A Journey Back To Innocence

I had the pleasure of visiting Uniformes Generale at their Boxpark located pop-up this week. The build up to the release of their AW14 collection has been akin to that of a stove kettle on a low flame. 'As the speed of the releasing steam increases, the vibrations become louder, causing a whistle.' In menswear terms this means regular email newsletters, including a very classy PDF of the collection, a video clip and teaser shots via social media finally culminating in the live launch of their website and a week at the World's first pop-up mall. The ability to touch and feel the items is a master stroke, if you live in London. Reading their 'About' page tells you they are full of the right menswear credentials, seeing the clothes in person confirms this. The autumnal staples are present, hoods, sweats and jackets all done to the highest standard made of quality materials. I was more impressed by the attention to detail from the stitching, labels and even wordin

Illustrations:  Rebel-Yuth I recently had the pleasure of talking with Jerry Cohen, owner and founder of Ebbets Field Flannels, on his latest trip to London. We discussed a great deal of things including Jackie Robinson and the integration of Major League Baseball, wool as a performance fabric, meeting Odd Future and the renaissance of the business into the fashion market. When asked how his relationship with Craig Ford's 'a number of names*' came about, his answer was "It wasn't a difficult choice to make". After meeting the team and being impressed with the headquarters, he chose 'a number of names*' from several suitors to represent them. The hats were a trend at the time but they shared a long term vision and Ebbets Field Flannels went from a small company to a global brand in about a year. Since then Ebbets Field Flannels have become known in the UK for more than just their hats. Offering unique items within epochal collections, historicall

If this is the first you are hearing of CYRCLE., Shepard Fairey has this to say about the guys -  "People frequently ask me who the new upstarts are in street art... I'd say CYRCLE., but that would be underselling the diversity of their talents and the depth of their conceptual process. CYRCLE. work in many mediums and techniques, utilizing whatever approach most powerfully delivers the concept and aesthetic. CYRCLE. are surprisingly focused and rigorous for some young punks." I was able to attend opening night of the inaugural solo exhibition at StolenSpace London by LA based collective, CYRCLE. The show, titled: "OVERTHRONE! POORING REIGN," aims to explore symbols of power and the control over our minds. The "OVERTHRONE!" campaign has been a significant theme in CYRCLE.'s work for over two years. The exhibition at StolenSpace will run until the 6th April and unveils two new bodies of work within this overarching concept, "RULERS WERE

Taken from an interview done for The Reference Council Whilst e-crate digging through the Hip Hop Is Read website I came upon an article for, what was at that point in time, a new release from Lyle Horowitz called 'Let The Spirit Out'. A high-definition, digitally rendered, displaced skull will always catch my attention. I was intrigued because the album cover reminded me of work by Josh Vanover, and the album was labelled Hip-Hop. (I later learned the graphic was done by Rob Sheridan as part of a project for How To Destroy Angels) It's safe to say that Cypress Hill introduced skulls to Hip-Hop back in the early nineties, and until very recently not many Hip-Hop acts have championed the imagery, certainly not with anywhere near the same aplomb. I was delighted to find no less than twelve albums available to stream and download online via his Bandcamp page. I set about listening to all of them, attempting to form opinions on his sound and what he's all about. This

I had a very brief conversation recently with legendary photographer Glen E Friedman about my C/S tattoo. It caught me off guard actually and I mumbled something pretty lame and not at all what I wanted to say which prompted me to do this post. I thought about this before, but I had stopped feeling like I needed to explain why I got it done. I first became aware of the C/S symbol through seeing it tattooed on people, specifically work done by artists I admire and follow. Then I saw that a book was being published called 'Con Safos - Chicano Style Tattoo Art ' with the cover illustration done by Chuey Quintanar, and a website launched called cslashs.com so I checked it out. The site offered first hand experience from artists like Chaz Bojorquez, Mike Giant,   and tattooists like Latisha Wood, Ivano Natale and Franco Vescovi. Perhaps most importantly there is an interview with Frank Sifuentes, founder of Con Safos magazine. He explains the different ways people have used

Rancid - "Collision Course," "Honor Is All We Know," & "Evil's My Friend" Röyksopp - Skulls (Preview)

The 10th London International Tattoo Convention, the greatest, most respected and prestigious body art convention in the world, is to be held on 26th, 27th and 28th September 2014 at Tobacco Dock, 50 Porters Walk, London E1W 2SF. When The London Tattoo Convention was established a decade ago, it was estimated that one in eight of all British adults had been inked. In 2010 it was guesstimated that a fifth of all adults had got at least one tattoo, and now it is estimated that at least a third of all British adults have gone under the needle. It comes as no surprise, therefore, to hear that attendance figures have risen from 3,500 at original venue The Old Truman Brewery ten years ago, to well over 20,000 at the vast, picturesque setting of Tobacco Dock last year. Sabina Kelley an elegant and sensual statuesque platinum blonde pin-up girl with singular grace and style, has been chosen to star as fairy godmother of this year’s convention. A hugely succes

