Booze, Blood and Noise: The Violent Roots of Manchester Punk
It’s a familiar old tale run over here, but it’s done pretty well and is written by someone who was there through it all. Cuepoint’s Frank Owen gives a whistle-stop tour of the Manchester punk scene..
Stefan Marx at Ruttkowski 68
Liking the look of this new exhibition from Stefan Marx in Berlin. His art always seems to come from a place where fine art, skateboarding, zines and music all get along together just fine. He also ..
BFFS: JB Gillet
There’s styles and then there’s styles… JB Gillet is the latter kind obviously. The Mayor of Hotel de Ville smashing it, also the owner of the best bs noseslide ever to grace this goddamn planet.
Wanted: Nike Cortez Classic
Originally debuted in ’72, the Cortez is one of Nike’s most iconic models, although its popularity has risen and fallen in waves during the years since. The last time it enjoyed a real resurgence wa..
Radio 1 Ibiza Documentary
This is a top Monday morning listen – documentary from back in 1996 that covered the earlier ‘Balearic’ scene. I think 1996 might have been just the perfect distance from the original scene to remem..
Wanted: Written By ‘Flea Market Stole’
The idea of selling a high end collection off of a flea market rug is kind of appealing. Along the same lines is the Flea Market Stole by Yoshikazu Yamagata’s new brand, Written By, (a subsidy of wr..
Wanted: Sleep Pillow Case
The irony of Sleep making a pillowcase isn’t lost on us. Unless you’re comatose as a result of the plant fumes at one of their gigs, you’re probably not going to get much shut eye with any of their ..
Times Haiku – Serendipitous Poetry from the New York Times
It’s hard to fathom how Times Haiku isn’t more of a thing. In fact, we’ve only just found out about it ourselves. But it’s there, and it’s amazing. To bring you up to speed, the New York Times built..
What Youth interview Pontus Alv & Arto Saari
Finland’s finest met The Mayor of Malmo for a little chat about the state of skateboarding in 2015. There’s quite a bit of familiar territory covered, but if you haven’t read anything about Pontus A..
Shabazz Palaces – ‘Forerunner Foray’
Prime cut from Shabazz Palace’s 2014 release, Lese Majesty. The weight of the song is doubled by a brilliant animated video created by the group’s Sub Pop label mate, Chad VanGaalen. I have a simila..