London based Oki-ni has long been one our favourite places to head for a spot of online shopping. Long time collaborators with the likes of Kid Robot, Stone Island and Puma their collection of exclusive lines and unique pieces just seem to get bigger and bigger each season. This week they received their shipment from the very cool Silas Spring Summer 08 collection.
One of the Britain’s best loved street brands Fly53 had teamed up with one of Britain’s best loved culture mags Vice Magazine to hold 3 date whistle stop tour this May across 3 UK cities. Featuring the likes of Buraka Som Sistema, Mapei and Bumblebeez the Fly53 Tour will be calling at Newcastle’s The Other Rooms, Birmingham’s The Rainbow and London’s Mint Lounge from the 29th May until 31st, and the best thing is it’s all free!
Of the back of our small feature on Suburban Bliss, today we came across this rather good interview with owner Toby Shaul on Enemies Closer.
Check it out!
One of our favourite brands of late is UK alternative skate clothing label Suburban Bliss. Started by skateboarder Toby Shaul and well known for its hand penned graphics, the London based independent clothing label’s tees feature big artwork created not only by the man himself but also by his artistic friends French, Jethro Haynes, Nik Taylor and Simon Peplow.
A.IN.T (Art IN Transit) is one of the UK’s most underground brands. Started by London residents Charlie Crockett and Max Fowler back in 2006 the DIY clothing company is a concept forged from the lack of clothing in the market that represented them and their interests, something that progressed from creating hand screen tees for friends and family to one of the most unique brands in Britain.
There two things in life you can’t have enough of; famous robots and t-shirts, luckly then that US t-shirt retailer Chop Shop Store has brought the two together in the form of their ‘weRobot’ t-shirt. Available in two colours the tee design features some of the most famous robots on the planet, from R2D2 and C3PO to Bender, K9 and even AutoBot top man Optimus Prime.
In case you haven’t yet seen it Domino Records have launched a website dedicated to the release of Alex Turner and Miles Kane’s first album with their new joint project The Last Shadow Puppets. The website features a live recorded video of their single ‘The Age Of The Understatement’, due out 14th April as well as 3 promo videos shot in Super8 film to promote the forth coming album release of the same name.
Check it out at www.theageoftheunderstatement.com.