Whilst I'm working on a post of personal reflection and spirituality, I figured I'd update the blog with some throw away posts to sort of ease my way back. The blog is intended to reflect my interests as well as what's going on in my life. I e-stumbled across the sale at Stylecreep.com and in particular these jeans from Levis Vintage Clothing . If I had a jeans fund it would be wisely spent on one or all of these - LEVI'S VINTAGE CLOTHING SS14 1954 501 JEANS RODEO £198  £99 LEVIS VINTAGE CLOTHING 1954 501 XX SELVEDGE JEANS BEEBOP £200.00 £89.00 LEVIS VINTAGE CLOTHING 1954 501 JEANS SELVEDGE REMEMBER ME £220.00 £95.00 The problem with having an interest in quality denim is that once you buy a pair, or even two, they never die. Meaning I have no reason to buy any more other than to take up space I don't have, spending money I never had. Peace. Bossman75

This short series of posts is based on the frivolous spending of £1,000,000. Assuming all my other requirements were taken care of and family sorted out. The reality is that should we have a million from say a lotto win we'd spend it on making our lives better, not necessarily more fun or flashy. In the interest of entertaining you I shall spend as much as I can in as few posts as possible without being unrealistic in what I'd buy. To start, and likely to make the biggest dent, like any episode of MTV Cribs you must have vehicles. Having never been an enthusiast I must say as I've matured a few have caught my attention.  Here are a few modern choices to suit and classics I loved growing up purely for nostalgic sake. Maserati Granturismo MC Stradale - £85,000   Harley Davidson Street Bob - £10,995 plus £700 for DAS 5 day course   Ford F150 SVT Raptor - £ 26,000 plus shipping and import cost guess-timate £5,000   They should just abou

Straight out the casket, rising up Open up your eyes, can't you see me What the fuck is this madness Pick up my bones Erase my name from off the tombstones Alive and kicking Breathin' the air Call out my name punk And I'll be there No question My suggestion to the action Caught smack dab in the middle of the blastin' Messin with me You're messin' with the best Blaow! You're takin' two shots to the chest -House of Pain - "Back From The Dead" Reports of my blogging demise have been exaggerated, once again. I've been away with the family to the Isle Of Wight. I've chosen a handful of what I considered interesting snaps from visits to a Roman villa, Blackgang Chine, Robin Hill and Osborne House. Peace.

Sunday 9th March 2014

I'm sceptical about any music award shows, their legitimacy overall even down to the alleged public voting. Having made this clear, I can't recall ever watching the BRITs on TV to be honest, or really caring much about winners of the awards. I put my hand up to being somewhat of a music snob, not entirely convinced by award shows in general and not often moved by popular chart music. I gave up on commercial radio some time ago, even now listening to Radio6 is getting somewhat repetitive. So having said that, the last place I imaged I'd be on the evening of February 19th was suited up, with the wife and enjoying the ceremony, live at the O2. Yes you read that right, I was not only there, but I'm also not ashamed to say that I enjoyed it. A lot has to be said about having the wife (certified  MILF ) in a sexy outfit and ridiculous heels, plus a good few pints to help reach that conclusion, however the live performances certainly sealed the deal. If I hadn't won ti

Hannah Ferguson | 22 | San Angelo, Texas - Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2014 “Rookie No. 4” "My parents met in the Marine Corps. My dad was a sniper and my mom was a drill instructor, so yeah, growing up was pretty strict. We grew up with sheep and goats and chickens and geese and ducks and cats and dogs. My four siblings and I had our schedules written out, we were were each assigned a day when we had to go out and feed the animals. We also had to pull weeds and pick up trash and stuff.  We weren’t allowed to paint our nails or get our ears pierced until we were 15.  And certainly not to date!" "My Dad has Sports Illustrated calendars in his shop. I would always flip through them and look at them and daydream about one day being able to do that. I never thought it would come true." - Hannah Ferguson Hannah's pastimes include baking, and shooting at the gun range. More photos available here  some NSFW.

Well it's the mad bum Russian Funky with percussion From LA to Flushing I get your girlie blushin' I'll cut ya' like the butcher [Everlast]: But it ain't Joe the Biter! The old rock a loop cause I'm 'Super' like Schneider So today I got my ticket to see DJ Lethal at The Garage, Islington as part of his 2014 UK Tour entitled 'The Unofficial Limp Bizkit Aftershow' . Yes Limp Bizkit, the band so many love to hate. After co-producing House Of Pain's third (and final?) album 'Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again' the group split and Lethal joined Limp Bizkit for what would be the next seventeen or so years. Upon joining he said "There are a couple of other rock bands that have DJs and they’re just like, [mimics a chirp scratch] 'Hey, what’s going on? Let me spin around a couple of times and show off that I can spin two records.' So I definitely knew I didn’t want to be just another DJ in a rock band. I wanted to