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Sadat X ft. Pete Rock - Turn It Up (Video)

WOW!

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Trigger Gumm At The Daredevil Rockfest

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Metal Mulisha car riders Seth Enslow and Trigger Gumm will go bigger than ever as they push the limits at the Daredevil Rockfest show. Seth and Trigg will square off in a long distance duel at Starwest MX Park in Perris, California Saturday March 13th, 2010. The all day event will kick off at high noon. This bad ass event will also feature a FMX Rockstar Metal Mulisha Jump Show!

Trigger Gumm drove with Duane peters in the 2009 Gumball rally, and we interviewed him for the upcomming Frank Book Chapter 40: Gumball, out in Spring 2010.

Check out the Gumball 3000 site here

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Wrath Arcane Apparel Interview

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Wrath Arcane Frank151.com Blog Interview: March 2010
Interview: Nathan Peracciny
 
There are two types of people—those that get it and those that will get it eventually. The reason for this is perspective and positioning. It's like this, stand two inches in front of any image or object.  The amount of information you have to work with is going to be limited. Nine times out of ten you're going to miss something. Now try taking a few steps back. I guarantee things will begin to look different. Perspective and positioning are key with creativity and concept development.
 
A few years ago I came across the website for Cleveland, OH-based brand Wrath Arcane. Their product really grabbed my attention. Their cuts have a strong design purpose. Each piece has just the right amount of added detail to really resonate. I was intrigued to find out they were not from one of the bigger markets.
 
This winter I had a chance to talk with Sean Bilovecky of Wrath Arcane about the brand and the inspiration that thier location has provided for them.
 
Can you give me a brief history on how Wrath Arcane came about?
 
WRATH ARCANE started in January of 2006.  Brian called me and asked me if I would work on a private label for his store (www.clothingbrigade.com) in Cleveland.  From there we just grew from one season, to the next, to where we are now.  Cleveland is a perfect example of what can happen to a region when you remove its ability to produce “things.”  That’s why it’s really important to us to keep all of the production for the brand in the US.  Being from / based here also informs our minimalist approach to designing clothing.

Full interview/way more pictures after the jump.

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A Portrait For The Ages



One of the world's favorite hip hop producers ("Lil Jon" AKA Mortimer Smith) wearing a hat from one of New York's most innovative independent record labels (Trouble and Bass) produced by one of the country's more progressive streetwear labels (Mishka). Pic spotted at Mishka's Bloglin (where else?).

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Patrick Martinez Prints Available At Show & Tell Gallery Toronto

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Artists Patrick Martinez will now be offering his prints at Show & Tell Gallery in Toronto, Canada. Check them out here.

Patrick Martinez focuses on the phenomenology of his surroundings. His focus, subjects such as everyday people that aren't usually painted into the limelight and elements of the city that would be thought of as objects we take for granted. He strives to bring a sublime beauty to things that aren't thought of as conventionally beautiful. Patrick uses these objects as communicative mediums, working with intellect and intuition in creating pieces of art that reflect and document situations that are ever present around him. Vitality and rhythm are the essence and energy in his artwork.

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Google - How Come...

Ladies, take note.  The power of Google...

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Tony Hawk for Frank Book 40: Gumball 3000

We recently interviewed Tony Hawk for Frank Book Chapter 40: Gumball 3000, coming Spring 2010. Tony put us on to shredordie.com, where you can watch some of his antics from the 2009 Coast to Coast Gumball rally.

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DJ Mike 2600 And Prince Klassen - Kamchruoch Mix (Free Download)

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Prince Klassen and Mike 2600 are tearing things down in their respective cities of Austin and Minneapolis on a regular basis, djing loads of music other djs are afraid to play, or just plain don't know about. This new project the two have united for entitled Kamchruoch,consists of exclusively Southeast Asian music (psyche, rock, funk) from the 60's and 70's. It's a perfect example of why people love these two DJs. They take chances, and they aren't afraid to educate their listeners. Burlesque Design (the company behind the country-wide Dre Day celebrations) is offering this mix for free. Get it while it's hot. The mix page also has a great description of the mix, and the two DJs.

Download link and tracklisting after the jump.

