We’ve expounded on the awesomeness of Search For Animal Chin many a time, the seminal Powell Peralta video that pretty much single-handedly launched the genre of the skate film. In 1987 the Bones Brigade video catapulted like a sortie from the skate pools of Los Angeles across the globe, giving kids from London to Louisiana, […]


21 Aug
The story of Powell Peralta's legendary 1980s skateboard crew

We posted about the Bones Brigade: An Autobiography documentary when it was just a teaser, but now the full trailer has been released and we’re only getting more excited. We’ve been worshiping the truly legendary Bones Brigade crew ever since first popping in that old VHS tape of Search for Animal Chin oh so many […]


French designer Pierre hardy has released additional mid-top, silhouette sneakers to add to the Fall/Winter 2012 Animal Pack collection. There always seems to be some sort of animal print that’s in for every season (cheetah was pretty hot this past spring), so why not release your inner animal through a pair of kicks? The Animal Pack […]


6 Jul
Fondation Beyeler collects the country's 1st solo Koons exhibit

Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland is hosting the latest Jeff Koons showcase. The new exhibition displays Koons’ highly polarizing catalog in three different categories — The New, Banality and Celebration — all providing a key to the Koons sensibility. The New ironically focuses on the early work of Koons, the period where he incorporated cleaning […]


20 Feb
The story of Powell Peralta's legendary 1980s skateboard crew

When the Madman was not but a wee Mad Grommet, he stumbled across The Search For Animal Chin VHS tape and the world entered another era. That was my introduction to the Bones Brigade, and the Powell Peralta skate universe in general. Featuring all All Star roster of 80s skating talent — including Steve Caballero, […]


Jeremy Scott continues his visual assault on wallflowers worldwide with his latest footwear offering. Part of his adidas Originals by Jeremy Scott Spring/Summer 2012 collection, the JS Gorilla high tops bring the cute and furry to your feet, much like his Leopard Tails and Pandas stuffed animal-like creations have in the past. Except this time, […]


26 Jan
Time lapse footage taken during the bands album sessions

The psychedelic rabblerousers in Animal Collective have released a video of their time spent in the studio recording their breakthrough 2007 album Strawberry Jam. The time lapse video is a collection of footage, short clips taken once a minute for the entire time the band was in the studio. The resulting video, an idea first mustered […]


13 Jan
Made from imported Japanese fabric & manufactured in London

Passarella Death Squad returns with a fresh set of t-shirts for Spring/Summer 2012. The new collection centers around archetypal animals paired with sketches of beautiful naked women. As they write: “Let yourself go! Open your mind! Speed of life and Together. A celebration of animal magnetism, power and grace…” So there you have it! All […]