June, 2008 Archive
 

Harold Hunter


On May 17th the 2nd Annual Harold Hunter Day brought together NYC’s skateboarding community for a positive day of shredding in honor of the late, great Harold Hunter.

via EM Staff, 13 June 2008 11:48pm | Comments
 

Q&A: Eric Obre


Occupation and Position.

I am the men’s footwear director at DC shoes which includes core skate, mainline and life.

via EM Staff, 13 June 2008 11:43pm | 2Comments
 

Clever Combinations

Edgar Arceneaux’s Watts Blocks
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Screening: 6/21/08
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Celebrated artist Edgar Arceneaux’s latest semiotic endeavor is an exercise in cultural analysis, a technique of conflicting concurrence that he has explored and honed

via Tiffany Barber, 12 June 2008 1:18am | 1Comments
 

Community Shorts Recap

A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of hosting the Community Shorts Screening with [city of others]. The boys at COD ended up doing a video recap of the night.


Also be sure to peek at the new Community Shorts website - www.communityshorts.com. They will be introducing a new film each week.

via EM Staff, 11 June 2008 12:01pm | Comments
 

Live Review: The Presets

Music Hall of Willamsburg, NY
Date: 6/4/08
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“Hello Brooklyn, we’re The Presets,” says Julian Hamilton after the first song of their sold-out show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in New York City.

via Lydia Fong, 10 June 2008 5:13pm | Comments
 

The Devil, You + Me

Notwist
Domino Records
(2008)

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Since their start in 1989, the seasoned Wilhelm rockers, Notwist, have deviated considerably from their anarchic roots of hardcore punk by meandering down the road of electronic experimentation.

via EM Staff, 9 June 2008 1:56pm | Comments
 

My Life: Coming Back Home

(Los Angeles, USA) - In 1980, I was born in Los Angeles to two Korean immigrant parents. My father named me Rickey, since he’d already named my older sister Vickey. From that reference alone it should be apparent that my father was a strange man.

via Rickey Y. Kim, 7 June 2008 1:13am | 7Comments
 

Q&A: Brett Westfall

UNHOLY MATRIMONY

Brett Westfall has been creating his brand of wearable conceptual art under the name “Unholy Matrimony”, a design label that has defied the expectations of mainstream fashion since 2002. Soon after starting the label he was spotted by Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garcons, who loved

via Irene Zoe, 4 June 2008 11:12pm | Comments
 

Kaws

Kaws has alerted that he’s releasing his second 4 feet Companion (grey version) tomorrow via www.kawsone.com

via EM Staff, 4 June 2008 10:38pm | Comments
 

Earth To The Dandy Warhols

Earth To The Dandy Warhols

The Dandy Warhols
Beat The World Records
(2008)

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Nobody can ever accuse the tragically hip Dandy Warhols of not knowing how to have a good time. The band’s most recent offering, Earth To The Dandy Warhols — its first concept album

via Emily Ansara Baines, 4 June 2008 2:24pm | 5Comments