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Gyptian - Hold You (Video)

VP Records sent us over this song from singer Gyptian, who's been killing things recently all over the reggae world of late. As you can tell by clicking play, the song is a heater. It's available for purchase on itunes here.

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Owning The Exercise Ball (Video)

This could have panned out very bad.

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The Most Colorful River In The World





The Rio Caño Cristales, also known as "the river that ran away to paradise", "the most beautiful river in the world", and "the river of five colours". is world famous for its colorful display, located near the town of La Macarena in Colombia, South America.

During a brief span between the wet and dry seasons , when the water level is just right, the many varieties of algae and moss located at the bottom of the river, bloom in a brilliant display of colors. Areas of yellow, blue, green, black, and red - and a thousand shades in between - coat the river.

See more (and bigger) images after the jump.

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Broadway Goes Green

Bout time guys, eh?

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Marquees in New York City's Broadway theater district will go "green" this year as part of a plan to save energy and the environment.

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Happy Birthday Mike Tyson

Happy birthday to the baddest man on the planet, Brooklyn's own, Iron Mike Tyson.

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Photo via Boxing Forum

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Chat Roulette (So NSFW)


We tried to be men and watch the Superbowl. Instead, we spent hours on Chat Roulette.

If you haven't heard, Chat Roulette is a website that randomly pairs up strangers into video chats.

HIGHLIGHTS: Dancing to Daddy Yankee with strangers across the Atlantic / Finding some dude in Germany who will draw a portrait of you. 

WARNING: More than half of the people on this site just want to show you their junk.

Can't stress enough how NSFW this is.

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The Best Stop-Motion Tattoo Video You'll See All Day

Full disclosure: I do not have any tattoos. Also, needles and I don't really get along well. That said, this tattoo and the accompanying video are pretty amazing. Apparently, Dabe Allen is having a bunch of vintage gadgets tattooed on his arm as part of a nerd sleeve. But, instead of just getting each tat and posting the before-and-after shots, Allen and his pal decided to do a stop-motion video of the process.

The tattoo looks great and, for someone who doesn't have any ink, it's interesting to see how much work goes into a detailed tattoo like that. Allen plans to post part two of the video on Nov. 8, so synchronize those Google Calenders. In the meantime, check out the Frank 151 Tattoo forum.

[Flickr via Gizmodo]

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Republicans Turned Off By The Size Of Obama's Package?

 
 

Drake - "Best I Ever Had" Video

Drake, the artist with possibly the biggest internet buzz someone's ever had without an album, has come with a brand new video. The video is directed by Kanye West, for the song that blew him up, Best I Ever Had. The second girl that comes busting through the banner looks remarkably like Rihanna (no surprise), and this video seems to be just what hip-hop needed: a Porky's movie in music video form. Should be a hit...

Drake "Best I Ever Had" from kwest on Vimeo.

Check out Drake wearing our own Toronto Tempers FDL cap below (from back when he visited Frank's Chop Shop in April).

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Wiz Khalifa Tears Up Chicago

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Wiz Khalifa has been continuing his assault on America in support of his album Deal Or No Deal, which has been doing very respectable numbers. Wiz made a stop in Chicago just before the holidays, where the city came alive for the kid from Pittsburgh. Wiz was joined by Chicago's Dave Coresh, Tha Basix, 1773 and DJs Intel and Trentino. Take a gander at some of the photos captured that night. More photos can be seen after the jump, and the whole gallery is at 10photos.net.

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Christina Milian And The Dream Married And Pregnant

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Christina Milian is pregnant!

She married music producer The-Dream on Sept. 4 at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.

And they got engaged two months ago.

"Of course, I would love to have kids," she told Us earlier this summer while promoting "Bring It On: Fight to the Finish." "I think that's some of the reasons why I do movies like this."

And The-Dream (Terius Hagert Youngdell Nash) has also been talking babies.

"I love kids, and [Christina] loves kids probably more than I do," he told Us in July.

This is definitely sooner than expected. But congrats, kids!

Via The LA Times Blogs

Pic Via Vibe

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An enemy of the people?

A politician in the Dominican Republic is fighting to pass legislation to ban bikinis on TV, with fines up to $15,000 for showing a thong.

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