Recently, Spoek Mathambo (cover star of Fader Magazine #69) and Gnucci Banana were in town to shoot the video for »Hush (iggy iggy)« – one of the tunes that will be on Tim Turbo’s »Hush (iggy iggy) / Linyora« EP which will be released later this year.
Gabe passed by the set and took some nice shots of them on top of the roof of »Puerto Giesing« – a former shopping centre which has been turned into a sub-cultural hotspot earlier this year.
Thanks, Jakob, for setting this up and thanks, Spoek and Gnucci, for taking the time and looking good in our shirts (»Words, Power & Sound« / »Venom«)!
This is a reminder for all the ladies: take your chance to order shirts from our summer 2010 collection before it’s too late.
Pre-orders can only be placed until Sunday, August 8th, and as every ladies shirt is custom-made especially for you, these shirts and tops will never ever be available as regulars in our store.
So listen to Eddie Stats who says:
You should cop these because if anything is sexier than an uplifting message combined with bold eye-catching graphics, it is an uplifting message combined with bold eye-catching graphics right above a nice innie bellybutton or hanging off a bared shoulder. (via Large Up)
PS: Some ladies have been asking what size they should pick – S or M. It’s a hard one for us guys to answer but as the shirts have rather loose cuts, most of you should look very good in Smalls. (The model on the pics is wearing a S, too. She’s about 1,72m tall).
Today, the people over at Index Book announced the list of selected participants to be featured in the new book TYPOSHIRT ONE – a typographic t-shirt compendium, available from October 2010. And: we’re in as GABE’s in!
Other brands and designers featured include: 55DSL, Cleptomanicx, CTRL, Graniph, Hort, Irie Daily, Nike, Pfadfinderei, The Zonders, The Lousy Livin Company, Topdollar, Wemoto, Wood Wood amongst others.
»Right now you can’t go less than $10,000 Jamaican for Clarks,« says Andre »Popcaan« Sutherland, one of two Kartel proteges, along with Vanessa Bling, who also appears on the single. »It was six or seven grand before the song. It’s been a massive change, that. People feel dem haffi have ‘em.«
Check Jesse Serwer’s Guardian article for in-debth information about the impact of Vybz Kartel’s Clarks tune released earlier this year on Clarks sales not only in Jamaica but in the US and the UK, too. (via Soundclash)
But it’s 2010 now and kingstonstyle laces up to fill that gap. We linked Eve Manning and Biggy Bigz – the duo behind kingstonstyle – to learn more about their project, about high-end brands in a partly third-world environment, about the reasons for some Jamaican men to put on rather feminine looks and more.
First of all, please let the people know what kingstonstyle is about.
Eve Manning:
KS is all about showcasing the raw energy and complexity of Jamaican ‘fashionistas’. We bring together a totally different style from how other sites present Jamaican fashion and or dancehall fashion. It’s not an outsider looking in, it’s from actual participants who have a love for what we do and have a clear understanding of art, style and aesthetics.
Biggy Bigz:
Ye, kingstonstyle is about showing street fashion and style in a different form like it’s never done before from Kingston, Jamaica. Our main goal is to get the Jamaican street fashion across to the world and becoming Jamaica’s first fashion blog.
What is it about Jamaican (street) fashion that interests you the most?
Eve Manning:
In one word creativity, I also love the bravado it takes to wear the clothes. You have to have certain swag to be Jamaican that’s why the world loves us in spite of our bad behavior at times. Nothing can be too tight, too short, too colorful and/or gaudy for some of us to wear and wear well. On the other hand, the same Dancehall Queen from last night will have a flip side and her daily life is completely conservative. So I guess I love it that we are all a little insane.
Right off Jamaica’s new number one blog for street style and fashion, kingstonstyle, comes this exclusive portrait of seen.’s artist of the year 2010, Protoje. He’s reppin’
Man FM#03 is out and the podcast is hitting heavy once again. Tim met up with our friend Bene from Schlachthofbronx to talk about their latest releases, the closing down of Daniel Haaksman’s »Heat« night, Ninja Man, Super Cat, and the French Revolution.
And, yes – Turbo wrapped up the show with the latest in ghetto bass music as usual:
01 Copia Doble Systema – Doble Troble
02 Untold – Anaconda (Douster Dagga robot edit)
03 Die Antwoord – Enter The Ninja (Douster Butterfly Remix)
04 French Fries – Predator (Tomb Crew Remix)
05 DJ Mujava – Sgwejegweje (Schlachthofbronx Remix)
06 Legobeat – Gun, Whistle, Bird (Cocotaxi Remix)
07 Schlachthofbronx – Tulum
08 Schlachthofbronx Ft Spoek & Gnucci Banana – Ayoba
09 Shantel – Authentic (Schlachthofbronx Remix)
10 Zebra Baby – +1 (Schlachthofbronx Remix)
11 Schlachthofbronx – Untitled
12 Schlachthofbronx – Untitled
13 Schlachthofbronx – Untitled
14 Rusko – The Cali Anthem (Danny Scrillas Tropical Remix)
15 Rusko – Woo Boost (Douster Remix)
16 Good Looking Boy – Dancing With You (Tim Turbo Remix)
17 Warrior One – Bad Like Jimmy Cliff
18 French Fries – Predador (BeatauCue Remix)
19 The Phenomenal Handclap Band – Baby (Daniel Haaksman Remix)
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