazine published each month in eight countries worldwide. It covers the very latest news from the world of Red Bull in an inimitably witty, intelligent and pithy style. The result is a modern lifestyle magazine focusing on sport, people, art and culture designed to break new ground.**
Iam Your Villain productions brings us BUM RUSH THE SPOT: A Best Trick Contest for Real Skaters. This time around it will be held at 3 different spots. Anyone who rips will get free product from Vans, Hopps, Independent, Bones, etc. and the best trick gets $100. Here are the dates and locations:
July 1st: Cement Half Pipe
July 2nd: Key Biscayne Bank to Ledge
July 3rd: TBA
Contest usually starts around 2:Pm so come out and get some. Word!
On my research today I found this site: GoSkateboardingday.org. The site features Go Skateboarding Day events globally. I thought it was dope so I’m sharing it with you’ll. Btw: Don’t forget Go Skate today. Word!
Killer Mike
Simon’s Sportswear played host to MTV’s MADE this past Friday. MADE** a show which strongly encourages young adults to go for their dreams picked Rafael from Miami Beach High as one of the stories for next season. For this episode Rafael who’s 17 years old wants to become a rapper. MTV got help from Grammy Award winner Killer Mike to make him into a legit rapper in 4 weeks.
Killer Mike has a new album out called: PL3DGE you can get it now everywhere. In case you were wondering he’s NICE on the mike! Word!
**Why stand on the sidelines watching others live your dream? Are you too shy or think you’re not “cool” enough to get in on the action? Or do you simply lack the self-confidence and motivation? Well, maybe it’s time to stand up and get MADE!
If they really want to be all they can be, then it’s time for them to suck it up and get MADE!**
Rafael
Rafael & Killer Mike
Stephanie helping Rafael get Fresh!
Petey D
Remember clothes are meant to be worn. Keep it simple, keep it fresh and maybe you’ll be featured as part of PROPER!
Thursday was the release of the Nike SB Dunk High x Brooklyn Projects “Reign in Blood” at Mia Skateshops. I stopped by their Sunny Isles location to see what the shoe looks like in person. There is nothing like holding the shoe in your hands. From the smell to the feel and opening the box for the first time…. Within 1/2 hour of the store being opened most sizes were gone… There was less than 1000 pairs made so if you didn’t get yours, happy hunting. Word!
Nike Dunk SB High x Brooklyn Projects “Reign in Blood”
The Hundreds Snapbacks
Diamond Supply, Co. Snapbacks
Release reminder: Nike Air Jordan 7 “Cardinal” releases tomorrow Saturday, June 18th, 2011 at Simon’s Sportswear locations.
This week I stopped by Cool J’s in search of a new hat. I haven’t been there in a minute but I come to find out they have one of the widest selections in snapback hats from New Era, Mitchell & Ness and Reebok just to mention a few. Don’t feel bad if you aren’t feeling the snapback movement. Cool J’s has your back with one of the best NEW ERA 59Fifty walls you will find anywhere in South Florida. Their hat wall takes the whole left side of the store, Crazy. Stop by and see it for your self. Word!
Cool J’s has 3 locations but the one I visited is at: 2325 NW 20th Street, Miami FL 33142. Tel (305) 633-1344 or online at CoolJsonline.com
Imagine a timepiece (watch) that can withstand 4000 meter pressure under water?? Well, Hublot has done it. In a collaboration with the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco they unveil the Hublot Oceanographic 4000. For more information visit Hublot.com.
Tonight, June 14th will be the first installment of The Natives**. A party which will feature DJ CRAZE, DJ Keen One, DJ Contra with visuals by DV Dreams. No door cover. Stay tuned for their weekly line-up it will be dope. Word!
**Natives
A night created by Miami natives for Miami natives. DJs, innovative visual artists and graffiti artists come together to create a multi-media platform that celebrates what we create that makes our city our own.
The first night of the ongoing weekly party, Natives, will feature DJ Craze – Miami’s own 6x turntable champion, DJ Contra and DJ Keen One.
DVDreams will provide 3D Visual arts custom-made to accompany Craze’s performance to be projected on a screen on the front east facing window.
