Sal Babier, revered street-skater of the 90’s and tastemaker of the here-and-now, has curated a collection of custom-made, special-edition BMX bike frames, gadgets and gear to showcase both the the history and habits of BMX subculture that kids went apeshit for in the 1980’s. The Scion Audio Visual’s BMXPert installation is more than just a time […]

Gang and criminal subcultures are always fascinating, especially when the criminal culture comes from Russia — home to the second highest prison population per capita in the world (naturally, USA is #1! #1! #1!). We previously covered the first Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopedia awhile back, and unsurprisingly it has remained one of our most popular […]

If you’re a child of the early 90s and were a complete and utter screw up (because you know, smoking pot totally means you’re one step away from juggling balls for crack), you may remember the first time you encountered “the color changing pipe” in high school. Well that’s simply where this enormous multi-million dollar […]

Labels don’t grow much more cultural heritage than Fred Perry, a onetime tennis brand that expanded to become embraced by subcultures far flung, from mods and preppies to 2tones and skinheads (just look at their Fred Perry x Medicom 60th Anniversary Bearbrick Series for verification). The vaunted British brand has now teamed up with fellow […]

The longtime favorite of analog camera subculture, Lomography is breaking away from their staple market and have unveiled LomoKino, their first movie camera. Of course you better believe it ain’t digital, opting for the beauty and light that only 35mm film can capture — and it can use any type of 35mm film, be it […]

A peek into the art of train writing in Berlin, Unlike U: Trainwriting In Berlin tells the true behind-the-scenes story of underground graf writing in Berlin — specifically, their obsession with focusing on trains. Sure we’ve shown videos where kids bombed an entire train in 3 minutes (damn!),  but this documentary by Henrik Regel & […]

The nation of Russia has undergone dramatic transformations in the past decade, and those metamorphoses have been starkly reflected in its infamous prisons. Home to the second highest prison population per capita in the world (after only USA, who also claims the dubious title of most overall prisoners), the Russian penal system is a sprawling, […]

I love a good USB as much as the next man but these guys are about as obsessed as one can get. From prototype photo albums, watches to an ingenious (and amazingly secure no doubt) data padlock. It seems like there’s nothing this guy can do with the trusty data stick that isn’t worth doing. […]