Live graffiti art will be created by Miami artists on the front patio during the party.
Drink specials Beers /Liquor**
I caught up with Joel Meinholz while he was going about his day. Getting things ready for a BBQ that night, right after doing the final touches on a flyer for a party in San Francisco. The phone rings… After he finished that phone call we jump in my car because his car is at the shop and that was the only way to catch-up with him…
If this sounds kind of crazy, well that’s the way Joel gets everything done every day. While he keeps this crazy schedule, he still makes time for his first love: Skateboarding… His foot is numb but he still putting some footy together for the HOPPS promo commercial… Nothing stops Joel. Read our conversation after the jump. Word!
TWIT: Lets talk a walk down history, When did you move to Miami? JM: I don’t know… I really don’t know. I think it may have been in ’96 but I’m not sure. I was 20 years old so we’ll put that back at 15 years a go when I moved to Boca, Florida. What is it right now? It’s 2011 so that takes me back 10 years… I think I moved down here in 1995.
TWIT: Since ’95 what has been the biggest change you have made? JM: Miami has changed. That’s the biggest change I’ve seen since then… I don’t know…
TWIT: I’m talking more on a personal level. What has been the biggest change you have made? JM: Being comfortable with who I am. Basically that’s it… Knowing that what it is and what I do, it’s true to who I am… Believing in that. Not letting anyone delegate what’s cool, right or wrong. I let my heart lead the way of my life and where I’m.
TWIT: In other words, you have learned how to be comfortable in your own skin…
TWIT: Skating: Were you ever really serious about skating? JM: I was always serious about skating because it’s a fucking inner passion to be the best within your self! Yes, to be better with your self you have to be serious and go do it… You know?
TWIT: The word I should have used to describe it is focused? JM: I was always focused in skateboarding. I was completely focused. Skateboarding was my life. In the years that past I’ve gone through different changes in my life that have lead me to where I’m at now but I wan to just enjoy at this point. Most people don’t have a passion that they can turn to for entertainment and fulfillment. Most of them look to different directions. Skateboarding is the way I do that. I don’t take it serious. I don’t want too. I just want to smile, have fun and get hyped with my homies…
TWIT: Has your set up changed in the last 5 years? JM: My set up? The set up that I skate? Yeah! It has gone from a 7.75 to an 8.25. I’m a bigger dude and it’s more comfort.
TWIT: What trucks are you skating? JM: Fuck, what do you expect? Indies Yo! Hahaha. Since day one! That’s what you have to go with.
TWIT: What are you rolling with? JM: What am I rolling with for wheels? OJ 2’s what!? Shorty, Shorty wheels. That’s what I wanted when I was a little kid…
TWIT: Where you like the second or third Pro skater in Miami? JM: I was never a Pro Skateboarder when I got to Miami. I think I turned Pro about 2 years a go because John Newport ill ass mother fucker hooked me up with Rasa Libre and Matt Fields then put me on. That’s kind of like how it happened.
I just skated… I was completely hooked up. I never got to the point where I had my name on a board before or maybe I did but I was just too fucked up all the time back then…
TWIT: In other words you skated for the fun of it for a long time. My question is to you does being Pro really mean something? JM: No man! I never skated to be Pro. I never took skateboarding on that way to be Pro. I skated because I wanted to skate. Being Pro it’s cool but it doesn’t meant anything…
TWIT: We’re not taking away from being a Pro because there are good things about being a Pro skater but there is life without being a Pro skater. JM: Man, skateboarding is life in itself! You can collect a check and do it that way. Live that way. I guess that’s being a Pro skateboarder but Fuck meng, I really don’t know. I just Fucking enjoy it. I just enjoy skateboarding… That’s it! Like if you’re Pro cool but I don’t know what that means… I guess Professional attitude!
TWIT: How is it to be a living skater in Miami because of the heat and humidity? JM: Skateboarding in Miami strengthens your passion because you get to keep on skating through the Florida heat you can do anything. You can go skate anywhere. It will make you stronger than anything. You can fuck with it. That’s what I’ve learned when I go out west to skate.
People out west are not trying to skate in the heat. I’m like what? This is no problem for me. That’s the thing, if you can skate in Miami, you can skate anywhere…
TWIT: Skating has led you to a few things. I know you have been a party promoter for a while, how did that get started? JM: I was an alcoholic and I ran out of money! I ran out of money so, people started offering me to bring some people out to their venues. I would make some money and free alcohol from it. Then I sobered up and made a business out of it… Now I’m doing that, you know…?
TWIT: Lets stop for one second, you said you sobered up; are you completely sober? JM: Yes, yes sir-e-bob… Sober as sober can be… Because any other way I wouldn’t be sober.
TWIT: How does it feel to be sober after such a challenging period of your life, being crazy and out of control? JM: I don’t know how it doesn’t. It’s either I’m sober, I move forward in life or that’s it… There is no anything else. You know…? It’s just like skating; it’s like whatever I feel… It’s like I’m doing it. That’s it! There is nothing else! It’s a focus point, that’s fucking it. We’re getting it done! I’m sober, I’m sober; there is no fucking around… If I’m partying, I’m partying; there is no fucking around… I’m going to be going 120%, 150% on whatever I’m going to do…
TWIT: Have you always been a person that whatever you put your mind too, you get done? JM: If I could stay focused, yeah…
TWIT: As we were driving around 71st Street some wild as Biker drove by. With a mini version of himself mounted on his back seat. It was Rad!
TWIT: You went from hosting parties to making a business out of it? JM: Basically… You know what I did Man? I took these basic rules that I learned from being a skateboarder and self-promoting from skateboarding and applied them to the nightlife.
Then working the nightlife I took those skills that I learned from that and applied them back to skateboarding. They overlapped each other. That was my schooling on how to understand the marketing of an idea and a concept. How to deliver it and push it out there those two elements made what I do capable today…
No one thought me shit!
TWIT: You have taken the tenacity of a skater and put that to work on the night business? JM: I’m going to accomplish this trick. I’m going to bolls out to do this rail and fuck I don’t know if I’m going to land it but Hell am a fucking try it! You know what happens? As long as you try, you do! The only time you fail, it’s when you don’t try!
That’s the only time you fail, when you don’t try!
TWIT: Skateboarding teaches you a lot more than people think. It’s not just a board with four wheels… JM: Skateboarding is life! Is not just skateboarding. This will sound gay as shit but skateboarding allows you to find out who the fuck you are… If you let it…
It’s going to show your own will and strength of your inner person. No matter how much you commit and if you can figure out how to take all those things and rolled them over into life you can accomplish any goals you set out for your self! That’s what you have to do. You have to be like lets do this!
You can tell a lot by the way someone skates… People see it. Real reads real! That’s what’s up!
TWIT: Where are you today? JM: Where am I today? Haha, sitting in the car with you!
I don’t know where I’m at today…
TWIT: Where are you in your creative business side? JM: In the creative side I’m immersed in it. None stop 100% in it every day. Every day I want to create. Every day I want to accomplish. I get inspired from my surroundings. I may meet a person… What do you mean?
TWIT: Specifically talking about your events and the nights you’re promoting? JM: I’m putting a lot more focus in them. I’m taking what my one idea is. Taking it to multiple cities: San Francisco, Chicago, Austin, South by Southwest, New York City and Brooklyn. Making what I learned how to do and putting it in other cities. Just jamming it out there and doing what we know how to do!
TWIT: You’re taking an idea from skateboarding because skateboarding is what made it possible for you developing it and taking it to other cities… JM: I’m taking the vision and going, guys we can do it our selves; what’s up?…
Making it happen. Putting teams together in different cities and showing what we can do together. Branching like-minded people together to grow these ideas to the next level…
TWIT: Back to skateboarding: I know you skate hard and some times you get worked, are you recovering from any injuries right now? JM: I mean, if I’m not recovering from an injury, I’m not skating… Meng! Haha. Nah, you know?… I guess I’ve been hurt for the last couple of months were my foot has been completely numb. I can’t feel anything. I guess I have some cartilage or something. Bottom line: my foot has been numb. I have no board feel… That’s insane but I’m still trying to skate and that’s it.
Skateboarding it self, it’s like everyday; if I don’t go skate everyday… I just don’t know. Skateboarding opens up my heart, my breathing, my thought pattern and it gets all my energy centered. To me it’s like a huge release…
TWIT: Skateboarding is your Zen? JM: Fuck yeah skateboarding is my Zen! When it’s good, it’s the best thing in the world. When it’s bad it’s bad. Again it’s like all or nothing… Basically that’s how I live my life all or nothing… I’m going for it! Fuck you! Fuck it! I’m going for it! Fuck everybody! Hey, lets make it all happen… You can either love it and that’s it! That’s what’s up…
TWIT: You’ve been through a lot of changes through out time, how do you feel about change? JM: We need change, you know?… Being scared of change is part of the stubbornness in my mind but I see as a weakness… You have to look at these things as a weakness. If you aren’t willing to accept, understand and be able to change you will continue being weak… That’s what’s up! There’s a lot going on. There’s a lot people don’t understand… You know?… You have to have the ability to look at other peoples view points, look at them and mold them to your view point then allow there view point to help you that way…
We have a lot of bla, bla, bla and bla going on. You’ve got me at a weird time…Hahaha. Some times I just answer questions with: Yeah, whatever… But not today…
TWIT: Anyone you would like to thank for supporting you or helping you? JM: That question… That question always gets asked at the end of conversations like this.
I would hate to leave anyone out. The reality is that a lot of people have helped me and inspired me through out the time. I would hope to have helped and inspired people too but if I were to list the people I would probably leave someone out… Those who have helped me you know who you are!
TWIT: What moves you to skate? What inspires you to skate? JM: The homies, meng! Just vibing-out with the right homies… That’s what gets me psyched to skate… The vibe the energy, that’s what gets me psyched to skate at the end of the day…
TWIT: Something people may not know about you?
JM: I’m not really an ASSHOLE!
Yesterday, June 10th at 2 pm was the Miami stop of the 24 Hours Of Clyde event featuring the New Puma Clyde x Undftd Canvas at Shoe Gallery. The event was one of many taking place from East to West. Music was provided by DJ Keen One and Ketchy Shuby. Perrier provided the refreshments and of course Shoe Gallery provided the Puma Clyde’s x Undftd Canvas. Take a look at how it all went down after the jump. Word!
Undftd x Puma “Clyde” Canvas
Elaine Waserstein & DJ Keen One
Josh Rodriguez & Nestor Gonzalez
PUMA R698
Andy, Kamila, DJ Keen One & Rudy
Dj Keen One looking at the Puma Clyde Canvas while listening to Ketchy Shuby.
Perrier provided the refreshments…
Leo
Puma “Clyde” Canvas Black/Mineral Yellow on feet!
Regie
DJ Keen One
Remmy quenching his thirst with a Perrier water. Ahhhh!
Jerry rocking Puma Speed Cat SD’s
On feet: Puma “Clyde” Canvas x Undftd Black/Mineral Yellow
Kamila enjoying a cold Perrier!
Kamila
“Clyde’s”
Jason
Ketchy Shuby
Safe Stadick Puma Sky Hi
Puma “Sky Hi” Black
Remmy, Leo & Saul
The Shoe Gallery Crew from left: Remi, Saul, Danny, Leo & Remmy
Take a look a the this latest Mishka collaboration with toy giant kidrobot. The Dunny features blood splatter overalls and a chainsaw. The 3 inch toy will come in blind boxes so you never know exactly what you will get. For more information visit Mishka or Kidrobot. Word!
24 Hours of Clyde:
Here is your chance to live a day in the life of Clyde. Come by Shoe Gallery this Friday June 10th from 2-4 for a chance to win a dope price. While your there take a look a they new Puma Clyde Undftd Canvas. Word!
Ronnie Fieg has one of the most successful true limited footwear collaborations. Here is a look at the next in line to be released Asics Gel III with a Green color way. It reminds me of an emerald. No official release date has been set yet but we will keep you posted. Word!
